Over the next four years an incredible 1,000 bears are due to be rescued from bear bile farms in Vietnam and sent to sanctuaries around the country as part of Animals Asia's landmark agreement with the government to completely end bear bile farming in Vietnam.
To meet this astonishing demand for spaces new sanctuaries will be built, while Animals Asia's existing bear rescue centre – the country's oldest and most respected – is making space for even more residents.
Since opening in 2008, the sanctuary has rescued 193 bears and is currently home to 175, just 25 short of the maximum theoretical capacity of 200.
"Once our newly rescued bears are able to be moved to a bear house with enclosures,there is a massive jigsaw puzzle of communities and relationships which has to be rearranged, balanced and juggled to free up the precious space which can enrich another life.
This April, bear managers worked around the clock to make a new community of 19 bears in House 5.
Weeks of careful monitoring, match-making and painstaking integrations have been successful and now all 19 bears are enjoying their large, grassy outdoor enclosure together.
It hasn't all been plain sailing though. Bear carers spotted Cranberry and Ivy get a little grumpy when new friends Joe and Hercules bumped into the girls while wrestling. To make matters worse, Easy chose just that moment to sit down and rest in the middle of the doorway trapping the grumpy bears together.
"The playful boys and the resting girls were all stuck behind Easy with everyone getting a little upset for a while – but eventually Easy got the message and they all went their separate ways.
Shy bear Gloria, who was rescued after 15 years alone in a barred cell, chose to relax in her comfy bed-basket while the new friendships were forming around her. More boisterous duo Su Su and Poe came to visit her and were very respectful. They gently sniffed Gloria and didn't push her to play.
"Bi Xanh, Snow, Joe and Poe all got along famously and are a really fun new group of friends, but I think Popeye wins the award for being the most sociable bear. He has played with absolutely everyone and is proving very popular.
"Thanks to bears like Popeye, we'll be able to rescue even more bears from the bile industry and give them the care they so desperately need and deserve."


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Harrogate BID urges local businesses to support "Raise the Bar" campaign
Harrogate BID is urging town centre traders to back a campaign calling on the Government to increase the rateable value threshold to £150,000, enabling more businesses to access much-needed emergency grants.
Under current rules aimed at supporting businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced those with rateable values up to, and including, £51,000 would be eligible for a £25,000 "survival" grant.
However, those who are even a few hundred pounds outside this figure are not able to benefit from this financial lifeline.
Started by Croydon BID, the Raise the Bar campaign has already won the backing of industry wide bodies that represent more than 100,000 businesses across the UK.
Last year, the retail industry alone generated £394 billion worth of sales with 306,655 units across the UK.
In 2019, the UK leisure sector reached more than £111 billion in sales. The UK hospitality employs more than 3.2 million people – 11 per cent of UK jobs, making it the third largest sector in the UK, accounting for £130 billion in revenue, six per cent of all businesses and five per cent GDP.
Harrogate BID Chairman Robert Kennedy, who owns two town centre clothing businesses – Porters and G23 – said: "Whilst the Government's rates grants have benefitted many businesses, there are plenty more that it hasn't.
"Harrogate town centre is a classic example of this, and that's why Harrogate BID is backing the Raise the Bar campaign.
"The retail, hospitality and leisure sector is vital to Harrogate's economy and must be protected at all costs.
"All of Harrogate's town centre hotels fall outside of the £51,000 threshold and so do a large number of shops, restaurants and bars.
"Whilst raising it to £150,000 will help many, but not all of our town centre businesses. A grant of this size could also be the difference between reopening their doors or closing for good."
To support the campaign – whether working in the sectors or not – please visit www.raisethebarcampaign.co.uk and sign up to make a positive change.
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A trekking tour stands and falls depending on your baggage. With a heavy rucksack that does not sit comfortably, the tour can quickly become drudgery. This should not happen and so TATONKA offers you a wide range of special trekking rucksacks – for every load, for the person carrying it, for every type of tour. The all-rounders Isis and Yukon for example, cope with loads around 15 kilo with practical carrying comfort.
The trekking rucksack Isis handles 50 and 60 liters and is designed especially for the needs of active outdoor women on a trekking tour. With its new Honey-Cross material and revised design it is now even sportier, for optimal carrying, kind on the back and using less strength. This is ensured by the proven, individually adjustable V2-carrying system which is especially designed for the female anatomy and which thanks to the rubberized loin padding enables even larger loads to sit optimally and non-slip on your hips. The thermo-regulating AirMesh padding allows pleasant circulation of air around the back. The special variability and stability of Isis 50/60 is achieved by means of load control belts and a 3-point tightening system in the hip belt. Practical features such as the roll-up side compression or the large zip fastener front opening ensure that this trekking classic provides comfortable packing and makes it an indispensable companion to women on tour.
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Camera IconBHP Andrew Mackenzie speaks to the media after the BHP annual meeting in Adelaide yesterday.
BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie says it is too early to assess the financial impact of this week's Pilbara train derailment.
However, the mining giant insisted yesterday it intended to meet all contractual commitments to its customers and would not have to re-work contracts as a result.
"I know people will be listening to me and trying to figure out what the impacts of all this will be," he told shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Adelaide yesterday.
BHP's crucial transport link between its mines and the port was severed on Monday morning after it had to derail a fully laden iron ore train about 120km south of Port Hedland.
The train, made up of four locomotives and 268 cars, had careered for 50 minutes at an average speed of 110km/h over 90km with no one at the controls after the driver got out to check a carriage and the train continued on its journey.
More than 130 workers with a fleet of heavy equipment are scrambling to clear wreckage from the crash site and repair 1.5km of damaged track. BHP said it expected to have partial rail operations back up within a week, but it has revealed its port stockpiles will run out before rail services can be restored.
An industry source, who previously worked at a senior level connected to the Pilbara iron ore industry, told WestBusiness this week the cost of the incident could run into the hundreds of millions, based on the company losing 800,000 tonnes worth about $80 million in revenue for every day its shipments were suspended.
The source said BHP could meet its long-term contract sales by selling less ore into the spot market to correct for any lost tonnes.
"Sales commitments are normally three to four weeks ahead of the actual product lifting so they can correct their shipping arrivals over the next three weeks," he said.
BHP has not yet updated its full-year iron ore production estimate of 273 to 283Mt, but the source said he expected the company would have to reduce guidance to 265 to 275Mt at some stage.
The company is also expected to incur demurrage while ships have to wait off the coast of Port Hedland for ore.


Approach Resources Inc. Announces Close of Strategic Alliance and Deleveraging Transaction | Approach Resources Inc.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Approach Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:AREX) ("Approach" or the "Company") today announced the successful closing of the previously announced exchange transaction (the "Exchange Transaction") with Wilks Brothers, LLC and SDW Investments, LLC (collectively, "Wilks"), entities beneficially owned by the Wilks Family Office, to exchange $130,552,000 principal amount of the Company's 7.00% senior notes due 2021 ("Senior Notes"), for 39,165,600 new shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), at an implied issue price of $3.33 per share.
Align the Company with a significant investor in an integrated oilfield service business.
Following the closing of the Exchange Transaction, Wilks became the Company's largest shareholder, holding approximately 48.5% of the outstanding Common Stock of Approach. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement between the Company and Wilks dated November 2, 2016 (the "Exchange Agreement"), Wilks, as holders of the majority in principal amount of Senior Notes, has consented to amendments to the indenture governing the Senior Notes to eliminate most of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default in the indenture, which amendments became effective on the closing of the Exchange Transaction.
In connection with the Exchange Agreement, the Company also entered into a Stockholders Agreement with Wilks (the "Stockholders Agreement"). Under the Stockholders Agreement, the Company has appointed three Wilks' designees to the Board of Directors of the Company, Matthew R. Kahn, Morgan D. Neff and Matthew D. Wilks.
The Company also has agreed to offer to exchange its remaining $99,768,000 principal amount of outstanding Senior Notes for Common Stock, which offer it expects to commence as promptly as practical subject to market, economic and other factors it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements contained in this press release specifically relate to consummation of the Follow-On Exchange Offer. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company based on management's experience, perception of historical trends and technical analyses, current conditions, anticipated future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate and reasonable by management. When used in this press release, the words "will," "potential," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "expect," "may," "should," "anticipate," "could," "plan," "predict," "project," "profile," "model" or their negatives, other similar expressions or the statements that include those words, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but are not limited to (1) the inability to complete the Follow-On Exchange Offer, (2) the failure to achieve 100% participation in the Follow-On Exchange Offer, (3) a continued decline in commodities prices, (4) the Company's ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Exchange Transaction and the Follow-On Exchange Offer, (5) costs related to the Exchange Transaction and the Follow-On Exchange Offer, (6) changes in applicable laws or regulations, and (7) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC in connection with the Exchange Transaction on December 13, 2016, including those under "Risk Factors" therein, and other documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Approach. The Company's SEC filings are available on the Company's website at www.approachresources.com. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION TO BUY ANY OF THE EXISTING SENIOR NOTES NOR IS IT A SOLICITATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE FOLLOW-ON EXCHANGE OFFER. THE COMPANY IS MAKING THE FOLLOW-ON EXCHANGE OFFER ONLY BY, AND PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF, THE OFFERS TO EXCHANGE AND LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL. THE FOLLOW-ON EXCHANGE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OR ACCEPTANCE THEREOF WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES, BLUE SKY OR OTHER LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION. NONE OF THE COMPANY, ANY INFORMATION AGENT OR ANY EXCHANGE AGENT FOR THE FOLLOW-ON EXCHANGE OFFER MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH EXCHANGE OFFER. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY ANY OF THESE SECURITIES AND SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE IS UNLAWFUL.


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Last week I threw an open-ended challenge at the community and you guys responded more than admirably, turning a reimagining of modern games on ancient media from a silly what-if into one of our better contests in a while. We've got GiantBoyDetective's overall No. 1 (pictured) plus the 20 finalists inside!
So the point was either to show what it would take to deliver a modern game on old media, or show a modern game de-made so it would be playable on an old setup. Or anything in between, I wasn't picky. So there were quite a few text-adventure entries. Kharon (8) gets the nod for using the Robco terminal screen.
a.seivewright (1) got a laugh out of me; anyone who pirated floppies back in the day should give one up, too. Cerby (3) imagines goofing off at work on a terminal from back in the day. lewismortonsyb (13) goes back in time to imagine crappy box art as, well, still crappy box art. mrjoeyyaya (14) hand-drew a ton of de-makes; Dead Rising was my favorite of them all.
Pedro Silva (15) has a very appropriate premium included with his Valve Complete Pack on floppies. terryp03 (19) had a similar take. Lots of folks went with Metal Gear Solid 4; Inkmonkey (6) gave it multiple disk drives to handle the multiple disks. Assault (2) gets on the board for representing it with a disk that contains nothing but the loading screen.
Best overall? DexterMoon (4) makes a very simple, very hilarious joke. God, imagine that thing showing up at your door. Kyosen (10) turned in a brilliant text-adventure GTA IV that must be read. He then revised the entry and you can check that out here, but I liked his original just fine.
Hate to edit and repost, but there was too much I wanted to change.
No. 1, however, goes to GiantBoyDetective (5), for the most creative and chuckle-inducing combination in the contest. The name and the absurdity of the device never fail to make me laugh. Do see the original in the gallery.
Thanks again to everyone who entered. We'll be back tomorrow with another challenge.


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Randolph club celebrates centennial of women's right to vote
The Randolph Women's Club has become a partner in Suffrage 100 MA, a statewide organization which plans events throughout the year to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote.
The kickoff event featuring the stories of two women activists who have Massachusetts roots - Sojourner Truth and Lucy Stone - will take place from 5-7 p.m. June 25 at Faneuil Hall. There will be a performance by the Boston Children's Chorus and an original performance art piece by History At Play.
The event is free.
For information, see suffrage100ma.org.
On June 25, 1919 Massachusetts became the seventh state in the nation to ratify the 19th Amendment. By August, the 36 states needed to ratify the amendment had done so and it became law.
The Randolph Women's Club has formed a coalition with the Turner Free Library and others in town to continue the celebration in Randolph. Its events will emphasize the importance of African-Americans, immigrants and factory workers in the struggle to get the right to vote and also the current attempts at voter suppression.
For information about Randolph's celebration, contact randolphsuffragecoalition@gmail.com.


Coca-Cola, in partnership with creative agency J. Walter Thompson Brazil, has launched "Fan Feat," a competition that exploits music as a passion point and involves Brazil's top nine hit makers and artists, including Pabllo Vittar, Simone and Simaria, Luan Santana, among others.
Fans enter by submitting a photo of specially-branded cans that showcase one specific artist to www.cocacolafm.com.br. The system recognizes the artists and computes the votes. Then, the most voted trio will record an original song and music video, followed by a live concert starring all three artists at the end of the campaign.
The 100 fans that vote the most for each winning artist will receive two tickets to the concert and the 30 "most engaged" fans of each artist will win other prizes.
The campaign has exceeded expectations since its debut on December 26, and in fact, there are reports of individual rigging happening, according to an agency spokesperson.
People are hiding cans or making sure their favorite artists are the most easily grabbed cans on shelves. In one store in Rio de Janeiro, a restaurant owner scratched the faces of the artists from the cans provoking outrage that has spread virally across the Internet.
One artist, in particular, is proving to be controversial. Pabllo Vittar, a drag queen singer, is splitting opinions and irritating the conservative part of society. The internet in Brazil is full of fake news of Coca-Cola losing investors and firing people after losing a large amount of money, fake news that the biggest media players in Brazil are spontaneously verifying and denying, says the spokesperson.
Artists are much more engaged in the campaign than agency executives anticipated, resulting in a lot of "earned media" for Coca-Cola. "We hired 3 posts in social media from each artist, and some of them have already done more than 90 different posts about the competition," says Ricardo John, chief creative officer, JWT. "Even the most famous artists like Anitta are asking their fans to find their cans and vote."
Fandoms are also organizing its members to vote for their artists (what they call "mutirão", when they schedule a time to concentrate their efforts to vote). Voting all together at the same time, they can see the results: the artist's index rises in the ranking in real time. They are creating images and hashtags to summon up all fans to vote, and some of them are even organizing internal contests to reward the members who vote more with gifts.
The campaign is promoted via broadcast, out-of-home (some placements present ranking changes in real time), social media, pay TV and theater.
One spot reached 4.5 million complete views in one week on YouTube, and now exceeds 7.7 million complete views.


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Long Island Cheat Sheet: 7K new construction jobs created on the island in the past year … & more
Oct.October 01, 2018 05:00 PM
By Aidan Gardiner
Clockwise from top left: Suffolk legislators block sewer connection in blow to Brentwood development project, Brokers hid past MS-13 murder from buyers of Brentwood home, Brookhaven IDA to help redevelop Dowling College's former campus in Shirley and Long Island got more than 7K construction jobs in the past year.
Long Island added more than 7,000 construction jobs in the past year
Between August 2017 and last month, Nassau and Suffolk gained a combined 7,200 construction jobs — a nine percent increase from the amount employed in construction as of August 2017, Long Island Business News reported. The rise put the number of people in construction at about 91,000, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. New York City saw a three percent rise with 5,300 new jobs created over the same time period. But the tristate area also saw some of the largest job losses nationwide. Middlesex, New Jersey, lost 4,500 jobs. Camden, NJ, lost 2,600 and nearby Newark lost 2,400. [LIBN]
Brokers allegedly hid past MS-13 murder from buyers of Brentwood home
When a couple was preparing to buy a four-bedroom suburban ranch house in Brentwood, brokers allegedly obscured the fact that MS-13 gang members murdered two teenage girls there, the New York Post reported. The responsibility to disclose the property's past was up to the buyers' broker, according to Oneyda Gallardo of Empire Home Realty of Long Island, which listed the property. The buyers' broker, Carlos Amaya of Exit Realty Achieve, disputed the couple's claim and said they were well aware of the murders. The home first came on the market for $377,000, but had its price cut seven times before landing at $329,000 when it went off the market. [TRD]
Brookhaven IDA to help redevelop Dowling College's former campus in Shirley
The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency closed on a package of incentives for Triple Five Aviation Industries, which closed its $14 million purchase of the former Dowling College campus in Shirley, Long Island Business News reported. Dowling filed for bankruptcy in 2016. The 105-acre property next to Brookhaven Calabro Airport includes a 70,645-square-foot dormitory with 70 rooms, an athletic complex and a 65,000-square-foot building for offices or classrooms with an airplane hanger as well. The buyer hopes to bring corporate research and development firms, aviation schools and recreational flyers, among others. Triple Five plans to spend $2 million on upgrades. [LIBN]
Suffolk legislators block sewer link in blow to Wolkoff's Heartland development project
Suffolk County's Public Works Committee decided not to connect the Southwest Sewer District to Heartland Town Square, a Brentwood development, according to Newsday. The project, which is spearheaded by developer Jerry Wolkoff, has 9,000 units, 3.2 million square feet in office space and 1 million square feet of retail space. Wolkoff said that if the project would die without an agreement with the sewer agency. Opponents said the project would deplete the groundwater aquifer and that the project should instead build its own sewage treatment plant. The rejected agreement could still find its way to the full Suffolk Legislature if 10 legislators choose to advance it out of committee. [Newsday]
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's protest continues for fourth day outside LG's office
New Delhi: A sit-in protest at the Lt. Governor's office by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet colleagues entered its fourth day on Thursday. The hunger strike by Health Minister Satyendar Jain entered day two, while that by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia completed a day.
During a health check up on Thursday morning, all the parameters were nearly normal for both the ministers. Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain and Gopal Rai has been camping in the Raj Niwas, the official accommodation-cum-office of Lt. Governor Anil Baijal, since Monday evening.
The Delhi Chief Minister said he and his colleagues would not leave Baijal's office until their demands were met. The demands include a direction to IAS officers working in the Delhi administration to end their "strike", action against officers who have struck work for "four months" and approval to his government's proposal for doorstep delivery of ration to the poor.
The four miniters continued attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), LG and the Central government through tweets. Kejriwal accued the LG's security personnel for not allowing his brother, who came from Pune, to see him. "Every right thinking person asking same question – why is Centre instigating strike by IAS? How can Centre not allow doorstep delivery of rations? These are simple and non-controversial demands of Delhiites," Kejriwal tweeted.
The Chief Minister said he feels the intention, behind the non-acceptance of their demand, is "not right". "Good morning. After all what Delhi people are demanding, for the doorstep delivery of rations and IAS officers to end their strike. Who in the world will say this is wrong? Why nothing is being done. Today is the fourth day, I don't feel their intention is right," he added.
The ministers have been clearing all the government files from the LG office. They are being supplied with food from Kejriwal's residence. On Wednesday, hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters along with leaders came on roads to show their support to the Ministers' protest.
They marched from the Chief Minister's residence to the LG house. Heavy police and CRPF were deployed in the area since Monday, and more were deployed on Wednesday to avoid any crisis due to the protest march. The AAP has planned a candle march in Rajpath on Thursday and warned of a protest at the Prime Minister's residence on Sunday if their demands were not met. In a move to counter the sit-in protest by the Chief Minister, the BJP on Wednesday also launched a protest highlighting the issues of water and electricity shortage in the national capital.
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CR - The Colour of Magic, Terry Pratchett
Promised myself that I would go back to the very start of the Discworld series and work my way through, just because. It's a bittersweet experience, and it's bringing back some rather uncomfortable memories of giggling my way through many commuter journeys with a lot of space around me, despite the crowded train / tram.
From the Blurb:
In the beginning there was…a turtle.
Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Particularly as it's carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). It plays by different rules.
But then, some things are the same everywhere. The Disc's very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world's first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard…
On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There's an avaricious but inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course THE EDGE on the planet...
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"... The acidity is light, the flavor is well rounded and fully developed. Never bitter..."
The Trader Joe's coffe tastes completely bitter by comparison to Mountain Thunder and now I know why I never drank it without a lot of flavored half-and-half or milk and sweetener. The Mountain Thunder, on the other hand, is perfect black.
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Hello from the mainland! My name is Reuben; Upon receiving your latest shipment of green (or should I say blue-green) beans, I immediately sliced open a bag to devour its heavy fruit fragrance. I then proceeded to roast several batches of the ever-popular Kona Blend, and a batch of 100%. (Much to the relief of myself and our Kona-loving customers) The freshly brewed aroma is like inhaling an island sunrise. After thorough cupping I am once again impressed by the sweet, clean acidity and uncommonly rich character of your coffee. Yum! I also fully appreciate and support your use of organic and sustainable farming practices. Perhaps it is your responsible agriculture, or your state-of-the-art on-site processing capability, or your precedent-setting altitude atop Mt.-Hualalai, whatever the reason(s), I personally find your coffee to be the most flavorful Kona around.
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Q: 2Zimbra and Apache Virtual hosts setup I have setup an Ubuntu 12.0.4 server to host my websites using Apache virtual hosts. I want to use Zimbra for mail (and later, group collaboration).
I have the following sites being hosted by the server:

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*http://www.foo.com

*http://www.foobar.com

*http://www.foofoobar.com
I want to be able to allow users to access mail on each site by simply going to the respective mail address and providing the relevant credentials:

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*http://mail.foo.com

*http://mail.foobar.com

*http://mail.foofoobar.com
Note: Each of these websites are for separate entities (businesses), so I want each of the mail address to require the user to be prompted for username/pwd to login.
Last but not the least, I wonder how secure having a "public" interface to mail is, i.e. is it sensible to have mail.sitename.com globally exposed to the world (it seems like it would tempt hackers) - is there any way to secure this (example lock out after N unsuccessful login attempts?)

A: Right now Zimbra doesn´t have support for Ubuntu 14.04, and indeed is not working in this operating system. I have a special Blog dedicated to Zimbra and I'm doing labs all days - http://www.jorgedelacruz.es/category/zimbra/
I was talking with CTO and he told me that in the next 8.5 version, Ubuntu 14.04 will have support.
So for now you can't. I'm sorry.
Kind regards
Jorge de la cruz
www.jorgedelacruz.es

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Q: How to copy sitemap.xml to build folder with React & Webpack? I have a sitemap.xml file in public folder. When I build the React application, the sitemap.xml file is not present in the dist/build folder.
What Webpack configuration is needed to achieve that? How does robots.txt need to be set up?

A: Here is the webpack-config for serving a file to build folder witha a custom name

module: {
    rules: [
        {
            test: /\.(ts|js)x?$/,
            exclude: /node_modules/,
            use: [
                {
                    loader: 'babel-loader',
                },
            ],
        },
        {
            test: /\.css$/,
            use: ['style-loader', 'css-loader'],
        },
        {
            test: /\.(?:ico|gif|png|jpg|jpeg|xml)$/i,
            type: 'asset/resource',
        },
        {
            test: /\.xml/,
            type: 'asset/resource',
            generator: {
                filename: 'sitemap.xml',
            },
        },
        {
            test: /\.txt/,
            type: 'asset/resource',
            generator: {
                filename: 'robots.txt',
            },
        },
        {
            test: /\.(woff(2)?|eot|ttf|otf|svg|)$/,
            type: 'asset/inline',
        },
    ],
},

Finally make sure you import that file inside your react application or else it will not be served to build folder


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Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera finally announced with 24-3000mm 125x zoom
By [NR] admin | Published: July 10, 2018
The long-rumored Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera is finally officially announced. As previously reported, the new model has a 125x zoom lens (24-3000mm f/2.8-8), 4K UHD video, 16MP sensor, 7 fps, 5-stops VR and RAW files support!
The US price is $999.95/€1,099/£999. Pre-orders are now open at:
B&H | Amazon | Adorama |WEX | Park Camera
Shipping starts in September 2018.
There is also a new ML-L7 Bluetooth remote control for the P1000 camera (previously leaked here):
3000mm optical zoom—the most powerful zoom lens ever put on a Nikon COOLPIX camera
4K Ultra HD video with HDMI out, stereo sound and an accessory hot-shoe
Rock-steady Dual Detect image stabilization and great low-light capability
RAW (NRW), time-lapse and Superlapse shooting plus great creative modes
Full manual controls along with easy auto shooting
The detailed technical specifications can be found at Nikon's website.
Nikon P1000 camera features and press release:
1.Equipped with a 125x optical zoom NIKKOR lens that supports super-telephoto shooting at the equivalent of 3000mm
The COOLPIX P1000 is equipped with a 125x optical zoom NIKKOR lens that covers the wide-angle 24mm to super-telephoto 3000mm focal lengths. It supports an incredibly broad zoom range, offering users the opportunity to enjoy the recording of photos and movies at focal lengths that were never before possible. Furthermore, super ED and ED lens elements were adopted for this lens, providing superior compensation for chromatic aberration. High-resolution images can be captured throughout the entire zoom range.
*Equivalent focal length in 35mm [135] format.
2.A high-resolution XGA OLED electronic viewfinder that delivers a sharp and clear view
The COOLPIX P1000 is equipped with a high-resolution, approximately 2359k-dot OLED electronic viewfinder. The subject is clearly projected with a viewfinder magnification of approximately 0.68x (equivalent in 35mm [135] format). This high-performance viewfinder makes viewing images comfortable and easy, even in bright outdoor situations.
3.Dual Detect Optical VR, that provides camera-shake compensation equivalent to a 5.0-stop increase in shutter speed, for effective image stabilization even with hand-held super-telephoto shooting
The COOLPIX P1000 features Dual Detect Optical VR, which achieves vibration reduction equivalent to a 5.0-stop increase in shutter speed, for worry-free super-telephoto photography. The camera processes two types of camera-shake information, detected from the angular velocity sensor as well as the image itself, for extremely precise camera-shake compensation. The effects of camera shake are effectively suppressed, even with hand-held super-telephoto shooting, greatly expanding shooting possibilities.
4.Supports the recording of 4K UHD/30p movies
The COOLPIX P1000 supports the recording of high-definition 4K UHD/30p movies. The photographer can harness the power of 3000mm-equivalent super-telephoto shooting to beautifully record subjects at great distances. Frames from movies recorded in 4K UHD format can also be saved as still images to preserve moments that simply cannot be captured with a continuous burst of still-image shooting.
5.Superior operability makes super-telephoto photography easy
Adoption of a deep grip ensures a firmer, steadier hold during hand-held shooting. The operability of each switch and button was also considered thoroughly. The camera accomplishes outstanding operability with features that include a focus mode selector that can be used to change the focus mode after focus has been acquired, and a control ring that enables the adjustment of settings such as white balance and manual focus.
6.Enhanced versatility provides increased enjoyment of authentic shooting
The COOPLIX P1000 is equipped with an accessory terminal and an accessory shoe that supports a wide variety of accessories, including external Speedlights. Support for Nikon's extensive lineup of accessories further expands possibilities for imaging expression. Among the many optional accessories available for the COOLPIX P1000 is a new Bluetooth remote control (ML-L7) that can be used to eliminate the camera shake that is often a concern with telephoto shooting. This accessory facilitates smooth and precise super-telephoto photography.
7.Additional features
A 3.2-in. TFT LCD vari-angle monitor with wide viewing angle and a display that provides comfortable viewing
Compatible with Nikon's exclusive NRW (RAW) format
COOLPIX Picture Control allows individual imaging style to be achieved easily
A creative mode that makes attaining the ideal imaging expression simple
Ability to record superlapse and time-lapse movies
SnapBridge support that enables remote camera control from a smart device and automatic transfer of photos to a smart device
The Superzoom COOLPIX P1000 Offers an Astounding 125x Zoom to Capture Your World and Beyond
With its Impressive NIKKOR 24-3000mm Equivalent Optical Zoom Lens and Advanced Shooting Controls, the New COOLPIX P1000 Brings Creative Possibilities Closer Than Ever
MELVILLE, NY – Today, Nikon Inc. announced the COOLPIX P1000, the new undisputed powerhouse of superzooms. With an incredible 125X optical zoom (24-3000mm equivalent) powered by high performance NIKKOR optics; the P1000 is the ideal companion camera for birding, sports, wildlife and celestial-photographers seeking superior performance from extreme distances. Beyond its incredible zoom range, the versatile 16-megapixel COOLPIX P1000 captures 4K UHD video and offers a myriad of manual controls, as well as user-friendly functions including built-in Wi-Fi1 and Bluetooth2connectivity, letting photographers of all levels explore and share their creativity."The COOLPIX P1000 is the first of its kind for a compact digital camera," said Jay Vannatter, Executive Vice President, Nikon Inc. "It raises the bar for superzoom cameras and is a testament to our commitment to delivering innovative tools that offer creative freedom to capture and allow users to share their unique visions of the world."
Powerful Optics go the Distance
The COOLPIX P1000 incorporates state-of-the-art NIKKOR technology, designed with ED and Super ED lens elements, boasts the world's most powerful3 125X optical zoom lens (24-3000mm f/2.8-8) and 250X Dynamic Fine Zoom4, equivalent to a staggering 6000mm from macro to extreme distances. This powerful zoom range gives the P1000 the versatility to chronicle an adventure filled vacation, capture a favorite ballplayer from the top tier of a stadium or fill the frame with celestial objects like the moon, that normally only a telescope could reach.
To handle such extreme distances, the camera is equipped with the latest Nikon EXPEED image processing system and Dual Detect Optical VR technology for 5-stops5 of camera shake compensation that help capture sharp images and reduce blur. Featuring a 16-megapixel back-side illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor and expanded ISO range up to 6400, the P1000 affords users the versatility to capture superior image quality even under challenging lighting conditions. The COOLPIX P1000 also boasts a variety of high-speed features including a quick start-up and fast Autofocus (AF) system, making it an ideal choice for capturing action from the sidelines of your kid's soccer game or from an adventure-packed safari. Additionally, whether capturing a ballplayer sliding into home plate or photographing a bird in flight from afar, users will feel confident finding, tracking and capturing these far-away subjects using the camera's snap-back zoom feature which temporarily expands the field of view for super-telephoto shots.
Versatility Ignites Creativity
The COOLPIX P1000 makes it easier than ever for photographers to express their personal creativity. Through its host of manual functions and RAW (NRW) image output, the P1000 is great for advanced users seeking precise control from point of capture to post-production. The COOLPIX P1000 offers an innovative control layout complete with a function button, command dial and mode dial to bring frequently used functions to a photographer's fingertips.
Additionally, the camera includes a focus mode selector that can be used to change the focus mode and a control ring that allows for the adjustment of settings such as the white balance and manual focus. Photographers will find the camera's built-in 2.3-million dot OLED electronic viewfinder (EVF) helpful when composing their shot, while the Vari-Angle 3.2-inch 921K-dot TFT LCD display is ideal for capturing challenging angles like framing a performer on a concert stage.
The COOLPIX P1000 offers numerous picture controls, creative modes and filter effects to help photographers bring their creative vision to life. Whether capturing the night sky or a bird perched on a tree branch, users can take advantage of the camera's designated scene modes, such as Moon Mode and Bird Watching Mode, to automatically adjust settings to deliver brilliant results in a variety of environments. While amazing for extreme zoom, the COOLPIX P1000 also supports versatile shooting scenarios like capturing macro images from as close as 1 cm away. Beyond mastering still photography from both near and far, the P1000 is also capable of incredible 4K UHD video with stereo audio recording and time-lapse effects to further expand artistic expression. Lastly, with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, images will transfer automatically to a photographer's compatible mobile device so family and friends can view stunning vacation moments or epic shots of the night sky in real time.
New Accessory: Bluetooth Connected Remote
The new COOLPIX P1000 is equipped with an accessory terminal and an accessory shoe that supports a wide variety of compatible devices, including external Nikon Speedlights. To bring more capabilities and creative control to photographers, Nikon also announced the new ML-L7 Bluetooth connected remote as another optional accessory available for the COOLPIX P1000. The ML-L7 Bluetooth connected remote control expands the shooting possibilities of the P1000 by enabling users to trigger various camera functions, including video start and smooth zoom control, remotely.
The COOLPIX P1000 will have a suggested retail price (SRP) of $999.95* and will be available in September 2018. The new ML-L7 Bluetooth connected remote control will also be available in September 2018 for a SRP of $49.95*. For more information on COOLPIX P1000 and other Nikon products, please visit www.nikonusa.com.
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Interview with Vaughn CHL Goalie of Week Tristan Jarry
Posted by Kevin Woodley | Nov 14, 2013 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Tristan Jarry makes a save for the Edmonton Oil Kings. (Photo by Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oil Kings)
Looking back, maybe it shouldn't be surprising that Tristan Jarry didn't get off to a great start with the Edmonton Oil Kings early this season.
In addition to being his first year as a No.1 goaltender in the Western Hockey League, the 18-year-old was coming off a whirlwind summer that saw him picked 44th in the NHL Draft and signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who not only invited him to rookie camp, but also kept him around for main training camp.
So coming back to junior was an adjustment, one he's clearly made now.
Jarry was named the Vaughn Canadian Hockey League Goalie of the Week Tuesday after going 2-1-0 last week with two shutout wins, a 0.67 goals-against average and .977 save percentage. The Vancouver-area native followed that up by being selected Wednesday to represent the WHL against Russia in the Subway Super Series later this month.
If some found it tough to see this coming after three wins in his first eight games, a goals-against over four and a save percentage of .856, maybe they weren't giving enough consideration to the adjustments Jarry faced coming back from Penguins camp.
"Basically going from having some of the top shooters in the world, like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang shooting on you, and then you come down and it's a little bit different speed and a little different with the plays and how the players think, so it was a little bit of a transition for me and I had to settle in coming back to the Oil Kings," Jarry told InGoal Magazine late Wednesday night, refusing to offer any excuses until pushed on that transition. "But it was a great challenge to see what I could do."
It's not the only challenge Jarry has faced this season, his first as the Oil Kings undisputed No.1 after backing up Laurent Brossoit the last two seasons.
Jarry played 27 games last season, going 18-7 with six shutouts, a 1.61 goals-against average and .936 save percentage. But as any goalie can tell you, being counted on to play every night can be a big adjustment, especially when it comes to finding practice time to stay sharp, something that is rarely a problem for the backup goalie. Cory Schneider struggled with that early last season with the Vancouver Canucks, but Jarry seems to have gotten a handle on it after a month.
"Obviously it's a lot harder when you know you are going most nights, so the biggest thing is rest and eating properly and making sure my nutrition is good," said Jarry, who admits to getting a kick out of being a Vaughn CHL Goalie of the Week after always wearing their equipment growing up. "So you have to find a balance and then come to practice and have a couple set things that you need to work on and should be focusing on. That's my biggest focus this year is just keying in on certain areas in practice and making sure I follow through with them."
Jarry isn't taking anything for granted, despite his draft status and time in Pittsburgh.
"I'm very fortunate to be the No.1 goalie here this year, but I still have to earn my spot, earn my games and I think that comes with practice and having good practice habits," Jarry said. "That's been my main focus this year: hard work in practice and attention to detail in practice, and I believe that's where my success has come from."
Jarry is locked back in and focused on puck tracking. (photo by Andy Devlin/Edmonton Oil Kings)
As for the details he is focused on improving in those practices, Jarry said it varies.
"If my last game I felt my glove was a little shaky I will work more on my glove, or more on my blocker, just key areas like that I like to focus in on," he said. "Or if am feeling good just making sure I keep tracking the puck well in practice, things like that."
Hearing Jarry talk about tracking the puck is no surprise. Brossoit, who was recently acquired by the Edmonton Oilers form the Calgary Flames, said similar things when InGoal caught up with him at last year's Subway Super Series against Russia.
It's a big part of the work both have done with Oil Kings goalie coach Dustin Schwartz, who works with OR (Optimal Reaction) Sports, a program designed to improve how goalies track the puck by changing how they move their head to do so.
That's an overly simplistic overview of a puck tracking system that is also quickly cited as a key to success by fellow high NHL pick and Super Series selection Eric Comrie, who works on it with its founder, Tri-City Americans goalie coach Lyle Mast.
"The biggest thing is making sure I am focusing on the puck. It sets up my body and my movements for my next positioning and my next save," Jarry said when asked to explain what the head trajectory work means for him. "We work on it as much as we can."
Jarry also made it clear his work with Schwartz goes beyond that.
"The relationship I have grown with Dustin has been great," he continued. "We have a great understanding for one another and that's one of the keys to this year is being able to be open and if I can say 'hey I wasn't feeling that great last night,' he knows and he knows what we should work on in practice. And I think head trajectory has been a great thing for me, it sets me up for so much with my positioning and everything."
The Penguins didn't ask him to change much in his game this summer, but that doesn't mean Jarry didn't leave camp in Pittsburgh without learning a few things.
"Just to be able to see the caliber of the shooters and where you want to be and what you are looking out for, it was great that they kept me around for that long so I was able to see what I am looking at and working for," Jarry said. "You see how the older guys and NHL players carry themselves in practice and public and it's something you don't really notice when you are watching a hockey game from a fan's perspective, so I think just keep on growing as a person and a player and hopefully one day I can make it to that level."
Not that Jarry plans to stray too far from his roots to get there. Ask him to describe his own game, and it's immediately evident he's not a stereotypical butterfly goalie.
"I like to think I am a goalie that likes to be in position and uses my bigger body frame," said Jarry, who is listed at 6-foot-1. "I get in position but I am not always one to go into the butterfly. I might even stand up sometimes or do something a little more old school, but I think that's one of my advantages as a goalie, is that I am able to read the play and read the puck and where it is going so I can make those kind of moves."
He credits those skills to his goalie coach growing up, Angelo Maggio of Magic Hockey.
"I trained with Angelo nine-plus years and the foundation of my game comes from him," Jarry said. "My skating and how I move around the crease all comes from Angelo."
Not that his first memories of goaltending were quite as fun.
"No I still remember being six years old and one of his co-workers hit me in the knee and I probably laid on the ice and cried for a good 15 minutes," Jarry says with a laugh. "And I still remember going out to my first goalie camp and I don't think I saw a puck for the first hour, but I kept going back and stuck with it and all that is what has allowed me to be so successful, just training with Angelo and all the things he worked on."
These days the work with Schwartz is more focused on tactics, especially around the net.
"A lot of post play and behind the net stuff right now – and obviously head trajectory," Jarry said. "Obviously the position has changed quite a bit and you see all these different movements against the post and behind the net but you have to realize what the player is doing and most of the goals are scored within three to five feet of your net and I think that being in position and trying to get your body frame in front of the puck is the biggest thing these days. But skating is always a huge factor still. You have to skate with every movement and to every position. I still think it's a huge foundation to my game."
It's a game that has impressed a lot of people lately, one that Penguins fans hope to see a lot of in the future, and one the Oil Kings crowds are appreciating again.
Here are the rest of the 2013-14 Vaughn CHL Goaltenders of the Week:
Oct. 28 – Nov. 3: Spencer Martin (Mississauga Steelheads)
Oct. 21 – Oct. 27: Jordon Cooke (Kelowna Rockets)
Oct. 14 – Oct. 20: Philippe Cadorette (Baie-Comeau Drakkar)
Oct. 7 – Oct. 13: Brandon Whitney (Victoriaville Tigres)
Sept. 30 – Oct. 6: Ty Edmonds (Prince George Cougars); read the InGoal interview with Edmonds
Sept. 23 – Sept. 29: Alex Nedeljkovic (Plymouth Whalers); read the InGoal interview with Nedeljkovic
Sept. 19 – Sept. 22: Sebastien Auger (Saint John Sea Dogs)
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By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has likened the influx of Syrian migrants into the U.S. to a coup, claiming that migrants "could be ISIS." However, in a recent open letter to Trump — who considers himself a Presbyterian — Rev. Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA) Office…
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By Melissa Steffan America has been gaining more than 600,000 new Christians each year—all without the help of any evangelism efforts. According to a new report from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 620,000 Christian immigrants received green cards in 2012, joining the nearly 250 million Christians in the U.S. overall. The data…
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It's officially the holiday season and to celebrate, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley has been watching Christmas movies. In the midst of viewing National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, the singer challenged his bandmate, Hillary Scott.
He captions the Christmas challenge post on Instagram admitting that he wants her to love A Christmas Story as much as he does. While Hillary has yet to respond, we're pretty sure she's keeping busy being the mom to three daughters and all that motherhood entails during the holiday season.
Throughout 2018, the mom of three has been keeping fans up-to-date on her babies progress, frequently sharing adorable photos of her twin girls as they grow. Hillary gave birth to identical twin girls, Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn, on January 29. They joined big sister five-year-old Eisele Kaye, making the Tyrrell family a family of five.


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The network, which is coordinated by Digital Futures, began as a partnership between EPS researchers (initially from the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Lancaster and York), and the NIHR funded MindTech Healthcare Technology Cooperative.
It has subsequently grown to cover over 400 members across a range of EPS, Clinical and research disciplines, industry partners, charities, and patient and service user representatives, from multiple institutions and organisations.
One of the outputs of the network is our Research Roadmap, developed and refined through a series of multidisciplinary workshops involving researchers, clinicians, charities, service users and industry. The Roadmap explores the potential for technology to transform mental health care from three perspectives: a Health Outcomes Framework that provides a structured approach to describing the purposes of technology intervention; a summary of Engineering and Physical Science Research Challenges that identifies key advances that will be necessary to realise the potential for transformation; and an outline Ethical and Responsible Innovation Framework that sets out core principles which should guide researchers working in this field.
The network has a focus on four broad clinical areas, and four cross cutting EPS research challenges.
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Chicago FHLB pulls SEC application
Brett Chase
The Chicago Federal Home Loan Bank is yanking its application to be regulated by U.S. securities officials until it straightens out some accounting issues related to derivatives.
The bank, a government agency that helps fund loans for low- to moderate-income housing, is one of 12 around the country forced to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission and submit regular financial statements as part of a broader push to hold such entities more accountable to investors.
Thursday, the bank said that at issue was the way it accounted for derivative and hedging activity, which resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses in 2003 and 2004. Overall, the bank was profitable both years.
The bank plans to resolve those issues and resubmit its SEC application, a spokesman says.
Until 2003, debt issued by so-called government sponsored entities - Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 12 home loan banks - was exempt from SEC oversight. After accounting issues popped up at Freddie Mac in 2003, regulators decided to scrutinize the agencies, says Eileen Fahey, managing director of financial institutions at Fitch Inc.
"They were set up as quasi government entities to benefit housing and they were given benefits others weren't," Ms. Fahey says, referring to the regulation of the agencies. "Because of these benefits, they weren't monitored as closely." Fitch rates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's debt.
The Chicago bank is asking to withdraw its SEC registration statement less than two months after it filed the document, meeting the June 30 deadline.
Chicago isn't alone. Two other home loan banks - Pittsburgh and Cincinnati - asked today that their applications be withdrawn. Atlanta, Dallas and Indianapolis banks have made similar announcements. Pittsburgh's bank also said it was restating its financial results for 2001 through 2004 and the first quarter of 2005. The bank says the cumulative impact of the restatement will be $21 million in profit.
The Chicago bank's spokesman says there has been no determination if it will have to restate profit.
"We are not at that point yet to make a determination if any further action is required," the spokesman says.
The net losses on derivatives and hedging activities was $126.4 million in 2004 and $139.2 million in 2003, according to the bank's registration statement. The bank made $365.5 million in 2004 and $436.5 million in 2003, the statement says.
The 12 federal home loan banks issue billions of dollars in debt. In 2004, they had debt outstanding of $869 billion.


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UK DVD & Blu-ray Releases: Monday 12th October 2009
DVD & BLU-RAY PICKS
Coraline (Universal): Based on the book by Neil Gaiman, this stop-motion animation written and directed by Henry Selick follows an adventurous girl named Coraline who finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but has sinister secrets.
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Available on 1-Disc DVD (£19.99 RRP), 2-Disc Limited Edition DVD (£19.99 RRP) and Blu-ray Disc (£24.99 RRP), the 2-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Disc release will include both the 2-D and 3-D version of the main feature and 4 pairs of 3-D glasses. Got that? Phew.
Features on all of the different versions are as follows:
1-Disc DVD – Includes the 2-D version of the main feature and the following extras:
The Making of Coraline
Feature Commentary with Director Henry Selick and Composer Bruno Coulais
2-Disc Limited Edition DVD – As above plus a second disc with the 3-D version of the main feature and 4 pairs of 3-D glasses.
Blu-ray Disc – Includes both the 2-D and 3-D versions of the main feature plus 4 pairs of 3-D glasses. Features include:
2-D and 3-D Presentations
1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French, Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch 5.1 Dolby Digital
English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Greek and Traditional Chinese subtitles
U Control – Picture in Picture (2-D Feature Only)
U Control – Tours and Voice Sessions (2-D Feature Only)
U Control – Picture in Picture Animatic (2-D Feature Only)
The Making of Coraline – Director and screenwriter Henry Selick hosts this behind the scenes feature about how this hand-crafted, stop-motion animated film was made
BD Exclusive: Voicing the Characters – Coraline's acclaimed cast and filmmaker Henry Selick talk about their experiences working on the film, including defining the perfect voice for their characters
BD Exclusive: Creepy Coraline – Director and screenwriter Henry Selick and Coraline author Neil Gaiman take fans deeper into the darker intricacies of Coraline's alternative worlds
Looking For Eric (Icon): The unlikely pairing of French footballer Eric Cantona and English director Ken Loach is the tale of a Manchester postman (Steve Evets) undergoing a midlife crisis. When his idol Cantona appears to him in a series of visions, he manages to inspire him with his distinctive brand of philosophy.
Although much of the publicity surrounding the film focused on 'King Eric', the two real stars are Steve Evets and Stephanie Bishop who deliver excellent performances. It also features the hallmarks of Loach's best work: sensitive treatment of social issues; well rounded characters with believable flaws; and a lack of cheap sentiment.
The script by Paul Laverty deserves a lot of credit for working in social issues (gun crime, football ownership) alongside some of Cantona's reflections on life and existence in a way that isn't forced or cheesy. Whilst some of the reactions at the Cannes film festival were correct in observing that it is lighter than usual for a Loach film, that is no bad thing as it contains some marvellous feel good scenes (especially the climax).
Available on Blu-ray Disc (£24.99 RRP) and 2-Disc DVD (£19.99 RRP), extras include:
Audio Commentary
United We Stand Documentary
Extended Meditation Scene
Happy Ending Short Film
Director's Shorts
Synecdoche, New York (Revolver): Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut (pronounced "Syn-ECK-duh-kee") is so Kaufman-esque that it takes his ideas to another level of strangeness. The story centres around theatre director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who starts to re-evaluate life after his health and marriage start to break down. He receives a grant to do something artistically adventurous and decides to stage an enormously ambitious production inside a giant warehouse.
What follows is a strange and often baffling movie, complete with the kind of motifs that are peppered throughout Kaufman's scripts: someone lives in a house oblivious to the fact that it is permanently on fire; a theatrical venue the size of several aircraft hangars is casually described as a place where Shakespeare is performed; and visitors to an art gallery view microscopic paintings with special goggles.
But despite the oddities and the Chinese-box narrative, this is a film overflowing with invention and ideas. It explores the big issues of life and death but also examines the nature of art and performance – a lot of the film, once it goes inside the warehouse, is a mind-boggling meditation on our lives as a performance.
Imagine The Truman Show rewritten by Samuel Beckett and directed by Luis Buñuel and you'll get some idea of what Kaufman is aiming for here. I found a lot of the humour very funny, but the comic sensibility behind the jokes is dry and something of an acquired taste. Much of the film hinges on Seymour Hoffman's outstanding central performance in which he conveys the vulnerability and determination of a man obsessed with doing something worthwhile before he dies.
The makeup for the characters supervised by Mike Marino is also first rate, creating a believable ageing process whilst the sets are also excellent, even if some of the CGI isn't always 100% convincing. The supporting cast is also impressive: Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton, Emily Watson, Hope Davis, Tom Noonan and Dianne Weist all contribute fine performances and fit nicely into the overall tone of the piece. Although the world Kaufman creates will alienate some viewers, it slowly becomes a haunting meditation on how humans age and die.
Revolver Entertainment are releasing it, priced at £19.99 RRP on DVD and £24.99 RRP on Blu-ray Disc.
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UK Cinema Releases: Friday 12th June 2009
NATIONAL RELEASES
The Hangover (Warner Bros): A comedy directed by Todd Phillips which follows four friends who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party, only to wake up the next morning unable to remember a thing and discover that the groom has gone missing. a thing and missing the groom, whose wedding is to occur mere hours away. Although on the surface it might seem like yet another formulaic US comedy, this is actually really rather funny, not least because of a refreshing narrative that doesn't play its hand too early, the chemistry between its stars and some highly amusing set pieces. Given the lack of stars and relatively low budget (it was shot for around $35 million) execs at Warner Bros will be thrilled that it topped the US box office last week (narrowly beating Pixar's Up in its second week) and must be confident that it will do similar business over here. Although it has received less media coverage than Looking For Eric, word of mouth will be very strong and it could easily claim the top spot. [Cert 15 / Vue West End & Nationwide] (Previews 11 June)
Looking For Eric (Icon): The unlikely pairing of French footballer Eric Cantona and English director Ken Loach is the tale of a Manchester postman (Steve Evets) undergoing a midlife crisis. When his idol Cantona appears to him in a series of visions, he manages to inspire him with his distinctive brand of philosophy. Although much of the publicity surrounding the film has focused on 'King Eric', the two real stars are Steve Evets and Stephanie Bishop who deliver excellent performances. It also features the hallmarks of Loach's best work: sensitive treatment of social issues; well rounded characters with believable flaws; and a lack of cheap sentiment. The script by Paul Laverty deserves a lot of credit for working in social issues (gun crime, football ownership) alongside some of Cantona's reflections on life and existence in a way that isn't forced or cheesy. Whilst some of the reactions at the Cannes film festival were correct in observing that it is lighter than usual for a Loach film, that is no bad thing as it contains some marvellous feel good scenes (especially the climax) which make it more likely to reach a wider audience. Icon are giving this a national release, providing the unusal – but welcome – scenario of a Ken Loach film in UK multiplexes, but they will be hoping that it fares better than The Damned United, another football related film which underperformed earlier this year despite a lot of publicty.[Cert 15 / Curzon Soho, Odeon Covent Gdn, Vue West End & Nationwide]
The Last House On The Left (Universal): I have almost worn out the keys on my keyboard typing out the letters that spell 'yet another US horror remake' but they are getting pressed again because Wes Craven' 1972 film has been updated for modern audiences. The premise sees a married couple (Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter) who unwittingly give refuge to a group of criminals (Garret Dillahunt, Aaron Paul and Riki Lindhome) that have attacked and left their daughter (Sara Paxton) for dead. Although a cut above most of its kind, it suffers from not having the same atmosphere of the original, with less atmosphere and more manufactured gore and terror. [cert 18 / Vue West End & Nationwide]
Red Cliff (Entertainment): A Chinese epic about the Battle of Red Cliffs, based on events during the end of the Han Dynasty and immediately prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China. Directed by John Woo, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi, Chang Chen, Hu Jun, Lin Chi-ling and Zhao Wei. It is being released here in a truncated 2½ hour version unlike in China, where it was shown in two parts (both of which were massively popular at the box office). With an estimated budget of $80 million, it is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date and although it is unlikely to prove a massive hit here, Entertainment will be hoping for good reviews and word of mouth to give it a decent shelf-life on DVD. [Cert 15 / Vue West End & Nationwide]
IN LIMITED RELEASE
Doghouse (Vertigo Films): A British zombie-themed comedy film about a group of men who travel to a remote village in England to help one of their friends get over his divorce. Directed by Jake West and starring Danny Dyer, Stephen Graham, Terry Stone, Lee Ingleby and Noel Clarke. [Cert 15]
New Town Killers (High Fliers Films): A British film which follows two business men (played by Dougray Scott and Alastair Mackenzie) who play macabre cat and mouse games with people from the fringes of society. Written and directed by Richard Jobson. [Cert 15 / Key Cities]
Soi Cowboy (Network Releasing): The relationship between a Danish film-maker and his Thai girlfriend is explored in the second film by director Thomas Clay. [ICA Cinema & Key Cities]
The End Of The Line (Dogwoof): A documentary that explores explores the devastating effect that overfishing is having on fish stocks and the health of the world's oceans. Directed by Rupert Murray. [Cert / Odeon Panton Street & Nationwide] (Previews 8 June)
> UK cinema releases for June 2009
> DVD Picks for this week including The Curious Case of Banjamin Button and Milk (W/C Monday 8st June)
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UK Cinema Releases: June 2009
Terminator: Salvation (12A) / Sony Pictures (Previews June 3rd)
Last Chance Harvey (12A) / Momentum Pictures
Sugar (15) / Axiom
Anything For Her (15) / Metrodome
Accident (12A) / bfi Distribution
The Hide (TBC) / ICA Cinema
Max Manus Man Of War (15) / Revolver Entertainment
Shadows In The Sun (12A) / Artificial Eye
This Sporting Life (12A) / Park Circus
The Hangover (15) / Warner Bros.
The Last House On The Left (18) / Universal
Looking For Eric (15) / Icon
Blood: The Last Vampire (TBC) Pathe
Crimson Wing (TBC) / Walt Disney
Just Another Love Story (TBC) Revolver Entertainment
Doghouse (TBC) / Vertigo Films
The End Of The Line (TBC) / Dogwoof
New Town Killers (15) / High Fliers Films
Red Cliff (15) / Entertainment
Soi Cowboy (TBC) / Network Releasing
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (TBC) Paramount
44 Inch Chest (TBC) / Momentum Pictures
Miss March (15) / 20th Century Fox
The Haunting In Connecticut (TBC) / Entertainment
Beyond The Fire (15) / Met Film Distribution
The Disappeared (TBC) / ICA Cinema
Gigantic (15) The Works Key Cities
Katyn (15) / Artificial Eye
North By Northwest (PG) / bfi Distribution
Telstar (15) / Aspiration/Miracle
Year One (TBC) / Sony Pictures
Tenderness (15) / Lionsgate
Blood: The Last Vampire (18) / Warner Bros & Pathe
The Blue Tower (TBC) / ICA Cinema
Dummy (TBC) / Shoreline Entertainment
The Last Thakur (TBC) / Artificial Eye
My Sister's Keeper (12A) / Entertainment
Rudo & Cursi (15) / Optimum Releasing
Shirin (PG) / bfi Distribution
Sunshine Cleaning (15) / Delanic & Anchor Bay
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the weathermen know how to answer it.
Alena Zhang is currently a junior at Newark Academy in NJ. She has been published in Cicada, and her work has been nationally recognized in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Her hobbies include overthinking and spending time doing things other than homework.
Talia Botelho is seventeen years old and loves writing and reading. She also dances and plays the flute in her free time.
I was never meant to exist; the carnival of grotesque, which I am.
And yet I contaminate the contents of my host, adjusting my bulges into her white framed skull.
I've always known how to make an entry.
I'll crouch in, shrouded as a logical deduction.
But beneath the pathetic veil of it all, a mere byproduct of my host's suspicions; a mental manifestation of her insecurities.
Some days we get along, and some days we act like strangers, while she plays hopscotch with her gut feelings.
That's all the relationship I've ever had; a parasitic existence.
The two in a world of ones.
A leftover, scavenging for the spotlight.
The aftermath of her calculations.
Silently seeing how comfortable she becomes with the temporary.
How answers are most valued at the time of their respective questions. And how I'm needed only when those answers can't make it.
I can hear the colours she's seeing. Obnoxious reds with screaming oranges.
I've seen contentment, and it bored me.
But before I start the chaos, I must honour the peace.
Mehar Haleem is a seventeen-year-old student who writes for the editorial board of her school. She has previously won several creative writing competitions and her works have been published/ are going to be published in the forthcoming issues of Alexandria Quarterly, The Noisy Island, Sprout and Inklette. She currently lives in New Delhi , India.
I took these photos in the northwest part of China. I am a high school senior in China who was born in the United States, and current Director of my school's Digital Video Club. Since picking up a camera at ten years old, I have become passionate about using photography to record memories for the future. Wherever I go, I have my camera on hand.
When I saw this crystal-blue sky, I was so impressed at first sight that I had to capture the amazing sight of the snowy mountains against the sky. At the time, I was traveling in Tibet. I felt the distinctive culture, full of factors extracted from Buddhism. People in Tibet wore traditional clothes and silver ornaments on their heads; their attitudes were open and full of willingness to help a tourist like myself. After viewing the lively street and appreciating the grandiose architecture, I felt I could understand the spirit of the land. Standing under the mountain, feeling the winds carrying the scent of soil, I felt calm and relieved.
Megan Guo is a senior at Hangzhou No.2 High School in China. She was born in the United States and moved to China with her family at a young age. As Director of the Digital Video Club and a class reporter for the student body, she is passionate about using photography and videography to record memories for the future. Whether at her school's annual Sports Competition or traveling around China, it is rare to find her without a camera in hand.


The floor beams for a 767-400ER's forward fuselage Section 43 are placed into tooling.
As a sleeper aircraft, the Stratocruiser was equipped with 28 upper and lower bunk units.
Boeing-SVS works on high-tech electro-optical systems for IDS.


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Olivia "Doreen" Armstrong
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Olivia "Doreen" Dunlop Armstrong
Olivia "Doreen" Dunlop Armstrong, born 9-16-1928, died 1-3-2021 after a brief illness. A native Houstonian, Doreen was born to English immigrant parents, George H. and Edna Gosling Dunlop. She was the eldest grandchild of the David and Ruth Dunlop family of Liverpool, England that resettled in Houston, TX after WWI. Devotion to family was ingrained in her, and family was always her top priority. She grew up in the Houston Heights with her sister, Vivian, and attended Harvard Elementary and Hogg J.H.S. The family moved to their home on Park Place Blvd. in 1942. She graduated from Milby H.S. in 1945.
Doreen was a 1949 graduate of TSCW, Denton, TX, now Texas Women's University. Her college years were transformational. Playing the piano since the age of six, she also learned to play the organ at TWU.
Doreen was hired as a secretary at Shell Oil Deer Park MC after working summers there prior to graduation. She met and fell in love with fellow employee Ray M. Armstrong. They married 4-17-1953. Due to Shell's nepotism rules, she left to go to work for Ethyl Corp. After 3 years there, she paused her career to raise their 3 children in Pasadena, TX. She returned to work at Shell in 1979 until her retirement in 1992, having completed 17 years of perfect attendance.
Ray and Doreen were devoted to each other until his death after 48 years of marriage. Ray carried her over the newlywed threshold into the home where for 67 of her 92 years she would live a full, healthy, independent life. Doreen was a Proverbs 31 wife and mother. She became an excellent seamstress as the result of sewing her daughters' many dance costumes. "Moderation in Everything" was her motto, except when it came to the limitless sacrificial love and attention she poured into her children. Never one to direct her children's life choices, she guided them into independence with a constant, listening ear and affirmation.
Doreen testified to her faith in Jesus by living a Christ-centered life of service to others. A devoted Elder of Faith Presbyterian Church, she was a member for 60 years. Her ministry was faithfully serving as its organist for the last 40 years. She played her final church service Dec. 13, the day before an intestinal illness forced her into Methodist Hospital. Since resulting complications were non-recoverable, she chose palliative care at Houston Hospice.
Since 1992, she participated in the Women's Health Initiative longitudinal research study to improve the health of women for generations to come. Her social memberships included leadership in the Houston Chapter of the TWU Alumnae Association and the Shell Retirees Club. Industrious, dedicated, loyal, humble, compassionate, and generous, Doreen was loved by all who knew her.
Left to cherish Doreen's memory are her children Linda (Tom) Duke, Ray Michael (Janine) Armstrong, Patricia (Scot) Cherry; grandchildren LaShay (Jason) Groendyke, James Ray (Jen) Duke, Brian (Kristen) Duke, John Paul Carinhas, Ryan (Emily) Armstrong, Connor Cherry; 7 great-grandchildren; nieces Glenna Garcia, Suzanne Hamilton, nephew Stuart Shaw; Dunlop cousins Anne Holley and Diana Cramer.
Private interment at Forest Park Lawndale. Celebration of Life on Sat. Jan. 9, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2301 S. Houston Rd. Pasadena, TX 77502. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Houston Hospice, 1905 Holcombe, Houston, TX 77030; Faith Presbyterian, Box 4146, Pas. TX 77502; or A New Dawn Pet Adoption, 202 W. San Augustine, Deer Park, TX 77536.
Published in Houston Chronicle on Jan. 8, 2021.
Faith Presbyterian Church
Forest Park Lawndale
6900 Lawndale Street
Guest Book sponsored by Forest Park Lawndale
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. I worked with and knew Doreen while working at Shell-Deer Park. She was always a joy to be around.
Marie Hargis Moore
I am so sorry to see of Mrs. Armstrong's passing. Linda was a dear friend of mine many, many years ago. When I think of Mrs. Armstrong words such as regal, elegant, graceful come to mind as well as kind and loving. Heaven got a special angel when she rang that gate bell.
Peace to all,
Betsy Elliott
Linda and family, so very sorry for your loss. What a blessing to have had her with you for such a long life.
Judy Kimball


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The San Juan Daily Star
After shootings, Eric Adams rushes to release safety plan
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a vigil held for Catherine Ortiz, an 11-month-old baby girl who was killed by a stray bullet, Jan. 21, 2022.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
Mayor Eric Adams rode to office on a platform of bringing down crime in New York City. In his first weeks as mayor, that challenge has risen to meet him.
A woman was pushed to her death at a Times Square subway station. A baby was shot in the Bronx. A 19-year-old Burger King worker was killed during a robbery in Manhattan. Police officers were wounded in the Bronx, East Harlem and on Staten Island.
In each instance, Adams responded. He visited the mothers of those injured or killed; he rushed to city hospitals to check in on wounded officers; he has convened three anti-gun violence roundtables.
But the killing of a police officer Friday in Harlem has raised the stakes for the mayor, and has fast-tracked the timeline for him to do something substantive to improve public safety.
Acknowledging that gun violence was becoming a crisis in his young mayoralty, Adams said he would deliver a speech in the coming days to outline a comprehensive public safety plan.
"This is a sea of crime that is being fed by many rivers, and we have to dam each one of those rivers," Adams said on CNN on Sunday. "These crimes did not start during my administration. They have been here for far too long in many parts of our community."
The city was mourning the death of Officer Jason Rivera, 22, on Sunday, after he and another officer, Wilbert Mora, were shot Friday as they responded to a domestic incident. Adams joined officers to pay respects Sunday as Rivera's body was brought to a funeral home in Manhattan.
Mora, 27, remained in critical condition and was to be transferred from Harlem Hospital to NYU Langone Medical Center on Sunday.
In 2014, the killing of two police officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, deepened a rift between Mayor Bill de Blasio, Adams' predecessor, and police; officers turned their backs on him during the officers' funerals, and blamed him for fostering an anti-police atmosphere in New York.
Adams has spoken frequently about the 2014 killings of Liu and Ramos in Brooklyn, while Adams was borough president. He established a relationship with Liu's parents; they endorsed him in the mayor's race, and the officer's mother appeared onstage with Adams on election night.
Adams, a former police captain, has a better relationship with the police and has more support among officers to enact his agenda, but he certainly understands the need to define his mayoralty before events define it for him.
Adams' forthcoming plan, which he called a "Blueprint for Safety," will examine the underlying reasons for violence and offer initiatives such as reinstating a plainclothes police unit, which was involved in a disproportionate number of fatal shootings, to address gun violence. The unit was disbanded under de Blasio after George Floyd's killing in 2020. Adams also vowed to provide better outreach to homeless people on the subway, to try to stop the flow of guns into the city and to boost programs such as violence interrupters — mediators with direct experience of community violence — and job training for youth in high crime neighborhoods.
Asked how long it would take for New Yorkers to see results and whether it could be months or years, Adams said it should be sooner than that.
"I'm hoping it takes days if possible," he said Saturday. "Listen, the one thing I can commit to New Yorkers: No one is going to work harder, no one is going to give more of themselves than I am as the mayor of this city."
Already, Adams has received praise for showing up.
After Adams led a discussion on gun violence at an elementary school in the Fordham section of the Bronx, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat said Saturday that mayors rarely visited that neighborhood.
"This neighborhood is in high need of help and the mayor was here yesterday, and he's here today and I was with him last night at Harlem Hospital," he said of the hospital where Rivera was taken.
Questions over policing, homelessness and mental illness were front and center during the competitive Democratic primary for mayor last year. Adams criticized the defund the police movement and argued that he was the only candidate who could balance public safety and police reform. Other candidates took issue with Adams' positions on the plainclothes unit and his comments that stop-and-frisk policing could be a useful tool in some cases.
Tiffany Cabán, a left-leaning new City Council member from Queens, said she was worried about the return of the aggressive unit.
"I'm deeply, deeply concerned that the mayor has expressed interest in bringing back the plainclothes unit, because the unit has done a ton of harm," she said in an interview, adding that it was involved in high-profile police killings such as Eric Garner's in Staten Island in 2014.
But she added that she "was also incredibly encouraged to hear the mayor talk about violence interrupters as being a central part oThe event in the Bronx on Saturday was in response to the baby who was injured in a shooting nearby, and scheduled before Rivera's death. Adams sat with elected officials and anti-violence workers to discuss ways the city could better support them.
One worker told the mayor he had concerns about the plainclothes unit because many men in the neighborhood were carrying guns and might use them if an officer surprised them.
"Are these cops being trained on how to approach individuals or are they just jumping out?" he asked, noting that many officers were young, such as Rivera, and did not have a lot of experience.
Adams said he welcomed advice on training because he did not want officers "jumping out," but he reiterated the need for plainclothes officers to keep bad guys on their toes.
"Policing is both omnipresence — the blue and white," he said, "and it's also unpredictable."
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