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Daily Current Affairs 14 February 2019
Daily Current Affairs 14 February 2019: Your guide for daily General Knowledge Preparation
This post contains important current affairs of 14 February 2019. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 14 February 2019. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 14 February 2019 Current affairs test.
1. Book : 'What Marx Left Unsaid'
'What Marx Left Unsaid' is authored by Malay Chaudhuri, Arindam Chaudhuri and Che Kabir Chaudhuri.
Former Union Minister Manish Tewari has launched book named 'What Marx Left Unsaid'.
2. Book 'Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India'
Book 'Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India' is authored by former Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari has launched a book named 'Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India'.
3. Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna- MVPY
Bihar Govt. has launched a Universal Old Age Pension Scheme 'Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna- MVPY'.
400 rupees monthly pension irrespective of caste, religion or community.
4. National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar
PM Modi has inaugurated the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at Badhsa, Jhajjar, in Haryana.
NCI is the largest investment by the Government in a single hospital project and holds the distinction of being one of the mega healthcare project.
1. International Dam Safety Conference 2019
The 5th International Dam Safety Conference–2019 has started in Bhubaneswar.
International Dam Safety Conference–2019 is a joint initiative of the Government of India, Government of Odisha and the World Bank.
2. Ambassador of India to Bhutan
Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Bhutan.
Ruchira Kamboj is currently serving as the High Commissioner of India to South Africa.
3. Lower Arun Hydropower Project
Government of India will construct Lower Arun Hydropower Project in Nepal with a capacity of 400 Megawatts.
Capital: Kathmandu || Currency: Nepalese rupee || Prime minister: Khadga Prasad Oli
4. International Conference on Unani Medicine
International Conference on Unani Medicine was held in New Delhi.
It was organised by Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), under Ministry of AYUSH.
Theme :- 'Integration of Unani System of Medicine in main stream healthcare'.
1. Air India CMD
Ashwani Lohani has been re-appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India.
He replaced PS Kharola.
2. CREDAI YouthCon -19
PM Modi has addressed the CREDAI YouthCon -19 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi.
It is organized by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Association of India, CREDAI.
Theme :- 'Next Generation'.
The Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India or CREDAI (Headquarters: New Delhi) is the apex body of all registered real estate builders and developers in India. It was set up in 1999 and as of 2017, it has 11940 members and has 23 state level chapters and 177 city level chapters.
3. 'NCAER-State Investment Potential Index 2018' (N-SIPI)
Kerala has emerged an achiever in 'NCAER-State Investment Potential Index 2018' (N-SIPI).
'NCAER-State Investment Potential Index 2018' (N-SIPI) is released by National Council of Applied Economic Research at ASCEND KERALA 2019 in Kochi.
4. Indo-German Environment Forum
New Delhi will host the 3rd Indo-German Environment Forum on 13th Feb.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change || Union Minister: Harsh Vardhan || Minister of state: Mahesh Sharma
1. MRF Challenge Series
Jamie Chadwick (British) has become the first female winner of the MRF Challenge Series.
MRF Challenge, is an open-wheel motorsport formula based in India organized by Madras Motor Sports Club.
2. Gardon Banks passes away
England's Goalkeeper Gordon Banks has passed away at 81.
Gordon Banks was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 628 appearances during a 15-year career in the Football League, and won 73 caps for England, highlighted by starting every game of the nation's 1966 World Cup victory.
3. National Games 2022
Clouded Leopard will be the Mascot for National Games 2022.
Meghalaya will host the 2022 National Games.
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This post is part of a series by Shannon Kaiser called Live Your Life — a primer on finding your passion and living with purpose. Each day this week, we'll post one article offering the foundational elements you need to go deeper in the search for your life's true meaning. When you're ready to take the next step, check out Shannon's course: Get Unstuck: How To Find Your Calling & Live A Life With More Meaning.
Have you lost your passion for your job or even your life? Maybe you've been going through the motions so long you don't even remember having passion.
If you're frustrated or bored, craving more connection, and wondering if what you have now is really all there is, it might be time to make a drastic change.
Six years ago I was stuck in a job in advertising that suffocated my soul. My doctor diagnosed me with clinical depression, and that was my wake-up call. I realized my depression was a result of a failure to listen to my own heart. As it turns out, I was avoiding my true calling. I didn't even know what my calling was, but I knew I was missing it.
So I went on a journey to discover my true self, and in the process I found love for life and for myself, and today I am living my life to the fullest. I transformed my life by finding purpose, and the journey started with my asking myself some important questions. Through my personal journey, I learned a lot about what it actually means to be fulfilled and happy and what steps we can take to get there.
1. What am I holding on to that no longer feels good?
2. What have I been avoiding out of fear?
3. What dream have I ignored, but it keeps coming back to me?
4. What in my life am I forcing?
5. What skills or talents am I not using?
6. What am I afraid of?
7. What concerns am I willing to release?
8. What am I committed to changing?
9. What can I remove from my life?
10. What brings me incredible joy?
11. When do I feel like my best self?
We have to be honest with ourselves about what we want and who we are. In this truthful space, transformation begins.


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3 Health Care Policies to Know
The current public health crisis has forced millions of Americans to recognize that access to high-quality health care is vitally important. Without adequate or affordable coverage, a trip to the hospital can cost thousands of dollars. This is a reality that chronic disease patients face everyday, with or without the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the Chronic Disease Coalition, we believe all patients deserve access to quality care. In this week's blog, we look at several policies that either promote increased access or create challenges for patients across the nation.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act (H.R. 1425)
In March, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) celebrated its tenth anniversary and the coverage of nearly 22 million Americans. Despite this statistic, the validity of the ACA has been debated by the Trump Administration.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, or H.R. 1425, was introduced to help increase affordability, access to coverage and protect patients from purchasing inadequate health plans. Specifically, the bill will provide subsidies to patients to help afford their care and fund programs that provide information about health plans and a patient's options.
Learn more about this bill in a recent Health Affairs article.
Louisiana H.B. 263
Earlier this summer Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed a critical piece of step therapy legislation into law. Step therapy is a dangerous practice implemented by health insurers, forcing patients to try and "fail" on a medication(s) before they can access the treatment prescribed by their doctor.
House Bill 263 enacts stronger protections and creates a transparent process for patients to request exemptions from step therapy protocols. It also requires insurers to base step therapy protocols on clinical review criteria and clinical practice guidelines to help mitigate the negative impact these practices could have on a patient's health.
Medicaid Proposed Rule
On June 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that included concerning guidance on copay accumulator programs.
Patients battling chronic disease often require biologics or other specialty medication to treat and manage their condition. To help afford their treatment, a patient may utilize a copay card or coupon that they redeem at their pharmacy. Historically, this assistance has counted toward their deductible. Copay accumulator programs prevent this assistance from counting toward a patient's deductible, which creates significant financial challenges for the patient.
CMS' rule does not require health insurers to end this practice, but rather requires drug manufacturers to ensure their assistance is going directly to the patient. With copay accumulator programs in place, this is an impossible feat.
Join us in the fight for patients' rights and learn more about copay accumulator programs here.
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Trappers defeat Gold Miners and advance to NOJHL finals
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Release Date: Monday, April 8, 2013
NORTH BAY – Graham Pickard's second goal of the game with 8:21 remaining stood up as the game-winner as the North Bay Trappers defeated the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners 4-2 Monday evening in game 5 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League semifinal series at Memorial Gardens.
With the victory the Trappers win the best-of-seven affair 4-1 and now advance to meet the defending NOJHL champion Soo Thunderbirds in the league final, which is expected to get underway later this week.
The schedule for the NOJHL championship will be announced once it is finalized.
As North Bay is also serving as the host team for the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Jr. A championship tournament, the reigning DHC title-holding Thunderbirds automatically advance to join the Trappers along with the winners from both the Ontario Junior and Superior International Junior Hockey Leagues in the five-day event, which goes April 30 through May 4.
In Monday's contest, Kirkland Lake captain Connor McNally opened the scoring 7:49 into the contest, only to see Pickard tie it with just over three minutes remaining in the first period.
In the middle frame, North Bay took their first lead of the night late in the session as Duane Wainman beat Gold Miners starter Chris Komma with 1:35 to go.
Not to be deterred, the visitors levelled the proceedings 78 seconds later as Jean-Michel Naud slipped the puck past North Bay netminder Greg Dodds at 19:43 to knot the score heading to the third.
That is where Pickard finished off the work of Tait Seguin to put the Trappers up for good.
Seguin, along with Connor Gilmartin, then picked up their second assists of the night apiece as they combined to feed Brennen Dubchak for an empty-net effort at 19:53 to close out the series over a resilient Kirkland Lake squad, who battled hard right until the end under the tutelage of NOJHL coach of the year Marc Lafleur.
Dodds made 20 saves to pick up the win for North Bay who fired 37 shots on Komma.
NOJHL Playoffs: Round 2
No. 1 North Bay Trappers vs. No. 4 Kirkland Lake Gold Miners
Trappers win best-of-seven series 4-1
Game 1: North Bay 2 Kirkland Lake 1 (OT)
Game 2: Kirkland Lake 2 North Bay 1
Game 4: North Bay 5 Kirkland Lake 2
No. 2 Soo Thunderbirds vs. 3 Sudbury Nickel Barons
Thunderbirds win best-of-seven series 4-0
Game 1: Soo 4 Sudbury 1
NOJHL Finals
No. 1 North Bay Trappers vs. No. 2 Soo Thunderbirds
Best-of-seven series
Schedule T.B.A.
North Bay's Seguin named NOJHL scholastic player of the year
NOJHL announces schedule for league championship series


Post: The Strange Secret Behind Riskless Spread Trading.
Good Morning Traders! 'Nother installment from RadioActive Trading about how to limit risk, enhance returns, and bulletproofing your portfolio.
But if it WERE possible to set up a spread trade that takes a premium, but can't ever hurt you– wouldn't it make sense to find out how?
That's true. What makes a trade risky or not is its context. For example, I did a bet once with my friend Emil (this is a true story). We were at a coffee shop and I told him I absolutely, positively, every single time… could 'call' what a tossed coin would do when he tossed it in the air, as long as he didn't mess with it after he tossed it.
Then he tossed the coin.
Emil groaned. He knew he'd been had.
Tricky, but What About Trading Options Without Risk?
Well, if you trade options at all you probably got introduced to it with a completely riskless play… without knowing it was completely riskless.
I'm talking about a short call here.
When you do a short call, by itself, we call that a "NAKED" call.
Naked as in, nothing 'covering' the call. Sell a call… get some premium in your account… it's a happy day, right?
Well, yeah. UNLESS your underlying stock goes up. THEN you have a problem because the short call obligates you to deliver stock at a low price, when it fact it's only available at a high price. So you gotta go on the open market and buy stock high, only to sell it low.
See? Short calls are risky, right? In fact the only riskier thang you can do in the stock market than sell a short call… is to sell two short calls.
Yes I did. Because when you got qualified to do options trades, it was probably with covered calls. Meaning that you were allowed to sell calls short, provided that you already owned the stock.
In other words, a "covered" call.
Your ownership of the stock eliminates all the risk that normally would go against you.
Like I said, it's the context that makes a play risky or not. Emil thought I was making a bet with him that it was gonna be heads or tails. But the context of the bet was that I could predict what the coin would do. And I did, accurately.
When the context of your short call includes ownership of the stock… then the risk inherent in the short call goes away.
Hence, you have probably already done a riskless options play. "Why, sure," yo might be saying. "But there still is risk involved in owning the stock.
In other posts you've seen the phenomenon of "Bulletproofing"– using Income Methods to alter a protective put trade so that the cost basis for the protective put is less than the strike price of the put.
For example, say you own shares of XYZ with a cost basis of $50, and a long-term $55 put option for a cost of $7.
That's $57 for an instrument that's worth $55 at least, but could actually go higher from there.
Now, by using a short-term Income Method, say you capture $2 premium. The net cost basis of your stock plus put… which HAD been $57… is reduced to $55. And you still are holding a $55 put option.
Can you lose in this context?
What else is possible, I wonder?
In the above example of a short call, we saw that doing the call itself.. BY itself… was risky. But doing the short call in the context of the ownership of stock eliminated all the risk, at least from the call.
Let's look at a different play, shall we?
It looks from this graph as though the Bear Call Spread risks four times as much as it takes in.
And it would… IF it weren't for the fact that we also own the stock.
In the context of owning stock plus a put option, the Bear Call Spread won't have any risk remaining at all.
Doing a Bear Call Spread captures income which might actually come back and 'bite' ya if the stock's price goes up.
But in the context that includes owning stock at a lower cost basis, that spread has no risk.
It's a little like the "fixed" bet that I made with Emil: I wasn't betting that the coin would be heads or tails, only that it would go down.
Similarly, I'm not betting that the stock will go up or down… I'm taking a premium now from the sale of my Bear Call Spread, and I'm doing it in the context of owning the stock so if it goes up… shoot, there is still an unlimited upside.
Here's what the combination of those two plays (the long term married put and the short term bear call spread) looks like.
All four legs combined: stock, put, short calls, long calls. You cannot lose on the bear call spread without winning bigger on the stock!
If you'll note..! The Bear Call Spread cannot go against. You get to keep the credit suplied, whether the stock goes up, down, or sideways.
The risk that had been present for doing the Bear Call Spread was dependent on the fact that we didn't own the stock. But if we do own the stock… That risk goes away.
In the context of owning stock, there is no risk to doing a Bear Call Spread if the strike price of the short call is higher than the cost basis for the stock.
Here is the strange secret behind doing Riskless Spread Trades: It's RISKLESS to do the trade when you are not betting on either outcome.
…means that you might do apply this principle over and over. By a series of Bear Call Spreads (or another combination… there are ELEVEN "Income Methods" you might completely eliminate risk altogether.
Well, traders… whaddya think of today's post?
Do ya think you could stand to be in a position like the one to the left… Bulletproof, meaning heads you win, tails you can't lose?
I'd love to offer you a free mini-course that'll walk you through exactly how you may get to this "Bulletproof" status within your own account.
Click me! <== to get the free mini-course, and to get on the waitlist for "The Blueprint".
Oh, and if you found this post useful and/or intriguing… maybe a second set of eyes should see it too. Bonus karma points for you for sharing and commenting!
Okay Traders. I'm off like a prom dress. Time to go get ready for today's webinar.
I have seen you used the same sentence in IM#11. I have seen some of your videos where the short bear call strike is below the protective put…so, does this sentence mean that you are not taking any risk if the premium received from call is enough to cancel the total risk left in the Married Put and you are not expecting any direction outcome from the stock? Please post cost basis example if possible.
We answered Jay's question in more detail via email as he is a Blueprint owner. If an IM #6 is used where the short call is below the cost basis, you may end up in a situation where you have two ways to lose. This is why The Blueprint is an important reference to own as we describe all of the rules, "do's" and "dont's" for all 11 income methods.
The loss of the spread is less than the gain of the married put, that's why it's "riskless". However, if you take the full loss of the spread in expiration, and you are still holding the married put position, after that if the stock price drops, then the original "gain" is gone, so the loss of the spread is not covered, and the risk of the whole position increases, right?
So it's not always riskless?


For a teenager, acne breakouts are a very common occurrence. Even with washing and moisturizing your face twice a day: high levels of stress, dirty makeup brushes or sheets, or even your diet are contributors to high levels of acne. However, there are ways to help prevent or at least minimize these acne breakouts.
During the stress-free summer, faces are clear and there is an all-around joy in the air whereas months into school faces are breaking out and it feels as if you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders, especially if you're a senior. College apps, school, sports, community service, and trying to have a social life all contribute to a very stressful environment which leads to breaking out. According to dermalogica, stress causes the adrenal glands to go into overdrive, which produces more oils and thus more breakouts. To prevent stress related breakouts try yoga, working out, going to sleep early, staying on top of work, and try to maintain a positive attitude.
Cleaning your sheets and makeup brushes regularly is something that should not jut be done to keep your skin clear, but also for the hygienic reason. Makeup brushes touch your face, your makeup, bathroom counters, and etc these all have bacteria on them which you are then putting on your face again and again. Cleaning them can be quite easy: rinse the bristles in water (don't get water above the handle), gently massage in soap (baby shampoo works well), rinse it again, squeeze the water out, and let it dry on a towel overnight. Foundation/ concealer brushes should be cleaned about once a week, eye brushes around twice a month, and everything else should be once a month. Bacteria also lurks on pillow cases and bed sheets. Going to bed with product in your hair, makeup on your face, or other substances on your face can cause a bacteria build-up leading to more acne. To avoid this wash your bed sheets every week or two, however your pillowcase should be changed or washed every 3-4 days to really avoid breakouts.
Unfortunately the food most people enjoy is not only bad for your body but also for your skin. Consuming a lot of junk food, fast food, and foods with a lot of sugar may cause you to see an increase of acne. The main reason is because it causes a spike in blood sugar which consequently causes change in hormones in the body. So make sure when you consume white bread, chips, cakes, and cookies within reason. In contrast to the foods that cause harm to your skin, there are foods to help. These foods include fish, natural juices, yogurt, dark chocolate, and even pickles.
Wash your face twice a day, clean your brushes and sheets, take a break to relax, and eat well. Not only will your face thank you, but so will your whole body.


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Kanye West to open 21 'Pablo' pop-up stores worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West fans can buy a taste of "The Life of Pablo" this weekend following the rapper-turned-fashion mogul's announcement of 21 pop-up stores worldwide that will be open just this weekend.
West tweeted a map with red dots indicating the stores' locations Wednesday night. Fourteen of the stores will be in major cities in the U.S.
21 PABLO STORES WORLDWIDE THIS WEEKEND LOCATIONS HERE https ://t.co/tYuzqs7kJW
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) August 18, 2016
West appears to be expanding the pop-up store concept following a successful run at a New York City location in March. The New York Daily News reports shoppers lined up for blocks to snatch a piece of clothing inspired by "Pablo," West's latest album. A recycled Levis jacket customized by West was on sale at the store for $400.


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Winona Ryder, biography, news, photos
Name: Winona Ryder
Real name: Winona Laura Horowitz
Birth date: 29 of October 1971 (49 y.o.)
Place of birth: Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
Height: 5'4 ft
Birth Sign: Scorpio
Chinese zodiac: Pig
Career: Actors 176th
Early life and family
Winona Ryder now
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Winona Ryder biography
Winona Laura Ryder is an unorthodox American actress, rose to popularity in the late 80-s. Throughout her career, she worked with such established directors as Tim Burton (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), Martin Scorsese (The Age of Innocence), Jim Jarmusch (Night on Earth) and Francis Ford Coppola (Bram Stoker's Dracula). She also starred in multiple independent and art-house films including Heathers, Great Balls of Fire! and A Scanner Darkly, along with psychological drama Girl, Interrupted. American sci-fi horror series Stranger Things is Ryder's latest and one of the most hyped projects.
Winona Rider was born as Winona Laura Horowitz on October 29, 1971, in Olmstead County, Minnesota. She got such an unusual name in honor of a city Winona, right nearby her place of birth. Her parents, Michael D. Horowitz and Cynthia Palmer (nee Istas) were descendants from Russian and Romanian Jews. Her fathers' family originally was named Tomchin but took the surname Horowitz after they moved to States. Winona has a younger brother Urie, named after the first Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, and two half-siblings from her mother's first marriage: sister Sunyata Palmer and brother Jubal Palmer.
Winona's parents earned their living through writing and publishing and were pretty open and adventurous in nature. Her father was an avid collector of antique books and had an impressive exposition of psychedelic literature. Timothy Leary, a world-famous philosopher, psychologist, and psychedelic researcher, was Winona's godfather. Amongst Horowitz's family friends were many hipsters and beatnik poets, including Allen Ginsberg. Her middle name, Laura, future actress was given in honor of Laura Huxley, a wife of their close friend and famous writer Aldous Huxley. Winona's mother was a Buddhist and her father was an atheist, however, there were no religious conflicts in their family since parents wanted children to have an open mind and develop their own belief systems.
Winona was a pretty boyish girl in her childhood
For a long time, Winona's parents lived together in civil marriage and registered officially only when their daughter turned 11 years old. They moved around the country a lot, never staying in one place for a long time; they lived in Columbia County, in Mendocino, California, and later moved to Elk, California where they lived in a remote commune called Rainbow along with seven other families. Living in a country, they had no electricity and television (but had grassland for horses), so Ryder had to devote most of her free time to reading. Her favorite book in childhood was J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
Young Winona Ryder
In 1981 they moved to Petaluma, California, where young Winona went to school. During her first week at a new school, she was bullied by local children who mistook her, shorthaired and dressed in well-worn Salvation Army's uniform, for a boy. After the incident, Winona's parents switched her to home-school education. When Ryder turned 12 she enrolled in American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where she started to take her first acting lessons.
Winona Ryder's school photo
When the young actress was twelve, she almost drowned and, after this traumatic incident, developed a case of aquaphobia. According to Winona, this condition caused a heap of problems later on, during the filming of Alien Resurrection (1997), where they had to reshoot underwater scenes multiple times.
Thirteen years old Winona took part in her first casting for a role in Desert Bloom film. Although she failed to receive a role, she was noticed by writer and director David Seltzer, who cast a young actress in Lucas's (1986) movie. After her film debut, she decided to change her surname to Ryder in honor of rock singer Mitch Ryder, one of her father's favorites.
Lucas is the first Winona Ryder's movie
In 1987 Ryder appeared in drama film Square Dance as 13 years old girl, struggling to cope with her mother's immoral lifestyle and decision to move to a large city from a traditional farm. Young actress's performance was universally praised by critics, and The Los Angeles Times newspaper called her work on a set a remarkable debut.
90-s cult actress
In 1988 Winona starred in comedy fantasy movie Beetlejuice, where she was invited by legendary Tim Burton himself, who was impressed with her performance in Lucas. In the movie, she portrayed goth teenager Lydia Deetz, able to see spirits. Along with Ryder movie featured: Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Michael Keaton. Beetlejuice has received commercial acclaim and Ryder acting abilities got a lot of praise from critics.
Winona Ryder as Lydia in Beetlejuice
In the same year, Winona appeared in drama film 1969, along with Robert Downey Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland, as a young anti-war activist.
Winona Ryder's dance in Beetlejuice
In 1989 Winona Horowitz graduated from high school in Petaluma with excellent grades. At that time, she was considered a real superstar in her town.
Years later, I went to a coffee shop and I ran into one of the girls who'd kicked me, and she said, 'Winona, Winona, can I have your autograph?' And I said, 'Do you remember me? Remember in seventh grade you beat up that kid?' And she said, 'Kind of'. And I said, 'That was me. Go fuck yourself.
Later that year Winona appeared in the independent film Heathers, representing the role of Veronica Sawyer, a teenage girl who, paired with her friend Jason (Christian Slater), plotting to murder her schoolmates and disguising it as a suicide rampage. Ryder's agent begged actress to put this role aside, saying that this film would ruin her career. However, the movie received a positive reaction and even received a cult following, with Ryder becoming an idol for American teenagers. Sometime later she appeared in Mojo Nixon music video for their Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child song.
Young Winona Ryder in Mojo Nixon music video
At the end of 80-s Winona Ryder has already built a reputation of an actress who can take a role of any difficulty; she had a very special instinctive understanding of human emotions and of how to create a memorable character. 13-year-old bride (and a cousin at the same time) of Jerry Lee Lewis in Great Ball of Fire!, is one of such difficult roles, that managed to bring Young Artist Awards prize to Winona.
Winona Ryder's photoset for Vogue (1992)
In 1990 20 years old actress scored her first Golden Globe for her portrayal of Charlotte Flax in Mermaids. In this movie, Ryder partnered up with Christina Ricci and Cher. Later that year she starred in Edward Scissorhands along with magnificent Johnny Depp. This encounter had ignited the relationship between actors and served as the beginning of their affair that is covered in detail in the Personal life section.
Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands
In 1991 Winona starred as a young taxi driver in Jim Jarmusch Night on Earth film.
A shot from Night on Earth
Ryder was initially supposed to appear in the third part of Francis Coppola's Godfather representing a daughter of don Corleone character, but, she had to pull out from the cast due to exhaustion and anorexia. The role was passed to Sophie Coppola, daughter of the director. However her dream to star in Coppola's movie came true when the director handpicked her for the role of Mina Harker in Bran Stoker's Dracula featuring Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins.
Winona Ryder in Coppola's Bran Stoker's Dracula
In 1993 Winona starred in the historical drama film The House of Spirits in the role of Salvador Allende's niece. Movie also featured Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons.
Winona Ryder was nominated for 1994 Academy Awards
Later that year Ryder appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, joining Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer. For her portrayal of May, Welland Winona received her first Academy Awards nomination in Best Supporting Actress category. The prize went to Anna Paquin for The Piano, but Ryder's outstanding performance was rewarded with her first Golden Globe award. The actress later describer Scorsese as The best director she ever worked with.
Winona Ryder on Academy Awards ceremony
The incredible and unique acting style of Winona Ryder allowed her to infuse every role she played and every character she portrayed with charm, expression, and almost mystical liveliness. Her performance as Josephina in 1994 family drama film Little Women, based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name, was just another proof of her outstanding talent and brought her another Academy Awards nomination.
Young Winona Ryder with no make-up
In 1999 actress joined Sigourney Weaver in the American sci-fi movie Alien: Resurrection (as android Annalee Call). Later on, Winona starred in a psychological drama movie Girl, Interrupted that became one of the most significant projects in her entire acting career. Her character, Susanna Kaysen, is locked up in a psychiatric hospital after a botched suicide attempt. The movie was based on a real-life story and was filmed in a real medical facility. Movie's supporting cast includes Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Redgrave.
Ryder managed to masterfully translate her character's mental illness to the screen
Autumn in New York was the first Winona movie in the XXI century, along with Richard Gere. The movie has received negative reviews and actors' duo was nominated for Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple. Later that year she appeared in horror movie Lost Souls joining her brother Urie. Corny and trivial, this movie was also a commercial failure and received cold reviews from critics and the public alike.
Winona Ryder and Sigourney Weaver during Alien: Resurrection filming
On October 6, 2000, Winona received her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A shot from Lost Souls
Unfortunately, her next appearance on a big screen was yet another letdown; her performance in Adam Sandler's 2002 comedy movie Mr. Deeds brought her another Razzie Award.
Winona Ryder in A Scanner Darkly
In 2002 actress barely avoided jail time (see below), putting her career on a temporary hiatus. She was able to come back to the industry only around 2006, she, along with Keanu Reeves, made an appearance in Richard Linklater's animated sci-fi film A Scanner Darkly Based on Philip K. Dick's novel of the same name. A year later Ryder also starred in The Ten and The Darwin Awards. Around 2009 Winona Ryder joined Hilary Duff in Stay Cool and took a role in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. In 2010 actress starred in When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story. For her outstanding performance in the portrayal of Lois Wilson, she received Screen Actors Guild Award.
Hyped and revered series "Stranger Things", premiered on Netflix in 2016, starring young actors Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown is the most important and influential of her latest works. Ryder portrays Joyce Byers, mother of suddenly disappeared boy. While the police are struggling to find a missing child, Joyce realizes that her son is making attempts to contact her from the other world. Viewers unanimously agreed on the opinion that thanks to her portrayal of a woman, destroyed by grief and balancing on the edge of insanity, she re-established herself as a world-class actress and series frontrunner.
Winona Ryder in Stranger Things
Another of Winona's last projects is the 2018 American romantic comedy Destination Wedding; the actress was cast as a Lindsay, cynical and bitter girl, found herself falling in love with Frank, portrayed by Keanu Reeves.
In 1989 18 years old Winona started her relationship with Johnny Depp. Despite her liberal upbringing, Depp was the first serious passion in her life. Every single tabloid and media outlet was following the love story of two-star actors, only magnified by the fact that Depp was well known as a very eccentric and flamboyant person and was older than Ryder for nearly 10 years.
Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp met each other on a movie set
Only two months after they officially announced their relationship, Depp had proposed Winona. As if it wasn't enough, he made a tattoo saying Winona Forever on his arm.
Unfortunately, close press attention made it more foul than good for a young couple. Tabloids were bursting with false reports claiming that actors weren't faithful to each other; that obviously put a strand on their family. At last, during her work on Bram Stoker's Dracula, Winona broke up with Depp. Falling out was not easy for both parties; Depp coped with their separation by telling every single outlet that he clearly had mistaken being in love with Winona for true love. They were able to remain friends after the divorce and supported each other throughout the years. When Johnny Depp was accused of domestic violence towards Amber Heard back in 2016, Winona was the first to defend her ex-husband; she claimed that: I only know him as a really good, loving, caring guy who is very, very protective of the people that he loves.
Winona Ryder and Johnny Depp's divorce was caused by mass media unhealthy attention
In 1993, on MTV Live show Winona met Dave Pirner, frontman of Soul Asylum band. They immediately fell in love with each other, although managed to keep their romance away from the press. They happily lived together for over three years, and the cause of them falling out remains unclear up to this day.
Winona Ryder with Dave Pirner
In 1997 actress attended New Year's party organized by Gwyneth Paltrow, where she met another up and coming star - Matt Damon. A year later the couple started to live together. Most watchful fans spotted the luxurious ring on actress ring finger; that could mean only one thing – Damon and Ryder were engaged. However, at the beginning of 2000 Winona started to suspect Damon having an affair with Penelope Cruz. Rumors were proven to be true and Matt Damon joined the ever-growing army of Winona's ex-boyfriends.
Matt Damon chose Penelope Cruz over Winona Ryder
Later on, the actress was spotted with Mark Wahlberg (at the same time, the press actively speculated that this relationship was only a distraction to the fact that Winona changed her preference in favor of women).
Infamous kiss between Winona Ryder and Jennifer Aniston in Friends
December 12, 2001, was the day Ryder's life and career went downhill: she was caught shoplifting with more than 4500$ worth stolen clothes and accessories found in her bags. Right after the incident, Winona claimed that it was not actually a crime, but a preparation for her next role (she never specified what role she was talking about) and was instructed to conduct a crime by her director. During the search of her handbag, police found oxycodone pills – strong painkiller, without prescription. Trials lasted for over two years and led to actress being sentenced for three years of probation, a huge fine, and 480 hours of community service, despite the fact that many experts considered this case to be unnecessary bloated and unreasonable.
Winona Ryder's shoplifting incident
Due to the trial and media attention actress started to rarely appear in public and her career started to diminish. She started to be noticed again only around 2006 along with Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett. After that, she was also spotted with Pete Yorn, Conor Oberst, and Henry Alex Rubin.
Winona Ryder with Scott Hahn
The actress has been in a relationship with fashion designer Scott Mackinley Hahn since 2011, with press reporting that the couple planning their marriage in the near future.
Winona continues to work in the movie industry. In 2019, the premiere of the mini-series "The Plot Against America" in the thriller genre took place. In it, Winona Ryder starred Evelyn Finkel. Also in 2020, Winona was busy filming Bram Stoker's Dracula, where Keanu Reeves became her partner on the set. The director of the long-awaited picture was Francis Ford Coppola.
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ACT Human Rights Commission > Discrimination > Gender Identity
In the ACT it is against the law for someone to discriminate against you because of a characteristic that you have, or that someone thinks you have, in an area of public life such as employment, education, accommodation, provision of goods and services, clubs.
In the ACT it is against the law for someone to discriminate against you because of your gender identity, including appearance or mannerisms or other gender related characteristics of a person, with or without regard to the person's designated sex at birth.
Alteration of register of Births, Death and Marriages discrimination
It is also unlawful to discriminate against a person because the record of their sex has been altered under the Births, Deaths and Marriages registration Act 1997 (or an equivalent law in another jurisdiction).
Example of gender identity discrimination
Gender identity discrimination may involve not interviewing someone for a job, forcing a person who identifies as a woman to use male designated toilets, refusing a person service in a restaurant because of the way they look, or imposing conditions (for example when providing a service, accommodation or education) that don't apply to others.
April, a transgender woman, was shopping for clothes in a boutique. She was told by the shop assistant that she was not allowed to use the change rooms to try on the clothes because it was a "women's only space" and that she would just have to buy them without checking that they would fit. She was also told the shop would be unlikely to accept a return in the event that the clothes didn't fit as "they would be used".
Sean was born biologically female and transitioned to male six months ago. When he went to see a physiotherapist for an injury he sustained playing football, he was refused service because the physiotherapist said she "felt uncomfortable" treating Sean.
Meredith identifies as female. Her colleagues continually refer to her directly as 'Sir' and she repeatedly overhears comments from colleagues about herself using male pronouns such as 'he' and 'him'. Meredith has asked people to address her appropriately but most make no effort to use suitable pronouns.
Are there any exceptions?
It is not unlawful to take special measures to help groups or individuals who are disadvantaged or have been unfairly treated and need support to fully enjoy their human rights. For example, some disadvantaged groups experience greater social and economic disadvantage than other groups in society and may therefore require special assistance to enjoy their rights to the same level that other Australians enjoy those rights. A service created to provide free legal advice only to transgender people could be an example of a special measure which is not unlawful discrimination.
The law contains specific exceptions making it lawful to discriminate in some circumstances. Examples where discrimination is not unlawful in the ACT include:
carrying out an act that is necessary to comply with a Territory law or court order,
the availability of membership or the services of a voluntary association, or
appointing members of religious orders, such as priests or ministers.
Gender identity vilification
It is also against the law to vilify a person or group of people on the grounds of 'gender identity'. Vilification means to publicly incite hatred towards a person or group of people which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate that person or group of people.
Examples of gender identity vilification
distributing pamphlets to the public ridiculing a person's 'gender identity',
wearing clothing with messages that denigrates a person's 'gender identity', or
insulting or inciting hatred against people because of their 'gender identity' by a speech at a public rally.
Vilification only extends to acts done 'in public' and does not include acts 'done reasonably in good faith'.
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For more information you can contact us.
To make a complaint please complete our complaint form.


It was a little bit of a rough day but what better place to talk than in the garden.
I have learned that why our heads are down picking we can talk about the things that really matter. When our hands are busy we are free to talk about the easy subjects and the hard subjects. There is freedom outside that can not be found in the walls of our house.
Just like the harvest I feel so blessed with this year I too feel so much love for this little man that I am lucky to have in my life and my heart!
And by the way is it really time to harvest pumpkins???
Yep, can you believe it?! The year has just flown by!
Love these! I can't wait to see my parents pumpkin patch this coming weekend - I love capture on the vine too!
Love the pictures,your pumpkins are beautiful! Our mini pumpkins have turned but the rest haven't yet. They were replanted late after the big hail storm so hopefully soon!
I love the bucket of produce, beautiful! Looks like you had a great helper too!
Great shots! Love all of the veg you have in your garden.


Many years ago, I decided to develop my passion for Holistic Medicine. I took many courses and completed the courses for Spiritual Development For Beginners and Intermediate. Reiki Healing levels 1 and 2 and Working With Your Guardian Angel and the Archangels.
Before I embarked on my own journey, I started to see signs and also hear messages either through spoken word or as a song that was playing.
I would be thinking of something and wanted an answer and as I walked to town or school I would see vehicles, number plates and even billboards with specific words on. They matched what I needed help with.
The songs would be very specific, something that meant a lot to me, and it would be connected to a loved one who had passed or a friend and relative here on earth.
The messages I heard were spoken words of love and reassurance to me. I would sit and write them down and then read them back.
Sometimes I could feel the presence or energy of someone with me in the room.
I am also an empath, so I am very sensitive to my surroundings. I feel other peoples energies as well, so I can become, sad, and tearful if you are.
Claircognizance is something that happens to me quite regularly. It is the sense of knowing. I often know things about people's lives without them actually telling me. The way I capture this is through writing it down.
I help and nurture people all the time.
After having a nervous breakdown I thought that I would never recover and become well again. I would sit at home scared and had many panic attacks along with no energy, complete exhaustion and nothing to look forward to.
The only thing that helped me was a "Sign".It was a Sunday morning and I managed to get out of bed which was a struggle. I had no energy and was very sad and crying. I pulled back the curtains and across the road was a lorry and on the back, in big letters, it said "Trust." It was the only thing I had to hold onto and I believe I was being looked after.
Another occasion as I lay in bed I felt a hand in mine. I awoke and there was nobody there. I was being comforted in the hardest days of my life.
I now feel that because I came through all of this that my own life purpose is to help people and be a healer. Not only that I actually feel ready as well.
I started to write again. I blogged for many years and loved it. So with the help of two web developers, we created and launched "Art Round The Corner." I wrote about my own life struggles and how I overcame them. I also did interviews with artists and inspirational people. I wrote for the community as well.
I wanted to learn about my family so researched my family tree and wrote everything up. A truly fascinating experience for me. Not only to get to know my ancestors but to talk to my dad and family about them and pass on information they didn't know.
I learned even more about the Angels and how each one has a purpose and how they can help you. Angel Gabriel is a particular favourite of mine and who I have called upon many times.
I have appeared in spiritual and writing magazines talking about my life and my book and I have also been on local radio.
All these things are massive steps for me. They have been small steps over many years, but they are steps forward and on the days I when I feel not so good, I look back at what I have accomplished and try to stay positive about the future.
They have always been there even when I hit rock bottom. I Couldn't see them, but they were there. I have embraced life more and call upon my feathered friends for help. They help me also and leave a few white feathers at my doorstep. Now I have had their help in clearly a very difficult path. I want to help other people to reach out to them and make their lives more fulfilling and learn to have faith.


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Rams Players Roster | Los Angeles Rams - therams.com
Adonis Alexander Brian Allen Kendall Blanton Austin Blythe Blake Bortles Chandler Brewer Michael Brockers Malcolm Brown Josh Carraway Marqui Christian Brandin Cooks Marquise Copeland Austin Corbett Dont'e Deayon Jamil Demby Aaron Donald Greg Dortch Landis Durham Samson Ebukam David Edwards Bobby Evans Gerald Everett Dante Fowler Jr. Morgan Fox Greg Gaines Jake Gervase Jared Goff Todd Gurley II Bryce Hager Rob Havenstein Johnny Hekker Darrell Henderson Jr. Tyler Higbee Troy Hill Jeff Holland Travin Howard John Johnson III Sebastian Joseph-Day John Kelly Micah Kiser Jeremiah Kolone Cooper Kupp Justin Lawler Cory Littleton David Long Jr. Clay Matthews Jake McQuaide Johnny Mundt JoJo Natson Joe Noteboom Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Natrez Patrick Jachai Polite Jalen Ramsey Taylor Rapp Troy Reeder Josh Reynolds Nickell Robey-Coleman Nick Scott Coleman Shelton Tanzel Smart Mike Thomas Nate Trewyn Nsimba Webster Eric Weddle Andrew Whitworth Darious Williams Ethan Wolf John Wolford Robert Woods Kenny Young Greg Zuerlein
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17 Cardinals W 31 - 24 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 @49ers L 31 - 34 2 2 0 0 0 0
15 @Cowboys L 21 - 44 3 3 0 0 0 0
14 Seahawks W 28 - 12 1 1 0 0 0 0
13 @Cardinals W 34 - 7 2 1 1 0.5 0 0
12 Ravens L 6 - 45 9 4 5 1 0 0
11 Bears W 17 - 7 5 2 3 0 0 0
10 @Steelers L 12 - 17 3 1 2 0 0 0
8 Bengals W 24 - 10 5 4 1 0.5 0 0
7 @Falcons W 37 - 10 1 1 0 0 0 0
6 49ers L 7 - 20 4 0 4 0 0 0
5 @Seahawks L 29 - 30 6 3 3 0 0 0
4 Buccaneers L 40 - 55 3 0 3 0 1 0
3 @Browns W 20 - 13 6 3 3 0 0 0
2 Saints W 27 - 9 3 1 2 1 0 0
1 @Panthers W 30 - 27 2 2 0 0 0 0
Defense Career
2012 St. Louis Rams 13 12 29 18 11 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2013 St. Louis Rams 16 16 40 32 8 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 St. Louis Rams 16 16 31 23 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2016 Los Angeles Rams 14 14 18 13 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Los Angeles Rams 16 15 45 29 16 4.5 4 0
2018 Los Angeles Rams 16 16 47 26 21 1 0 0
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Rams in the first round (14th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft (4/26/12).
PRO: Eighth-year pro has played in 107 career regular season games with 105 starts...started all four playoff games in his career, including Super Bowl LIII...recorded 462 career tackles (253 solo), with 20.0 sacks...named to the Pro Football Writers of America/Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie team in 2012...voted a captain for the 2018 season by his teammates.
2018 SEASON: Started all 16 games at defensive line...played in his 100th-career game in Week 9 and started his 100th-career game in Week 11...finished third among Rams defensive linemen with 54 tackles...recorded 1.0 sack and four quarterback hits... at Oakland (9/10): Started and recorded five tackles (four solo), tallied the Rams first sack of the 2018 season...vs. Chargers (9/23): Started and recorded two tackles (one solo)... vs. Minnesota (9/27): Started and recorded three tackles (one solo)...at Seattle (10/7): Started and recorded four tackles (one solo)...at Denver (10/14): Started at defensive end... led all defensive linemen with five tackles (four solo)...at San Francisco (10/21): Started at defensive end...finished with five tackles (four solo)...added two tackles for loss and one QB hit... vs. Green Bay (10/28): Started at defensive end...tallied two solo tackles, including one tackle for loss...at New Orleans (11/4): Started at defensive end, his 100th-career game played...led all defensive linemen with five tackles (four solo)...vs. Seattle (11/11): Started at defensive end...recorded three solo tackles... vs. Kansas City (11/19): Started his 100th game...posted two tackles (one solo)...at Detroit (12/2): Started at defensive end... posted one solo tackle...added one QB hit...at Chicago (12/9): Started at defensive end...recorded six tackles (four solo)...vs. Philadelphia (12/16): Started at defensive end and played 48 defensive snaps...recorded five tackles (two solo)... vs. Arizona (12/23): Started at defensive end...recorded one solo tackle...vs. San Francisco (12/30): Started at defensive end...recorded four assisted tackles and one quarterback hit...Divisional Round vs. Dallas (1/12/19): Started at defensive end...posted two assisted tackles...Championship Round at New Orleans (1/20/19): Started at defensive end...recorded four tackles (two solo)... added one pass defensed, a tipped ball on the first play from scrimmage in the overtime period...Super Bowl LIII (2/3/19): Started at defensive end...recorded seven tackles, including five solo stops.
2017 SEASON: Started 15-of-16 regular season games, finished fifth on the team in tackles with 65...recorded 4.5 sacks, the second-most in a single season in his career...vs. Indianapolis (9/10): Led the team in tackles with six (three solo), including one tackle for loss...also notched one hit on the quarterback...at Dallas (10/1): Recorded five tackles (three solo), including one for loss...tallied one sack, two quarterback hits and two passes defensed...at Jacksonville (10/16): Collected five tackles (four solo), including one for loss...also had 1.0 sack and one hit of the quarterback...vs. Houston (11/12): Registered four tackles (two solo), including one for loss...added 1.0 sack, a pass defensed and a hit on the quarterback...at Arizona (12/3): Made five tackles (three solo)...also blocked a field goal attempt...vs. Philadelphia (12/10): Started at defensive tackle...tallied three tackles (two solo), including one for a loss...notched one sack and one quarterback hit...Wild Card vs. Atlanta (1/6/18): Made first career postseason started at defensive tackle...registered one tackle and split a sack.
2016 SEASON: Started all 14 games he played, finished third among Rams defensive linemen with 58 tackles...at San Francisco (9/12): Recorded seven total tackles (two solo)...at New Orleans (11/27): Led the defensive line with six tackles (four solo)...also added two quarterback hits.
2015 SEASON: Started 16 games at defensive tackle...tallied 74 tackles (44 solo), 3.0 sacks, 18 quarterback pressures and six quarterback hits on the season...vs. Detroit (12/13): Sacked QB Matt Stafford for an 8-yard loss...marked his third sack of the season and 14.5 career...also credited with two assisted tackles, two quarterback pressures and one hit on the quarterback...vs. San Francisco (11/1): Sacked 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick for a 3-yard loss, his second sack of the season...registered six tackles (four solo)...Week 7 vs. Cleveland (10/25): Recorded four tackles (three solo)...vs. Seattle (9/13): Established a new career-high in tackles with 13, good for the team lead in tackles.
2014 SEASON: Started 16 games...finished the season with 73 tackles (31 solo), two sacks and 14 quarterback pressures...at San Francisco (11/2): Tallied five tackles (four solo) and 1.0 sack, his first of the season...at San Diego (11/23): Tallied five tackles (two solo) and 1.0 sack...at Seattle (12/28): Posted a season-high 10 tackles (three solo).
2013 SEASON: Started 16 games at right defensive tackle...led all Rams defensive linemen with 75 tackles...finished with a career-high 5.5 sacks on the year...vs. Jacksonville (10/6):
Sacked Jaguars QB Blaine Gabbert for a 4-yard loss...marked his first sack of the season...tallied four tackles (two solo)...also caused one fumble...at Houston (10/13): Recorded 2.0 sacks on Texans QB Matt Schaub...marks second consecutive game with a sack, pushes his season total to 3.5 and career to 7.5...added seven solo tackles, including three for loss...vs. Seattle (10/28): Tallied six tackles (one solo)...part of a defensive line that helped limit the Seahawks to just 44 rushing yards...vs. Chicago (11/24): Recorded two tackles (one solo)...also caused one fumble and had two quarterback pressures...at San Francisco (12/1): Sacked 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick...added a second sack on Kaepernick to give him four career multiple sack games...added seven tackles (two solo)...vs. New Orleans (12/15): Batted down a Saints K Garrett Hartley 36-yard field goal attempt...also recorded six tackles (four solo) and one hit on the quarterback...at Seattle (12/29): Posted a season-high 10 tackles (eight solo), including two for loss.
2012 SEASON: Named to Pro Football Weekly's All-Rookie Team...led all Rams defensive linemen in tackles (63) despite missing three games...also had 4.0 sacks and 13 quarterback pressures during rookie season...vs. Seattle (9/30): Saw his first NFL action, starting at right defensive tackle...recorded two assisted tackles...vs. Green Bay (10/21): Started at right defensive tackle...sacked Packers' QB Aaron Rodgers for a loss of four yards, his first career sack...notched a season-high seven tackles (four solo)...at San Francisco (11/11): Started at right defensive tackle...split a sack on 49ers QB Alex Smith with DE Robert Quinn for a two-yard loss...notched a solo sack on Smith to give him 1.5 on the day and 2.5 on the season...also made five tackles (three solo), one quarterback pressure and one hit on the quarterback...vs. San Francisco (12/2): Started at right defensive tackle...notched a season-high among Rams defensive linemen in tackles with 11 (five solo), including one for loss...at Buffalo (12/9): Started at right defensive tackle... split a sack on Buffalo QB Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first drive of the game...tallied a solo
sack for a loss of six yards to push his season total to 4.0...forced a RB Fred Jackson fumble, which was recovered by LB James Laurinaitis and returned four yards...marks the first forced fumble of his career...also made six tackles (five solo), including one for loss...added two quarterback pressures and two quarterback hits...at Tampa Bay (12/23): Started at right defensive tackle...tallied five tackles (one solo)...also tipped one pass that was intercepted by DE Eugene Sims.
COLLEGE: Earned Associated Press second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors...in two seasons at Louisiana State, Brockers appeared in 27 games, starting 15 contests at left defensive tackle...credited with 79 tackles (34 solo), two sacks (16 yards), 11 stops for loss (33 yards) and five quarterback pressures...caused two fumbles, blocked one kick, intercepted one pass and deflected three others.
PERSONAL: Attended Chavez High School in Houston, Texas, playing football for Lobos head coach Mike Jackson...a dominating defensive end that was considered among the top prospects in the state of Texas for the Class of 2009...was rated the 10th defensive end in the country and 23rd prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com...Scout.com regarded him as the nation's
16th defensive end, with both recruiting services giving him a four-star rating...added Super Prep All-American honors while leading the Lobos to the first round of the Texas Class 5A state playoffs in 2008, as he also earned first-team All-Region and All-State honors as a senior...had previously established himself as one of the state's up-and-coming defenders after finishing his junior season with 59 tackles and 10 sacks in 2007...blocked one punt and one field goal...general studies major...one of five children of Tiffany Brockers...born Michael Seth Brockers in Houston, Texas...participated in numerous community events, including the Make-A-Wish Celebrity Server dinner, Motion for Kids Holiday Party Chair, Defensive Line Paintball Tournament to benefit St. Patrick Center and the All-Community Team Ticket program - Brockers' Show Stoppers...he is married to Faith and they have two kids: Makaela and Makhi.
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Ambaji Shinde
Harry Winston called him the "jewel behind the jewel." Humble to the end, Ambaji Shinde was a master of his craft, creating jewelry that has adorned royalty and celebrities around the world.
It Began in India
Ambaji Venkatesh Shinde was born in 1917 in Mapusa, a fishing village in Goa, a Portuguese colony located in India. As a child, Ambaji took an interest in theatre and decorative arts. Although his parents were not pleased with their son's pursuit of art, a teacher persuaded Ambaji's parents to send him to Bombay to study at the Sir J.J. School of Art in 1934.
Three years later, Shinde received his diploma as a textile artist and designer. The death of his father forced Shinde to take on the role as head of the family, obliging the young designer to seek employment. Working in the textile industry was not appealing; instead, Shinde got a job as a jewelry designer to one of the biggest jewelry firms in Bombay, Narauttam Bhau Jhaveri.
The young artist continued to hone his skills. In 1938, Shinde was charged with creating several pieces for the coronation of Maharaja of Baroda, who was from one of the most wealthy and respected families in India. The sketches Shinde created impressed his client. From that triumph, Shinde was given the most challenging commissions. He was helped in his pursuits when Ram Pohli, an experienced designer, took young Shinde under his wing, helping to complete his jewelry design education.
Shinde married in 1940; a year later, he changed jobs, moving to Nanubhai Jewelers, where he spent the next 20 years. It was while he was with Nanubhai that he fully developed his talents. Drawing inspiration from every conceivable source, Shinde realized that he could turn everyday objects into stunning jewelry designs. Over time, Shinde's unique style began to emerge, the result of constant experimentation and innovation, revolutionizing the Indian tradition of jewelry-making for the maharajas.
Historically, royal jewelry was comprised of large garlands and precious gemstones, with the weight and size in direct proportion to the importance of the wearer. When maharaja began traveling abroad, they brought back with them a desire for Western-style jewels. Shinde, who observed this trend, created jewels that were more luxuriant and graceful. His efforts were rewarded with large orders from the wealthiest Indian maharajas.
Upon the 60th anniversary of his reign, His Royal Highness Prince Aga Khan III commissioned Shinde to create a white Sari for his third wife, using more than 1,200 diamonds.
Just one year later, in 1947, the golden era of maharajas came to an end. After 200 years of British colonization, India was divided into two states: Pakistan and India. The political and economic upheaval brought about by the Second World War forced maharajas to sell their jewelry privately. As a result, ancient gems and diamonds of the highest quality showed up in the western market in such prestigious jewelry houses as Van Cleef & Arpels, Harry Winston, Cartier, Tiffany, and Boucheron.
The year 1953 was to be a banner year for Nanubhai. They bought a large number of Indian diamonds from insolvent maharajas. Shinde used these gems to design a breathtaking collection of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings that were purchased by the maharajas of Gwalior -- and by Harry Winston, on whom Ambaji's work made a lasting impression.
Enter Harry Winston
With the decline of the maharajas' fortunes, Shinde found that his work was less and less in demand. In 1959, Harry Winston offered Shinde the opportunity to design for his house in New York. Shinde accepted the offer with some reservations. He would have to leave his family behind, including his wife, who was in poor health.
While waiting for his U.S. visa to be issued, Shinde worked at Harry Winston's Geneva Office. Three years later, in 1962, Ambaji Shinde arrived in New York City, where he worked under Nevdon Koumriyan, Harry Winston's Chief Designer and Engraver. Unfortunately, Nevdon did not take to Shinde, whom he constantly berated.
Strained working conditions resulted in Shinde having a nervous breakdown. He returned to his homeland and began working as a freelance designer for Harry Winston.
In 1966, Nevdon Koumriyan's health deteriorated, and he appointed Ambaji Shinde as his successor.
Shinde rose to the challenge. Winston worked with Shinde to experiment with subtle, intricate stone settings that began with the gemstones – white and fancy color diamonds in pink, blue, yellow, green, and orange. Nearly imperceptible platinum settings replaced heaving casting. The two also partnered to invent the famous "cluster" diamond settings, with different cuts at angles to each other and at different heights. The result was a three-dimensional look with stunning brilliance and play of light.
Word of Shinde's designs spread quickly. In 1966, he created a necklace with a 69.42-carat teardrop diamond, later called the Taylor-Burton. The Star of Independence, another famous Shinde piece, featured a 75.52-carat flawless teardrop diamond.
While a customer may have had trouble visualizing how a finished piece would look, Shinde had no such difficulty. With several strokes on the paper, Shinde could draw a jewel and make it sparkle off the page.
Throughout his nearly 40-year career at Harry Winston, Shinde continued to produce jewels for royalty and celebrities alike.
Despite his success and esteem, Ambaji Shinde lived modestly. He did his own housework and took the bus to his studio at Harry Winston from his Queens apartment. Shinde retired in December of 2001 and passed away in 2003.
He bequeathed more than 5,000 of his sketches to the Gemological Institute of America for use by future students of jewelry design.


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This volume contains the proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Database Programming Languages (DBPL 2009), held in Lyon, France on - gust 24, 2009,and co-locatedwith VLDB (the International Conference on Very Large Data Bases). DBPL continues to present high-quality work at the intersection of database and programming language research. This proceedings volume contains the six papersacceptedforDBPL2009,whichwereselectedbytheProgramCommittee. Every submission was reviewed by at least three members of the committee. In addition, we sought the opinions of external referees, chosen because of their expertise in a particular topic. We would like to thank all the authorswho submitted papers to DBPL 2009. We also thank the members of the Program Committee for their excellent work during the electronic selection meeting. We are grateful to Andrei Voronkov for his EasyChair system, which made these discussions comparatively straightf- ward. WewouldliketothankMarceloArenasandMichaelI.Schwartzbachfortheir assistanceandsoundcouncilasProgramChairsofDBPL2007.We?nallythank Mohand-Said Hacid and Jean-Marc Petit for their superb local organization of DBPL 2009.


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Lessons in the Arts for the Elementary School Years
This book is designed to show the teacher the "how to" of crayon drawing and watercolor painting in teaching the young child. The information in this book is useful for grades one through four.
Beginning with the Primal Colors of Yellow and Blue
To understand why yellow and blue are the primal colors we will have to jump ahead to the physics studies of color that are usually presented to the 6 th year student. The young student will create many paintings with these two colors; we will indicate a few ideas in the pages that follow. Typically, in a Waldorf school, the teacher will present the yellow blue theme more than a dozen times in the first year; this theme can comprise much of the first year's painting lessons.
In the introduction to physics, the students learn to distinguish between Newton's theory of color and Goethe's theory of color. Newton believed that color is derived from pure light, whereas Goethe demonstrated the color comes into being through the interplay of light and darkness. Newton's demonstration was performed in a darkened chamber where a beam of light was allowed to pass through a prism. He concluded that light forms color, but did not take into account the surrounding darkness of his chamber. Goethe embarked on a 20-year investigation of color and showed how color was generated through the workings of light and darkness. The students learn of the two primal colors through two experiments. The first involves a bright light source such as a projector in which successive layers of tissue or gauze are placed between the shining light and the eye of the beholder. As the layers become successively thick, the light not only becomes dimmer but also slowly yellows. When more layers are added, the light source becomes orange. More layers cause the light to become red. The second experiment involves an aquarium full of water. A light source is allowed to shine through the water from one end while the observer looks through the water at the side. The side opposite to the observer has been darkened with black paper. When a bit of soapy water is added to the clear water and allowed to swirl around, a subtle blue color comes into being.
The first experiment imitates the movement of the sun across the sky. At high noon it is blazing light to bright to look at, and due to the steep angle, its light passes through the least amount of atmosphere to the eye. But in the late afternoon as the sun nears the horizon, the angle to the eye is less steep, so the light must pass through more miles of atmosphere before reaching the eye. The first primal color comes into being, yellow. When the sun is on the horizon and the light is passing through more layers of atmosphere, the yellow intensifies to orange until it becomes red at the lowest point.
The second experiment imitates looking through the light filled atmosphere into the darkness of space beyond. When soap was added to the water, it became a turbid medium like the atmosphere of the earth. We look through this turbid medium that has light scattered throughout and the depths of infinite darkness behind it and we see the other primal color come into being —the blue sky. If we were to intensify this blue in a manner similar to how yellow was intensified to orange then red, we would get a range of violets approaching red.
When we look up and see a yellow sun in the blue sky, we are seeing the archetypal phenomenon of how color arises in our world. Of course, the preceding explanation is greatly simplified and merely touches on Goethe¹s twenty-year study. But the point was to at least hint at the importance of devoting many lessons to the study of the yellow/blue theme with the young student.
Notice, in the following painting, how the yellow is strong in its center and then becomes fainter as it approaches the periphery. Blue, on the other hand, tends to deepen its hue on the periphery and becomes fainter as it approaches the center. Thus we have two contrasting movements in color. Begin with the yellow by creating a strong center and allowing the color to feather out toward the periphery. With each new application of paint continue this movement from center to periphery. The color can be personified as a character that puts herself forward with a great splash of enthusiasm but whose light tends to fade when repeated efforts are needed.
Drawing and Shading with Color Crayon
Beginning with Archetypal Forms
The Frog Prince
Simple Shapes for People
Mother Holle
The Shaded Drawing Technique with Crayon
Block and Stick Crayons: Hansel and Grethel
Using the White of the Paper or Negative Space
Beginning Water Color Painting
The Wet-on-Wet Method
Beginning with Goethe's Primal Colors of Yellow and Blue
Variations on a Theme
A New Color Comes into Being
Some Negative Space in Blue
Red and Yellow Appear on the Stage
Giving Movement to Paintings Using Gesture Motifs
Red and Yellow; Red and Blue
Painting Themes from Fairy Tales
The Seven Ravens
Appendix: Lesson Plans for a Two Week Block
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