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The River Wild
1990's, Action, Curtis Hanson, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Joseph Mazzello, Kevin Bacon, Meryl Streep, The River Wild, Thriller
A well directed action thriller that isn't breaking any original ground but at the same time isn't trying to, The River Wild has tension, great scenery and fine acting headed by an athletic Meryl Streep.
Gail Hartman( Meryl Streep) is a history teacher for the deaf who used to be a river guide along the rivers of Idaho. She still occasionally practices something similar, albeit in Boston and with no sign of danger or adrenaline rush. Gail is married to the distant Tom(David Strathairn); a constantly busy architect who spends more time on his job than being there for his wife and kids, in particular Roarke( Joseph Mazzello). The young boy resents his father for never being around and believes that his approaching birthday will be another when his father won't show. Gail takes Roarke to Idaho for some white water rafting, Tom surprisingly tags along but their journey down river is still awkward as Tom doesn't know how to connect with his family. Along their journey and as Gail tries to repair her strained marriage, they come across charming Wade(Kevin Bacon) and his friend Terry(John C. Reilly) . They are having trouble navigating the river and are pretty ill prepared. Gail starts to help them, which causes them, especially in the case of Wade, to become closer to Gail and Roarke. Gail enjoys the company of someone she sees as needing help and being likeminded. Roarke finds someone to talk to in Wade, in comparison with his staid father who he doesn't have the best of relationships with, stemming from Tom's frequent absence and dedication to his work. Though they are friendly at first, the fact that Wade and Terry keep popping up along the river alarms Tom and later Gail, as does some questionable actions like spying on Gail and Tom when they briefly wander off and being cagey on the reasons they are on the river. A reconnecting Gail and Tom decide to ditch Wade and Terry as subtly as possible after becoming increasingly alarmed by the duo. Just as try to escape with Roarke, they are violently stopped by Wade, who begins to show his cruel and nasty colours . It transpires that the duo have robbed a large sum of money and to evade capture decided to go down the river. They really hadn't thought their plan through very well as Wade can't swim and they must advance further than The Gauntlet to get away. The Gauntlet is a death defying set of rapids that adventurous Gail went through in her youth, but it has since been declared too dangerous following a death to one rafter and paralysis for another. Threatening the family, Wade forces Gail to take them to The Gauntlet, despite her warnings of its impending doom and how barely anyone makes it out alive. The family is separated after a scuffle between Tom and Wade. Tom, beginning to shed his image as a boring, corporate drone goes ahead on foot through the wilderness, hoping to figure out a way to ensure the safe return of his wife and son. But just how long can Gail protect her son and herself from danger as treacherous water lies ahead? And can Tom catch them up and derail Wade's deadly plans?
Curtis Hanson efficiently brings out the adventure, tension and drama at the heart of The River Wild with considerable skill. The story may seem familiar and some beats that you're well aware of take place, but Hanson has you glued with his direction. He knows it's all in the mounting of tension and then letting things take flight, complete with some surprises. The use that the family has of sign language is an inspired choice that allows them to communicate in a way unfamiliar to their kidnappers and wonderfully succeeds in being in the family back together in crisis. The first part of the film is all in the build up that effectively introduces terror through little hints that take on greater meaning once the kidnapping and forcing to help begins, the big set pieces come. And they are spectacular scenes as the beautiful yet treacherous landscape is observed( in a stunning showcase of cinematography) as a race for survival ensues. Though not every part of the story works and it can smell of contrivance, the overall content is pleasingly action packed yet has some emotion to make a difference. For a movie conveyed with action and thriller elements, The River Wild doesn't scrimp on character development or getting us to know the central players in the story. There's already some tension before anything truly suspenseful happens. The family unit is already falling apart and thankfully being well observed, while resisting the urge to go into full on soap opera on water territory. Jerry Goldsmith is on score duties and his skill in dripping suspense in is key to the atmosphere here; along with sneaking in some gorgeous pieces of moving symphony to compliment the lush surroundings about to be overtaken by nail biting tension.
The acting is of a high calibre it must be said. Heading things is the ever impressive Meryl Streep flexing a sense of physicality we are not used to from her while retaining a humanity that grounds things. Streep is a force of nature; glowing with a radiance and an intimidating stare, coupled with protectiveness, vigour and freedom. Simply stated, Meryl Streep is the driving force behind The River Wild with a dedicated role that shows off her dedication to her work, a great physical presence of toned arms and legs and how she can slot easily into any genre like the true professional she is. Projecting evil and oozing dangerous charm is the talented Kevin Bacon, whose boyish appearance is used to great effect in masking the true depravity and violence of his character before letting it out. Bacon just really knows how to unsettle here as he plays games with the other characters and tries to really get inside their heads. His frequent clashes with Streep are a highlight as they face off wonderfully in a thrill ride of a movie. I always enjoy seeing Kevin Bacon in a film and in The River Wild it is no exception. Also very strong here and an actor that I feel is often overlooked is David Strathairn, who is superb as the absent father forced into action. Strathairn gets the sense of a man too wrapped up in his life that he's become desensitised to everything important to him and also credibly charts his rise to being a reliable thinker and survivor. Once Strathairn is separated from the others, his journey begins and its pretty great to see him change so realistically and excellently from a boring workaholic to quick thinking and unrelenting in his hope of saving his family. Its a classy turn from the gifted David Strathairn. John C. Reilly shades his supporting role as lackey with some nice grey areas, while Joseph Mazzello plays the plucky kid with the right amount of spirit and hear.
For my money, The River Wild is an underrated action/thriller that is spearheaded by a sensational Streep and generates some real excitement. By the numbers as sine of it is,
1980's, Action, Adventure, Alfred Molina, Denholm Elliott, Harrison Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ronald Lacey, Steven Spielberg
Action/ adventure was given a new lease of life in Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark ; a rollicking, entertaining tribute to old adventure serials with a classic turn by Harrison Ford and all the right ingredients for an energetic blockbuster. Raiders of the Lost Ark is truly one of those iconic films that never gets boring no matter how many times you've seen it. Trust me, this movie is simply irresistible.
The year is 1936 and rugged Indiana Jones(Harrison Ford), often refereed to as Dr. Jones or Indy, is an archaeologist/adventurer with a dry sense of humour, skill with a whip, fear of snakes and ability to think quickly on his feet. He works as a college professor when he's not facing immense danger around the globe. We first meet him in the jungles of South America where he procures an artefact, faces down danger and meets his slimy rival René Belloq( Paul Freeman), who always seems to be one step ahead of him. Back at the university he teaches at, his friend Marcus Brody(Denholm Elliott) a museum creator approaches Jones with two American agents. As Indy has knowledge of ancient relics and cultures the U.S government wants his help in dealing with the growing power of the Nazis. It's come to their attention that the Nazis are fixed on discovering the burial place of The Ark of Covenant; an ancient and innumerable chest that according to the Bible held the two stone tablets bearing The Ten Commandments. Also housed in it is immeasurable power that the Nazis wish to harness to further advance their cause. Jones worked with Abner Ravenwood, his old mentor and had a relationship with his daughter Marion(Karen Allen). Travelling to Nepal, he meets the tough talking Marion once more and learns her father is dead. She is now in possession of a headpiece that when used properly shows the whereabouts of the Ark. She isn't too pleased to see Indy as he romanced her and then disappeared, which leaves him with a hell of a punch across the face on their reconnection. The fact that Marion has the key to discovering the Ark puts her in the firing line for trouble. This in turns leads the Nazis to her door, headed by the very creepy and sadistic Gestapo agent Arnold Toht(Ronald Lacey). Escaping and discovering the Nazi's, along with Belloq are digging in Cairo, Indiana and Marion head there intent on stopping them. With aid from loyal digger Sallah( John Rhys-Davies), it's up to Indy and Marion to stop the Ark falling into Nazi hands and being wielded as a devastating weapon on the world.
Steven Spielberg directs this action adventure classic with panache, wit and a rip-roaring sense of entertainment and it ranks as one of his best films. You can clearly see the love and feeling of breathless action he infused Raiders with to make it so rightfully iconic. His infectious enthusiasm to recreate 30's adventure serials transfers to the audience who are swept along with Indiana Jones in his quest to retrieve the eponymous artefact from the clutches of evil. Raiders of the Lost Ark bristles with excitement right from the celebrated opening and continues on with breathless action that also houses great characters and many instances that have become synonymous with pop culture. You've got that opening with Indy retrieving a golden idol from a cave that's laced with booby traps( including one menacing boulder), a journey into the resting place of the Ark which is littered with snakes, Indy hilariously shooting a show off swordsman in a nonchalant manner, a scintillating truck chase sequence that puts the A in action and the unveiling of the Ark itself. It's hard to just talk about one moment but I'll do my best. The cinematography has a warm glow of yesteryear and just adds further to this exciting and escapist adventure that never leaves you. The visual effects still hold up and make the finale a sight to behold in both wonderment and shock. And one of the finest and most fondly remembered parts of this movie has to be the score from the maestro that is John Williams. I've long been a fan of his work and his score here is one of the reasons why. I mean you only need to hear a few notes of the now famous theme to feel chills on your neck and know you're listening to greatness that embodies adventure, danger and just that giddy feeling of something magic at work.
Essaying the role of Indiana Jones is the incomparable Harrison Ford. He's got the humour down, the intrepid feeling of adventure, plus charm and smarts to burn. Ford is compelling and it's pretty damn impossible to imagine anyone else playing the part because he makes it his own with star quality, wit and a certain level of old school, heroic cool. It's hard not to warm to Indiana Jones with Harrison Ford in such fine form and creating one of the most recognisable heroes of the silver screen. Aiding him is the beautiful but strong presence of Karen Allen. She portrays Marion as feisty and not afraid to rough and tumble; thankfully she has more to do that just a be a love interest. Not that her chemistry with Ford isn't impressive( it's extremely good), but it's great to see that she serves a purpose here and can take charge when needed. A slimy turn from Paul Freeman makes Belloq a cultured yet rotten to the core adversary for Indy, while is creepiness personified as the Nazi agent with the most unnerving demeanour. Humour and a certain lovable nature comes courtesy of John Rhys-Davies, making the most out of his supporting role as loyal friend. The refined Denholm Elliott also stands out in a small role with his well spoken air and sense of a gentleman. Watch out for a young Alfred Molina in the opening scene as a treacherous tour guide who meets a grisly end after showing his true, deceitful colours.
With compelling action, imagination, fine acting and a masterful director at the helm, Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the most rip-roaring pieces of adventure entertainment you're likely to see and trust me, you'll never tire of it.
8 Year Blog Anniversary
Posted by vinnieh in Announcements, Awards and Achievements
8 Year Anniversary, Blog Anniversary
I was just informed that today is my eighth year on my blog. I'm usually prepared for these things but have been occupied with all the upheaval in the world. I can't believe it's been 8 years that I've been on here, it's a wonderful feeling. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank every one of you who has been there for me and supported me on this journey. I love you all.
House on Haunted Hill
1950's, Alan Marshal, Carol Ohmart, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook Jr, Horror, House on Haunted Hill, Julie Mitchum, Richard Long, Vincent Price, William Castle
The delightful Gill and Barry asked me to take part in a blogathon celebrating the career of Vincent Price. I naturally obliged and decided to write about the devilish horror with a mischief loving edge, House on Haunted Hill.
A campy and creepy horror movie from William Castle that may show its age but is still rightfully entertaining due to some clever sleight of hand trickery and scintillating script, House on Haunted comes highly recommended from me.
Eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren(Vincent Price) invites five people to a haunted house party and promises to pay each $10,000 if they can stay the night there. The doors will be locked from midnight with no discernible way out. The house has been the sight of many a grisly event since it was built centuries before.None of the people invited really know one another, the only thing that links them is a need for money. They are rugged test pilot Lance Schroeder(Richard Long), ageing newspaper columnist with a gambling problem, Ruth Bridges(Julie Mitchum), psychiatrist who specialises in hysteria Dr. David Trent(Alan Marshal), the worried worker at one of Loren's companies, Nora Manning(Carolyn Craig) and the owner of the property Watson Pritchard(Elisha Cook Jr.), who is scared stiff of the place and drops ominous warnings about ghosts. Loren's wife, a mysterious and beautiful woman named Annabelle(Carol Ohmart) is supposed to be the one who wanted the party, but we see that her union with Loren is toxic and constantly involved in a game of oneupmanship that once turned near fatal with a poisoning. With the guests assembled and a little confused as to why they would all be invited, the night starts. Soon enough, creepy things start to happen around the spooky dwelling; there's a nasty surprise in the cellar , Loren's seductive wife drops hints that her life is in mortal danger from her jealous husband but could be up to something and with everyone locked in, deception stats to set in. But just who will make it through to morning and is there really a haunting going on?
William Castle was adept at churning films like this out with great success. He even used a gimmick of a floating skeleton in the cinema screenings for mimic one of the ghosts in skeleton form for novelty value. The effect is pretty neat here( obviously it doesn't come off the screen), if a little showing it's age in terms of effects and retains a somewhat kitsch appeal. Still there are genuinely creepy and twisty moments that reveal that House on Haunted Hill is rather clever at fooling us beneath the slightly goofy and campy surface. It's akin to a dangerous cat and music game of Cluedo, just infused with a good deal of menace. Creepiness and campiness abound here with neither winning out as overruling the other; rather settling for a compromise that's at times tongue in cheek and others atmospherically fun to watch. There's a certain sense of impishness and skullduggery to events here that more than compensates for dated areas. The script is the main source of greatness here, playing events out as tongue in cheek and loaded with suspense. Vincent Price sinks his teeth into many a darkly amusing one liner and has a great moment of speaking directly to the audience. The score is pretty impressive, with the repeating sounds of a haunting and distorted voice signifying something very sinister bubbling away.
Now we come to the man of the hour, the one and only Vincent Price. Using his well cultured and spine chilling voice yo great effect as well as darkness and devilish charm , Price is the cherry on top of this film. You can sense he's having a lot of fun being so devious, naughty and slithering in sinister nature and it shows in a very entertaining performance from the horror icon. Vincent Price is at some of his most charming and yet chilling here. Carol Ohmart makes an impression as the vampy wife of Loren; her deep voice and dazzling eyes suggesting someone passionate and scheming but maybe afraid. Elisha Cook Jr seems born to play the timid owner of the house who is as twitchy as a mouse in a room full of hungry cats. His character is the main introduction to their possibly being ghosts afoot, though its left ambiguous as is his integral character. The rest of the cast are serviceable enough, but the film ultimately belongs to Vincent Price.
So while creaky in places, House on Haunted Hill is still a good old-fashioned horror mystery laced with dark humour and Vincent Price on sinister and urbane form.
Getting to grips with things
Posted by vinnieh in Announcements, Uncategorized
With lockdown in place, my schedule along with many others has been thrown out of sync. It's only now I'm finally finding a rota. My apologies for absence, I'm sure you'll all understand that it's stressful times. I promise there will be content on here soon and I'll be looking round the blogs of all of you. So stay safe people
R.I.P Honor Blackman
Posted by vinnieh in Rest In Peace
Honor Blackman, Rest In Peace
I just saw the news that Honor Blackman has died aged 94. To many viewers she will best be remembered for her roll in The Avengers as Cathy Gale and as the seductively named Bond Girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. It's very sad news to read as she was great on screen. She will be missed but never forgotten for her physical strength, charm, beauty and talent.


Where Do All the Pesticides Go?
Every year American farmers apply 1.3 million tons of pesticides to their fields.
When pesticides are sprayed by airplane — and 65% of them are — less than half the chemical hits the target field. The rest disintegrates in the air or falls somewhere else. Of the pesticide that does reach the field, far less than one percent makes contact with a harmful insect or weed.
American farmers pay $4.1 billion a year for these chemicals, 99% of which do not hit home. For most farmers that investment is sound, in the short term, looking only at their own balance sheets.
But if we could trace where those millions of tons of chemicals go and count up all the costs of their presence, we would not be impressed with the economics of pesticides.
Some pesticides end up in groundwater. Citizens of the Central Valley of California, surrounded by some of the most heavily-sprayed fields in the country, are finding their water seriously contaminated. Wells on Long Island, polluted with the insecticide Temik, will probably not become safe for drinking for 100 years. The costs can be counted in the importation of bottled water, in the latent cancers in children, and in the shattered peace of mind of whole townships.
Some pesticides kill species that are not pests, creating various kinds of ecological havoc. A Nebraska farmer told me that the songbirds disappeared from his farm, and also the bullsnake, which kept the mouse population in check. He stopped using pesticides, and gradually the wildlife came back.
Sometimes pesticides actually create pests by wiping out the wrong species. Cotton farmers used to apply DDT and dieldrin to control the boll weevil. The pesticides killed off the natural predators of two other insects — the tobacco budworm and the bollworm — which until then had never been a problem. Without their predators they multiplied and became major cotton pests.
The creature most in danger of being accidentally zapped by pesticides is the farmer. A recent study of Kansas farm families has revealed cancer rates far above the national average. The cancers are correlated with use of the herbicide 2,4-D.
California registers 200-300 serious pesticide poisonings of farmworkers every year, and the California Health Department estimates that only 1 or 2 percent of poisonings are ever reported. These incidents are acute toxic exposures only; the slow accumulation of cancers and birth defects is hard to follow, especially since in California many of the workers are migrants.
Epidemiologists guess that over 300,000 farmworkers in the U.S. suffer pesticide-induced illnesses every year. There is no federal protection guaranteeing farmworkers a safe working place, as there is for industrial workers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).
Even the pesticides that strike home and eliminate the intended pest can cause problems. A few genetically-resistant individuals may survive. They are the ones that go on to produce the next generation, which inherits the resistance. The pests and the pesticide industry are in a race to see whether new pesticides can be invented faster than the pests become resistant to the old ones.
After the boll weevil became DDT-resistant, farmers switched to methyl parathion, continuing the DDT to control budworm. By 1965 the budworm was resistant to DDT, to other chlorinated hydrocarbons, and to the new carbamate pesticides. A few years later it was also resistant to methyl parathion. Farmers were spraying all sorts of chemical combinations in increasing quantities 10-20 times per season, but still were losing their crops.
More than 400 insects and mites have become resistant to pesticides in this country. Over 150 microbial pathogens are resistant to fungicides, and at least 50 weeds are showing herbicide resistance. The more the chemical tools are used, the sooner they generate the resistance that ends their own effectiveness.
The manufacturing plants that make pesticides can be deadly neighbors, as was demonstrated in Bhopal. Even when they don't malfunction, they are a major source of toxic waste.
In short, the $4.1 billion tab to the farmers is only the beginning of the real cost of pesticides.
But then there are the benefits. The billions of dollars of income and the hundreds of thousands of jobs in the agrichemicals industry. The ability to produce food in abundance. And for the farmer, an arsenal of tools against the invading hordes that threaten to munch away his crops and his livelihood.
The weighing of the costs and the benefits is not easy, which is why we still have pesticides and still go on arguing about them. But looking at the whole picture, one has to wonder whether there isn't more intelligent, less expensive and clumsy way of coping with pests than spraying the whole countryside with poisons.
Next week I'll look at the regulatory mechanisms that attempt to keep pesticides out of our food. The following week I'll present the point of view of a farmer, caught in the middle. And finally I'll get to those more intelligent alternatives.


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Apple & Nike launch the perfect running partner, Apple Watch Nike+
Featuring Apple Watch Series 2 & Exclusive Nike Sport Bands, This is the Easiest Way to Run
Customization is a tap away with the seamlessly integrated Nike+ Run Club app.
San Francisco and Beaverton, Ore. — Today, Apple and Nike introduced Apple Watch Nike+, the latest result of a long-standing partnership. Apple Watch Nike+ is the ultimate tool for anyone who runs, pairing exclusive Nike Sport Bands with Apple Watch Series 2, which features GPS, a two-times-brighter display, water resistance 50 meters,* a powerful dual-core processor and watchOS 3. Apple Watch Nike+ also includes exclusive Siri commands and iconic Nike watch faces along with deep integration with the new Nike+ Run Club app for unrivaled motivation to go for a run, coaching plans that adapt to your unique schedule and progress, and guidance from the world's best coaches and athletes. Apple Watch Nike+ is the ultimate companion for those with a passion for running, whether they're emerging runners or marathon veterans.
Apple Watch Nike+ tracks pace, distance and route, making it the perfect running partner.
"Apple Watch is the ultimate device for a healthy life and we wanted to push it further to create the best smartwatch in the world for runners and athletes," said Jeff Williams, Apple's chief operating officer. "Apple Watch Nike+ takes performance tracking to a whole new level and we can't wait to bring it to the world's largest community of runners."
"We know runners — and we know many are looking for a device that gives them an easy, fun way to start running," said Trevor Edwards, president of the Nike Brand. "The market is full of complex, hard-to-read devices that focus on your data. This focuses on your life. It's a powerful device with a simple solution — your perfect running partner."
Exclusive Nike Sport Bands are perforated for even better ventilation and sweat management.
Apple Watch Nike+, like all Apple Watch Series 2 models, features built-in GPS to track pace, distance and route, so users can run without an iPhone. With the brightest display Apple has ever made, metrics are easy to read, no matter the sun's glare, and if users decide to take a post-run dip in the pool, Apple Watch Nike+ is water resistant 50 meters, for swimming.
The Nike Sport band is crafted from the same strong, flexible fluoroelastomer as the original Apple Watch Sport Band, but now it's perforated for even better ventilation and sweat management. The lightweight band is available in four vibrant, two-tone color combinations that are unique to the collection. Apple Watch Nike+ features two exclusive watch faces inspired by Nike's iconic style that can be easily personalized with useful apps like Activity Rings, Heart Rate, Stopwatch and Weather, helping runners stay informed at a glance.
Apple Watch Nike+ uses the built-in GPS so users can run without an iPhone.
Nike+ Run Club
Apple Watch Nike+ takes advantage of the unique capabilities of Apple Watch Series 2 and the Nike+ Run Club app to be the perfect running partner on your wrist. The app experience is seamlessly built into Apple Watch Nike+ and easily accessed right from the watch face, so users can get going with a quick tap. The Nike+ Run Club app offers daily motivation through smart run reminders, challenges from friends and even alerts informing when the weather is right to get outside. Training data, including pace, distance and heart rate are available at a glance, and through shared run summaries, the app promotes friendly competition, even allowing users to send fist bumps to each other right from the wrist.
Nike+ Run Club app offers run reminders, friend challenges, weather alerts and more.
Apple Watch Nike+ will be available in two different aluminum case sizes, 38 mm and 42 mm and pairs with four exclusive Nike Sport Band color combinations including Black/Volt, Black/Cool Gray, Flat Silver/White and Flat Silver/Volt.
Apple Watch Nike+ will be available in 38 mm at $369 (US) and in 42mm at $399 (US) from apple.com, Nike.com, Apple Stores, select Nike retail stores, select Apple Authorized Resellers and select specialty stores and department stores.
Apple Watch Nike+ will be available to order on apple.com beginning Friday, September 9, with availability in late October, in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, the UK and the US.
Apple Watch Nike+ will be available to order on apple.com beginning Friday, September 23, with availability in late October, in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia.
Apple Watch Nike+ will also be available in late October in Costa Rica, Greece, India, Israel, Macau, Mexico, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Nike Sport Bands are available exclusively with Apple Watch Nike+ models and not sold separately.
Apple Watch Series 2 requires iPhone 5 or later running iOS 10 or later. watchOS 3 and iOS 10 will be available beginning Tuesday, September 13 as a free software update. Some features are not available in regions or all languages.
Every customer who buys Apple Watch Nike+ from Apple will be offered free Personal Setup, in-store or online,** to help set up and personalize their new Apple Watch with calendars, notifications, apps and more.
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Beanpot Tournament
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Women's Hockey Falls 5-1 to No. 2/2 Wisconsin
No. 2/2 Wisconsin
RV/RV Harvard
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photo credit A.J. Harrison
2nd - 07:55 - Norby, Presley (No. 2/2 Wisconsin)
3rd - 02:23 - Norby, Presley (No. 2/2 Wisconsin)
3rd - 07:50 - Della Rovere, Kristi (RV/RV Harvard)
3rd - 14:04 - Watts, Daryl (No. 2/2 Wisconsin)
3rd - 17:13 - Pettet, Brette (No. 2/2 Wisconsin)
3rd - 19:57 - Mauermann, Alexis (No. 2/2 Wisconsin)
G: Norby, Presley - 2
A: Drake, Delaney - 2
Sh: Pettet, Brette - 7
Sv: Campbell, Kristen - 14
G: Kristin Della Rovere - 1
A: Keely Moy - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#3, #11 - 3)
Sv: Lindsay Reed - 52
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Harvard women's hockey team (5-3-0) dropped a 5-1 decision to Wisconsin (15-1-1-0) in its Country Classic opener on Friday night in Nashville. Against the No. 1 offense in the nation, Lindsay Reed tied her career high of 52 saves.
Harvard held the Badgers scoreless through one, Reed putting up 20 saves in the opening period. Scoring was silent until 7:55 of the middle frame when Wisconsin beat Reed short side from the faceoff dot to take a 1-0 lead. The Badgers would go up 2-0 in the opening minutes of the third on a rebound just outside the crease.
Della Rovere cut the lead at 7:50 of the final period right out front on a feed from Keely Moy. This was Della Rovere's second career goal against the Badgers, having cashed in on a power-play last season in Madison. Wisconsin was able to capitalize another three times to deepen margin with scores at 14:04, 17:13 and 19:57 to seal the final at 5-1.
Harvard Highlights
Lindsay Reed tied her career high of 52 saves.
Ali Peper led the defense with three blocks.
Harvard was outshot 57-15.
Both teams went 0-3 on the power-play.
Harvard will return to the Ford Ice Center tomorrow, Nov. 30 to take on Minnesota at 5:30 p.m. EST (4:30 p.m. CT).


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As interest in Japanese food increases, supermarkets are stocking a wider variety of noodles. To make this tempting lunch dish, Japanese soba – hearty noodles made from buckwheat – are simmered in a soy and ginger stock with smoked tofu and an appetising mixture of vegetables.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, add the noodles and boil for 5 minutes, or until softened.
When they are ready, drain them well.
While the noodles are cooking, heat the oil in another large saucepan.
Add the ginger and garlic, and cook, stirring frequently, for about 1 minute.
Add the capsicum, baby corn and shiitake mushrooms, and cook for a further 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are softened.
Pour in the stock and add the soy sauce and mirin or sherry.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
Stir in the spring onions, watercress, bean sprouts and tofu, and cook for a further 1 minute, or until the bean sprouts soften slightly.
Divide the noodles among 4 large serving bowls.
Ladle the vegetables and soup on top, sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.


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Self-professed beach bum Billy Currington is enjoying summertime even more today with the news that his single, "Do I Make You Wanna," is No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart.
Following "Don't It" and "It Don't Hurt Like It Used To," "Do I Make You Wanna" is the third single from Billy's 2016 album, Summer Forever, to reach No. 1. The tune also marks Billy's 12th career No. 1 single.
"Summer Forever is the album that keeps on giving," said Billy. "Having the song 'Do I Make You Wanna' become my 12th No. 1 hit is beyond gratifying and so rewarding. I want to thank my team, my label, my co-writers, country radio and most of all you, my fans. This could have never happened without the fans, so a deep-felt thank you to all of you.
Billy is currently on the road for his headlining Stay Up 'Til the Sun Tour through August.


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Q: Maximum or minimum in a function I Have a function that doesn't exit on (0,0). I want to apply second derived criteria, to this function, to know if that point is maximum or minimum, but the second derived doesn't exits on (0,0) either. I know is a critical point but is not either a maximum or a minimum. So what is it? The function is $$f(x, y) = xy + \frac1x + \frac1y$$

A: Given:
$$f(x,y)=xy+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y} \tag1$$
$$\frac{\partial \:}{\partial \:x}\left(xy+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}\right)=y-\frac{1}{x^2}=0$$
Gives: $$y=\frac{1}{x^2} \tag2$$
$$\frac{\partial \:}{\partial \:y}\left(xy+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}\right)=x-\frac{1}{y^2}=0$$
Gives $$x=\frac{1}{y^2}$$
Which leads to $y^2=\frac{1}{x}$
Using (2) with the above result we have the system:
$$y=\frac{1}{x^2}$$
$$y^2=\frac{1}{x}$$
This system has a single real solution $x=1$. Which implies, $y=1$
Now we have 1 critical point (1,1).
To determine whether this point is max. or min. you take the 2nd partial derivative w.r.t $x,y$ and test it using (1,1)
$$\frac{\partial \:}{\partial \:x}\left(y-\frac{1}{x^2}\right)=\frac{2}{x^3}$$
$$\frac{\partial \:}{\partial \:y}\left(x-\frac{1}{y^2}\right)=\frac{2}{y^3}$$
We now need to determine the type of the extreme using the following test where (a,b) is the extreme point, that is (1,1) in this case:
$$v=\frac{\partial ^2}{\partial \:x^2}f\left(a,b\right).\frac{\partial \:^2}{\partial \:\:y^2}f\left(a,b\right)-\left[f\left(a,b\right)\right]^2$$
$$v(1,1)=2*2-9=-5$$
Since $v(1,1)<0$, all we can say is that the point (1,1) is a Saddle Point.

A: Unless you extend the definition of your function to give it some value at the point $\ (0,0)\ $, that point is not a critical point of the function according to any of the commonly used definitions of that term, most of which require a critical point of a function to lie within the domain of definition of that function.
The expression $\ \displaystyle xy + \frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y}\ $ is not defined whenever $\ x=0\ $ or $\ y=0\ $, and can have arbitrarily large or arbitrarily small values at points $\ (x,y)\ $ arbitrarily close to $\ (0,0)\ $, so no matter how you extend its definition to give it a value at $\ (0,0)\ $, that point cannot be either a maximum or a minimum. A point with these characteristics is called a singularity.

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Tom Selleck's New Show Means a Bummer of a Commute
Published at 4:26 am on June 2, 2010
There is a downside to news that Tom Selleck's new CBS series "Blue Bloods" is hitting the TV schedule this fall -- it's going to be tough traveling from here on in.
"The only problem is I have to commute to New York," Selleck tells PopcornBiz. "But we're on the air and we're thrilled about it."
It's a welcome return to regular television for the "Magnum" icon who is suddenly hot again. The new series features a stellar cast including Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan as a "three generational family of New York cops," says Selleck.
"My father was a police chief a couple of terms ago, I play a New York City police chief," says Selleck. "And both my sons are cops. My daughter is a prosecuting attorney."
"It's an adult drama about a family of Irish cops," he adds. "It's character-driven and there's not much of that on television these days. But it tested really well."
"And it's a really good group of good actors."
Selleck is also appearing as Ashton Kutcher's very serious father-in-law in the romantic comedy "Killers" which opens June 4. He says that the influx of work means "I have a few problems, but they are all good." A crowded work schedule will bring that.
He's also enjoying the variety of television and movies.
"What I'm having fun with is going back and forth in between mediums," he says. "It wasn't always this way in this business. When I started you didn't get to cross over much."
And playing in "Killers" was an added bonus. "This role was a blessing since I was offered it," he quips. "I didn't need to beg anybody."


ARGENTINA'S long-suffering telephone customers must go on waiting for deliverance. Monday's planned privatization of ENTel, the inefficient state phone company, had to be postponed. The delay is a setback for the government's economic policy, say businessmen and foreign diplomats here. The sale of ENTel was to be the largest privatization in President Carlos Sa'ul Menem's drive to trim the public sector.
Mr. Menem has made his privatization program the keystone of his economic recovery plan. Nearly 40 companies from Argentina's bloated state sector have been sold off so far. Though few observers believe the difficulties with ENTel are grave enough to change the direction of government policy, the confusion has proved embarrassing.
Though trouble had been brewing behind the scenes for some time, the storm broke last Thursday when a consortium led by Bell Atlantic, which had won the bidding to take over half of Argentina's telephone network, refused to sign the purchase contract.
The price of the state-owned company included buying up a chunk of Argentina's foreign debt. Manufacturers Hanover, Bell Atlantic's bank, was unable to attract the $2.3 billion in Argentine foreign-debt paper that made up the bulk of the price. The bank does not hold that much debt itself and other banks refused to come in on the deal they were offered.
One businessman in the Bell Atlantic consortium criticized the bank for ``irresponsibility'' in its financial negotiations. But the consortium itself was also unable to come up with its share of the $100 million cash price and admitted at the Thursday deadline that it was not in a position to sign a contract to take over ``Northern Telco,'' on Oct. 8. This was a major blow to Bell Atlantic, which had invested about $3 million establishing operations in Buenos Aires.
The government refused to give Bell Atlantic any more time to find the money, however, and handed the northern zone to a European consortium composed of Italy's state-owned STET phone company and the French public company France Telecom, which lost the bidding in June. But France Telecom is asking ``for a month at least'' to sign a contract. The Spanish company Telefonica, which had won the rights to operate the the southern telephone network, is refusing to sign until STET does so.
Negotiations between the government and STET on the new contract will take ``between 15 and 30 days,'' Menem said this week. Officials of the company say they need at least that much time to study technical details of ENTel and are asking for 90 days in which to find the necessary debt papers.
The delay is politically damaging to Menem, diplomats say, because of the importance he attached to transferring ENTel into private hands by Oct. 8. He repeatedly insisted that, whatever the problems, the government would respect that deadline to show its determination to forge ahead with privatization. Only at the last minute did he accept that the deadline was unrealistic.
``Menem made a mistake by insisting on Oct. 8. But this is only a setback,'' a government official says. ``It doesn't call into question the privatization program itself.'' As if to drive that point home, Menem signed a decree last Wednesday launching the privatization of water, gas, postal, and electricity services, among others, ordering that they be completed within six months.
The speed at which the government has pushed the ENTel sale ``was bound to make things messy,'' says a businessman involved in the deal.
And having got so far so fast, ``I'm surprised Argentina didn't do everything it could to accommodate Bell Atlantic,'' the diplomat added.
Neither Menem nor ENTel chief Maria Julia Alsogaray disguised the fact that they hoped Bell Atlantic would win the business. The president has promised the Argentines that the privatizations would inject private foreign capital into the country.
``It is ironic,'' points out a Western diplomat, ``that so far they have been able to sell their public companies only to other public companies.'' STET, France Telecom, Telefonica, and Iberia (Spain's national aireline and future owner of Argentina's airline) are state owned European firms.


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The Baroque Lute
Adam Falckenhagen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Silvius Leopold Weiss
Andrew Maginley, lute
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Andrew Maginley cuts a striking figure in the placid world of lute playing. He towers well over six feet, even without his height-enhancing cowboy boots. Often leather-clad, his curly black locks loosely frame a complexion that conveys his Afro-Caribbean, Celtic and Native American ancestry, his probing dark eyes deep in thought. An imposing presence to be sure, but beneath is a gentle giant. With a lute in his generous hands, Andrew is a soulful, intensely communicative and intelligent artist, a natural at his chosen discipline in the intricate and refined world of 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Andrew focuses primarily on repertoire for the D minor baroque lute which benefited from contributions by the three composers on this CD. The centrepiece is the magnificent D minor Sonata by Sylvius Leopold Weiss, who was a friend of J S Bach, whose First Cello Suite Maginley has masterfully transcribed. Finishing the CD is a delightful rococo F major Sonata by their slightly younger contemporary Adam Falckenhagen. Andrew previously appeared on Avie as director of period-instrument ensemble The Frolick on Calliope: English Songbooks of the 1700s, with contralto Emma Curtis (AV 2102).
J. S. BACH (1685 – 1750)
Cello Suite No. 1, BWV1007
1. Prelude (2:26)
2. Allemande (4:38)
3. Courante (3:22)
4. Sarabande (2:45)
5. Minuet I, II (2:50)
6. Gigue (1.55)
Sylvius Leopold WEISS (1687 – 1750)
Sonata No. 36 in D minor
7. Fantasia (1:36)
9. Courante (3.20)
10. Gavotte (2:32)
11. Sarabande (3:37)
12. Menuet (2:54)
13. Giga (4:15)
Adam FALCKENHAGEN (1697 – 1754)
Sonata No. 5 in F Major
14. Largo (5:33)
15. Allegro (3:42)
16. Vivace (3:48)
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Recording Producer: Andrew Maginley
Tonmeisterin: Gabriele Starke / Session engineer: H. Müller
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Em 2001, a cidade de Zenderen tinha 824 habitantes. A área urbana da cidade é de 0.33 km², e tem 299 residências.
A área de Zenderen, que também inclui as partes periféricas da cidade, bem como a zona rural circundante, tem uma população estimada em 1320 habitantes.

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Bishop Lennon Celebrates VASJ's Opening Mass
There is much to celebrate at the start of the 2014-15 school year at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School – a summer filled with facility updates and renovations, including the new gym; an enrollment of 420, the highest it has been in years; a growing faculty and staff which includes several alums, and a new year filled with promise.
For these reasons and more, the entire VASJ community came together on Thursday, August 28, as Bishop Richard Lennon celebrated the school's Opening Mass.
The VASJ family gathered on August 28 for the school's Opening Mass Liturgy.
The theme of the Mass, which was prepared by VASJ's Religion Department and student Peer Ministers, was "Called to be Holy" and all scriptures and readings tied into this theme.
VASJ Principal David Csank welcomed guests including Margaret Lyons and Gene Boyer from the Diocese of Cleveland, representatives of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland, former VASJ President Jim Sukys '76, Lorie Howley of The Howley Family Foundation, members of the Board of Advisors and other alums and friends of the school.
Jacob Stauffer '16 leads the procession into the gym for VASJ's Opening Mass.
President Richard Osborne '69 welcomed Bishop Lennon to VASJ. "We greet you today with our pledge that the values of our Catholic faith and the Ursuline and Marianist charisms that shape our spirit will act as the light that guides us on our journey throughout the year," Osborne said.
Bishop Lennon spent time prior to the Mass visiting with students, faculty and staff and touring some of the school's renovated spaces. In his homily, he remarked on the updated facilities.
Bishop Richard Lennon celebrates VASJ's Opening Mass along with Rev. Ted Cassidy, SM.
"First and foremost, I need to say how beautiful the school looks," Bishop Lennon said. "A lot of work has been done and it really sparkles."
Three VASJ seniors – Valerie Koch, Annie O'Neill and Danielle Paus – answered the call and were commissioned by Bishop Lennon as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist.
Bishop Lennon commissions seniors Valerie Koch, Danielle Paus
and Annie O'Neill as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist.
Bishop Lennon prayed for the students, faculty and staff at VASJ and asked that the school experience a blessed year. He acknowledged the adults who were present and told the students: "The legacy of the Ursulines and Marianists and all who make this school the wonderful thing that it is – they do it for you. You are why we are here."
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The conspiratorial worldview
Recent research from PBS
Conspiracy theorist and how they see the world
This is the first systematic attempt to understand conspiracy theories by engaging the perspective of those who believe them.
Did the moon landing really happen? Who killed John F Kennedy? Are Jay-Z and Beyoncé members of the Illuminati?
Conspiracy theories are not a new phenomenon – they have likely been around for as long as humans have lived in complex societies. Yet their contemporary prominence in news and public discourse – where conspiracy theories are disparaged and their believers are negatively stereotyped - is relatively unprecedented. Given this rise in prominence, Bradley Franks' research on the worldview of conspiracy theorists offers particularly relevant insight. Working with Adrian Bangerter (University of Neuchatel), Martin Bauer, Matthew Hall, and Mark Noort (all associated with our department), Franks sought to understand this conspiratorial worldview by analysing media documents and field observations and conducting interviews with people who believe in conspiracy theories (not an easy task, since universities like LSE are often seen as key players in conspiracies). This is the first systematic attempt to understand conspiracy theories (CTs) by engaging the perspective of those who believe them: so, are CT believers really paranoid, cynical, asocial and politically disengaged, as the stereotype suggests?
Before diving into the perspective of conspiracy theorists, it's important to note where these beliefs come from. Researchers have previously found that belief in CTs follows disturbing cultural events or collective traumas. CTs are basically a coping mechanism. They're one way that we make sense of upsetting events. Everything from 9/11 or the death of Princess Diana have spurred conspiracy theories as people attempt to cope with and understand them. These alternative explanations for what happened are comforting because they take a complex and disturbing situation and reduce it to the actions of a conspirator behind the scenes.
This understanding of CTs also includes an idea called "monologicality", which means that belief in one conspiracy theory predicts beliefs in many others. So if you believe that the moon landing was faked, this idea implies that you probably believe that someone besides Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK. Overall, this idea implies that our beliefs function as a sort of network which supports and bolsters each other and ultimately help us feel like we understand society. This would mean that belief in conspiracy theories has more to do with the perspective or worldview of someone than the details of the CT itself.
…Which brings us back to Franks' research: the conspiratorial worldview. Franks and the other researchers identified five key themes in CT-believers' talk that combine to build a conspiratorial worldview:
The outgroup
The ingroup
Relevant social and political action
Possible future change
First the outgroup – the other people that CT believes defines themselves in comparison or even opposition to. Franks' work found that CT believers' outgroup is organised into three hierarchical groups who are all either involved or complacent in the conspiracy:
"Sheep": these are the masses of people who take the news and official narratives to be the truth.
"Middle management": these are the visible and accessible people who are a part of larger groups who occupy positions of power and expertise, such as police, politicians, universities, the military, scientists, etc. They control the "sheep" (keeping them "sedated"), but answer to the third group, the "evil elites".
"Evil elites": this last group have true power, which they exercise behind the scenes, and can include government agency, such as MI6 and the CIA, as well as multinational corporations, royalty, specific ethnic groups, and even reptilian aliens.
The self, as CT believers conceive of it, is on a journey of discovery or even enlightenment, with different individuals identifying themselves at different phases of the journey, but all seeing themselves as "truth seekers" (they resist being called "conspiracy theorists"). The importance of the ingroup shows that CT believers are not antisocial loners: they come together with like-minded people on a similar truth-seeking journey, as well as deferring to key "CT heroes" - fearless seekers after and proclaimers of the truth (e.g., Alex Jones, David Icke), who often use alternative media for their proclamations
Between the outgroup, the ingroup, and the self, we have the actors of this worldview. Franks and the other researchers also identified the action central to this worldview. Ingroup members occasionally engage in coordinated political actions, such as protests, joining a commune, meet up groups, etc. Since this ingroup often overlaps with other communities, such as hackers or the Occupy movement, those related political or social actions contribute to this sense of agency and activity.
The last aspect of this worldview is their vision of the future, which includes radical change and the downfall of the evil elites. This last idea brings it all full-circle. The idea of a conspiracy theory is comforting because the worldview that supports and accepts the CT also involves belief in change, in resolution of the societal problem. CT believers see themselves, and especially their ingroup, as a fundamental part of the positive change in the world, again helping to resolve the fundamental unease that sparked this way of thinking. So CT believers are not cynically disengaged from politics, but aiming towards future change.
Franks and colleagues also found that not everyone who believes in CTs does so in the same way. Some people think they are a bit of fun, others just doubt the truth of one official explanation (such as what really happened on 9/11). Others actively believe a particular CT explanation (such as that it was a CIA plot). Still others believe many CTs at once (9/11, the murder of JFK and the death of Princess Diana are all CIA plots, which themselves connect to other plots by financial and pharmaceutical companies). And still others believe in many CTs at once, but think of them as controlled not by the CIA and their like, but by extraterrestrials, lizard beings or even quantum-like energies or dimensions. So not everyone who believes in CTs is monological. The journey to increasingly complex versions of the CT worldview can function as a quasi-religious "conversion" process.
Ultimately, this work from Franks and his colleagues is ground-breaking because of its methodology and topic, but also its key finding. By understanding CT worldviews from the perspective of those who believe them, it demonstrates their internal logic and shows that CT believers do not conform to the popular stereotype of being paranoid, cynical, asocial and politically disengaged.
This summary is based on this academic article:
Franks, B., Bangerter, A., Bauer, M.W., Hall, M. and Noort, M. C. (2017). Beyond "Monologicality"? Exploring Conspiracist Worldviews. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:861. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00861
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Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, accused of dangerous driving after his semi-trucks collision with the team bus of Humboldt Broncos on April 6, has been given bail against a surety of $1,000. As per the bail arrangements, Sidhu had to surrender his passport and follow a curfew that restricts him to his house and prohibits him from driving.
16 people died in the horrible crash of April 6 and the fatalities included players and other members of Saskatchewan junior hockey team. 13 more suffered injuries. Sidhu was remanded into police custody on July 6 and was arrested at 10:07 AM on that day from his home. The next hearing of the case will take place on August 21.
Sidhu reportedly works for called Adesh Deol trucking company. This company does not face any charges at the present moment. Director of the company, Sukmander Singh, came forward to say that the driver had been working for his company for around a month when this tragedy took place. Singh is the only person who was working in this trucking company which was subsequently suspended for the course of this investigation.
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Best option for Re-establishing my Leadership Credibility: using Option Solving?
A while back, an executive group met at a retreat to put their strategic thinking back on track. Unfortunately, one of their senior colleagues was not enjoying good health at the time and was finding it difficult to stay involved and to contribute at key moments. While that person's colleagues understood and did their best to make allowances, there was a degree of disappointment all round. Following some rehab time after the retreat, this senior colleague was clearly conscious about potentially losing a degree of credibility within the group and wanted to make up for lost ground.
As an outsider, I contemplated that person's various options on how that could be accomplished. Drawing upon my option solving expertise, I took the first step of formulating a question, as if I were in this senior colleague's position. That question turned out as follows: "What is my best option for re-establishing my leadership team credibility; considering I was not my usual self at our recent strategic retreat, I wasn't well enough to fully participate in its conclusion, my colleagues continue to wonder about my health, and I felt somewhat out of tune with many things at the time?" I did come up with other considerations but these seemed to reflect the most important ones; about 50% of the total.
With this question now in place, I now had to come-up with two "bookends" for the purpose of framing my ultimate range of options. Bookends establish extreme, unlikely options, so as to stimulate a range of more practical options. The two bookends, as a "Yin" and "Yang" combination, I finalized were as follows:: "Step down from the group forthwith" at one end and "Request another Strategic Session as soon as possible reestablish my credibility" at the other. It is clearly evident in our Latest Example why neither are likely to be chosen.
As I set about producing a range of options, based upon these bookends, it was very important for me to keep going until five or more emerge, so as to be sure I had flushed out an optimum range of options. That tests your intuitive creativity. I have shared the "pictogram" I developed… see Latest Example. A pictogram is important to help stimulate our intuition, since our intuition responds best to pictures rather than words.
In this example, I came up with a sixth ellipse with "Other ideas?" This is designed for the person concerned to propose another option or options when the time comes. One of my proposed options turned out to be: "Revamp my credibility with each senior team member over time"…Option C… again, see our Latest Example.
If this individual steps forward for a discussion on this dilemma, I will be ready, Before any emotional distancing I will encourage them to add their own ideas, set the entire pictogram away for at least 15 minutes – to allow their intuitive mind to contemplate the alternatives -, and then encourage them to make their best choice. They should then trust their instincts and get serious about working through an action initiative that will bring that option to reality. What option would you have chosen?


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You are probably aware by now that Roche has made a deal to roll out Google Apps on a global basis. This was reported by many news organizations and bloggers. One that is quite interesting, however, is on ZDNet since it generated quite a bit of heated discussion.
The rationale for this important move has to do with interoperability issues, or lack thereof, between the two solutions used previously by Roche and Genentech. This is stated by Roche CIO, Alan Hippe, on Google's Official Enterprise blog.
In particular, comments pointed out security flaws in Google Apps, the probability that Google would inappropriately mine the Roche data/documents for their own purposes, and that users would get a much weaker set of email and MS Office-like functions.
These concerns may be real but also show that the commentators do not know how Roche operates. First, nothing at Roche is done in haste or without due diligence. The type of questions raised by those reacting to a press release would have already been studied to death by Roche staff and made available to senior management including risk, QA, procurement and legal staff. The decision would not have been made without Google agreeing to a detailed set of system requirements and the contract no doubt contains an equally strong Service Level Agreement (SLA). There would also be strict controls on privacy and security including what Google could or could not do with the data. Indeed, it is likely that the only thing Google will be able to do with Roche data is to provide appropriate technical support. And yes, it is also likely that an agreement is in place to govern how data moves (or not) between borders.
Then there is the rollout. Although I have worked quite closely with Roche IT on application implementations in the past, I am not privy to the way Google Apps will be rolled out. What I can predict is that it won't be done on a one-shot basis. One probable scenario (given what Dr. Hippe has stated) is for the email and calendaring functions to be rolled out first and even that in a phased manner to the 140 countries where Roche operates. It will probably start with the USA and Switzerland, then the UK, followed by the rest of Europe. Other regions would follow with double-bite countries like Japan going last.
You can then expect word processing, presentation and spreadsheet functions to follow. However, I would be willing to bet that other collaboration features (e.g. blogging, social networking) may come out before or in parallel with the more traditional office functions.
Although Roche and Google maintained radio silence on the current systems, it does not take a genious to see that Microsoft is in jeopardy at Roche. Given that this industry tends to follow the leader, Microsoft may suffer the fate of Blackberry in the biopharma sector. You may be elated or deflated by the prospect.
The following was recently released by the SAFE-BioPharma Association. Although the IT trends they cite may be on the adoption curve, it is not clear how long the adoption will take. As with almost anything in our industry, don't expect it to happen overnight.
Fort Lee, NJ (January 19, 2012) -- Three trends will shape the life sciences in 2012, according to an analysis by SAFE-BioPharma Association. They are the expanded use of standards-based interoperable digital identities, cloud computing in clinical trials, and the use of electronic trial master files for clinical trial management.
As demonstrated in a study between the National Cancer Institute and company-based cancer researchers, significant time and cost savings are realized when trial-related documents are accessed from the cloud rather than delivered by courier or mail. Interoperable digital identities (NCI researchers using government provided digital credentials; company researchers using SAFE-BioPharma digital credentials) give researchers access to the cloud-based electronic documents as well as the capability to apply legally-binding digital signatures.
"Trial Master Files – the central record containing the files associated with clinical trials – are one of the last areas where clinical development records are primarily paper-based," explains Mollie Shields-Uehling, president and CEO, SAFE-BioPharma Association, Multiple pilot studies scheduled to start in the next few months indicate that pharmaceutical companies are preparing to make the process electronic. Companies will use SAFE-BioPharma digital identities to manage access to documents and to provide participants with the ability to apply legally-binding digital signatures.
The global SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and digital signature standard is used throughout the biopharmaceutical and healthcare communities to meet specific security and confidentiality needs. It was created with participation from the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency. The standard and its ongoing development is managed by SAFE-BioPharma Association, a non-profit supported by its members. For more information visit http://www.safe-biopharma.org.


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We have a generation of babies right now that will likely emerge as adults in a world with internet. Babies with videos and images of themselves being assaulted by cheese, learning how to speak and walk. Babies growing up, throwing tantrums and asking questions all documented sometimes in its entirety on the internet.
What happens when you die on the internet?
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You can go to their social media accounts and see a human and his respective data frozen in time. Whatever situation or mood they were in when that last post was made is how they will be remembered forever in the digital world.


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White House: Trump to have physical exam early next year
By Jordan Fabian - 12/07/17 02:11 PM EST
President Trump Donald John TrumpAmash responds to 'Send her back' chants at Trump rally: 'This is how history's worst episodes begin' McConnell: Trump 'on to something' with attacks on Dem congresswomen Trump blasts 'corrupt' Puerto Rico's leaders amid political crisis MORE will have a physical exam early next year at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the results will be released to the public, the White House announced Thursday.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the exam will take place in "the first part of next year" and will be "the full physical that most presidents go through."
"Those records will be released by the doctor following that," she said.
The announcement came one day after Trump slurred his speech during remarks about Israel, triggering an avalanche of speculation about his health. Sanders denied the slurring was the result of a medical problem.
"The president's throat was dry, nothing more than that," she told reporters.
Sanders called the questions about Trump's health "frankly pretty ridiculous."
U.S. presidents have routinely undergone annual medical exams by military doctors to prove that they are physically fit for duty.
Former President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaTrump averages highest approval rating of his presidency in second quarter: Gallup The Hill's Morning Report - Trump seizes House impeachment vote to rally GOP Democrats warm to idea of studying reparations MORE's first health report was made public on Feb. 28, 2010.
Before Thursday, the White House had not yet confirmed whether Trump would follow in his predecessors' footsteps.
Trump has faced persistent questions about his health since launching his presidential campaign in 2015.
The 71-year-old former real estate mogul is the oldest person ever to be elected president and is a well-known consumer of fast food.
Former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski claimed in his new book that Trump's usual McDonald's order consisted of "two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted."
Trump made his most recent health records public by releasing a one-page report during an appearance on the "Dr. Oz" show in September 2016.
The letter, written by his personal physician, Dr. Harold Bernstein, said Trump "is in excellent health, and has the stamina to endure — uninterrupted — the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign and, more importantly, the singularly demanding job of president of the United States."
The New York-based physician's report also claimed that "if elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."
Bornstein's report listed Trump as 6-foot-3-inches and 236 pounds, placing him in the overweight category of the body mass index but short of obese.
During the appearance on "Dr. Oz," Trump admitted that he does not regularly exercise, aside from delivering campaign speeches.
"When I'm speaking in front of 15 and 20,000 people and I'm up there using a lot of motion, I guess in it's own way, it's a pretty healthy act," he said. "A lot of times these rooms are very hot, like saunas, and I guess that is a form of exercise."
This story was updated at 3:02 p.m.
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Mayor announces plans to help secure London's affordable workspace
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced plans to recruit a team of entrepreneurs and business leaders to help protect London's workshops, studios and workspaces.
The Workspace Providers Board will advise on securing workspace, including through the planning process, and creating new space, for example through identifying sites for building new developments or re-fitting empty space in existing buildings.
The Board will also advise the Mayor on wider challenges and issues around workspace, such as permitted development rights and general affordability.
Research published today by The Institute for Public Policy Research estimates that London's open workspaces host 31,000 people and generate £1.7 billion for the capital's economy. The report recommends continuing to protect workspace through the planning system and using surplus public sector assets to create new workspaces in areas of employment growth.
The Mayor welcomes the report's findings and will be writing to all of London's boroughs asking them to support and help create affordable workspace in their local areas. Sadiq will ask the boroughs to signal their commitment to protecting workspace by signing up to a workspace pledge.
The pledge will ask boroughs to support the important role of workspace for start-ups, small businesses and artists in London by implementing a number of measures, including:
• Limiting the conversion of office space to residential space through permitted development rights.
• Encouraging the provision of affordable workspace through planning policy and good practice.
• Ensuring new developments include non-residential space suitable for the needs of small businesses.
• Seeking funding and partnerships to create new space for start-ups, small businesses, the creative industries and artists.
The Mayor continues to urge ministers to give London greater control of permitted development rights and business rates in his continuing drive to help small businesses
The announcement came as the Mayor opened Dek Catford, part of a network of three co-working spaces and artist studios across Lewisham supported by £1.6m of Mayoral funding - secured through £1.2m from the London Local Enterprise Partnership's (LEP) Growth Deal and £430,000 from the Mayor of London's High Street Fund.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: "I promised to be the most pro-business Mayor London has ever seen – and now I'm delivering on that promise by protecting workspace for the use of local entrepreneurs and small businesses.
"When we give Londoners with skills and talent the space they need to fulfil their potential, we pave the way for the great businesses of tomorrow.
"Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to expand your business or a creative start-up that needs more space to work, my message to you is that London is open for those with ideas and passion."
Lewisham Mayor Sir Steve Bullock said: "Dek Catford's affordable studios and workspaces play an important role in fostering creativity, boosting economic growth and generating employment in our borough.
"I'm delighted that the Mayor of London has financially backed the creation of this space in Catford, as well two other similar hubs in Ladywell and Deptford.
"They are important because Lewisham borough has the second highest number of very small businesses in the UK, and many of these people are working from home. During consultations with this sector people have told us that instead of working alone, they would benefit from sharing space with other businesses so they can network, innovate and grow.
"The Deks, which are close to our borough's three main town centres in Catford, Lewisham and Deptford, provide the perfect opportunity to meet that growing small business demand."
Clare McNeil, IPPR Associate Director for work and families said: "Affordable workspaces are vital to sustaining London's start-ups and creative and social enterprises. They are the lifeblood of London's economy, with over thirty thousand people working in them, including growing numbers of London's self-employed in need of flexible workspace.
"However in many cases rents for these workspaces are becoming unsustainable. The government's relaxation of planning rules for office to residential conversions is also leading to a shortage of affordable workspace in some areas, as well as little in the way of affordable housing.
"Action needs to be taken if London's rich and diverse micro businesses are not to be squeezed out. The Mayor is announcing important measures today, but central government should devolve extra powers as well to make sure these workspaces are properly nurtured."
Michael Spooner, South East London Chair, Federation of Small Businesses, said: "The cost and availability of commercial space is a serious concern to small businesses. A lethal mix of business rates and rental increases in 2017, a decrease in commercial space due to the ill-conceived 'Permitted Development Rights' Policy and shortage of satisfactory space for micro businesses is making it harder to do business. FSB is highly supportive of new workspace models, such as the Lewisham DeK, coming onto the London work scene to give a welcome boost to the supply of affordable premises."
1. The application process for the Workspace Providers Board opened today (Friday 2nd December 2016) and will close on 21st December 2016.
2. The Mayor will be writing to each London borough inviting them to join him in making a pledge to support the important role of workspace for start-ups, small businesses and artists in London.
3. Dek Catford is one of a three workspaces set up in the London Borough of Lewisham. Through the London Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) the Mayor of London has supported the refurbishment and set up costs of Catford, Lewisham and Ladywell Deks with £1.2m from the LEP's £70m local authority-led 'New Homes Bonus' programme as part of the LEP's Growth Deal. Initial funding of £430,000 was also provided through the Mayor of London's High Street Fund.
4. The LEP is the local enterprise partnership for London. Chaired by the Mayor, the LEP is the body through which the Mayoralty works with London's boroughs and business to take a strategic view of the regeneration, employment and skills agenda for the capital. The LEP is responsible for overseeing the allocation of over £400m of funding to drive jobs and growth in the capital and provides strategic oversight of London's €1.5 billion European Structural & Investment Funds programme.
5. The Institute for Public Policy Research report, which was funded by the LEP, is published here.
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Online: 9:45 a.m. ET, Racer X Online, ProMotocross.com, and NBC Sports Live Extra (LIVE)
The second practice session for the 450 and 250 Classes will stream live, starting at approximately 9:45 a.m. ET.
The second practice session will only be available online and viewable on RacerXOnline.com, ProMotocross.com, and the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app (iOS / Android).
Pre-Race Show
Online: 11 a.m. ET, Racer X Online, ProMotocross.com, and NBC Sports Live Extra (LIVE)
The pre-race show will only be available online and viewable on RacerXOnline.com, ProMotocross.com, and the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app (iOS / Android).
Online: 12:00 p.m. ET, Racer X Online, ProMotocross.com, and NBC Sports Live Extra (LIVE)
TV: 12:00 p.m. ET, MAVTV (LIVE)
Once again this year, MAVTV will air first motos from all twelve rounds live. Use the MAVTV channel finder to see if you currently get MAVTV. You can also use the link to request that your cable provider carry MAVTV if they currently do not.
The live stream of first motos can also be viewed online via Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app (iOS / Android).
Online: 2:00 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra (LIVE)
TV: 450 Moto 2 - 2:00 p.m. ET, NBC (LIVE)
TV: 250 Moto 2 - 11 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Once again this year, NBCSN will air most second motos throughout the season. (A few select 450 Class motos will air on NBC instead.) Use the NBCSN channel finder to see if you currently get NBCSN in your area.
The live stream of both second motos can be viewed online via ProMotocross.com and the NBC Sports Live Extra mobile app (iOS / Android).
Please note: In order to watch a live stream of an NBCSN broadcast, you have to verify your cable provider. Live Extra is a service offered through participating cable, satellite and telco TV providers that allows you to watch Motocross coverage of live events on NBCSN. Don't see your provider? Contact your provider by clicking here to express your interest in receiving this service. Provide your email address and they will contact you once your provider has been added. They are actively working to add additional TV providers to this service, and recent additions include Cox, Charter, and DirecTV.
Highlight Show
TV: Wednesday 6/10, 1:00 a.m. ET, NBCSN
NBCSN will have a one-hour show the week after each race recapping the action.
Online: 9:45 a.m. ET, Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com (LIVE)
This year will feature an extended live pre-race show. Tune in starting at 11:00 a.m. ET to catch the second practice session, then stick around for the pre-race show counting you down to the first motos of the day.
Visit Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com on your computer, phone or tablet to access the stream.
Online: 11:00 a.m. ET, Racer X Online, ProMotocross.com, and NBC Sports Live Extra (LIVE)
Online: 12:00 p.m. ET, Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com (LIVE)
TV Networks: FOX Sports Australia, Sky TV, ESPN Brazil
The Nationals will be simulcast to various countries across the globe. Check the TV listings for your local station (listed above) for the time in your area.
Visit Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com on your computer, phone or tablet to access the live stream of first motos in countries where race coverage is not available on television.
Online: 2:00 p.m. ET, Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com (LIVE)
TV Networks: FOX Sports Australia, Sky TV, ESPN Brazil, ESPN Latin America, Sport1
Visit Racer X Online and ProMotocross.com on your computer, phone or tablet to access the live stream of second motos in countries where race coverage is not available on television.
TV Networks: ESPN Brazil, ESPN Latin America, Extreme Sports Network - Europe, Sky TV New Zealand
A one-hour highlight show recapping the race will air in various countries across the globe. Check the TV listings for your local station (listed above) for the time in your area.
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Independence Day is a reminder that Yes sports is a building block of our Nation: It must be a part of our life.
Viswanathan Anand has narrated his story, how he started his journey as a chess player, and how he became the grandmaster of chess. Readout the news to know the ultimate tale of a chess player and a role model.
He said making chess big as an international sport was not easy.
If you have inspiration in your game, then it helps you. but, if you do not have someone to help you could not do amazing things. Someone has to reach the success point so that they can become a role model for others.
When Viswanathan started playing chess, India was not having its own chess "Grandmaster", that ultimate title was still vacant. Viswanathan said he wanted to grab that opportunity, and he did. He said it's a great challenge to accept, India was not having its grandmaster, so it becomes easy for me to start my game without any pressure.
He said- he wanted to be the best at the chest and, there was no way to became a chess champion without becoming a Grandmaster, so it was tough achieving the title. He had played all the tournaments for achieving points to get a norm.
Viswanathan had struggled from 1985 to 1987, it took him two years to gain the title. He said this title was something that almost occupied his thoughts. After his examination, the champ used to think about how he can become a Grandmaster.
So, Viswanathan told he was lucky to be a part of so many great tournaments in India. That takes place in Bhilwara, Coimbatore, and Calcutta. That time, there were not such big events like now, but he got the opportunities to make his norms.
Stewart Ruben, arbiter, told Vishwanathan that one day he will get that title. And he got the title one day after scoring the final norm at the Sakthi Finance tournament. It is how our champion becomes the first chess Grandmaster.
He got a big jump in fame when he was in his school, and he won the National sub-juniors and qualified for it. He got recognition in the school and in 1987, won the World Juniors. He was so happy to get his photo on the magazine covers and giving interviews at a tender age. He said he got a lot of invitations from Europe and, at that moment his career moved on to the next stage.
He thanked his parents who supported him in building his career in sports. He said he instinctively knew that helping him is a great decision.
According to him, one thing was missing in Indian chess i.e the appropriate training system was not there. But he builds a system for the upcoming chess player.
Vishwanathan said it was a magical moment for India when Neeraj Chopra win the gold. It was heart-melting to watch him winning after 41 years. Even the hockey team won the Olympic medal after 41 years, was happy for PV Sindhu getting a medal, and MirabaiChanu and LovlinaBorgohain playing an ultimate Olympic match.
In his words, he praised hockey players and golfer Aditi Ashok for their exceptional game. It was nice that there were so many individual success stories of Indian players in Tokyo. We hope next time will build a good show again. He said you must praise athletes, as they deserve that.
He said winning seven Olympic medals was unprecedented for our nation. For a long, the performers are doing great for India!
In the end, our Chess champion said, India must build a sporting culture. India has lots of stadiums, but if you don't know how to play, then talent is wasted. Every village, town city must have a stadium so that people should come forward and play. He said India has begun its journey in sports long ago, but we have to build it again to come forward.
He said as we celebrate Independence Day we have reminded of the importance of sports for our nation. Sport is something that makes us happy, as we can see in the Olympics.
The above are the words of our five-time World chess champion, Viswanathan Anand.
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Q: How to change thumbnail size without Command + J On my mac (macOS 10.12.6) I can't find a quick way to resize image thumbnails in icon view mode.
I remember many years ago, with Leopard, by using Ctrl + Scroll Up/Down it was possible to resize thumbnails.
Is there any way to use that functionality or third-party software that enables this functionality in Sierra?
I am using a normal keyboard and a normal optical mouse. Not a Magic Keyboard or a Magic Mouse.

A: I'm assuming you also don't have a trackpad,  so the easiest option would probably be to make sure you enable the Status Bar in Finder and then you can just use the slider at the bottom right of any Finder window.
To enable the Status Bar, go to View > Show Status Bar.

A: On Mojave (macOS 10.14.4) I bumped into this, because I have discovered such a shortcut by mistake.

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This works also in "Galery" View, it's very useful for picture folders, however sometimes the text / pics are overlapping:

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The Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) hopes to boost investment and attract more businesses to the region through a new promotional package.It will launch 'E-Trading' at the GITEX Technology Week 2011 in Dubai this week, offering prospective customers a package from AED 15,000.RAK FTZ will also use the event to highlight its presence in the Middle East and show businesses its facilities and services. It hopes that the package can help it expand even further."Over the last 10 years, RAK FTZ has taken pride of place with world-class technological advances, and extending the best-in-class technology to our clients. This year, we are privileged to extend a new activity called E-Trading for prospective companies during GITEX," said Oussama El Omari, chief executive of RAK FTZ."Our participation in the leading exhibition offers us the chance to highlight not only our unique facilities and promotions, but also gives us access to cutting-edge technology on show from around the globe."Last month, fDi Magazine and Financial Times Business named RAK FTZ in the top five best Middle East free zones.


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Maryland Basketball Recruit Arrested for Stealing Twix Ice Cream Bar, Fights Cops, Terps Pull Schola
By Jason McIntyre
Trayvon Reed, an 18-year old, 7-foot-1 high school basketball recruit, had a scholarship to play for Maryland. A top 100 talent, Reed was part of a monster class that I thought would get the Terps back to the NCAA Tournament.
Last week, Reed tried to steal food from 7-Eleven, got caught, and poof, his scholarship is gone.
"According to court documents, two plainclothes officers working in the store saw Reed putting a Twix ice cream bar into his pants pocket and leaving the store without paying."
"When one of the officers saw Reed take the ice cream from his pocket in the parking lot, the officer showed his identification to Reed and an unidentified male companion and told Reed he was under arrest."
"As the officer tried to arrest him, Reed tried to run away but the officer grabbed him. A scuffle ensued and police said Reed fought the officer "with his hands" and struck the officer on the left hand."
"The officer, who needed the help of his partner to subdue Reed, wound up with two broken fingers."
Charged with second-degree assault, second degree assault of a police officer, theft under $100 and resisting arrest obviously terrified the Terps, who yanked his scholarship. Man, imagine if you were all set to go to college – all four years were going to be paid for – and then you lost it all over an ice cream bar. When cops arrested Reed, they also found "a four-pack of Reese's Cups also priced at $2.11 as well as a two-pack of King Sized Reese's Cups worth $1.37."
Based on this, it appears a year at Maryland costs roughly $20,000 (in-state). Reed just lost $80k because he tried to take less than $6 worth of snacks. [via Baltimore Sun]


pratīkas are cited by Bh.Nṛ. not only from the Avaloka, but also sometimes from the kārikās of the Daśarūpaka.
N.S.P. and A.T.A. read ekadvitricaturbhiḥ. But all the MSS. of the Laghuṭīkā give it as ekadvitribhiḥ.
Only T.MS. reads patāketivṛttam api.