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Terminator Genisys (2015)
Another attempt to kick-start a veteran science-fiction franchise, this fifth Terminator film harks back to the first one, even repurposing footage from it to create an inter-generational fight scene, which is pretty much the best thing on offer here. That said, I find it difficult to write the whole thing off as awful, because despite a general lack of inspiration — bolstered by a largely vacuous young cast (Jason Clarke's John Connor at least carries the wounds of war, but nobody really convinces as a battle-hardened veteran) — it never actively offended me, and even offered a fairly entertaining two hours. Sadly, the script is largely at fault, with characters being forced to spend large chunks of screen time explaining the convoluted time travel premise, which involves multiple timelines and allows Kyle (Jai Courtney) to retain memories from the other timeline. At least… I think? It's hard to really be sure. The big (non-spoilery) twist is that Emilia Clarke's Sarah Connor now takes the lead in her relationship with Kyle (thanks to tutelage from a second Terminator/Arnie). Beyond that, the film constantly references plot points and memorable images from the first couple of films, suggesting that were it not for the messy time travel narrative, it could have just been a simple reboot of the stripped-down original, and perhaps that would have been better.
Director Alan Taylor; Writers Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier; Cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau; Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney; Length 126 minutes.
Seen at Cineworld Chelsea [2D], London, Wednesday 8 July 2015.
Categories Classification: 12(A), Country: USA, Rating: MEDIOCRE•Tags 2015, action film, alan taylor, arnold schwarzenegger, emilia clarke, film reviews, films seen at the cinema, jai courtney, jason clarke, kramer morgenthau, new year's resolution 2015, san francisco, science fiction film, time travel, usa, written by a woman
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I've lived in London for just over ten years now, and if you've known me over that time, you'll know I've put on a bit of weight. I'm pretty sure it's not from lack of exercise, though having a job (and a hobby!) that involves sitting down all day probably doesn't help. No, I suspect it's because I like food, and anyone who also likes food (especially if they live in a large metropolitan area) can scarcely have failed to notice the rise of food trucks over the last decade as a delivery mechanism for more than just ice cream and hot dogs. You can get just about anything from trucks these days. In some American cities (like their spiritual heartland in the Pacific Northwest), they are often to be found rotating around a set of fixed locations ('pods', if you will) and turning up at all kinds of outdoor, beer or food festivals. Indeed, the concept of 'street food' has really taken off, especially in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. So this new film starring and directed by my compatriot in girthfulness, Jon Favreau, can at the very least be said to be on-trend.
In it we see Favreau as Chef Carl Casper at a staid suburban restaurant, where he doesn't feel creatively stretched, despite having a great team (Bobby Cannavale as his sous chef, backed by John Leguizamo, and Scarlett Johansson on front of house duty). Things come to a head over the visit of and subsequent nasty review by a food blogger (Oliver Platt, touching on another trend), so Chef Casper heads off and, via a sub-plot involving Robert Downey Jr being appropriately RDJ-ish, gets himself a food truck. In truth, a lot of the drama feels a little forced, conflict added just to move the film along and add a bit of spice (as it were), especially the relationship between Chef Casper and his ex-wife and son. It's like Favreau, having baited the foodie trend, felt the need to shoehorn in a touching story about father-son bonding.
This could all have fallen apart so very easily, but somehow Favreau manages to make it very charming, sweet but not too much so, with a soufflé-light touch. Key to this is that the film really likes all its characters. There's conflict, sure, and big life changes, but this is a comedy in the classic sense and it wants the best for everyone (even the food blogger gets his redemption). The actors are all enjoyable to watch, especially John Leguizamo, while Sofía Vergara manages to make even her blowsy ex-wife character a likeable one. If some of the father-son moments are rather too saccharine for my taste, if they don't raise my hackles like they would elsewhere, then perhaps I'm just a sucker for the setting after all. It's not a film to watch when hungry, and thinking about it now, I could quite happily go for one of those cubanos Cuban sandwiches at which the food truck specialises. In fact, I was a bit disappointed that a truck hadn't been parked up outside the cinema when I came out, and I imagine you will be too, unless your local cinema is really on its game.
Director/Writer Jon Favreau; Cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau; Starring Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, EmJay Anthony, Sofía Vergara, Scarlett Johansson; Length 114 minutes.
Seen at Cineworld Haymarket, London, Saturday 28 June 2014.
Categories Classification: 15, Country: USA, Rating: GOOD•Tags 2014, comedy, emjay anthony, fathers and sons, film reviews, films seen at the cinema, florida, food, john leguizamo, jon favreau, kramer morgenthau, los angeles, road movie, scarlett johansson, sofia vergara, usa

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DANCE The Mother's Day weekend premiere of Sarah Bush Dance Project's reconceived 2011 Rocked by Women was a tenderly raucous, often humorous celebration of an overly sentimentalized holiday. Bush looks at the education of a "girlchild" in the "not-so-promised land" by paying tribute to the mothers who raised us physically. But it was pioneer "mothers" — the feminists of the 1970s, the lesbian activists of many decades, artists and entrepreneurs like Olivia Records and Club Q — who made us the women we have become. Their legacy, Bush realized, was in danger of being forgotten by the current generation of women for whom the battles had been fought. Molded into a convincing piece of dance theater, Rocked by Women is a joyous and self-effacing acknowledgement of prices paid and gains won.
Just as music energized the civil rights movement of the 1960s, feminism in its earlier and later stages drew inspiration from talented musicians who started the women's music movement. Bush drew on that rich heritage and shaped Rocked's three parts around contributions from two generations of songwriters such as Holly Near, Cris Williams, and k.d. lang, as well as Janet Jackson, Tracy Chapman, Missy Elliott, and Bikini Kill. Julie Wolf also contributed music arrangements and wrote original songs.
Rocked derives its impressive energy as much from music as from dance. Yet Natalie Aceves, Krystal Bates, Joanna Gartner, Bianca Mendoza, Juliann Witt, and Bush performed with an intuitive grace, passion, and an almost delirious delight at the choreography's lush physicality. Much like works by Dance Brigade (Bush's home company), Rocked contains personal material that also feels universal, speaking to those who don't fit into given norms, and who have had to struggle to become who they are meant to be. Using contact improv, disco, jazz, and hip-hop in an almost narrative way, the individual dances comment on the songs but do so from a distance. At its best, Rocked became a weighty yet explosive expression of the power of an indomitable spirit and embracing courage.
The show opened and closed with Near's iconic "Mountain Song." At first, a trio of kicking "babies" are cuddled by their mothers. It ends with the dancers facing the audience in a sing-along about the unstoppability of women who refuse to have "their dreams taken away."
Each of the work's movements explored a different aspect of growing up. In "Her Childhood," the dancers engaged in circle games and playfully sculpted a mountain from their bodies. One of them triumphantly climbed it. They also donned masks cut from fashion magazines and tugged and pushed their bodies in an attempt to reshape them. Here, ballet's preoccupation with perfection came in for a kick or two. The choreography had a sense of humor but you couldn't miss the underlying pain and rage.
The emergence of a young girl's sexual identity permeated the whole piece and resulted in a number of awkwardly tender duets. In one, the group's smallest dancers, Mendoza and Bates, discover each other's differences: Mendoza is Latina, Bates African American. Second movement "Her Adolescence" brings group pressures and rejections, driving and exploring of sexual identity; the choreography veered between plaintive and painfully funny. With Jackson's "Control" providing the beat, the ensemble performed impressive unison hip-hop that opened into individually athletic feats. It was followed by a dancing-with-"boys" number as an awkward, one-sided groping session. In "Gossip," teens entangled themselves in yards and yards of telephone lines. For Chapman's "Fast Car," they built themselves into a monster automobile that, predictably, crashed, leaving Mendoza stunned and bereft. In an achingly lovely courting duet, Mendoza gently reaches towards Aceves who keeps turning away.
The third movement — "Herself" — opened with a video of the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival and rather unfocused dancing on stage. The pace picked up with mock taiko drumming to recorded drum. Another playfully confrontational scene involved a boom box, one set of headphones, and Mendoza and Aceves' different musical tastes. They come to a meeting of minds and take it from there.
The tribute to Club Q, as both a sanctuary for lesbians and a place for fierce dancing, is wonderfully evoked by Bush's own fierce dancers. It ends in dreamy slow dancing duet for Witt and Bates. Choreographing anger is not easy. When Bush interrupted the lovers, her danced fury felt like an arrow shooting straight at them.
While Rocked's documentary clips are convincingly integrated into the stage action, earlier uses of video — shadowy images, dancers sitting as if in lecture by Judy Grahn, crawling from beneath the screen — are not telling enough. That needs rethinking. But Rocked is a warm, skillfully created, and generous show that just might become a Mother's Day tradition. * sarahbushdance.com/rocked-by-women
Rita Felciano


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This global digital map of Saturn's moon Enceladus was created using data taken by the Cassini spacecraft, with gaps in coverage filled in by NASA Voyager spacecraft data. The map is an equidistant projection and has a scale of 300 meters (980 feet) per pixel. Equidistant projections preserve distances on a body, with some distortion of area and direction.


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(see photos)Probably a harbor seal -- skeleton separated in parts, some intact fur apart from the bones.
New bull kelp and surf grass is washing up, lots of old surf grass in the drift line; the sand is piled up, covering the rock formations, and actually diverting the outflow of Wade Creek to the south along the base of the bluff for over 100 yards before it turns west to the ocean. The water level was much lower (or the sand was higher) where I couldn't pass at the same tide level in April. Very little debris other than small plastic and a couple of bottles.
This bird was lying on its back. I turned it over and it tried to scoot away, but was unable to fly or run.


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Zarif: Obama's Anti-Iran Remarks Meant to Appease Regional Allies
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the recent statements by US President Barack Obama against Iran, saying he is trying to please Washington's allies in the region.
Zarif's remarks came in reaction to Obama's statements prior to his meeting with the leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) who called "Iran sponsor of terrorism in the region", and said, "The meetings (with PGCC member-states) will be an opportunity to ensure that our countries are working closely to counter Iran's destabilizing behavior across the Middle East."
"The US has resorted to projecting blames on others in order to appease its regional allies," the Arabic-language Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper quoted Zarif as saying on Wednesday.
"The US president's statements are merely a repetition of his previous unfunded accusations to appease his allies," the Iranian foreign minister added.
Zarif underlined that such accusations have repeatedly proved to bear no value, and said, "Our policies in the region are based on consolidating friendship and cooperation as well as conducting responsible acts to reinforce stability and guarantee regional security."
In relevant remarks yesterday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham rejected the US Secretary of State John Kerry's accusations that Tehran is seeking to destabilize the region, stressing that foreign meddling is destabilizing the region.
"The allegations of certain US officials about what they call 'Iran's destabilizing acts in the region' are completely rejected," Afkham said.
"Instability in the region is rooted in the foreign interference in the region's affairs and this (foreign meddling) threatens security and stability and prevents deep cooperation and strong and constructive interaction based on mutual interests among the regional states," she added.
Afkham underlined that the US support for Saudi Arabia's invasion of Yemen and ignoring the massacre of innocent women and children as well as imposing a siege on the poor Arab country are all instances of Washington's illegal interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
She blasted the US double-standard approach to the terrorist groups, and said, "Supporting the governments which are considered as the main financial and intelligence backers of these groups has created instability and insecurity."
Her remarks came after Kerry spoke in the wake of reports that Iran had dispatched two naval ships, including a destroyer, to Bab al-Mandab Strait near Yemen.
"Iran needs to recognize that the United States is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage in overt warfare across lines — international boundaries — in other countries," Kerry told the PBS television on Wednesday.
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June 5, 2018, 4:45 PM HST
Throughout the year, veterans and Gold Star families gather at Federal war memorials across the country to pay tribute to their fellow service members and loved ones. Groups that organize formal services must pay a fee when submitting a permit request.
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) and Keith Rothfus (PA-12) to waive this administrative fee for veterans and Gold Star families unanimously passed the House today. The Free Veterans from Fees Act (H.R.3997) now moves to the US Senate for consideration.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said, "Our country owes a great debt of gratitude to our troops, veterans, and their families who bear the burden of the cost of war – those who are killed in combat, and those who come home with visible and invisible wounds of war. Our legislation, the Free Veterans from Fees Act, honors the sacrifices made by veterans and Gold Star families by waiving application fees as they pay tribute to our fallen heroes at Federal war memorials."
"I am proud the House unanimously passed my bipartisan bill, the Free Veterans from Fees Act (H.R. 3997), and I thank Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) for their support," said Congressman Rothfus. "Our veterans have valiantly defended our freedoms, values, and way of life. It is important that we stand in solidarity with these heroic men and women to ensure they are not required to pay to visit national war memorials built to honor their bravery and sacrifice to our nation. This bill is about continuing to cultivate a culture that values our veterans and their service, and I look forward to working with the Senate and the President to see it signed into law."
On the House floor, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said:
"Our veterans, our servicemembers, and their families sacrifice greatly in service to our country —with some paying the ultimate price, sacrificing all. For those who do come home, they often carry visible and invisible wounds for a very long time, if not for the rest of their lives. It is our solemn responsibility as a country to stand by them to ensure they receive the care, services, and respect that they've earned and deserve through their service.
"The fact that today any veteran or a Gold Star family member who wants to use a national war memorial for a special event — be it a vigil, religious service, parade, or other kind of event — is slapped with an application fee to the National Park Service, costing anywhere from $75 to $120 dollars, is frankly unacceptable. Our war memorials are often a place of healing: a place where our brothers and sisters in uniform and our fellow veterans gather to remember those who they served with and never made that trip home and for a Gold Star family member to pay homage to and share new memories with their loved one who's been lost. This is a gathering place that is so important both for those who have served and those who remember and honor those who have sacrificed everything. It's unacceptable that our nation's heroes have to pay a fee to honor our fallen brothers and sisters in this way.
"This legislation is necessary and we have the opportunity to get it passed today. I appreciate the leadership of my colleague, Congressman Rothfus from Pennsylvania, someone who I know is personally deeply committed to serving and honoring our veterans and never forgetting the cost of war and who pays the price. We introduced this legislation to waive the application fee for veterans and Gold Star families applying for a permit at war memorials on federal land. This legislation honors the special bond between veterans that spans across conflicts and generations that we see displayed most prominently in this country on Veteran's Day and Memorial Day, but something that goes on throughout the year. We must continue to honor this into the future. This simple change in this legislation will lift the financial and bureaucratic burden our veterans face as they pay their respects and remember the lives and sacrifices of their friends and for our Gold Star family members to remember their loved ones.
"I want to thank the men and women of the Park Service for their continued work to ensure that our war memorials are kept up and are reflective places for healing. I thank my colleague for his leadership and the support of the Committee to bring this bill to the floor today. I urge my colleagues to support its passage."
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They have the mapping software with traffic info, they have our calenders why can't they build something similar...For teams who Build BB10 this should not be that complicated..Else BB10 developers should build this.
Just having a general idea of when to leave isn't going to cover those things either, but generally, this feature is a benefit. Like all things, it isn't perfect of course. But that is a far cry from pointless.
Is that a Google Now function? I'm not familiar with it.
Yes it is a Google Now feature.
Yes, Google Now is insanely productive. Fantastic app.
Staunch defender of the status quo is at it again.
One thing I've learned is, you can't settle and you can't make excuses if you wanna succeed. BlackBerry maps is a disaster. It's so bare bones (and laggy) it renders it useless. This feature of predicting travel time sounds great. That's innovation. That's working towards something. I'd love to have it. I temporarily work an hour away from my house right now - knowing when to leave to get to work / house by a certain time sounds awesome.
But first, fix that maps app.
Im using Blackberry Maps and its just perfect. No lags, very fast and accurate.
1) I said it is KIND OF pointless and cited a few reasons for which it would be. At no point did I say it is ABSOLUTELY pointless or that it had NO use at all.
2) Also nowhere did I make a comparison to BlackBerry Maps.
3) If you cannot exercise proper judgment and need an app to act as an adjunct to substitute for that deficiency that really is your issue. Maybe instead of living "the lifestyle" you might want to start with little things like effective planning. Jesus! "I need an app to know when to leave my house..."
I hear you, but it's really, really tough to equate BB Maps with Google NOW.
Maximum number of conference call attendees?
What his an android app developer from..


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Boris Aberšek, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Agnaldo Arroio, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Abzetdin Adamov, Kafkaz University, Baku, Azerbaijan
Zoltán Balogh, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Štefan Beňuš, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Martin Bílek, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
Andris Broks, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
Jana Burgerová, University of Prešov in Prešov, Prešov, Slovakia
Douglas Butler, ICT Training Centre, Oundle, United Kingdom
Klára Císařová, Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
Soňa Čeretková, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Martin Drlík, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Martin Drozda, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Ludvík Eger, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Mikuláš Gangur, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Sue Greener, Brighton Business School, Brighton, United Kingdom
Claudio Guarnaccia, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
Hashim Habiballa, Ostrava University, Czech Republic
Milan Houška, Czech University of Live Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Mikuláš Huba, Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Štěpán Hubálovský, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
František Jakab, The Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia
Gabriel Juhás, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
Stanislaw Jusczyk, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Jozef Kapusta, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Alexander Khoroshilov, Institute for Information Technologies in Education, Moskva, Russia
Cyril Klimeš, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Daniel Kluvanec, European Commision, Brussels, Belgium
Štefan Koprda, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
Kateřina Kostolányová, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Vincentas Lamanauskas, Šiauliai University, Šiauliai, Lithuania
Jan Lojda, ČADUV Praha, Czech Republic
Arno Louw, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Gabriela Lovászová, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Josef Malach, Ostrava University, Czech Republic
Jaroslava Mikulecká, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Peter Mikulecký, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Eva Milková, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Gyorgy Molnár, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Nataliia Morze Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine
Renate Motschnig, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Arnošt Motyčka, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Michal Munk, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Daša Munková, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Michal Musílek, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Tatiana Noskova, Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Peterburg, Russia
Tatiana Pavlova, Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Peterburg, Russia
Tomáš Pitner, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Miroslav Plevný, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Petra Poulová, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Ivana Rábová, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Lucie Rohlíková, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Plzeň, Czech Republic
Ivana Šimonová, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Jiří Šťastný, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Antonín Slabý, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Marta Takács, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Darina Tóthová, EUNIS Slovakia, Slovakia
Pavel Trojovský, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Eugenia Smyrnova Trybulska, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
Anikó Töröková, University of Economics in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Milan Turčáni, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Andreas Ulovec, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Ivan Vrana, EUNIS-CZ, Czech Republic
Mateja Ploj Virtič, University Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
Wei-Chi Yang, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, United States of America
František Petrovič, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Mária Burianová, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Martin Magdin, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Ľubomír Benko, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Katarína Kurajdová, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Tibor Tóth, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Jan Francisti, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
Marián Mudrák, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia
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Lee is the Co-Founder of Gratitude Initiative (GI) and he volunteers his time as the Executive Director. He is a former Army officer, disabled veteran, and accomplished business owner who brings over twenty-eight years of organizational leadership and management experience to GI. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant from Texas A&M University in 1989, and while in the Army, Lee served as an Infantry Officer and as a Military Intelligence Officer.
Lee is an active supporter of veterans' programs. For the past nine years, he has been a guest speaker, mentor, and volunteer for Texas A&M's Mays Business School's Entrepreneurial Boot Camp for Veterans (EBV). Lee also serves as a member of the Texas Veterans Commission's Veterans Communication Advisory Committee.
In the summer of 2013, he resolved to do more to support our military families and began bringing together our country's leading experts in college and career counseling to develop a program to give back to those who have given so much to our country. With the help of like-minded friends and business professionals, GI was born.
Lee and his wife Sherri enjoy spending time with their two grown children, their spouses, and their granddaughter.
Jill Sharp is Halliburton Vice President of Finance for the Western Hemisphere. In that role, she oversees the finance and accounting organization for North America and Latin America, and is the principal financial advisor to the Halliburton President for the Western Hemisphere.
Ms. Sharp joined Halliburton in 1992 as an accountant. She has progressed through a variety of finance-related roles, including Country Controller for Canada, Global Finance and Accounting Senior Manager for the Production Enhancement product service line, and Senior Controller for the Asia Pacific Region. Most recently, she served as Senior Director of Finance for the Western Hemisphere. Her international assignments have included Calgary and Kuala Lumpur.
Ms. Sharp also serves on the advisory board for Halliburton University, and is a member of the Halliburton Benefits Committee.
Ms. Sharp holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University, and an MBA from The University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. She is a 2013 graduate of the President's Leadership Excellence Program.
Dr. Steele is a seasoned learning professional, educator, and digital media expert with over 15 years of experience in the educational technology industry. His expertise in distance and multi-modal learning, experiential learning programs, and rich digital media has positively impacted educational institutions, nonprofits, and corporations nationwide. As a researcher, speaker, and published author in the field of digital learning, Dr. Steele brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that directly impacts the families that GI serves. He is the Co-creator of Gratitude Initiative's academic programs and supports the delivery of GI's services to students and families across the globe.
Dr. Steele is the owner of a small digital media and consulting firm specializing in learning programs, corporate training, and educational media development. He is passionate about education and is a lifelong advocate for youth organizations, wildlife conservation programs, and is a proud native Texan.
Dr. Steele holds a B.A. in Film & Digital Media from Baylor University, an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from Texas Tech University, and a Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of North Texas.
Jason Loveless (Principal – JCL Solutions Group) is a seasoned business executive who has been working in the financial services industry since 1999. He is the owner of JCL Solutions Group where he specializes in crafting strategic risk management solutions for individuals, families, and businesses. Jason brings a wealth of non-profit leadership experience to GI working with several non-profits that support our nation's military and children.
Jason and his wife Ellen are passionate about enriching the lives of children and are devoted volunteers. Both currently serve on the Board of Directors of By His Design Ministries, a non-denominational summer camp ministry serving elementary-aged children that they founded in 2005. Jason and Ellen have two children; one in college and one in high school.
Jason is a former Army non-commissioned officer, serving in the Army Reserves and Texas Army National Guard from 1988 to 1996 with the 420th Engineer Brigade and Company G (Airborne) 143rd Infantry (Long Range Surveillance) in Houston, TX. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1994.
Dill Driscoll is the Dean of The Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia. He is the internationally recognized marketing pioneer and entrepreneur behind some of the world's most recognizable events, including the Coca-Cola Olympic Torch Relay, the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour and the Blue Planet Run. His legendary work spans 190 countries on five continents.
In 1997, Dill along with his wife and business partner Susan founded ignition, a global agency with a mission to make a positive difference in people's lives specializing in sustainable brand experiences.
With more than 35 years of global experience, Dill has been blessed to work with the world's biggest brands, setting records and activating the one-of-a-kind experiences that become industry standards. He has helped bring big brands to life such as American Express, British Petroleum, Chick-fil-A, Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, ESPN, Gogo, Kangaroo Express, Kia, Spark Energy and the United Nations Foundation.
Dill has started eight companies, many of which stand today as the leaders in their respective fields. He founded Momentum, which was the second experience-based marketing company he sold to McCann Erickson. Most recently he sold his third experience-based agency, ignition, to Havas Media.
In the summer of 2012, Dill became the Dean of the ABAC Stafford School of Business. He is also the Entrepreneur in Residence at The University of Georgia's Terry School of Business.
Dill has invested significant time and resources over the years in support of our military and veterans through the development of experiential co-branding/co-fundraising campaigns that help bring together corporations and citizens in support of our nation's heroes. His most recent project was the creation of Carry The Load's National Relay, a month long event covering over 2,000 miles and brings together thousands of citizens in over 230 cities from West Point, NY to Dallas, TX. In addition to serving on the Gratitude Initiative's Board of Directors and Carry The Load's National Relay, Dill also serves on the USO Entertainment Advisory Board and the Road Less Traveled Ministry Board.
General Tex Brown was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program at Texas Christian University in 1970. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2004 after 34 years on active duty. His last post was as Acting Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel of the Air Force. Before that, he held a number of leadership positions including Commander, Air Force Personnel Center; Director of Joint Matters; Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations; and Director of Logistics, Pacific Air Forces. He also commanded an operational fighter squadron, a composite wing, a fighter wing, and has flown more than 3,500 hours in fighter aircraft. General Brown flew 140 combat missions in Southeast Asia in the A-1 Skyraider and was highly decorated for his achievements in combat operations to include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star with two oak leaf clusters, and Distinguished Flying Cross with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service.
After retiring from the Air Force, General Brown spent eleven years serving in C-level leadership positions for several corporations and on non-profit boards. He holds a B.A. in Psychology and History from Texas Christian University and a M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Oklahoma. General Brown and his wife reside in San Antonio, Texas.
Col. Smith is the Director of Veteran Services for the Texas A&M University System and the Director of the Veteran Resource & Support Center (VRSC) at Texas A&M University. At the Texas A&M University System level, he provides direction, mentorship, and support to the eleven universities that make up the A&M system. The VRSC supports Texas A&M's Division of Student Affairs vision of preeminence by identifying, developing, and providing uniquely tailored services that enhance academic success and holistic development among Veterans & Military-Affiliated students. This includes Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, Military Families, and Survivors. The VRSC facilitates the Aggie Veteran & Military-Affiliated transitions by integrating the Aggie Core Valueswith the foundational VRSC philosophy of Serve Well Those Who Have Served.
Colonel Smith graduated from Texas A&M and was commissioned in December 1982. In addition to his two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, his 30 year US Marine Corps career included formal higher education assignments to include: Assistant Professor of Naval Science, Naval ROTC Unit, Houston Consortium (Rice University and Prairie View A&M University); Warfighting Instructor at the Marine Corps Command and Staff College; Seminar Instructor, U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff College Distance Education Program; and Professor of Naval Science at Texas A&M University. After retiring from the US Marine Corps in 2012, Colonel Smith became the first Director of the newly established TAMU Veteran Resource & Support Center. His recent Academic and Civilian Awards include the Texas A&M University Excellence in Teaching Award (2011), the Congressional Veteran's Commendation Awarded by Congressman Bill Flores (2014), and the TAMU John J. Koldus III Faculty & Staff Achievement Award (2015). On August 1st, 2018, Col. Smith also assumed the duties as the Director of the Office of Veteran Services for the Texas A&M University System.
Col. Smith's academic credentials include a B.A. from Texas A&M University, an M.A. in International Studies from Troy State, an M.S. in Military Studies from the USMC Command & Staff College, and an M.S. in Strategic Students from The National War College.
Brandi Plunkett is the Executive Director of the Center for Executive Development in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University where she is responsible for the overall financial performance and operations of the center as well as the strategic growth and quality of the Global Programs within the center. Throughout her 28-year career in the education and training field, Dr. Plunkett has developed programs or championed the expansion of programs across multiple areas. Her last 17 years working within the university system include graduate, administrative and leadership roles at the system and college level, including graduate work with the Summer Seminar on Academic Administration for the College of Education and Leadership Development for the Institute for School-University Partnerships at the Texas A&M University System. As Program Director for the Emergency Services Training Institute, a division of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service that trains more than 85,000 students annually worldwide, she created and led the enterprise-based Leadership Development Program and led several other programs within the division. She was a public school teacher for 10 years, during which time she also trained teachers on the use of continuous improvement tools in the elementary classroom in both Texas and the US. She returned to Texas A&M in 2000 earning a Master's and Ph.D. in Educational Human Resource Development in 2006.
Dr. Plunkett's other professional activities have included lecturing in the Mays Business School for the Department of Management, working with student groups, public speaking in her community and executive coaching. She served on the Board of Examiners for the Texas Award for Performance Excellence in 2004 and became a member of Leadership Texas in 2008. She currently serves on the Council of Advisors for the Crestview Retirement Community in Bryan, Texas and the Advisory Board for the Gratitude Initiative.
Carla Lane has an extensive background in distance learning and evaluation of mediated educational programs. She is Executive Director of The Education Coalition, a non-profit that provides educational evaluation services to districts, universities, and other entities requiring local, state and national evaluations. She has been extensively involved in the education field through her research in distance learning. Her work has been published in many research reports and journals. She has authored three textbooks in educational technology and distance learning. Most recently she, is conducting research in online instructional strategies for active military, veterans, and spouses for the Federal Government Distance Learning Association (FGDLA) where she is the Vice President of the Higher Education Sector. Lane spent fifteen years with WestEd, a regional educational laboratory, as a senior researcher and project director of the Star Schools dissemination project – the Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN). She is the master trainer in distance learning for UCLA, and teaches in several doctoral programs specializing in educational technology and instructional design for online learning. Dr. Lane has written and been funded for grants through Star Schools, PBS Mathline and TeacherlIne, Challenge, NTIA, TIIAP, California Department of Education, the California Community College Chancellor's Office, US Department of Justice, Los Angeles County Office of Education, and NASA. She earned a Doctorate in Education (Educational Leadership research design/statistics, adult education, educational-technology) from the University of Missouri-St. Louis; a Master of Arts in Mass Communications from Webster University; a Bachelor of Science in English from Washington University, St. Louis MO. She also holds a Broadcast Engineering degree.
Steven Elder is the Principal of Florence High School in Florence, Texas. The Florence School District is part of the Fort Hood community of partner schools and Florence High School's student population includes a large number of proud military children. Steven has been a public educator for more than twenty years. As a classroom history teacher and coach, Steven sought to provide students with authentic learning opportunities, access to real-world experience, and the development of academic and soft skills needed to succeed in the 21stcentury. Since becoming a school administrator, Steven has developed even more opportunities for students to learn about relevant and high-impact careers, college opportunities, and college and career readiness experiences designed to aid in their future success.
Steven is a graduate of The University of Alaska Anchorage with a Masters of Arts in Teaching and the Texas State University Principal Certification Program. His experience as a seasoned educator and administrator of a military-connected public school provides GI with invaluable insight and support.
Steven is also a United States Army combat veteran having served as an infantryman in the 101stAirborne Division. Steven enjoys reading, movies, and spending time with his wife and three children.
Dr. Guttentag is the co-founder of Connections Academy (now Connections Education). He currently serves as the President of Connections Education, now part of the global learning company, Pearson. Connections Education includes: Connections Academy, full-time public virtual schools; Nexus Academy, full-time public blended schools; Connections Learning, providing virtual learning services to school districts and other organizations; and International Connections Academy, an accredited virtual private school. During the 2014-15 school year, Connections Education will operate 36 full-time schools in 25 states working with charter schools, school districts, and state departments of education and will serve an average of 60,000 full-time students in grades K-12. Additionally, the company will deliver over 500,000 additional courses to institutional customers.
Dr. Guttentag began his career as a classroom teacher and has spent the last 25 years designing and deploying technology-based solutions to improve K–12 education. In addition to his classroom experience, he has held several senior school district administrative positions, with responsibilities in the areas of technology, facilities, special education, policy analysis, labor relations, budgeting, restructuring and grants management. He led KPMG Consulting's Midwest education practice and was the Chief Education Officer for Education Networks of America, a provider of complete, managed internet access solutions to the education community. His academic credentials include a B.A. from the University of Michigan, a M.E. in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Policy and Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Guttentag lives just outside of Washington D.C. in Chevy Chase, MD with his wife and three boys. He is an active volunteer in his neighborhood schools, a dedicated runner, and avid an supporter of youth wrestling and lacrosse in Maryland.
Brad Ball is President of Ardent Creative in the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex. Ardent Creative is a full-service creative agency specializing in design, web development, SEO and video production. Brad is a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University and brings a wealth of creative and branding knowledge to the GI team. In addition to being President of Ardent, Brad is also a talented artist. He has traveled the country painting on-stage during music concerts or events as well as teaching workshops. When Brad is not doing some form of art he loves playing golf, doing CrossFit, mud races, and spending time with his family. Brad and his wife Leah have three young children.


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How Patent Infringement Works
What It Means to Infringe
It may seem strange, but the founding fathers set the stage for patent infringement when they included language about patents in the U.S. Constitution. Here's what Article I, Section 8 says: "Congress shall have power … to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." You can read more in How Patents Work, but here's the bottom line: A patent is, in essence, a limited monopoly. It gives an inventor the sole right to make, use and sell his or her innovation for a set period of time.
The very existence of a patent, however, sets the stage for battles. What if two people come up with the same idea simultaneously? That exclusivity the Constitution promises patent holders isn't an ironclad guarantee of protection.
In fact, the onus is on inventors to make sure they file a solid, defensible application with the government agency that oversees intellectual property. In the U.S., that body is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When inventors apply for a patent, they must describe the claims of the patent very carefully and precisely. This language determines what can and can't be protected. Infringement occurs when the infringer tries to make, use, offer for sale, sell or import an invention that falls within the claims of an existing patent.
Sometimes, the infringer knowingly tries to copy an existing product or process, perhaps with a minor modification to make it seem different enough to be considered a new invention. This comes down to a question of equivalency, which the Supreme Court defines simply: "If two devices do the same work in substantially the same way, and accomplish substantially the same result, they are the same, even though they differ in name, form, or shape" [source: Blenko]. You can read more about the doctrine of equivalents in the sidebar.
At other times, one inventor, with no knowledge of similar efforts, comes up with the same idea as another inventor. This is known as independent invention, and though you might think patent law would treat such cases less harshly, that's not always the case. In fact, independent invention can't be used as a defense against patent infringement. One of the most famous examples of this is the telephone. Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray filed paperwork to register their competing telephone technologies on the exact same day. Neither was the first to come up with the idea, however. Italian immigrant Antonio Meucci had already conceived of the telephone years earlier, but didn't have the money to file a patent with the USPTO. Ultimately, Bell got credit for the invention because he was faster out of the gates. Although disappointed by the decision, Gray went on to become a professor of dynamic electricity at Oberlin College [source: PBS].
So what happens if an inventor, or patentee, believes his or her invention has been infringed? Often, it's off to court, which is where we're headed next.
Mine's Better Than Yours
A well-known case from the world of welding illustrates the Doctrine of Equivalents [source: Blenko]. In this case, an existing patent included claims describing welding rods with a flux, or coating, containing alkaline earth metals, a series of elements containing beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium. Another manufacturer tried to introduce a new rod with a flux containing primarily manganese, which isn't an alkaline earth metal. Nevertheless, the courts decided that the accused welding rods infringed on the existing patent because manganese and magnesium were similar enough in many of their reactions that they could be considered the same, or equivalent.
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Q: Play large volume of videos offline with AngularJS I would like to play a new video everyday in my AngularJS application. At the moment, my videos are stocked as files in my application folder and played with html5 video player, which make my application really heavy. Also, I need those videos to be available offline. I am asking this question here to get some ideas about how to play those videos in another way: less heavy and even if I'm offline. Anyone ?
My basic code:
<video id="video_background" class="video_bg" preload="auto" autoplay="" muted="" loop="muted" name="Video Name" src="http://video-url.com"></video>

Thank you

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