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The Green Mountain Music Festival
The Little Festival with the Great Big Heart
By Dan Fumano
In 2007, James Wood, the front man for local rock group the Hotel Lobbyists, put together a little summer music festival in his hometown of Nanaimo. He secured a location on his sister Tara's farm on the outskirts of town, and recruited some of his friends from the Vancouver music community to bring their bands along and play.
Just through word of mouth, they managed to bring out about 250 people to the inaugural Green Mountain Music Festival, all to raise money for a cause very close to Wood's heart: cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease affecting multiple organs, primarily the lungs and the digestive system. CF is the most common fatal disease affecting young Canadians, including James' girlfriend at the time, Kim Black.
In 2008, Wood did it again. Same location, same cause. Only this time, about 450 people came out. And this time, Kim was James' fiancée.
This summer, on Aug. 8, the third annual Green Mountain Music Festival will rock out, spread good vibes and raise money and awareness for the same worthy cause. But it will be the first year that Kim and James attend as man and wife.
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In spite of this happy news though, it's amazing that the festival is happening again. This year, it's really remarkable that Wood is putting on this festival after a year of incredible tragedy.
Last September on the home stretch of their first cross-Canada tour, the Hotel Lobbyists were in a horrific road accident in Manitoba that claimed the life of drummer Mike Gurr, and very nearly took Wood as well. Wood spent several weeks in a Winnipeg hospital, recovering from the massive injuries he sustained. After several months of recovery, Wood was, incredibly, ready to mount a third Green Mountain Festival.
"Putting the festival on again this year has been the only way for me to deal with the passing of my drummer," Wood said. "We're dedicating the whole festival to the honour of Mike. He was just a huge help when I organized it in previous years. He was right by my side, digging up heavy rocks, helping to build the stage."
Things will kick off on Aug. 8 with an opening set from the Hotel Lobbyists, the band that Wood and Gurr founded together, rounded out by bassist Jordie Dammet and guitarist Jordan Isaacs. Friend and Minto member Jimi Cuell will back them up on the drums. It will mark the Lobbyists' first performance since the accident, and according to Wood, it will also be their last. "We're gonna retire the name after that."
The festival itself promises to be another great event. If you ask any of the people who attended over the past two years, you'll hear nothing but good things.
The Green Mountain Music Festival is like Chilliwack corn: locally grown, organic, wholesome and good for you. The distinct B.C. flavour of the festival is one of the things that make it both fantastic and unique. Over the first two festivals, local bands such as the Pack A.D., Japandroids and Bison B.C. have been involved with Green Mountain and have just been on a hot streak since then.
"It feels like a bunch of these bands are just about to get huge, so this is like a sneak peak," says Graham Myrfield, bassist and singer for the Stumbler's Inn, who are making their third consecutive festival appearance this year.
In an interview with the Skinny Magazine late last year, Bison, B.C. front man James Farwell gushed about the festival. "We played the Green Mountain Music Festival in Nanaimo! It was absolutely one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. Really good vibes, really good cause, the organizers were charming as hell, and it's outdoors! You're playing outdoors and surrounded by mountains, and the sound was really great. Mostly Vancouver bands, too!"
The Pack A.D. have had a similarly huge year since playing the first Green Mountain, and they couldn't be more stoked to be coming back this year. "We're both really looking forward to it. I think the whole day is going to be great. All the bands will be super because James picked 'em," enthused drummer Maya Miller, before urging that "everyone should go to it. That means you too, gentle reader."
The Pack A.D. will be joined this year by their Mint Records label mates (and Vancouver Island representatives) Immaculate Machine, as part of an impressive 14-act roster. The full line-up includes the Hotel Lobbyists, the Pack A.D., Immaculate Machine, the Stumbler's Inn, Minto, Buffaloswans, the Beladeans, the Surf Messiahs, Chasing Satellites, Adelaide, Sun Wizards, Shiloh Lindsey and David Chenery and the Lonesome Valley Singers.
"We're super-excited to be doing this again this year, and the thing I'm most excited [about] is that James is still putting it on, and with the year he's had," said Myrfield. "The guy is like a walking miracle. It warms my heart that it's getting done and that the quality is still there, and it's getting bigger and better."
Wood is quick to put the focus off of himself and on to the importance of the cause. "Last year was the first year where there were more adults with CF in Canada than children. That just goes to show what the research and the funding are doing to extend lives, and the awareness that comes from events like this is important… The main thing is I'm trying to ensure that my wife will also be a grandmother."
For a fun, summertime music festival, there's a lot of emotion involved with the third Green Mountain. But after all of the hardship, and the heartbreak of losing a dear friend, the festival is all about love.
"Kim and James are the best couple ever, since couples were first invented," claimed Miller. "And you can quote me on that."
Green Mountain Fundraiser #1
Thursday, Jul. 23 at the Biltmore
The Stumbler's Inn, Buffaloswans, Surf Messiahs, Shiloh Lindsey and David Chenery & the Lonesome Valley Singers
Friday, Jul. 31 at the Biltmore
Minto, No Horses, Sun Wizard and Adelaide
For more info check out these websites:
The Green Mountain Music Festival (including directions and accommodation info): www.greenmountainmusicfestival.com
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: www.ccff.ca
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An ironic mix of an economy-based city-building strategy and turn-based combat in our world after a flood. Graphics for this game were created by Owl Studio.
«Whoareyou» is a gamified English language course. Our designers created unique characters together with a complete set of graphics specially for this project.
On Saturday, January 19, we welcome Alexander Ryzhkin to give a presentation on "Anatomical transformation in drawing game characters".
On Saturday, 15 December, Marina Mosolova — a 2D artist and illustrator from game developer King — will give a presentation in our studio. The topic is "Everything an artist needs to know about mobile games".
Our CEO and Art Director will speak on the topic of marketing illustrations.
This Saturday, 10 November, Jama Jurabaev will host a workshop at OWL Studio, on the topic of VR and 3D for artists!
This Sunday, 28 October, Oleg Toropygin will hold a presentation and a workshop in our studio on the architectonics of the human body.
The Casual Connect conference will be held between 1-3 October in Belgrade.
OWL Studio at "Trojan Horse was a Unicorn"
One of the most creative art events will take place in Malta this year!
Tomorrow our CEO Vera Velichko will make a presentation at the conference!
Chapter 5 of One Day in London is now available in the App Store!
The final part of the mysterious visual novel One Day in London is now available on iOS devices!
One Day in London Chapter 5 — soon on iOS!
We have a lot of game news! One of them - One Day in London Chapter 5 is soon to be released on iOS.
On Saturday, 18 August, Erzhena Mishkina, a teacher at Scream School and ArtNest, will be our guest!
On Saturday, 28 July, Dmitry Gladilin, Art Director for Game Insight, will join us to give a presentation!
Hi there! Our studio is about making games for different platforms and doing all kinds of graphic outsource. The core team lives and works in Moscow, but distance is no restriction for true enthusiasm, and we also work with skilled professionals from Ekaterinburg, Kemerovo and Thailand.
It all started at the end of 2014, when we, a group of developers, had the same idea: the time was ripe to work on our own projects. We all had a long story in game development and were equally passionate about our work, so we just united our efforts. Our ambition was to create games to be proud of, games to attract attention, games worth spending a lot of time on them.
OWL-studio is also a publisher, ready to share its knowledge and resources with young and resourceful teams. If you believe in your project and want to see it through, contact us, and may be we will help you on your way!
from different countries: Russia, Ukraine, Latvia and Thailand.
We also gladly hire freelancers and achieve outstanding results.
OWL is looking for talents!


The phrase lead generation software may sound boring but before you judge, let me tell you there is a lot to love about it! The very words "lead generation" means it allows you to get new customers, which I'm sure is your main mission. This type of software or platform also allows you to manage your relationship with potential and new customers. That said, there is a TON of lead generation software out there.
Each type of lead generation software is unique with pros, cons and a variety of pricing options. Don't worry we're here to guide you! In this article, we'll review some common features of lead generation software before getting into tips for selecting the best software for your business to get more customers. Finally we'll fuel your search for more leads with 10 popular lead generation tools for small businesses.
For a small business, the benefits of lead generation software can be a game-changer. According to one study, the typical B2B sales rep spends more than eight hours a week, or more than one full work day, researching and qualifying sales leads. That's not even counting the time needed to actually reach out to those leads, keep track of interactions with the leads, and try to make the sale.
That's where lead generation software comes in. Using tools to automate different steps in the lead generation, management, and nurture process can help keep things organized. Any meaningful list of leads can quickly get out of hand if not managed correctly. Using tools will also save your sales team tons of time when it comes to researching new leads.
In addition to saving time, effective lead generation tools can also reduce human error. For example, with no need to manually enter lead information into a database, your employees are less likely to make mistakes. When interaction with leads is automated, sales staff don't have to worry about forgetting to follow up with a prospect. Let's take a look at how lead generation works to see these benefits in action.
What can lead generation software do?
Lead generation can be done right and wrong, but most importantly what can it do for you? That depends. Some lead generation tools are part of a larger software suite that incorporates customer relationship management (CRM), social media marketing, email marketing and more. Others are standalone apps that integrate with your existing sales and marketing tools so the granular functionality of each is case-by-case.
There are so many ways to contact prospects these days that it can be hard to keep up. Phone numbers change, and people switch jobs. Having current contact information is vital for making the sale, especially in industries that have a long sales cycle, or when following up with leads from long ago.
Lead generation software should either manage your contact data to keep it updated, or integrate with your existing CRM tools. This ensures you always have the information you need to stay in touch.
For many businesses, the majority of their leads come from the web. This is where lead generation tools can be extremely valuable. They can capture lead data based on prospects' interactions with your business online, such as downloading a white paper, filling out a contact form or taking action on a particular landing page.
Not all leads are ready to buy — in fact, most aren't. That's why it's so helpful if lead generation software scores leads for you based on their stage in the sales funnel. This allows your salespeople to spend more time and effort on the leads that are closer to making a decision, while still nurturing those that are "just looking."
Even those leads that aren't ready to buy need to be nurtured along the sales funnel. However, this can be time-consuming and since the payoff is far in the future, salespeople may tend to ignore the task in favor of focusing on qualified leads.
Lead generation software can give you the best of both worlds. It can automate lead nurturing for prospects who are still in the research stage, so they stay involved with your business, while freeing up your sales team to give more attention to prospects who are close to making a purchase.
For example, lead generation software typically generates emails or text message interactions based on prospects' past behavior, and then automates the process of sending them. Of course, you can customize these emails or texts to your business and the situation, so they don't "feel" automated.
If you're like most small business owners, you get nervous about putting money into marketing when you're not sure if it's paying off. Here's another way that lead generation software offers value: It shows you exactly where your leads are coming from. When you know which marketing efforts are driving the most leads, you know where to keep putting your marketing dollars.
But that's not all. Lead generation software can also show you what's not working. That gives you an opportunity to try to improve those campaigns. For example, maybe very few people are filling out your contact form. Why is that? It could be because your call to action on the page isn't effective, the page is hard to find, you're asking for too much data, or a variety of other reasons.
Armed with this information, you can make changes to the contact form and use the information from your lead generation software to see whether your changes are working. Being able to fine-tune your marketing is one of the most valuable aspects of using lead generation software.
What's the best lead generation software for your business?
What sales or customer relationship management software do you already use?
What features are essential in lead generation software? For example, if your salespeople are on the road a lot, or if rapid response is expected in your industry, you'll want lead generation software with an easy-to-use mobile app or maybe one that connects to a desktop app.
What is your budget? Lead generation software is available at a wide variety of price points, so having a budget in mind will help you eliminate some options.
How many users will the software have? Different tools are suited for different sizes of companies. An enterprise-level product probably isn't right for a small business.
What type of customer support do you need? If you're in a 24-7 industry with no downtime, you will want 24-7 customer support.
In this post, we're covering lead generation software for general business use, but there is also lead generation software for specific industries, such as lead generation software for real estate. No matter what industry you're in, look for web-based or cloud-based software rather than software that needs to be installed. Aside from its many other benefits, web-based lead generation software ensures that you always have up-to the-minute data.
G2 Crowd, Capterra and Software Advice are three good software review sites where you can look for lead generation software for your business and do a lead generation software comparison. All three sites allow you to sort and filter based on the type of software you need, number of users, user reviews, specific features and other key factors.
To get you started, here's an overview of 10 of the most popular lead generation software based on number of users, suitability for small businesses, and user reviews. Products are listed alphabetically.
Designed for small marketing teams, this marketing automation software offers tools to generate and manage leads, score leads, track website visitors and manage email marketing. It integrates with most leading CRM products.
Pros: Users give Act-on high marks for its email marketing features and appreciate the Act-on University courses that teach them how to make the most of the platform.
Cons: May be a bit unnecessarily complex for small companies that just need the basics.
Price: Plans start at $900/month for up to 2,500 contacts.
This lead generation software helps generate, nurture, qualify and convert leads via landing pages, forms, website pop-ups and more.
Pros: Incorporates telephony and customer service functionality in addition to marketing and sales automation. If you're visually oriented, you'll like the drag-and-drop interface (above). Users like the low price, which makes it affordable for startup businesses, and the ability to test additional features for free. They also rave about customer support.
Cons: Some users find the interface a bit clunky.
Price: Free for up to 10 users; paid plans start at $8.99/user/month.
Designed for small to midsize businesses, Hatchbuck combines sales automation, marketing automation and email marketing features to help users capture leads and manage both leads and existing customers.
Pros: No long-term contract required. Users say Hatchbuck is easy to learn, easy to use and offers the basics that small business owners need.
Cons: Not as fully-featured as some competing platforms.
Price: Prices start at $99/month for up to 2,500 contacts.
This all-in-one marketing software platform helps companies of all sizes create a web presence, convert online traffic into leads, manage and nurture leads and more.
Pros: Hubspot is both popular and highly rated among small businesses. Users like having an all-in-one tool instead of different platforms to manage social media, content marketing, email, etc. If content marketing is a big part of your marketing plan, you'll want to check this platform out.
Cons: Hubspot's basic platform is free, but additional charges for more functionality quickly add up, with prices as high as $1,600/month for the Professional Growth Suite. Both cost and features may be more than some small business owners need.
Price: Free for basic version; premium options start at $50/user/month.
Infusionsoft offers CRM, marketing automation, lead scoring and management and email marketing in one suite. It also includes e-commerce functionality and the ability to invoice and accept payments.
Pros: Customers (especially ecommerce companies) like the all-in-one aspect of the platform that saves entrepreneurs time. This is the only platform reviewed here that incorporates e-commerce functions.
Cons: Users are required to pay between $299 and $1,199 for Infusionsoft's Kickstart onboarding. Some users say it's hard to maximize all the features without paying for additional support.
Price: After 14-day free trial, prices start at $30/month for 500 or fewer contacts.
This marketing automation software for B2B/B2C marketing and sales helps companies qualify, manage, create and nurture leads.
Pros: There's a wide range of add-ons to help customize your platform. While it's not yet as popular or well-known as many competitors, Lead Liaison gets great reviews from users, who rave about the company's helpful customer service and the wide range of features.
Cons: Plentiful features mean a bit of a learning curve; the cost of add-ons can quickly add up.
Price: The "Omnibound" package, including both inbound and outbound lead generation and lead management tools, starts at $650/month.
This marketing automation solution's features include lead management, lead scoring, marketing list management, an email builder and social media management.
Pros: All-inclusive, tiered pricing based on number of contacts; every price level gets the full suite of features. Users say it's intuitive to learn and love the unlimited customer support.
Cons: Some users would like more detailed data reporting.
Price: Packages start at $800/month for 10,000 or fewer mailable contacts.
This software offers customer relationship management, marketing automation, mobile and social marketing, sales team automation and customer service.
Pros: Popular with small business owners, this platform offers month-to-month payment plans with no annual contract. Customers give SharpSpring high marks for its unlimited, free customer support and training.
Cons: This platform offers many opportunities for customization, which can be a blessing or (if you prefer more templates to DIY) a curse.
Price: Starts at $450/month for up to 1,500 contacts.
Take some time to investigate each of these lead generation solutions, ask other users what they think of the products, and talk to your sales team about the options. By making the right choice of lead generation software, you can really power up your business.
Now that you know how to get more customers, go make that phone ring! Just make sure you know what to say when all the new customer calls start coming in.
All platform screenshots by author. Taken October 2018.


And, it seems like that is all I am asked to do lately.
Waiting on a job. Waiting on a house. Waiting on answers from God. Waiting on a better day.
You see, God has answered so many prayers and questions for our family in the past six months. Yet with those answers come more waiting.
Did I mention I hate waiting?
In this lies one of the great battles of our time and culture: immediate gratification vs. waiting it out. The problem is, immediate gratification has some fantastic weapons. It seems that the desire to wait it out puts up little fight.
Ever since I heard the song "40" by U2, I have been mildly obsessed with the Psalm the song is based on.
1. He received a new song.
Wow. So if I'm reading this right, as we wait on God he creates something wholly new in us. As we receive the gift of what we are praying for (in whatever form that might take), we also have a new song to sing.
A song about God's provision.
A song about the faithful God who teaches us about faithfulness.
As you continue to look through scripture, you see a lot of waiting. In fact it seems that God has no issue waiting several generations before he acts on promises. If you don't believe me, see the 400-500 year "silence" in the inter-testament period before he revealed Christ.
In fact, I can't think of many times where God acted immediately and with a lot of clarity when he answered the prayers of his children. I'm not saying he never acts swiftly, but he tends to move much slower than our liking.
That is a hard pill to swallow when we really want something.
We are children of this age, though. SO many thing are easy to discover without a lot of effort. We don't have to really wait for anything. This is no complaint. It is simply the luxury of technology and affluence.
Yet, we must discern what is being done to us when we don't wait patiently on the Lord. While I think we have a tremendous luxury in things being so easily accessible, we must not be fooled into thinking the real stuff of life can be remedied by the same methodology.
Again, we serve a God who has no problem taking his time. We have the chance to join in with God in the wait and see what can be done to us through the wait.
How do we change in the wait? Are we different people between the time we ask and receive? How would we have grown if we were given what we wanted immediately?
So today if you are waiting like me, take heart. While you continue to pray for what you desire, also pray about what God is doing in your heart while you wait. Pray with anticipation for the new song he is creating in you.
Pray for us as we wait. And, I would love to know what we can pray for as you wait. Share with us what we can pray for and we will join with you in that prayer.
Let the new song be written in your heart today as you wait.
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Free Tier Music Streaming Comes Under Fire at Grammys
By Conner Carey on Tue, 02/16/2016
Since the introduction of Spotify and Apple Music, there's been quite a stir in regard to streaming music and particularly free streaming music. When Apple Music began offering free 3-month trials, the company wasn't going to pay artists or labels any money during user trials until Taylor Swift brought the issue to the forefront. Last night, as Apple aired its Apple Music + Sonos ad, the opportunity to address the issue came up again. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow and Common both took moments to speak on it. Portnow stated, "Isn't a song worth more than a penny?" Referring to the miniscule amount of money artists earn from ad-supported music streaming services.
Portnow went on to say, "Listen, we all love the convenience, and we support technologies like streaming, which connect us to that music. But we also have to make sure that artists grow up in a world where music is a viable career." His point is more than valid. We see the top performers in music and think, "oh, they don't need my money," but it reaches far beyond 'top artists' as the ability to listen to nearly anyone, mainstream or underground, grows with technology. Last year, Portnow addressed Spotify directly at the launch for the Creators Alliance, an activist group that lobbies for fair pay for artists, "Remember that music matters in our lives, and that new technology must pay artists fairly."
Common gave a shout-out to those who are supporting artists with their money, "So tonight, my comrades of the recording academy would like to thank our fans who support our work by going to a concert, subscribing to a music service, collecting vinyl, or speaking out for artists' rights."
My Apple Music trial was up quite some time ago now, and I've been paying the $9.99 a month since. Considering I could have also acquired a Hulu account for this monthly price, I was hesitant. But then I thought back to the 90s, when each CD I bought was $10-$20. We've grown increasingly accustomed to getting more for less but often fail to recognize the underlying business model of all things. Whether it's supporting an artist you love or buying from your local farmer's market, it's important to put your money where your heart is.

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Two Instructors from Estonia and Canada share their experiences from their participation in Fairstart's instructor education.
Certified instructors from Fairstart's international network tell about the remarkable effects of using Fairstart's training programme.
Dana Evans, American Instructor living in Russia, shares her experience with teaching Fairstart's foster care program.Dana is a foster parent herself and has the oversight over several support groups for foster and adoptive parents.
Maria Elena Rodriguez Borrajo from Spain shares her experience from her participation in Fairstart's Instructor Education. Maria Elena is a Child Psychotherapist working in La Coruña, Spain.
One of the care staff said, "Earlier, we really felt bad when children behaved badly with us, after so much of care, but because of the training, now we are able to understand why the child must be behave in this way.
They (caregivers red.) have been able to connect with their natural strengths as care givers, their own personal stories as children, and to connect with what they should practice more.
They (the caregivers, red.) were happy and pleased, that they could get some practical help to support the children in their care. Many of them came to talk about their concerns after the session, personally. Sharing makes you feel secure with your co-workers, otherwise it's difficult to open your heart.
Most of them (the caregivers, red.) felt that they could see themselves in the children, they are taking care of, and they recognize the emotional reactions of the children, which makes it easier to relate to the children's behavior patterns.
(…) the caregivers said that a cry or call for help or attention from a child is now a priority to them and that it is refreshing to them to know that they fulfil needs in the children simply by being available, accessible and interactive with the children.


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package testdata

import (
	"crypto/sha1"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
	"os/exec"
	"path/filepath"
	"testing"
)

// sum returns in string form (for easy comparison) the SHA-1 hash of the named file.
func sum(t *testing.T, name string) string {
	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(name)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	t.Logf("sum(%q): length is %d", name, len(data))
	hash := sha1.New()
	_, err = hash.Write(data)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("% x", hash.Sum(nil))
}

func run(t *testing.T, name string, args ...string) {
	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
	err := cmd.Run()
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
}

func TestGolden(t *testing.T) {
	// Compute the original checksum.
	goldenSum := sum(t, "test.pb.go")
	// Run the proto compiler.
	run(t, "protoc", "--go_out="+os.TempDir(), "test.proto")
	newFile := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "test.pb.go")
	defer os.Remove(newFile)
	// Compute the new checksum.
	newSum := sum(t, newFile)
	// Verify
	if newSum != goldenSum {
		run(t, "diff", "-u", "test.pb.go", newFile)
		t.Fatal("Code generated by protoc-gen-go has changed; update test.pb.go")
	}
}

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This candy, consisting of a grain of aniseed coated in sugar, is perhaps the oldest in France, as early as 872! Today, the factory is still located at the heart of the ancient abbey, where the process of successive coats of sugar over an anise seed is completed in 15 days. From L'Abbaye de Flavigny, individual lemon flavored candies with a hit of anise at the very center. All natural, only three ingredients: Sugar - Green Anise Seed - Natural Flavor. One of many different Abbaye de Flavigny flavors!


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HomeMohammed bin Rashid orders air bridge to carry 450 tonnes of relief to Nepal earthquake victims, food for 100,000 people
Mohammed bin Rashid orders air bridge to carry 450 tonnes of relief to Nepal earthquake victims, food for 100,000 people
Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has ordered an air bridge to the victims of the most powerful earthquake to hit Nepal since 1934 claiming more than 4100 lives and displacing thousands of people. The devastating earthquake has resulted in a shortage of potable water and food and a high hygiene risk, forcing the government to seek international assistance including rescue and medical teams.
The first Boeing 747 took off this morning from Dubai heading to Kathmandu Airport with the first 90 metric tonnes of aid. The total volume of shipment that shall be sent through the air bridge will exceed 450 metric tonnes and include aid items consisting of emergency health Kits, water purification units, water storage and distribution units, blankets, tents, tarpaulin, jerry cans, buckets, plastic sheets, solar lamps, ICT equipment and food items.
His Highness also instructed a donation of 100,000 pouches of "Salma Halal Food" the ready-to-eat-meals dedicated to emergency responses.
The International Humanitarian City, (IHC) is running the air bridge in coordination with the UN agencies, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, and number of international humanitarian organisations to mobilise the relief supplies.
As an immediate response to the devastating disaster, the UNHCR, IFRC and 9 UNHRD's partners including World Health Organisation (WHO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, World Vision International, Save the Children, UNICEF, Catholic Relief Services Adventist Development and Relief Agency and World Food Programme (WFP) are sending aid shipments through the air bridge.
Ambassador Hamad Al Shamsi, IHC board member took the lead in supervising the operations run at the airport said, "The UAE leaders and people are well known for their humanitarian commitment and through the IHC, the biggest global logistics hub we continue to lend a hand to people facing crises around the world". He added, "The massive destruction Nepal people are facing require immediate action and that's what we count on through the support of the IHC members' and all humanitarian agencies locally and internationally".
Shaima Al Zarooni, IHC CEO leading the operations' of the taskforce said, "We are honoured to follow the UAE leaders' directions and be part of this humanitarian initiative. The kind contribution of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum shall enable aid to reach the affected people and save more lives".
According to OCHAO latest report, the Government of Nepal requested international assistance, including search and rescue capacity; medical teams, supplies and tenting for hospitals; heavy equipment for rubble removal; and helicopters for transport of injured and access to blocked areas.
IHC signs three partnerships at DIHAD 2015
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid orders an air bridge of humanitarian aid to Nepal
Dubai's International Humanitarian City Gives Voice to Female Aid Workers on World Humanitarian Day
More Aid From Dubai Delivered to Mozambique and Zimbabwe Where Cyclone Idai's Death Toll Rises to 746
As Mozambique Struggles with Cyclone Aftermath, Dubai's IHC Extends Air Bridge to Deliver More Aid
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On the Eastern side of the Bois de Vincennes, a ceremonial torii gate marks the beginning of a quiet path, frequented by the occasional jogger or seeker of solitude. In the summer of 1907, though, this small park hosted the Paris Colonial Exposition, and was one of the busiest places in the region.
These days, the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale (Garden of Tropical Agriculture) is eerily quiet, as if forgotten entirely. Most of the structures are in ruin, with plants growing through broken windows. In truth, the park isn't without caretakers, but rather represents a part of French history that can be neither restored nor demolished. The 1907 Exposition was a celebration of empire, and France's past still troubles this garden.
The Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale was created in 1899 as a place for experiments with plants that France grew abroad; banana trees and coffee plants filled hot houses. It's still one of few places in Paris offering palm trees and bamboo.
The garden's most striking features, though, are the ruined buildings and monuments that remain from the 1907 Colonial Exposition. This was a small event compared to the earlier Universal Expositions held in central Paris, but nonetheless attracted almost two million visitors over a six month period. The villages built here represented Madagascar, the Congo, Indochina, Sudan, Tunisia and Morocco.
Near the entrance, a few metres from the fading red torii gate, are a number of sculptures made mysterious by time. There are no signs explaining the large group of figures piled with stone necklaces, plants, animals, though visitors may interpret the imagery as an ode to France's colonial riches. One statue has lost her head, adding to the strange sense that witnesses have vanished from this place. Nearby, winged gods and suited colonisers stand out of context among the trees.
It was a much darker element of the exposition that drew crowds to the Bois de Vincennes in 1907. This was the human zoos, areas in which people from the colonies worked as imitations of themselves for the public's amusement. The faux-Indochinese bridges that remain acted as sets for these tableau, where participants were expected to live constantly under the eyes of others. At night, those working at the Congolese pavilion slept crowded into the second floor of the structure, since destroyed by a storm.
While these villages drew audiences, the Colonial Exposition was intended to showcase products from France's colonies. A small kiosk, now encircled by net, housed a popular exhibit of wood samples from around the world.
The biggest pavilion represents Indochina, and now feels strikingly out of place as the only building to have been restored. The bricks, painted white only recently, gleam freshly, and foliage has been cleared away. In 1907, this space displayed rice, corn and spices alongside jewelry and musical instruments made from colonial materials. It's likely to soon become a visitor centre for the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale.
After 1907's Colonial Exposition, this park disappeared from the public eye. It continued to be a site marked by politics, used as a military hospital during World War I. Subsequently, a number of memorials to those from the colonies who died fighting for France were erected alongside the remains of the Colonial Exposition, heightening the park's guilty emotion.
It's surprising so many structures, often constructed quickly and at a low cost, weathered such time without intervention. While storms in 1999 and a fire in 2004 did damage, it's shocking to think this period of history was so recent as to still be standing.
In 2007, the Jardin d'Agronomie Tropical was once again opened to the public. The restoration of the Indochinese pavilion hints that the city might now be ready to deal with its history, but it looks as if the garden will remain primarily ruins consumed by nature. This seems appropriate, creating a meditative environment that encourages visitors to contemplate France's recent past and the passage of empire.


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It could have been the one-two punch that turned the world economy around. On Monday the Bank of Japan met to set monetary policy in the world's second-largest economy, amid hopes that last year's disastrous decision to raise interest rates would be decisively reversed. Yesterday the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee met to set interest rates for the world's biggest economy, amid hopes that it would act decisively to stop the slide in America's economic growth.
Alas, both central banks pulled their punches. Not that they refused to act: the Fed cut interest rates half a percentage point, and the Bank of Japan announced what amounted to a humiliating reversal of policy. But in each case the measures taken were half-hearted — moves in the right direction, but almost certainly too weak to do the job. And since both central banks faced problems in which market psychology is key, in both cases half a loaf may be as bad as no loaf at all. For if the measures taken in the last two days fail — which they almost certainly will — the fact that each central bank tried to turn the economy around but failed will damage its credibility, and make it all the harder to engineer a recovery in the future.
Start with Japan. Last year the Bank of Japan somehow managed to convince itself that the right cure for an economy suffering persistent deflation was to raise interest rates. Now it has grudgingly conceded that deflationary monetary policy is, you guessed it, deflationary, and has reversed course. But the bank faces a deep psychological problem. In an economy where prices are falling rather than rising, both consumers and companies are reluctant to spend, since they know that a yen tomorrow is always worth more than a yen today. And this very reluctance to spend feeds the deflation. So what the bank needs to do is convince people that deflation will soon end — which means that it needs to act very forcefully.
What the bank did instead, however, was to announce a limited set of measures that are extremely unlikely to turn this psychology around. An uncharitable interpretation of the plan would be that it was designed not to save the economy but to save face — to allow the bank to say to its critics, "See, we gave you the expansionary policy you wanted, and it didn't work. So there." And it will be that much harder for any later effort to break the vicious cycle of deflationary psychology.
The situation in the United States is not nearly so grim. We don't have a long history of deflation in consumer prices. But we do have rapidly deflating stock prices, and equally rapidly deflating consumer and business confidence. The Bank of Japan needs to break a vicious circle of self-fulfilling expectations of deflation; the Fed needs to break a vicious circle of self-fulfilling deflation of expectations. This isn't just word play; there is a real similarity in the problems facing the two institutions.
The big difference is that the Fed has a powerful conventional tool at its disposal; since U.S. interest rates remain well above zero, there is still room for substantial cuts.
But yesterday the Fed applied that tool half-heartedly, with a rate cut that almost nobody thinks is large enough to do the trick. The official statement that went with the cut contained the code words "the Federal Reserve will need to monitor developments closely." I take this to mean that the Fed itself suspects strongly that another emergency rate cut will be needed well before the next regular meeting in May. But then why not do it now? Is the Fed, like the Bank of Japan, reluctant to take actions that would amount to an admission of past mistakes?
And while the Fed has room for substantial cuts, it does not have unlimited room — which is what makes yesterday's half-measure so disturbing. The point is that every time the Fed cuts rates but doesn't turn things around, its credibility is eroded. Yesterday's market plunge was in effect a vote of no confidence in Alan Greenspan and his colleagues. And that very lack of confidence will now become a drag on economic recovery.
America is not Japan, and the Fed is not the Bank of Japan. But they don't seem quite as different today as they did a few months ago — and that is bad news indeed.


NEW DELHI (AP) - The first time American John Allen Chau visited the isolated island in the seas between India and Southeast Asia, he came bearing gifts that included a football and fish.
He interacted with some of the tribesmen - who survive by hunting, fishing and collecting wild plants and are known for attacking anyone who comes near with bows and arrows and spears - until they became angry and shot an arrow at him.
Dependera Pathak, director-general of police on India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, said Wednesday that the seven people have been arrested for helping the American reach North Sentinel Island, including five fishermen, a friend of Chau's and a local tourist guide. Visits to the island are forbidden by the government, and officials were working with anthropologists to find a way to recover the body.
After the fishermen realized Chau had been killed, they left for Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where they broke the news to Chau's friend, who in turn notified his family, Pathak said.
"We have to see what is possible, taking utmost care of the sensitivity of the group and the legal requirements," said Pathak.
One of Chau's friends said the American spent a month at his home in Cape Town, South Africa, before going to India. Casey Prince, 39, declined to discuss what Chau told him about his upcoming travel plans, saying he would rather talk about the kind of man his friend was.


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Justia Patents Foldable, Collapsible, Or Having Pivoted PortionUS Patent for Construction toy with connectable portions Patent (Patent # 4,925,429)
Construction toy with connectable portions
May 31, 1988 - Kaulfuss Designers, Inc.
A simple construction toy of thin, planar flexible material, and characterized also by some stiffness and resilience, wherein two generally similar and opposable sides extend from a connective member, and each side has a remote free end. The toy is manually assembled by flexing the sides about the connective member and hooking them together near the remote free ends. Thus-assembled, the toy's sides bow outwardly. Inequality between the connected lengths of the sides imparts moderate asymmetry to the bowed sides, and contributes to a three-dimensional effect. Where the toy has legs, the asymmetry enhances its stance. One or several of the toys may be presented within a larger sheet of such material and adapted easily to be taken from the sheet.
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This invention is in the field of simple construction toys and relates specifically to toy-figures originating as a planar piece and having resilient, inter-connected portions.
2. Description of Related Art
The related art includes the disclosures of these United States patents for paper and cardboard construction-type dolls and other toy articles: No. 1,392,981--cardboard or paper doll figures joined by tabs and slots means in a ring; No. 1,434,940--several cardboard dolls in chain-like inter-connection, enabled by slit means; No. 2,944,368--doll apparel formed as a single piece of resilient material, with front and sides, to engage with a bas-relief type doll; No. 3,073,059--a planar doll figure, with folded-together (at the head) front and back sides. No. 4,227,340--a contoured-front paper doll adapted to fit with other clip-on toy figures such as a horse and an auto.
The related art may also include flexible sheet elements for use in the construction of hollow or shell-like bodies such as is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,895,225.
The objects of this invention are (i) to provide an inexpensive, manually-assembled toy simulating in small-scale a three-dimensional figure or object; (ii) to impart stability and realistic appearance to such a toy, and (iii) to afford young children worthwhile instructive opportunities to accomplish a simple assemblage and, additionally, for enjoyable play with the assembled article.
The toy originates as a planar piece of material on which the toy-figure is at least peripherally defined. The material is a thin flexible ply, perforable or easily cut by scissors, and further characterized by stiffness and resilience.
The toy-figure includes a first side, a generally-corresponding second side, and a transition portion (or "transition") as a flexed connective element between the two sides. The transition is defined in terms of a transition-line, as such a line, or as a zone proximate the line. In addition to the transition-connection, the two sides are mutually connectable--by slitted portions serving as hooks--at a distance relatively remote from the transition. The toy-figure may be intended to represent an animal and, typically, in such figures, legs depend from the animal's body.
Hooked together, the slits of the figure's slitted portions locate a connection-point. The connection-point and transition-line define a longitudinal axis for the assembled figure. Each of the figure's sides has an unflexed connected-length, that is, a comparably-reckoned distance between transition-line and connection-point. If the connected-lengths of the two sides are unequal, the result is an asymmetry of the connected sides relative to the axis, and a characteristic asymmetric bowed relationship between the sides.
This bowed relationship imparts significant breadth to the toy. Where the toy includes, for example, legs, the breadth provides for a stable stance and, additionally, enables a natural disposition and life-like proportions to the legs. Such disposition and proportion distinguish this invention from tent-like, fold-across-the-top forms of toy animal figures in which the legs are unnaturally large and splayed.
FIG. 1 is a lay-out of a toy-figure of a construction toy of this invention on a larger sheet of planar material. The toy-figure, a tiger, faces toward the left.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the upper edges of the toy-figure of FIG. 1, showing bilateral asymmetry. The toy-figure is removed from the larger sheet, and assembled, and the thickness of the material is somewhat exaggerated.
FIG. 3 is a layout of a toy-figure of a construction toy of this invention, having a posterior zone defined by the transition-line, on larger planar material. The toy-figure is an elephant facing toward the right.
FIG. 4 is a sketch showing the toys of FIGS. 1 and 3 in assembled condition. FIG. 4A is the tiger, and FIG. 4B is the elephant.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a toy-figure of a construction toy of this invention, without reference to any larger sheet, and having two crease-lines in the zone located by the transition-line.
FIG. 6 is a sketch showing the toy of FIG. 5 in assembled condition. The toy-figure is a boat with the water-line as its lower edge.
FIG. 7 is a sketch showing the layout of several toy-figures, each defined by its own demarcation, on a single sheet of planar material.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 generally depict lay-outs of preferred embodiments of this invention. Reference numerals identify parts of the lay-outs or their aspects, as follows: in FIG. 1, 10 is a sheet of material, 11 is the toy-figure or toy (a tiger), 12 is the peripheral outline of toy 11, 14 is the head (showing an eye of the tiger) of toy 11, 16 is the left side of toy 11, 18 is the right side of toy 11, 20 is the transition-line, 21 is the connective element, 22 is each of four legs, 24 is a slitted portion near the rear of left side 16, 25 is the slit of portion 24, 26 is a slitted portion near the rear of right side 18, 27 is the slit of portion 26, and 28 is the connection-point (to be defined by slits 25 and 27 when they are hooked together); also, characters "a" and "b" respectively identify line-segments representing the connected-lengths of left side 16 and right side 18. Segment "a" is shorter than segment "b".
FIG. 2 employs the same numerals as in FIG. 1; also, 29 is the longitudinal axis of assembly toy 11, and characters "c" and "d" respectively identify line-segments representing the transverse distances between axis 9 and left side 16 and right side 18. Segments "c" and "d" are co-linear, and "c" is shorter than "d."
In FIG. 3, 30 is a sheet of material, 31 is a toy (an elephant), 32 (the dark line) indicates exemplary ones of the plurality of cuts in sheet 30 that serve to define the perforate outline of toy 31, 33 is the head-neck portion of toy 31, 34 is the left side of toy 31, 35 is the transition portion or connective member of toy 31, 36 indicates exemplary ones of the plurality of small yet-unbroken portions in the perforate outline of toy 31, dashed line 37 represents the transition-line, 38 is the left margin of member 35, 39 is the right margin of member 35, 40 is the tail of toy 31, 41 is the right side of toy 31, 42 is a slit in head-neck portion 33, 44 is a slitted portion near the front of right side 41, 45 is the slit of portion 44, and 46 is the connection-point defined by slits 42 and 45.
FIG. 4A utilizes the reference numerals of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B, the numerals of FIG. 3.
In FIG. 5, 50 is a toy (a boat), 51 is the hull of toy 50, 52 is the forward slitted portion of hull 51, 53 is the superstructure, 54 is the connective zone--like a stern or transom--of toy 50, 55 is the starboard-side slit, 56 is the port-side slit, 57 is the connection-point defined by slits 55 and 56, and 60 is the transition line. Broken line 58 indicates a first crease-line, and broken line 59 is a second crease-line. FIG. 6 utilizes the reference numerals of FIG. 5.
In FIG. 7, numeral 70 is a sheet of material, 72 is a first demarcation of the silhouette and the slits of a first toy-figure (such as elephant 31 in FIG. 3), 74 is a second such demarcation for a second such toy-figure, dashed line 75 is a fold in sheet 70, 76 is a third such demarcation for a third such toy-figure, and 78 is a fourth such demarcation for a fourth such toy-figure. Demarcations 72 and 74 are imprinted curves and lines. Demarcations 76 and 78 are perforations.
The preferred embodiment of this invention may be described from the standpoints of the toy-figure in a larger context, as in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the toy, itself, apart from or without reference to a larger sheet, as in FIGS. 4 and 5. From either standpoint a preferred embodiment requires suitable material. Such material is essentially planar or sheet-like in origin and usually a single thin ply, perforable or easily cut by scissors. Further, the material is characterized by flexibility so that it may be flexed, bent or folded over from an original planar condition; resiliency so that, when flexed, bent or folded over--once or several times--it has arcuate form and tends to return to planar condition; and, stiffness so that it tends to retain an established conformation. In some instances, it may be of advantage that the material be able to receive and retain creases. Generally, thicker construction papers or other papers, cardboard, or tag board are suitable materials.
Concerning the larger context, FIG. 1 shows toy 11 as part of larger sheet 10, and FIG. 3 shows toy 31 as a part of larger sheet 30. The toy-figures may be produced on the larger sheet by a conventional printing or reproduction process. Toy 11 is to be scissors-cut from sheet 10 along outline 12. Toy 31 has perforate silhouette, and is to removed from sheet 30 by breaking the small connections 36; thus, sheet 30 must be perforable. Such perforations and the toy's slits may be die-cut. If presented only as a silhouette the toy may be colored by crayon or painted before it is taken from the larger piece or is assembled.
Toys such as toy 50 may be separately produced and utilized as discrete articles without reference to any larger context or sheet. The edges and slits of toy 50 may be, for example, die-cut.
Separately produced or taken from the larger sheet, the preferred embodiments have the same characteristics. The toy's two slitted portions--such as portions 24 and 26 is FIG. 1 and the forward portions 52 in FIG. 5--are in effect free ends. The slits--numerals 25 and 27 in FIG. 1, and 56 and 57 in FIG. 5.--are open and, when the slitted portions are hooked together, they define the connection-point--numeral 28 in FIG. 1 and numeral 58 in FIG. 5.
The toy is manually assembled by flexing, bending, or folding the two sides toward each other; such actions may be hinge-like of at least one of the sides (and its free end) relative to an axis of rotation. When such actions are complete, the slitted portions (or free ends) are hooked together to connect the sides, as in FIGS. 4 and 6. FIG. 2 shows that, in plan view and as assembled, the sides assume and have a bowed or curved perimeter.
The axis of rotation is defined by the transition-line--line 20 in FIG. 1, line 37 of FIG. 3 and line 60 of FIG. 5. The transition-line is at or close to the portion of the described curve at maximum straight-line distance from the connection-point. Theoretically, the transition-line may be considered as at the maximum radius of curvature of such curve or--moving from one side of the toy to the other, including the connective element--such as member 35 in FIG. 3--where the tangent to such curve would "transition" from positive to negative slope. Practically, it may be a simple, somewhat sharp bend or a crease, or it may locate within a narrow zone proximate the point of tangential transition, such as member 35.
FIG. 2 shows transition-line 20 and connection-point 28 defining longitudinal, chord-like axis 29, and that sides 16 and 18 bow or bulge outwardly from axis 29. The resilient property of the material contributes to the bowed effect, and to the desired and thus-effected three-dimensional appearance of the assembled toy. The transition-line and the connection-point also define, for each side of the toy, a characteristic connected-length. If the two connected-lengths are equal, the toy is effectively bilaterally symmetrical between the transition-line and the connection-point.
In many toys of this invention, an inequality between the connected-lengths of the respective sides provides a moderate intentional asymmetry. Such asymmetry avails to impart or enhance the desired bowed effect. Each side exerts a bowing effect on the other, but usually the side with the shorter connected-length is relatively stronger. The unequal segments "a" and "b" of FIG. 1 show the connected-length of right side 18 of toy 11 to be shorter than the connected-length of left side 16. Correspondingly, in FIG. 2, segment "c", relative to segment "d," shows left side 16 to bow outwardly of axis 29 more than right side 18.
The asymmetry affords notable breadth to the toy. Where the toy-figure has legs or similar appendages--and distinct from a general contribution to the three-dimensional appearance--this breadth specifically provides a stable stance. In the length-wise view, the tiger's legs 22 have vertical disposition relative to the body, and, as shown in FIG. 4A, provide a four-point stance with a substantial transverse component. A three-point stance, as well, would likely suffice. If a toy with legs lacks such an opportune transverse component, stability is at best impaired and, probably, absent altogether. Further, this stance enables appendages to have natural proportions and a natural, generally vertical disposition, and, on the toy's small scale, realistically to be depicted, as in legs 22.
The inequality between the sides' connected-lengths should not be great enough to produce undue asymmetry or distortion in the toy.
The resilience of the toy may be influenced in minor degree by particular shapes. Flexed-together portions--such as sides 34 and 39 of toy 31 in FIG. 4B--should not be so large or weighty relative to an inherent tendency for a return-moment--exerted in member 35 (and about transition-line 37)--to impair or negate the moment.
Toy 50 is an essentially symmetric figure, and has a broad connective zone 54. As assembled, it has a shallower or broader bowed effect to stern zone 54 than, for example, the relatively deep or sharp transition bend at the tiger's chest, along line 20 in FIG. 2, in toy 11. As a sort of implementing detail that these toys may be provided with, the forward starboard side of hull 52 needs a slightly enlarged portion to accommodate slit 55. When slits 55 and 56 are hooked together, appropriate creases along lines 58 and 59 will tend to square off zone 54 and increase its simulative appearance as a transom. FIG. 6 suggests the effect of the creases along lines 58 and 59; the creases are at substantially equal distance from line 60 and serve to define zone 54.
The respective pairs of slits, when functioning as the hooks in toys 11, 31 and 50, are readily releasable. Thus, the toys may be unhooked and then re-assembled several times, augmenting their play value.
FIG. 7 illustrates that a number of toy-figures, each defined by, for example, an imprinted silhouette or a perforate edge, may be advantageously presented in combination on a single sheet of suitable planar material.
In an exemplary preferred embodiment, seven distinct toy animal figures form a collective presentation. The presentation is on a single plain and uncolored sheet of 150 lb. tag board; the widely-available "Springhall" brand of tag board product serves well in this connection. The animals are a tiger (toy 11 of FIG. 1), an elephant (toy 31 of FIG. 3), a gorilla, a rhinocerous, an hippotamus, a zebra, and a giraffe. The tiger's connected-lengths are, on side 16 (segment "a" of FIG. 1) approximately 43/4 inches, and on side 18 (segment "b" of FIG. 1), 5 inches; when the tiger is assembled and standing, the lower extremity of each leg 22 is at 21/4 inches vertical distance below connection point 28. In the elephant the connected-lengths of the sides are 47/8 inches and 51/2 inches, and the legs uniformly terminate 3 inches below connection-point 46.
The animal figures of this exemplary presentation, and the slits therefor, are defined by perforate edges or lines. The figures have small holes suggestive of eyes, but no other illustrational matter is provided. The overall dimensions of the sheet are approximately 111/4 inches by 35 inches, and it is folded to be received in an envelope. The envelope carries a crayon-coloring guide and assembly instructions, and the slits are identified by small size "A" and "B" letters to correlate with the instructions.
Many other specific embodiments are within the spirit and scope of this invention.
1. A toy figure of flexible planar material comprising
a transition portion including a transition-line;
a first side extending from the transition-line, and having a first-side end and a slitted portion defining a first slit proximate the first-side end;
at least one first-side appendage adapted to depend from the first side;
a second side extending from the transition-line, having a second-side end and a slitted portion defining a second slit proximate the second-side end, and being generally opposed to the first side and adapted to cooperate with the first side to comprise hook means and to define a connection-point; and,
second-side appendages adapted to depend from the second side;
wherein the distance between the connection-point and the transition-line along the first side differs from a corresponding distance along the second side, so that when the material is flexed and the hook means are engaged to connect the ends, the connection-point and the transition-line define a chord-like axis, the sides bow outwardly of and are asymmetric relative to the axis, and the toy is adapted to stand on at least some of the appendages.
2. The toy figure of claim 1 where at least some of the appendages are legs, and, as the toy is adapted to stand on the legs, the legs are in a generally vertical disposition and define a uniform vertical distance relative to the connection-point.
3. A construction toy of thin flexible planar material comprising
a first side extending from the transition portion, having a first-side end and a slitted portion defining a first slit proximate the first-side end; and, p1 a second side extending from the transition portion, the second side being generally opposed to the first side, having a second-side end and a slitted portion defining a second slit proximate the second-side end, and being adapted to cooperate with the first slit to comprise hook means and to define a connection-point;
wherein the distance between the connection-point and the transition-line along the first side differs from the corresponding distance along the second side, so that when the material is flexed and the hook means engaged to connect the two ends, the connection-point and the transition-line define an axis, and the said sides bow outwardly of and are asymmetric relative to the axis.
4. The construction toy of claim 3, comprising a toy figure, where the planar material is paper, and wherein the transition portion is a bend in the paper and the bend includes the transition-line.
5. A presentation comprising
a sheet of thin flexible planar material, and
a demarcation, on and within the edges of the sheet, which defines the silhouette and the slits of the toy of claim 3 as to be separable from the sheet.
6. The presentation of claim 5 wherein the sheet carries a plurality of the demarcations.
7. The presentation of claim 5 wherein the planar material has paper-like properties and may be scissors-cut along the demarcation.
8. The presentation of claim 6 where the demarcations are perforate.
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Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
Assignee: Kaulfuss Designers, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Inventors: William P. Kaulfuss (Wilmette, IL), Robert H. Kaulfuss (Northbrook, IL)
Primary Examiner: Robert A. Hafer
Assistant Examiner: Michael Brown
Attorney: Walter C. Ramm
Current U.S. Class: Foldable, Collapsible, Or Having Pivoted Portion (446/487); Sheet Material Folded To Form Object (446/488)
International Classification: A63H 3300;


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We are happy to report that Miami Springs residents will get their wish. The new Senior Center will stay on Payne Drive. In a unanimous vote Monday night, the City of Miami Springs on recommendations by the City Manager, voted to move forward with plans to build a new Senior Center at the Prince Field location instead of the controversial pick of building a senior center at the golf course.
Earlier this month we reported on how the City of Miami Springs was mulling over a controversial proposal to develop a huge 10,000 square foot building on the Miami Springs Golf Course to house a new senior center and multi-use building.
The proposed location was just west of the Curtiss Mansion in an area commonly used as a backdrop for wedding pictures at the Mansion.
For some time now, residents have been protesting and expressing their objections to building on the golf course. Concerned residents paid for ads in the Gazette to share their concerns. Others spoke at Council Meetings. (You can see what residents had to say in the videos below.) Still others sent emails, commented on Facebook, or the good old fashioned political discussion at Milam`s. Plainly put, many residents are not happy with putting a 10,000 square foot building on the golf course.
Most residents have not objected to the idea of a new senior center. In fact, most residents have been supportive of the idea of a new senior center. They just don`t want a huge building on the golf course that begins to deteriorate the value of the golf course, the value of their homes, and the value of our community.
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Morfología

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Distribución geográfica

Se encuentran en las Maldivas.

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Bibliografía

 Regan, C. T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London (Ser. 2, Zool.), 12 (parte 3): 217-255, lám. 23-32.
 Moyle, P. y J. Cech.: Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology, 4ª edición, Upper Saddle River, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos: Prentice-Hall. 2000.
 Nelson, J.: Fishes of the World, 3ª edición. Nueva York, Estados Unidos: John Wiley and Sons. 1994.
 Wheeler, A.: The World Encyclopedia of Fishes, 2ª edición, Londres: Macdonald. 1985.

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The Road Ahead: WAITER TO IAS OFFICER
K Jayaganesh's story is similar. He failed the civil service examination six times but never lost heart. The seventh time — his last chance — he passed with a rank of 156 and has been selected for the Indian Administrative Service.
Jayaganesh's story is inspiring not because he did not lose heart but also because he comes from a very poor background in a village in Tamil Nadu, and though he studied to be an engineer, he worked at odd jobs, even as a waiter for a short while, to realise his dream of becoming an IAS officer.
Jayaganesh's inspiring achievement, in his own words:
Childhood in a remote village
I was born and brought up in a small village called Vinavamangalam in Vellore district. My father Krishnan, who had studied up to the tenth standard, worked as a supervisor in a leather factory. My mother was a housewife. I am the eldest in the family and have two sisters and a brother. I studied up to the 8th standard in the village school and completed my schooling in a nearby town.
I was quite good at studies and always stood first. Coming from a poor family, I had only one ambition in life — to get a job as fast as I could and help my father in running the family. My father got Rs 4,500 as salary and he had to take care of the education of four children and run the family, which you know is very difficult.
So, after my 10th standard, I joined a polytechnic college because I was told I would get a job the moment I passed out from there. When I passed out with 91 per cent, there was a chance for me to get entry to a government engineering college on merit. So I decided to join the Thanthai Periyar Government Engineering College to study mechanical engineering. My father supported my desire to study further.
Even while doing engineering, my ambition was still to get a job. If you look at my background, you will understand why I didn't have any big ambitions. Most of my friends in the village had studied only up to the 10th standard, and many did not even complete school. They worked as auto drivers or coolies or masons. I was the only one among my friends who went to college.
I understood the importance of education because of my parents. My father was the only one in his family to have completed school, so he knew the value of education. My parents saw to it that we children studied well.
In search of a job
Four days after I completed my engineering in 2000, I went to Bangalore in search of a job and I one without much difficulty. My salary was Rs 2,500 at a company that reconditioned tools.
It was in Bangalore that I started thinking about my village and my friends. I wondered sadly why none of them studied and worked in good companies. Because they had no education, they always remained poor. There was not enough money to buy even proper food. There was no opportunity there; the only place they could work was the tannery in the nearby town. If they didn't get work at the tannery, they worked as auto drivers or coolies. In short, there was no one in my village to guide the young generation.
I thought would I be able to help my villagers in any way?
Getting interested in the civil service examination
Till then, I had not even heard of something called the civil services examination. It was only after I went to Bangalore and saw the world that I was exposed to many things. I came to know that a collector in a small place could do a lot. At that moment, I decided that I wanted to be an IAS officer.
I resigned and went home to prepare for the examination. I never thought resigning was risky because I had the confidence and knew I would do well.
My father also supported me wholeheartedly. He had just got a bonus of Rs 6,500 and he gave me that money to buy study material. I sat in my village and studied from the notes I received by post from Chennai.
Failed attempts
In my first two attempts, I could not even clear the preliminary examination. I had no idea how to prepare for the exam, what subjects to opt for and how to study. There was nobody to guide me.
I had taken mechanical engineering as my main subject. That's when I met Uma Surya in Vellore. He was also preparing for the examination. He told me that if I took sociology as an option, it would be easy.
Even with sociology as the main subject, I failed in the third attempt. But I was not disappointed. I knew why I was failing. I didn't have proper guidance. I started reading newspapers only after I started preparing for the examination! So you can imagine from what kind of background I came from.
To Chennai for coaching
When I came to know about the government coaching centre in Chennai, I wrote the entrance examination and was selected. We were given accommodation and training.
Because I got tips from those who passed out, I passed the preliminary in my fourth attempt. We were given free accommodation and food only till we wrote the main examination. After that, we had to move out. I didn't want to go back to the village but staying in Chennai also was expensive.
I tried to get a job as an engineer but my efforts turned futile. I then decided to look for a part time job so that I would have time to study.
Working as a waiter in Chennai
I got a job as a billing clerk for computer billing in the canteen at Sathyam Cinemas. I also worked as the server during the interval. It never bothered me that I, a mechanical engineer, preparing for the civil services, had to work as a server. I had only one aim — to stay on in Chennai to pass the examination.
Attending the interview in Delhi
After I got the job at the Sathyam Cinemas, I was called for the interview. As counselling was my hobby, a lot of questions were asked about counselling. I was not very fluent in English but I managed to convey whatever I wanted to. Perhaps I did not articulate well. I failed in the interview.
Preliminary again, the 5th time
Once again, I started from the beginning. Surprisingly, I failed in the preliminary itself. On analysis, I felt I did not concentrate on studies as I was working at Sathyam Cinemas.
I quit the job and joined a private firm to teach sociology to those preparing for the UPSC examinations. While I learnt the other subjects there, I taught sociology. Many friends of mine in Chennai helped me both financially and otherwise while I prepared for the examination.
Sixth attempt
I passed both the preliminary and the main in the sixth attempt but failed at the interview stage.
While preparing for the interview, I had written an examination to be an officer with the Intelligence Bureau and I was selected. I was in a dilemma whether to accept the job. I felt if I joined the IB, once again, my preparation to be an IAS officer would get affected. So, I decided not to join and started preparing for one last time.
Last attempt
I had to give the last preliminary just a few days after the previous interview. I was confused and scared. Finally, I decided to take the last chance and write the examination. Like I had hoped, I passed both the preliminary and the main.
The interview was in April, 2008 at Delhi. I was asked about Tamil Nadu, Kamaraj, Periyar, Tamil as a classical language, the link between politics and Tamil cinema etc. I was upset since I did not wish the interviewers at the start and they did not respond when I said thanks at the end. Both the incidents went on playing in my mind. I just prayed to God and walked back.
The day the results were out
I was extremely tense that day. I would know whether my dreams would be realised or not. I used to tell God, please let me pass if you feel I am worthy of it.
I went to a playground and sat there meditating for a while. Then, I started thinking what I should do if I passed and what I should do if I didn't.
I had only one dream for the last seven years and that was to be an IAS officer.
156th rank
Finally when the results came, I couldn't believe myself. I had secured the 156th rank out of more than 700 selected candidates. It's a top rank and I am sure to get into the IAS.
I felt like I had a won a war that had been going on for many years. I felt free and relieved.
The first thing I did was call my friends in Chennai and then my parents to convey the good news.
Warm welcome in the village
The reception I got in my village was unbelievable. All my friends, and the entire village, were waiting for me when I alighted from the bus. They garlanded me, burst crackers, played music and took me around the village on their shoulders. The entire village came to my house to wish me. That was when I saw unity among my villagers. It was a defining moment for me.
I worked really hard without losing faith in myself to realise my dream. My real work starts now. I want to try hard to eradicate poverty and spread the message of education to all people. Education is the best tool to eradicate poverty. I want Tamil Nadu also to be a literate state like Kerala.
Just take my example. I could come out of a poor background to this level only because of education. I didn't get any guidance when I was young. So I want to give proper guidance to the youth in the villages. They have the ability to go up but there is nobody to guide them. I want to be a guiding force to such youngsters. As I come from that background, I understand them best.
I strongly feel that reservations are needed to uplift the section of society that is at the bottom. Unless you lift them up, they can't come up. As they had been at the bottom for thousands of years, they are not equipped to compete with the higher sections of society.
Now that I am going to be an IAS officer, I will move to the creamy layer in reservations. My children would be from a background that is totally different from what mine was. If I continue taking the benefits of reservation, I would be doing injustice to society. So, I will not take the benefits again.
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ravindra singh June 28, 2014 At 8:32 am
what a thougt abt reservation.. (y)
Brijesh Kumar July 1, 2014 At 10:24 am
Inspiring story.. Hard worker never go down.
Sandeep Yadav July 1, 2014 At 12:22 pm
Congrats sir
Kavya July 1, 2014 At 4:04 pm
G Kiran Kumar July 1, 2014 At 6:49 pm
Congratulations Sir … salute to your hard work .. 🙂 keep it up and inspiration to many !!!
Katighar Satish July 2, 2014 At 5:38 am
Congratulation Sir, with the position the responsibilities lies on our shoulders
Mukesh Thakur July 2, 2014 At 7:03 am
Congratulation Sir,
Its very Important Inspiration to many person who lose self confidence
senthilmurugan July 2, 2014 At 4:58 pm
Congrats brother….
Shubham Sharma July 3, 2014 At 6:27 am
congrats sir, its all about your passion which never let you to loose ur confidence and including ur condition which force u to do all works even as a server…. hatts of to ur passion and hard work
கார்த்திக் July 3, 2014 At 5:10 pm
Sadanand Yadav July 4, 2014 At 5:28 am
Excellent efforts and excellent patience shown,. Really good inspiration to others
prince pritam July 30, 2014 At 6:54 pm
because of u people many like us succeed..!! u r not just an IAS, u r a hero.
kalai vani August 8, 2014 At 4:53 am
congrats brother…….. its not an easy thing…. you did it.u had the guts to achieve it….
ankita rathi August 8, 2014 At 7:37 am
heartily congrats…. really toooo inspiring
RAJEEV MAURYA August 8, 2014 At 7:59 am
sri charan August 8, 2014 At 9:05 am
congrats sirr..
Pooja Solanki August 12, 2014 At 6:52 am
i also have the same situation, i dont have anyone to guide me ,,, how to prepare for ias ,,,
bt sir ur story is really a grt inspiration to me,…
congratsszzz…sir
Rishu Goyal November 18, 2014 At 5:31 pm
Kya bat hai what a inspiration life….
Swapnil January 15, 2015 At 3:58 am
congress sir…. your story is really inspirational to student like me who r coming from poor family and aiming to became IAS off.
Abhishek January 18, 2015 At 4:45 am
Hence proved…… failure is too small to compete with motivation, and hard work….. Its a saga. Highly inspirational.
shirish kulkarni January 19, 2015 At 2:23 pm
Great effort sure one day i am also
Aditya Dubey April 19, 2016 At 9:20 pm
Inspiring …
Super Salute to his thought on reservation.
ashutosh sharma April 19, 2016 At 9:29 pm
Truly inspiring
g s yadav April 19, 2016 At 9:59 pm
Congrats…. you for success
AJAY April 19, 2016 At 10:06 pm
Really very very inspiring. Salute to you Sir.
Aaditya Raghav April 19, 2016 At 10:15 pm
Salute your determination and desire ,really inspiring story
Sanjoy Rana April 19, 2016 At 10:16 pm
Many many Congrats my Elder Brother.
Also my family position is same as u belongs from a poor family, but its my dream to vs a IAS I contribute myself for the Nation, but I don't have any guidance, any coaching, any tuition, any teachers & also any study material.
And don't know which study material I buy or anything else, I couldn't know anything but I want to be a Civil Servant and serve my Country by Mine.
Plz plz help me…
ச.மனு லால் April 19, 2016 At 10:18 pm
கடின உழைப்பு பற்றி தெளிவாக புரிய வைத்ததற்கு நன்றி வாழ்த்துக்கள் சார்
Milan Kumar Bera April 19, 2016 At 10:43 pm
Sir I am an ias asperient ..Preparing ias from 2012. i appeared the exam in 2013 1 st attempt ..buy i failed .. then faceed on many problem..in my family. Also i am employee as school teacher.Now i admit in Msc In Math in distance mode. Now i am preparing for ias exam that not satisfy me . because..1)my school is so fer .get many time. 2) I fill guilty for my preparation strategy.3) i get few distance ias studying almost 1.5year………………………………………….. Now i am 28 years old married boy..plz give me a sugessition how i will appaired ias
vpramod April 19, 2016 At 10:43 pm
It's an honour to hear such stories.
Hat's off to this gentleman.
AARIF KHAN April 19, 2016 At 10:45 pm
Super smart story, best wishes for your future destinations.
vipin kumar April 19, 2016 At 11:16 pm
Congratulation sir your story inspire me I want to become a IAS officer
Thanku you sir for sharing your life story
Raj April 19, 2016 At 11:18 pm
What an indomitable will…… really got goosebumps. … what a self confidence
Vivek Kumar chaudhary April 19, 2016 At 11:26 pm
It's a really really inspiration for the youths.
Many many congratulations sir!!!!!!.
geethanjali April 19, 2016 At 11:43 pm
Yes great effort ..great hard work…..congratulations
Vicky sekhon April 19, 2016 At 11:52 pm
Plssss sir,,,, will u help Me and pls guide me..waiting 4 ur rply sir.
naresh April 19, 2016 At 11:59 pm
ya it's quite a inspiring one for me..hard work and faith always gives the aim
Dinu April 20, 2016 At 1:32 am
Many many congratulations.
Anil Kumar April 20, 2016 At 6:22 am
Heartedly congrats sir what an inspiration story I read so many stories this is one of most motivated one ….
I salute your never give up until reach aim
Pawandeep April 20, 2016 At 9:06 am
Agar kisi cheez ko puri shiddat se
chaho toh puri kayanaat usse aapse milvane par majboor ho jaati.
bs shart ye hh ki app lagatar chlna hh……
Nitish Mondal April 20, 2016 At 9:18 am
Congratulation……sir
I wish to god for more success in your life…..carry on..sir
Rahul sharma April 20, 2016 At 11:09 am
hello sir i m Rahul and i m very impress your story and i slute u..& heads of u…..
Mukul Bhatnagar April 20, 2016 At 1:11 pm
congratulation sir i'm also inspired from your story or hardwork if everyone thinks like you so poverty can be eradicate but i face many troubles in my life for achieving that heaven like lack of finance, lack of confidence,didn't proper guidence and so on
i know that you give me proper guidence and also inspiring me 🙂
Varada Indavara April 20, 2016 At 2:20 pm
Your values are the backbone of your IAS journey.
Let your dedication quality become Role Model to young Indians.
Varadaindavara-Karnataka
Dhivya April 20, 2016 At 3:56 pm
Hats off sir…
vishnu kant April 20, 2016 At 5:44 pm
Really inspiring talk.
Mayank upadhyay April 20, 2016 At 6:37 pm
Its inspiring sir and says never let go….
Congrates sir
Kommiddi ajay kumar April 20, 2016 At 9:38 pm
congratulation sir you again proved that hardwork and positive efforts brings our dream come true .thank you sir
Deepak April 20, 2016 At 11:09 pm
salute sir ji
BIJU April 21, 2016 At 12:42 am
So inspiring life ever I read.
vijay April 21, 2016 At 12:50 am
Valthukkal nanba……..
crazy spectrum April 21, 2016 At 1:43 am
BHAI—80% same. to my life..hats off for ur zeal to fight back..when man's existance is questioned mark???,,that person can do anything to any extent…
Dr. P Srinivasulu April 21, 2016 At 10:34 am
Your story and your hard work will inspire many and they can follow.
I hope you understood the poor and poverty and try to eradicate these in the society. Now you entered into the creamy layer, there it is not easy to work with honesty. At present the burocrates from top to bottom with corruption, which is spoiling the society. You have to withstand facing all these difficulties while you are working.
Dr P Srinivasulu
MANORANJAN NAG April 22, 2016 At 11:40 pm
GREAT DEAR,HARD WORK NEVER GOES UNREWARDED………………….CONGRATS
Shubham mishra September 28, 2016 At 7:11 pm
great effort….&also great thinking about reservation….sir ji I salute u & your hard work
Aman March 25, 2017 At 10:15 am
My present situation is same as like you as your after graduation time. I am a civil engineer. My family background is also same as yours in your past time. I have no proper guidance, no study material, no proper knowledge how to crack upsc. Please give me some guidance to crack upsc. Thanking you
Rajeev March 25, 2017 At 10:49 am
Congratulations Jaiganesh g
U r the inspiration of others.
U prove that poverty is not prevent of success and unsuccessful way is the first stair of success so u prove that every thing is possible but dream in your mind in open eye.
Well done sir…..
B R MULLUR March 27, 2017 At 7:23 am
Congrats excellent story,sir


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