Do you remember how proud you were the first time you saw your name in print?
Most entrepreneurs feel that same flush of pride when they gaze on their new business cards. That small piece of paper represents years of planning and effort and hard work and dreams. The thrill of seeing "your name in print" on a business card is hard to beat.
Unfortunately, other people couldn't care less. Your business card, the one you're so proud of, is just another advertisement ? another piece of clutter to file. It's no more or less important than any of the many business cards that cross a prospect's desk at any given point in time.
So how do you make sure that your card is one of the few that attracts attention, gets kept, filed, and actually used when your prospect needs your product or service?
It pays to think about the reasons people keep cards to begin with. Often, it's not for the reason you expect. Understanding this critical concept can dramatically affect the design and ultimate effectiveness of your card.
Let's say that you install and maintain swimming pools. You meet Nancy Newcomer and have a great conversation about landscaping around in-ground pools. You're eager to conclude the conversation by giving her your business card because she certainly displays a lot of interest in your service. She's a "hot prospect" for sure!
Nancy could just as easily be asking because her neighbor has a pool, or because her mom had a bad experience when they installed their pool, or because she's always liked to swim and loves plants too, or because she collects business cards and doesn't have one with a pool on it, or because she's new in town and you're the only friendly person she met today.
In fact, according to Dr. Lynella Grant, author of "The Business Card Book", there are eight reasons that someone may decide to keep your business card.
Let's say you're in network marketing, and John Johnson mentions that his wife used to be in MLM, too. She liked the business model but just wasn't happy with the company. Odds are you'll keep John's card because it's a means of contacting John's wife about your own business opportunity.
If you're in the construction business and meet someone who sells hard-to-find lighting and fixtures, you'll probably keep their business card.
Many business people keep business cards of colleagues and competitors. Perhaps you refer business to each other during busy periods, or work together as members of an industry association.
If your neighbor has had a hard time finding someone who washes windows, and you meet someone who's just started a residential window washing service, you'll probably accept their business card and pass it on to your neighbor.
Maybe they have an old card of yours with your old phone number on it, or without your website address.
Some people have a hard time parting with anything because they might need it someday.
I kept the business card of a police officer named "Sarah Justice" just because I think she's got a great name for her line of work (it's called an "aptronym"). Other people keep business cards that contain useful information such as amortization schedules or lists of emergency phone numbers.
Keep these reasons in mind when designing your card. Make it clear what you do and who you do it for. Your card may be passed on to someone else, or the recipient may be trying to remember you later after a long day of meeting people at a convention.
Add useful information to the back of your card.
Get in the habit of jotting notes on the back of business cards ("Likes football. Send catalog.") Encourage card recipients to do the same.
Ask people who receive your cards to pass them on and reward them for referring business to you.
Develop and memorize a catchy tagline to say as you hand out your card, especially if your card isn't particularly unusual or useful.
Stuck with boring or generic company-designed cards? Create your own online and choose from thousands of business card templates for a truly unique design.
Diana Ratliff of GreatFX Business Cards helps business people get great business results through effective business card marketing. You can get more free articles and order business cards online at the company website, http://www.greatfxbusinesscards.com.
If your company is one of those innovative businesses that has taken advantage of new fax broadcasting technologies to get your message out, you've probably come to realize that the fax broadcasting services industry is ever-changing and new developments are coming out all the time.It's pretty much a full-time job just to manage a fax broadcast database of any size, not to mention keeping the related fax broadcasting software updated and operational.
There are three main reasons why I would hesitate when deciding to advertise in the local press:? Everyone else is doing it? Nobody buys a paper for the adverts? The odds are it won't workJust because everyone else is doing it, doesn't mean it's a good thing, or more importantly - that it actually works! However it seems the natural thing to do - you need to raise your profile, make the local community aware of your company, so you why not advertise in the local paper? Well, because?Nobody buys a paper for the adverts. In fact, do most people buy a local paper these days? As many local papers are free, their only income is through selling advertising space.
Ask anybody who has been in business for a long enough and they will tell you how newspaper advertisements have for decades helped to build countless small businesses.The advantages of a newspaper advertisement are many, but what has attracted small business entrepreneurs for decades is the speed at which a struggling entrepreneur (short of funds as many starting small businesses always are, and looking for customers fast) is able to get a very quick response.
Organized your pencils and pens lately? Sorted your clothes into a logical system in your drawers? Then you already understand the basic elements of good design: it's practical, it's systematic, and it makes life easier.In the same way, marketing materials that use good design make business easier for your customers.
Don't use vague generalities in your headlines. Be as specific as possible.
Many prospects skim through catalogs and brochures, glancing at the photos and reading the accompanying captions only when a particular image arouses their interest. That's when you have their attention.
When people discover my background in advertising, the questions flow. One of the most frequent questions is "Should I advertise on TV?"I can't answer that questions until I ask a number of questions first.


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Opinion: There's no business in show business
August 28, 2020 September 8, 2020 GaryPageau CES 2020, Photokina, Pro Imaging Connect, Visual 1st
Happier trade-show times: Outside of PMA 08 in Las Vegas
The recent announcement that CES 2021 was being changed to a virtual or "digital-only" event didn't come as a surprise to industry watchers. In fact, the announcement was greeted with some level of relief. In the past 10 years, CES has gained a well-earned reputation as an expensive event that was difficult to attend – due to the enormous crowds – with less and less relevance to the photo/imaging industry. Sure, big shots like Canon, Nikon and Sony had floor presence in recent years but more and more imaging attendees opted for meeting rooms (if they chose to exhibit it all). For some, it's more cost-effective to just attend and walk the floor.
Just in the last weeks, we've seen more shows drop off the in-person scene, including PhotoPlus Expo, Imaging USA, Printing UNITED, Photokina, Visual 1st and many more. Even our own Pro Imaging CONNECT conference and golf outing was postponed until next year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has wrought devastation on the tradeshow and conventions business. The massive decline in the business travel industry is going to have long-term effects on host cities. Not only are airlines flying at diminished capacity, but think of all the support services related to a show: Concessionaires, taxi drivers, security guards, exhibit builders, and so on. Add on to this the hotel and entertainment losses. This will be devastating to Las Vegas and other convention-destination cities.
The struggle is real
Photofinishing equipment at PMA 08
For the photo industry, which has long used tradeshows and events as milestones for technology developments, the decline in trade shows has been dramatic since the heyday of PMA and photokina. Products had long development cycles back then; a prototype shown in a smoky meeting room in photokina would make a public appearance two years later. Now development cycles don't wait six months, let alone two years.
Big booths were a source of prestige and pride. Big booths were a validation. Your company made it. Having a booth on the main aisle of PMA during the heyday was a sign you were an industry leader. But… big booths are also expensive. As the industry shifted from film to digital, much of the industry profit went with it. And, from a PMA standpoint, many of the vendors went as well, as analog equipment makers like Crown Photo Systems, Refrema, Photoquip, Lucht, etc., went out of business and there weren't digital replacements for them.
One of the most valuable things about a trade show is the ability to launch products and companies. The tiny 10×10 booths in the back of the PMA floor were a fertile breeding ground for new ideas, concepts, products, and profit centers. Smart dealers knew they had to visit Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Kodak, etc., but it was going to be small booths in the back that would yield the new profit-producing products that made the trip worthwhile. In the days before Kickstarter, that's how new companies launched. It was always a point of pride that companies like GoPro got its start as a 10×10 at PMA show.
But the "trade" part of the show business has long been in decline. During the last years of PMA, it was more and more evident. From an ROI standpoint, a large camera manufacturer didn't need to spend millions on corner booth at PMA just to talk to the dealers that mattered. After Canon departed PMA 2010 in Anaheim, the writing was on the wall. And for associations and organizations like PMA, which derived most of its revenue from its annual events, the collapse in exhibitors buying floor space had a direct impact on overall revenues.
Understandably, major manufacturers shifted their dollars to end-user events where they could directly affect purchasing decisions, like WPPI, Imaging USA, NAB, PhotoPlus Expo and more.
Trade shows also serve as a marketing tool, where vendors can meet with press and analysts. It's a relatively efficient way to reach the press, assuming press attend in big numbers. In recent years, however, the big daily newspapers have cut back on tech product writers, while the number of tech bloggers increased.
The other major point: Big brands don't need trade shows. Major brands like Apple and Samsung don't need third-party shows to get press attention. They have big enough market presence and editorial interest to have their own over-covered events, complete with weeks of speculation leading up to the event, live-blogging during the press conference, and then dozens of posts of follow-up posts. It's exclusive media coverage a trade show can't match. The vendor doesn't have to compete for the journalists' attention.
In a way, COVID-19 accelerated the decline that was already in progress.
The digital pivot
Fortunately in the age of COVID, technology has been a boon to the meetings industry. Virtual events, workshops and Zoom calls are trying to fill the gaps left by postponed meetings. The IPI Breakthrough virtual event concluded this week, with several days of app-based virtual sessions for members around the world.
In the meetings industry, there seem to be two schools of thought on the future of events. One, online events are the future. They are easier to attend, open at all times, cheaper to attend, friendlier for the environment and a host of other advantages. For a content-driven conference, a virtual event has appeal.
But there's more to a business meeting than simply content. There's certainly a place for in-person events. There are simply some people who aren't comfortable doing business virtually. As compelling as video presentations can be, many people have to see in person, touch and inspect new products and equipment prior to purchase. For photographers, hands-on workshops are vital to understanding equipment and advanced techniques.
As we move to a post-COVID world in 2021 and 2022, the tradeshow landscape will change drastically. Some big, trade-only events will not come back. Events aimed at end-users will continue but likely on a smaller scale. It will be quite some time before the general public will be comfortable gathering in large crowds.
Conference and events built around tight communities, however, will continue. Buying group events like PRO, IPI, FotoSource and so on will continue, as those smaller scale events will be able to adapt to new business models. Events like Visual 1st can go on, as the organizers have begun to build a community around its attendees.
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Blu-ray Review: 'Wooden Crosses'
Published on 30 March 2015 10 February 2018 by CineVue
Upon its initial release in 1932, Raymond Bernard's early-sound war film, Wooden Crosses was hailed as one of the masterpieces of cinema. Since then, it has largely been overlooked in wider discussion of the genre which is a shame, and hopefully something that a new blu-ray release as part of Eureka's continually interesting Masters of Cinema Collection can help to rectify. Often overshadowed by All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) it is a film equally committed to channelling the horror of the trenches during the First World War making use of a variety of visual techniques to imbue its humane but simple narrative with deeper poetry.
Stripped of all romantic inclination, the plot begins with idealistic youngster Gilbert Demanchy (played by Pierre Blanchar) arriving to take his place amongst the 39th infantry division and is find himself beneath the wing of the genial Sulphart (Gabrial Gabrio). These two and their cohort all remain fairly lightly sketched characters in what is a symbolically realised representation of one company's voyage through the conflict. As they head to the front, cinematographers Jules Kruger and René Ribault juxtapose painterly static shots of soldiers filing past the camera with heavy boots sloshing mud as they march. Later on, the camerawork shifts to a rattling handheld style during the scenes of heavy warfare – managing to brilliantly capture the immediacy of the action.
Of course, to a modern audience, this may seem old hat, but to think that these sequences came over sixty years before Spielberg's beach-landing in Saving Private Ryan (1997) is staggering. "This isn't war, it's a massacre," states one soldier after a particularly bloody encounter and Bernard doesn't shy away from the gruesome aspects of injured men wailing for help from no-mans-land, or a pinned down squad using a fallen comrade as a parapet to duck behind. The encroaching darkness of their situation is echoed in the inky contrast of the visuals that cast the eponymous crosses and gnarled, dying trees in haunting silhouette. The dark of night is also utilised for some of the tensest sequences that see crawling soldiers bereft amongst the barbed wire lit up and exposed by flares streaming overhead.
The crosses, of course, represent grave-markers and appear during the opening titles in which a painting of soldiers slowly dissolves into a field of multiplying crosses. Their most striking use during the film proper sees a platoon super-imposed on the picture, marching skyward with their crosses carried on their shoulders. It is perhaps a little obvious, but has a strong resonance, especially when highlighting the hypocrisy of a victory parade ordered by the military chiefs for those that barely survived. It's this forthright voice that many most praised the film for, aided by its casting of exclusively war veterans as the 39th, lending further authenticity to a film that valiantly grasped for a truthful telling of what the frontline of The Great War was really like.
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Whether the sun shines or it buckets down on your big day, you're guaranteed to have the best day ever. But when you've planned a party in a field, with stunning views, hay bales and ice-pops at the ready, some good weather certainly helps set the tone! Which is why we're chuffed that DIY bride and groom Danielle and Leigh got such a scorcher for today's real wedding at Field of Dreams, in Bangor, Northern Ireland. This stylish couple let their creative juices run free with the details, with everything from homegrown centrepieces to homemade stationery to wow their guests. Ross Murphy Photography captured their gorgeous day in the sun!
The couple had something of a sign of things to come on their first date. "After going bowling, we went to a bar on our first date for a drink, a local band played a song for us to be played at our wedding (awkward at the time) but three and a half years later and it was indeed played at our wedding!" Talk about fate!
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David Denley Walker
David Denley Walker, 68, of Danville, WV went to be with his Lord unexpectedly at his camp in Pocahontas County on Saturday, November 22, 2020. He was born December 26, 1951 in Madison,WV. He was a son of the late Peggy Walker Day. David was preceded in death by his grandparents Geno and Bessie Walker who raised him; his mother Peggy Walker Day and step-father Art Day; and brother, Jim Day. David was a loving and faithful husband, a wonderful father, and friend. David is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brenda Bias Walker of Danville; son, Jonathan (Megan) Walker and granddaughter Willow D. Walker all of Pandora, Ohio ; brother, Dean Day of Belmont, Ohio; and sister, Jane Butler of Barnesville, Ohio; and second mother and mother-in-law, Betty Bias of Danville. David graduated from Scott High School in 1969 and United Electronics Institute of Charleston in 1971. After school he joined the United States Navy where he was a Nuclear Reactor Operator. After his military discharge he worked for 35 years and retired as a Field Service Engineer for Phillips Medical Systems. David was a member of Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church where he was Sunday School Superintendent, adult class teacher, and usher. He dearly loved the Lord and his church family. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a memorial contribution in honor of David to Olive Missionary Baptist, Church PO Box 96, Turtle Creek, WV 25203. The family appreciates your prayers and comforting messages. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church, Turtle Creek, WV with the Rev. Tom Bias and the Rev. Michael Harvey officiating. Military Rites will be performed by Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 of Madison WV. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at the church.
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The genus Berberis as recognized below is divided into two genera, Berberis and Mahonia , by some authors (e.g., L. Abrams 1934). Species 1-5 below represent Berberis in the narrow sense (characterized by dimorphic stems, with elongate primary stems and short axillary shoots; leaves of primary stems modified as spines; foliage leaves simple; and inflorescences usually rather lax, with acuminate bracteoles and 1-20 flowers; most species susceptible to Puccinia ). Species 13-22 represent the segregate genus Mahonia (with stems never regularly dimorphic; stem spines absent; leaves pinnately compound; and inflorescences dense, with rounded or obtuse [rarely acute] bracteoles and 25-70 flowers; never susceptible to Puccinia ). Species 6-12, traditionally included in Mahonia when that genus is recognized (L. Abrams 1934), are actually intermediate, resembling Berberis proper in their dimorphic stems, inflorescence structure, and susceptibility to Puccinia , and Mahonia in their spineless stems and compound leaves. Species showing different combinations of the characteristics of the two groups are found in other parts of the world (J. W. McCain and J. F. Hennen 1982; R. V. Moran 1982), so these segregate genera do not seem to be natural. Mahonia is often recognized in horticultural works, but it is seldom recognized by botanists.
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Just curious on how you guys would have handled this?
Council race last year was ran on a 4-lane aluminum track with what appeared to be a Champ Timer. The race format was scout ran each lane once consecutively. (Lane 1 then lane 2 then lane 3 then lane 4 back-to-back). The times were averaged and top 3 avg times were winners.
I noticed the times were slow from the beginning.mMy nephew started his run on lane 1 on race #6. After his run I knew something was amiss. My brother tried to talk to race officials (2 women, not trying to be sexist..) but they didn't want to hear it. During nephews 3rd heat, the cars did not register any times, so that heat was reran. This happened a. Outlet more times over the next 10 or so heats.
Then a scout going to retrieve his car from stop section, tripped and fell onto track. The race was stopped for about 20 min while officials repaired track.
Now here is where things get interesting. After resuming race, the next 8 heats all had times averaging over .3 sec (yes three/tents) faster than the fastest time of a heat before the incident and track repaired. My nephew was the fastest before the incident.
My brother tried to explain to the officials that something was wrong. I have been helping build cars for over 10' years with my kids and nephews. I know my nephew's car was not .3 sec slower than the cars racing. My brother asked that all heats should be reran, but they would not stand for it. Basically, we were sore losers.
Upon completion, my brother asked if they would run one race with the top 3 cars against his son's car. If he lost by .3 sec, he would take it. Again, it fell upon deaf ears. He was told to not be a sore loser.
Sorry for the long post. Just curious if we were asking for too much to have restarted the race after track was repaired and there was a noticeable time difference?
If I'm understanding this correctly, this would be a good example where the Point system would have been more fair than Elapsed time. That was a tough break for probably more scouts than just your nephew. How many scouts were racing? I really don't see how that could have been fixed without starting over. If any good comes from this, it's you have educated everyone on Derby Talk with what can happen.
It would have made sense to have the last race prior to the track repair rerun and compare the times to the times prior to the repair to prove that the repair did not affect timings. And if there was a significant change, then start over. But the organizers of this event were apparently relative novices and not well versed in the mechanics of racing. That is what we get in a volunteer organization sometimes.
I'm hard pressed to think of any track setup issue that would cause a 0.3 second change in average times but not be apparent to observers. Three possibilities that come to mind are (1) change in ramp slope (because the base of the ramp was not against the floor), (2) section joints way misaligned, and (3) lanes not straight, but all of these are easily recognized by even casual observers!
You might have asked that they confer with their advisor (hopefully someone more knowledgeable) to recommend a resolution that would be fair to all while they continue racing without further delay.
I believe that Randy has incorporated some statistical analyses in GPRM that detects various timing issues but not every one uses GPRM.
That is unfortunate for your nephew and what sounds like a weird format to run the races. This year one of my nephew's car was looking to be in strong contention to be the winner. On his fourth race it was hit in the left rear by a car that was catapulted by the stop section. That slowed his car down by .05. He was obviously disappointed but it was a good teaching moment that even when you work hard and prepare a great car, with racing and in life, things are going to happen that you can not control. I was very proud that he was a great sport about it and took it better than his dad did. I do understand your frustration though when you know that something is not working correctly and nothing is done. I now show up early to the races to help set up chairs and do whatever needs to be done. I also bring along a test car that I ask if I can run and they always let me. This is a good way to make sure that the track is prepared and you have a good idea on how your cars are going to run. This is also a good time to give "feedback" and they are more receptive to it than when they are in the middle of the race. I often thought about volunteering to help run the race but I do not want the stress.
Speedster wrote: If I'm understanding this correctly, this would be a good example where the Point system would have been more fair than Elapsed time.
"Lane Rotation" does not work well for points scoring. For "points" to function accurately, the cars must race against many other racers instead of just a few. Racing once per lane on a 4-lane track, each racer faces 12 opponents. With "lane rotation", there are only 6 unique opponents, two of which are faced 3 times, two faced 2 times and two faced 1 time. Pity the racers next to the fastest car in the competition!
"Lane Rotation" is attractive to the uninitiated since it scales easily. On the other hand, it is subject to issues such as encountered in this thread!
"Lane Rotation", "Single Elimination", and "Double Elimination" should accompany the Dodo bird into extinction!
Yeah, before we switched to a PPN-like schedule, we used Lane Rotation with points. We were awarding only first, second, and third place, so I convinced them that the third-fastest car could end up next to the first- and second-fastest cars, so we needed to make sure a car with 2 third-place finishes and 2 second-place finishes would make it to the finals. We did that for a couple years (adding a semi-finals round since more cars were advancing), and then I convinced them that a PPN-like schedule would be better.
As a bonus, the PPN-like schedule is faster, because you can start loading the on-deck cars without waiting for the just-finished cars to make it back to the start end of the track. But it is harder to score by hand. Not impossible (we've done it by hand), but harder.
Darin McGrew wrote: As a bonus, the PPN-like schedule is faster, because you can start loading the on-deck cars without waiting for the just-finished cars to make it back to the start end of the track. But it is harder to score by hand. Not impossible (we've done it by hand), but harder.
I did that when a pack leader for several years using overhead projector and writing on transparency. Advantage is that everyone can see scoring as it is entered and everyone can check the math as final scores are computed!
Stan Pope wrote: It would have made sense to have the last race prior to the track repair rerun and compare the times to the times prior to the repair to prove that the repair did not affect timings. And if there was a significant change, then start over. But the organizers of this event were apparently relative novices and not well versed in the mechanics of racing. That is what we get in a volunteer organization sometimes.
I noticed they adjusted the start gate for the timer. It was light emitter type. If the emitter was aligned farther (in relation to nose of car) away from original position, wouldn't that make a significant difference in times? That is when the cars are at their slowest.
SPEEDQUEST wrote: noticed they adjusted the start gate for the timer. It was light emitter type. If the emitter was aligned farther (in relation to nose of car) away from original position, wouldn't that make a significant difference in times? That is when the cars are at their slowest.
If it was the Micro Wizard laser start sensor system, then there could be an explanation for what you saw. Prior to the track repair, maybe the laser was turning off when the gate snapped open. This can happen if the laser is slightly out of alignment with the sensor, enough so, that the vibration of the start gate opening caused the beam to lose contact with the sensor, thus tripping it off. Then after the repair, with the beam in proper alignment, the laser trips when the first car hits the beam. This scenario would lead to slower times before the repair, as the the beam has already tripped before the cars even started moving. When properly aligned, the cars have already started moving and the first car to hit the beam trips it.
Did you see them fiddling with the laser sensor system when they were repairing the track?
Stan Pope wrote: I believe that Randy has incorporated some statistical analyses in GPRM that detects various timing issues but not every one uses GPRM.
I ran into something very similar when my at the time Tiger Scout ran in his first ever District race. At the time, I was a novice, but knew enough that the times being recorded were off more than they should have been (even without anybody tripping into the track). It turned out that the laser timer used was out of alignment and caused the differences in timing. At the time, I told race officials, but they didn't know what was happening either. To this day, I think we had a 1st or 2nd place car (that never lost a single race and beat most of its competition by over a car length), yet ended up in 35th place or so out of 55 cars.
As a result of this terrible experience with timer hardware, I made noise on this board about seeing if there was a way the software could run some statistical audits and flag potential problems. This is now in GPRM, thanks to great work by Randy and Stan. So, if your Council race was using the only proper software package for running a pinewood derby (GPRM), this problem with the hardware would have been caught by the software!
If I were you, I'd request that your council upgrade, at a minimum to GPRM. Ideally, they should also move to a timer based on a mechanical switch rather than a laser based system.
birddog wrote: If I were you, I'd request that your council upgrade, at a minimum to GPRM. Ideally, they should also move to a timer based on a mechanical switch rather than a laser based system.
If it was a Micro Wizard timer, they can use the switch that came with the timer. Even if the laser start sensor is purchased, they still ship every timer with the mechanical start switch. If that is lost, they can always get a replacement one from Micro Wizard for not a lot.
During the championship heats (6 lanes, 6 cars, 6 heats) of the race this weekend one of the heats was flagged by GPRM with a 100% chance there was an error. I had to make a hasty repair to the start line switch at the beginning of the race and was having bounce back issues with the gate so the way in which is was being lowered was inconsistent. That is what I believe was the cause for all 6 cars to run slower. But since I had 5 heats run pretty much the same the standings were the same in the bad heat, just a bit slower so it was a non issue, but it was nice GPRM flagged the issue.
To the OP, running the race can be stressful and even more so for less experienced folks. Every race I have parents tell me which lane is the slowest or fastest, or etc and it can be hard to manage. If there were only 2 folks running race that makes it even worse. I try to keep myself free to monitor the software and electronics and interact with the parents and Scouts to handle any questions/issues. I have been lucky where I usually have at least 3-4 leaders moving the cars and loading and such so i can address issues. The cause for the different times could very well be slope change. Before I started to use a sand bag to keep the middle support down on my track I saw the same thing with the times. Using a PPN or similar usually eliminates that since cars race throughout the race, not one after another. No you weren't being a sore loser but sometimes the stress level on race day keeps good leaders from making the right decisions. If only 2 were running the race maybe next year suggest to the Pack to have more helpers on hand. Its easy to say but it can be hard to get parents to volunteer.
I have been using a Phase Shift (GPRM generated) schedule the past few years to make it easier and faster to load the cars, but that too has draw backs. I made the choice based on a lot of feedback from parents of not knowing when their Scout would race. With 60 or so racers it can get confusing.


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A study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) contributes to the evidence for a new guideline on how to induce remission and treat relapse of a rare, severe autoimmune disease called ANCA-associated vasculitis. In people with this disease, antibodies attack immune cells called neutrophils, causing inflammation in small- to medium-sized blood vessels. This inflammation leads to potentially life-threatening organ damage, particularly in the lungs and kidneys. ANCA stands for anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody.
The recommendations are part of a larger set of new, evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with systemic vasculitis, which includes ANCA-associated vasculitis. The American College of Rheumatology developed the guidelines in partnership with the Vasculitis Foundation and published them last week in the journals Arthritis & Rheumatology and Arthritis Care & Research.
The NIAID study found in 2013 that giving the drug rituximab to people with ANCA-associated vasculitis once weekly for a month provided the same benefits as 18 months of daily immunosuppressive therapy with cyclophosphamide followed by azathioprine, the standard of care for many years. Rituximab depletes the body's supply of cells thought to be responsible for producing ANCA and thus is much more targeted than nonspecific immunosuppressive therapy, which also has potentially severe, long-term side-effects.
The new guideline recommends that doctors use rituximab as a first-line drug to induce and maintain remission of active, severe ANCA-associated vasculitis. It also recommends that doctors use rituximab to re-induce remission of ANCA-associated vasculitis in patients who had responded to the drug previously but were not receiving it to maintain remission and relapsed with severe disease.
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"The House of the Spirits" at The Cervantes Theatre
Written by Aleks Sierz | 22nd Nov 2019 | London, Review, United Kingdom, United States of America
Raul Fernandez and Constanza Ruff in "The House of Spirits." Photo by Elana Molina.
South America's trauma in the second half of the twentieth century can be summed up by one phrase: The Disappeared. Whether in Argentina or Chile or anywhere else, the victims of military dictatorships multiplied in the 1970s and 1980s. Aptly enough, New York playwright Caridad Svich's excellent adaptation of Isabel Allende's 1982 modern classic begins with one of the disappeared, student radical Alba, who has been arrested after a military coup in an unspecified country that seems very like Chile under General Augusto Pinochet. While she is being tortured in a scene which powerfully evokes not only her agony but that of a whole generation of 1970s South American leftists, she remembers and narrates her family history.
Allende's The House of the Spirits began as a letter to her dying grandfather, written from exile after she fled Chile in the wake of Pinochet's coup, a military takeover which cost the life of Salvador Allende, the freely elected socialist president of Chile and her father's cousin. The novel is a hugely ambitious family epic which mixes naturalism and magic realism to tell the story of four generations of the del Valle and Trueba families, with a particular focus on the women. Svich's stage version, which won the 2011 American Theatre Critics Association Prize, is written with enormous confidence, concision and theatrical skill. Although inevitably simplified, it conveys much of the original's emotional force and its spirit.
As narrated by the imprisoned Alba, the story begins with her grandmother, Clara, as a child. Looked after by their bourgeois mother Nivea del Valle, Clara and her older sister Rosa live an enchanted life. When Rosa dies mysteriously, an event that Clara — who is psychic — has predicted, her devastated fiancé Esteban Trueba, who works as a miner, turns his attention to improving his family's derelict country estate, The Three Marias. After managing this property for several years, he returns and marries Clara, and the couple has a daughter, Blanca. When she is a teenager she falls in love with Pedro, a young radical. These relationships are complicated by the fact that Esteban has raped so many local women that the estate is littered with his children.
Eventually, Blanca gives birth to Alba, and she continues the revolutionary feeling in the family, whose women are notably more radical than the men. The epic canvas, which includes constant movement between city and countryside, and features at one point a terrible earthquake, is effectively and economically sketched out by Svich, who concentrates on the emotional truth of the family relationships, including Clara's relationship with Férula, Estaban's sister. Other episodes, such as Alba's discovery of Clara's diary and Estaban's marrying Blanca to the French count Jean de Satigny, are well integrated into the stage narrative, which also features the family's delightful dog, Barrabás. At the same time, the magic realist elements are kept under strict control, merging most poignantly at the end of the show.
The House of the Spirits, performed in a bilingual production directed by Paula Paz, is a very spirited evening, but also one with its fair share of irony. For a play about four generations of women, all of whom overcome hardships, it is surely ironic that the most complex and contradictory character is Esteban. But although he dominates the story, he is not a very attractive person. Not only does he visit prostitutes, symbolized by the character called Tránsito, but he also rapes the peasant women, such as Pancha. When the socialist government is legally elected, he denounces any radical as a Communist and helps the generals to organize a coup d'état. Not very nice. But while we may cry out for justice against this macho man's crimes, neither Allende nor Svich will answer. In fact, in the end, this story shows how family wins over politics. Men get away with murder. So the story both expresses a desire for change and subverts it.
Despite this rather reactionary message, which is a bit odd for a feminist play, the story is absorbing in its emotional perceptiveness and sensual reality. Paz's production has a fine pace and the narrative is clear and compelling, with designer Alejandro Andújar's backcloth featuring an old family photograph and video by Enrique Munoz, which spills reams of words across the landscapes evoked by the text. A lot of the acting is well-focused and energetic, although the inclusive nature of the cast — who all come from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries — means that there is a slight unevenness of tone. Some actors have more passion than others, some are louder than others.
Nevertheless, there is much to enjoy here. Raul Fernandez dominates the action as Esteban, even when he becomes aged and regretful; he strongly conveys not only his character's restless forcefulness and toxic masculinity — the rape scene is genuinely disturbing — but also some of his charm and his determination to improve his land. Pia Laborde-Noguez's Alba acts as a narrator and guides us through the story's labyrinth, while Constanza Ruff's Clara embodies the magic and the pain of the central character. There's good work also from Vanessa Calderón as Rosa and Blanca, Alejandra Costa (Tránsito), Daniela Cristo (Pancha) and Elena Saenz (Férula), together with the rest of the 12-strong cast. This is an adaptation that is full of feeling and rich in ideas and complexities.
The House of the Spirits is at the Cervantes Theatre until 11 December.
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An Italian court has ordered the government to launch a campaign to advise the public of the health risks from mobile and cordless phones to begin by July 16. A citizens group called APPLE (Association for the Prevention of and Fight Against Electrosmog) sued to force the government to act. A joint press release between the Ministry of the Environment, Education and Health on the decision states the three ministries "welcome the judicial decision, convinced of the need to raise awareness on the issue and to promote prevention measures."
In a breaking news report from Microwave News on the decision, Stefano Bertone who is helping represent APPLE, stated, "This case has important implications not only in Italy, but worldwide. At the moment, health and safety information is contained —or, I should say, buried— in cell phone manuals. This is not good enough. If it was, the court would have agreed with the government that sufficient information is already available."
The New York Times AP reported the story in "Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks" and also cited a 2017 Italian court of Ivrea ruling that long-term use of a company-issued cell phone caused Telecom employee, Roberto Romeo's non-cancerous brain tumor. In 2012 the Italian Supreme Court ruled that the National Institute for Workmen's Compensation must compensate Innocente Marcolini, a 60-year-old retired businessman for his tumor due to long term cell phone use.
Over twenty countries have explicit health advice to the public to lower cell phone radiation exposure. France has issued several campaigns over the years educating their public on safer ways to use technology.
The Regional Administrative Court for Lazio decision
Joint press release between the Ministry of the Environment, Education and Health on the decision, January 16, 2019
News coverage on the court decision
Local news coverage from La Repubblica
Corriere della Sera news coverage
AP Daily Journal Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks
APPLE's press release
New York Times "Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks
More about policy and action in Italy below.
This information is found on our database on international protective EMF policy.
2018: The City Council of Bologna unanimously approved an initiative to inform the public about the health risks of cell phone and wireless radiation in light of the NTP and Ramazzini Institute studies. According to news reports the action calls for the Council to:
Inform the public about the health risks of cell phone and wireless radiation
Invite mayor Virginio Merola and the junta "to take action, including with the Emilia-Romagna Region, with the Ausl and the competent institutions, through appropriate communication channels, to launch a public information campaign, so that the population citizen is aware of the risks involved in using mobile phones inappropriately. "
Proposes to the mayor "to request a commitment in this sense also to telephone companies".
Read June 26, 2018 News Report bologna.repubblica.it "The telephone companies inform about the risks of the mobile phone": the appeal from Bologna"
2018: The Ramazzini Institute of Bologna has developed materials to share to high school students on how to reduce exposure to cell phone radiation. Click here to download PDF.
2017 Decree of the Environment Minister has recommendations on reducing EMF.
Section 2.3.5.4 of the Decree recommends reducing exposure to indoor electromagnetic pollution
Reduce low frequency magnetic fields: "In order to reduce as far as possible the indoor exposure to low frequency magnetic fields (ELFs) induced by electrical panels, uprights, conductor dorsals, etc." the design of the plants must provide that meters and electric panels are outside the building and take measures to reduce levels.
Reduce Radio frequency radiation: Reduce as much as possible the indoor exposure to high-frequency magnetic fields (RF) equip with alternative data transfer systems to wi-fi, eg. cable connection or Powerline communication (PLC) technology.
This was started by a Communication by ECC (COM(2003) 302), to European Parliament about: Integrated Product Policy: Develop the concept of "environmental lifecycle.
Read the 2017 Decree of the Environment Minister page 20-21.
News on the Directive: "Replace The WiFi Dangerous With Safer Wiring: It Is Law But No One Knows!" Di Maurizio Martucci, July 11, 2017
Italian Decree of 8 July 2003 (electric and magnetic fields of power lines): Intervention level 10 microteslas (µT) for existing installations at playgrounds, flats, schools and areas where people stay 4 hours per day or more. Quality objective = 3 microteslas (µT) for new lines and for plannings. There are more stringent guidelines in three regions: 0,2 microteslas (µT)
Occupational Safety Database: National database of emission levels of equipment funded by Ministry of Health, regarding occupational exposure to physical agents including EMF www.portaleagentifisici.it
The site is managed and upgraded by INAIL, in cooperation with Tuscany regional authority, and local occupational safety and prevention Departments of Siena and Modena cities. The development of the web site is absolutely relevant in the frame of public information activities, specifically designed for occupational safety.
2017: The Italian Court of Ivrea ruling recognizes causal link between cellphone use and brain tumor.
Italian court is the first in the world to recognize this causal link in an April 11, 2017 ruling which awarded a Telecom employee, Roberto Romeo, lifetime damages of 500 euros a month after he developed a brain tumor from fifteen years of cellphone use.
Original Ruling
Press Release EHT
The Guardian News Article: "Italian court rules mobile phone use caused brain tumour"
NY Daily News Article: "Italian Court Finds Link Between Cell Phone Use and Tumor"
Courthouse News Service Article: "Italian Court Finds Link Between Cell Phone Use and Tumor"
2016: Mayor of Borgofranco d'Ivrea ordered Wi-Fi to be turned off in schools. "Mayor Livio Tola told the town's high school and elementary school to return to using cables to connect to the internet after reading that the electromagnetic waves given off by wireless routers were especially harmful to young children."
The Local News Article: "Italian town shuts down wifi over health fears."
Torino News Article: "Ivrea, The Mayor Removes WiFi as it Could Be Dangerous".
2015: State Parliament of South Tyrol voted to confirm the precautionary principle: The State Government was mandated:
To replace existing wireless networks whenever possible with networks that emit less radiation at schools, preschools, hospitals, nursing homes, and other public facilities.
Establish a working group whose mandate it is to assess these new technologies and their exposure levels. With regard to wireless communication technologies, mobile Internet access, and public health, the working group shall clarify which technologies emit less radiation and provide sustainable technology options and
To start an education and awareness campaign that informs about possible health risks, especially regarding the unborn, infants, children, and adolescents and that develops guidelines for a safer use of cell phones, smartphones, and Wi-Fi.
Previous Hearing at the Parliament of South Tyrol, 29 April 2015 – "hearing on the effects of mobile radio"
Discussion at the Plenary Session: "Mobile Communications, Refugees"
Kompetenzinitiative News Article: "Parliament of South Tyrol Reconfirms Precautionary Principle"
Official Resolution – "WLAN, mobile radio, radiation exposure: does the precautionary principle apply"
2012 Italian Supreme Court Ruling: Man's brain tumor was caused by his cell phone use.
The National Institute for Workmen's Compensation must compensate a worker with head tumor due to cell use.
Reuters News Article – "Italy court ruling links mobile phone use to tumor"
RT News Article – "Cancer cells: Italian court rules 'mobile phones can cause brain tumors'"
Daily Mail News Article – Mobile phones CAN cause brain tumours, court rules in landmark case.
Lecce, Italy, "Istituto Comprensivo Alighieri- Diaz" School banned wifi: Their two resolutions decided:
To ban wifi in school and install a wired system for the use of internet and reject the request of the local government (Municipality) to install an antenna on the school roof for the wireless signal providing for the "Wireless city" program.
The resolution also asks the Municipality to install the antenna at a reasonable distance from school.
The Piemonte Region Council adopted a resolution to limit EMF exposure by limiting the use of wifi in schools and be considerate to the problem of EHS people.
Original Resolution – "Adoption of the Precautionary Principle exposition Installations in Wireless Environments in School"
The Italian Society for Preventive and Social Pediatrics has officially called to prohibit cell phones for children under 10 years old.
Giuseppe Di Mauro, president of the Italian Society of social and preventive pediatrics [Società italiana di pediatria preventiva e sociale (www.sipps.it)] "We do not know all the consequences associated with cell phone use, but excessive use could can lead to concentration and memory loss, increase in aggressiveness and sleep disturbances." and he cites electromagnetic fields stating"The damage to health are increasingly evident"
Il Tirreno Tuscany News Article – "Pediatricians: Phone Alarm for Kids"
2016 – Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino laid out plans "to cut back on Wi-Fi in state schools and government buildings over concerns that radiation might damage people's health".
The Local News Report "Turin could slash Wi-Fi over 'radiation' concerns"
Click here for Database of Worldwide Policy Actions on Wireless PDF Letters And Testimony On Health Effects Of Cell Phones And Wireless Radiation View Stories of Cell Phone Survivors & Non-Survivors Resources for Policy Makers US Congressional Hearings on Cell Phone Radiation Boston Massachusetts Statehouse Briefing Schools Worldwide Removing The WiFi And Reducing Exposure


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So the weekend before school starts, we will have an overnight, trying to experience something new, and be together. Last year we went to La Crosse, Wisconsin and stayed in a hotel, venturing to several fun local spots including the Children's Museum, Ranison's Ice Cream, Granddad's Bluff, swimming, and some awesome memories.
Last year's adventures. My babies were so little!
This year we chose to stay closer to home. Y'all know how money dictates some things… But we didn't let that stop our fun. We planned on camping out in the yard, but it got really warm and lets be honest, I would miss my bed!
We started our adventure by going to Decorah, Iowa. We ate at the Pizza Ranch. The kids and I have never been there before and Ross hasn't been in a long time. But we found a new favorite. It was a great pizza buffet, but also had fried chicken, salad bar and lots of fixing, even ice cream. And they had this cinnamon streusel pizza that was mouth-watering delicious. Like, legit, my mouth is watering as I write this. We will be going back!! After a fun dinner we went to Dunning Springs. A spring-fed waterfall in the middle of town (or close too). Again, the kids and I have never been. Funny story, Ross was sure he took me there when we first started dating… nope, sorry hon, that was someone else! Haha! But anyway, the waterfall was gorgeous and the kids loved climbing with their Daddy. It was a beautiful evening.
We started Sunday in a lazy way. We slept in extra late (like, everyone was in bed until after 8am, which has NEVER happened before!) We made cinnamon rolls and watched a new movie we had picked up at Wal-Mart the night before. Then we decided to set out for the day. We began at the Driftless Educational Center in Lansing, Iowa. Josiah and Ross have been there, but the younger two and myself have not. It was such a COOL place!! It had so many hands-on exhibits for the kids to explore and learn about the history of our area. It was really a neat place. We then went to lunch on a place that over looked the Mississippi River then finished our day at Shihata Apple Orchard. We picked apples that were so yummy, shared a caramel apple and picked up some yummy donuts and apple fritter bread. It's so fun to watch our kids discover the amazing world around them and all the treats and treasure that are in their own backyard.
It was another chapter in this tradition's book, and it was a good one. I am sure to never forget these memories and hope my children will someday treasure them just as much.


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I need the exact content that will be sent to user browser.
I tried mod_security audit logging, but it won't log response body for all requests.
(I got confused really. It logs response body for requesting a simple PHP page in a directory, but it won't log response body for another file in another directory. It just log response and request header.)
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Birth Place: Madrid, ES Profession: actor, TV host, ballet dancer, model
Penélope Cruz burst onto the scene in her native Spain in the early 1990s and quickly established herself as a talent to be reckoned with. A longtime critical darling on the international film circuit, Cruz was a favorite creative muse of famed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the actress in some of his most acclaimed features, including "Live Flesh" (1997) and "All About My Mother" (1999). But it was after she crossed the Atlantic that Cruz truly became a global superstar, thanks to performances in "All the Pretty Horses" (2000), "Blow" (2001) and "Vanilla Sky" (2001), a remake of an earlier film of hers, "Open Your Eyes" (1998). Meanwhile, her highly-publicized off-screen dalliances with some of Hollywood's elite stars like Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise and Javier Bardem only added to her mystique. While she earned her a place among People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list in the mid-2000s, as well cultivated her fashionista reputation each time she hit the red carpet in an impeccable gown, Cruz was first and foremost a gifted performer. After garnering her first widespread acclaim for Almodóvar's "Volver" (2006), Cruz won an Academy Award for her comic performance in...
Penélope Cruz burst onto the scene in her native Spain in the early 1990s and quickly established herself as a talent to be reckoned with. A longtime critical darling on the international film circuit, Cruz was a favorite creative muse of famed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, who cast the actress in some of his most acclaimed features, including "Live Flesh" (1997) and "All About My Mother" (1999). But it was after she crossed the Atlantic that Cruz truly became a global superstar, thanks to performances in "All the Pretty Horses" (2000), "Blow" (2001) and "Vanilla Sky" (2001), a remake of an earlier film of hers, "Open Your Eyes" (1998). Meanwhile, her highly-publicized off-screen dalliances with some of Hollywood's elite stars like Matt Damon, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise and Javier Bardem only added to her mystique. While she earned her a place among People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list in the mid-2000s, as well cultivated her fashionista reputation each time she hit the red carpet in an impeccable gown, Cruz was first and foremost a gifted performer. After garnering her first widespread acclaim for Almodóvar's "Volver" (2006), Cruz won an Academy Award for her comic performance in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008), making her perhaps the most famous actress to make the successful crossover from her native country.
Named for Joan Manuel Serrat's 1967 song, "Penélope," Penélope Cruz Sanchez was born on April 27, 1974, in Madrid, Spain. The firstborn child of salesman Eduardo Sanchez and his hairdresser wife, Encarna, young Penélope demonstrated a flair for drama at an early age and often recruited her younger siblings, Monica and Eduardo, Jr., to perform in family skits. Starting from the age of six, Cruz studied classical ballet at Spain's National Conservatory under the intense tutelage of prominent dance instructors. In her mid-teens, however, Cruz got bitten by the acting bug and decided to pursue a career as an actress.
Kicking off her thespian career in 1989, Cruz appeared in a series of high-profile music videos and TV shows before making her inevitable leap to the big screen. At 18, Cruz made an impressive film debut in the Spanish romantic-comedy "Jamón, jamón" (1992) directed by Bigas Luna. A big winner at the Venice Film Festival, "Jamón, jamón" was largely remembered today for Cruz's nude scenes. In later interviews, Cruz would recall the experience of shooting the intense film as having been "psychologically scarring," due to her youthful naiveté and inexperience. Cruz had far a better experience with her next project, the period romance, "Belle Époque" (1992). Directed by award-winning filmmaker Fernando Trueba, "Belle Époque" marked Cruz's her first leading role as Luz, one of four sisters vying for the love of a handsome soldier. In addition to garnering the Academy Award that year for Best Foreign Picture, "Belle Époque" also took home several Goya Awards, the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars. Capitalizing on the huge career boost afforded by "Belle Époque," Cruz quickly racked up more screen credits in her native Spain, establishing herself as a major leading lady.
In 1997, Cruz would begin the first of her many collaborations with famed director, Pedro Almodóvar. The first was the psychological thriller, "Carne Tremula." Based on the 1986 novel, Live Flesh by British novelist Ruth Rendell, the film starred Cruz's frequent co-star (and future real-life boyfriend), Javier Bardem. Two years later, Cruz and Almodóvar reunited to make the brilliant "Todo sobre mi madre" (1999). A blunt, brutally honest examination of drug addiction, AIDS, and the role of women in modern Spanish society, "Todo sobre mi madre" ("All About my Mother") won scores of accolades; most notably the 2000 Oscar for Best Foreign Language film. While always a competent actress, under Almodóvar's direction, Cruz's performances transcended expectations. The revered director seemed to agree, making Cruz his muse of sorts - much like a Marlene Dietrich-Josef von Sternberg collaboration, minus the drama and controlling influence. Over the next decade, she and Almodóvar would collaborate at least twice more, including 2006's Oscar-nominated "Volver," followed by "Los Abrazos rotos." (2009).
Cruz's next project, the romantic fantasy-comedy "Woman on Top" (2000), however, would prove to be a watershed moment for her career. Starring as Isabella, a talented chef who suffers from motion sickness, "Woman on Top" delighted critics and showed Cruz in top form, combining her sultry dark looks and razor sharp comic timing to excellent effect. The film's critical acclaim led to Cruz landing two co-starring roles the following year in American films; first, opposite rumored on-set boyfriend Matt Damon in "All the Pretty Horses" (2000) and later, opposite Johnny Depp in the intense drug drama "Blow" (2001). While the films enjoyed only mediocre box office receipts, critical praise for Cruz's performances were uniformly positive, despite comments that her English still needed a bit of work.
Later that year, Cruz officially "arrived" in Hollywood by landing a coveted supporting role in the Tom Cruise vehicle "Vanilla Sky" (2001). An ambitious drama directed by Cameron Crowe, "Vanilla Sky" grossed over $100 million domestically. Although reviews were generally mixed, a handful of critics - including Richard Roeper of The Chicago Sun-Times - named "Vanilla Sky" as one of the best films of 2001. The movie - not to mention Cruz's career - also benefited tremendously from publicity fueled by news of an on-set Cruz-Cruise romance - especially considering he was still married to Nicole Kidman at the time. He and Kidman would separate not long after, leading to an acknowledged relationship between the biggest star in the world and the relatively unknown Spanish vixen. The couple eventually broke up in 2004 - amid rumors that the actress was not fully behind the Scientology religion her boyfriend so fervently embraced. But unlike the bitter split between Cruise and Kidman, he and Cruz remained friends.
Cruz's next movie, "Sahara" (2005) turned into a similar P.R. coup. Although the film was considered a huge flop, the buzz surrounding Cruz's off-screen relationship with her "Sahara" co-star Matthew McConaughey helped the movie open at number one at the box office, raking in over $18 million in its first weekend. In truth, Cruz's foray into decidedly more commercial fare upset many of her fans, who believed her talents were being squandered in Hollywood blockbuster wannabes. Luckily, 2006 proved to be a banner year for Cruz in many respects. Professionally speaking, Cruz regained a great deal of her artistic street cred by eschewing Hollywood for her next project and going back to the basics. Teaming up again with her lucky charm, director Pedro Almodóvar, Cruz scored rave reviews for her performance in "Volver."
A big winner at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, "Volver" also received two Golden Globe nominations that year: one for Best Actress and the other for Best Foreign Language Film. Cruz would also go on to make history as the first Spanish star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. That same year, Cruz also signed a $2 million deal to become the face of Lancôme cosmetics, adding to her international profile and her reputation as a fashion-forward icon. Back on the big screen, Cruz delivered a strong comedic performance in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008), playing the beautiful, talented and mentally unstable ex-wife of an equally brilliant Spanish artist (Javier Bardem), who woos two American women (Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson) on summer vacation. Off-screen, Cruz began dating her equally beautiful co-star, Bardem. Hailed by critics for her fiery, but often touching performance, Cruz received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. She also earned Screen Actors Guild and Independent Spirit award nominations, then reeled in the big one when she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Getting back to work after her big win, Cruz starred in "Nine" (2009), Rob Marshall's musical loosely based on Fellini's "8 ½" (1963) that focused on a struggling film director (Daniel Day-Lewis) who tries to make a movie while dealing with all the demanding women in his life - his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Cruz), his star (Nicole Kidman) and even his diseased mother (Sophia Loren). For her work in the film, she received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress. She next reunited with director and old friend Almodóvar for "Broken Embraces" (2009), a neo-noir about a writer blinded from a car accident who pines for the lost love of his life (Cruz).
In 2010, Cruz and Bardem married, with their first child arriving early the following year. During this time, she opted to focus on family and limited her screen work, appearing in a small part in the much maligned "Sex and the City 2" (2010) and a more substantial role in the swashbuckling sequel "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011). Cruz subsequently worked with previous collaborators, with a featured turn in Woody Allen's ensemble comedy "To Rome with Love" (2012) and a cameo in Almodóvar's airplane-set caper "I'm So Excited!" (2013). After giving birth to their second child in the summer of 2013, Cruz and Bardem both appeared in Ridley Scott's edgy thriller "The Counselor," which was rounded out by fellow esteemed actors such as Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender.
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Loving Pablo (2018)
Queen of Spain, The (2017)
Zoolander 2 (Theatrical) (2016)
Brothers Grimsby, The (2016)
Zoolander 2 (2016)
Counselor, The (2013)
I'm So Excited (2013)
Twice Born (2013)
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Co-hosted the Spanish TV talk show "Quinta Marcha"
Feature debut, "El Laberinto Griego/The Greek Labyrinth"
First leading film role, "Jamon, Jamon"
Cast in featured role in Fernando Trueba's Oscar-winning "Belle Epoque"
English-language acting debut, the British TV miniseries "Framed" (A&E)
First English-language film role, as the young charge of an Irish governess in "Talk of Angels" (released in U.S. in 1998)
Co-starred as a pregnant prostitute in Pedro Almodóvar's "Live Flesh"
Landed featured role in psychological drama "Open Your Eyes/Abre los ojos"
Reteamed with Trueba for the comedy "La Nina de tus Ojos/The Girl of Your Dreams"
Played a bookish barmaid in the romantic comedy "Twice Upon a Yesterday/If Only/The Man with Rain in His Shoes"
Appeared as Billy Crudup's Mexican girlfriend in Stephen Frears' "The Hi-Lo Country"
Portrayed a nun in Almodóvar's award-winning "Todo sobre mi madre/All About My Mother"
Cast as Matt Damon's love interest in "All the Pretty Horses"
Starred as a South American chef in the comedy "Woman on Top"
Cast as the drug-addled wife of a cocaine dealer (Johnny Depp) in "Blow"
Cast in female lead in the triangular romance "Captain Corelli's Mandolin" opposite Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale
Selected by Ralph Lauren to appear in an advertising campaign for his products
Starred opposite Tom Cruise in Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky"; reprised original role from the Spanish film "Open Your Eyes"
Starred with Halle Berry in the thriller "Gothika"
Starred with Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend in the 1930's war drama "Head in the Clouds"
Cast as a destitute woman who becomes involved with an upper-crust physician in "Non ti muovere"
Co-starred with Matthew McConaughey in "Sahara"
Earned critical acclaim for her performance in Pedro Almodóvar¿s "Volver"; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival; received Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Actress
Cast as the dream embodiment of the perfect woman in Jake Paltrow's directorial debut "The Good Night"
Played Ben Kingsley's student in "Elegy"
Played Javier Bardem's unstable ex-wife in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actress
Re-teamed with Pedro Almodóvar for "Broken Embraces"
Played Daniel Day-Lewis' mistress in Rob Marshall's musical adaptation of the Broadway play "Nine"; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated for the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ("Nine")
Nominated for the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role ("Nine")
Nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role ("Nine")
Appeared in a bit part in "Sex and the City 2"
Reunited with Johnny Depp to play Jack Sparrow's (Depp) former love interest in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides"
Again directed by Woody Allen in the romantic comedy "To Rome with Love"
Featured in "The Counselor" along with her husband, Javier Bardem
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Cruz spent one week as a volunteer at Mother Theresa's children's sanctuary in Calcutta and later donated her salary from "The Hi-Lo Country" to the organization.
"A tape appeared on my desk. I went and looked at it, and there was Venus. She's absolutely gorgeous. And very, very good, too."---Stephen Frears on casting Penelope Cruz in "The Hi-Lo Country" The New York Times November 29, 1998
"I think it is a privilege. Not everybody can do what they want to do and still eat. I'm very lucky. And it's getting better and better."---Cruz, on working in show business Vanity Fair November, 1998
"She was exactly what I had envisioned for the part. There are very few actresses like her, she was head and shoulders above everybody else."---Billy Bob Thornton on casting Cruz in "All the Pretty Horses" Los Angeles Times June 6, 1999
"... I don't think you have to be suffering to give a good performance. I feel everything a lot, but I don't feel that that has to be my downfall."
"I reached a point once when I was so exhausted that I couldn't live like that any more. I wasn't doing anything bad to myself, only overworking, but that can take you to a place that is not good. Work can be your best friend or your worst enemy. I used to smoke for four years; that's when I decided to quit [in March: coincidentally, when her relationship with Cruise, who has been a high-profile supporter of the anti-smoking campaign in California, was blossoming] and to eat when I have to eat, to stop what I'm doing, even if it's 20 minutes, and to sleep, rest and take free time for myself."---Cruz quoted in London's The Sunday Times January 6, 2002
"There's no point in thinking about the past...I feel I can go anywhere and do anything. I'm now enjoying life as never before."---Cruz on her split from boyfriend Tom Cruise US weekly April 19, 2004
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Nacho Cano. Singer. Appeared with group Mecano; together from c. 1991 to c. 1997.
Enrique Sarasola. Equestrian. Competed in the Olympics; together from c. 1997 to c. 1998.
Tomas Obermajer. Director. Czech; became involved during filming of "La Nina de tus Ojos/The Girl of Your Dreams"; had two-and-a-half-year relationship c. 1998 to c. 2000.
Tom Cruise. Actor. Worked together on "Vanilla Sky"; went public with relationship in July 2001; Split in January 2004.
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Encarna Cruz. Hairdresser, manager. Runs Cruz's business affairs.
Eduardo Cruz. Auto mechanic.
Monica Cruz. Dancer. Born c. 1977; professional flemenco dancer.
brother:
Eduardo Cruz Jr. Born c. 1985.
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Octaviano Ribeiro Ceglia's Fazenda São Francisco farm in the Mantiqueiras de Minas region of Brazil
Yellow Bourbon
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Roast Profile
Notes of Milk Chocolate, Hazelnut and Fudge
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Located in the beautiful Mantiqueira de Minas mountain range in Minas Gerais, Granja São Francisco sits at fairly high altitude for a Brazilian coffee at around 1,300 meters above sea level. The area has ample and frequent rainfall with consistent mild temperatures and is recognised as one of the best coffee growing areas in Brazil.
A family run farm, Granja São Francisco was originally acquired by Otaviano's grandfather who was a renowned coffee exporter and recognised the Carmo de Minas as a micro region that is perfect for quality coffee. The farm is now run by Otaviano, his wife Maria and their son Luis with a team of 12 full time staff that live on the farm and have access to health care and education. When Otaviano took over the farm in the 90's he began to diversify the range of varieties grown there. They now cultivate Acaia, Mondo Novo, Yellow Catucai and thanks to their high elevation they also cultivate Red Bourbon and Yellow Bourbon which thrive in slightly higher altitudes than most typical Brazilian varieties.
The Bourbon variety is known to have exceptional sweetness and mild acidity, which explains why it's such a house favourite here at Atkinsons. Yellow Bourbon is a spontaneous mutation that ripens to a yellow colour so requires extra skill from the pickers to differentiate it from under-ripe red bourbon. It has similar flavours to the red but often displays increased acidity and brightness in the cup.
The coffee is hand-picked, mostly by women and the farm is a good source of employment during harvest time in the local town, Carmo de Minas. After picking, the coffee is pulped to remove the skins but leave the sticky mucilage layer in which it is dried. Drying is done first on concrete patios in thin layers (4cm to be exact!) and then in rotating mechanical dryers. Thanks to the ideal terroir of this region and the hard work of the Ceglia family, this coffee has won multiple awards, including coming 5th place in the Cup of Excellence.
Many Brazilian coffees have a low acidity which can make them very popular and approachable coffees. The Sao Francisco Yellow Bourbon too has a low acidity but what stands out to us is the intense sweetness and incredibly clean finish with notes of milk chocolate, hazelnut praline and some fruit notes of melon and apricot.
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It is second big achievement of the famous Pakistani brand QMobile within a week. A few days ago, we have seen that that the world's best mobile phone data base website GSMArena has added the mobilephones of QMobile in its database.
No doubt that there is not all the models have been mentioned in this site but it is very good news for the company and all the Pakistanis that one of the famous sites has given heed to a Pakistani Mobile brand.
The second credit that QMobile has gotten today is that Google Android One will be announced in Pakistan with the collaboration of QMobile. "Android One" is the first "Android One" device that has been announced under the title QMobile Android A1 . It is actually a mid-range smart phone with the latest version of Android version.
QMobile A1 smartphone comes loaded with Android 5.1.1 and offers you a 1.3 Ghz Quad-Core processor with 1GB RAM and a 1,700mAh battery. Other features include a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display, 5.0 Mega Pixels back camera, 2MP front facing camera and dual SIM support. It also comes equipped with 8GB of built-in storage and the ability to expand up to an additional 32GB via MicroSD card.
Many of QMobile users had the issue that there is no such phone by QMobile with a facility of receiving OS updates. Perhaps the Company has got the influence of the protest of its customers and has made this fantastic decision to solve this issue.
QMobile has been making plans to make itself as an international brand for long. With the announcement of launching of the "Android One" by Google in a blog , this Pakistani company has automatically comes in the news of international media. This is one of the main news today at all of the famous international techonoly news websites. QMobile has automatically been introduced among the people all over the world. Another news is also here in this respect that QMobile is introducing its latest flagship phone NOIR X950 world wide.
So the collaboration with Google it a good sane decision of QMobile. As it has saved a lot of its money that it would have otherwise to spend on its advertisement internationally.
Another interesting thing here is that QMobile has already released a smart phone with the name QMobile NOIR A1. But this smart phone was less popular and was available for only a short period of time.