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Penny Chisholm
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Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm is a U.S. biological oceanographer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is an expert in the ecology and evolution of ocean microbes.
Chisholm graduated from Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, MI in 1965. She attended Skidmore College and earned a Ph.D. from SUNY Albany in 1974.
Chisholm has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since 1976. Her research has focused on the ecology of marine phytoplankton.[2] Chisholm's early work focused on the processes by which such plankton take up nutrients and the manner in which this affects their life cycle on diurnal timescales. This led her to begin using flow cytometry which can be used to measure the properties of individual cells.
The application of flow cytometry to environmental samples led Chisholm and her collaborators (most notably R.J. Olson and H.M. Sosik) to the discovery that small plankton (in particular Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus) accounted for a much more substantial part of marine productivity than had previously been realized. Previously, biological oceanographers had focused on silicaceous diatoms as being the most important phytoplankton, accounting for 10-20 gigatons of carbon uptake each year. Chisholm's work showed that an even larger amount of carbon was cycled through these small algae, which may also play an important role in the global nitrogen cycle.
In recent years, Chisholm has played a visible role in opposing the use of iron fertilization as a technological fix for anthropogenic climate change.
Chisholm has been a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences (NAS) since 2003. Chisholm received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama on February 1, 2013.
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Despite all of the technological options available, the thrill of getting ACTUAL mail delivered via the postal service is still unmatched for most kids. So make it happen! It's not easy for kids to have to say goodbye to their friends when they move away so use that as an opportunity to start pen pal relationships. I even keep my daughter connected with my childhood best friend's child this way because it helps them develop a relationship. Then when we visit, the girls already have a bond and take off to play like old friends.
Make it a game for our child to seek out post cards wherever you travel or visit. They're cheap and each one is unique so their pen pal will have an eclectic collection in no time. Not to mention this is a great way to help kids learn the art of writing a letter and addressing mail.
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193. There are currently nearly 114,000 disabled citizens in the Republic. The main causes of the growing number of disabled people include a general decline in living standards, deteriorating ecology, inadequate labor environment, increased traumatism, lack of adequate living conditions and unhealthy life styles. A network of state houses for elderly and handicapped citizens exists in the Republic. Recent measures in this sphere include establishment of Presidential Council on affairs of disabled citizens and approval of the National Program for State Support of the Disabled. The Danish and British organizations, Save the Children Fund, Know-How Fund, Russian-European Foundation, Soros-Kyrgyzstan Foundation, and the Counterpart Consortium have assisted in the establishment of five rehabilitation centers in Bishkek and the Chui region.
· inadequate supply of wheel chairs.
· Establish quotas for employment of the disabled by state enterprises and agencies.
· Establish a system of state procurement of goods produced by enterprises employing the disabled.
· Design buildings and facilities with consideration of the disabled citizens' needs.
· Develop system for rehabilitation of the disabled, which would include training of labor therapists in socio-medical and professional rehabilitation of the disabled.
· Expand production and procurement of technical facilities and devices facilitating life of the disabled.
· Address the issue of public transportation accessible for the disabled.
· Ensure access of the disabled to the public and cultural life of the country, sports, and education for their comprehensive integration into the society.
Integrate handicapped children into public schools through the establishment of special classes.


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Міхаліс Какоянніс (, *11 червня 1922, Лімасол, Кіпр — † 25 липня 2011, Афіни, Греція) — грецький кінорежисер.

Біографія
1939 року батько направив Міхаліса Какоянніса в Лондон, аби той став адвокатом. Однак після випуску BBC World Service грецькомовних програм в ході Другої світової війни, Какоянніс зацікавився кінематографом. Він вступив до театральної школи Олд-Вік і був відомим на початку своєї кар'єри як Майкл Янніс. Після того, як не зміг знайти собі роботу у рехах британської кіноіндустрії, Какоянніс повернувся до Греції. Тут 1953 року він зняв свій перший фільм «Windfall in Athens». Йому запропонували стати режисером стрічки «Reflections in a Golden Eye», де в головних ролях мали зніматись Елізабет Тейлор і Марлон Брандо, проте Какоянніс відмовився.

1964 року Міхаліс Какоянніс зняв свою найвідомішу кінострічку «Грек Зорба», пізніше 1983 року він був залучений до постановки однойменного мюзиклу на Бродвеї, заснованого не стільки на романі Нікоса Казандзакіса, а на фільмі Какоянніса. Більшість подальших праць режисера ґрунтувались на класичних творах давньогрецької літератури, особливо грецьких трагедій Евріпіда.

Какоянніс був номінований на премію «Оскар» 5 разів, що стало рекордом для кіпріотських митців: за найкращу режисерську роботу, найкращий адаптований сценарій і найкращий фільм «Грек Зорба», а також за найкращий іноземний фільм — стрічки для «Електра» й «Іфігенія».

2003 року Міхаліс Какоянніс заснував Фонд «Міхаліс Какоянніс», основним напрямком діяльності якого є сприяння розвитку національного грецького театрального мистецтва та кінематографу.

Фільмографія
 Вишневий сад (1999): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Pano kato ke plagios (Вгору, вниз і в боки) (1993): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Glykeia patrida (Солодка країна) (1986): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Іфігені (1977): режисер, сценарист
 Атілла '74 (1975): режисер, продюсер
 Троянки (1971): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria (День, коли вийшла риба) (1967): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Алексіс Зорбас (Грек Зорба) (1964): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Електра (1962): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Il Relitto (Безпритульний) (1961): режисер, сценарист
 Eroica (або Наша остання весна) (1960): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 To telefteo psemma (Справа честі) (1957): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 To koritsi me ta mavra (Дівчина в чорному) (1956): режисер, сценарист
 Стелла (1955): режисер, сценарист, продюсер
 Kyriakatiko xypnima (або Буревій в Афінах'') (1954): режисер, сценарист

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I did it again. I just can never seem to leave well enough alone, but this time I think I've finally come to accept that I have already found the chocolate chip cookie recipe that I deem the best. It's chewy, buttery, and tastes as good at room temperature as it does warm out of the oven.
But, since I'm me, I just had to try another recipe, even though B begged me not to. He tends to like all of them, but I don't think he can handle listening to me complain about the results. So I told a tiny fib and said I really liked these, when in truth, I only kind of liked them.
But we've been friends a long time, so just as he knew I would try a new recipe, I know he's aware that I still didn't find these as good as my favorites. That being said, they are good cookies – I don't want to scare you away from trying a new recipe, because we all are looking for something different from our cookies, are we not? These are crisp on the outside, chewy in the middle. They just didn't have enough buttery flavor for me, and I would have preferred more vanilla, as well. I even added some of my "good" unsalted butter for an extra kick of butter flavor, but it still was not enough to turn this into my go-to recipe.
So, I think I have to retire from trying new chocolate chip cookie recipes and accept that nothing will top my favorite, which to me is chocolate chip cookie nirvana.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment), cream the butter and sugars on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5-6 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and add eggs one at a time, mixing well to incorporate. Add the vanilla and mix to blend. Scrape down the bowl and mix for a few more seconds.
With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour until incorporated. Turn off the mixer and use a wooden spoon to fold in the chocolate chips.
Using an ice cream scoop, drop dough onto a half-sheet pan covered with a silpat or parchment. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Arrange oven racks in the upper and lower third of the oven; preheat to 350*F. Place balls of dough 3 inches apart on each baking sheet, 6 per sheet. Place both baking sheets in the oven and bake for 17-18 minutes, switching the pans halfway. Cool on pan for 5 minutes, then remove to wire racks.
Buttery and chewy!? Sounds great to me I'm glad I stumbled across your blog! Great content!
Glad you found your ultimate chocolate chip cookie. I still haven't found mine. Maybe it's because I have a sweet tooth and like almost every batch I made. Or maybe I really haven't found it yet. Going to try this one, though.
I've started a food blogging group that celebrates the printed cookbook. I'd love it if you joined us. http://www.cookbookloversunite.blogspot.com.
Thank you for sharing your cooking adventures. I'm really enjoying reading.
i "stumbled" on your blog and it's super cute. lots of great recipes…fun!
@Allison – I'm lucky in how picky I am when it comes to cookies.
I have my fav chocolate chip cookies as well but sometimes trying out new recipes is a foodies weakness My fav CCC recipe is this.
The cookies look good to me!
sheena, this recipe ( http://mymadisonbistro.com/archives/drunken-cherry-chocolate-chunk-cookies ) is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. In fact, I'm making them on Friday as part of our holiday baking spree.


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Mark Bennett is braced for a fight to secure himself a spot in the Scotland squad for the World Cup next autumn.
The 29-year-old Edinburgh centre went to the 2015 tournament in England but missed out on Japan in 2019 due to a hamstring injury.
Bennett has won 29 caps for Scotland but, having only appeared in two of the four recent autumn Tests, he knows he has work to do to cement his place in Gregor Townsend's plans
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Germany Downplayed Threat of Jihadists Posing as Migrants
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German political leaders and national security officials knew that Islamic State jihadists were entering Europe disguised as migrants but repeatedly downplayed the threat, apparently to avoid fueling anti-immigration sentiments, according to an exposé by German public television.
German officials knew as early as March 2015 — some six months before Chancellor Angela Merkel opened German borders to more than a million migrants from the Muslim world — that jihadists were posing as refugees, according to the Munich Report (Report München), an investigative journalism program broadcast by ARD public television on January 17.
More than 400 migrants who entered Germany as asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 are now being investigated for links to Islamic terrorism, according to the Federal Criminal Police (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA).
The revelations come amid criticism of U.S. President Donald J. Trump's plans to suspend immigration from select countries until mechanisms are in place to properly vet migrants entering the United States. The German experience with jihadists posing as migrants serves as a case study on errors for other countries to avoid.
Based on leaked documents and interviews with informants, the Munich Report revealed that German authorities knew in early 2015 that Walid Salihi, an 18-year-old Syrian who applied for asylum in Germany in 2014, was recruiting for the Islamic State at his asylum shelter in Recklinghausen, but they did nothing. Some six months later, a search of Salihi's accommodation produced a shotgun. Salihi was not deported.
It later emerged that between 2011 and 2015, Salihi had used seven aliases to apply for asylum not only in Germany, but also in Austria, Italy, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland. He had also been charged in several countries with a laundry list of crimes, including physical assault, robbery and weapons offenses.
In February 2014, for example, Salihi was arrested for sexually assaulting women at a discotheque in Cologne. That same month, he physically assaulted a homeless man, attacked a random passerby and attempted to strangle a fellow resident at his asylum shelter. Police later traced his cellphone to downtown Cologne on December 31, 2015, when hundreds of German women were sexually assaulted by mobs of Muslim migrants.
On January 7, 2016, Salihi stormed a police station in the 18th district of Paris while shouting "Allahu Akbar." He was carrying a butcher knife, an Islamic State flag and was wearing what appeared to be an explosive belt. Police opened fire and shot him dead.
A former roommate described Salihi: "He was very aggressive, especially when it came to religion. To him, all unbelievers were worthless and had to die."
Salihi was not an isolated case. According to the Munich Report, in early 2015 American intelligence agencies warned German authorities that Islamic State jihadists posing as migrants were making their way through southern Europe with the aim of reaching Germany.
The warnings, however, were ignored, and in the summer of 2015, German authorities allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants, many lacking documentation, to enter Germany without a security check.
At the time, leading German security experts insisted that the Islamic State would not send jihadists to Europe. In October 2015, for example, Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA), said: "We do not have a single case yet in which it has been confirmed that members of a terrorist group from Syria or Iraq have come here to Germany specifically to commit attacks."
Münch also said: "If you look at the risks you face by coming to Germany via the Mediterranean Sea, I think there are simpler ways to get here if you plan to do so, and you do not need a stream of refugees."
Gerhard Schindler, President of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst) said: "It is unlikely that terrorists will use the dangerous boat route across the Mediterranean to get to Europe."
German political scientist Peter Neumann, who is Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence at King's College in London, said:
"There is not a single shred of evidence, proven evidence, that an Islamic State sympathizer has been smuggled to Europe. There is even less evidence that this has been an active strategy of the Islamic State. It is important that politicians do not express their own opinions and strengthen the public's fears."
Neumann also said:
"In recent weeks there have been a series of Islamic State videos in which it was quite clearly stated that supporters of the Islamic State should remain in the Islamic State and that they should not try to emigrate, and that this active infiltration strategy, about which is sometimes reported, is non-existent."
Less than a month later, on November 13, 2015, Islamic State jihadists, the majority of whom entered Europe by posing as migrants, carried out the coordinated Paris attacks in which 137 people died and nearly 400 were injured.
In 2016, the true scale of the German problem of jihadists posing as migrants began to come into focus:
February 4. German police arrested four members of a cell allegedly planning jihadist attacks in Berlin. The ringleader — a 35-year-old Algerian who was staying at a refugee shelter in Attendorn with his wife and two children — posed as an asylum seeker from Syria. He had reportedly received military training from the Islamic State.
February 5. Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany's BfV domestic intelligence agency, revealed that more than 100 Islamic State fighters may be living in Germany as refugees, some of whom are known to have entered the country with fake or stolen passports.
February 8. German police arrested an alleged Islamic State commander, living at a refugee shelter in Sankt Johann. The 32-year-old jihadist, posing as a Syrian asylum seeker, entered Germany in the fall of 2015.
February 29. German authorities admitted they lost track of some 130,000 migrants who entered the country in 2015. The revelation raised concerns that unaccounted migrants could include jihadists who entered the country posing as refugees.
June 2. German police arrested three suspected Islamic State members from Syria on suspicion of preparing an attack in Düsseldorf.
June 3. The head of the German police union, Rainer Wendt, said that budget cuts in the public sector made it impossible to vet all of the migrants coming into Germany. He was responding to demands that all migrants undergo immediate security checks.
July 19. A 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker brandishing an axe and shouting "Allahu Akbar" seriously injured five people on a train in Würzburg. The assailant was shot dead by police after he charged at them with the axe. The teenager had been placed with a foster family just two weeks before the attack as a reward for being "well integrated."
July 24. Mohammed Daleel, a 27-year-old migrant from Syria whose asylum application was rejected, injured 15 people when he blew himself up at a concert in Ansbach. The suicide bombing was the first in Germany attributed to the Islamic State.
July 25. The Federal Criminal Police revealed that more than 400 migrants who entered Germany as asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016 were being investigated for links to the Islamic State.
September 13. German police arrested three Syrian jihadists in Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony. Prosecutors said the three came to Germany in November 2015 posing as migrants and with the intention of "carrying out a previously determined order from Islamic State or to await further instructions."
September 17. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann accused the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) of failing to root out potentially tens of thousands of fake passports. Many migrants who entered Europe as Syrians are, in fact, from another country of origin. Almost 40% of all Moroccans who entered Greece falsely represented themselves as Syrians, according to one study.
October 10. The BAMF knowingly allowed more than 2,000 asylum seekers with fake passports to enter Germany.
October 27. Public prosecutors charged Shaas Al-M, a 19-year-old Syrian jihadist who arrived in Germany posing as a refugee, with plotting to bomb popular tourist sites in Berlin, including the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag, for the Islamic State.
December 19. At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured after a truck rammed into a Christmas market in Berlin. The main suspect in the attack was Anis Amri, a 23-year-old migrant from Tunisia who arrived in Germany in July 2015 and applied for asylum in April 2016. Although Amri's application for asylum was rejected in June 2016, he was not deported because he did not have a valid passport.
On January 5, 2017, it emerged that Amri used at least 14 different identities, which he used to obtain social welfare benefits under different names in different municipalities.
German political scientist Rudolf van Hüllen concluded:
"We have probably forgotten to take into account what political opponents such as the Islamic State are capable of doing and how they think. We have not tried to understand their mentality, and therefore we have overlooked the fact that for the Islamic State it was an obvious option to use the safe refugee routes. This is a quite logical matter."


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Kallinousa Beach VillaHoliday Villa to rent in Pomos, Paphos Paphos District - Cyprus Ref: 2697530
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Kallinousa is a luxury holiday three bedroom beach villa, fully airconditioned and centrally heated. The villa has big gardens, private swimming pool, sea and mountain views.
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Villa Kallinousa is a luxury, holiday villa in in Pomos, Paphos, Cyprus. It's right on the beach overlooking the breathtaking views of coastline and Pomos harbour. It has a private pool. Short walk to the graphic Pomos harbour and two renowned restaurants/tavernas.
The villa has free internet, is fully air-conditioned and It is centrally heated, has a sea front position, mountain views and is located 20km from Polis.
The villa sits majestically above the sea in its own enclosed garden with many shrubs and flowers. In addition to the private pool there is a shaded dining terrace, positioned to fully enjoy the stunning views.
And, if you fancy venturing a little further afield, it's just a short walk from quiet and secluded beaches. Here you'll find perfect snorkelling conditions and a scattering of rock pools - sure to keep the little ones amused for hours!
The interiors are beautifully styled in contemporary style with bold colours and exposed stone.
Description of Interior
Living Room - Dining area: 3 seater and 2 seater sofas (one is a sofa bed), arm chair, coffee table, 42" TV, sat (satellite, nova), HiFi, DVD player, doors leading to big patio area, dining table, 4 chairs, glass doors leading to big veranda area with pergola.
Kitchen: The kitchen is compact and has all facilities Fridge / freezer, microwave, oven, dishwasher, washing machine.
Bedroom No1: 1 double bed, bedside tables and lamps, TV, doors leading to the swimming pool and to sea.
Bathroom No1: Toilet, washing basin and shower.
Bedroom No2: 2 single beds, 2 bedside tables and lamps, chair, glass doors leading to veranda area with sea and mountain view.
Bathroom No2: Toilet, shower and bath Jacuzzi, wash basin.
Master bedroom: Double bed, 2 bedside tables, TV, chair, fitted wardrobes, safety deposit box, glass doors leading to veranda area with sea and mountain views.
Outside Area: Paved driveway with parking space for 2 cars, gardens, private swimming pool, barbeque area.
As one happy guest described the villa:
"Spectacular views, with windows that slide right away to make the most of them. Wonderful to wake up and look straight out over glistening bay. In the evening, the villa and garden/pool area are beautifully lit, with a full outside kitchen area with traditional barbecue, bread oven, sink etc. Breathtaking mountain walks (and drives!) on your doorstep. Perfect villa for smaller families seeking more out-of-the-way base to explore the region (or just laze by the pool), and very helpful local manager on hand to offer advice & assistance."
The rural village of Pomos with it's pretty little fishing harbour offers a few local restaurants, a supermarket and a bank. Nearby Argaka and Polis are a 10-20 minute drive.
Garden and Exterior
"Spectacular views, with windows that slide right away to make the most of them. Wonderful to wake up and look straight out over glistening bay. In the evening, the villa and garden/pool area are beautifully lit, with a full outside kitchen area with traditional barbecue, bread oven, sink etc. Breathtaking mountain walks (and drives!) on your doorstep. Perfect villa for smaller families seeking more out-of-the-way base to explore the region (or just laze by the pool), and very helpful local manager on hand to offer advice & assistance.
2 Single bed(s)
2 Sofa bed(s)
Beach towels not provided
Cleaning not included
Stove Top / Hob
Pool/Snooker
Sea/Lake view
Solarium/Roof terrace
Umbrella/Parasol
Suitable for children Yes
Suitable for elderly Yes - Lift access to property
Suitable for wheelchairs Not suitable
Pets welcome Yes
Smoking Yes
Price per week in EUR
Please contact the owner for the latest prices.
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Country Cyprus
Region Paphos District
Town Pomos, Paphos
Supermarket 100 metres
Bank 120 metres
Restaurants 30 metres
Bar 50 metres
Museum Of Natural History 100 metres
Polis, Old Town & Market Place 15 kilometres
Segret Valley Golf Club & Spa 40 minutes by car
Tsada Golf Club 30 minutes by car
Bird Park 30 minutes by car
Hospital 15 minutes by car
Beach 2 minutes walking
Water Park 50 kilometres
Car advised: Yes
Cultural area
Night life area
Pomos has a fishing harbour which houses the fishing boats of the region and provides fresh fish daily to the local restaurants.The southern side of the village is included in the government owned forest of Paphos.
As far as transportation is concerned, the village of Pomos is found next to the coastal road of Polis-Xeros. Via the road, the village of Pomos is connected in the North Eastern side with the village Pachyammos (5 Km) and in the South Western side with the village New Dimmata (5 km) and via this village with the village Polis (20 km). On the north side of the village at a distance of 2 kilometres the Cape of Pomos which took its name from the village is found. The road from the town of Polis up to Pomos is considered to be one of the most scenic in Cyprus
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If Climate Change Is Ignored, There May Be No Heritage Left to Celebrate
Heritage Month comes and goes each year, always with much fanfare around celebrating our country's diverse cultures and history. Yet, many of the government's proposed energy solutions pose significant risks to human life and the environment, while ignoring customary rights and risking several heritage sites. If not challenged, they will most likely leave communities across the country at a huge disadvantage.
By Thabo Sibeko
The only hope we have of successfully addressing the climate emergency in a way that empowers and builds our communities without destroying our unique and diverse cultures, is to ensure that people are informed and have a real stake in the just transition. That is why Earthlife Africa is on a mission to energise women, youth and communities towards this ideal.
A transition to more renewable energy sources is the only way South Africa will move to a low-carbon economy, to meet our Paris Agreement commitments in a way that is equitable and fair for our society as a whole. As part of our commitment to promote public participation in discussions around climate change and action, Earthlife Africa Johannesburg has initiated its #EarthlifeDialogues to explore – along with grassroots communities in Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Limpopo – the ways in which the just transition can create decent work, foster social inclusion and eradicate poverty.
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The University adopts the credit-hour system. The academic year is divided into two semesters -- the first (the Fall) and the second (the Spring) with an optional Summer session. In each semester the student usually takes between 12 to 19 hours or four - six courses. Each course is usually three credit hours -- three class hours a week for four months. The credit-hour system allows the students to distribute the University and Faculty requirements over the years of their study; it allows them to mix with students from previous and subsequent years allowing them to take a major and minor degree. If one fails a course, you will have to repeat this course alone if it is a compulsory course or take a substitute course if it is an elective.
The credit-hour system has obvious advantages over the year system. For one thing, students enjoy more freedom when choosing courses and professors -- there is a substantial list of electives to choose from and one can delay taking certain courses till later or earlier. For another, it recognizes the principle of individual differences. Students who are unable to complete 18 hours a semester for one reason or another, can take 15 or 12 hours. In some cases, they can even take nine or six. Students have the opportunity to finish earlier, if they wish (i.e. three or three and a half years, instead of four) or finish later ie., five or six years should they choose to do so. In addition, while the yearly system allows students who are accepted in the same year to get to know each other well, the credit-hour system allows one to get to know students from the previous and subsequent years as well. Furthermore, the credit-hour system enables students to study more than one subject, through the minors and double majors; this reflects positively on their employment opportunities as well as on their broadness of vision and it gives them more freedom in changing majors. Moreover, there are in addition to the daily quizzes and homework assignments, two exams per semester for each course in addition to the final exam. Besides giving the student more chances to do well, the multiple exams enable students to get more feedback with respect to their performance, also simultaneously enabling the professor to assess the progress the students make far more accurately. Some educationalists have also argued that the credit-hour system places more pressure on students and trains them (due to the shortness of the semester compared to the year and frequency of exams) to work and think at a faster pace.


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Attorney Malpractice, Defamation, Employment, Financial, Malpractice
On February 19th, Londell McMillan sued Barclays Bank for a loan default "fabrication". The British bank had sued former partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf's entertainment, media, and sports group, just a few months earlier, for a $540,000 loan payment from 2010.
The case began when McMillan joined LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & McRae, right around the time of their merger with Dewey Ballantine, and was told he needed to pay a contribution to the firm's operations. McMillan claims however that he never took out the loan, as the CEO emailed him two days before the due date saying it was already paid. Barclays declined to comment.
Assault, Civil Rights, Class Action, Negligence, Tort Reform
A bit over 25 years ago, children at the elite Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn were allegedly sexually abused by the football coach, Philip Foglietta. Back in August, 10 alumni and 2 summer camp students sued the school. While the group could not file under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, Judge Frederic Block allowed two individuals to move forward with the RICO claim, as they had donated money to the school. 11 of the plaintiffs were also allowed to pursue the case for negligence and Title IX sexual abuse claims.
Though Foglietta died in 1998, the case claims that the abuse lasted over a 20 year period, from 1966 to 1986. While accusations were made, threats were made to conceal, refutations made by the former headmaster William Williams, and none of the accusations before 1991 (the year Foglietta retired) were ever found.
While Poly Prep did ask for dismissal of the case, it continues on past three-year statute of limitations. The school believes that the case "will ultimately be dismissed following a hearing," but has also pursued settlements with the plaintiffs.
Breach of Contract, Defamation, Malpractice
Kaufman, Englett & Lynd(KEL), a law firm, sued the Central Florida Better Business Bureau (BBB) for false advertising in violation of the Landham act, "disparagement of business", and breach of contract. BBB's business revolves around rating law firms, and allegedly gave the law firm disparaging and misleading reviews, an F rating, all the while breaching accreditation agreement with the company. After receiving the grade, many of their clients supposedly left.
Nonetheless on February 20, Judge John Antoon ruled that the misrepresentations are not ads because the BBB and KEL do not compete commercially. Furthermore, it was decided that KEL, though based in Florida, could not claim personal jurisdiction as it neither owns shares nor controls daily operations in the BBB. Nonetheless, Judge Antoon refused to provide supplemental jurisdiction over the state law claims, meaning that KEL is free to try again in state court.
Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death
Back in July 2012, Bryan Lee Glenn's family filed suit against IP Casino Resort and Spa in Mississippi for $75 million for continuously serving drinks that caused his death.
Glenn had picked up a check for $15,000 in 2009 for a deposit on the family's new living space. Nonetheless, Glenn began betting up to $1,000 a hand on blackjack and ordering two drinks at a time — whiskey and cola and shots of tequila. The suit says a dealer, pit boss, waitress and security guard were among those who refused to intervene after Glenn was falling down drunk and his family begged the casino to stop serving him.
His family had to leave to take another family member home, but returned to the casino to find Glenn collapsed in their hotel room. Glenn's friend tried to revive him for 25 minutes using CPR and continued to do so even after the casino medic arrived because the doctor lacked a "mouthpiece." 20 minutes following that, an ambulance crew arrived, but too late as Glenn died on the scene.
Breach of Contract, Civil Rights, Defamation, Employment
Last August, Peter TerVeer, a talented gay former auditor for the Library of Congress's Inspector's General Office, filed suit against his old boss, John Mech, harassed him with religious homophobia and eventually got TerVeer fired.
Though originally close friends, the two grew apart after Mech's daughter saw TerVeer liking Two Dads.us Facebook page. After that, the religious lectures began, and TerVeer complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity office and Mech's supervisor Nicholas Christopher, though to little avail. Mech (with Christopher's help) allegedly "continued to manufacture a negative paper trail" to downgrade TerVeer's performance ratings. Advised to take an extended medical leave to deal with stress, he was ultimately fired for missing 37 consecutive work days though the library officials had signed off for disability time off.
The lawsuit claims discrimination based on "sex stereotyping" and violation of Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. Terveer wants his old job, back pay, compensatory and punitive damages for emotional distress, and an order restraining Mech.
Attorney Malpractice, Breach of Contract, Financial, Malpractice
Children's Lawyer Jailed for Misallocating Award Funds
John William Coates, a Texas Children's Personal Injury Lawyer, pleaded guilty last August to withholding $600,000 from the Travis County court registry and his clients from 2002 through 2010. As an attorney to the minors, Coates was to accept awards on behalf of his clients from insurance companies and place that money into a court registry until the child turned 18.
Coates however, kept many of the awards for his personal use, but would deposit the funds into the registry before the child came of age. Sometimes though, the money wasn't there in time.
Coates now resides at Travis County Jail under a 10-year prison deal, and could be released on probation after six months for good behavior if he agrees to certain conditions, like relinquishing his law license.
Chest Diseases, Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Product Defect
Children's Motrin Suit Ends with $63 Million Payout
Samantha Reckis was 7 years old when she took Children's Motrin with ibuprofen and suffered through blindness, temporary short-term memory loss, 20% lung capacity, and toxic epidermal necrolysis, a rare but severe side effect that caused the loss of 90% of her skin.
Now at 16, Reckis has been granted $63 million against Johnson & Johnson for the lack of warning on the labels. She had taken Motrin before the incident with little reaction, but on November 23rd, following a fever, symptoms started showing.
Johnson & Johnson debated the claims, alleging that Motrin is "labeled appropriately" and when used as directed is "a safe and effective treatment option for minor aches and pains and fever."
Attorney Malpractice, Breach of Contract, Class Action, Malpractice
Sewer Service Lawsuit Turned Class Action
Earlier in September, Judge Denny Chin agreed to a class action case of thousands of plaintiffs who had been sued for unpaid debts and had default judgments entered against them. The issue began when debt purchaser Leucadia National Corp. and NY law firm, Mel S. Harris and Associates, that specializes in debt collection, used tactics to keep the plaintiffs from finding out about legal action until default judgment was issued.
One of the tactics "sewer service" made sure that notices were either improperly delivered or never served at all. By Judge Chin's standards, the two companies violated the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act NY state's general business law, and the Racketeer influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. While Leucadia remained silent, , Harris Associates denied the claims and said it had not broken any laws and that plaintiffs had not proven the existence of an alleged conspiracy to defraud defendants.
Assault, Civil Rights, Electrocution
Attorney Sues for Stunning Twice
Florida attorney Carl Roland Hayes was shocked twice with a stun gun at a code enforcement hearing after slapping the officer escorting him from the meeting. According to Hayes, Donald Miller was in plain clothes and failed to identify himself, and the second shock happened when Hayes "lay face down on the ground—compliant and nonresistant." Last September, he filed a suit against Miller for unspecified damages and legal fees.
Meanwhile, police claim that Hayes was significantly upset when addressing the board to a violation notice he received for installing nonconforming windows in his building. The force claims that the force was "reasonable and necessary" because Hayes struggled and "took a fighting stance." After being handcuffed and cooperative, no force was used.
Attorney Malpractice, Defamation, Malpractice
Defense Team Fighting Itself
Attorney Joel Brodsky defended Drew Peterson, a convicted murderer, last year along with defense lawyer Steven Greenberg. Now Brodsky is suing Greenberg in a libel case, alleging that Greenberg submitted a "false narrative" to the Chicago Tribune.
It was intended to pay Brodsky back for trying to oust Greenberg from the case, and depicted him as a liar and incompetent. Brodsky was put "in a false light in the public eye," having his reputation damaged and causing profit losses. Currently Greenberg, lead lawyer on Peterson's legal team is still trying to overturn his conviction for murdering his new wife and bring him a new trial.


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Phil Roe: The Senate Has To Get Healthcare Done And Fully Expects They Will
Congressman Phil Roe, (R-TN) Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs joined Steve Doocy on The Brian Kilmeade Show to discuss what's next for healthcare. Congressman Roe told us that members of the House began working on this bill long before January of 2016. He continued to say that while he's disappointed, he believes that political pressure will force the no votes in the Senate into yes votes. "The Senate has to get this done. I met with four senators who all said they were going to get back into the room to get this done." On the VA, Mr. Roe said he and his committee are working hard to streamline the system which will make it better for all. The Congressman said. "The end game is, of course, to make the VA better and more user-friendly."
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One thing I was excited for, moving back to Maine from Boston, was snow. Pristine blankets of white, blank slates ready to be etched with ski tracks or snowshoe prints, sparkling under a cloudless sky after a quiet storm.
Our first island winter was surprisingly mild, but subsequent years yielded pleasing amounts of snow. We bushwhacked through the woods behind our house, surprising ourselves when we popped out in Mullins Head Park, or in our neighbor's field. The winter of 2014/2015 was particularly epic in terms of snowfall, and I enjoyed putting my then-infant daughter on my back and trudging around in snowshoes while she peered out of her snowsuit.
This winter, like last year's, has been a little too snowless for my liking. While my parents in central Maine are encased in several frozen feet, we had bare ground and torrential rain for most of the last month and a half. My in-laws, who came out for Christmas and Chanukah from San Diego, didn't get the White Christmas I had lured them out with.
Yesterday we finally got the blissful, silent, windless snowfall of my dreams. It began in overnight, and when I got my daughter out of bed she had been awake for a while, watching the flakes fall past her bedroom window. The trees were laced with white, and while the grass still poked through the snow, it was reassuringly chilly outside and I didn't worry that the precipitation would change over to rain or worse, some sort of sludge.
It kept on snowing all morning, and I watched it accumulate out the windows of my classroom when I wasn't occupied with students. My heart swelled with good ol' Maine sentiment. I felt tranquility enter me in a way that hadn't happened, if I had to estimate, since November 9.
Meanwhile, downtown, an unexpected drama was playing out. One of our two town plow trucks, in a grand final gesture, burst into flame. The driver, one of our valiant road crew, was able to get out unscathed, and fire and EMS responded quickly, but the truck is (literally) toast. Across the island, a front-end loader went off the road and into a pond avoiding a truck slipping on the unplowed road. Again, everyone is fine, but that's a lot of excitement for one day out here.
photo by Aaron Cabot, who luckily got out of there quickly! Used with permission.
Ordinarily, a few inches of fluffy dry white stuff might mean a few hours work for the road crew plowing and sanding. And even with the one truck blazing away, blocking traffic up Smith Street, everything was passable by school dismissal at 3 – another perk of island living.
Snow means something very different to me, watching from my warm house or classroom, than to the people who are tasked with keeping the roads clear and safe for cars, trucks and the school bus, just as a delicious restaurant meal means something different to the customer than to the chef or the dishwasher. So, here's my public thank you to the road crew. Thanks for everything you do on every snowy winter day that lets my family and I enjoy the snow, shovel our walk together, make tracks in the yard, and get home safely every single time.


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In Chicago, Can Art Unite a Deeply Divided Neighborhood?
01/10/2018 Doshworld
Charlie Branda is not an artist. When she opened an art studio on a stretch of asphalt known as Sedgwick Street, the 53-year-old mom and former commercial banker simply wanted to get to know her neighbors and to connect two sides of a thoroughfare that divides black and white, haves and have-nots. "The way it is now isn't the way it has to be," she remembers thinking.
Branda had lived for years in and around Chicago's Old Town neighborhood when she, her husband and two children moved into a red-brick house on the east, and wealthier, side of Sedgwick in 2008.
Initially, she joined with her neighbors to demand that the city, police and absentee landlords do something about drug-dealing and occasional gunfire in the neighborhood. But she also spent a lot of time walking around, ignoring those who advised her to stay on "her side" of the street.
"Hello!" she'd chirp, smiling as she greeted strangers from Marshall Field Garden Apartments, a subsidized complex on the west side of Sedgwick.
Then in 2013, a young African-American father was fatally shot while on his way to buy diapers, just steps from the Brandas' home. Some residents were ready to move, and at least one family eventually did. But Branda couldn't shake the idea that she didn't even know the family that had lost a loved one.
"She saw us as neighbors," says Adell Thomas, a longtime resident of Marshall Field and president of its tenants' association.
Branda had been reading a book — "Make the Impossible Possible" by William Strickland Jr., a community activist in Pittsburgh who credits a high school art teacher with helping him find his way in life. She kept thinking about an image Strickland described: a ball of clay and how "you can make a miracle with your hands," she recalls.
She began telling people about her vision for a neighborhood art studio, and eventually presented the idea at community meetings. Thomas was inspired and quickly decided: "I want to be part of that." As she got to know Branda, Thomas was surprised to learn she'd grown up in Anchorage, Alaska, with a single mom and modest means. Branda, meanwhile, saw a bit of her tough yet compassionate mom in Thomas.
A board was formed, and in October 2015, the first Art on Sedgwick studio opened in a tiny storefront across the street from Marshall Field Garden Apartments. That day, neighbors stopped to write on a large chalkboard outside the studio that had rows of the unfinished sentence, "Before I die, I want to –––––."
"Do Art," one girl wrote. And so it began.
The first classes, including cartoon drawing and embroidery, were small but consistently attended. The victories also were small but satisfying. It started with "just showing up," says Cory Stutts, middle school director at the private Catherine Cook School, two blocks east of Sedgwick Street.
Last year, an effort known informally as "the kite project" brought together sixth-graders from Catherine Cook and Manierre Elementary, a public school tucked behind the Marshall Field apartments. The kids were paired off and instructed to interview one another, asking questions like: "What do you dream about?" ″Do you think about dying?" ″Are you scared?" Then came a portrait session; the photos then were made into kites.
"A group of white kids and black kids playing together — you really don't see that nowadays," marveled Manierre student Eric Evans.
With each art show, class and community event, more people have trickled into Art on Sedgwick. One Saturday each month, a faithful group of adults from varied backgrounds gathers at the studio for a "Sip and Paint," a chance to do art, chat and drink a little wine. Branda and Thomas, now friends, often take part.
"In some ways, I feel like we've accomplished so much in terms of building community and maybe changing the discussion," Branda says. "On the other hand, I feel like we've just barely scratched the surface."
There are people on both sides of Sedgwick who aren't so sure the neighborhood's divides can be bridged. Even as property values on his side of the street have increased, Branda's next-door neighbor, Jerry Capell, says the disconnect is "as wide as it's ever been," and that saddens him.
From her apartment on the other side of the street, Eric Evans' mother, Sherise McDaniel, also still sees very separate worlds.
"I would consider Charlie the exception. Charlie is like a vein connecting those people to us and us to them," says McDaniel, who is African-American and a special education aide at a high school. "I love this neighborhood. … I love this city. I wish it loved me back."
Branda still walks the neighborhood and greets residents, many of whom know her now. "You can't 'un-connect' us," she insists.
She gets teary when she says this. "I think I'm tired of the divisiveness," she explains.
A while later, outside the Art on Sedgwick studio, a few kids from Marshall Field run to hug her, as they often do.
"Hi, art teacher! Hi, art teacher!" they shout. Branda wraps her arms around all of them, closing her eyes as she squeezes tightly.
She still doesn't consider herself an art teacher.
But she is their neighbor.
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A few years back, I had the pleasure of working with a wonderful, talented woman named Claire who was launching a website for her new pilates studio business. In addition to capturing images of her beautiful home studio space and other details for the website, we also created headshot portraits that enhanced the identity of her business. Her website turned out beautifully, and her pilates business continues to thrive.
After an extended hiatus from the business world, Claire decided that it was time to delve back into her corporate career. Although she had some gorgeous headshots from our previous session, she wanted to gather some new images that would reflect her professional background and help her launch the next stage of her career. Here are some examples of the images in which Claire is not only looking like her beautiful self, but also like she's about to take charge of a crucial executive board meeting. Great job with the shoot, Claire!


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HIFF is proud to announce the mentors and screenwriters for the 19th Annual Screenwriters Lab, which takes place April 5-7, 2019. The Lab pairs rising screenwriters with established and knowledgeable screenwriters, directors, and producers for a weekend of one-on-one mentoring sessions.
The three selected screenplays for 2019 are Barbara Cigarroa's EL OTRO LADO (THE OTHER SIDE), Sontenish Myers' STAMPEDE, and Kirsten Tan's HIGHER.
This year's mentors are Michael H. Weber, screenwriter of THE DISASTER ARTIST, for which he received an Academy Award® nomination, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, and THE SPECTACULAR NOW; Caroline Kaplan, producer of EN EL SÉPTIMO DÍA and executive producer of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU; and Bill Collage, screenwriter of ASSASSIN'S CREED and the DIVERGENT series.
"Over the years, our annual Screenwriters Lab has become a wonderful opportunity for writers to explore the possibilities of their work and receive guidance from some of the industry's most prolific storytellers," said David Nugent, Artistic Director of the Hamptons International Film Festival.
Full bios of all Lab participants are included below.
HIFF will once again feature a screenwriting Master Class, open to the public, with acclaimed screenwriters Tamara Jenkins and Jim Taylor. They will take participants through all the stages of the creative process, from the writing phase to script changes to the final edited picture, and will use clips and personal experience to detail all that goes into writing a script for every type of audience. Join us at 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 6 at the Ross School in East Hampton. The public is invited! Tickets are on sale now.
During the Lab weekend HIFF will also present a special screening of TERMS OF ENDEARMENT on Friday, April 5, at Bay Street Theater, with a post-screening conversation between David Nugent and Alec Baldwin. Tickets are on sale now.
This year's Lab will once again enjoy the support of the Melissa Mathison Fund, which is focused on fostering the continued development of female writers in the industry. After the lab, one screenwriter will further develop her connection to key industry contacts through a selected screenplay reading (by established actors) at an exclusive event later this year.
Without further ado, we're delighted to announce the projects selected and introduce this year's mentors. The three selected screenplays for 2019:
El Otro Lado (The Other Side)
Screenwriter: Barbara Cigarroa
Logline: Set in Brownsville, Texas, during the child migration crisis, Lucy, a low-income Mexican American teen, is confronted with her own need for escape when her father decides to sponsor two undocumented minors for money.
Barbara Cigarroa holds an MFA in Screenwriting from Columbia University and a BA in English from Yale. A storyteller, with a passion for social-justice activism and Hispanic narratives, Barbara's work has been recognized world-wide on the festival circuit, and through individual grants and awards from organizations including the Kellogg Foundation, Lincoln Center, and Sundance Institute. Barbara was selected for the 2019 Sundance Screenwriters Lab, where she was the awarded the Latinx Fellowship with her project EL OTRO LADO (THE OTHER SIDE), which was also featured at IFP's 2018 No Borders Co-Production Market. Her short film DIOS NUNCA MUERE (GOD NEVER DIES) had its world premiere at the 2018 New York Film Festival, and concurrently she was invited to be a member of the 2018 NYFF Artist Academy. Her previous work, MARTA ROSA, was an official selection at dozens of international film festivals, including Austin, New Orleans, and Palm Springs, where it won Panavision's "Best North American" short. Prior to moving to New York, Barbara volunteered as a documentary filmmaker in South Texas and Central America for non-profit companies focused on fighting for underprivileged community's rights. Before this, Barbara mentored under renowned documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles.
Screenwriter: Sontenish Myers
Logline: Set on a southern plantation in the 1800s, a young slave girl named Lena has telekinetic powers she cannot yet control. Circumstances escalate when she's separated from her mother to be a house girl, in close quarters with the mercurial Master's wife: Elizabeth.
Sontenish Myers is a writer-director based in Harlem, NY. She is is a graduate and adjunct professor of NYU's Graduate Film program. Sontenish has written and directed 4 short films to date. In her work, racial identity, womanhood, power dynamics, and the heroic journey are often explored. She is particularly interested in doing so across genres, from dramas, science fiction/fantasy, to dark comedies. Her most recent short film, CROSS MY HEART, follows an American teen who upon visiting her family in Jamaica, discovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. The film made its North American Premiere at Seattle International Film Festival. Sontenish was also awarded the Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker at Palm Springs International Shortfest for CROSS MY HEART, which was also included in Refinery29's list of The Most Exciting Woman-Directed Films At 2018's Palm Springs Shortfest. CROSS MY HEART won the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at Hampton International Film Festival for its "outstanding performances from its two young leads and a nuanced directorial approach." Sontenish is an IFP Marcie Bloom Fellow in Film, and is developing her first feature film Stampede.
Screenwriter: Kirsten Tan
Logline: As a mysterious flood rises floor by floor through a metropolitan apartment building, its residents fight for survival and resources, setting off an absurdist satire of interlocking short stories grappling with morality, truth and justice.
Kirsten Tan is a New York-based Singaporean filmmaker whose debut feature POP AYE premiered as the Opening Night film of the World Cinema Dramatic competition at Sundance 2017. The film went on to receive a Special Jury Prize at Sundance, the VPRO Big Screen Award at Rotterdam and the Best International Film Award at Zurich Film Festival. To date, it has screened at over 50 film festivals including BFI London, Melbourne, Munich, Busan and was released by Kino Lorber. POP AYE was invited to represent Singapore in the Foreign Film Category at the Oscars. Prior to completing POP AYE, she made a series of short films. Her shorts 10 MINUTES LATER, FONZI, SINK, COLD NOODLES, and DADHI have collectively received over ten international awards. A Cinereach Film Fellow, she earned her MFA at NYU Graduate Film School where she received the Tisch School of the Arts Fellowship.
This year's mentors are another eclectic and talented group:
Caroline Kaplan
Caroline Kaplan is the Director of Film and Creative Programs at Cinereach, a Film Foundation and Production Company based in New York. She manages direct support of filmmakers, including artistic and project development, and oversees the organization's various programs including the Fellowship Program and Creative Initiatives. She also serves as producer on select Cinereach productions and co-productions including Boots Riley's SORRY TO BOTHER YOU and the upcoming MARCEL THE SHELL movie. Caroline is also an independent film producer. Recent films include Oren Moverman's TIME OUT OF MIND, Joseph Cedar's NORMAN, Jim McKay's EN EL SEPTIMO DIA and Kent Jones' upcoming DIANE. Prior to that she was the head of Production and Acquisitions at IFC Entertainment. She was also a founding partner of InDigEnt, the pioneering digital production company. Her film credits at IFC include: OUR SONG, MR. DEATH, WAKING LIFE, MONSOON WEDDING, TADPOLE, PIECES OF APRIL, PERSONAL VELOCITY, ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, and BOYHOOD. Prior to IFC Entertainment, she was the Senior Vice President of Original Programming for the Independent Film Channel and the Bravo Channel as well as a founder of the Independent Film Channel. Her television credits include: Errol Morris' First Person, A Decade Under the Influence, Dinner for Five, The Typewriter, The Rifle and the Movie Camera and Werner Herzog's My Best Fiend. She began her career in the Documentary department of HBO.
Michael H. Weber
Michael H. Weber is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and award-winning independent film producer. With Scott Neustadter, he adapted THE DISASTER ARTIST, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards. Their other writing credits include THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, THE SPECTACULAR NOW, PAPER TOWNS and OUR SOULS AT NIGHT. Weber graduated the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2000. Born in New York City, he currently lives in Manhattan.
BILL COLLAGE
Bill Collage has written on more the 50 films, all for major studios. Credits combine for over a billion dollars of worldwide box office, including ASSASSIN'S CREED, DIVERGENT Series: ALLEGIANT, TRANSPORTER REFUELED, EXODUS: GOD & KINGS, TOWER HEIST, ACCEPTED and more. He has worked with directors Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Zheng Yimou, Luc Besson, Darren Aronofsky, and Cary Fukunaga, among many others. His upcoming films include DEVIL IN THE GROVE (Dir. Anton Corbijn) and AFTERBURN (Dir. Jung Byung-gil).
Highlights since the Lab's inception include Michael Tyburski and Ben Nabors' THE SOUND OF SILENCE, starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones, which premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival; Ísold Uggadóttir's AND BREATHE NORMALLY and Christina Choe's NANCY, which both premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and received awards for Directing and Acting, respectively; Destin Daniel Cretton's SHORT TERM 12, starring Academy Award®-winning actors Brie Larson and Rami Malek, which won the Grand Jury and Audience Award at SXSW in 2013; Justin Schwartz's THE DISCOVERERS, starring Griffin Dunne, which made its world premiere at HIFF 2012; Sara Colangelo's LITTLE ACCIDENTS, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, starring Elizabeth Banks and Chloe Sevigny, and Claudia Myers's FORT BLISS, starring Michelle Monaghan and Ron Livingston, which was released in 2014.
Learn more about the HIFF Screenwriters Lab.


Earlier this week I visited the offices of Level39 in Canary Wharf as part of the Workplace Week, which involves tours of some of the most innovative companies in the UK. In addition, donations from the sale of tickets were raised in support of BBC's Children In Need which made a great charitable cause.
It was refreshing to see so many bold and exciting designs and state-of-the-art technology, (including an iPad coffee machine, which immediately made me want to own one!).
However, the visit also prompted my consideration of how much the offices and work in general has changed over the last few decades.
Offices of the past, particularly in the mid-20th century were known to typically incorporate rows of desks lined up one after the other and tasks often involving dull and routine paperwork.
During the pre-2000 dot-com bubble era lots of new online businesses grew and expanded bringing a new approach to office design.
Some of the world's leading companies such started investing quite heavily in ergonomic furniture to maximise productivity, happiness and work satisfaction levels.
In summary, designing ergonomically smart offices has a positive impact on the company's bottom line. Happy employees means happy customers which in turn means happy shareholders!


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Q: find & update distinct object in array of objects I have resulted array of objects after gliderecord from a table.
i need to update all the resulted record's field status to permanently failed.
& after updating all of them.
i need to find out all latest of the duplicate objects & update them again to ready status
var gr = new GlideRecord('table');
gr.addQuery('filter');
gr.query();
var Arr=[];
while(gr.next()){
Arr.push(gr);
gr.status = 'permanently failed';

// after updating all the records status to permanently failed.
//need to compare with object's "object id" field & if any duplicate object is found keep the latest updated one
//after all the filtered array of objects need to again update the status to ready .

}

A: You think you have an array of objects, but you don't. What you have instead is an array with a bunch references to the same object. When you call gr.next() you are updating the contents of the object gr. When you get to the end of the loop, your array will contain a bunch of references to gr, and gr will contain the contents of the last record processed.
In order to create an array of objects, you need to create a new object each time through the loop. You need to do something like this:
while (gr.next()) {
    var obj = {
        sys_id: gr.getValue('sys_id'),
        status: gr.getValue('status')
    };
    Arr.push(obj);
}

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The City's residential street sweeping program will begin on Monday April 15, 2019 weather permitting. Below is information regarding the first two weeks of the program. Detailed updates will be provided weekly through local media sources including the City of Waterbury website.


In England, people may say this when you are in a hotel. It means to carry.
Would you like me to hump your bags?
When you hate a certain person, specifically a woman, you refer to them as a "Her" so nobody knows who you are talking about besides your friends.
OMG, I just saw Her drive by!
2. Someone who can actually sing & well.
3. Anybody who is "Beautiful."
4. Someone that is smart.
5. A person with good goals & expectations.
I wish I was Christina Aguilera.
Buy a Christina Aguilera mug!


Paul D. Fraim was born in Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School, completed undergraduate studies at Virginia Military Institute, received his Masters in Education from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Richmond.
A member of Norfolk City Council since 1986, he was elected Mayor on July 1, 1994, and has been elected to a new four-year term beginning July 2010.
He began private practice in May 1977, and is presently president of the law firm of Fraim and Fiorella, PC. He is a member of the TowneBank Board of Directors and Chairman of its Norfolk Board.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hampton Roads Partnership and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance. He is currently a member of and has twice chaired the Hampton Roads Mayors and Chairs Caucus. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Norfolk Division, the Kiwanis Club of Ocean View, the Norfolk Sports Club, and the Navy League.
He has been a member of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission since 1990 and formerly served as chairman. He is a former chairman of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He is past co-chair of the Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance and currently serves on the Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Norfolk Corporation. He is former chairman of the Norfolk Electoral Board and the Norfolk Highway Safety Commission. He is the former chair of the USS Wisconsin Foundation, is a member of the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation, and a member of the National Maritime Center Board of Directors. He is a trustee of the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation. He is vice-president of the VMI Board of Visitors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.
He was co-captain of the football team at VMI and coached football at both the University of Virginia and the University of Richmond. The Norfolk Sports Club named him "Man of the Year" in sports in the metropolitan area for 1994. In 1995 he received Old Dominion University's "Bud Metheny" award, and was named "Sportsman of the Year" in 1996 by The Virginian-Pilot. In 1996 the Downtown Norfolk Council selected him as the "Downtowner of the Year." He was also awarded in 1996 the Meritorious Public Service Award Medal from the United States Navy. He was the recipient of the 1998 Tidewater Humanitarian Award presented by The National Conference of Christians and Jews. In 2004 the Hampton Roads Maritime Association presented him with its "Port Champion" award. In 2007 he was presented the "Bishop's Humanitarian Award" by Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia and the "A Home for Every American Award," a national honor given by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Mr. Fraim is a member of the Virginia State Bar. He is a member of and has served on the Executive Committee of the Virginia Bar Association, and he is also a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.
He is married to Elizabeth Peer Fraim and they have four children.
Mayor Fraim's official page can be found here.


An 18-year-old Pittsburg man in jail Monday on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a shooting Sunday night.
Alejandro Hipolito was arrested on suspicion of shooting another 18-year-old man in Bay Point and shooting at but missing a 17-year-old.
Hipolito was being held on $550,000 bail, said Contra Costa sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee.
The shooting occurred about 8 p.m. Sunday night on the 500 block of Bradford Street in Bay Point. When deputies arrived they found the victim in front of a residence. He was taken by ambulance to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.
He has more than one wound, but the injuries were not considered life threatening.
"He is expected to survive," Lee said.
Hipolito was arrested later Sunday on Arlington Drive in Pittsburg.
"We're still trying to establish exactly why the shooting occurred," Lee said.