Over a month ago we returned from a bit of travel and are only now getting around to posting about it. Apologies for the delayed report but better late than never.
Many PublicAdCampaign readers are familiar with a secondary project we are working on called Re+Public. Its a collaboration 3 years in the making with our friends over at The Heavy Projects. You can visit our website [HERE] but long story short it is an investigation into Augmented Reality as a tool for public space media creation, and curation.
At a point in the not too distant future, many of us will be wearing smart glasses and other forms of heads up displays. These wearable smart phones will allow a level of digital overlay onto our daily lives that will have drastic effects on the way we experience public space. While there are arguments for and against this technology, heads up displays will be ubiquitous wether you like it or not. The upside, and reason for our initial interest in AR, is that you may one day be able to digitally opt out of outdoor advertising signage by simply running a digital ad blocking app.
With this core interest in mind, we began exploring AR's capabilities several years ago by helping other artists create digital interactive components to thier physical 2d murals. This was a way for us to familiarize ourselves with the unique capabilities of AR, its ability to integrate into the 3d environment, use interactivity and data collection to engage the user, turn static imagery into time based narrative media, and leap into the past through historical digital overlays.
Recently we were asked to take those skills and apply them to two murals of our own design in Austin Texas, and Perth, Western Australia. While these explorations do not constitute anti-advertising work, nor do they challenge ideas about who has access to our shared media environment, they are part of a process of investigation which will bring this technology to bear on those core PublicAdCampaign interests. We hope to bring you news of new AR anti-advertising initiatives soon. Until then enjoy the pretty pictures. We had a blast!
The PUBLIC festival in Perth was run by Form and it looks like it will be an ongoing yearly event considering the fantastic response from local residents. Form essentially invited 50 Australian and international street artists and muralists, to paint downtown Perth over the course of 2 weeks. Satellite projects in the Pilabra, with inner city youth, as well as parties and gallery exhibitions rounded out a packed program that got the city talking about art and culture's role in developing a healthy vibrant city of the future. It was exciting to see new digital media creeping into what would normally be more traditional mural arts programming. We can't thank Form enough for having the vision and gumption to invite the Re+Public team.
This year we were also invited to SXSW interactive to do a enormous wheat pasted mural measuring 84'x34'. This was our first real foray into mural making at this scale and we were excited that we got the thing on the wall, let alone that the locals seemed to like it. A big thanks to the IEEE, and Qualcomm for helping to offset the cost of this murals production.
Expect a new Re+Public mural in NYC come mid September. Until then we will keep you posted about less frivolous endeavors with Augmented Reality as soon as we can.


I should probably have seen this coming, what with Beamdog's 'Enhanced' editions of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, but the news that a new version of Icewind Dale is on the way still came as a pleasant surprise. Beamdog's rejigged Baldur's Gate isn't the one we'd recommend , but it's always nice to see old BioWare/Black Isle favourites back in the limelight, even if buying the originals and modding the heck out of them is probably the best approach. Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition will add new spells, weapons, items and classes to the first game and its expansions, in addition to changing the interface, restoring/finishing cut content, and allowing cross-platform multiplayer between PC and Mac.
That last one is interesting, given that Icewind Dale isn't a particularly story-heavy game. It's a nice option to have though, given the original's infamous difficulty level—story aside, there's a lot of great art and music to enjoy in this frosty series.


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Did you know that in Mandarin, the word 'er' could mean 'two', 'ear' or 'child' depending on how it is pronounced and the context in which it is used?
The importance of learning Mandarin in the local school system in Singapore may prompt parents to consider how best to support their children in learning the language from the early years. Parents today have more reasons for wanting their children to have a solid foundation in Mandarin and to enjoy the process of acquiring the language. Academic excellence is important, but being proficient in Mandarin is a valuable life skill as it is a common language now spoken by many around the world.
Many EtonHouse students come from countries where Mandarin is not one of their native languages or come from families that do not speak Mandarin on a regular basis. Despite this, EtonHouse students and graduates have developed a genuine appreciation of the language. Early exposure and a supportive environment with involved adults are key to building a strong foundation in Mandarin.
Early exposure to Mandarin
Being exposed to Mandarin at a young age helps children get acquainted with the proper pronunciation of different words by listening (听) and the right sentence structure through speaking (说). Grasping the basics right from the start helps children to continue building on that knowledge, allowing them to better grasp the different nuances of Mandarin.
Learning Mandarin requires rote memorisation to a certain extent because Mandarin words need to be recognised rather than pronounced phonetically like English words. For an English word, you could try to guess its pronunciation if you are familiar with the sound of each letter. For example, an understanding of the early origins of the Chinese word or memory recall of '口' used in a previous context will encourage recognition and aid in pronunciation.
Mandarin and its unique culture has a special place in EtonHouse as our Founder Mrs Ng Gim Choo, has a strong interest in the language and culture. EtonHouse Zhong Hua Pre-School was set up with the vision of enabling children to have a strong appreciation for the language through interactive and immersive learning. The Mandarin Immersion Programme is very well-received by parents and is now being offered at the Newton, Vanda, Robertson Walk and Mountbatten 718 campuses too.
Here are some examples of the successful approaches we have adopted:
Calligraphy: Children are led through learning experiences in writing Mandarin words, with the art of calligraphy. Not only do they learn to appreciate the beauty of the culture, they also familiarise themselves with the names of the strokes, and how to write, pronounce and recognize each Mandarin word.
Sing-along and Show-and-Tell: Through songs, children are exposed to proper sentence structures in a fun, natural and meaningful way. They are also given opportunities to work on projects in groups and to give presentations. Through such experiences, children gain confidence in speaking Mandarin fluently, in addition to developing life skills like public speaking and collaborating with others.
Visual and Performing Ateliers in Mandarin: Some of our schools feature dedicated ateliers for Visual and Performing Arts. The Chinese teachers engage children in fun and meaningful Art experiences while communicating and discussing with children entirely in Mandarin.
Individualised programmes
Each child learns at a different pace. For example, one child may be better in languages while another may show greater interest towards Mathematics. Individualised programmes recognize that every child has varied interests and different learning aptitudes.
Here are ways in which our lessons have been designed to ensure that children get the most out of each class:
Our classroom environments are set up to encourage small-group learning where discussion and learning take place with the teacher's guidance.
Our children are given the time and opportunities to explore interesting materials, share their existing knowledge and they are also asked questions that help provoke further thinking and inquiries.
Our inquiry-based learning approach offers meaningful contexts so that children benefit from learning in authentic environments that relate to everyday life. The children's interest is sustained when the lesson flows naturally based on their questions while remaining applicable to their individual personal experiences.
Our reading programmes are tailored to each student's competency level so that every child learns at his or her own pace. This way, our teachers are able to have a better understanding of each student's progress and parents are also updated weekly.
Learning doesn't stop at the school gates
At home, try speaking to your child in Mandarin more often and persevere in doing so. Ms Peng Man, whose son currently attends EtonHouse, shared that whenever she conversed with him in Mandarin in the past, he would always reply in English. But ever since her son started school, he has been the one initiating conversations in Mandarin!
Even if you are not familiar with the language, learn along with your child. Ask them to teach you the words or songs they have learnt in school. Go online and find Mandarin words to print out and paste them on objects in the house with your child. Play Mandarin songs at home or in the car. Who knows? You may soon be singing along together with your child!
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From 3 lanes to 1 lane to I-95 lanes: FDOT aims to uncork PGA flyover logjam
Indiantown Road at I-95 in Jupiter also in line for makeover
The way traffic backs up at rush hour on PGA Boulevard near the Gardens Mall has the attention of state transportation planners.
And the fix is in.
A $7 million solution could be under construction by late 2023, the same time as construction on a $10.5 million project at I-95 and Indiantown Road in Jupiter.
North county also is in line for a new interchange at Central Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens, but that work is not even scheduled to begin until fiscal year 2029, at the earliest.
So while projects up and down the interstate from Linton Boulevard to Northlake compete for scarce state construction dollars, north county could see work on two of its most important interchanges in the next four years.
Drivers on PGA seeking to go south on Interstate 95 routinely jostle for position to get into the right lane to take the long flyover ramp onto the highway.
Westbound cars on PGA Boulevard jockey for position or wait on a ramp (top) to get on Interstate 95 going southbound on March 11, 2021. (Joel Engelhardt photo)
But the ramp backs up, stopping cars as far back as PGA and, as anyone who has driven there in the afternoon rush hour knows, the so-called "spillback" stalls traffic across all three westbound lanes as drivers make a last-minute dash for the highway entrance.
The cure, state planners say, isn't to add more lanes on PGA — a costly suggestion — but rather to give drivers more room to merge once they enter the main highway.
Ground-level view of the ramp leading from Alternate A1A to southbound Interstate 95. (Joel Engelhardt photo)
Those entering via the ramp will have their own, dedicated merge lane on I-95 and won't have to merge into the main traffic flow as quickly as they do now.
Traffic entering the highway from eastbound PGA, which now has a lane that extends all the way to Northlake, will merge with the flyover traffic into that newly redrawn lane.
If the merge is smoother, planners expect less traffic backing up on the ramp. Whether that relieves the bottleneck on the ramp where PGA traffic meets traffic from Alternate A1A remains to be seen.
What about Indiantown Road?
Work also is scheduled to start in 2024 on $10.4 million in improvements to Indiantown Road and I-95. The northbound I-95 exit ramp to eastbound Indiantown Road would be widened to three lanes with a stoplight. Eastbound Indiantown would be widened to four lanes from I-95 to the stoplight at Central Boulevard.
Westbound Indiantown also would be widened to four lanes beginning at the entrance of the Jupiter West Plaza, home to Panera Bread and Duffy's Sports Grill. The first and second lanes would be straight west only, the third lane would provide access to northbound or southbound I-95 while the fourth lane would be southbound only.
Jupiter has agreed to pay half the cost of adding lanes to Indiantown, a projected $3.77 million expense. Since that money already is available, town Councilman Jim Kuretski asked the state at a January transportation planning meeting to keep the project on track for 2023.
But the state said no, citing lack of money.
"Is that fair to us?" Kuretski asked in an interview. "They have our money and now they're going to wait."
Also on a seemingly slow track is a $56 million project to add lanes at Northlake Boulevard and I-95. Initially planned for 2022, that project is now scheduled for construction in 2026, and could slip.
Central Boulevard still in the plan
The north county project that has the highest price tag of any planned for I-95 calls for a new interchange at Central Boulevard, which is between PGA Boulevard and Donald Ross Road.
It's projected to cost $108 million. But no construction money is pencilled in for the work until fiscal year 2029, when it undoubtedly would clash with other proposed interchange projects.
The project has been discussed since 2012, at least, and it wasn't clear if the new interchange would call for the elimination of the northbound entrance-only ramp at Military Trail, north of PGA Boulevard. However, recent drawings show the ramp in place, woven together with a Central Boulevard off-ramp to still allow access to the highway from Military Trail.
Central stands to be the first new interchange in the county since Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton, which opened in 2017.
Central is unusual because the road runs north-south and the interchange would not provide immediate access to an east-west road. The nearest east-west roads are PGA Boulevard and Hood Road.
The idea, a 2015 FDOT study found, is to relieve congestion on PGA Boulevard. The study noted that the cost of expanding PGA is greater than building a new interchange at Central.
Thanks for reading. For more on plans for I-95 throughout Palm Beach County, check out "The intersection of bad to worse: I-95 fixes stuck in the slow lane."
For the latest on Northlake Boulevard see "Running on empty: No fix in sight for Northlake at I-95."
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Terrie Mahler Proto says:
I am a 30 year resident of PBG and I have an excellent response to the volume of traffic experienced by our citizens:
Please stop the development of (what used to be) one of the most beautiful and peaceful small cities in PBC.
MacArthur sold off his land in the 90's and the development has not stopped since.
Along with it, traffic, litter, buses, litter, 80 MPH trains, litter, homeless people, litter and monstrosities that get built like on Burns Road. Development like this is pure greed.
The urban sprawl of the city of PBG is developing into areas one sees south of Northlake Blvd.
I (as a current resident of PBG) am so fortunate to have had my children grow up in a city that was without urban sprawl and speeding municipal buses (Palm Tran speeds through school zones, I've watched it happen).
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Chicago IL: Suzy's Place hosted its formal inauguration of its service facility at 6425 N Rockwell Street, Chicago, IL, located in the diverse Rogers Park neighborhood last month. The event was attended by esteemed government officials – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Secretary of State Jesse White, and Alderman Carrie Austin. Also in attendance were its partners- Kate Lawler from Swedish Covenant Hospital, Lillian Cartwright from The Chicago Battered Network, Syed Nizami from US Bank and Eugene Williams from (NOBEL) – National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives.
Co-Founders Arshia Hasnain and Shahida Khan welcomed a room full of over 150 attendees and explained to them the importance of working together to help make a positive impact in the lives of women and children who are subjected to domestic violence. Together we can make our Chicago community safer and productive.
Suzy's Place is a 501c3 nonprofit organization registered in the state of Illinois. Suzy's Place provide emergency and transitional housing, emotional support, and a diversified continuum of services focused on safety, empowerment, and self-sufficiency. Through community partnerships, Suzy's Place raises awareness, provides services, and educates community about domestic violence issues. Now with our service facility almost complete we will be providing weekly classes to not only empower the women in our shelter but to all the women in the neighborhood. The classes we offer will help to strengthen the body, mind and soul. Our yoga, art, dance, music and self-esteem therapy classes will benefit every woman.


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One of the most ambitious events ever held in the Southeastern US, the 2012 US Masters/North Carolina Open, will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Greensboro from August 30 to September 3.
The tournament, which is presented by High Point University, will have a total unconditionally guaranteed prize fund of $30,000. The two events will be run in conjunction. This combination will give the both the serious master and the weekend wood pusher ample reason to make the trek to North Carolina' Piedmont Triad area.
The US Masters promises a star studded internationally flavored field. There are currently 8 GM's and a slew of other titled players already secured for the field. Other commitments are still forthcoming. The list of GM's shows the field's strength: Gildardo Garcia, Tamaz Gelashvili, Elshan Moradiabadi, Giorgi Margvelashvili, Alexander Shabalov, Mikheil Kekelidze, Yury Romanenko and Larry Kaufman will be playing. This tournament is open only to players who have ratings over 2200, those who have ever been so rated, all foreign FIDE-rated players, and juniors (under age 21) rated over 2000. This is a 9 round event, Norm-eligible performances should be possible. Fans will be able to follow the event at www.ncchess.org.
The North Carolina Open will run alongside the US Masters on Friday night, August 31 through Sunday, September 2. This is a five round tournament that will be open to all. There will be four sections with $1000 first and place prizes that go 10 deep in each section.
Greensboro, a part of the Piedmont Triad area (which also includes Winston-Salem and High Point) is well positioned for some nice outings if you have the extra time. Greensboro is the home of the International Civil Rights Museum. The beautiful North Carolina mountains are just a short drive. And you will have a chance to sample one of the state's great treasures. North Carolina is a barbeque mecca with fans that include GM Shabalov.
This event in its current form is the brainchild of Chief Organizer Walter High, who along with co-organizer Gary Newsom, are committed to growing chess in the Southeast. Their philosophy is to provide excellent playing conditions in a good hotel, comparatively low entry fees and unconditionally guaranteed prize funds. All this adds up to a great value for chess players.
Look for further updates as the field is rounded out. Also look for a post tournament report by FM Todd Andrews.


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Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) | Francis Ford Coppola
January 27, 2018 Hi-Concept High School1986, comedy, drama, Francis Ford Coppola, housewife, Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, romance, set in the 1950s, time travelqwipster
Francis Ford Coppola directs this fluffy but endearing film that asks the age-old question, "what if we could do it all over again?" An Oscar-nominated performance from Kathleen Turner bolsters this whimsical romantic comedy-drama with a time-travel twist, with a quirky role for Nicolas Cage as her no-good husband.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) | Stephen Herek
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The breakthrough performance for Keanu Reeves, along with co-star Alex Winter, in this fun time-traveling romp through history, as two California teens pick up verious historical figures in their phone booth through time to pass an oral presentation that will secure Earth's future — a future in which Bill & Ted are revered as saviors! George Carlin supports in this fun flick from 1989.
The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth
January 13, 2018 Don Bluth1988, adventure, dinosaur, Don Bluth, drama, family, george lucas, Land Before Time, prehistoric, Steven Spielbergqwipster
Don Bluth collaborates with executive producer Steven Spielberg again, this time also joining forces with George Lucas for THE LAND BEFORE TIME, the film that would kick off a series of ten additional straight-to-video animated features for kids. Dinosaurs were all the rage, and Bluth and co. rode the wave to box office success with this feature about a young dinosaur that must find his way to the Great Valley, with the help of a variety of adorably cute dino friends.
An American Tail (1986) | Don Bluth
January 5, 2018 Don Bluth1986, America, cat, Don Bluth, drama, family, immigrant, Jewish, mouse, Steven Spielbergqwipster
Don Bluth's second feature film as director sees him joining forces with producer Steven Spielberg for AN AMERICAN TAIL, which details the immigrant experience for many of American ancestors in their long journey to the land of freedom and opportunity. Drawing from anecdotal material from Spielberg's own grandfather's stories, this heartwarming animated feature would go on to earn the most money up to that point at the box office for a film on its first run. The first of several animated adventures featuring hero Fievel Mousekewitz.


Holiday Home Koli, kolilainen is located in Hattusaari. Guests staying at this vacation home can use the fully equipped kitchenette. The vacation home has a TV. There's a bathroom with a bath or shower. Joensuu Airport is 53 miles away.


The Business Technology Strategy module is focused on strategic management of research and development and how technology strategy drives the commercial strategy of innovative technology-based organisations. The increased exposure to and understanding of the benefits of strategic knowledge and thinking will give the graduates a better preparation for management roles within this sector.
This module focuses on strategic management within the technology industries, specifically in the Electronic Engineering sectors, which includes telecommunications. The module aims to apply the theoretical knowledge to real-world examples, using case studies from the international business environment.
This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. It covers the following topics: cognitive psychology principles relevant to the design of GUIs; building GUIs using Java, and use of basic vision and audio libraries for input/ output; framework of GUI design guidelines to inform and evaluate GUI design; techniques for analysing artefacts and situations to inform the design of suitable GUIs; iterative design processes; evaluation techniques with users, heuristics and models; interaction beyond the visual modality.
This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Students will identify a significant hardware /software problem to solve from their workplace context, in conjunction with their project supervisor and their employer. To meet the problem requirements and design and implement a satisfactory solution within the time constraints, the students will have to apply the principles learnt in their previous taught modules.
The module will cover the entire software development lifecycle from design through to deployment and maintenance, with an emphasis on quality, industry standards, and professional issues. Topics will include: software in business; software development processes and technologies; modelling, architecture and design; configuration, change, versioning and release management; implementation deployment and maintenance; legacy architectures, technologies and systems; software quality, standards and processes; project management, resourcing and control; project risk management; software documentation.
This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The module will cover the entire software development lifecycle from design through to deployment and maintenance, with an emphasis on quality, industry standards, and professional issues. Topics will include: software in business; software development processes and technologies; modelling, architecture and design; configuration, change, versioning and release management; implementation deployment and maintenance; legacy architectures, technologies and systems; software quality, standards and processes; project management, resourcing and control; project risk management; software documentation.
This module is only open to degree apprentices in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Students will identify a significant software problem to solve from their workplace context, in conjunction with the module lecturer and their employer. To meet the problem requirements and build a satisfactory system within the time constraints, the students will have to apply the principles learnt in ECS505W Software Engineering.


Customer: Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp.
SOLIDWORKS Costing is an innovative solution for mainstream CAD applications that provides real-time cost estimation of objects being designed, while model development is still in process.
SOLIDWORKS decided to explore the development of a run-time cost estimator, which would allow engineers to make modeling changes that would optimize cost during the initial design pass. The tool had to be easy to use, with an intuitive user interface, quick, and accurate. It also had to be built in record time, in order to be included into the next release of SOLIDWORKS. This would ensure that SOLIDWORKS would be first to market with this kind of application. However, a shortage of qualified resources within the SOLIDWORKS R&D organization threatened to jeopardize the entire project.
With a great track record and excellent recommendations from previous SOLIDWORKS projects, AMC Bridge was an ideal candidate for the SOLIDWORKSCosting project. In addition to general development experience with SOLIDWORKS, AMC Bridge developed SOLIDWORKS Sustainability, a tool with characteristics similar to those required by SOLIDWORKS Costing: run-time evaluation, graphical feedback, and an advanced user interface.
To ensure the most efficient development process and deliver the project on time, SOLIDWORKS created a team with a SOLIDWORKS product definition specialist and project manager. AMC Bridge, engaged as a specialized consulting firm, provided a team of developers to work on implementation, as well as their own team manager. At the start of the project the AMC Bridge team built a functioning prototype to test initial concepts for the costing tool. The prototype helped to refine project specifications, which went through several iterations between the SOLIDWORKS product definition process and AMC Bridge developers. This process guaranteed the best possible software engineering solutions for the required user interface and user experience. Regular team meetings, which included the product definition specialist and project manager on the SOLIDWORKS side and the team leader on the AMC Bridge side, provided the basis for an efficient and successful development process. All stakeholders were kept current with project progress, and were able to continuously adjust development priorities and fine-tune project specifications. This ensured that no surprises or costly mistakes threatened final delivery.
The SOLIDWORKS Costing application was released on time as part of the SOLIDWORKS commercial software offerings and has been very well received in the SOLIDWORKS user community. A significant part of the success of this project can be attributed to the skills of the development and management team at AMC Bridge, as well as the efficient development process refined by AMC Bridge over years of providing software development consulting services to ISVs worldwide, including SOLIDWORKS. In the end, SOLIDWORKS gained a highly respected, functional addition to its popular CAD solution, and AMC Bridge gained valuable expertise in the area of cost estimation as part of the design and engineering process.


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Dollar Mixed as CPI, Minutes Cement Tapering Expectations; Lira Slumps to New Low
The dollar eased against high-yielding currencies but advanced against the yen in early European trading on Thursday, as the market absorbed the implications of Wednesday higher-than-expected inflation data out of the U.S.
By 3 AM ET (0700 GMT), the Dollar Index that tracks the greenback against a basket of developed market economies was down 0.1% at 93.995, trading below 94 for the first time this week as sterling and the Canadian, Aussie and New Zealand dollars all advanced.
The dollar's only notable gains were against the yen, where it rose another 0.3% to 113.53,
supported by ever stronger expectations of a widening interest rate differential with Japan.
The U.S. inflation rate hit a fresh 13-year high of 5.3% in September while core inflation stayed at 4.0% thanks only to a sharp drop in air fares. Three senior Federal Reserve officials – Raphael Bostic, Mary Daly and Thomas Barkin – will have the opportunity to give their two cents' worth on the developments in the course of the day. Minutes from the Fed's latest policy meeting,
released on Wednesday, cemented expectations that the Fed will announce the start of the withdrawal of stimulus at next month.
U.S. weekly jobless claims, due at 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT) head the day's economic calendar.
In emerging markets, the dollar surged to a new record high of 9.1872 against the Turkish lira, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired three deputy central bank governors, further undermining its independence and anti-inflation credibility. The dismissals included the only member of the CBRT's decision-making council to vote against its shock interest rate cut in September, which happened against a backdrop of near-20% inflation.
The Chinese yuan edged lower after producer price inflation rose to a 26-year high at 10.7% in September, above expectations. China is one of few countries for whom an easing of monetary policy is on the table as it grapples with an ongoing credit crunch in real estate. The official yuan fixing of 6.4414 was the highest in nearly a month.
Further inflationary pressure is in the pipeline for China's factories after the government allowed industrial electricity prices to rise to ease the pressure on the country's utilities earlier this week.
The Chilean peso came off a 17-month low against the dollar after the country's central bank raised its key rate by a chunky 125 basis points to 2.75%, more than the 100 basis point rise expected.


It's been 10 Years since the immensely popular Snow chair by Odo Fioravanti was debuted at the Salone Del Mobile Furniture fair. To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to recall the top 10 incredible features of this timeless chair. So here's to another decade of the Snow chair - I'm sure there will be several more for this fantastic chair.
1. Comfortable – This may go without saying but a good chair has got to be comfortable. The Snow chair has been ergonomically designed considering all body proportions. Just one aspect of thoughtful design which makes this chair so popular.
2. Sturdy – Made of plastic but is reinforced with glass fibres to ensure a strong and durable chair, the Snow is designed to stand the test of time.
3. Stackable – A chair that can stack is the holy grail for practical seating. For the Snow chair its functional design enables it to be the perfect option for additional seating as it is easy to store.
4. The Hole – Situated at the back of the seat, the hole has a dual purpose. A handle that makes transportation effortless and an especially handy feature when setting out the chairs for an event. Also a drainage point allowing residing water to flow out so even in the rain there's no chance of sitting in a puddle. No one likes a soggy bottom!
5. Outdoors & Indoors – In, Out, In, Out, shake it all about. The Snow chair is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Whether it be for a hotel, café or even poolside there's no place the Snow can't go.
6. UV Resistant – You need not worry about the vibrant colours fading. With UV resistant technology the Snow chair stays its colourful self even when left out in the sun.
7. Lightweight - Thanks to the air moulding gas technology used in its manufacture, the Snow chair is solid and strong but also incredibly lightweight. You may even say as light as Snow.
8. Affordable – The superb design at a price that won't break the bank, that's why the Snow chair is still so popular.
9. High Quality – The genius behind the Snow chair lies in rigorous design process, where decisions were made to ensure the highest quality product at an affordable price. The work has paid off, the Snow chair is still as popular today as it was 10 years ago.
10. Award Winning - At its launch in 2008 at Salone del Mobile in Italy, the Snow chair won first prize of Young&Design Award. The Snow chair had a bright future from day one.
So here's to another decade of the Snow chair - I'm sure there will be several more for this fantastic chair.


When buses start and stop often, such as school buses, the likelihood of certain types of accidents are rare, such as a school bus being run off the road. Transit and Shuttle buses, however, are more likely to be run off the road than school buses simply because they generally travel longer intervals usually at faster speeds. On the other hand, city and transit buses, because they often compete directly with foot and cycle traffic, tend to have higher rates of pedestrian- and bicyclist-involved crashes.
For some of these crash types, such as speeding, distracted driving, and reckless driving, the blame would appear to fall directly on the driver, while other types, like departing the roadway, rollover crashes, and accidents caused by dangerous roads and bridges, may be the fault of a third party. Even in accidents where the driver seems at fault, third parties may still be involved. This is why trying to get recompensed for injuries caused by bus accidents can be so difficult. To make matters worse, these types of accidents are traumatic for all who are in involved, the injuries sustained are usually severe.
If you have been hurt in a bus crash, having to worry about medical costs, bills, daily living costs, and supporting yourself and your family will only slow recovery and healing. Fortunately, financial compensation may be available to you for your injuries, suffering, lost wages, and other damages. Fill out the form for a free consultation and learn more about how to recover compensation for your bus accident injuries and losses.


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Hourly Chart Predicts Another BTC Price Pullback
The bitcoin price has been on a bit of a range-bound rollercoaster ride lately again. Having recorded some massive gains over the last couple of months, it was hit by a sharp correction a few days ago. Many attributed the twist to market manipulation. The biggest cryptocurrency absorbed the blow however, shooting back up to above $8.2k from $6.1k. Now, it dropped below $7.9k though…
Though far from always reliable, the technical picture explains the latest evolution of the BTC price quite perfectly. The mentioned rebound from $6.1k was a telltale sign of bullish strength. Even with the latest correction, the price has logged double-digit gains for 3 weeks straight.
The weekly and the daily charts still favor the bulls, though the hourly one points to an impending dip to around the $7.5k mark, maybe a touch lower. After that though, everything seems to say that there are no significant resistance levels till the $20k mark.
The short-term target however for the bulls, is $8.5k.
What about those double digit gains? The numbers are in and they say that BTC price rose by some 17.5% last week. Before that, the gains were even more impressive. 22.16% gains marked the peak of the rally, preceded by a 10.62% week.
Under these circumstances, it would require a drastic downward move to hand the short-term reins back to the bears. The price would have to fall below the 30-day MA, which is currently at $6,239.
The daily chart flashes all sorts of bullish signals. The 30-day MA slopes upward, as does the 10-day one. The candle patterns show bullish strength too.
The hourly chart is the only one that diverges from the overall bullish picture. The head and shoulder pattern which resulted after the latest rebound, dropped the price out of the rising wedge. Thus, it has neutralized the short term bullish setup. The price has in fact dropped below the $7,848 mark (it is currently trading slightly under it).
What do the fundamentals say though? The price explosion which landed us where we currently are was triggered by fundamental factors. In fact, it sort of flew in the face of what fundamental analysis said at the time…
The news are mostly positive about bitcoin in particular. Apparently, the current institutional FOMO has pumped 90% of the fresh money into bitcoin. Such a dominance of the top crypto is quite unexpected. If you were wondering which coin drove the couple of major pumps we've recently seen, now you have your answer.
While at around $8k, the bitcoin price is still a ways off its ATH, in some countries, this milestone has already been reached and surpassed. Due to the rapid devaluation of fiat national currencies, Argentina and Sudan have both logged ATHs already.
Indeed, someone who bought bitcoin at the height of the 2017 bull market in Argentina, is already better off than he/she would've been had he/she kept the money in a bank.
Venezuela has made some crypto headlines as well lately. It may have mostly been for the wrong reasons however. While the population does indeed try to circumvent hyper inflation through bitcoin, the authorities use crypto and Russian Rubles to circumvent US sanctions.
In other news, the SEC has kicked the can of the VanEck/SolidX bitcoin ETF further down the road yet again. It requested public consultation on a required rule-change. The new deadline on the decision is August 19. The SEC can then postpone the decision again, till a final deadline set for October 18.
If its current attitude towards the matter is any indication, it will probably take full advantage of that last deadline too.


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Body Cam Footage Shows Chaotic Scuffle Before SF Officers Shot Jamaica Hampton
The SFPD held a town hall meeting Tuesday night in the Mission to review what happened prior to an officer-involved shooting on December 7 that left a 26-year-old man in critical condition. Both activists and family members of the victim remain angry over what they say was an unnecessary use of force.
Police Chief Bill Scott addressed community members of those who knew the victim, Jamaica Hampton, at Cesar Chavez Elementary School on Tuesday. As KPIX reports, there was a standing-room-only crowd at the meeting, and Scott explained that the district attorney would make the final determination as to whether the two officers involved complied with state law.
While video was being played to the assembled group, shouts of "Cowards!" and "This is murder!" could be heard, per the Chronicle.
The sequence of events that led to the shooting is complicated, and as reported earlier, Hampton was resisting arrest and wielding a glass bottle at the time of the incident. As the SFPD now explains, Hampton was identified from a description of his person and his clothing as a suspect in a hot prowl burglary — he was believed to have tried to force his way into a residence on the 900 block of Capp Street. Following that, a second 911 caller in the area said that a man was trying to break into cars on the street, including two parked police vehicles, possibly using a piece of wrought iron broken off from a fence.
911 call audio reveals a young woman crying and describing the early-morning break-in, around 7:45 a.m. on December 7. She explains that a man busted down her apartment door, breaking it off its hinges and damaging the wood, and came into the apartment asking for someone. When he did not find the person there, he left the apartment and walked away down the street.
The officers spotted Hampton and pulled over to make contact with him at 23rd and Mission Streets. As surveillance video released by the SFPD shows, Hampton then aggressively approached the passenger side door of the police SUV. According to police, Hampton then repeatedly struck the officer on the passenger side with a 200ml glass vodka bottle on the head and face, drawing blood. The injured officer then ran out of the vehicle toward 23rd Street, and Hampton chased after him.
In the body cam video shown below, the officers can be heard shouting "Get on the ground!" to Hampton, and at one point he responds, with a question, saying, "Get on the ground?" He can be seen continuing to hold the glass bottle, and both running from and confronting the two officers. One officer reported trying to use pepper spray on Hampton, but the officer accidentally struck himself with the spray instead.
Here is some of the body cam video. It is silent at first. Note: police say the other officer's body cam was knocked off in a scuffle. At the end of the video you can see the injured police officer with cuts to his face. pic.twitter.com/bqHDRGdTEO
— Joe Vazquez (@joenewsman) December 18, 2019
According to police, one of the officers fired on Hampton after he charged toward him. After being shot at least once and falling to the ground, Hampton attempted to get up again and was fired on by the other officer. The two officers involved have been identified as Sterling Hayes and Christopher Flores.
In the body cam footage, Hayes can be heard saying, "Goddammit man, fuck! I didn't want to do this! I didn't want to fucking do this!"
Hampton was struck three times by the officers' bullets, and along with the injured officer was transported to Zuckerberg General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains hospitalized.
Those who knew Hampton say that he was battling addiction — and a video shot in October while he was in treatment for alcohol abuse showed him responding positively to treatment. He was reportedly homeless at the time of the shooting.
This was the first officer-involved shooting in San Francisco since June 2018.
Previously: Jamaica Hampton, Shot By SFPD, Remains In Critical Condition As Family Seeks Answers
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The photo has gone viral on Twitter and sparked a whole lot of smug retorts from Republicans about San Francisco going to hell because of its progressive politics.
Humpday Headlines: Man Struck And Killed After Exiting Car On I-580
Six people have been indicted for falsely claiming losses in the Camp Fire, two have died from the flu in Marin County, and thousands turned out for pro-impeachment rallies last night.
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Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 19 years.


Maintaining a sense of humour is a quality that's served her well over her 28-year career in health care.
"That's so important," said the president and CEO of St. Joseph's Care Group in Thunder Bay. "It's such a stressful time for people and we need to really lighten up."
But when asked about her management style, Buckler doesn't stray far from the lessons learned from her days as a clinical nurse.
"People would say I'm quite forthright. I will always tell you how it is. But I'll tell you the truth which might not always be the best news. People would know I'm trustworthy and reliable and if I say something they will generally believe it."
Buckler oversees an organization of 1,700 employees with a $130-million operating budget and a capital planning and redevelopment fund of more than $150 million.
Founded in 1884 by the Catholic nuns of Sault Ste. Marie, the St. Joseph's Care Group comprises a series of facilities engaged in complex care and physical rehabilitation, mental health and addiction services, and long-term care facilities.
Since being appointed CEO in 2005, Buckler has shepherded major multi-million-dollar capital projects in the city while transferring programs and staff into new facilities.
Buckler has been called a "leader in a period of unprecedented change and growth" for health care in Thunder Bay.
In relinquishing acute care services, the administration was faced with the task of uniting staff at eight sites across the city into one cohesive organization. Bridging those cultural divides is a "massive" undertaking, Buckler said.
"The merging of cultures is probably the biggest challenge and biggest opportunity to make something better," said Buckler. "If you believe relationships trump everything then that's where you need to start. But change can be hard for people."
Raised in the mining town of Wawa, the Sault College nursing grad came to Thunder Bay in 1985 looking for work to support her soon-to-be husband, Philip, in his academic studies at Confederation College.
Buckler landed a job in the post-op surgical unit at St. Joseph's Hospital on Algoma Street on the same August day she drove into town.
"I literally walked in with a resumé and there was assistant director of nursing, Janet Slivinski, who brought me up the stairs to meet Sister Bonnie MacLellan, the head nurse on 2 North, who was cleaning shelves in the utility room."
Buckler counts MacLellan as a mentor who saw something special in her.
"She really made me think about what I wanted to do with my career. I never, ever, got bored at St. Joe's and got to work in so many areas. It was fantastic.
Having higher ambitions to move into management never crossed her mind.
"I don't believe I had a set career plan or pathway as people often do. I was delighted to be a front line clinical nurse."
With time and experience, Buckler found herself moving up the ladder into different managerial positions.
Buckler said another supporter, Carl White, her CEO predecessor, was part of a very supportive group that nurtured her growth and development. "I'm going to be totally biased here, but it's a great place to work."
Among her biggest challenges these days is making sure front line workers have the resources to do their job while working within budget parameters as capital redevelopment continues on.
"We work by consensus, and make sure we can live with the outcome. We don't always agree and there's always room for healthy debate, but we come to agreement and live with it. "
The most satisfying moments are at the ribboncuttings when all the administrative heavy lifting is done.
"When we've reached the end and there are people in the building and they're saying, 'Wow this is great,' that's very satisfying. Those moments are what give me a great deal of pride and why I love to be here."


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› Mean Girls Moves to October
By Steve Kim Updated on September 09, 2022
Mean Girls Moves to October
With the news that Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 96, the decision was made by the British Boxing Board of Control that all sporting events would be postponed this weekend. With that, the event that was scheduled to take place at the O2 Arena on Saturday in London will reportedly be moving to October 15.
This all female card is co-headlined by the match-ups between jr. lightweight champions Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner, and the grudge match for the undisputed middleweight Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields
To be honest, I'm not much of a fan of woman's boxing. Yeah, I know, I know that sounds terrible, and I know some of you will state the boxing is boxing. In theory you are correct, but then my counter would be: if you are a fan of basketball, how much of the WNBA do you watch?
But putting all of that aside, I am/was looking forward to these fights (whenever they happen) for two reasons.
First they are of high quality. Mayer-Baumgardner is a pairing of the Ring Magazine champion at super featherweight versus the number two contender. Meanwhile, Shields and Marshall are both listed on Ring's pound-for-pound ratings. Shields is their middleweight champion, with Savannah the top-rated contender in the division.
To put this into perspective, this would be like a fight between Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez (who faced one another earlier this year) being paired with Gennadiy Golovkin-Jermall Charlo on one card. Which quite frankly, would be unthinkable. At this juncture, because the money involved with the ladies isn't so astronomical that cards of this nature can be made.
And what really piques the interest of the fans is that both of these fights have good ol' fashioned bad blood. The animosity between the combatants seems genuine. Mayer and Baumgardner have been back-and-forthing on Twitter for several months.
But there is some deep underlying respect between the two. There seemed to be an understanding that they needed to promote this event on their own behalf.
"I know there's been a lot of trash talk between me and Baumgardner. But I respect her enough to train extremely hard for this fight. And I plan on getting a strong, tough version of her on Saturday,'' said Mayer (17-0, 5 KOs), who won defeated Maiva Hamadouche in a memorable title unification bout last year.
Baumgardner, who won her WBC title by belting out Terri Harper in four rounds last November, stated, "At the end of the day, I respect her. She's a fighter just like I am. It's fight week. I'm ready to go. I've been preparing for this moment for a very long time. I know that I'm on the top of my game. 20 years in the sport. This is where I'm supposed to be."
It's not clear if the same professional courtesy exists between Marshall and Shields, who met long ago as amateurs, with Marshall winning a disputed decision.
"What she doesn't like is that I've got an opinion. I sat and watch her box in Cardiff, and I thought it was diabolical. She didn't like that I told her that. That's what she got upset about," said Marshall (12-0, 10 KOs), who brings in the WBO world middleweight strap with her.
"I've never seen something like this in boxing,'" said the fiery Shields(12-0, 2 KOs), who is the IBF/WBA/WBC champion coming in. "Someone who lives off of an amateur win for 10 years. God! Sometimes I think about, and it's like they're trying to erase everything I've done in the past 10 years because I have been dominant in boxing for a decade."
All of this will still happen. Just several weeks later than originally planned.
Golden Boy Promotions announced that the lightweight contest between Joseph Diaz and William Zepeda, originally slated for November 5, will now take place on October 29 at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Tickets go on sale on Friday....There is a ShoBox card tonight from Bally's Atlantic City that has a main event between Joseph Adorno and Hugo Alberto Roldan....Are we still taking anything Tyson Fury says seriously?....How good was this past season of 'Hard Knocks' on HBO?....If you need your boxing fix on Saturday, there is still the 'Social Gloves' card at the Banc of California Stadium....I can be reached at k9kim@yahoo.com.....


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This week we will be focusing on the critters we call our silent best friends – I'm referring to the pets for some of our favorite characters in Star Trek!
Which pet did you like the best, or which pet would you have liked to have had yourself? Was it Captain Archer's Porthos? Or how about a more alien pet, I-Chaya, Spock's boyhood pet sehlat? Or maybe you'd like best the more exotic Christina the Lycosa tarantula, kept by Miles O'Brien, or maybe it was Spot, Data's pet cat that would make you purr. Or how about the morphing cat and partner of the mysterious Gary Seven, Isis, or would it be Neelix the cat owned by Reginald Barclay? Or maybe you are like me, and a simple Tribble would be best!
Head over to the polls and vote away – and have yourselves a purrrfect week!


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CreateNYC: A Look at How NYC's Cultural Roadmap Makes a Case for the Social Value of the Arts
By Kristin Sakoda Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Edwin Torres, Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs*
Photo: Hester Street Collaborative
In July, the City of New York released CreateNYC: A Cultural Plan for All New Yorkers, a first-of-its-kind comprehensive plan to establish New York City's cultural roadmap for the next decade. The plan sets forth objectives and strategies for achieving a more inclusive, equitable, and resilient cultural ecosystem. It examines a number of issue areas including diversity, equity and inclusion, education, affordability, and health of the cultural sector that are essential to a vibrant, creative city. Following recommendations in each of the issue areas, CreateNYC also lays out a number of immediate actions including a targeted increase in City support for arts and culture in low-income communities.
Led by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the CreateNYC cultural planning process began with an intensive research, discovery, and data collection phase that laid a foundation for the work to come. We harnessed the voices of nearly 200,000 New Yorkers in a robust community engagement process to inform CreateNYC. In addition to hundreds of public meetings and months of digital engagement, these efforts included a Siena College Research Institute public opinion phone poll of NYC residents, which revealed that an eye-popping 97% of respondents agree that arts and culture are important to quality of life. The poll also uncovered barriers to cultural participation such as transportation and cost.
CreateNYC also leveraged results of ground-breaking research by University of Pennsylvania's Social Impact of the Arts Project (SIAP) – "Culture and Social Wellbeing in New York City." The researchers spent two years working with the City's municipal agencies and cultural community to analyze data on the presence of cultural resources in low-income communities – nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses (such as live music clubs and recording studios), artists, and cultural participants (residents who engage with cultural events) – and how these correlate with social well-being.
SIAP identified three major findings about the relationship between culture and social well-being. First, the presence of cultural resources in a neighborhood track closely with the median household income of that neighborhood. In other words, lower-income neighborhoods tend to have lower levels of cultural resources, while wealthier neighborhoods have many times more.
Second, SIAP found that the presence of cultural resources is highly correlated with positive social impacts in three realms: health, safety, and education. When controlled for race, ethnicity, and economic status, the presence of a high concentration of cultural resources in low-income neighborhoods is significantly correlated with a decrease in residents suffering from diabetes, hypertension, or obesity; a decrease in cases of child abuse and neglect; a decrease in teen pregnancies; a decrease in the felony crime rate; and an increase in students scoring in the top stratum on English and math exams.
Finally, SIAP found that the correlation between the presence of cultural resources and positive social indicators in health, safety and education as described above is greater in low-income neighborhoods than in high-income neighborhoods. So while the presence of cultural resources is correlated with positive social indicators in all neighborhoods, once researchers control for household income, the correlation is far more statistically significant in low-income neighborhoods. These results suggest that investment in art and culture makes a more meaningful impact on the lives of people in low-income communities.
When we shared the SIAP findings with our fellow City agencies – particularly those that work in health, education, and safety – we were pleased to discover colleagues were highly engaged, and the study findings were met with overwhelmingly positive response. Agencies such as the New York Department for the Aging, the Department of Probation, and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene were keen to hear that cultural resources are correlated with improved health, safety, and education. After all, these findings point us toward an opportunity in the prevention of poor health, the mitigation of high crime, and improvement of educational outcomes. Investments in cultural resources not only provide an innovative path to social change, but also have the benefit of being low-stigma and relatively attractive to participants – all things that our local government values in its services to constituents.
To be clear, SIAP does not assert that cultural resources cause positive social outcomes. Rather, cultural resources are elements of a healthy, thriving community. This allows the City to integrate investments in culture into a larger cross-sector strategy of investments in our communities.
Since releasing CreateNYC in July, we've launched a number of new programs and initiatives that build on the recommendations in the plan. For example:
The agency's Cultural Development Fund provides program funding to over 900 nonprofit organizations across the city each year. This year, as part of CreateNYC, additional funding was directed to organizations based in and working within areas of the city that were identified by SIAP as places for increased investment.
Affordability was the single biggest concern expressed during CreateNYC's public engagement period. Thanks to the NYC City Council, the city's five borough arts councils are receiving additional funding dedicated to supporting individual artists and their work.
With support from the Mayor's Office, we've launched a "Culture Cabinet" to help leverage City resources dedicated to arts and culture initiatives across City agencies and promote collaborations aimed at increasing access to culture for all New Yorkers.
We've also been delighted to partner with philanthropic colleagues in the private sector and look forward to more collaborative efforts ahead.
Arts and culture provide immeasurable value to us as individuals, as communities, and as a society as a whole. The findings of the SIAP study and the CreateNYC cultural plan lay the foundation for increased equitable investment in arts and culture, not only for arts funders, but for all who seek positive change.
*Kristin Sakoda is Deputy Commissioner & General Counsel of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs; Edwin Torres, formerly Deputy Commissioner of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, is now President and CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts
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Podcast Listener's Guide: 50th Anniversary of the First Zodiac Killing
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first confirmed Zodiac killings. On December 20, 1968, David Arthur Faraday, 17, and Betty Lou Jensen, 16 were shot
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Folsom, land of vast forests enumerated with commanding trees, began around the time of 1870-1900 with homesteaders that moved into the area. At the time, the virgin forests were so dense that one could walk from Franklinton, north of Folsom, to the area of Folsom without seeing the sun. Production of timber and lumber were…
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Happy Birthday, Ol' Blue Eyes!
Frank Sinatra, born Francis Albert Sinatra, was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey to Martin and Natalie Sinatra, Italian immigrants. He started
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Watching a loved one open a gift is exciting, and even more so when you have created the gift yourself. Homemade gifts can be personalized for each recipient, and not only showcase your creativity, but can oftentimes be less expensive than store-bought items. Homemade gifts can vary in the amount of time they take, the…
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The 227th Anniversary of Mozart's Death
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Iceland's Christmas Book Giving Tradition
Iceland has a charming literary Christmas tradition called Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yo-luh-BOK-uh-flot; the o's have the long Ō sound), which in English literally means "Yule Book Flood." This exciting season begins each year in mid-November, when the Icelandic book industry distributes their catalog, the Bókatíðindi (literally "book news"). A free copy of this catalog is sent…
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National Native American Heritage Month: The Natives of St. Tammany Parish
By stplbloggersouthslidellNovember 21, 2018
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Picture Books: Medieval and Fantasy
By stplbloggerslidellNovember 16, 2018
The Renaissance Festival is here! Now is the perfect time to get your costume ready and practice your pirate accent. ARRRR! We also have some great Medieval- and fantasy- themed books to get you and your family hyped for a wonderful weekend. Nobody Likes A Goblin Goblin just wants to live his life in…
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The traditional party to celebrate the end of the winter season takes place on Saturday, 27 April 2019 at the La Chaux Snowpark in Verbier!
There will be a mini half-pipe, with the famous water slide at the finish line offering a fun way to end the course in style.
The event continues with a human bowling in the afternoon.
A DJ will give rhythm to the party throughout the day.
There will also be refreshment stands on site to help you build up some strength or recover after all that effort.
Come join us to finish off your season in oldschool style!


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DINWIDDIE, Va. — Two motorcycle drivers have been flown to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash that involved a work truck, confirmed Sergeant Keeli Hill with Virginia State Police.
Sgt. Hill confirmed that police are investigating an accident at Route 460 and Courthouse Road in Dinwiddie.
The crash involved only the two motorcycle operators and a work truck.
VSP MedFlight and VCU LifeEvac both responded and took both motorcycle operators to a local hospital.
Both are being treated for serious injuries.


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What Could You Do With a $35 Tablet?
India unveiled a prototype of a tablet PC it hopes to sell for $35 or less. Assuming India can find a partner to mass-produce the tablet and can get anywhere near its price target, what can you expect to accomplish with a practically-disposable tablet PC?
The $35 tablet prototype from India will run a variation of the open source Linux operating system. It has 2Gb of RAM, but no internal storage–relying on a removable memory card. The device has a USB port, and built-in Wi-Fi connectivity. Seems like reasonable enough specs–especially for $35.
On the software side, the $35 tablet has a PDF reader, multimedia player, video conferencing, Web browser, and word processor. The value of the multimedia player will be contingent on its compatibility with popular audio and video file formats. The functionality of the word processor will hinge on its ability to create, view, or edit files in Microsoft Word format.
For PC purists who already question the value of tablets like the Apple iPad, a $35 tablet must seem like a combination between an optimistic pipedream and an ill-conceived prank. The logic goes like this: It can't run Windows 7, or any of the Windows-based applications the business world relies on, so it can't possibly have any useful function.
However, the saving grace for the tablet is the Web browser. With a browser running on a Linux system connected to a wireless network, the other applications become irrelevant. Users can rely on Google Docs or Microsoft Office Web Apps for productivity. Files can be stored in the cloud. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can be accessed. Finances can be managed with Mint.com. Music can be played at the Pandora Web site, or other sites like it.
Many will scoff at the idea of a $35 tablet PC. Of course, many tech geeks, pundits, and power users also scoffed at the concept of a netbook, claiming it was too weak to be of any value. A year later, netbooks were cannibalizing notebook sales as students embraced the cheaper platform, and business professionals opted for smaller, lighter mobile computers.
Ultimately, it doesn't even really matter if the "$35 PC" ever materializes. The Indian prototype illustrates what's possible and breaks down barriers–challenging the rest of the industry to push the envelope. A Linux-based (think Android or Chrome OS), Web-connected tablet would likely still be a tremendous success in the United States at three times that $35 target.
It certainly requires a culture shift from the current desktop OS running locally-installed software. But there are Web-based equivalents for most common applications and tasks, and that makes a $35 tablet PC a commodity with tremendous value in the office or on the road.


FIRS denies calling for fifty percent increase in VAT – Royal Times of Nigeria.
In a statement issued by its Communication Unit, the FIRS said what Fowler recommended is an increase in the number of individuals and business entities paying VAT.
The Service also rebutted reports that Fowler called for an increase in the rate of Companies Income Tax (CIT), stating that what the FIRS boss suggested is a reduction in CIT rate for small businesses, so as to improve compliance.


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