I'm a developer with a background in the arts and education.
Tonight, I'm probably building a side project, or at a meetup, or coaching at Codebar. This morning, I pushed through an online course before work—guaranteed. I'm a power learner focused on a top-shelf skill set.
Prior to transitioning into web development, I fostered student success as a devoted ESL instructor while hustling nights and weekends to build a name for myself in the arts.
As a developer, I'm talented in time management, communication and collaborative small-team wizardry.
Recently settled in London from Portland, Oregon, I'd love to get in touch to discuss new work.
A React web app exploring the GitHub public API. An exercise in UI design built with Webpack, PostCSS-cssnext, ESLint and without create-react-app.
I served as graphic designer for the fifth edition of FRONT with Robert acting as co-director of the publication. Working with Rob was one of the best collaborative experiences I've had. He's an excellent leader and author and is incredibly thoughtful, organized and considerate. I'd absolutely recommend him as a colleague or employee.
In the time I've known Robert, I was impressed with his motivation to learn & then apply those skills. He was one of my brightest students to date & was also helpful to his classmates. Following the class, he has been engaged with various open source projects & has shown initiative to contributing code as well as ideas, which I feel is a necessary characteristic for today's developers. I'm happy to recommend Robert for any developer positions & would definitely work with him again in the future.
I supervised Robert for two years, and the skill of his I most admire is his versatility. Not only is he an excellent instructor, but he is also talented in design and technology-based projects. One contribution to the organization has been a website that integrates intuitive scheduling features. Robert's work took an outdated paper-based system and converted it to a user-friendly online one. It allows our multi-cultural and multi-lingual student population to easily make tutoring appointments. Always a patient teacher in the classroom, Robert has also demonstrated ease with helping colleagues who might self-describe as digital visitors to easily access appointment information from the website.
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Veronica Mars was a semi-successful television series that ran for three seasons (2004-2007) on UPN/The CW and was a property of Warner Bros. After the series' unexpected cancelation, talk of a possible film circulated amongst fans, cast, and series creator Rob Thomas for several years, to no avail. In 2013, Warner Bros. agreed to support the film if Thomas and his collaborators could raise at least $2.5 million in production costs on their own. Via Kickstarter, the production team raised over $5 million – shattering previous fundraising records. Veronica Mars the film went into production in the summer of '13 and received a limited theatrical release in March 2014. However, most people who saw the film viewed it as a video-on-demand download, a reward for having backed the Kickstarter campaign.
Using Veronica Mars as a case study, this paper will explore how digital technology, the Internet, and alternative models of funding are redefining traditional conceptions of film and the cinema. Veronica Mars was the first film to be released simultaneously in theatres and for home viewing by a major Hollywood studio, which means it defies categorization as film, direct-to-DVD, or television movie. Its fan-backed funding complicates questions about budget and box office earnings: for example, the $5.5 million raised on Kickstarter could be considered both budget and box office. Finally, the filmmakers consciously decided to forgo most of the expositional narrative models that traditionally accompany television-to-film continuations. This represents a fan-service model of distribution that diverges significantly from TV adaptations' standard attempts to appeal to a broader audience.
Combining elements of production, star, and fan studies, this paper argues that Veronica Mars exists simultaneously as a movie and not-a-movie. As such, it is an early example of one way that cinema might persist in a post-cinema world.
Film Classification has always had an evaluative dimension. Even apart from explicitly evaluative classification sets, such as canons and "best of" lists, other apparently neutral methods of classification, such as genre, can play a role in determining a film's value or prestige. Furthermore, how we view an actor or director may be determined by how their work is classified. Peter Wollen has made the case that Michael Curtiz lacks the status of an auteur largely because of his association with the low-prestige genre of the swashbuckler. However, in the current Digital Age, are the same fixed classification models, such as genre, still as relevant? Films are now often associated with one another via automated algorithmically generated recommendations. What effect does this have on traditional theories of value and authorship?
There exists several strands of study regarding how film classification serves an evaluative purpose. As well as the theoretical genre/auteur studies such as Wollen's others, like Schrader, have explicitly analysed film canons as significant, evaluative cultural objects. Furthermore, there existst some analysis of how those responsible for channels of film distribution classify films with the obvious purpose of determining how audiences will receive them (Crisp, Rosenbaum).
What has yet to be explored is how information retrival and information management technologies, from simple hyperlinks to algorithmically generated recommendation lists, can play a role in driving evaluative classification.
This paper will make a broad analysis of streaming services and film information sites and outline how the information schemes used by these sites and services prompt evaluation of the films, actors, directors, writers etc. It is my contention that the (often automated) information architecture and technologies that are used to classify films continue to play a role in driving evaluation.
Crisp, V. Film Distribution in the Age of Internet: East Asian Cinema in the UK. Goldsmiths: University of London, 2012.
Rosenbaum, J. (2000) Movie Wars: How Hollywood and the Media Conspire to Limit what Films We Can See. Chicago: A Cappella Books.
Schrader, P. (2006) 'Canon fodder'. Film comment September-October, pp.33-49.
Wollen, P. (2003) 'The auteur theory: Michael Curtiz and Casablanca'. Authorship and film. Eds. D.A. Gerstner and J. Staiger. London: Routledge, pp.61-77.


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Postmuseum er et museum, som siden 1906 har ligget i Kungliga posthuset på Lilla Nygatan 6 i Gamla stan i Stockholm. Museet drives af Posten AB.

Med sine omfattende posthistoriske og filatelistiske samlinger har Postmuseum i Stockholm været et af verdens fornemste postmuseer. I dag er museet mere en udstillingssal for Postens forretning og savner kulturhistorisk indretning. Frem til efteråret 2011 var det et riksmuseum som samlede, plejede og udstillede det svenske postvæsens historie. De i særklasse vigtigste frimærker på museet er de to Post Office-mærker, som blev doneret af storsamleren Hans Lagerlöf.

Museet ligger i et kulturhus med aner fra 1600-tallet. Det blev købt af det svenske postvæsen 1720 og husede frem til 1869 Stockholms eneste postkontor. Museet blev indviet 1906, og omfattede da kun nogle rum, men har i dag indtaget hele bygningen. Totalt rummer bygningen 3.300 kvadratmeter, hvor 2.300 kvadratmeter er tilgængelige for besøgende.

Se også
 Filateli

Eksterne henvisninger

 Officiel hjemmeside
 Postmuseums samlinger på DigitaltMuseum

Museer i Stockholm
Filateli
Etableret i 1906

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The New Abnormal
As the Donald Trump era dawns, the fight for America gets real
American Underpants | by Anna Minard
Months and months ago, as friends were joking about how nice it would be to fall into a coma until the election or to time-travel forward to the day after it, I remember making a comment that was seen then as a little too dark. I said yes, if I could know for sure that Hillary Clinton was going to win, then I would love nothing more than to grab the cosmic remote and fast-forward myself to November 9, given how exhausting and painful the campaign was on all sides. But since I couldn't know that, and on the off chance that Donald Trump won the election — a statement at the time regarded as wildly, unreasonably pessimistic — I did not want to magically fast-forward time. Because if Trump were elected, then I'd regret not having been able to savor those last few months for the idyllic time they would turn out to be.
Did I savor them enough? Not nearly.
Canada, we're not our best selves right now. The churning maelstrom of pain that is the American left is split into grief-stricken factions — and I don't just mean "Bernie would have won" versus "abolish the Electoral College" versus "let's just blame young people and people of color because that's always such a good look". I mean more like, "too angry to sleep or eat" versus "too sad to be awake", or "self-righteous and defensive" versus "trying to plan for the apocalypse". And it turns out you can cycle through all those camps in a single day!
The right seems mostly baffled — why are their relatives and coworkers so distraught? Why are kids walking out of schools in protest? What are all these Facebook diatribes about? Didn't we just do democracy like always, and aren't we supposed to move on now?
We're not moving on, because some very, very scary people are moving in to the White House. It's been proven that public statements of bigotry, advocacy of war crimes, a professional history of racist and unethical business practices, and a personal history of, at the very least, bragging about one's compulsion to sexually assault women do not preclude a man from winning the American presidency. Did conservative voters think that would be the end of it?
We need you, Canada. First, we need you to take care of your own country and government. This is a 100-decibel reminder to stay vigilant, to stay engaged, to protect and fight for your values. And second, even though people down here are on digital-unfriending sprees, this is no time to disconnect from people whose politics confuse or dismay you. It's obvious that huge swaths of the country weren't talking to each other at all, were experiencing different realities and knew completely different things to be the Truth. That doesn't work. We've got to find a way to merge those worlds into one as much as possible, so that we are all operating in the same reality. Not because it would be so cute to all hold hands and be friends but because two alternate-reality, opposing countries can't occupy the same space — and if we don't fix this we're going to kill ourselves and everyone around us fighting it out.
This is not a drill. This is not business as usual. In my last column, before we knew the outcome, I said if Trump won and things turned really ugly, you should know "there were a lot of people down here who spent the last year working extremely hard to not let The Bad Thing happen, and they're not about to stop now." We are not stopping now. We are marching in the streets. We are lighting up congressional phone lines opposing bad cabinet appointments. Well-meaning white liberals are learning in a swift and fundamental way what it feels like to stop believing that institutions are there to protect you and the world is safe, like someone yanked off our white privilege fleece and we just found out it was winter.
That awakening, late as it is, could be one of the most useful things to come out of all this — but only if we can survive to use that knowledge in the future.
Any way you can help us do that, Canada, is much appreciated.
American Underpants was kinda like a political drama TV mini-series but non-fiction and in Prairie Dog. It will return when you least expect it. Until then, follow @minardanna on Twitter. She's swell!
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I was recently reminded that almost ALL instruction today has an online component. I was speaking with a colleague who decided to tackle what I would consider to be a complex plumbing project at home simply by reviewing online "how to" videos. She had no plumbing experience, and yet she was able to discover the tools and techniques she needed online, learn from experts and solve her problem while gaining real-world experience (all without flooding her kitchen).
In the last 20 years–17 of which I've worked at the non-profit The Virtual High School–I've seen education, and the ways in which our students gather information, dramatically change. Informal learning has certainly grown by leaps and bounds through the use of online education and online resources in many forms. Our challenge as educators is to leverage our students' desires and preferences to use online education while advancing their learning. With the flood of information available, what does practical and effective online instruction even look like?


What better way to say thank you to your guests than a meaningful and practical #wedding favor they'll love?
This age-old tradition has evolved greatly over the years, with the current trend leaning towards personal and creative gifts that are fun and useful. If your budget is tight, don't worry – something simple and handmade can be just as effective.
A great idea is to link the favors to your wedding decor. Gifts could tie into the style of the invitations, menus or table decorations, or even be a part of the table decorations and overall theme of the reception. An inexpensive custom labels, hang tags or personalized ribbon on almost anything will add a personalized touch and tie it into your theme.


I'd done a short test drive of Mahindra Xylo during its early days (review here), however didn't have a chance to take it out for long drive. That changed recently as I rented it for 3 days and drove over 1200 kms (Chennai-Chittoor-Kadapa-Gandikota-Belum Caves-Kadapa-Horsley Hills-Talakona-Tirupati-Chennai). Below is the quick review of the popular vehicle from Mahindra stable.
What I drove was a Xylo E4, the middle variant and not the fully loaded E8. E4 has same mEagle 110PS engine, had wheel cover, power windows, keyhole illumination, couple of courtesy lamps, follow me home head lamps and other basic amenities, but misses alloy wheels, reverse sensors, DDAS, ABS and other features found on E6 or E8. Even without those luxuries, E4 was quite good enough as a package- we didn't seriously miss any of the equipment during our road trip.
The Xylo we drove had logged 44k kms and was 15 months old. It is operated by a travel company and not an individual, so expected to have been driven by different people with different driving styles and not much of personal care and attention. The poor maintenance, coupled with not so good quality of plastic and craftsmanship was evident at couple of places- the holder which houses door lock release knob came off on one of the doors, a bulb that provided lighting for rear number plate was hanging loose, door speakers stopped working at times and would work again after a tight slap (of the door) etc.
Poor maintenance was also audible on the suspension. Once loaded with 7 people and their baggage, Xylo was very expressive and made groaning noises while clearing speed breakers or potholes. We could hear the suspension letting out its displeasure of not getting its lubricants on time and having to negotiate bad roads with 7 people on top of it. Bit of oiling would have given lot of comfort to the rugged vehicle.
Xylo is far more spacious than Scorpio. Fellow travelers (almost all of them were with me during the Munnar trip 2 months ago in a 2005 Scorpio) found Xylo far more comfortable to sit, than the Scorpio. In fact "Happy Legs" is the USP of Xylo on which we can have full flat bed experience. So space was generous on all 3 rows and 7 people managed without any issues, baggage included. Luggage space is minimal, but multiple ordinary backpacks could be stored without much of an issue (expect we had to be careful while opening the door, lest they fell off). E4 also gets additional AC vents, height adjustable headrest and front facing last row seats, all contribute to passenger comfort.
Saturday evening suddenly headlamp wasn't switching on when I started the xylo. For a moment I froze, thinking at the prospect of having to drive without headlamps. However switched off the vehicle and switched it on again (Ravi's suggestion), headlamps came back to life. It didn't give any trouble thereafter. There were no stupid bumper guards like that Scorpio, hence visibility was good.
Overall Xylo is a well packaged and aggressively priced people mover. It doesn't have the greatest power/pickup/top speed to boast about, but when it comes to going out on a road trip with family/friends, Xylo will be much better choice compared to sedans which have low ground clearance and less space. If no of Xylo taxis on road are any indication, mileage and maintenance is surely not a concern. The 2012 model of Xylo also comes in an E9 variant, which has Scorpio's 120PS engine. Low spec D2 and D4 variants are also available, mainly for taxi segment with intention of competing with Tata Sumo.
Nice, elaborate post as usual. Thanks for sharing Shrinidhi.


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POWER's mission is to help women reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction to alcohol and other drugs, and to reduce the incidence of addiction in future generations.
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I think loose leash walking is one of the hardest things to teach a dog. They just don't walk the way we do: comparatively slow, in straight lines, without stopping to check things out. Certainly it's much easier if you start when they're baby puppies. No bad habits to change. However . . .
I also think puppies don't need to go for "walks". At least not in the sense that we think of walking a dog, which probably seems more like an enforced march to them. Puppies need to go for "sniffs". By that I mean they need to just explore the world.
Get a longer leash and just let them wander at their own pace in lots of places (of course away from roads or anything potentially dangerous). Try to keep the leash loose and use a harness so they don't hurt their baby necks if they do hit the end of the line or you need to stop them.
Sometimes they will have a burst of energy and want to run, but usually not far before they slam on the brakes and just sit and gaze at the sky. Or sniff deeply into a bush. Or pounce on a leaf and spend a moment shredding it. Or get scared because they suddenly find themselves in a new place and want to get back to safe home.
Always reinforce them somehow when they check in with you. Then start real leash walking skills at home, in the house where there are no distractions, which is where you should start no matter how old your dog is.
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Chiropractic has a wide range of philosophies and methods which guide approaches to treatment.
When you arrive at the office, you'll go through the clinical exam. The first part of the exam is a standard discussion of your medical history and symptoms.
Next, you will be asked to describe your specific concerns. Discuss the location of the pain and when you first started to experience it. If it seems connected with an injury, discuss the injury as well.
You will be asked to describe the pain—is it mild, continuous, sharp? Does it appear and disappear, or linger? When is it better or worse?
• Digital X-rays, as indicated.
You may be asked to move an afflicted joint or limb in specific ways or, for back issues, demonstrate your posture. The doctor may ask if you are comfortable with him performing some chiropractic manipulation.
After the basic tests, the doctor may determine your condition requires further diagnostics, including MRI or laboratory tests.
• Other treatments as indicated such as heat/cold treatment and massage.
Dress comfortably and wear loose fitting clothes.
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Losing touch with literature and other things
Chuck Avery
Last week the Nobel Prize for Literature was announced, and, as happens nearly every year, when I read the winner's name, I felt stupid. As a former English teacher, I suspect that I read as much as the average person, and I try to stay current with what's going on in the world of literature, but my reaction to hearing the name of the Nobel winner is almost always, "Who?" (On a list of the past 20 winners, I recognized five names, and one of those was Bob Dylan, who doesn't count because everyone knows him — and many of them think he should never have received a Nobel anyway.)
I have the same problem when watching "Jeopardy" every evening. I yell out the answers to questions about 20th century celebrities and events, but when they concern more recent things like rap artists and computer games, I become slack jawed and silent. I wonder if the professionals in the other Nobel Prize categories have a similar reaction. Does a professional chemist, for instance, on reading about the winner in chemistry, think, "I never heard of him or his accomplishment."
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This year the literature prize went to a poet, which partially explains my ignorance. I seldom read poetry these days, and when I do look at a poem, it's usually one that I read in my younger days and remember fondly. Once in a while, I have to look up a famous or classic poem to see if I'm quoting it correctly. (I tend to make up my own words and phrases when I can't remember the original. I do the same thing with song lyrics.)
The 2020 Nobel Laureate in Literature is Louise Glück. She has won most of the major awards for poetry and, according to the judges, "Glück has an unmistakably poetic voice with austere beauty (which) makes individual existence universal." But don't let that bother you; her poems are easier to understand than the judges' description of them. At least, I think I understood the ones that I Googled and read on-line. Of course, when I was a student taking classes in poetry, I often thought I understood the assigned reading until I heard the professor's "explication." (Literature teachers never explain a poem; they always "explicate" it.) There was usually a lot more to it than I had realized. Still, I liked hearing the explications in the same way that I enjoy watching a skilled golfer drive a ball down the fairway. I just never got good at explicating on my own.
According to several of the articles on Glück, her most widely-read poem is "Mock Orange." So I started with it. One of the old poets whom I've read, William Wordsworth (whose name suits his occupation) once wrote that poetry takes its origin from "emotion recollected in tranquility," but it's hard to believe Glück was tranquil when she wrote "Mock Orange." She (or her narrator) seems to harbor such a deep anger about her situation that she transfers her ire to a shrub, a mock orange, growing outside her window. Unlike Wordsworth's syrupy reaction to his "host of dancing daffodils." she hates it. But that's what I liked about the poem — her anger and her ironic use of a beautiful, sweet-smelling (but "mock") plant to express it.
Glück is often classified as a "feminist" poet, but those who do so should beware of dismissing her as just "another one of those." She is not, and applying labels is the kind of thing that stirs her anger. As it should. Those who categorize protesters into a stereotypical slot tend not to hear their complaints. It is, in effect, an attempt to make a mockery of their protest.
Email Chuck Avery at charlesravery@gmail.com


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*DARPA Funded, Networking & Communications
OceanComm enables high-speed wireless connectivity underwater, offering orders of magnitude improvement in data rate. Legacy underwater wireless modems take about an hour to transfer a single picture, OceanComm modems can live-stream video. Today, underwater vehicles require a tethered link to a manned ship for remote control. Our modems eliminate the need for manned surface support and instead allow operators to work at a safe distance or from shore reducing cost by over 50%.
OceanComm spun out of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2015, is based in Chicago, and has been boot-strapped off more than $7M in contracts to date. Think of the technology as the equivalent of Wi-Fi for undersea, but with more range. To make this possible, we use sound waves, as whales and dolphins do, rather than radio waves. The ultimate goal is to significantly reduce the cost of performing work in the ocean and, with most of the deep sea still unexplored, expand human access on Earth's final frontier. The company is currently focused on the maritime defense and security sector with contracts from ONR, DARPA, DIU, and NAVSEA, but looks to expand to other sectors such as offshore energy and is beginning the rollout of its first commercial modem.
OceanComm is seeking an entrepreneur to identify the initial commercial and government markets for their underwater wireless modem. This position must be able to develop a robust value proposition and competitive landscape based on customer discovery, perform a financial analysis should OceanComm enter the target market, and contribute to a manufacturing scale-up plan to begin to take the modem to market. The candidate should have experience in business development and manufacturing for early-stage technology companies in either underwater acoustics, underwater vehicles, or offshore energy. This role will work directly with the company's executive team to ensure that any opportunities identified can quickly be explored and scoped out. This is a part-time position that is remote-friendly with the possibility of growing into a full-time leadership position at OceanComm.


If your lettuce gets bitter and your spinach goes to seed this summer, don't be disheartened. Some vegetables enjoy the heat of summer -- the cucurbits, or vine crops, including such favorites as cucumbers, squash, melons and pumpkins. Although each of these taste quite different, their culture is similar. Cucurbits are warm-season crops notorious for taking over large amounts of garden space. Fortunately, plant breeders have developed the so-called "bush-type" plants that produce shorter vines. So even an urban gardener who has limited space can grow a few of these popular plants. Give cucurbits a head start by sowing seeds about three weeks before the average last frost and then transplanting to the garden. But if the soil is warm, above 60 F, direct seeding is almost as fast. Planting in hills is a common practice, accomplished by mounding soil eight to 10 inches high and planting four to six seeds in a circle in the hill. Hills should be spaced four to eight feet apart, depending on the type of cucurbit. Once the seeds have germinated, thin the stand to two or three of the healthiest plants. Cucurbits have separate male and female flowers on the same plant, and bees are required to carry the pollen from the male blossoms to the females. The female flowers are easy to identify; they appear to have a small fruit below the petals. Quite often, the first flowers of the season will be all males, which fall off the plant without producing any fruit. Just be patient. The next flush of flowers should include both male and female blooms, and the females will produce the fruit, assuming that pollination is successful. Frequent harvesting is key to a productive planting of cucumbers and summer squash, which are harvested while immature. Allowing even a few fruits to mature on the vines can signal the plant to stop producing. If a few fruits have escaped your attention and are too old for good eating, pick them anyway and add them to the compost pile. Melons need to stay on the vine long enough to sweeten, and the exact harvest window depends on the type of melon. Muskmelons (incorrectly but frequently called "cantaloupe") usually "slip" from the vine, as well as change color on the rind under the outer netting. Watermelons are much more mysterious. Many gardeners look at the ground spot (where the melon was resting on the soil) and harvest when the spot changes from whitish to yellowish. The tendril closest to the vine is also said to turn brown when the melon is ripe, but this is not always reliable. Pumpkins and winter-type squash must be left on the plant until the skin is hard and the colors deepen. Cover plants during light frost to help them last a little longer, but harvest all of the fruit before a hard frost or freeze. Remove the fruit from the vine with a portion of the stem attached and store on shelves in single layers for good air circulation. B. Rosie Lerner is a consumer horticulturist for the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. She has authored or co-authored nearly 1,000 extension bulletins, articles, book chapters and books, and is a former state coordinator of Indiana's Master Gardener Program. Visit the extension Web site at www.ces.purdue.edu.


W	hen I was on the air earlier this week perhaps I should have noted that the $2.3 BILLION DROP in Income Tax Revenue for New York State was the GOOD NEWS. As the late Paul Harvey would say "NOW the Rest of the Story". The story the main stream media FAILED to tell.
New York has $135 billion available in assets to pay $277.9 billion worth of bills.
The outcome is a $143 billion shortfall and a $21,500 Taxpayer Burden.
recognizing losses incurred when the net pension liability increases.


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$19.95 DVD All Regions Worldwide
Item Code : DVAL463
DVD. Daval Productions. 30 Minutes. British Columbia Destination Travel DVD. The rugged coastlines, massive rainforests, majestic summits, river gorges and lush valleys of British Columbia call to adventure. They offer the world's best skiing hiking, mountain climbing, sailing, white water rafting and salmon fishing. Explore Canada's most beautiful province through this informative video tour of Vancouver Island, Whistler and the Okanagan. Observe Orca whales, salmon, bears, bald eagles, mountain goats and elk in their natural habitat. Attractions: Capilano Suspension Bridge - Vancouver's oldest attraction, Canada's award-winning Treetops Adventure, First Nations Carving demonstrations Stanley Park - Vancouver's first park, 1000 ares of lush oasis in the heart of downtown Vancouver Vancouver Aquarium - belugas, sea otters, seals and sea lions and more Gastown - the cobblestoned and historical heart of Vancouver Chinatown - Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the Silk Road Route walking tour, Canada's largest Chinatown, culture and outdoor markets Butchart Gardens - Vancouver Island limestone quarry transformed into stunning gardens Okanagan Lake - home of 'Ogopogo'-Kelowna's own Loch Ness Monster, B.C.'s wine country and golfing Whistler - world-class skiing, hiking, mountain biking and cuisine Royal Hudson Steam Train - breath-taking train ride along Howe Sound.
Over British Columbia - Travel Video.
$24.95 Blu-ray Disc High Definition
Item Code : OVER464
Over Series. Blu-ray Disc. 60 Minutes. It's the best way to see BC -- from above! Tour Canada's spectacular Pacific province in Over British Columbia in High Definition, previously seen on public television. Go on a thrilling adventure that explores the vast region from above, delivering amazing views of the elegant and manicured Victoria, the rugged wilderness of Fort Nelson, the snowy slopes of Whistler and the sun-drenched Okanagan shore -- all in high definition! Soar over the razor spine of Mount Robson, then coast down for breathtaking views of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Enjoy an original music soundtrack and unbelievable scenery on a northern getaway you'll never forget! Product Features As seen on PBS Presented in HD for a crystal clear cinema-quality experience Shot with custom-mounted high-definition cameras Featuring an original music soundtrack Special footage of the Mount Robson, Fort Nelson and Whistler Twinkling nighttime film of Vancouver, Victoria and the Butchart Gardens
A Golden Experience - Golden British Columbia - Travel Video.
Item Code : EXPH465
DVD. Exploring Horizons In Golden, British Columbia the power and beauty of nature come together with a bang. Surrounded by the majestic Rocky Mountain Ranges, this small town is the centre of adventure for Western Canada - from the launch site at the top of Mount 7 to the white water of the Kicking Horse River. But for the crew, nature?s bounty comes at a steep price. During a river landing, the ultralight is snagged, dragged downstream and totally destroyed. Suddenly grounded, they meet up with a few pilots who reveal their own favorite flight paths, and head off in search of adventure - biking with the pros, jumping off mountains (with parachutes!) and getting to know the people who live the Golden life every day. Meet the thrill seekers of the hang gliding Mecca of the West Witness a devastating landing gone wrong...and say farewell to the Beaver RX 550 Bike at lightening speed down a sheer vertical drop Take a running jump off a 3000 ft.mountain Raft through the wild Kicking Horse rapids Discover the meaning of awesome from the cockpit of a Cessna From the aerial view to the human perspective, Exploring Horizons travels off the beaten path to the remote corners of the world and finds those places where civilization moved in without taking over. Three stunning seasons cover a cross section of culture, adventure and amazing places that make up our global village. Shot in North America, Central America, South America, Europe and North Africa.
House of Myths - Bella Coola British Columbia, Canada - Travel Video.
DVD. Exploring Horizons Welcome to Bella Coola. Isolated in a lush valley near the Pacific Coast, surrounded by towering snowcapped mountains. For thousands of years, this territory has been home to the natives of the Nuhawk Nation, and according to their legends, they are the chosen caretakers of all that exists within this land. Theirs is a history of courage, survival, struggle and conquest that leads up to today. This show takes a look at both the physical and cultural elements of the area, and how they intertwine. The voices of the storytellers combined with a backdrop of hypnotic landscapes draw the viewer into an intimate experience, one that shares in the reawakening of the human spirit. Soar with the EZ flyer at 10,000 ft, through snowcapped mountain peaks Share in the Native tradition of the potlatch celebration Meet the Nuhawk Natives who keep their traditions alive Visit a traditional sweat lodge deep in the forest Discover the artistry of ancient and modern day carvers Take a leap with a paraglider from a 9,000 ft peak From the aerial view to the human perspective, Exploring Horizons travels off the beaten path to the remote corners of the world and finds those places where civilization moved in without taking over. Three stunning seasons cover a cross section of culture, adventure and amazing places that make up our global village.
In Place of Wonder - Queen Charlotte Islands British Columbia, Canada - Travel Video.
DVD. Exploring Horizons Far off British Columbia's northwest coast lie a string of islands referred to as the Galapagos of Canada. Abundant with wildlife, intensely beautiful and extremely remote, the Queen Charlotte Islands are one of North America's richest biological sites. Perspectives in this show take us from the cockpit of the E-Z Flyer, soaring high above the cloudy peaks of the mountain chain, to deep in the rain forest, where a nomadic tribe of mushroom pickers live and work under a canopy of filtered light. This is an ancient land, and despite the damage inflicted by a century of logging, one which is in a constant state of regeneration. Test the wild winds in the open cockpit E-Z Flyer Touch down by helicopter at the remains of a ghostly, century-old logging camp Learn the secrets of the Salmon Safari Discover the carving artistry of the Haida Gwaii people Experience freedom in a mushroom picker's paradise Soak up the sunset, 4x4'ing on North Beach From the aerial view to the human perspective, Exploring Horizons travels off the beaten path to the remote corners of the world and finds those places where civilization moved in without taking over. Three stunning seasons cover a cross section of culture, adventure and amazing places that make up our global village.
$19.95 VHS, NTSC
VHS. Daval Productions. This fun filled tour of British Columbia goes to Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler and the Interior. Features rare wildlife and breath-taking aerials. Ride the Royal Hudson through rugged coastlines, heli-ski majestic mountains, go whale watching, visit Butchart Gardens, Stanley Park, Lake Okanagan and many more fantastic places. Length: Approx. 30 minutes.
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - Saskatchewan - Travel Video.
$22.95 VHS NTSC
Item Code : AAAV470
VHS. AAA Travel Video. The Western Great Lakes, Lakes Superior and Michigan, distinguish the area's three states: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Formed by Ice Age glaciers, miles of navigable waterways and important ports provide endless opportunities for year-round recreation. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan - an unspoiled frontier of rugged snowcapped mountains, brilliant-turquoise glacial lakes, and abundant wildlife. From badlands where dinosaurs once trod, to scenic parkways that traverse the area's renowned national parks, this region offers adventure and spectacular beauty. Celebrate traditions of former days with a slice of wild berry Saskatoon pie. Cheer on arctic activities such as dogsled racing at a local festival. Or indulge in a visit to natural hot springs or a picture-perfect Victorian tearoom surrounded by flowerbeds and hanging baskets. This 60-minute travel video takes you on an armchair journey that will entertain and inform you as you prepare for your own travels to this magnificent region.
Northwest to the Max - Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver and Victoria, B.C.
Item Code : QUES471
- Travel Video. DVD. 1 Hour and 40 Minutes. Rudy Maxa serves up a generous sampling of San Francisco's flavors, from tangy sourdough bread at the Boudin Bakery to the rich aroma of coffee beans wafting through the North Beach neighborhood. Rudy explores
Destination Vancouver - Travel Video.
DVD. Daval Productions. 30 Minutes. Vancouver Destination Travel DVD. Vancouver's wealth of beauty and culture has enchanted visitors from all over the world. In this video tour of British Columbia's peerless city, you'll visit all the major attractions including selected excursions to parts of the Lower Mainland. Attractions: Capilano Suspension Bridge - Vancouver's oldest attraction, Canada's award-winning Treetops Adventure, First Nations Carving demonstrations Stanley Park - Vancouver's first park, 1000 ares of lush oasis in the heart of downtown Vancouver; Vancouver Aquarium - located in Stanley Park there are beluga whales, sea otters and more to delight and entertain. Canada Place - look for the 'sails'! Situated on the waterfront visit the CN IMAX theatre, the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre, the Pan Pacific Hotel and board your cruise ship at the cruise ship terminal. Historic Gastown - this is the heart of Vancouver with museums, funky restautants, abundant nightlife and shopping for locals and tourist alike. Dr. Sun-Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - peace and tranquility soothe the senses. Robson Street - Downtown Vancouver's brand name shopping boulevard. People-watch while supping on a patio. Granville Island - Where the locals shop. Direct-from-the-farm produce; take in some theatre, (improv, anyone?), waterfront restaurants and incredible arts & crafts. Chinatown - Canada's largest! Dim sum, inexpensive housewares, night-markets, many walking tours: shopping, cuisine, architecture, culture. Queen Elizabeth Park - named for the Queen Mother, this is the public garden of the city with a restaurant and pitch & putt golf. Bloedel Conservatory - dedicated to the wonders of the natural world with an emphasis on plants and birds. Grouse Mountain - check out the Skyride, lumberjack shows, tandem paragliding, helicopter tours, West Coast cuisine and the infamous 'Grouse Grind' hike. Science World - center stage shows, OMNIMAX theatre and displays. Vancouver Planetarium - planetarium, virtual simulator, laser shows, groundstation Canada and the cosmic courtyard. Museum of Anthropology - extraordinary collection of massive Northwest Coast totem poles, carved boxes, bowls and feast dishes, as well as diverse objects from around the world. Royal Hudson Steam Train - steam locomotive with plenty of history and class.
Vancouver Island Away From It All - Travel Video.
Item Code : SEAS473
DVD. The Seasoned Traveler. 30 Minutes. The Seasoned Traveler introduces viewers to one of Canada's most picturesque cities, Vancouver. George Bauer travels from historic Gastown to the top of Grouse Mountain, a skiing and sightseeing attraction just 15 minutes from downtown. Then he boards the ferry for Vancouver Island, a largely unspoiled part of British Columbia that is home to the lovely provincial capital of Victoria and The Butchart Gardens--one of the most beautiful green spaces in North America. George Bauer, the Traveler, is a radio and television journalist with 30 years of experience. He's been a reporter and anchor on local stations and national networks in the United States and Great Britain. Now he has decided to change course and give in to a nagging desire--to travel and tell others about exciting places across the globe. The Seasoned Traveler is a unique series created especially for today's over-50 explorer. Award-winning broadcast journalist and travel aficionado George Bauer presents destinations and useful travel tips in a style that is informative, fast-paced and fun. The series caters to both the active explorer and the traveler who prefers a more relaxed pace.
A Rugged Beauty - North Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada - Travel Video.
DVD. Exploring Horizons Vancouver Island is a nature lover's paradise. Its 32,000 square kms of rainforest and rocky shores lie just off British Columbia's Pacific coast, and its northern end is mostly undeveloped wilderness. This show travels to Port Hardy, the small community at its northern tip and the gateway to exploring its untouched natural environment. From discovering the magnificent habitat of the killer whale to soaring high above the rainforest, local residents share their love of the north island, inviting us to experience their world. In flight, at sea or on foot, this place is as close to nature as it's possible to reach. Experience the North Island from an aerial view Scuba dive in an underwater kelp forest Cruise with the E-Z over the wild north coast Take a flight back in time in a vintage WWII aircraft - the Grummond Goose Get a close look at the fascinating world of Orcas Explore the geology of the rugged coastline From the aerial view to the human perspective, Exploring Horizons travels off the beaten path to the remote corners of the world and finds those places where civilization moved in without taking over. Three stunning seasons cover a cross section of culture, adventure and amazing places that make up our global village.
VHS. Vancouver's wealth of beauty and culture has enchanted visitors from all over the world. In this video tour of British Columbia's peerless city, you'll visit all the major attractions including selected parts of the Lower Mainland, Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium, the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Grouse Mountain, Gastown, Granville Island and many more fantastic sites. Length: Approx 25 minutes.
Destination Victoria - Travel Video.
DVD. Daval Productions. 30 Minutes. Victoria Destination Travel DVD. Few cities can match the beauty and exquisite diversity of activities that attract multitudes of visitors to this "Treasure of the Western World". In this video tour of Victoria, you'll visit all the major attractions including selected parts of South Vancouver Island. Attractions: The Royal British Columbia Museum - comprehensive and hands on. Crystal Garden - newly transformed into the B.C. Experience attraction English Village - re-created English Tudor-style buildings decorated with authentic 16th century antiques; replica of Shakespeare's birthplace and cottage of his wife, Anne Hathaway. Chemainus - former bustling logging town transformed by its vibrant and historical murals; enjoy warm Cowichan Valley hospitality. Butchart Gardens - from limestone quarry to stunning gardens; a vibrant legacy. The Royal London Wax Museum - North America's first Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum remains the "flagship" establishment on the continent. Craigdarroch Castle - the wealthy Dunsmuir family castle is a key piece of B.C. and Canadian history. Beacon Hill Park - historical park on the south shore of Victoria overlooking the Juan de Fuca Strait; petting zoo, carriage rides, First Nations history. British Columbia Legislative Buildings - stunning 19th century architecture and free guided tours. Government Street - Victoria's British heritage is apparent in the stores' windows: woolens, bone china, tartans, Irish lace; handmade chocolates, tea, coffee, Native art, jewelery, fashion, Christmas and souvenir shops. Miniature World - you suddenly became a Gulliver-like giant among the tiniest of villages. Pacific Undersea Gardens - see the Live Dive Show in the exclusive Undersea Theatre on the bottom of the sea. Coombs - popular stopping point dotted with several heritage buildings, small gift and craft shops and antique stores; look for the family of goats nimbly grazing on the grass rooftop of the Coombs Old Country Market. Orca Whales - choose from many quality whale-watching companies and get up close!
Vancouver Island - Travel Video.
Item Code : GOLF21632
DVD. Good Time Golf. 30 Minutes. The Vancouver Island Golf Trail is a tremendous collection of great and affordable golf courses located on the largest island in North America. The hosts also show the many other recreational opportunities on the island including whale watching, bungee jumping and sport fishing. This week's featured golf courses are: Fairwinds Golf and Country Club, Olympic View Golf Course and Bear Mountain Golf &Country Club.
BRITISH ISLANDS - Travel Video.
Item Code : WATL21709
DVD. The World Atlas. 123 Minutes. The Atlas steps into the digital age. A new one-of-a-kind World Atlas covering all parts of the globe with animated maps from Rand McNally and in-depth cultural and historical information. Each episode is dedicated to different countries, containing four distinct features - physical geography, political geography, popular locations, and thematic maps. The new digitally animated one-of-a-kind version of an Atlas of the World like you have never seen before!
Kelowna British Columbia - Travel Video.
DVD. Good Time Golf. 30 Minutes. The Okanagan Valley offers mild winters and hot summer days. Known for its local wineries and gorgeous golf courses, Kelowna is the perfect destination for a golf vacation. Sunset Ranch, The Harvest Golf Club and the world renowned Predator Ridge highlight this delightful trip to Kelowna.
Vancouver British Columbia - Travel Video.
DVD. Good Time Golf. 30 Minutes. Often ranked as one of the best locations to live in the world, Vancouver is Canada's Grand Jewel. British Columbia hosts some of the most scenic golf courses in North America that anyone can play. Northview, Northlands, and the majestic Furry Creek are all included.
Squamish British Columbia - Travel Video.
Item Code : TANL22158
DVD. Tanlines. 23 Minutes. Turn back the clock with a visit to the BC Museum of Mining in beautiful Squamish, British Columbia, then fast forward for an All Terrain Vehicle exploration tour of Sea to Sky country's beautiful and rugged terrain. Watch as Chris gets a kayak lesson from a real pro and check out the 6th Annual Mamquam Whitewater Festival. TANLINES turns up the heat at the best beaches and favorite exotic hot spots worldwide. Each week, host Chris Jackson takes you to a renowned exotic beach or summer hot spot. He explores the local beach culture, summer festivals and nightlife at each exciting location. It's a chance to see beaches like you've never seen them before. From Kite Surfing on the shores of Quebec's Magdalen Islands to the pulsating post-sunset nightlife of Miami's South Beach where the partying continues long after the sun sets.
DVD. Tanlines. 23 Minutes. Follow Tanlines' host Chris Jackson to Vancouver British Columbia and visit the historic Stanley Park and its beaches. Next we visit the sea mammals at the Vancouver Aquarium and then Chris heads to False Creek for the Alcan Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival. Come evening, we go to Bard on the Beach to see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. TANLINES turns up the heat at the best beaches and favorite exotic hot spots worldwide. Each week, host Chris Jackson takes you to a renowned exotic beach or summer hot spot. He explores the local beach culture, summer festivals and nightlife at each exciting location. It's a chance to see beaches like you've never seen them before. From Kite Surfing on the shores of Quebec's Magdalen Islands to the pulsating post-sunset nightlife of Miami's South Beach where the partying continues long after the sun sets.


Conditions were promising for the government to "raise its game" in terms of the implementation of industrial policy and to get more bang for its buck, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday.
The global economy was performing better and factors impeding local growth such as governance weakness and low investor and consumer confidence were being addressed. The more favourable outlook was a contrast to the strong headwinds, both local and global, that had worked against the implementation of industrial policy over the past 10 years.
Contrary to critics who slammed industrial policy as a thing of the past because of the dominance of the services sector, most countries now had an industrial policy, he said.
Davies made the comments at a media briefing on the latest iteration (the 10th) of the Department of Trade and Industry's flagship Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) for 2018-19 to 2020-21. The plan includes a range of incentives and other support measures for a number of industries such as automotive, clothing and textiles, leather and agro-processing. These support measures had been critical, he said, in fending off the deindustrialisation of the local economy.
In 2018, the department will spend R5.8bn on its various incentive programmes. A new one is in the offing to attract companies to establish their headquarters in SA.
The IPAP is both transversal, — cutting across a number of sectors — and sector specific.
It includes designation of products for local procurement, which he said would be more strongly enforced.
Attention is also being given to the development of a national action plan for the digital industrial revolution and the introduction of new digitised technologies. The department has established a chief directorate for future production technologies.
Another justification for a government-led industrial policy, Davies told reporters, was the deep-seated structural problems in the domestic economy, which was still largely involved in the production and export of primary commodities and which had faced threats of deindustrialisation since the 1990s. It was also characterised by inequality and poverty and wide disparities in terms of ownership and control.
"The IPAP is premised on the principle that an ongoing effort is required to reindustrialise and further deepen industrial development in the country and that this must be part of deep-seated radical economic transformation. The necessity to bring about structural change to the economy remains.
"Manufacturing and industrial development have not had the kind of macroeconomic impact which we still believe is necessary to put our economy on a new, higher and more inclusive growth path," Davies said.
Despite these shortcomings there were signs of strength and there had been some successes.
The increase in manufacturing exports was an indication that parts of the manufacturing sector were internationally competitive. Key achievements over the past 10 years were most apparent in the automotive sector, which contributes 33% of the GDP of the manufacturing sector and 6% to overall GDP.
The sector produces 600,000 vehicles per year, supports 113,000 jobs and had attracted R45bn in investments.
Exports had doubled since the launch of the automotive development programme under IPAP. A draft automotive master plan 2020 for the next phase of the automotive strategy had been thrashed out with the industry and would be launched later in 2018.
Another success story, Davies said, was in the clothing, textiles, leather and footwear sectors, which had been under intense pressure from imports.
Because of the department's competitiveness incentive programme, the sector had been saved and stabilised and was even showing growth.
An incentive programme was introduced in 2017 for the agro-processing sector, which had contributed to growth.
Since 2009 incentives of about R1.2bn had been extended to agro-processors, which had invested R7bn in the sector.
The film industry also benefited from incentives. DA spokesman on trade and industry Dean Macpherson agreed that there had been some successes with IPAP in areas such as clothing and textiles.
He was critical, however, of the extremely complex policy document. "It is cumbersome, continually changing and difficult for business to keep track of," he said.


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What Corporate Recruiting Can Learn From the U.S. Military
By Morgan Hoogvelt January 13, 2011 July 23, 2015
Several Mondays ago, I watched a National Geographic documentary called Restrepo. Restrepo is a feature-length documentary from National Geographic that chronicles the one-year deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in one of the most dangerous and remote locations on earth, the Korengal Valley. Named "Restrepo" after PFC Juan Restrepo, who died on a hillside 7,000 miles from home on July 22, 2007 the Korengal Valley was a Taliban-infested death trap where nearly 50 U.S. soldiers lost their lives in five years of conflict, according to the Miami Herald.
This was one of the most gripping and moving war documentaries I have ever watched. The documentary followed the daily lives of the platoon members assigned to the valley outpost. By now, you are probably asking yourself what in the heck does this have to do with corporate recruiting? The answer is EVERYTHING. U.S. Military recruiters SELL.
Watching and analyzing Restrepo made me think back on my time in the military — perhaps I had gotten a little bit lucky during my tour as our country was not involved in any conflicts like we are now. The location, the lifestyle, the battles, the pure hell these soldiers were put through on a daily basis made the selfish side of me think "I'm glad that's not me." In the days that passed, I would reflect on my time in service and on the men I saw in the documentary, and a thought crossed my mind: "Who and why in their right mind would want to go to that place?"
The military may not be for everyone, I understand that, but it is a company nevertheless, an employer; one of the largest employers in the world in fact, with its own culture, mission, pain points, and recruiting and retention needs. Looking back and examining the U.S. Army's recruiting numbers over the past couple of years, this is what we find (numbers provided by U.S. Army Recruiting Command):
FY10 Mission Accomplishments
Active Army
Mission 74,500
Achieved 74,577
In fact, going back and analyzing the recruiting numbers from FY03 Mission Recap to present, the U.S. Army had only fell short one year in its recruitment needs. We are not talking about an organization that needs to recruit 20 individuals or even a few hundred; this is an organization that year after year needs to recruit upward of 60,000 individuals for dangerous assignments. Reviewing the recruiting numbers with thoughts of the Korengal Valley fresh in my mind, the recruiting success of the military astonished me.
So the question persists: How can the U.S. Military sell an individual into giving up their regular lifestyle, travel halfway around the world, be gone for months at a time, and risk life and limb while working in a hostile environment? Easy: the military sells the benefits of its opportunities and lifestyle, pays bonuses, and is aggressive. As dangerous as it can be, there are benefits in every opportunity. In my experience, corporate recruiters and hiring managers seek out every reason why an individual IS NOT qualified for a position — while military recruiters look for every reason why the individual IS qualified for a position. Another important selling factor is pure opportunity; everyone regardless of their background can be eligible for career fields such as HR, Finance, Aviation, Communications, Logistics, Nuclear Power, Combat Arms, Healthcare and many more fields. Everyone is given the opportunity to succeed.
People want to join the military for various reasons, just as they would like to find an opportunity within your organization. It's important to outline the benefits, to be aggressive, provide future growth and training, to sell the applicant on the company and as to why an individual would want to work at your company — an important application I call "employment branding." Moreover, the military is smart — it partners with trusted organizations to help build, market, and deliver the respective employment brand — rather than trying to do it on its own. In speaking with several former military recruiters, the group consensus on what makes military recruiters successful is the following: meaningful and productive activity, being personable and friendly, ability to outline benefits and long term goals, ability to relate to the applicant, and provide constant and consistent communication.
Here is a challenge: next time you find yourself interviewing a candidate, take off your recruiter hat and put on your sales hat. Look for every reason on why the individual is qualified for the position, listen to the applicant's goals and objectives and match them up accordingly, give them their due time, outline the organizations benefits, sell them on why they should want to work for your company, advise the hiring manager on why you are presenting the individual and most importantly provide consistent communication — even if the answer is no.
Rest in peace PFC Restrepo.
Morgan Hoogvelt
Morgan Hoogvelt currently serves as director, global talent acquisition for ESAB, a leading engineering company. Drawing on his expertise in human capital strategy, executive search, RPO, essential hiring practices, candidate sourcing, Internet recruiting, and social networking, he provides organizations targeted, best-of-class solutions, and employment branding strategies that help his clients meet the challenges of recruiting, technology, and retaining and rewarding top talent. He is also passionate about delivering excellent customer service and building positive, productive relationships. He can be contacted at morgan.hoogvelt@esab.com
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Cerapedics Announces First Patients Enrolled in IDE Clinical Trial of P-15L Bone Graft for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
Drue De Angelis July 30, 2018
WESTMINSTER, Colo., July 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Cerapedics, a privately-held orthobiologics company, today announced that the first patients have been enrolled in an investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the next-generation P-15L Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft in transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery.
The prospective, single-blinded, multi-center, randomized, non-inferiority pivotal IDE study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of P-15L Bone Graft compared to use of an autologous bone graft when applied in TLIF surgery. The study will include a total of 364 patients with degenerative disk disease at up to 30 clinical trial sites across the U.S. once it is fully enrolled.
"We are pleased to announce enrollment of the first patients in our IDE study in TLIF procedures," said Glen Kashuba, chief executive officer of Cerapedics. "More than 300,000 people in the U.S. suffer from degenerative disk disease that leads to pain and nerve irritation and often requires surgery. Our first-generation bone graft is already approved for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) procedures, and this pivotal study in TLIF procedures will be instrumental in a second Premarket Approval (PMA) application for our next-generation P-15 technology in the years ahead."
In TLIF procedures, surgeons historically obtained bone graft from the patient's pelvis and placed it in the interbody space to promote fusion when joining and stabilizing one or more vertebrae. P-15L Bone Graft is based on a biomimetic small peptide (P-15) technology developed by Cerapedics to support bone growth through cell attraction, attachment, and activation, and is designed to be used as a substitute for autologous bone. In 2015, the company's first-generation bone graft became the first bone graft to be approved for use in the cervical spine and only the second PMA-approved bone graft in the spine.
"This important first patient enrolled signifies the culmination of substantial efforts on the part of many external and internal collaborators," said Jeffrey G. Marx, Ph.D., president and chief operating officer of Cerapedics. "We are grateful for all of the efforts that have gotten us to this point and are excited about the future of this study and the P-15L Bone Graft technology. We would like to give special thanks to Dr. Small and his clinical research team for enrolling the first patient."
"The team at the Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education is pleased to participate in this important IDE trial of P-15L Bone Graft. Being involved in the study of a new drug-device combination product for spinal fusion is gratifying. We look forward to this first step in potentially expanding the indications for use of peptide enhanced bone grafts to the lumbar spine," said Dr. John M. Small, M.D., of Tampa, Florida.
Cerapedics is an orthobiologics company focused on developing and commercializing its proprietary synthetic small peptide (P-15) technology platform. i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft is the only biologic bone graft in orthopedics that incorporates a small peptide as an attachment factor to stimulate the natural bone healing process. This novel mechanism of action is designed to support safer and more predictable bone formation compared to commercially available bone growth factors. More information can be found at www.cerapedics.com.
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cerapedics IDE Clinical Trial of P-15L Bone Graft Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery
Drue De Angelis
Drue is Managing Partner for The De Angelis Group, Executive Search firm exclusively for the Ortho & Spine industry.
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THE FASHION DIRECTOR
CLOSE OBSERVATIONS OF A SINGLE SUBJECT
MEMORY PRACTICE
a cinematic practice
SHE ENTERS THE ROOM.
A fashion editor enters a photographic studio to direct a shoot. A traumatic event has occurred the night before, the details of which are fragmented and unclear.
As the editor processes her experience, she finds herself entering the room again and again, until the memory of her trauma starts to emerge in the body and performance of the model.
INTRUSION is the second short film from writer/director Ming-Zhu Hii. A stylish and subtle psychological thriller, it examines power and violence in the fashion world, and the obligations on women to perpetuate cycles of violence and objectification of their own and others' bodies.
INTRUSION premiered in July 2018 as a Narrative Finalist at Heartland Film's Indy Shorts International Film Festival, and then went onto screen at LA Shorts International Film Festival at which it won Best Experimental Film. In April, 2019 it will be screening in International Competition at Cellu L'Art, Jena, Germany. For more information on the film's festival status, please contact the producers.
INTRUSION is represented for global sales exclusively by Kurzfilm Hamburg.
Technical Specs:
RUNNING TIME: 00:05:07
ASPECT RATIO: 4K / 1.9:1
Poster: Matthew Angel
PRESS KIT CONTENTS / CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
Short Synopsis
Director's Statement
Facts / Tech Specs
Full Cast & Crew List
Creator & Producer Biographies
Press Resources & Assets (incl. high-res stills)
I wrote and shot INTRUSION a little under two years prior to the #MeToo movement's explosion into the mainstream. When sexual assault, sexual harassment and coercion in and around the workplace was discussed privately amongst women, but before a wave of collective power allowed us to begin to speak publicly with more chance of a recourse to justice.
It's critical to point out that while this revolution is something of a cleansing fire, there is still a huge amount of violence and harassment being perpetuated behind the scenes. Kept quiet. Hushed up. Men are still behaving badly. Women are still being silenced.
Marion's experience is not unique. Whatever happened to her the night before the film begins, she is fighting an immense internal battle to shut down the experience in her psyche. But the physical sensation of the experience won't stop intruding on her. As Marion watches a hyper-sexualised photo shoot take place (that she herself is directing), the female model's body stands in unequivocally for her own. Marion flinches in response to the camera's shutter release. Each click a breath, a shove, a thrust.
The screenplay for this short was originally much more traditionally structured. The scenes we shot were far more narratively straightforward. But when we got into the edit, it became clear that in order for the feeling of what Marion was experiencing to be communicated, a new structure was required. A more conventional unfolding felt heavy-handed, melodramatic and at times worse: as if we were doing the immense subject a disservice by trying too hard to hammer home a point.
Sometimes the best way to be direct about an event's impact on an individual is to be oblique. To infer rather than to describe. As we cut the film, I grew increasingly intrigued by the phenomenon of psychological intrusion in trauma sufferers, and how that might meet the physical performance theory of kinaesthetic empathy.
I started to consider the edit of INTRUSION through not only a poetic lens of suggestion and inference, but also one of the translation of intrusive thoughts into a cinematic form, using the motif of a repeated physical recapitulation of Marion's entrance into a photographic studio in which she has experienced a physical trauma, and where she is now going back to work.
For me there are also layers upon layers of questions in this short text about the way in which we regard women's bodies, the way in which women regard other women's bodies and by virtue our own; and how we have come to accept and utilise the male gaze in our workplaces and our media as a default, no matter how damaging that is to both individuals and society.
I was motivated to play the role of Marion myself mostly for the purposes of economy, but perhaps also a little for the challenge. (Could I write, direct, co-produce and act in my own work? Answer: yes, but not without serious compromise.) However, the situation soon became a kind of strange, all-encompassing contract I made with the film. I had to write it from the outside-in and then re-author it from the inside-out. I don't know whether I would have been able ultimately to discern the fragmented nature of the editing structure it required had I not been for the most part, experiencing Marion's journey from the inside of the story itself.
INTRUSION took nearly two years to finish, which is a long time for a 5-minute film in anyone's books. But when I hold the film it has become up against the script that was initially written, I feel like it absolutely had to take the many months it did for the real story of INTRUSION to unfold, for theories to be tested, ideas to be dispensed with, and for the structure — that is the intrusive fragmentation of Marion's experience — to emerge as honestly and as clearly as it has.
- Ming-Zhu Hii, February 2018
NARRATIVE STILLS (credit on hover)
Intrusion 01 / photograph: Clare Plueckhahn
Intrusion Film Still 01
ON-SET PHOTOGRAPHY (credit: Nicholas Coghlan)
Marion: Ming-Zhu Hii
Laura: Naomi Rukavina
Isabella: Grace Quealy
Photographer: Lachlan Woods
Make-Up Artist: Edwina Samuels
Director: Ming-Zhu Hii
Producer(s): Nicholas Coghlan, Alexandra Curtis and Ming-Zhu Hii
Screenwriter: Ming-Zhu Hii
Director of Photography: David Franjic
Editor(s): Ming-Zhu Hii and Florence Holmes
Sound Designer: Tristan Meredith
Composer: Russell Goldsmith
Production Designer: Tami Holton
Costume Designer: Tami Holton
Hair & Makeup: Danni McDowell
First Assistant Director: Neil Sharma
Second Assistant Director: Lucia Smyrk
Sound Recordist: Ann Aucote
First Camera Assistant: Kitty Allwood
Gaffer: Jesse Moyes
Script Supervisor: Claire Ewart
Boom Operator: Helen McGrath
Art Department: Raffaella Caluzzi
Post-Production Supervisors: James Phillips & Lydia Springhall
Colourist: CJ Dobson
Production Assistant: Alistair Frearson
Stills Photography: Clare Plueckhahn
Foley Artist: Miguel Artugue
Titles: Matthew Angel


The whole of the Netherlands has something to offer its visitors. In the north, the West Frisian Islands and the Frisian lakes offer opportunities for getting out and about to explore the beautiful surroundings. In the east, there is Hoge Veluwe National Park – the largest park in this Schengen country – and medieval cities like Zutphen and Zwolle. From vibrant cities to and charming towns and a whole host of art, music and culture events, you can't really go wrong! In this article learn more about how to apply for Netherlands visa at the Dutch consulate in Chicago, Illinois, Netherlands visa appointment booking, Processing time at the Netherlands visa application center, flight itinerary for Netherlands visa, hotel bookings for Netherlands visa, Schengen travel insurance for Netherlands visa application, and Netherlands Visa Application Process at the Chicago consulate.
In 2017, there were 621,431 Netherlands Schengen visa applications received worldwide. 62,778 applications were rejected. In the same year, the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago received 767 applications and they rejected 15.
If you are a US citizen, you do NOT need a visa to go to the Netherlands as long as your stay does not exceed 90 days. If you are a non-US citizen, you DO need to apply for a visa for the Netherlands. However, you must live in the US permanently and be able to prove your legal residence status. If you are in the US on a temporary basis, for example, on business, you must apply for a Netherlands visa from your own country.
You have to make sure you apply at the right Dutch embassy and consulate. The Dutch consulate in Chicago no longer deals with visa applications. They have been outsourced to VFS Global, so if you live in Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, San Francisco, or Washington, you need to apply through the VFS Global Visa Application Center located in these areas.
If you live in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico or any other other neighboring islands, you should submit your application to VFS Global in Miami.
If you live in Chicago, your application will be received by VFS Global in Chicago and subsequently processed by the Regional Support Office of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Washington.
The official website for the Netherlands has all you need to know about living, working, traveling and doing business in the country and lots of information about visas, so it's a good idea to spend some time looking at this before you do anything else.
Visa applications are generally processed within 15 days, but it could take as many as 30-60 days, so don't apply too late. You can apply up to 90 days ahead of schedule, so leave plenty of time for your application to be processed.
Here are a few steps to help you apply for your Netherlands visa.
Once you have completed your application, print it off as you will need to sign it.
Please be aware that you can only use this application portal if your main destination is the Netherlands or you are transiting through a Dutch airport. If you are not, you need to download the application form in order to complete it.
For long-stay (MVV) visas, you can find the application form by going to the website of the Netherlands and you.
Remember, all short-stay visa applications will be dealt with by one of VFS Global's visa application centers. So if you live in Chicago, you can hand your application into the Chicago office. In order to do this, you must make an appointment.
Once you've done that, you can book a suitable appointment.
At the end of this step, you'll get an email confirming the date and time of your appointment. Print it off because you need to take it with you when you attend your appointment.
You need to make sure you provide all the necessary documents for your visa application. The embassy or VFS will not accept incomplete applications. Take the time to peruse the website of Netherlands and you AND/OR VFS Global to familiarize yourself with the requirements.
In addition, whether you are applying for a short-stay or long-stay visa, you need to provide originals and photocopies of all your documents, so don't forget to do this either.
Passport photo issued within the last 6 months. Please see the guidelines for acceptable photographs.
On the day of your appointment, you should arrive at the office early. If you are late, you may have to make a new appointment which could delay things for you. Remember to take all the required documents and dress smartly.
The visa staff will examine your application and supporting documents. If they need any further information from you, they may question you further. If they do this, simply answer honestly and politely.
Are you meeting anyone else there?
Do you plan to work in the Netherlands?
You will also pay the fee for your visa. You can pay by Visa, Mastercard or debit card only. VFS Global also charge a service fee of $33 on top of the visa fee. Plus, if you wish to have your passport mailed back to you by UPS courier from VFS Global the charge will be $30 per passport. These fees are not refunded even if your application is rejected.
If this is your first time applying for a visa, you will have to provide a scan of your fingerprints and a photograph. This biometric data is stored on the Visa Information System (VIS). If you have previously applied for a visa, the data can be reused as long as it is within a 5 year period.
If your visa application has been approved, you will find your Netherlands visa in your passport. If it has been rejected it would have been for a specific reason.
Once you get to the end, you'll, hopefully, have your visa and you can start to prepare for your awesome trip to the Netherlands!


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This 13-piece stainless steel cookware set is 75% off at Macy's, dropping it to under $30
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We'd pretty much buy anything that was 75% off, just to say that we did.
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The kitchen is easily one of the most expensive rooms to stock: With appliances, plus dinnerware, plus cookware, and then, you know, actual groceries on top of that, you might find yourself resorting to sticky hand-me-down pots and pans from yard sales with questionable crust dried on them.
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Dynasoft presented a session on "How to convert Taleo reports from Business Objects to Oracle Business Intelligence" on Wednesday at 2.15 pm St.Croix B hall . It was a well attended session by many customers. In addition to this session in OHUG Dynasoft had an excellent exhibition space to demonstrate the automation tool to convert Business Objects (Webi reports) to OBI (Oracle Business Intelligence reports).
Dynasoft exhibition space and speaker session had enormous attention from customers who are curious to know the capabilities of conversion automation tool , process and cost to convert Taleo reports. Dynasoft demonstrated the capabilities in conversion of old reports and building new reports to legacy and contemporary areas in Taleo. Dynasoft has proven expertise and is ready to support customers in transitioning to Oracle reporting for Taleo reports.
Couldn't attend the conference or were in attendance but have more questions? Talk to us about our seamless automated report conversion system and how we can save you time and money. Contact Dynasoft today at 510-894-1461 or through our online form.


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Trust Inns is very proud to be one of the longest standing pub companies in the UK, trading in England, Scotland and Wales. Currently we have over 50 members of staff.
Some are based at our head office in Chorley, but the majority travel the country to provide support and assistance to our estate of over 350 pubs.
Trust Inns is very proud to be one of the longest standing pub companies in the UK, trading in England, Scotland and Wales.
The company was incorporated with the specific purpose of acquiring a substantial package of public houses from Scottish and Newcastle Ltd.
The company developed its internal support structure for licensees, growing its operational and support team staff in preparation for its next acquisition.
A small number of houses were purchased from S&N and also individual purchases were made to strengthen those locations where we already traded.
A small package of public houses was bought from Shapelogic.
The company's most significant single acquisition was made; that being 360 Scottish & Newcastle public houses in April 2000.
A period of consolidation and planning for the company to continue to grow and prosper over the coming decade.
New support services and training & courses were developed to help build upon the success of previous years.
The company purchased 8 properties from Herald Inns & Bars.
The company changed its name to Trust Inns Limited and started a new phase in its life cycle.
The company acquired 102 public houses from Mitchells & Butler. These properties spread across the UK and strengthened the portfolio considerably.
This year the company invested over £5 million within its estate, became finalists for the Publican's Pub Company of the Year and started a period of growth and development within is internal structure and support services.
Trust Inns' Code of Practice was accredited by the BII Benchmarking and Accreditation Services and the Introduction of a new Estate Director ensured that a continued programme of investment and development was implemented.
A new Managing Director joined the team and investment in the estate stepped up a level.
This year saw the start of a series of large development projects to improve our estate and business offer.
The company maintains its strong commitment to improvement and expansion within its estate with a number of large investment projects throughout the country.
Trust Inns consolidates its objective to offer attractive and viable pub businesses to tenants, by improving customer service and the consolidated the overall support service available from its operations teams.
Trust Inns' branding receives a facelift to reflect its optimism for the future.
The company continues to grow from strength to strength and has plans for further growth through acquisition.


The lecture will never die. In one form or another, there will always be someone who wants to stand up in front of others and spout off about what he/she knows. There will always be those who want to sit and listen too. Both because it is easier than active participation and because there are good many things that can be conveyed by telling rather than showing or doing.
It doesn't mean that it is what we should strive for. It doesn't mean that lecture is going to get the kinds of lasting outcomes that practice and direct implementation tend to have. But, it does mean that from time to time we will be faced with the reality of sitting in a chair for a longer time than seems comfortable to do so and watching as someone gives a lecture.
This is deeply unpersonalized. The lecturer is not catering to your needs. You do not have agency to learn about and explore more relevant topics. You are not communicating with others and establishing a context for the words that are being said. You are not being reflective about your own practice and making plans for how to apply new learning and change your approach. You are sitting, in a chair, listening.
And if that is true, you are doing it wrong.
Other than judgmental looks from a few colleagues, there is nothing stopping you from personalizing the learning experience. There is nothing to stop you from getting out a device and starting backchannel or taking hyperlinked notes to resources that are being shared. There is nothing to stop you from asking your network for additional research or personal experience to provide greater context for what you are hearing. Indeed, there is nothing stopping you from making each moment more relevant than the last by making plans that incorporate the lecture into your next body of work. Beyond that, there is also nothing keeping you in the chair. As a person, you have agency. There may be consequences for you getting up and leaving, but if a unpersonalized learning experience does not meet your needs and you have developed an idea for what would meet your needs better, get up and walk out.
The value of unpersonalized learning is to demonstrate your agency. You can use this moment to develop your skill set for personalization. A deeply irrelevant message can be challenged and built into a lasting learning experience. In fact, it may be even more important to do so in times of lecture than in times of collaboration. No one can take your learning away from you, unless you let them.
If the lecture has any value it is how we react to it and make it our own. It is in supporting one another through sessions that feel out of sync with our own goals. It is in the community that builds events and spaces that are reactions to the unpersonalized and the disconnected that the power of the lecture shines through. It is in finding the nuggets of truth within a vast cavern of wordy powerpoint slides.
Personalization isn't about always having a perfect environment for learning. Instead, it is about always creating that environment from the resources at your fingertips.