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Soccer: Greenwood to become Lyon's latest English import
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(Reuters) - Alex Greenwood is set to become the fourth England player to line up for women's Champions League holders Olympique Lyonnais after her club Manchester United said on Sunday they had reached an agreement to transfer their captain.
"We have agreed terms with @OLFeminin for the transfer of @AlexGreenwood. A further announcement will be made in due course," the newly promoted Women's Super League side wrote on Twitter.
The full back will join compatriots Lucy Bronze, Nikita Parris and Izzy Christiansen at the French champions, who are the most successful and dominant team in women's football with a record 14 Ligue 1 titles and six Champions League crowns.
Greenwood, 25, began her career at Everton before a series of moves led her to United last year and she helped them achieve promotion to the top flight in their debut season as a newly-formed club.
She played in four matches and scored one goal at this year's World Cup in France, where England reached the semi-finals but lost to eventual champions the United States.
Lyon begin the defence of their title at home to Olympique de Marseille on Aug. 24.
Reporting by Christian Radnedge; editing by Tony Lawrence


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Harrington-bound Jo Dee Messina keeping the faith
Sep 28th, 2017 · by Craig Horleman · Comments:
Country music artist Jo Dee Messina will play Harrington Raceway and Casino's Exhibit Hall, as part of its Live On Stage series, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. After that concert, she will take a break from touring to undergo cancer treatment. (Submitted photo)
HARRINGTON — Country singer Jo Dee Messina will bring her string of hits and more to Harrington Raceway and Casino's Exhibit Hall as part of its Live on Stage series Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
Since breaking onto the music scene in 1996 with the hit "Heads Carolina, Tales California," Ms. Messina, 47, has had nine No. 1 songs, including "I'm Alright," Bring On The Rain" with Tim McGraw, "That's The Way," "Bye Bye" and "My Give A Damn's Busted," as well as 16 Top 40 singles.
She has scored three No. 1 albums, sold more than 5 million albums and won the Academy of Country Music's Top Female Artist of the Year Award in 1999.
Following the Harrington date, she will take a break from touring to undergo cancer treatment this fall.
A Facebook message on Sept. 6 read in part:
"It has been a trying summer, but her heart has been filled with gratitude for the many opportunities she has had to see God's hand at work.
"As many of you know, Jo Dee is a believer who feels blessed to be surrounded by the love of God — a love that has brought her the inner peace. On her lowest of low days, she has been able to see God's hand at work and feel His love as she continues her walk.
"It is because of our Father's love that she has been able to find the beauty in the days that could have brought her the most fear, gratitude in moments that most would call unfair, and companionship during times she might feel the loneliest.
"We don't know anything specific regarding the treatment plan at this point, but Jo Dee is working closely with a team to explore all options."
While she preferred to let that statement about her condition speak for itself, she did answer other questions via e-mail regarding her future, fans and faith:
Do you anticipate still writing during your time away?
"I'm always writing. I have been working with producer Seth Mosley and wrote a song with him and Mia Fieldes (called) 'Here,' which you might have seen on my Facebook page."
I know you've been working on a new album "Masquerade." How's that been going? Where do you put it among the others that you've recorded?
"We are currently working on a recording situation and are figuring out what songs could be a part of that project. Where it ranks among the others will depend on the magic of whoever decides to take this project on."
How did "Here" come about and what do you hope people take from it?
"I had my first writing session with Seth Mosley and Mia Fieldes and Mia came in with the idea. It couldn't have come to me at a better time. The most important thing I hope people take away from the song is that with God's love, you are never alone. When we take the time to just 'be' with Him, we see there is no bigger love than God's love for us."
Will folks in Harrington hear you sing it on stage along with other songs from "Masquerade"?
"I have been singing it lately and I have been getting a lot of requests from people who have heard it online."
We spoke three years ago prior to your last show in Delaware at Dover Downs Casino and, back then, your fans had just helped you with a Kickstarter for the album "Me." You've always had such a close relationship with your fans. Have you heard from a lot of them lately?
"My fans have reached out in many ways lately, and, as always, they are incredibly supportive. I am so grateful."
The statement that your team put out talked about you attending classes at The King's University? What are you studying and why did you decide to take classes in the first place?
"Theology and Ministries. I enrolled in classes to enrich my relationship with the Lord and to have better understanding of His word."
Finally, anything else you'd like to say to the fans who have supported you all these years?
"Always that I am grateful and their support is never taken for granted. It's appreciated and always makes for a fun show."
Tickets for the concert are $44 and can be purchased online at www.harringtonraceway.com, by calling 888-887-5687, Ext. 5246 or stopping by the Casino Gift Shop.
Reach features editor Craig Horleman at chorl@newszap.com
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A shady new spectrum of smoldering hues lets the kitchen show its sultry side.
It's dark in here. PureLine Wall Oven by Miele.
The "smoky eye" of the kitchen world is batting its eyelashes, and its adoring public is starting to flirt back. The steely hues this trend delivers — from warm and wooly light grays to smoldering charcoal, smoking gunmetal, and effortlessly cool matte black — are as seductive and sophisticated as the day-to-night staple among makeup pros.
Making no apologies in its big, bad boldness, the Bosch 800 Series French door refrigerator keeps everything chill in a sleek, almost intimidating cloak of black stainless steel. Miele's PureLine Wall Oven in Obsidian Black begs for a surround of custom cabinetry so it can hang out incognito. Anyone with an aversion to the prim white farmhouse look might fix up their kitchen with a Totten sink in gray or black by Mirabelle.
Range hoods, pendant lighting, and faucets have all joined the intense allure of the kitchen's new palette. Call this shadowy aesthetic "urban," "industrial," or "nouveau goth." By any name, it complements modern furnishings in lofty, open-plan settings.
Mary Hannah Fout, a senior marketing manager for Ferguson Enterprises, answers our questions about the look (seen here and at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery in Rancho Mirage) and how to apply it with professional day-to-night drama.
Black stainless steel appliances by Bosch.
Why smoldering hues and matte black?
The new black and gray finishes we are seeing are classic and elegant yet have a bit of an edge to them. They work with just about every style from contemporary minimalism to industrial or even traditional. It's a versatile finish that makes a statement and adds a subtle layer of intrigue and distinction.
Best way to work this smoking-hot scheme into an existing kitchen?
Switch out your kitchen faucet to a matte black faucet — there are many options on the market right now that incorporate touch and touchless features, so you will be upgrading your faucet technology as well as the finish. Or upgrade your kitchen lighting to black fixtures that complement the existing finishes. Mixed finishes is also a trend — swap out one appliance to black or gray and the rest can remain stainless or another finish.
Gymnast Pendant Light by Varaluz.
Most coveted piece in this color family?
Probably a large range in a smoldering hue that becomes the focal point of the kitchen. If the rest of the kitchen is neutral, it anchors the design and makes a statement.
Has stainless steel overstayed its welcome?
Not yet. While new finishes are hitting the market, stainless steel is still the most popular. It's durable, and homeowners still like its streamlined and elegant look and the fact that it pairs nicely with any wood tone and finish.
Mirabelle's Totten kitchen sink in black.


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HC-12a, also called ES-12a, OZ-12a, DURACOOL 12a and Hydrocarbon Blend B, is a "drop-in" replacement refrigerant for Freon-12 and to a lesser extent, R-134a. HC-12a is a mixture of hydrocarbons, specifically propane (R-290) and isobutane (R-600a), and is therefore considered nearly non-ozone-depleting when compared to dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12, Freon-12) or 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (R-134a). The mixture can be used in refrigeration systems designed for R-12. HC-12a provides better cooling than an R-12 system retrofitted to R-134a, with much greater energy efficiency as well. Unlike R-134a, HC-12a is completely compatible with the hoses and oils used in R-12 systems, making the conversion much easier to accomplish. HC-12a is also patent-free due to its non-synthetic nature.

Because of its high flammability, it is unacceptable to replace R-12 with HC-12a in the United States. Thus its use in public transport vehicles is illegal in the United States since 1990.

Some advantages to using the HC-12a mixture over retrofitting to R-134a are cost and labor. Since HC-12a is a "drop-in" replacement, no seals need to be replaced and minimal effort has to be put into changing the refrigeration system around. The refrigerant used is propane and other hydrocarbons which are flammable.

This refrigerant was the root cause of the  in October 2006, which killed 18 people and injured 25, some severely, which in turn led to an overhaul of Panama City's public transport system. The refrigerant ignited due to an electrical spark which followed a refrigerant leak, eventually warming and later quickly setting an ICE bus ablaze as the fire spread from the refrigeration system towards the interior of the bus, this combined with a lack of emergency exits, the location of the engine (and refrigeration system compressor, which is often open and pulley-driven by the ICE engine and thus leak-prone in ICE vehicles), which was located below a cover on the inner side of the only passenger exit door, and a lack of fire extinguishers led to the tragedy. A lawsuit in a US court against Northcutt, which imported the HC-12 involved in the tragedy, and OZ technology, Inc., which manufactured the HC-12 began in 2008; in 2018, Northcutt reached a settlement with the victims of the tragedy and their relatives.

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QML reference: Here , what am I missing?

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The ListView implicitHeight and implicitWidt are 0, so by default, only the first element is created and displayed, and flick is disabled, since there's no area to click on.
You have to manually set your ListView's height and width.
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Located 8 miles from Aqualand Maspalomas and 7 miles from Maspalomas Lighthouse, Salobre Vista Golf 27 offers accommodations with a kitchen in Maspalomas. This villa provides a garden. This air-conditioned villa comes with a bathroom with a bath and a shower. The villa has a terrace. Palmitos Park is 11 miles from Salobre Vista Golf 27. Gran Canaria Airport is 25 miles from the property.


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Q: UITableView with two Columns but not two different TableViews I am working on a requirement where I need to have a TableView with two columns which should not be independent of each other. So I am not looking for two TableViews which scroll independently instead single TableView with two columns which can scroll together. In each of the column I again need to fill up data and a screenshot.
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Can someone guide me in the right direction.
P.S. I have gone through previous posts in the same forum and on internet regarding the same topic but nothing with proper explanation or example. Would be good to get a helpful information.
Thanks

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Bespoke programmes for a year with between 3 and 5 days of workshop/model lessons/lesson observation/debrief sessions.
The principles, practices and evaluation of epistemic inquiry teaching will be developed over 5 full days of training. The training involved input of the theory and research behind the methods. This is then demonstrated by the trainer with classes and debriefed with the observing teachers. Then teachers plan lessons and co teach with the trainer. Teachers will be able to learn how to develop the science, craft and art of this style of teaching. A great emphasis will be put on collaborative observation, lesson delivery and lesson development.


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Canada Travel Guide | Useful Tips and Inspiration from the Experts
Canada Travel Guide
Canada offers an amazing diversity of landscape, a wonderful range of activities and genuinely friendly locals. Covering an incredible 8 time zones from east to west, it is a country to be explored in chunks. Our guides to Canada combine practical information with inspiring travel ideas and top tips for getting the most out of a holiday there.
Canada boasts a range of unmissable experiences from close encounters with wildlife to thrill seeking.
Top 10 Things to do in Canada
In a country this vast you might expect a fair bit of variety, but Canada's diversity is astonishing.
Kayaking through the realm of the orca in Canada
Award-winning travel writer and photographer, William Gray recounts a paddling trip in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia.
Your Guide to Adventure Holidays in British Columbia
British Columbia is Canada's westernmost province. It is home to over five million people as well as the busy cities of Vancouver and Victoria. With the Canadian Rockies as a stunning backdrop and 14 national parks to explore, it's the perfect location for some memorable adventures.
Travelling around Canada
It takes a little planning to navigate the world's second largest country, but with a great range of rail, plane and road options, you can be sure of an experience to remember.
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A motorhome is ideal for touring Canada, offers total freedom and means you always have a home for the night.
The Rocky Mountaineer is one of the most iconic rail journeys in the world, taking passengers through the stunnning landscapes of British Columbia and Alberta.
Travelling Across Canada by Rail
Canada's breathtaking scenery has to be seen to be believed. One of the best ways to capture it all is by travelling via the country's numerous railways. With over thirty thousand miles of track and a history spanning almost two hundred years, the railways of Canada have carved out an important path, one that you can enjoy on your next trip.
How to self-drive the Canadian Rockies
Read our top tips and highlights for an unforgettable road trip in the Canadian Rockies.
Canada has some of the world's most beautiful wildlife. From bears to whales, there are many opportunities to see some amazing creatures.
Your Guide to Whale Watching in Canada this Summer
Some of the earth's most awe-inspiring species of whales live in the seas surrounding Canada, and to spot one can be a truly wonderful experience.
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For a lot of people, catching a glimpse of one of nature's great predators, the bear, is a once in a lifetime experience. Canada's rich coastal forests and heady mountains make it the perfect home for over 20,000 bears, from grizzlies to black bears. In this guide, we'll look at the most common questions asked about bear watching in Canada during the summer months.
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Read about the best properties to stay in if you want to watch bears in the wild in Canada. Knight Inlet, Spirit Bear, Great Bear, Tweedsmuir Park and Farewell Harbour are all lodges that are perfectly located for seeing plenty of wildlife. You'll enjoy a very warm welcome and be surrounded by spectacular scenery.
Canada's huge size means a wide range of cities and provinces all offering different atmospheres and activities.
Newfoundland: Your Guide to Canada's Most Easterly Province
Newfoundland and Labrador come together to form the province that sits at the most easterly point of Canada. Once Viking territory, it is a glorious place for adventurous holidaymakers who want to take in the inspiring landscapes of a country that is known around the world for its beauty.
Your Guide to Summertime in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a maritime province that sits at the South Eastern corner of Canada and is a rugged, seafaring province that relies heavily on the influence of its surrounding waters. Although it is often thought to be remote and hardy, Nova Scotia is a hotbed of activity come summertime.
Your Guide to Banff National Park
Banff National Park is one of Canada's many natural gems, encompassing over 2500 square miles of natural beauty. With a massive three million visitors every year, it has become one of Canada's most sought after destinations.
Natural wonders of Canada
Canada has an unbelievable landscape of mountains, forests, and lakes. Learn more about discovering these natural wonders in this section.
Your Guide to the Columbia Icefields
For a truly otherworldly experience, you need to visit Canada's Columbia Icefield. Ancient and ethereal, this striking landscape is the amalgamation of thousands of years of the earth's movement. It has become a popular destination for visitors to Canada, who are looking for a different kind of excursion.
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The offline content feature provides continuous access to course content regardless of your internet connection. You can download available content for an entire course or just specific items. Auto sync ensures your downloads are updated the next time you're online.
Your institution might need an update so that you can see this feature in the app. Blackboard administrators can learn more about the offline content technical requirements.
Plan ahead! While you have an internet connection, download some content that you want to view when you're offline.
You can download all offline-supported course content, or download selected files. You can download at the Course Content level, or at the folder level.
While online, open the app and access a course.
Access Course Content. You can stay here or open a folder.
Tap the offline options button.
You can download all of the listed content or select individual items.
Tap Download all content to get all offline-supported content at once.
Tap Select content to download to choose specific items. If you clear a check box, that content will be removed from the course downloads. You won't be able to view that item the next time you're offline.
Your selected content begins to download. Depending on file sizes, this can take some time.
When you select a folder for download, all of its offline-supported content and subfolders are also selected for download.
The next time you tap Select content to download, you'll see your previous selections. Simply clear a check box if you no longer want to maintain that content offline on your device.
Offline content isn't available for Ultra courses at this time.
When you use the Blackboard app without an internet connection, the app shows a header message that indicates you're in offline mode. If you've been offline for awhile, the content you see may be out of date.
DO NOT LOG OUT of the app before you go offline. You'll need an internet connection to log in again. Be sure you've selected the "Keep me logged in" check box on the login screen.
Switch your device to airplane mode or turn off Wi-Fi.
In the app, access a course.
Tap any item with a download arrow on its icon to view it. Content that can't be viewed offline is gray.
A folder or item may download partially if some of the items in a folder or portions of an item are not supported for offline viewing.
Downloaded content uses storage space on your device. When you need to do some cleanup, you can delete offline content.
You can see how much space your downloaded content uses and delete it.
Go to the main menu and select Settings.
The Downloaded Content section shows you how much space your downloads use and how much space you have left.
Tap Downloaded Content to delete downloaded content for all courses at once. You can return to a course and download the content again.
You can delete all downloaded content for a single course.
Access Course Content. If necessary, select a folder.
Tap Delete all downloaded content.
You can delete specific downloaded files for a single course.
Tap Select content to download.
Clear the check box for a content item to remove its downloaded file.
When auto sync is on, content that you've selected for download automatically updates the next time you are online. You can choose to disable auto sync or sync when on Wi-Fi only.
Make your selections about auto sync.
What can I view offline?
In addition to viewing course content offline, you can navigate through these portions of the Blackboard app without an active network connection.
Keep in mind that information you see in these areas may be out of date since you are offline.
Dynamic areas of the app, like the activity stream, show you the information available when you last viewed that area with an internet connection.
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Pietro Tonolo was born in Mirano (Venice) in 1959, and began to play jazz professionally in 1979, leaving behind an alredy blossoming career as a classical violinist. Moving to Milan in 1979, he there worked with some of the leading Italian jazz musicians including Franco D'Andrea, Luigi Bonafede, Gianni Cazzola, Larry Nocella, Massimo Urbani. From 1981 to 1986 he was often a member of Enrico Rava's group. In the summer of 1982 he played in the "Gil Evans Orchestra" with musicians such as Steve Lacy, Lew Soloff and Ray Anderson; he also played with this ensamble at the "Sweet Basil" in New York in 1984/85 and at the "Umbria Jazz Festival" in 1987.
In 1986 he began a intense working relationship with the Roman pianist Rita Marcotulli, playing both in a duet with her and a quartet with Enzo Pietropaoli and Roberto Gatto, wich has received acclaim from critics and the public alike. Since 1988, he has collaborated with Henri Texier's group (with which he performed in France, Italy, Mexico, Cuba and Egypt) with Enrico Pieranunzi and Giovanni Tommaso, as well as leading his own groups (with Piero Leveratto, Sandro Gibellini, Alfred Kramer and Roberto Rossi), and playing and writing for the big band "Keptorchestra" and the sax quartet "Arundo Donax".
Tonolo was a steady member of the Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band from 1999 to 2004.
He has performed at all the most important Italian jazz festivals and at the "Jazz Festival" in Berlin , the "Jazz Jamboree" in Warsaw, the "Grand Parade du Jazz" in Nice and at festivals in Paris, Montreal, Vienna, Amiens, The Hague, North Caroline, Ankara, Izmir and Tel Aviv.


With more than half of fatal crashes occurring on country roads in Britain, car drivers, motorcyclists and cyclists are all at an increased risk of a fatal road accident.
Statistics found on www.gov.uk show that country roads in the UK are responsible for 50% of fatal crashes (in 2014). Although motorways carry around 21% of traffic, they are responsible for only 5% of fatalities, while built-up roads account for 44% for fatalities .
Per mile, car drivers and occupants are nearly twice as likely to be killed on rural roads as on urban roads. Motorcyclists are nearly three times more likely to be killed on rural roads compared to urban roads, whilst cyclists are more than twice as likely to be killed on a country road as an urban road.
Failing to look properly and loss control.
With fatalities being so much higher on rural roads it's important to understand why. Accidents where a police officer attended the scene and reported the contributory factor revealed that the most commonly reported category in all accidents reported across all road types is "driver/rider error or reaction" . Of this, the most frequently reported contributory factor for all road types is "failed to look properly". This is broken down to 49% of accidents on urban roads, 34% of accidents on rural roads, 33% of accidents on motorways in 2014. However looking at fatal accidents occurring in 2014 another contributory factors arise: "loss control". "Failed to look properly" accounts for 30% of fatal accidents on urban roads, 21% on rural and 21% on motorways. Loss of control comes to 30% urban, 38% rural and 30% motorways.
So why are people more inclined to lose control of their vehicle while driving on rural roads?
With summer roads and national speed limits applying to most rural areas, accidents are more likely to occur. There are far more hazards on a rural road than on urban roads, given the sinuosity of rural roads, which are narrow in nature with blind bends, dips and other distractions, this can lead to loss control.
Weather has a huge impact on road casualties. Bad weather is actually recorded as reducing the number of casualties . Although road surfaces become more slippery and visibility can be affected, our natural reaction to this is to slow down and take more care in driving. This reduces the risk of collision and in turn has shown fewer fatal injuries occur.
So when it comes to periods of unusually good weather almost always, the effect is an increasing number of casualties. With good weather comes extra journeys out, and an increased sense of confidence on the road to drivers. In rural areas, with so many twists and turns, this is where a rise in accidents take place.


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Mercy Medical Center Names Dr. Robert Roose Chief Medical Officer
By BusinessWest Staff June 5, 2019 1631
SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Robert Roose has been named chief medical officer for Mercy Medical Center. In this position, Roose provides clinical leadership and administrative direction in developing and attaining strategic and operating objectives related to medical practice and patient care at Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates. He also serves as a liaison between administration and the medical staff, and provides leadership in advancing quality initiatives, clinical care, patient satisfaction, and provider and colleague engagement.
Roose joined the Mercy team in 2013, first serving as chief medical officer of Addiction and Recovery Services at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital (PBHH), and later as vice president of Behavioral Health for Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates. His many accomplishments include spearheading the expansion of opioid-treatment programs and championing the creation of the clinical-stabilization service at PBHH. He most recently served in the regional role of chief of Addiction Medicine & Recovery Services for Trinity Health Of New England and has been participating in the Trinity Health Strategic Leadership Program with selected leaders from around the nation.
In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Roose has served on the Quality Improvement Council of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the Clinical Issues Advisory Council and Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Task Force of the Massachusetts Hospital Assoc., and Gov. Charlie Baker's Opioid Addiction Working Group. He has presented and published on various aspects of addiction treatment, and has been a prominent community leader and spokesperson on efforts throughout the region to address the opioid epidemic.
Roose earned his doctor of medicine and master in public health degrees at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington D.C. and completed his residency training in Family Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, N.Y.
"In addition to his clinical expertise and proven leadership skills, Dr. Roose always demonstrates empathy and compassion in his dealings with patients and colleagues," said Mark Fulco, president of Mercy Medical Center and its affiliates. "He is a valuable resource to the individuals we serve, our health ministry, and the local community."
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One of the greatest mistakes you can when having a case to handle is working it out on your own without the help of a criminal defense lawyer. It's good to know that hiring a good criminal defense lawyer reduces the severity of the verdict you would have from the judge. You need to be sure that you hire an experienced lawyer who knows how they would go about your case to achieve the favorable outcome you are waiting for. One thing you should do is ensuring you first assess the qualities of the criminal lawyer before you conclude they suit you.
Empathy is one of the qualities every great criminal defense lawyer should have even although some people overlook it when looking for a lawyer. You know a lawyer is emphatic if they are concerned about your verdict and safety. You would feel good working with a criminal defense lawyer who looks ahead of the matter and sees how the verdict would affect you before and after it's given. Having a better understanding of how criminal charges may change your life, taint your good name, and affect your family life, the best you expect from a criminal defense lawyer is total support.
You also need to look for a criminal defense lawyer with some good or exceptional relational skills. Most clients find it easier to open up to criminal defense lawyers with relational skills since they create an environment for it. No matter how learned a criminal defense lawyer would be, they would not work well with the court clerks, prosecutors, and judges if they don't have some good relational skills.
One thing you should know is that working with a competent criminal defense lawyer means a lot in the outcome of your case. For people who had already been imprisoned, hiring a competent lawyer means you would be out of that jail soonest possible as they pursue justice. The lawyer may use their skills to ensure you get a supervised release and probably set bail for you. Besides ensuring the bail has been reduced, the criminal defense lawyer would also try to shorten the set hearing time.
Now that you would discuss some sensitive things with the criminal defense lawyer, you should ensure you hire one who keeps the matters of their clients confidential. Every client is happy when their privacy is upheld. Most of the lawyers who understand this philosophy don't respond to the asked questions if their clients haven't authorized them to do so.


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Rcfai Volution
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RCFAI VOLUTION, (from the Latin, circumvolutus) the act of rolling round. In architecture, this term is applied to the spirals of the Ionic capital ; every term of which is called a circumvolution. In the most ancient examples of the Lillie order, the volute has three circumvolutions, or revo lutions, as they are otherwise called ; but that of the temple of :Minerva Polias, at Priene, has four. See VOLUTE, SPIRAL, and IONIC ORDER.
CI liCI 'S, in antiquity, a large enclosed space, adapted for chariot-races, an amusement to which the Romans were passionately attached. The name Circus does not convey an exact idea of the form of this building, which both in its outline and its use resembled the ;reek stadium.
There were inany cirri in I tome, of which the Circus :Nlaximus, and the Circus Agomdis, were perhaps the largest. The t;irmer may still he distinctly traced ; the latter retains its external form only in the Piazza NaV011a of Rome. This species of edifice appears to have been very early introduced among the Romans, and, like many of the first public edifices, was of a temporary character, and constructed of wood.
The first permanent circus, at Itome, was said to have been built by Tarquinius Prisons, and was situated in a valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills, On this side was afterwards erected the Circus :Maximus, which was enlarged by Julius Ciesar, and rebuilt and richly ornamented by Augustus. In the time of Nero it was burnt down; Trajan repaired it, and increased its dhaensions so much, as to con tain the E0111:111 people. The exterior of the circus, except at the current% consisted of two stories, adorned with columns, and finished with a terrace. The ground-Hoor was occupied by merchants, except on the days appointed for the games. Augustus brought an obelisk from Egypt 126 feet high, and placed it in this circus. Constantine also erected in it the obelisk now called the Lateran, which is the largest of all the Roman obelisks.
The Flaminian circus was of considerable magnitude. Its only remains are ruins beneath the present pavement of the city. There are several other cirri, the ruins of which may be traced ; but that which demands our attention most, IS the circus of Caracalla, as very considerable traces of its ancient form are yet to be seen.
Several of the cirri in Rome, were exteriorly surrounded with magnificent porticos, except on the side where the earcerre were placed. Others were simply enclosed with a wall, pierced with doors and windows, as in the circus of Caracalla. The lower part of the circumference of the circus,
beneath the seats, together with the porticos, formed long galleries of arcades, or Arnices ; serving in part for an access to the staircases leading to the seats, and in part for the shops of various traders. The staircases of difliarent cirri were variously distributed, according to the judgment of the archi tect. The principal staircases led to a number of little doors in the podium, which was a long open platform, or passage, encompassing the edifice at an elevation of some feet from the area of the circus. The persons of the imperial family, the principal magistrates, and the pontiff's, only were admitted into the podium. Behind the podium there was a little wall with a precinctum, in which small doors were distributed. The seats rose one above another, their whole height, in the manner of steps, and were supported on the inclined vault of the gallery or portico beneath them, and ascended from the podium to the top of the external wall.
The great cirri, as well as the theatres and amphitheatres, were divided into several ranges of seats, for the purpose of placing the spectators according to their condition. The seats began from the at the hack of the podium, and after setting off a sufficient number for persons of the first rank, the staircase of seats was interrupted by the omission of two or three, which liirmed an ambulatory, or via, similar to the podium, at every certain number of seats. Separate staircases led to each via, through doors in the precinctum ; these aper tures were called volnituria. As the spectators entered by these passages at the top of the ranges of seats, they would have to descend to occupy the first rows of each momiana, and since the seats themselves were too high to serve as steps, staircases, called scalares, formed by cutting down a seat into two steps, were provided. The sealares were placed opposite the vomitoria, beginning from the via, and descending to the lower seat of each range; by this means the ranges were divided into a number of compartments, called ru 7ici, as in the theatres and amphitheatres; in the latter they obtained this name from their radial direction, and though the sides of the circus were straight, and the compartments consequently of a rectangular fiirm, they wore called ennui, from usage.
From "Encyclopedia of Architecture" by Peter Nicholson (1852)


While under Christina's magical hands, the thought came to me to talk to Coco, my dearly departed dog of 14 years. I asked her to appear to me. I more specifically asked her to show herself as a blue or green orb.
Christina finished her session with me, and later that evening we went to my tree. We gave our offering, then drove around our magical forest. We spied one of our herons that call the forest home. We stopped no more than eight feet from him. Christina told Ronnie to take a picture. He said we were too far away, and that we would not get anything in the picture. Christina said, "what about an orb?" We snapped four or five pictures, and in each one a blue orb progressively grew bigger until the last one was enormous.
We drove to where Coco is buried to say hello to her. As I was about to drive off, I took another picture, and there was the green orb in it.
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Lucky Street (Chinese: 好运街 Haoyunjie) is a restaurant street in Beijing uniquely offering a street of almost entirely foreign cuisine, many restaurants of which are joint ventures or foreign run. The street includes German, Spanish, Italian, French, Indian, Japanese, Korean and a smaller number of Chinese restaurants. The street was deliberately developed by the Chaoyang District municipal government to create an area of restaurants catering to the Chaoyang District's large expat community. The street runs along one side of the road opposite another development on land formerly part of Chaoyang Park, the Solana Shopping Village.

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THE BALL – The Argentinian number one confirmed at the Estoril Open (Tennis)
Diego Schwartzman is the second name announced for the next edition of the Estoril Open, an event that will take place from April 23 to May 1 at the Estoril Tennis Club.
The confirmation of the presence of the highest ranked Argentinian in the ATP ranking, in 15th place, comes after the announcement of Félix Auger-Aliassime, a Canadian who occupies the ninth position in the world hierarchy.
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The sunrise this morning was overcast, quiet, and dark. There was a bit of orange display happening just above the horizon and the sun poked through a hole for about a minute before rising up into the clouds. There were many patches of sky along the horizon that provided some excellent lighting scenes, but they were impossible to capture on the camera.
Great Ohio Bike Adventure, 2011. This was left behind and now that I see it is a decade old, I regret not picking it up and leaving a note. Hopefully the person who left it remembers where they last saw it and come back for it! The Great Ohio Bike Adventure (GOBA) is a week-long bicycle trip around a different loop in Ohio every year. I'm tentatively hoping to try it out next year.
Over the weekend we camped with some friends and family. On Sunday we visited a small town in Indiana called Metamora. I had never heard of the small town before, but my mom had visited with my grandfather many years ago. I didn't have my camera, so I wasn't able to take any pictures! I was really surprised to find out that the small town is maintained as a "canal village" that dates back to 1838. The "whitewater canal" is still intact and you can ride a passenger boat that is pulled along on the tote path by two 2,000lb Belgian horses. There is also a train rides along the rail line on the tote path to take passengers down a 15 mile trip through the Indiana countryside. The buildings were all in the familiar 2-story mid-1800s architecture style that I've come to recognize as the midwestern hallmark.
There was one thing that was curious to me and I found myself thinking about this morning when I was heading into work. There was one building that was titled the "I.O.O.F" building. I recognized the IOOF acronym, although I'm not sure from where. On my way to work this morning I took an alternate route through the heart of historic Madisonville, where there are many buildings from the late 1800s that have seen better days. I passed right by a small 2-story brick building and was surprised to see, sitting at the apex just below the roof, the words "I.O.O.F". As it turns out, IOOF stands for Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is a fraternal organization dating back to 1811. There are 51 chapters still around in the United States, and I'm sure that the Metamora chapter is still around. I swear I've seen another I.O.O.F building at some point in the last year, either in Cincinnati or up around the Columbus area. A quick google search reveals many buildings around Cincinnati. I'm definitely going to keep my eye out and see what else I can find. It looks like the particular building I saw this morning, located on Mathis street, isn't even included on the previously linked registry.
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Ghost Town of Whitney Oregon
July 25, 2011 Rick
If you keep going along the Sumpter Stage Highway or Highway 7 west from Baker, you'll run across the ghost town of Whitney. The town itself can be seen a ways away, it's in the middle of a valley surrounded by grasslands. Right at the "entrance" to the town is this colorful sign.
"A Town Named Whitney.
Rails of the Sumpter Valley R. R. reached Whitney Valley June 1, 1901.
Originally a lumber company town, Whitney grew to become the main head of stage lines to mining and cattle towns such as Unity, Bridgeport, and Malheur City.
Logging railroads were built out of Whitney in all directions during the next 20 years. Nibley Lumber Company set up a large sawmill south of town in 1911 as loggers "Daylighted" the giant stands of Yellow Pine nearby. At one time, over 150 people called Whitney their home. When the railway was abandoned in 1947, the town closed down.
This is looking south along the road. On the left are the old buildings, on the right are four farms that are a combination of older and newer buildings.
This is a closeup of the house that is barely visible in the above picture.
This is a 180 degrees, pointing north picture of the buildings from the original picture.
Abandoned homestead about 1/2 mile west of Whitney.
Oregon Geographic Names helpfully states that Whitney was named after C.H. Whitney, a local pioneer.
Ghost Town Oregon Whitney
Ghost Town Ghost Towns of Oregon


Lady Wolves goalie Holly Hunt makes a save against a Rock Springs player Saturday morning while Zoe Turner approaches to support Hunt.
Despite playing one of their best games of the season Saturday, the Green River Lady Wolves soccer team will have to add two more in the loss column.
On Saturday, the Lady Wolves took on the Rock Springs Lady Tigers at home and lost 3-0.
"Rock Springs is a tough team," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "They have strength throughout."
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Just made this for my son's birthday and he loved it. He is allergic to eggs so I substituted aquafaba (canned bean juice). I didn't have limes so I used lemon juice and lemon zest instead. It was a hit.
Glad it turned out well for you, Naima. And thank you for sharing those tips. Happy birthday to your son!
Can't wait to try this cake for my brother's birthday.
Hi i tried this cake and it is delicious everyone loved it, i tried it simple as your the first time then the second time I made little holes in it and with a syringe I put condensed milk so when you cut it it is not that dry nor that wet, it gives a good balance.
Nice cake! I've noticed in the video you used only 2 eggs whereas the recipe says 5 eggs so how many should we use??
Which country in Africa is this cake from?
It's not an African Cake .
I can't wait to try this recipe. It's quite interesting.
I hope I nail it.
The Cake Looks Delicious I'm Going 2 Make It For Sunday Dinner Will Let U No How It Turn Out. Thanks For The Recipe.
Awesome! Can't wait to hear the verdict.
Hi! Should I use regular condensed milk or sweetened condensed milk? Some recipes call for sweetened. Can't wait to make this! Thanks! I really enjoy your blog.
Hi Lisa, I used sweetened condensed milk.So happy to hear the recipes are working well for you.
I can see that you used sweetened condensed milk, and not condensed milk. There is a difference! You should make that correction on the list of ingredients.
Made this, and it was such a lovely, sweet (but not too sweet), buttery cake! You can taste the condensed milk, which I love. I will make it again but with lemon.
Is it possible to make a vegan version of this cake? I am pretty certain I can substitute the dairy milk for condensed coconut milk. I would like to know what alternative I can substitute the large quantity of eggs for without compromising quality and taste.
Hi. Unfortunately, I haven't tried alternating this recipe, so I don't have a definite answer for that.
Yes, I substituted aquafaba for eggs and it came out amazing. Aquafaba is the liquid in canned beans. 3 tbsp=1 egg. There is absolutely no bean flavor once you mix it with the sugar. You can use the juice from any kind of canned beans–garbanzo, cannellini, navy, black, or pinto. Good luck!
I am planning to make this cake for a Global Insights meeting about Africa and this came up as an African dessert. My question is how many eggs do you actually use? The recipe says 5, but the video only shows 2 being incorporated. Which is it?
So sorry to hear about your cake not cooking properly in the middle. Next time try reducing the oven temperature. You might want to cover the cake top with a foil paper, about 30 minutes or more into the cooking, to prevent it from browning too fast . The goal is to let the cake cook in the middle without the exterior browning too fast .Also refrain from opening the oven, too many times when baking . Only start checking towards the end.


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Reprezentacja Niemiec na Mistrzostwach Świata w Wioślarstwie 2009 liczyła 74 sportowców. Najlepszymi wynikami były 1. miejsca w dwójce podwójnej mężczyzn, czwórce podwójnej wagi lekkiej kobiet, czwórce bez sternika wagi lekkiej mężczyzn i ósemce mężczyzn.

Medale

Złote medale
 dwójka podwójna (M2x): Eric Knittel, Stephan Krüger
 czwórka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LW4x): Lena Müller, Helke Nieschlag, Laura Tibitanzl, Julia Kröger
 czwórka bez sternika wagi lekkiej (LM4-): Matthias Schömann-Finck, Jost Schömann-Finck, Jochen Kühner, Martin Kühner
 ósemka (M8+): Urs Käufer, Gregor Hauffe, Florian Mennigen, Kristof Wilke, Richard Schmidt, Filip Adamski, Toni Seifert, Sebastian Schmidt, Martin Sauer

Srebrne medale
 czwórka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LM4x): Knud Lange, Lars Wichert, Felix Övermann, Michael Wieler

Brązowe medale
 dwójka ze sternikiem (M2+): Florian Eichner, Philipp Naruhn, Tim Berent
 czwórka podwójna (M4x): Tim Grohmann, Karsten Brodowski, Marcel Hacker, Tim Bartels
 czwórka podwójna (W4x): Annekatrin Thiele, Peggy Waleska, Stephanie Schiller, Christiane Huth

Wyniki

Konkurencje mężczyzn
 jedynka (M1x): Mathias Rocher – 5. miejsce
 jedynka wagi lekkiej (LM1x): Ingo Voigt – 18. miejsce
 dwójka bez sternika (M2-): Nils Menke, Felix Drahotta – 7. miejsce
 dwójka podwójna (M2x): Eric Knittel, Stephan Krüger – 1. miejsce
 dwójka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LM2x): Christian Hochbruck, Lars Hartig – 4. miejsce
 dwójka bez sternika wagi lekkiej (LM2-): Michael Reckzeh, Max Röger – 8. miejsce
 dwójka ze sternikiem (M2+): Florian Eichner, Philipp Naruhn, Tim Berent – 3. miejsce
 czwórka bez sternika (M4-): Hanno Wienhausen, Martin Rückbrodt, Thomas Protze, Falk Müller – 7. miejsce
 czwórka podwójna (M4x): Tim Grohmann, Karsten Brodowski, Marcel Hacker, Tim Bartels – 3. miejsce
 czwórka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LM4x): Knud Lange, Lars Wichert, Felix Övermann, Michael Wieler – 2. miejsce
 czwórka bez sternika wagi lekkiej (LM4-): Matthias Schömann-Finck, Jost Schömann-Finck, Jochen Kühner, Martin Kühner – 1. miejsce
 ósemka (M8+): Urs Käufer, Gregor Hauffe, Florian Mennigen, Kristof Wilke, Richard Schmidt, Filip Adamski, Toni Seifert, Sebastian Schmidt, Martin Sauer – 1. miejsce
 ósemka wagi lekkiej (LM8+): Ole Tietz, Olaf Beckmann, Lukas Oberhausen, Moritz Hafner, Stephan Ertmer, Stefan Wallat, Martin Eiermann, Jonas Schützeberg, Nils Hoffmann – 6. miejsce

Konkurencje kobiet
 jedynka (W1x): Juliane Domscheit – 8. miejsce
 jedynka wagi lekkiej (LW1x): Daniela Reimer – 10. miejsce
 dwójka bez sternika (W2-): Kerstin Hartmann, Marlene Sinnig – 4. miejsce
 dwójka podwójna (W2x): Sophie Dunsing, Tina Manker – 8. miejsce
 dwójka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LW2x): Anja Noske, Marie-Louise Dräger – 8. miejsce
 czwórka bez sternika (W4-): Nadja Drygalla, Eva Paus, Franziska Kegebein, Silke Müller – 5. miejsce
 czwórka podwójna (W4x): Annekatrin Thiele, Peggy Waleska, Stephanie Schiller, Christiane Huth – 3. miejsce
 czwórka podwójna wagi lekkiej (LW4x): Lena Müller, Helke Nieschlag, Laura Tibitanzl, Julia Kröger – 1. miejsce
 ósemka (W8+): Christina Hennings, Anika Kniest, Kathrin Thiem, Katrin Reinert, Kerstin Naumann, Nadine Schmutzler, Nina Wengert, Ulrike Sennewald, Laura Schwensen – 4. miejsce

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 Wyniki poszczególnych konkurencji podczas Mistrzostw Świata w Wioślarstwie 2009

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I do. HIPS is a strong solution to resist malware but it requires expert knowledge.
Do you believe in a separate HIPS/ IDS?
I believe in not downloading/installing malware and other programs you don't want/need. When such programs got onto your OS, it's Russian roulette whether your HIPS/IDS will be able to do anything or not. Most of the time, that kind of programs will just react to legitimate processes that were meant to be. I don't see any need for cryptic alerts about those.
I also believe in bare-bones program configuration; any functions you don't need should be disabled until you really need them. Any programs, modules, or services that come with the OS, and which you don't use should be either removed or disabled.
I don't use HIPS/IDS, nor do I use any other types of real time 'protection'. I do have a set of tools by sysinternals to check the integrity of my OS.
I believe in HIPS a lot. It is the first defense against mallware, your main & your on demand scanners your 2nd defense & finally ISR ( immediate system recovery) your final defense when everything fails!!
Default Allow..... then try to catch the MALLWARES...and all antivirus & antispywares only catch the MALLWARES they know (even so called heuristic, packer/cryptor & suspicious) is just a glorified or just really different signature based default allow system) It works on a blacklist system by detecting mallware by its signature database ,heuretics. packer/cryptor & suspicious detection methods. ISR-softwares remove all known & unknown malware on reboot, which is usually very short & also ISR softwares prevent any changes into your system partition.
Default Deny... your name is not in the list you are not coming in...It work on a whitelist of approved applications.
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Q: Dropping Users from SQL Server Database via Powershell I am trying to drop users from a SQL server database via PowerShell using the following code:
$sql_server = "mysqlserver"
$dbname = "mydb"

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO") | Out-Null

$server = New-Object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server")($sql_server)
$db = $server.Databases["$dbname"]
$logins = $db.users

if ($logins.count -gt 0) {
    foreach ($login in $logins) {
        if ($login -notmatch "\[dbo\]|\[guest\]|\[INFORMATION_SCHEMA\]|\[sys\]") {
            $user = $login -replace '[^a-zA-Z\.\\]'
            write-host "Dropping $user"
            $db.Users[$user].Drop();
        }
    }
}

However I am getting an error stating:

Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
  +         foreach ($login in $logins) {
  +                  ~~~~~~
      + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (:) [], InvalidOperationException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidOperationException

I think its saying that $logins is being changed because I'm deleting users? I'm not sure how to work around that though?

EDIT

The following should work. Thanks to @Neil Hibbert for the help.
$sql_server = "mysqlserver"
$dbname = "mydb"

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO") | Out-Null

$server = New-Object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server")($sql_server)
$db = $server.Databases["$dbname"]
$logins = $db.users

if ($logins.count -gt 0) {
    for ($i=0; $i -lt $logins.count; $i++) {
        if ($logins[$i] -notmatch "\[dbo\]|\[guest\]|\[INFORMATION_SCHEMA\]|\[sys\]") {
            $user = $logins[$i] -replace '[^a-zA-Z\.\\]'
            write-host "Dropping $user"
            $db.Users[$user].Drop()
        }
    }
}

A: I'm pretty certain the error message you are/were seeing is because you had set $logins to the list of $db.users and then tried to delete a user during the foreach loop.
Initializing $logins with $server.Logins (rather than $db.users) and then checking $db.Users.Contains($login) before calling $db.Users[$login].Drop() in your loop will fix your issue...


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DriveClub Review: Off A Cliff
I'm going to come right off the bat and say I don't like DriveClub. I'd refrain from calling it a bad game, but it is a confused one that gets very little right. Everything from the handling to the tracks to driver AI feels slightly off kilter to the point where nothing in the game feels as though it was developed by the same team. In the end what we've got is a game that seems like a confused mish-mash of a racing game that does nothing particularly wrong, but will probably have most people asking themselves why it exists.
And its been a bit like that in the whole lead up to the game. What is DriveClub? Is it an arcade racer? Is it a simulation racer? How will the career be structured? The confusion prior to release was palpable. Sadly none of these questions are answered now we have the game in our hands, and from the moment you hit the track to the moment you put the game on the shelf to gather dust, you'll be trying to make sense of how exactly you should be driving. Taking the racing line won't get you the speed necessary to beat some of the times required to meet race objectives, but the cars' handling doesn't invite the more fast and furious style either, so you'll constantly be wondering how the game wants you to drive. And if you manage to make your peace with the handling of the cars, the often narrow and overly complex track design, and dumb-as-dogs-balls opponents will more than likely be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
DriveClub probably also isn't going to win any awards for innovative single-player career design, but in that regard I can't say that it make me screw my nose up in disgust at its conservatism. Within a couple of button presses you'll find yourself staring at a matrix of events, starting off with the slower cars, and finishing up with high-powered aerodynamic powerhouses, and aside from objectives for each event which often deviate from winning the race, you'd be hard pressed to differentiate it from what the menu for racing games looked like 15 years ago. And its this staunch adherence to career structures of yore does work to the game's advantage, hiding the paradoxically erratic and lethargic handling of the bulk of the game's cars, behind the less-powerful and less-maneuverable cars found in the lower classes. After all who expects a 'hot hatch' to be nimbly and ably making its way around corners and through chicanes? So to the game's credit it did take me a while to realise that the game isn't really my cup of tea, but once I did, by jove that was a long and hard realisation.
Whichever way I look at it, DriveClub is a game that seems to take any opportunity to be unlikeable. The whole thing feels like it's been pulled in three different directions, and as a result, is stuck spinning its wheels in the middle, not going far enough in either direction to make a good go of any of them. I think we'll see a lot of debate as to whether the online portions of the game, which have been the major selling point for the game, ostensibly being offline has resulted in the sour taste it has left in people's mouths. Perhaps it would have. But the ability to join clubs and what amounts to 'levelling up together' don't seem to me like they'll save what is a fundamentally flawed racing game. Online or off, no amount of leader boards was ever going to stop DriveClub from being stuck somewhere in racing game limbo.
I'm sure the intentions were there, and somewhere in someone's mind at Evolution Studios, sits a bloody excellent racing game. But the developer's seeming reluctance to make a decision about what they were setting out to achieve with this game has resulted in a confused and directionless racing game that is very hard to enjoy. Because of this, despite the very occasional flashes of potential, DriveClub is perhaps first major letdown of the generation.
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Louise has sent me her picture of the "Siamese Kitten" Pastel Pencil Tutorial and has asked for any tips to help improve her painting. To help with the understanding of the points I am going to raise I have also included my original painting alongside.
The black arrows indicate the over application of the dark colours over the eyes and although I have also painted these on mine they are more subtle. The pupil on the left is slightly too large indicated by the red arrow and the right eye could do with a touch more depth, dark blue (faber castell pitt pastel pencils no. 151) followed by 199 black would solve this; see the blue arrow above.
I have placed a white square of equal proportions over the nose of both pictures and you will note the nose on the left is a touch too large.
The area of the picture ringed by the yellow circle has been over blended but by using sharp dark pencils and then not blended out this could be easily addressed.
I feel that Louise has done a remarkable job on this tricky subject and should be proud of her effort. I particularly like the way she has softened the fur around the top of the head. Once the adjustments I have suggested are implemented the picture will be very good indeed.
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These are the promo photos we took for the launch of a new cinema and bowling alley in Uttoxeter. Staff from Yes Direct and Yes Response along with wives, hubbies and kids volunteered as models for the afternoon.
At last night's launch over 600 guests were treated to champagne while they watched a spectacular laser show. Oh, and we organised a fleet of stretch hummers to shuttle them to the cinema.
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Hi there! It's Movie Goer Grim. Welcome to this issue's Movie Reviews. This month we are going to look at some of the hottest releases on DVD, and two movies which were re-released to theaters in 3D. So let's get to it!
The first movie we are going to grade is the release of George Lucas' "Star Wars Episode One: Phantom Menace." Originally released in 1999, this film is about the evil Trade Federation. Led by Nute Gunray, the TF is planning to take over the peaceful world of Naboo. Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi are sent to confront the leaders. But not everything goes to plan. The two Jedi escape, and along with their new Gungan friend, Jar Jar Binks head to Naboo to warn Queen Amidala. But droids have already started to capture Naboo and the Queen is not safe there. Eventually, they land on Tatooine, where they become friends with a young boy known as Anakin Skywalker. Qui-Gon is curious about the boy, and sees a bright future for him. The group must now find a way of getting to Coruscant and to finally solve this trade dispute, but there is someone else hiding in the shadows. Are the Sith really extinct? Is the Queen who she really says she is? And what's so special about this young boy?
>While I did miss it in theaters in 1999, I was able to enjoy this film with today's advancements in technology in 3D. I have to admit, while I have seen a few movies of late in 3D, this was by far my favorite—it was the light saber battles—film. While I was not overly fond of the "rushed" storyline and that (damned) Jar Jar Binks, the overall effort was enjoyed.
>And if you haven't seen it in 3D, it is worth the few extra bucks to enjoy this recent classic in a whole new light. So, for The 3D edition of "Star Wars Episode One: Phantom Menace" I award three 3D-filled stars for this sci-fi adventure and really look forward to the re-release of Episode Two!
>Next on the list is another re-release in 3D, James Cameron's 1997 epic: "Titanic." After winning a trip on the RMS Titanic during a dockside card game, American Jack Dawson spots society girl Rose DeWitt Bukater who is on her way to Philadelphia to marry her rich snob fiancé Caledon Hockley. Rose feels helplessly trapped by her situation and makes her way to the aft deck to think of suicide until she is rescued by Jack. Cal is therefore obliged to invite Jack to dine at their first-class table where he suffers through the slights of his snobbish hosts. In return, he spirits Rose off to third-class for an evening of dancing, giving her the time of her life. Deciding to forsake her intended future altogether, Rose asks Jack, who has made his living making sketches on the streets of Paris, to draw her in the nude wearing the invaluable blue diamond Cal has given her. Cal finds out and has Jack locked away. Soon afterward, the ship hits an iceberg and Rose must find Jack, while both must run from Cal even as the ship sinks deeper into the freezing water.
>Whether it is watched in 3D or not, "Titanic" is a riveting and powerful story. The special 3D effects added made the film come to life and out of the big screen! For this award winning masterpiece represented in 3D, I give "Titanic" four exciting and tear-jerking stars …though I have to ask, "Why Rose? Why? Why couldn't you could have taken turns with Jack? WHY?
>Oookay, and I'm back. Sorry about that. The third film isn't really a movie, but is worth mentioning. "It's Bad for Ya" is the fourteenth and final HBO stand-up comedy special by stand-up comedian George Carlin. It was televised live on March 1, 2008 on HBO, less than four months before he died of heart failure.
>"It's Bad for Ya" is the follow-up to the 2005 HBO special "Life is Worth Losing", and the working title was "The Parade of Useless Bullsh*t". Filmed in the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California, the stage behind Carlin was designed to represent a cozy living room theme. "It's Bad For Ya" received the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, but sadly was awarded posthumously. I can't rate this as I would a typical film, so I approached rating differently—as how much I laughed—and in the end, I am pleased to award "It's Bad for Ya" four and a half laughter-filled stars !
>The other night, I was bored and found myself surfing around Netflix and came across a 2009 Horror/Comedy starring Steve Howey (Something Borrowed and Bride Wars), Diora Baird (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live) in " Stan Helsing."
>"Stan Helsing" begins on Halloween night, as a slacker video store clerk, Stan, along with his insanely sexy ex-girlfriend, best buddy and an exotic dancer/massage therapist—detours into a town cursed by the biggest monsters in movie history: Freddy, Jason , Pinhead , Leatherface , Chucky and Michael Myers.
>"Stan Helsing" is full of laughs as you quickly learn it's a parody of American Horror Movies. There isn't anything epic or compelling about this flick, but it is fun—and, sometimes fun is all you need. So for "Stan Helsing" I give it two and a half stars for movie monster fun !
>And the last film this month is Martin Campbell's take on DC Comics' legendary character "Green Lantern." It stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Carol Ferris, Peter Sarsgaard and Tim Robbins. A cocky test pilot, Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds ), acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by "the Ring," the willpower-fed source of power, of the Green Lantern Intergalactic Corps. He, reluctantly at first, takes on the challenges these superheroes face. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a super-powerful being who feeds on fear. He is the universe's last chance, as many Lanterns have been killed and the Corps is weakened. And he might just be the right Lantern for the job of keeping the world safe from harm. (Based on the characters of DC Comics series "Green Lantern.")
>Though this flick was jammed packed with special effects, I believe what made the movie work was the storyline and good acting. I didn't have a preference either way coming into this film (though I knew a little about the director's background in doing fantastic movies like, Edge of Darkness, Casino Royale and GoldenEye), so I was pleasantly surprised as to how good it ended up being.
>It's a good movie. The only down side is, most people who are not into the world of collecting comics, may not understand the underlying superhero theme of the film. For "Green Lantern" I'll give three stars of comic book geekdom pleasure !
>Well, that's it from me this month. Remember, don't take my word on these movies, go out there and judge for yourself!
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Vocabulary Builder Exercise – The Challenge to China's New Silk Road
Exercise: Complete the following passage with the list of words and phrases provided below. There are 10 blanks in total.
maritime, consensus, value chains, strategies, bilateral, regulatory, dominance, overlapping, education, extending
The Challenge to China's New Silk Road
The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) is a collaborative vision shared by India and Japan to create a growth corridor and industrial network connecting Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Africa across the Indo-Pacific region.
It has been seen as being aimed at "countering the Belt and Road (the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative)," as there is a high level of (1) ……………….. in geographic coverage and cooperation fields between the AAGC and the Belt and Road Initiative.
What's proposed?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared that India and Japan would jointly develop an Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and a vision document of the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor Partnership for Sustainable and Innovative Development was drawn up.
In the document, it is pointed out that the AAGC will be instrumental in creating new production channels, expanding and deepening existing (2) ……………….., ensuring economic and technical cooperation for enhancing capacities, facilitating a greater flow of people between the two continents, and achieving sustainable growth over the longer term. The AAGC will be developed through quality infrastructure and complemented by digital and (3) ……………….. connectivity.
Although no detailed implementation procedures have been made public, based on official documents released by the governments of India and Japan, as well as the research findings of the think tanks concerned, the main content and features of this initiative can be concluded as below:
Geographically, the AAGC covers the Indo-Pacific region, with special emphasis on "Maritime Asia" and Africa. The AAGC claims to promote integration between Asia and Africa across the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Judging from the present situation, Maritime Asia and Africa are the priority areas for Japan and India in their efforts to build the AAGC. Maritime Asia refers to the maritime region (4) ……………….. from Northeast Asia, across Southeast Asia and South Asia to West Asia.
With the growing importance of sea-lane security in these regions, which seem to have become more vulnerable, Japan and India's maritime security concerns have increased, leading them to enhance (5) ……………….. security cooperation. Although there is not much about Maritime Asia in the Vision Document, it is indeed the key field for these two countries' strategic coordination.
Since the Vision Document was released, cooperation between the two countries has further deepened: for one thing, the progress China has made in port and pier building in Maritime Asia has intensified India's worries about China's so-called String of Pearls strategy, while Japan also fears that China will jeopardize the maritime order.
China's dominance
The two countries believe it is a must for them to jointly act to counter China's "(6) ………………..".
Africa is another key area for the AAGC. In the Vision Document, many development and cooperation programs focus on Africa, specifically arguing for the complementarity of India and Japan in Africa.
Although the United States considers the Indo-Pacific region as stretching from the west coast of India to the western shores of the United States, according to Japan and India, Africa (especially East Africa) should also be included as part of the Indo-Pacific region.
The Vision Document outlines four pillars for the AAGC. These are development and cooperation projects, quality infrastructure and institutional connectivity, enhancing capacity and skills, and people-to-people partnerships.
The reason people-to-people partnerships are a key field are because emphasizing these interactions makes it easy to claim the moral high ground and ease other countries' worries. People-to-people partnerships are also consistent with the respective economic development (7) ……………….. of Japan and India, who would benefit from the AAGC. And because these partnerships echo the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063 of the African Union, they help to gain more support for the AAGC. People-to-people exchanges include tourism, (8) ……………….., and knowledge promotion.
Policy Motivation
The AAGC is the outcome of a transition of Japan and India's domestic policies. Also, it has emerged from these two countries' strategies in the Indo-Pacific region, and suits both countries' interests by tapping their complementarity, and jointly exploring the opportunities presented by Africa's development.
The strategic understanding between Japan and India has been upgraded to strategic coordination, which can be clearly observed from the AAGC. In recent years, it has become a strategic (9) ……………….. that the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean have turned into one integrated zone with geopolitical significance.
As two important powers in the Indo-Pacific region, Japan and India have been steadily enlarging their (10) ……………….. cooperation under the Indo-Pacific framework, and they have even actively planned for multilateral cooperation with the United States and Australia.
Prospects and Implications of the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor
Despite the various obstacles that lie ahead, the AAGC is bound to advance in the long term and impact on China's Belt and Road Initiative to a certain extent. As concerns about China are an important driver of the AAGC, the advance of the initiative will inevitably have competitive effects on China.
Despite China's reiterations that it is committed to a path of peaceful development, as well as its commitment to fostering a new type of international relations and building a community with a shared future for mankind, which was delivered at the 19th CPC National Congress, the Japanese and Indian governments have not given any positive response. The perception of China challenging the existing international order has become a strategic consensus for the two countries …
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