Onboarding isn't just for learning a role: It's for introducing new hires to your people and culture. Here's how Slalom St. Louis does it.
Introducing your newest employees to their roles, their colleagues, and your own company's culture is a tough process to build and coordinate, no matter whether they're co-located or remote. But what if you only had a short time (a day, a week, it varies) until your new hire left your office completely to immerse themselves in a client project, and didn't step foot back into your office again for up to six months?
That's the challenge that Slalom St. Louis faces. Like many consulting companies, the Missouri branch of this renowned firm is used to welcoming new hires in the door, and waving goodbye just as quickly, sending them off onto client projects that often last for months. Onboarding for Slalom isn't just about acclimating the new hire to life at Slalom—it's about keeping them connected, even when they're immersed in life at another company for months at a time.
Despite explosive growth (the Missouri office has nearly doubled in size over the last six months!) and a constant rotation of employees on and off projects, Slalom's managed to create and maintain an award-winning culture that's garnered recognition like Fortune's 100 Best Companies.
How do they do it? Talent Acquisition Analyst Eastin Shipman let us in on a few of their most impactful strategies.
As a management consultancy, Slalom has always practiced—and known the value of—a people-focused philosophy. Eastin observed, "We're into tech and AI, but you can't replace people." That people-focused philosophy is evident in one of their most effective tactics for keeping Slalomites connected: the #lunch-pals program. It keeps the team linked whether they're "on the bench" (read: in between projects) or working with a client.
One crucial part of the #lunch-pals success is that it's open to everyone, from the longest-running veteran to absolute newbies—and Slalom makes sure to include a heads-up about joining the program to all new hires during onboarding.
Ask Eastin what her #1 tip for onboarding new hires is, and she'll tell you it's making meaningful connections rather than just throwing facts and figures at new hires. Meeting lunch pals is one important tactic to keep all Slalomites connected, but building relationships intentionally for new hires in particular is a critical part of their onboarding strategy. Enter Slalom's Tandem Buddy Program, which is designed to build meaningful long-term relationships with one person, rather than introducing Slalomites to a wider network.
Through the Tandem Buddy Program, every new hire is assigned a buddy from a roster of veteran employees that are presently in the office for lunch, coffee, and questions during the week they start. Though the introductions are similar, these Tandem Buddy relationships are nurtured in a completely different way than #lunch-pals. Case in point: Though Tandem Buddies is continually evolving, Slalom has experimented with all kinds of encouragement and accountability checks, from automated Donut check-ins every week to monthly challenges that keep buddies engaged and add in an element of friendly competition.
In Slalom's case, it's particularly important to be providing new hires with information on an ongoing basis, because they might be in Slalom's offices for a week or a day before heading off on a project for up to six months. When they return, they begin the process of learning all over again, from absorbing cultural norms to finding the copy paper.
With a schedule of hundreds of employees constantly rotating onto and off of the bench, it's literally impossible to keep track of who knows what. Slalom's solution is to steadily send bite-sized tips to new hires over their first few months with the company. These tips range from big picture (think a Day 1 checklist) to those little things everyone can forget but needs to know (like when those weekly fridge purges happen). These bite-sized tips are automatically sent via Donut at strategic intervals during the new hire's first 100+ days, so Eastin can cross information distribution off her list and focus on more important things like the candidate pipeline.
At some other consultancies, being "on the bench" comes with a touch of stigma. But at Slalom, being on the bench is a good thing. Eastin says they actively encourage Slalomites to take time for their families, to participate in hobbies outside of work, and to make the most of their bench time.
To that end, Slalom structures people management in a way that creates a shared sense of ownership and initiative. They encourage speaking up to request gluten-free chips at a weekly office meeting, and love to see employees hosting lunch-and-learns to share knowledge with each other. The constant streams of feedback and self-planned enrichment activities make it okay for new hires to dive into the deep end from Day 1—and that sense of ownership helps them acclimate that much faster.


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Saint Christopher (, Hágios Christóphoros) is venerated by several Catholic denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Decius (reigned 249–251) or alternatively under the emperor Maximinus Daia (reigned 308–313). There appears to be confusion due to the similarity in names "Decius" and "Daia". Churches and monasteries were named after him by the 7th century.

His most famous legend tells that he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.

Historicity
Probably the most important source of the historicity of Christophorus is a stone inscription published by Louis Duchesne in 1878.

The copy of the stone inscription and the first publication took place on 7 April 1877 by Matthieu Paranikas in the Anatolia magazine in Constantinople.
The stone of the size of 2 x 1 m was found in the ruins of a church in the ancient Chalcedon.
The inscription bears witness to the laying of the foundation stone, the construction and the consecration of a church in the name of 'Saint Christopher's Martyrdom.'
The inscription also bears witness to the chronological dates from the laying of the foundation stone to the consecration of the church; the construction of this Christophorus church dates back exactly to the time of the 4th Ecumenical Council, the Council of Chalcedon.
The inscription also mentions the names of the state ministers of the Byzantine Empire and those church ministers who were involved in the laying of the foundation stone, the construction or the consecration of the church.
The inscription reads as follows:

The German archaeologist Carl Maria Kaufmann writes:

Not far from the Church of St Christopher, which was under construction at the time, was the Basilica of St Euphemia, in which the Council took place; the consuls Protogenes and Sporacius, mentioned in the stone inscription, are mentioned in the Council Acts.

This inscription attests to the veneration of Christophorus in the 5th century in Chalcedony and, consequently, the existence of Christophorus, who probably in the period of the Great Persecution in the 4th century suffered the martyrdom.

Then for the year 553 a bishop of Arkadiopolis in Lydia is testified, who had taken the name Christophorus. A nunnery in Galatia was consecrated to Saint Christopher around the year 600.

Epic
Epics about the life and death of Saint Christopher first appeared in Greece in the 6th century and had spread to France by the 9th century. The 11th-century bishop and poet Walter of Speyer gave one version, but the most popular variations originated from the 13th-century Golden Legend.

According to the legendary account of his life Christopher was initially called . He was a Canaanite, 5 cubits () tall and with a fearsome face. While serving the king of Canaan, he took it into his head to go and serve "the greatest king there was". He went to the king who was reputed to be the greatest, but one day he saw the king cross himself at the mention of the devil. On thus learning that the king feared the devil, he departed to look for the devil. He came across a band of marauders, one of whom declared himself to be the devil, so Christopher decided to serve him. But when he saw his new master avoid a wayside cross and found out that the devil feared Christ, he left him and enquired from people where to find Christ. He met a hermit who instructed him in the Christian faith. Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the hermit suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. The hermit then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where they were perishing in the attempt. The hermit promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ.

After Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty. When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: "You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were." The child replied: "You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work." The child then vanished.

Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was beheaded.

The Greek name  means "Christ bearer".

Veneration and patronage

Eastern Orthodox liturgy
The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates Christopher of Lycea (or Lycia) with a Feast Day on May 9. The liturgical reading and hymns refer to his imprisonment by Decius who tempts Christopher with harlots before ordering his beheading. The Kontakion in the Fourth Tone (hymn) reads:

Thou who wast terrifying both in strength and in countenance, for thy Creator's sake thou didst surrender thyself willingly to them that sought thee; for thou didst persuade both them and the women that sought to arouse in thee the fire of lust, and they followed thee in the path of martyrdom. And in torments thou didst prove to be courageous. Wherefore, we have gained thee as our great protector, O great Christopher.

Roman Catholic liturgy
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 July. The Tridentine Calendar commemorated him on the same day only in private Masses. By 1954 his commemoration had been extended to all Masses, but it was dropped in 1970 as part of the general reorganization of the calendar of the Roman rite as mandated by the motu proprio, Mysterii Paschalis. His commemoration was described to be not of Roman tradition, in view of the relatively late date (about 1550) and limited manner in which it was accepted into the Roman calendar, but his feast continues to be observed locally.

Relics
The Museum of Sacred Art at Saint Justine's Church (Sveta Justina) in Rab, Croatia claims a gold-plated reliquary holds the skull of St. Christopher. According to church tradition, a bishop showed the relics from the city wall in 1075 in order to end a siege of the city by an Italo-Norman army.

Medals

Devotional medals with St. Christopher's name and image are commonly worn as pendants, especially by travelers, to show devotion and as a request for his blessing. Miniature statues are frequently displayed in automobiles. In French a widespread phrase for such medals is "Regarde St Christophe et va-t-en rassuré" ("Look at St Christopher and go on reassured", sometimes translated as "Behold St Christopher and go your way in safety"); Saint Christopher medals and holy cards in Spanish have the phrase "Si en San Cristóbal confías, de accidente no morirás" ("If you trust St. Christopher, you won't die in an accident").

General patronage
St. Christopher is a widely popular saint, especially revered by athletes, mariners, ferrymen, and travelers. He is revered as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He holds patronage of things related to travel and travelers—against lightning and pestilence—and patronage for archers; bachelors; boatmen; soldiers; bookbinders; epilepsy; floods; fruit dealers; fullers; gardeners; a holy death; mariners; market carriers; motorists and drivers; sailors; storms; surfers; toothache; mountaineering; and transportation workers.

Patronage of places
Christopher is the patron saint of many places, including: Baden, Germany; Barga, Italy; Brunswick, Germany; Mecklenburg, Germany; Rab, Croatia; Roermond, the Netherlands; Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts); Toses, Catalonia, Spain; Mondim de Basto, Portugal; Agrinio, Greece; Vilnius, Lithuania; Riga, Latvia; Havana, Cuba; San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; Paete, Laguna, Philippines; and Tivim, Goa, India.

Depictions in art
Because St. Christopher offered protection to travelers and against sudden death, many churches placed images or statues of him, usually opposite the south door, so he could be easily seen. He is usually depicted as a giant, with a child on his shoulder and a staff in one hand. In England, there are more wall paintings of St. Christopher than of any other saint; in 1904, Mrs. Collier, writing for the British Archaeological Association, reported 183 paintings, statues, and other representations of the saint, outnumbering all others except for the Virgin Mary.

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, certain icons covertly identify Saint Christopher with the head of a dog. Such images may carry echoes of the Egyptian dog-headed god, Anubis. Christopher pictured with a dog's head is not generally supported by the Orthodox Church, as the icon was proscribed in the 18th century by Moscow.

The roots of that iconography lie in a hagiographic narrative set during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian, which tell of a man named Reprebus, Rebrebus or Reprobus (the "reprobate" or "scoundrel") being captured by Roman forces fighting against tribes dwelling to the west of Egypt in Cyrenaica and forced to join the Roman numerus Marmaritarum or "Unit of the Marmaritae", which suggests an otherwise-unidentified "Marmaritae" (perhaps the same as the Marmaricae Berber tribe of Cyrenaica).  He was reported to be of enormous size, with the head of a dog instead of a man, both apparently being typical of the Marmaritae. He and the unit were later transferred to Syrian Antioch, where bishop Peter of Attalia baptised him and where he was martyred in 308. It has also been speculated that this Byzantine depiction of St. Christopher as dog-headed may have resulted from a misreading of the Latin term Cananeus (Canaanite) as caninus, that is, "canine". Roman writer Pliny the Elder also reported that the "Cynamolgi (or Cynocephali), of 'Ethiopia' were men with the heads of dogs." Pliny's work was a well respected compendium of Roman science - The Natural Historica-  during the first century A.D. In it, there is reported accepted "knowledge" about people from the area of Western Egypt (Cyrenaica). Pliny notes that these "dog-headed men" resided in "Ethiopia" -a name used to encapsulate areas of Africa West and South of Alexandrian Egypt by contemporary Romans.  It's more likely that the iconography roots lie in a narrative of a "Rebrebus/Rebrebus/ or Reprobus"  captured out of "West Egypt" (a Cynocephali of Cyrenaica) and matching the current cultural belief that men (tall, strong, reprobates) from that area simply had dog heads.

According to the medieval Irish Passion of St. Christopher, "This Christopher was one of the Dog-heads, a race that had the heads of dogs and ate human flesh." It was commonly accepted at the time that there were several types of races, the Cynocephalus, or dog-headed people, being one of many believed to populate the world.

The German bishop and poet Walter of Speyer portrayed St. Christopher as a giant of a cynocephalic species in the land of the Chananeans who ate human flesh and barked. Eventually, Christopher met the Christ child, regretted his former behavior, and received baptism. He, too, was rewarded with a human appearance, whereupon he devoted his life to Christian service and became an athlete of God, one of the soldier saints.

St. Christopher's "gigantic tooth"
In the Late Middle Ages, a claimed large tooth of St. Christopher was delivered to the church in Vercelli. Pilgrims came from all over Europe to look at this relic until the end of 18th century when a naturalist determined it was a tooth of hippopotamus. Since then, the tooth has been removed from the altar and forbidden to be venerated.

Paintings

In popular culture
 See Saint Christopher in popular culture

Honours
Numerous places are named for the saint, including Saint Christopher Island, the official name of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, and St. Christopher Island in Antarctica.  Many places are named after the saint in other languages, including Saint-Christophe, a common place name, particularly in France; San Cristóbal; and São Cristóvão.

See also

 Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew
 Cynocephaly
 List of saints
 Statue of Saint Christopher, Charles Bridge
 Cedalion for a slightly similar classical myth.

References

Further reading

External links

 Saint Christopher—Website with information and references about St. Christopher
 "The Life of Saint Christopher", The Golden Legend or Lives of the Saints, Temple Classics, 1931 (Compiled by Jacobus de Voragine, translated by William Caxton) at the Fordham University Medieval Sourcebook
 Saint Christopher at the Christian Iconography web site
 St. Christopher in the Golden Legend: Latin original, English translation (Caxton)
 Irish "Passion of St. Christopher"
 Saint Christopher engraved by E. Sadeler from the De Verda Collection
 Understanding the dog headed Icon of Saint Christopher at Orthodox Arts Journal.

251 deaths
3rd-century Christian martyrs
Dogs in religion
Fourteen Holy Helpers
Giants
Military saints
Mythological human hybrids
People whose existence is disputed
Saints from the Holy Land

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Should Humans Give Overheated Species a Lift?
As the Earth warms up (2006 was the hottest year on record in America and the hottest in Britain since 1659), ecologists expect many plants and animals to move up, too -- up north and uphill, to locations where temperatures are more to their liking.
UC Davis ecologist Mark Schwartz is one of the first scientists to ask publicly a question that's been a topic of insider conversation for some time: Should humans give those migrations a helping hand?
"Global warming is predicted to threaten a large number of our plants and animals with extinction. One obvious solution is to help species at risk move to new environments where they may thrive," says Schwartz, a professor of environmental science and policy and director of the UC Davis Center for Population Biology.
"However, our experience with costly unintended consequences of biological invasions should give us pause before embarking on such a mission."
A good example of an animal already shifting its habitat because of climate change is the Edith's checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha wrighti). Found in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range, the butterfly has moved in the past 25 years from lower elevations to higher ones, and from southern locations to northern ones.
Schwartz and two colleagues at University of Notre Dame have written the first major scientific paper on the subject of "assisted migration." Titled "A Framework for Debate of Assisted Migration in an Era of Climate Change," it will appear soon in Conservation Biology, the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. His co-authors are assistant professors Jason McLachlan and Jessica Hellmann.
Today's New York Times discusses the issues in a story by science writer Carl Zimmer titled "A Radical Step to Preserve a Species: Assisted Migration." In it, an expert on global warming and extinctions calls Schwartz's Conservation Biology paper a "breakthrough" for framing the assisted migration debate.
Schwartz also is quoted in a news story in the January-March 2007 issue of Conservation magazine, a general-audience publication of The Society for Conservation Biology. In "When Worlds Collide," science writer Douglas Fox quotes Schwartz as saying that while biologists might decide a species should be moved, "It is much harder to find people who want to bring these outside species into their communities."
Fox continues: "Schwartz acknowledges that people will inevitably resort to assisted migration to rescue some species, but he hopes that guidelines can be developed to regulate the practice."
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Porto, Portugal, July 14, 2013 – Moritz Reichert and Clemens Wickler claimed the third gold medal for Germany in the 12-year history of the boys' FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championship. The 18-year olds beat Norway's Bjarne Nikolai Huus and Christian Sandlie Sorum 2-0 (21-16 21-17) in the final on Sunday in Porto.
The defence players of both teams did some great digging and produced great rallies for the 1500 visitors in the beach stadium on the Porto boulevard.
Germany was in total control in both sets, although the Norwegians took a small lead at the beginning of the second set. Germany, who only lost one set this tournament, to Portugal's Tomas and Diogo, caught up quickly, took a lead and claimed the title at their first match point at 20-17.
USA's Torey DeFalco and Lucas Yoder won the bronze with a 2-1 (22-24 21-18 15-8) win over Lithuania's lucky losers Lukas Kazdailis and Arnas Rumsevicius. It is the first US medal in the boys' U19 since 2008 and the third overall medal.
The American U16 and U18 volleyball MVP's came back from behind after not being able to close the first set. They secured the second and got a big lead in the tiebreak. With his eighth big block of the match Yoder scored 14-7, with DeFalco grabbing the bronze with a nice shot down the line.
The FIVB U19 World Championships in Porto were the final of three FIVB age group events. Porto, the second largest city in Portugal hosted the U19 for the second time after 2010.


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"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way." – John C Maxwell When there is competent leadership within organisations, those organisations thrive. The Master of Business Leadership (MBL) provides professional management development at postgraduate level with particular emphasis on the theory as well as the practice of leadership. The programme is geared towards developing the leadership qualities of managers and empowering them to become competent, confident leaders.
The MBL is a professional, two-year, postgraduate management development programme, which is offered on a largely distance learning platform. This distributed learning model offers a special learning opportunity and a unique self-development programme to graduates who want to follow management careers in the private and public sectors. Its unique structure incorporates contact with academics and groups and also makes provision for individual work. The multimedia interaction through the virtual learning environment, enhances the learning experience. The resulting Master's degree equips the student with the skills to make a meaningful contribution in the management of both public and private sector organisations.


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Lely Fielddays
By: Martin Rickatson, Photography by: Martin Rickatson
Dutch grass machinery specialist, Lely gathered 900 dealers, customers and farm machinery writers, including a New Zealand contingent, in Switzerland back in June 2012, for its triennial Fielddays event. Martin Rickatson joined them.
New mowers, balers and rakes join the line of Lely forage equipment for next season, to help users, from self-contained livestock units to large-scale contractors, boost harvesting outputs and protect crop quality.
Unveiled at Lely's June international Fielddays (not a spelling mistake, but the event's title), the new machinery keeps the firm's focus firmly on tractor-powered forage equipment, which it believes remains central to the dairy sector, despite the headlines created by high-horsepower, self-propelled machines.
Lely is, of course, also focused on high-output equipment, and to illustrate the point, it has launched new machines, including a 100m/cu forage wagon, a revised line of big trailed mowers and updated variable-chamber round balers with balediameters of up to two metre and full ISOBUS control capability on top models.
"Many large farms and contractors now have the tractor power to drive large machines, and those tractors can be used out of season for other tasks," says Alexander van der Lely, the company's CEO.
"Although there is a market for self-propelled foragers and mowers, we think overall efficiency and flexibility for many farms still lies in tractors working with dedicated implements, and that in many cases, outputs from such machinery can compete with that from self-propelled equipment."
In terms of forage harvesting, Lely remains focused on trailed harvesters and forage wagons. For 2012/13, the Storm trailed forager, targeted at those who want to make their own silage rather than rely on a contractor, remains unchanged, but there are a number of revisions to the Tigo forage wagon range, worldwide sales of which have doubled since Lely bought the Mengele product lines two years ago.
The Tigo line is now topped by a triple-axle, 100m/cu XR100D model, and there's also a new 65m/cu XR65, both with two metre pick-ups. The bigger machine is one metre shorter than comparable machines on the market, much of this because of a new hydraulic compression system, also used on the twin-axle XR65. Once the wagon is full, the pivoting bulkhead tilts forward hydraulically to compress the crop and create an additional six metres-cubed of space above the intake. Pressure is adjustable to enable operators to pack grass in tighter in dry conditions.
Also new for next year is a pair of Splendimo trailed mower conditioners to replace the current 320 and 321 models. Developed in conjunction with Lely's US-based partner Vermeer, the new Splendimo PC 330 and 370 have respective working widths of 3.25m and 3.65m, and are based around a new top-driven QIII cutterbar, said to have been engineered specifically for heavy grass crops. The driveline incorporates larger gears and bearings, and shaft drives are now splined rather than hexagonal. Lely has also switched to oil lubrication rather than grease for the bed drive, while its quick-switch, obstacle-safety system is integral to its modular cutterbars, which now have lower-profile disc hubs and new, quick-fit 120mm knives.
The mowers have been designed with a broad supporting frame, with the mower itself hung from the chassis, which has allowed Lely engineers to move more weight onto the internally-mounted transport wheels. Swath widths can be varied, but there's also a grouper option, and the possibility to spread across the full working width.
Lely's Welger variable-chamber round balers receive a number of updates for next season, with the 'five series' machines now headed by a 545 model. This is an enhanced version of the 535, which remains in the range, and while both machines gain a new drawbar and gearbox and camless pickup, the 545 also benefits from new panelwork, greaseable bearings, and comes with Lely's E-Link Pro ISOBUS controller, plus an optional, bale-shape indicator. There are 17 and 35-knife chopper options.
Among new Lely rakes for next season are two models for the lower end of the Hibiscus twin-rotor range. In addition to the 745 and 915 launched last year, there are now new CD 715 and CD 815 Vario central delivery models. The Hibiscus CD 715 has two 3.2m/10-arm rotors, and is built on the same chassis as the CD 745. Working-width can be adjusted mechanically to widths of 6.75m, 6.90m and 7.05m. On the 815 Vario, which uses the same frame as the 915, there are two 11-arm rotors each of 3.5m diameter. Each rotor is supported by a six-wheel carriage under each rotor for greater stability and output.
The Vario specification on the 815 means it has hydraulic working-width adjustment, with both working-width and swath-width adjustable on-the-go. CD rakes all feature a cardan suspension system, with the pivot points located in front of the rotor centres. Stability and smoother, quieter running of the larger rotors are aided by the addition of the same set of additional tandem wheels as used on the 915.
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That was the simple message delivered recently to Butte-Silver Bow Health Department employees who attended a lunch-and-learn session at the department.
"There are negative effects from not getting enough sleep," said Aimee Velk, a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist who works in the department's WIC program. Conversely, Velk said, there are positive health effects when sleep is sufficient.
In the early 1940s, Velk said, Americans were sleeping on average almost eight hours nightly. Today, the average is 6.8 hours. Referring to a July 2018 WebMD article, Velk said Americans today are paying for that deficit.
The negative effects from not getting enough sleep can be behavioral in nature – when a person is not sleeping, there is simply more time available to eat. Velk said the feeling of fatigue can lead to a decrease in physical activity, and the potential to pursue fast food rather than taking the time and energy to cook a healthy meal at home. Fast food, of course, is loaded with salt, fat and sugar.
Sleep deprivation also increases levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, which then prompts the body to conserve energy, Velk said. She added that deprivation affects a hormone called leptin, which communicates a feeling of fullness, or satiety, to the brain, and a hormone called ghrelin, which communicates a feeling of hunger to the brain.
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Growing at a fast pace, the adoption of embedded computing systems, capable of monitoring and controlling the physical environment around them, is spreading across different environments, from our houses to the industrial setting. This latest trend, induced by recent advancements in the information and communication fields, craves for the new Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) concept, which aims to enable an infrastructure that interconnects the set of widespread "intelligent" devices, capable of wireless communications, constituting a network of sensor nodes. On an Industrial context, the new Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), prompted by the Industry 4.0 revolution, aim to correlate the present automated systems to the new information technologies, such as cloud and cognitive computing, to compose a group of collaborative computing systems that enact the "smart factory". This new targeted model however, relies on certain time assurances and other QoS (Quality of Service) properties such as scalability, energy efficiency and robustness, which WSN technologies intent to grant. Although a tender paradigm, propositions such as the IEEE std. 802.15.4 protocol ambition to enable the WSN infrastructure and satisfy the QoS requirements. The IEEE std. 802.15.4 protocol provides several MAC (Medium Access control) behaviours to frame the communications stack, each aiming to meet the set of requirements of distinct applications. For deterministic latency, high reliability and scalability QoS requirements, IEEE 802.15.4 standard provides the DSME(Deterministic Synchronous Multichannel Extension) MAC behaviour. Parallel to the phenomenon of the WSN technologies, real-time operating systems (RTOS) are emerging among the IoT(Internet of Things) community to help tackle QoS specifications for determinism and time-critical constraints. The use of a real-time OS in conjunction with a time reliable protocol such as DSME is the key to enable a truly deterministic and time critical WSN. However, besides these settings, QoS at the computing platform must be guaranteed as well if these network infrastructures are to become a reality. Computations must be performed in a predictable way, as to support the QoS demands in terms of latency these networks present. Hence, in this Thesis we propose to rely on the FreeRTOS for a real-time operating system and a well known WSN platform, such as the TelosB to implement the DSME time critical MAC behaviour. To achieve this defined goal, this Thesis presents a port of FreeRTOS to the TelosB platform, wich includes an IEEE 802.15.4 compliant radio, as well as a preliminary study of the future implementation strategy of the network protocol. Hereby, this Thesis concludes with a successful implementation of the RTOS, FreeRTOS, for the TelosB platform, along with the necessary groundwork and time requirements support for the DSME extension. Additionally the Thesis provides a suggested model for the protocol stack to fit the FreeRTOS task system.


Manuscripts: The fair copy reproduced above (H Am 58) was one of the two poems enclosed in a letter (BPL Higg 55) to T. W. Higginson, written in August 1862. The semifinal draft (H 171a), in Packet 32, was written at the same time: Before I got my eye put out -- I liked as well to see As other creatures, that have eyes -- And know no other way -- But were it told to me, Today, That I might have the Sky For mine, I tell you that my Heart Would split, for size of -- me -- The Meadows -- mine -- The Mountains -- mine -- All Forests -- Stintless Stars -- As much of noon, as I could take -- Between my finite eyes -- The Motions of the Dipping Birds -- The Lightning's jointed Road -- For mine -- to look at when I liked -- The news would strike me dead -- So safer -- guess -- with just my soul Upon the window pane Where other creatures put their eyes -- Incautious -- of the Sun -- 15. Lightning's jointed Road] Morning's Amber Road -- The suggested change is adopted in the fair copy; otherwise the texts are identical.
Publication: Poems (1891), 60 -- 61, titled "Sight." The text, arranged as five quatrains, derives from the packet copy; the suggested change is rejected.


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The programme has provided me with a greater understanding of social development. As a student, I have gone from being a spectator of society to better understanding human rights and their relation to societal development.
This programme provides you with an understanding and knowledge of what constitutes human rights, how human rights are utilised and how the development of human rights is a result of transformation in the world.
Human rights imply that all people are born free, are of equal value and have equal rights. But what rights prevail, how are they monitored and what happens when they are violated?
After graduation, students will be able to work with legal, political or ethical issues within the sphere of human rights. Students can also continue on to master's studies.
General entry requirements + English B.
The issue of human rights is constantly relevant. By studying them, their importance, history and implementation, we are provided with the opportunity to fully understand current events in public debates, ranging from migration and children's rights to global crime and criminal law.
In this programme, we take a look at the local and international role of human rights, and their role in public authorities, organisations and businesses. The role of human rights in democracies and oppressive regimes will also be studied.
What role do human rights play in international law? How have these rights changed from commonly held moral norms to law, and what has happened as a result of this?
How are international communities and governments addressing human rights? We will look at this from a sociological and political perspective.
What questions are raised by these rights? Who decides which rights predominate, and what is the significance of having human rights?
During the programme, you can choose to do an internship, study abroad or take elective courses. This provides you with the opportunity to deepen your knowledge and get practical experience in human rights work, as well as the chance to develop relationships and network with people and organisations in the industry.
What career will you be prepared for?
The diversity of the programme combined with its multidisciplinary focus provides you with competencies attractive in numerous sectors and in a constantly growing labour market. You will be able to work with legal, political and ethical issues, as well as to continue studies at a master's level.
Future employers may include private sector businesses, local and international organisations and agencies, as well as national authorities and government organisations.
Studying human rights gives you a platform for a career in organisations such as the UN, Amnesty International and the European Union.
For Edoardo Iacobell, studying human rights seemed to be a perfect way of making a profession out of his interest for international issues. When the time came to pick a bachelor's programme, Malmö University seemed to be the perfect fit, located in a genuinely multicultural city.
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The programme consists primarily of lectures, seminars and group work, all led by great teachers, says Edoardo.
Not having studied at university before, Matilda was looking for a broad programme that offered specialisation in a variety of fields. She enjoys that the Human Rights programme provides its students with several perspectives including politics, law and philosophy.
"I have travelled a lot, and that affected my view of society and development and sparked an interest in human rights. The programme has provided me with a greater understanding of social development. As a student, I have gone from being a spectator of society to better understand human rights and their relation to societal development.
"I was attracted by the university's profile. It is a modern university, and I had heard great things. You do get a bit extra out of studying human rights in Malmö — international and social issues are discussed very openly here.
Largely consisting of lectures, seminars and group work, the programme also provides students with the opportunity to choose elective courses, or do an internship or exchange studies abroad. Matilda took this opportunity to choose courses focusing on Swedish administrative law.
"It is a broad programme that looks at the concept of human rights from different perspectives. You get the foundation and a deeper insight into the issues. After that, it's up to you what you want to do with it. I want to work locally.
Human rights is a concept that is used all the more frequently in society nowadays, and is applicable to cooperation at both national and international levels. For example, human rights are raised with regards to the pursuits and operational regulations of national and international public authorities, organisations and business concerns. The respect for and the promotion of human rights have become mainstays for the protection of rights and individual security in democracies and stable communities governed by law.
The purpose of the bachelor's programme in Human Rights is to provide students with an understanding and knowledge of what constitutes human rights, how they are utilised, and how development in this field of study is a consequence of transformation in the world.
The programme is comprised of six semesters of study and leads to a bachelor's degree in Human Rights. Semester one consists of Human Rights I and provides an introduction to the multidisciplinary approach to human rights characteristic of the programme, i. e. as it relates to law, politics and philosophy. Human Rights I also include a project work in groups.
Semester two consists of studies in Human Rights II, which is an advancement of Human Rights I. The multidisciplinary perspectives from Human Rights I are studied and analysed from an in-depth approach with focus on regional legal human rights systems, universalism and social theory. Human rights II is finalised by a project work including method.
Semester three and four consist of elective studies, which makes it possible for the student to enrol in various exchange programmes, or combine their studies with an internship (one term), as long as the programme coordinator deems the internship to be relevant to the study programme.
Semester five consists of specialised courses within a range of multidisciplinary areas in law, politics, philosophy and religion, for example: Children's Best Interests in Theory and Practice, Forced Migration in a Human Rights Perspective, Global Justice, International Crimes and Criminal Law, or The Right to Life and Modern Conceptions of Life.
The last semester, semester six, consists of Human Rights III, which includes a theory and method course and is finalised with a BA essay comprising 15 credits.
- demonstrate knowledge of human rights in an international political context.
- use their competence as a basis for a career or further research in relevant areas.
- be able to independently evaluate and reflect critically on questions concerning human rights and the role they play in society today.
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On Film-Making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director
One hopes that there are still some mothers and fathers who tell bedtime stories to their children. In the long lost days before television, it was something every parent did. It would be depressing if television had destroyed that ritual of infancy forever.
One hopes, indeed, that storytelling is still alive not only because of its value to listeners. The gifts of the raconteur, the verbal story teller face-to-face with his audience, are of immense value to anyone with ambitions to work in the narrative/dramatic media, cinema or theater. As soon as passages are read aloud and performed, certain important questions are immediately brought to the surface of the storyteller's mind. "To whom am I addressing this tale? And to what purpose?" I am, frankly, a little uneasy every time I confront the fact that such skills (and also such questions) do not come nearly so easily to CalArts students as I recall they did to young people of my generation. This is one reason why I feel that students of dramatic construction should get as much experience of acting as possible, something that can help develop that essential component of the writer's imagination: an ear for dialogue.
The face-to-face experience involved in the art of the raconteur is invaluable to an understanding of what a story is. Writing a story down on paper logically ought to involve the same processes as reciting it out loud to an audience, but it doesn't. Storytelling is, plain and simple, a performing art. Essential is the sense of tension between storyteller and listener, an understanding on the part of the writer of when tension is holding up and when it has slackened, of having a sense of the build towards a crisis and the curious feeling of satisfaction when a promised climax is delivered. The solitary author who is communicating with an imaginary reader is all too apt to fall into the kind of self indulgence that comes from assuming his reader is as interested in the subject as the writer is. The raconteur will discover soon enough that his listeners are likely to be less patient and less interested than he is, that their attention spans are inevitably shorter than he expected.
Storytelling is the knack of swiftly seizing the imagination of the audience and never letting it go. Digressions and elaborations are permissible, but only when the audience is already hooked by the promise of some satisfaction to come. The tension to that hook may be slackened now and again, but the line must be snapped tight at any moment when the dramatist senses the danger of losing his catch. This is why I confess that, in the past, I found it enormously useful during pre-production of a film to select someone whose instincts I respected and, rather than giving them the screenplay to read, would tell it out loud to them, even if only in synopsis. By doing this I could get a palpable sense of just where the momentum was sagging, where the action could be telescoped, and how the climaxes should be timed.
For a listener to attend with genuine interest and appreciation is to provide a powerful control over a performer. Feedback of any kind tells the storyteller where there is a need for moreexposition or (more often) where there should be less. The raconteur will instinctively find himself learning where suspense is strong enough to provide opportunities for expansion, elaboration and restructuring, or where there is a need to accelerate the pace by simplifying and skipping over the inessentials to get to the point faster. Even if the listener is silent there emerges invaluable feedback. In fact, the right kind of attention from listeners is almost always silent, as they will hopefully be so taken with the story being told that they will, at every step of the way, want to know what happens next.
Dramatic structure is, you might say, the craft of keeping an audience excited, of avoiding boredom in your listeners. In fact, you should assume your audience is always bored, that they have something else to do, and somewhere else to go. Assume that as a storyteller you have to keep your audience button-holed by curiosity, expectation and some kind of suspense. With this in mind, I advise you to examine a few of the stock phrases in which the traditional bedtime story uses. As material for illustration, I'll use one fairy tale (Cinderella), one dramatic classic (Hamlet), and one classic film (Bicycle Thieves).
The genre (eg. a Western, spy thriller, historical epic, ghost story). The place and time period, the closed world of the story, the social and/or ideological values in the subject, the conventions belonging to the often imaginary setting.
there lived a…
The protagonist. The central figure in the story, the character through whose eyes we see the events. Sometimes, but not necessarily, the hero. Implied in the choice of the protagonist is often the point of view that the dramatist wants us to take.
The action of the protagonist. We use the word action in the sense of what the character want and does, the will or purpose of the character.
The obstacle, whatever or whoever stands in opposition to the action, the goals of the protagonist. This is often personified in the role of the antagonist (villain). In contemporary drama it is a character (or group of figures) who represents opposition to the goals of the protagonist. Note that if there is to be dramatic tension, a passive or weak protagonist is apt to call for a strong antagonist.
so one day it happened that…
The 'Point of Attack' (the initiating incident or the premise). This is the moment at which the action starts. In nineteenth century plays it was common that the dramatic tension didn't really start to grip until somewhere near the end of the first act, and all that went before was exposition (establishing the backstory). But in tightly knit contemporary story structures it is often preferable to begin the story with some dramatic event and only then retrace its origins through exposition, since exposition is more dramatic as soon as there is something at stake.
so then, as a result of which...
Narrative progression. Most stories that have a strong plot are built on the tension of cause-and-effect. Each incident is like a domino that topples forwards to collide with the next in a sequence that holds the audience in the grip of anticipation. The pattern is likely to be that each scene presents a small crisis that, as it is resolved, produces a new uncertainty (defined in the classic term 'expectation mingled with uncertainty,' almost a definition of drama in itself).
But meanwhile…
Simultaneous development: subplot. The tumbling domino can set off a second trail of collisions. Some complication in the plot.
so that unbeknownst to…
Dramatic irony, a common and indeed almost essential ingredient in strong story structure.
until the time came that…
A confrontation scene. There may be several such scenes throughout a suspenseful story, but in stories that provide the simple but intricate satisfactions that popular audiences desire, dramatic structure is often a graph of rising and falling tensions. The progressive high points are the crises, separated by relaxations of tension. Early scenes, often after the initial hook of the premise, are generally less suspenseful than later ones. Conflict or tension starts off as not being so strong, but progressively the oscillations on the graph grow more extreme with the big showdowns usually taking place near the end. Note that a story can become quickly monotonous if tension is constant. During relaxation in tension the basic suspense is still present – latent but still present. The return to the central plot inevitably gains an additional impact because of a temporary respite (the example often quoted from Shakespeare is the farcical interlude in Macbeth with the porter that follows the murder of Duncan and precedes the discovery of the crime).
when suddenly – to the surprise of…
A peripety, the Greek term for a turn of the wheel, used by Aristotle to describe the unexpected shift in relationships, often a form of role reversal that produces a resolution of the drama. It is likely to require a strong element of dramatic irony.
so it turned out that…
The resolution, the denouement, literally the unknotting of all of the tensions in the story.
and for ever after…
Closure, the sense of having come full circle. It need not, obviously, be in the form of a happy ending, but it should provide some level of satisfaction. Classically, the end may be surprising, though in retrospect, it is recognised to be inevitable (it is what 'had to happen').
Consider how these stock phrases can be applied to the three wildly different stories of Cinderella, Hamlet and Bicycle Thieves. Observe how, in each case, the period and the location determine the tone: folk-fairy tale in Cinderella, high tragedy and epic poetry in Hamlet, neo-realist documentary in Bicycle Thieves.
Cinderella: The place is vaguely Germanic, a country of small kingdoms, princes and townsfolk. The time is the middle ages. But it is also a realm of fantasy in which there are good fairies and magic spells. Characters are simplistic. The stuff of fables, folk stories and childhood. The tone is also of nineteenth century moral tales.
Hamlet: The locality is Denmark, the Castle of Elsinore. The period is the sixteenth century, a time of violence, of wars and murders, and rival claims to thrones. Again the values are feudal, with emphasis on revenge motivations.
Bicycle Thieves: The city of Rome as it was in the aftermath of World War II. A period of great poverty, but also a time of communities struggling to re-establish human values. The city is rife with disillusion, petty crime and the black market. The tone is of a desperate search for decency and dignity after the years of fascism (hence a political dimension).
Cinderella: A motherless girl, ill-treated by step sisters.
Hamlet: A Prince, in mourning for father recently dead.
Bicycle Thieves: A working class unemployed billposter.
Cinderella: Is forced by her two stepsisters to slave in the kitchen in soot-stained clothes.
Hamlet: Is unhappy because his father has died and his mother has married his uncle, the dead King's brother, very soon after.
Bicycle Thieves: Is desperate to get a job to support his young wife and their little boy.
Observe how each character is equipped with the dynamics of character-in-action, a built-in interior struggle.
Cinderella: Dreams of romance and escape from the mistreatment by her stepsisters.
Hamlet: Torn apart by his feelings of indecision and inadequacy, contrasting with the heroism of his warlike father.
Bicycle Thieves: Struggles to maintain his dignity and job which is the basis of his self-respect, as well as the respect of his wife and son.
Note also that the protagonists, as well as the antagonists, and even other characters with whom the central figure is involved in some kind of dramatic conflict, can be seen as personifications of the story's themes.
Cinderella: Cinderella is left at home by the fire and her stepsisters lived in luxury.
Hamlet: Hamlet mourns his dead father, hates his uncle, and is tortured by the ambivalence of feelings for the Queen (his mother). He also is tormented to the point of suicidal despair by his low self-esteem, his inability to take heroic action.
Bicycle Thieves: The billposter, who has recently pawned his bicycle, waits amongst the other unemployed standing in line every day for the chance of a government job while his wife and children wait at home.
Thus are established the elements of struggle, the circumstances of the characters who personify the forces that stand in the way of the protagonist's desires or intentions. In effect, the protagonist sets the story in motion, and through interactions with foils will illustrate the story's root-idea and theme.
Cinderella: Learns of the ball that is to be given by the Prince who is in search of a bride. Cinderella is not invited. Antagonists: the Ugly Sisters and the rest of the snobbish townsfolk.
Hamlet: Is brought by his companions to confront his father's Ghost. He is told of the murder but has no proof and is not sure that his fears are not the result of his neurotic paranoia. Antagonists: his uncle Claudius (the 'villain') and Hamlet's own insecurities.
Bicycle Thieves: A job offer is announced on the condition that the applicant has to provide his own bicycle. But his bicycle, which he has redeemed from the pawnbrokers, is stolen from him. Antagonists: the callousness, disillusion and cynicism of the period, the sense of hopelessness in the struggle for human dignity.
Cinderella: With the help of the magic wrought by her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella goes incognito to the ball, but she forgets the condition that she has to leave at midnight and loses her slipper. (Note the element of dramatic irony created by Cinderella's disguise.)
Hamlet: The play-within-a-play exposes the guilt of Claudius, Hamlet's uncle. But Hamlet kills Polonius by mistake and Claudius uses this as a pretext for sending Hamlet to England while also arranging to have him killed. Claudius' conspiracy misfires when Hamlet returns to Denmark, and again Claudius plots to have him killed by poison during the duel.
Bicycle Thieves: In a desperate search for the stolen bicycle, the billposter and his small son explore Rome, going to the police, the trade unions, the church, finally finding the old man who can identify the thief, but losing him again. During this the relationship of the father and the son (the story's real theme) is further developed.
But meanwhile… and so that unbeknownst to…
Cinderella: The Prince and the Ugly Stepsisters have no idea that Cinderella is the mysterious beauty at the Ball.
Hamlet: Hamlet knows nothing of the plot to have him killed when he lands in England.
Bicycle Thieves: The son is sent away in order that he should not see his father abandon his dignity as he attempts to steal, just as he has been stolen from.
Cinderella: Obligatory scene and peripety. Cinderella is revealed to the Prince as the girl at the ball with the glass slipper. The Ugly Sisters lose out, the tables are turned, and the Prince weds Cinderella.
Hamlet: Claudius is killed by Hamlet while Hamlet's mother accidentally drinks the poison. Hamlet himself perishes. For Hamlet it is also a peripety of character as he finally expresses himself in violent action.
Bicycle Thieves: The billposter, wholly disillusioned in his search for social justice, turns thief and fails even in this. The small boy, witness of the failure of his father's attempt at crime, takes his father's hand even as the crowd reviles them both.
The point of this somewhat absurd comparison between a great Elizabethan classic, a childish fairy story, and a well-known Italian film is to underline how basic the nature of the psychological phenomenon we call a story seems to be. Effective stories grip us, whether at a superficial level or a profound and significant way, a feeling perhaps easier to recognize than to explain.
Based on the terminology above, you might experiment with an improvisational game that needs a group of three or more players. Player one begins "Once Upon a Time there was…", thus inventing the time and place (the genre) and the protagonist. Player Two accepts these and invents the problem and/or the backstory that defines the motivations of the protagonist. Player Three then continues, supplying the figure of an antagonist ("But…") that provides conflict. Player Four now has to devise the initial point of attack, some incident or event that triggers a narrative that will create suspense, expectations, and the potential for plot developments.
At this stage, those players who are catching on to the knack of dramatic structure will already be thinking ahead: the possibilities of peripeties, some kind of reversal of character relations, a twist to the original premise. Needless to say, this game is very unlikely to produce a work of real creative quality since such a thing must spring from more private, personal and, hopefully, more profound intuitions. But it can sharpen your understanding of the storyteller's craft. Note that though part of the fun is to present to your neighbor a challenging problem, you should also play fair, meaning you should yourself have in mind a potential structure. And remember that it is not really the final product that matters – this is an exercise in the process of swift and fertile invention.
I am not certain the game works when you are given a lengthy period of time to think. It should probably have a rigid structure within which you should be as impromptu and as spontaneous as possible. Invention, it has been said (by William Archer), is apt to be 'memory in disguise,' and invention is often at its most fertile when it comes directly from unconscious associations. The unconscious works at high speed while writing is sufficiently deliberate to allow internal censors to work and inhibit spontaneity (after all, talented raconteurs generally perform best when under the pressure of an audience).
The two great virtues in the game are tension and surprise. The storyteller manipulates an audience that is hopefully always impatient. "So what happens next?" is the question an audience quite understandably wants to be constantly asking itself (and the storyteller). If 'what happens next' has been foreseeable, tension will inevitably drop. Narrative momentum hopes to keep its audience off-balance at all times, either through suspense, anxiety, or fear of the next event.
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This December 1971 Gold Key Walt Disney Comics Digest Special Issue (No. 32) celebrates the opening of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida by featuring Mickey Mouse and the gang in stories, activities, and puzzles themed to the six new lands of the Magic Kingdom.
The comic represents an enjoyable collectible from the first months of Disney World that uniquely places a cast of classic characters into the context of the park's lands and attractions for an entertaining look at the manifestation—albeit in altered fashion—of Walt's ambitious Florida project.


The EU has blocked a merger that would have wed the London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Borse. RT's Polly Boiko has the full breakdown on the big talk surrounding Brexit and what the future holds for the star-crossed EU and UK. Internet privacy rules are under fire in America, and Boom Bust's Manuel Rapalo has the full story on what changes you should expect. After the break, Chinese internet giant Tencent buys a portion of Tesla. Robots vs Humans: who will win the battle for employment in the future? Boom Bust's Bianca Facchinei looks into the answer. RT's Alex Mihailovich goes for gold, as he investigates China's claim that it has discovered a mine potentially holding more than 550 tons, or 22 billion dollars' worth.


Dr. Andrei Tolstikov of Tyumen State University in the Siberian region of Russia reflects on building partnerships between universities in Russia and the U.S.
Lee Giat, Florida native and videographer, recounts his eye-opening experience with SEE at the Volga Encounters Youth Media Festival.
Student Network Television CEO Nancy Loucas travels to Russia to attend the Volga Encounters Festival with the winners of the SEE's 30-second video competition.
Encouraged to actively engage with her community, Zainab Mirza chose to participate in the n-mu Youth Training Program in Kuwait. Enriched, enlightened, and empowered, she found herself further equipped to contribute and be a conduit of positive change.
Jacki Romey, a retired educator and President of the Student Television Network Board of Directors, reflects on her time in Cheboksary, Russia.
Harnessing the creativity and passion of young people is key to creating lasting change. Ayman Nassar, a 30-year old Egyptian living in Kuwait, was inspired to organize Kuwait's first free 5K run after participating in EF's Youth Critical Thinking program, n-mu.


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God of War: Ragnarok Will Have A "Surprising, But Inevitable" Ending, Warns Its Director
God of War: Ragnarok: Eric Williams, title director at Sony Santa Monica, offers new details in an interview about the title, which will mark the end of the Nordic saga. God of War: Ragnarok will be the second and final part of the Norse mythology arc that began with the original 2018 video game. This time it will not be Cory Barlog the director, but Eric Williams; as much for a question of tradition in the Californian study as for the wear and tear that Barlog suffered during the years of development (he is now working on another project). Williams does not want to give too many clues about what awaits us with the new adventure of Kratos and Atreus, but he does anticipate that his final will be "surprising, but inevitable".
Speaking to IGN, fans have now realized, weeks after the publication of this interview, some strong words about the immediate future of a work apparently much longer than the 2018 title. If you want to close here, the main team Sony Santa Monica Studio must close many frames and subframes.
"We want to create an experience that is worthy of the name of God of War"
No details have come to light about what Williams may be trying to tell us with that "inevitable" ending; although many point directly to the Ghost of Sparta, which has been with us since 2005 on PS2.
"From my point of view, we want to tell a moving and epic story about a father and son along a journey where they struggle to endure certain things and let go of others," says Williams. (minute 3:36). "It is a very complicated human condition that we can all understand. We want to get to that point with earthly family details, drama ", he adds, since they seek to empathize with the player through what is called slice of life situations, traditional situations.
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By Nicole Gallucci 1 month, 1 week
Jim Halpert and Pam Beesley's first kiss is perhaps the most highly debated first kiss in the history of television.
Some logical fans of The Office swear Jim and Pam's first kiss took place in Season 2, Episode 1, titled, "The Dundies." But others claim that their drunken Chili's kiss didn't count, and argue that the two didn't officially touch lips until 21 episodes later, during the Season 2 finale, "Casino Night."
The first kiss debate recently divided fans of the show online, and things got so heated that Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey decided to weigh in on the latest episode of their Office Ladies podcast.
When discussing "The Dundies" episode of the show, the BFFs definitively shared whether or not they consider the Chili's kiss to be the first. They also shared John Krasinski's opinion on the matter, dished on other important Jim and Pam awards moments, and explained everything you ever wanted to know about that Chili's. (Turns out they filmed in an abandoned restaurant that they decorated like a Chili's.)
SEE ALSO: Jenna Fischer explains why Pam and Roy were engaged for so long on 'The Office'
Though anyone watching the episode can clearly see that Jim and Pam kiss in that Chili's, Fischer doesn't consider it their first kiss.
"After she gets her Dundie, Pam kisses Jim on the lips," Fischer admitted on the podcast before going contradicting herself and saying, "I did not consider this their first kiss."
BUT, and there's a big but, according to Fischer, Krasinski (who played Jim) wholeheartedly views it as Jim and Pam's first.
"John said that Jim, who is not drunk, was very aware that they just kissed on the lips," Fischer explained. "This was a whole conversation that we had off-camera."
Fischer went on to explain that the reason she doesn't consider it Jim and Pam's first kiss is because Pam's intention behind the kiss was supposed to be accidental. "The intention was that Pam was going for his cheek, and it was one of those moments where he moved his head in a way that I wasn't expecting and I just followed through," she said.
"That was what was in my head as Pam, so I wasn't thinking that I was intending to kiss his lips," Fischer went on. "Pam kind of doesn't register it."
Like Krasinski, Kinsey is team Chili's First Kiss. "You planted one on him," Kinsey told Fischer. "I agree with him though. I see both sides. I see for you as a drunk person that you just kind of hug and you're a little bit sloppy, but I see for him as a sober person that this person he's in love with just kissed him."
"This person he's in love with just kissed him."
Fischer also said that a lot of fans wrote in to the podcast to ask why no one in the office made a big deal about the Chili's kiss. In her mind, it's because "it wasn't really a kiss." But Kinsey disagrees.
"In my mind everyone was talking about it at work," Kinsey said. "Trust me. Angela Martin was sitting with Phyllis in a booth at that point, and I'm pretty sure she was like 'mhmm did you see?'"
In fact, Fischer thought the kiss was so unfulfilling that she actually suggested filming an alternate ending to the episode, because at that point the cast and crew still thought the show could be cancelled.
"I said to Greg [Daniels,] I think just in case we get cancelled and this is the season finale we should film an alternate ending to this episode where Pam does tell Jim how she feels and they kiss for real," Fischer said. "Not the Chili's kiss, but the real kiss, just so that we could air it and we don't leave people hanging."
Daniels apparently said,"No. If they want to see what happens with Jim and Pam they're just going to have to order more episodes. I don't want to give them a choice." The network thankfully did order more episodes, so fans were eventually blessed with Jim and Pam's first real, meaningful kiss in "Casino Night."
Though the "Casino Night" kiss is clearly the better of the two kisses, chronologically speaking it wasn't Jim and Pam's first. If you still need some convincing that their literal first kiss took place at Chili's, please read my extremely thorough argument.
You can stream episodes of The Office on Netflix and follow along with the podcast every week on Earwolf, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.
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Clause 2 - Part 1 warrant and certificate
Part of Extradition Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 9th January 2003.
Alistair Carmichael Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change), Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) 10:15 am, 9th January 2003
I add my voice to those who have welcomed you to the Chair, Miss Begg. You are a welcome addition to the Chairmen's Panel. I have already had the privilege of serving under your chairmanship of the Scottish Grand Committee, and I am confident that our proceedings in this Committee will be exceedingly well chaired.
I preface my remarks by reminding hon. Members that reference to the British legal system irritates me when I am feeling less patient than I am today. I agreed with much that the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon said, but there is more than one legal system in this country. I merely observe in passing that there are certain safeguards in Scotland: for example, the Scottish legal system insists that a person who is remanded in custody on a petition proceeding must be brought for trial within 110 days and on a summary complaint within 40 days. Thereafter the Crown must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt using corroborated evidence. Such safeguards are not given to all citizens in the United Kingdom, which I have
always found difficult to explain. The lesson from that is that when we speak of our legal system, we should do so with a fair measure of humility.
As the hon. Member for Surrey Heath has already said, amendment No. 127 is designed to achieve largely the same aims as the Conservative amendments. However, I will raise some questions about the Conservative amendments, and I suggest for reasons of simplicity and succinctness that the Liberal Democrat amendments, and the speeches proposing them, might be preferred.
The insertion of the words ''a judicial'' would give the proper amount of judicial scrutiny, which is an important protection, as the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon said earlier. Although the issuing of warrants is a judicial prerogative in the UK legal systems, the function is not solely performed by judges in other European countries. Investigating magistrates in countries that use the Napoleonic code often have the warrant powers that we reserve to the judiciary. However, especially considering the provisions in subsection (3)(a), some judicial scrutiny is important to ensure that all procedures have been observed and properly executed up to the point at which the warrant is issued.
My difficulty with the Conservative amendment No. 2 may just be a typographical point but I do not understand why ''High Court'' should be capitalised. I can understand why the High Court is capitalised, but I think that better terminology might have been ''a high court'' or ''a superior court''. The amendment would insert the words:
''a judge of a High Court of a category 1 territory in which the presumption of innocence as applied in the courts of England and Wales applies.''
Another difficulty is that that would require a Scottish court to determine how the presumption of innocence is applied in England and Wales. One would expect that it would be largely the same, but in Scotland the presumption of innocence is rebuttable only on the production of corroborated evidence, which is not the case in England and Wales. There is clearly a difference in which the presumption of innocence is applied in the different parts of the United Kingdom, and I do not think that the words
''in the courts of England and Wales''
are particularly helpful or should be included in the Bill.
That said, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat amendments both seek to achieve the same important aim. The function of the judiciary as the safeguard for individual liberty is important, as has been mentioned at length by others. It is perhaps something of a de minimis safeguard, but one that we should not abandon lightly.
Hansard source (Citation: Extradition Bill Deb, 9 January 2003, c45)


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Zhongnan Road Station () is an interchange station of Line 2 and Line 4 of Wuhan Metro. It entered revenue service on December 28, 2012. It is located in Wuchang District.

Station layout

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Station

Entrance

Paired Cross-Platform Transfer

Zhongnan Road Station offers paired cross-platform interchange for passengers riding between 4 directions of the two lines. The configuration for the two stations is similar to that of Mong Kok and Prince Edward stations in Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway.

Passengers riding on Line 2 from Hankou wishing to reach Wuchang railway station, can transfer at Zhongnan Road Station by crossing the platform.

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Wuhan Metro stations
Line 2, Wuhan Metro
Line 4, Wuhan Metro
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The Veronica Mars Twist That Undoes a Strong Season
Hulu's revival of the detective drama ends with a curveball that cheapens the arc of one of the show's most fascinating figures.
Shirley Li
This story contains major spoilers for the new season of Veronica Mars.
While previewing Hulu's revival of Veronica Mars, the noir drama about the titular, once-teenage sleuth, the show's star, Kristen Bell, dropped a grim clue. "This will be a controversial season, let me just say that," she hesitantly told E! "I'm also going to probably stay off the internet once it airs … There's some stuff that happens that people will have strong feelings about."
She's right. The fourth season, which arrived on the streaming platform in a surprise drop Friday afternoon, is a grittier, moodier take on Veronica Mars. The hero, now an adult, is investigating a series of bombings in her hometown of Neptune, California, and struggling to find fulfillment in her life as a PI. One of Veronica's few pleasures comes from her romance with Logan (played by Jason Dohring), her on-again, off-again boyfriend since high school, who encourages her to imagine a life not mired in darkness and trauma. But the season ends their arc with a cruel twist when, just before the newly wedded couple leave for their honeymoon, Logan is killed by a bomb planted inside Veronica's car. His death is a deeply cynical way to end a season that—unlike the fan-service-inundated film revival from 2014—was largely a return to form for the series. What's more, it's a curveball that cheapens the evolution of one of the show's most fascinating characters.
When Veronica Mars introduced Logan in its pilot episode, Veronica labeled him the "obligatory psychotic jackass" of Neptune High—and she was justified in doing so. Logan, the underachieving son of the A-list actor Aaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin), had an entourage to do his bidding, a different girlfriend every other week, and an arsenal of snarky one-liners. Yet just like Veronica, he'd been traumatized by the death of Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried), his girlfriend and Veronica's best friend. And as the series progressed, it peeled back Logan's layers to explore the roots of his hostility, revealing an abusive father and a tormented family life.
Logan was a sharply written character and an excellent scene partner for Veronica, who shared his bitter worldview. The two began a romantic relationship (fans nicknamed it "LoVe") near the end of the first season; from then on, Logan became the series' very own ship-worthy antihero, following in the footsteps of Dawson's Creek's Pacey Witter and paving the way for Gossip Girl's Chuck Bass. Logan's evolution wasn't exactly a redemption arc—Season 2 found him beginning a self-destructive affair with a married woman, and Season 3 painted him as an overprotective boyfriend with an impulsive, violent streak. Still, his mistakes made him interesting, and his story helped underline the show's ethos: that no person is his reputation, however damaged it may be.
Fast-forward a few years to the beginning of this latest season: The adult Logan is now a buffer-than-ever Naval Intelligence officer who's developed a new sense of discipline. He has learned to embrace his flaws, works hard to keep himself in line, and acts as an effective foil for Veronica. While she's regressed in some ways, he's matured. While she falls back on old habits, he accepts his transformation. In other words, Logan has the potential to become an even more intriguing figure. And yet the showrunner Rob Thomas seems uncertain about how to make the most of the character, choosing instead to render him practically inert. The Logan of Season 4 doesn't display many of his old rough edges; he deals with frustrations in offscreen therapy sessions or by simply walking away. He delivers his usual quippy remarks from the sidelines. It's as if he's the season's official bystander: Without a full arc of his own, he's a passive player in other characters' stories, often appearing in their scenes by mere chance.
Perhaps it's no surprise, then, that Logan gets killed off; now that he finally has his life together, his arc of self-improvement seems to have run its course. Thomas told TVLine that he got rid of Logan to take Veronica's story out of the realm of teen drama, since romance "limits your options" in a hard-boiled detective show. But while ending Logan's story may have made sense, his death is a plot twist that takes the lazy way out of examining him as an adult.
After all, the series has sent characters off in much more thoughtful and satisfying ways before. When Veronica's first flame, Duncan Kane (Teddy Dunn), left Neptune at the end of the second season, he got a hero's goodbye with a scene revealing that he had avenged his sister Lilly's murder. Before Meg (Alona Tal), Veronica's friend and romantic rival, died in Season 2, she and Veronica repaired their fractured relationship in a last, heartfelt conversation. Even characters whose stories didn't get such tidy closure received exits that had long-term effects: The series spent several episodes in the first season exploring how the disappearance of Lynn (Lisa Rinna), Logan's mother, affected the Echolls family.
By contrast, the events leading up to Logan's death and the brief scenes that follow it are extremely rushed. In an almost farcical fake-out, Logan appears to have changed his mind about marrying Veronica when he fails to show up to their wedding after running into an ex; a few scenes later, it's revealed that he was simply delayed. The scene seems to ignore the show's characterization of Logan—for all his newfound discipline, he ends up being late to his own wedding—and the development comes off as a desperate way to drum up unnecessary tension.
Even more egregiously, the series tries to justify Logan's death by setting it up as a crucial catalyst for Veronica's growth. In an epilogue set a year after the wedding and the bombing, Veronica goes to see Logan's former therapist, Jane (Mary McDonnell), who tells her that the visit "shows me you are on your way."
"To what?" Veronica counters.
"To well-being," Jane responds.
Sure, Jane. The unconvincing attempt to place a Band-Aid over the deep emotional wound Veronica is suffering gets even worse with the final reveal that Jane has been holding on to a voicemail in which Logan declares, "I want to marry Veronica because she's the toughest human being I've ever met … She always picks herself back up."
The line comes off as more cloying than actually affecting, as if Logan himself knew that he was hours away from being blown up. And it doesn't make up for the utterly mundane way in which the character is killed: He was in Veronica's car when the bomb went off only because he was moving it to avoid a parking ticket. Logan, after years of witty banter and quotable quips, has nothing but a brief aside to an approaching parking officer as his final words. Logan, after an epic life, dies trying to accomplish a chore.
Shirley Li is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she covers culture.


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