Roberto Assagioli was interested in energy and exploring all facets and levels of how energy comes into play and its role. (See part 1 of The Embodied Experience: working with Energy in the Therapeutic Setting). In 1972 he attended a conference on "The Understanding and Use of Energy" – with notables such as Michal Eastcott, and Norman Gregor.
So I wonder why this has not been taken on more widely and incorporated into our trainings? Strange too when you remember that psychosynthesis was originally called bio-psychosynthesis – from bios – which means body. Massimo Rosselli's shamanic and embodied energy work comes closest to it.
In 2005 (the year I completed my training in Energy Medicine) Martha Crampton presented a keynote paper at the Psychosynthesis Conference in Minneapolis on Psychoenergetics. When I first read this it blew my mind – not only did she seem a kindred spirit – working in ways that I too had been integrating - but back in the 90's I had begun to describe my work as 'psychoenergetic' – long before I 'knew' or had heard of it via Assagioli. The term had obviously been reverberating 'in a universal field' somewhere and like a Venn diagram these energetic loops of consciousness had overlapped!
So – why bother with energy psychology or embodied awareness at all? Isn't talking, telling the story and having it witnessed, bi-focal vision, exploring meaning and purpose, plus the relationship and dynamics between therapist and client etc enough to be getting on with? Mostly it is.
However there are times when a psychoenergetic approach – using energy psychology techniques - can shift the awareness and facilitate a change – that it may otherwise have taken years and years of talk therapy and interpretation to get to. This awareness is not intellectual - but embodied or somatic insight. It may pivot a complete turnabout in thinking or beliefs, or clear a behaviour or pattern that has been known and talked about for years – but remains stuck.
Just as with talk therapy we work with what is blocked – so too with energy therapy. If you think of the energy in a person as their life-force or movement – then it's obvious when this is not flowing. It entropies – or goes into paralysis. You can see this in the calibrations of trauma – as a dead disconnect in the eyes, a withdrawal or absenting from the body, or a flattened tone of voice.
There are various different energy psychology approaches – and many explanations of why and how it works – and there are many skeptics. However recent trial based research shows that it does work – and the effect it has on parts of the brain – that enables often lasting transformation.
Recently BBC Midlands News featured a 2 minute piece on bemused and surprised GPs as to the astonishing effects of using EFT (tapping) on depressed patients. (Prof. Tony Stewart).
It's not – as some people think – the actual tapping of the acupoints that 'cures' – but that it temporarily normalizes and deactivates the trauma memory (right frontal cortex) – by sending signals to the amygdala and other parts of the brain to reduce arousal. The debilitating and fear-based responses are 'held at bay' whilst a new 'juxtaposition' experience is created. Rather like when we ask clients to describe a traumatic scene, say from childhood – and then ask them to visualize or replay it as it could have been, or what their child could have said or done differently. This, combined with a verbal 'reframing' – for example an affirmation with choice, helps install intention (will) and consolidates learning .
In energy psychology the protocols are repeated to test that the emotions triggered around the trauma story or problem have been cleared – and to enable any other related aspects that surface to be cleared.
There is much more to say around the subject – but if you are interested in the neuropsychotherapeutic take on the subject do take a look at Feinstein's findings. Awareness of the energy centres in the body - the chakras, and muscle-testing are other useful tools and ways of connecting to the intelligence of the client's energy system but for reasons of space I will not go into these here.
The rewards of integrating energy work are many – but primarily once a client experiences a psychoenergetic shift or insight – where previously the issue had remained stuck at the level of talk, or self-negating thought or belief, the awareness is so deeply felt and embodied that it cannot no longer be 'split off': it becomes re-membered and re-integrated.
Elizabeth Mason researched the use of energy psychology in psychotherapy practice and lists many of the benefits for the client (aside from results) which include self-regulation, an increase of inner resourcefulness, and a strengthening awareness of and trust in the transpersonal.
Which brings us full circle to Assagioli's vision again of psychoenergetics needing to become one of the "chief expressions" of psychosynthesis!
Viv Fogel is a training supervisor at The Psychosynthesis Trust. Since 2008 she has been teaching psychotherapists, counsellors and health practitioners to incorporate Energy Psychology techniques, specifically EFT, (or tapping) into their clinical practices. She mentors energy psychotherapists and is an accredited Master EFT Trainer and Supervisor with AAMET (The Association for the Advancement of Meridian Energy Techniques). She is and always has been – passionate about Psychosynthesis – having commenced her journey with it in 1979! (For more biog. info – see Part 1 of The Embodied Experience).
Thank you Viv. Yes, our bodies remember everything.


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jail them for a year .....reposses their houses....... boats .....and ban them for life .....it will set an example .........to all those who get greedy....... typical fisherman ........ they just do not care
Why 400 lobster tails in the Florida Keys put two fishermen behind bars
David Goodhue
Mon, January 9, 2023 at 4:55 PM EST
Two Keys-based commercial fishermen face misdemeanor and felony charges after Florida wildlife police say they found over 400 wrung spiny lobster tails, the majority undersized, in the freezer of the boat on which they work.
Without a federal license permitting wrung tails on a boat, spiny lobster must be brought back to shore in one piece. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers say they found 402 tails on board the Mar Azul fishing vessel when they conducted a resource check last Thursday night.
And 351 of the tails were smaller than the legal size of 5 1/2 inches long, said Officer Jason Rafter, an FWC spokesman.
Both members of the crew — Maykel Ramos Garcia, 43, and Dennys Jesus Ramos Rivero, 23 — were jailed on a felony charge of possessing 100 or more undersized lobsters and a misdemeanor charge of possessing 25 or more lobsters.
The bag limit for spiny lobsters in Florida is six per person, per day.
Both men have since been released from county jail, and neither could be reached for comment.
According to a Fish and Wildlife news release on the arrest, officers stopped the boat around 10 p.m. as it passed under the Niles Channel Bridge in the Lower Keys on its way back to the dock on Summerland Key. Once officers found the wrung tails, they ordered the men to the shore, where the lobster tails were counted, Rafter said.

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Pink Floyd - The Endless River
This is a really interesting body of work. For Floyd fans whose favorite songs are "Money" and "Another Brick in the Wall Pt 2" this might not be their cup of tea. This is really an instrumental, and starts off kind of slow. But there are some real gems here.
bret191
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Endless River
Gem indeed!
'There are none so blind as those who will not see.'
How about the David Gilmour tour coming....hoping for the States as i have seen Floyd before
I Started Out with Nothing and I Still Got Most of It Left ...
I think Gilmore would like this as he used a lot of twisting of his sound back in the day..
^ Agree completely... nonetheless, I will check out the album and appreciate the tip. Animals, Meddle and Wish You Were Here are where it's at, in my opinion.
Originally posted by stook1 View Post
Animals, Meddle and Wish You Were Here are where it's at, in my opinion.
Totally agree on that one, Animals is my favorite with Meddle being a very close second. The earlier Syd Barret (whom Gilmore replaced) stuff was also great in it's own right.
Tin_Ears
I didn't like it. It's too mushy new age for me. Two of the things I like best about PF is the edgy music and cynical lyrics. This album is completely devoid of those traits. I like easy listening and as far as new age goes it's okay. It's just not my cup o' tea.
"We are just statistics, born to consume resources."
~Horace~, 65-8 BC
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I've been a Pink Floyd geek for ever I attended one of their concerts in Melbourne in the 90's which was fantastic...I bought this CD about a month ago and while it is pleasant enough, I felt that it was just self indulgent for PF.
Their music always had something to say but this CD as a Pink Floyd presentation doesn't quite do it for me.
However music is really subjective eh?
Momentary Lapse of Reason is a phenomenal PF album, and no Waters.
Yah, I am a bit of a Pink Floyd geek myself, I guess you could say. Momentary Lapse honestly doesn't do it for me much at all. Everyone, of course, has their preferences. I do, however, think that the album right before it, The Final Cut, is a vastly underrated gem.
dcgold2000
Momentary Lapse honestly doesn't do it for me much at all.
Me either. When Waters and Wright left, Pink Floyd died. I believe that Waters actually sued to try and stop Gilmore from using the Pink Floyd moniker, declaring Pink Floyd "a spent force creatively." He was right.
I completely disagree that PF died when Waters left. 'Momentary Lapse of Reason' and 'The Division Bell' are both excellent, IMO.
Originally posted by Tin_Ears View Post
Well as someone else has already said, everyone has their preferences. For me, the "David Gilmore Project" (I won't even dignify their work by calling them Pink Floyd) and everything they have ever done is an insult to the greatness that Pink Floyd once was.


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Coronavirus Outbreak Worsened In Melbourne
Ten Postal Code Areas Have Been Put Under Lockdown in the City
For the last several months, the government of Australia has tried its best to contain the coronavirus pandemic. But due to certain factors, the coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne and has a bad overall effect on the containment of COVID-19 across Australia. With the help of the country's military force, around 300,000 individuals have been ordered to go back into their homes for the lockdown to prevent a further outbreak in the area.
As there has been a new wave of coronavirus in Australia, the situation has worsened in Melbourne due to which ten postal code areas have been put under lockdown again to contain further transmission. There has been a sudden and rapid coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne, due to which currently 484 active cases have been recorded in the state of Victoria.
Failed to prevent of transmission of COVID-19
This recent number of new coronavirus cases as coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne is much less than the peak time in March when the virus was initially diagnosed in the country. In this current rapid transmission of infection, the main cause of spread is local transmission in the community.
Previously, the rise in the number of coronavirus cases was due to travelers who were returned from overseas. With the help of the nationwide implementation of lockdown and personal protective measures, the number of new coronavirus cases was significantly decreased. Those travelers who were returning from overseas were implied with a mandatory 14 day stay at a hotel isolated to reduce the chances of coronavirus spreading inside the country.
But due to the breaking of rules that were implemented to follow while being under quarantine inside a hotel were broken by many of the individuals were staying and working staff management of the hotels. Around 20,000 travelers who came into the country from overseas were put under a 14 day isolation period to remove any chance of infection transmission.
The bills of the hotel rooms were paid by the government. In a recent case diagnosed with coronavirus in Victoria was traced back to the hotel working staff in which the overseas travelers were staying for their isolation period. As the coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne, a private security firm has been hired to operate the statewide quarantine to prevent further spread of infection. This decision has been taken after the local government of the state of Victoria was blamed for having a faulty system and improperly trained guards that do not even have the proper personal protective equipment while on duty.
Coronavirus in Melbourne was seeded
There have been allegations that the coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne was because the infectious pathogen was seeded across the state. In the first week of May, there were concerns that a coronavirus cluster was diagnosed in a group of workers on the west side of Melbourne city. Due to this cluster, further 111 coronavirus cases were diagnosed and linked back to the place by the authorities.
As the coronavirus restrictions implemented across the country were eased during the month of June, by which the general population was allowed to travel and meet with their friends and families. Restaurants, fast-food chains, and bars were opened for people to enjoy as the number of coronavirus cases was very limited across the country.
In the recent few weeks, the overall number of coronavirus cases has been significantly reduced, but due to hidden clusters of the virus in the area, the coronavirus outbreak worsened in Melbourne.
More secondary cases are believed to be present in the region that might increase the number of new coronavirus cases in the region, due to which lockdown has been re-implemented in certain areas of the state of Victoria that will help contain the further transmission of infection.
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Q: liferay: how to first force logout in autologin hook Apparantely liferay does not log the currently logged in user if you try to login again, and in fact even keeps the currently logged in user logged in.
So I'm trying to force a logout.
I tried:
request.getSession().invalidate();

But that does not seem to work besides somehow breaking the login functionality.
I was wondering if anyone has any other idea how to force a logout.
Edit:
try {
            HttpSession session = request.getSession();

            EventsProcessorUtil.process(PropsKeys.LOGOUT_EVENTS_PRE,
                    PropsUtil.getArray(PropsKeys.LOGOUT_EVENTS_PRE), request, response);

            String domain = CookieKeys.getDomain(request);

            Cookie companyIdCookie = new Cookie(CookieKeys.COMPANY_ID,
                    StringPool.BLANK);

            if (Validator.isNotNull(domain)) {
                companyIdCookie.setDomain(domain);
            }

            companyIdCookie.setMaxAge(0);
            companyIdCookie.setPath(StringPool.SLASH);

            Cookie idCookie = new Cookie(CookieKeys.ID, StringPool.BLANK);

            if (Validator.isNotNull(domain)) {
                idCookie.setDomain(domain);
            }

            idCookie.setMaxAge(0);
            idCookie.setPath(StringPool.SLASH);

            Cookie passwordCookie = new Cookie(CookieKeys.PASSWORD,
                    StringPool.BLANK);

            if (Validator.isNotNull(domain)) {
                passwordCookie.setDomain(domain);
            }

            passwordCookie.setMaxAge(0);
            passwordCookie.setPath(StringPool.SLASH);

            CookieKeys.addCookie(request, response, companyIdCookie);
            CookieKeys.addCookie(request, response, idCookie);
            CookieKeys.addCookie(request, response, passwordCookie);

            try {
                session.invalidate();
            } catch (Exception e) {
            }

            EventsProcessorUtil.process(PropsKeys.LOGOUT_EVENTS_POST,
                    PropsUtil.getArray(PropsKeys.LOGOUT_EVENTS_POST), request, response);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            try {
                PortalUtil.sendError(e, request, response);
            } catch (IOException e1) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e1.printStackTrace();
            } catch (ServletException e1) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e1.printStackTrace();
            }
        }

Gives noclassdeffounderrors on cookiekeys/processorserviceutil/... depending on which I replace with a more base level. (like processorserviceutil with a processorserviceimpl and copy the function code from proeccesorserviceutil).

A: 1) session.invalidate() only works if authentication is managed by the application server session, which it is not ;)
2) regardless of whether you use Community or Enterprise edition, you should have enough source code to achieve whatever you want
3) portal-ext.properties supports login chains as well as pre- and post-login hooks
4) Logout calls com.liferay.portal.action.LogoutAction which contains a bunch of logic but without spoiling the ending it should give you enough to shake the other Liferay authentication parts lose.
Hope this helps.

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Death Finds Satan's Second Most Favored Serpent
Coalition forces acting on a tip reportedly from within his own organization leveled the safehouse outside of Baquba where Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was hiding yesterday, killing the terrorist.
By his own account, al-Zarqawi is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Iraqis and many Coalition forces and contractors. An acolyte of Osama bin Laden, al-Zarqawi was, to many, the face of terrorism in Iraq. This was partly the result of bin Laden's annointment of him as chief deputy there, but more so because of his sophisticated manipulation of the media and internet. His slick campaign videos, widely distributed and broadcast by media outlets around the world, depicted al-Zarqawi as a hands-on, stealthy military leader; but clearly, he was not a tactical genius. His greatest victories were public relation coups that catapulted him into the role of figurehead for terrorists. Our courageous friends in Jordan, who have also suffered at the hands of al-Zarqawi, are said to have aided in his destruction.
His death will not likely fracture the terror campaign in Iraq because of the disparity of the insurgency itself, comprised of many distinct and disjointed elements, not all of whom were following al-Zarqawi.
Nevertheless, this is an important victory in the GWOT showing that persistent effort can and will produce definitive results. But al-Zarqawi was largely a media-produced terror hero. Now that he is gone, let us not produce another.


"This is what I live for!"
Daniel is a regular at the Game Store in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online. He can be faced in the City Championship in the Trainer Challenge for a total of two matches.
"Daniel has been playing the Pokémon TCG competitively since he was 12. He's attended the World Championships several times, and he placed 61st one year. Though he's pursuing a PhD in Political Science, he still takes time out to practice the violin...and play Pokémon.
After defeating Cammie in the seventh round of the City Championship, players move on to face Daniel in round eight. He uses a Lightning /Fighting deck. After defeating Daniel, players move on to face Mick. Later in the tournament, players face Daniel again in the finals after defeating Tyson.
This article is part of both Project TCG and Project CharacterDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and on each character found in the Pokémon games respectively.
This page was last edited on 4 June 2017, at 22:13.


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Q: Get text inside the pair of outside brackets I need to get the text from the outside pair of brackets
So from the text like this with unknown number of inside blocks:

Block1{{text1}{text2} ... {text n}}

get the result:

{text1}

and

{text2} ....{text n}

Is there an easy way how to do it? Thanks!

A: You can use regular expressions.
    String pattern = @"(Block[0-9]+){({[^}]+})*}";
    String text = @"Block1{{text1}{text2}{text3}{text4}{text5}{text6}}Block2{{text1}{text2}{text3}}";
    foreach(Match match in Regex.Matches(text, pattern))
    {
        Console.Out.WriteLine("---------");
        Console.Out.WriteLine("Match: `" + match.ToString() + "`");

        foreach(Group grp in match.Groups)
        {
            Console.Out.WriteLine("    Group: `" + grp.Value + "`");
            foreach(Capture cpt in grp.Captures)
            {
                Console.Out.WriteLine("        Capture: `" + cpt.Value + "`");
            }
        }
    }

Breaking down the regular expression pattern:
Capture the literal Block and zero or more numerical digits:
(Block[0-9]+)

Process a literal {:
{

Capture zero or more repetitions of a literal {, one or more of anything but }, and then a literal }:
({[^}]+})*

Process a literal }:
}

Here's a .NET fiddle.
edit 2: Based on conversation in the comments, the original question was intended to be broader. I think the following answer works for the specific case originally presented, but the answer above is generic.
You can use regular expressions.
    String pattern = @"{({[^}]+})({[^}]+})}";

    Match match = Regex.Match(text, pattern);
    Console.Out.WriteLine("---------");
    Console.Out.WriteLine("Match: `" + match.ToString() + "`");

    if (match.Groups.Count == 3)
    {
        Console.Out.WriteLine("    Group 1: ``" + match.Groups[1].Value);
        Console.Out.WriteLine("    Group 2: ``" + match.Groups[2].Value);
    }

To break down this expression:
Match one opening curly braces:
{

Make a group out of one opening curly brace, one or more characters that are not a closing curly brace, and one closing curly brace.
({[^}]+})

Make a group out of one opening curly brace, one or more characters that are not a closing curly brace, and one closing curly brace.
({[^}]+})

Match one closing curly brace:
}

edit: I had made a mistake that I have corrected with the first regular expression; it yielded text1 rather than {text1} and similarly for text2.

A: Try indexing methods. (Ex: Block1[0], Block1[1])
Block1[0]


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More dolphins wash up on Volusia beaches Tuesday
By Patricio G. Balonapatricio.balona@news-jrnl.com
Nov 26, 2013 at 8:25 AM Nov 26, 2013 at 9:12 PM
Dead or dying dolphins are washing up almost daily on local beaches as a deadly virus strikes Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.
Two more dolphins washed up on Volusia County beaches Tuesday morning, a Beach Safety Ocean Rescue official said.
One dolphin beached at 6:30 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Atlantic Avenue in Ponce Inlet, said Capt. Tammy Marris. A rescue team responded to the scene to assist the dolphin but it died.
Then, at 7:45 a.m., a second dolphin was reported on the beach at 640 N. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach.
It later died, Marris said.
The Conservation Field Station with the Georgia Aquarium in Flagler County reported collecting four dolphins on Monday.
Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suspect the dolphins are victims of a measles-like virus known as morbillivirus that began striking dolphins along the East Coast earlier in the summer. Since July 1, 889 dolphins have stranded between Florida and New York.
The virus apparently moved south with the dolphins as they migrated to warmer waters for the winter, federal officials said.
Since early November, 30 dead or dying dolphins have been reported on beaches between the state line and Brevard County, said Allison Garrett, a spokeswoman for NOAA Fisheries. That includes seven reported by Volusia County since Nov. 7, including the two Tuesday and two on Monday.
The morbillivirus has been confirmed in at least four of the dolphins found in Florida in November, including one found Nov. 7 on Ormond Beach.
Test results on the other dolphins are pending. A similar morbillivirus attack between June 1987 and May 1988 killed 782 dolphins
To report a dying, dead or injured dolphin, call 877-942-5343 (877-WHALE-HELP). For more information, visit: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/mmume/midatldolphins2013.html
— Environmental Writer Dinah Voyles Pulver contributed to this report.


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An Impossible Dream - Of Mice and Men
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The American Dream: the idea that anyone, regardless of their background, can find success through hard-work and determination. One major theme that Steinbeck explores in Of Mice and Men, is whether or not the American Dream is achievable, or realistic. Steinbeck uses the characters George, Lennie,and Curley's wife to deliver his pessimistic take on this theme, that is, while the American Dream can have a purpose, it is essentially false hope.
While Steinbeck believes dreams to be an important factor in keeping us inspired and hopeful, he does not think it's achievable. Throughout the novel, we, as readers, are shown time and time again, the characters' failure to achieve their dreams. This is shown specifically in George, Lennie and Curley's wife. George and Lennie's dream is introduced in the first section, when Lennie interrupts George to show his excitement, saying, "An live off the fatta the lan'…An' have rabbits" (Steinbeck 14). This dream of the pair owning their own farm is mentioned quite a few more times in the following sections, even up until Lennie's last moments, when George brings it up in an effort to calm them both down. He tells Lennie that they're "gonna get a little place" (Steinbeck 105). For George and Lennie, their dream allowed them a future, something to work towards, which was especially helpful for Lennie, because it kept him focused, and encouraged him not to do "bad things", as George would say. However, despite the focus and perspective their dream may have given them in the moment, ultimately, it failed, and Lennie died. For the novel to end with Lennie's death, and a mention of George and Lennie's farm leading up to the killing, shows what Steinbeck truly believed about the American Dream, that it is unachievable, and unrealistic.
That being said, George and Lennie are not the only characters that help to convey Steinbeck's take on the American Dream, in fact they are just two of many. Another character whose story is equally as powerful, is Curley's wife. Curley's wife dreams of being a famous actress, but instead she is married to a farmer's son and known only by her relationship to her husband. In section 5, she confessed to Lennie, soon before he killed her, "I don' like like Curley. He ain't a nice fella," (Steinbeck 89) and continued, "Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes" (Steinbeck 89). Despite this dream Curley's wife held on to, she still died so far from it, in a barn, on a pile of hay, wife to a man she despised. For Curley's wife, this dream kept her sane, it kept her wanting more, believing there was more than being someone's wife, but in the end, none of it mattered. John Steinbeck created Curley's wife to be yet another example of the impossible idea that is the American Dream.
Each character in Of Mice and Men provides a unique story that contribute to the book's overall sense of hopelessness and the theme of unattainable dreams. Steinbeck created every one of his characters to have a different history, but made each one to reinforce the idea that the American Dream is a fallacy. Steinbeck has found the American Dream to be just that, a dream.
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Leaf was incredibly productive last season at UCLA, but his game has questionable translation to the NBA level. He's only an average athlete – with average size – and while he's skilled on offense, his jumper is inconsistent and his reputation as a "stretch 4" is a bit overblown. He'll have to prove that his 3 point shot is legit to succeed in the NBA, because he will almost surely be a defensive liability because he struggles in so many areas. He's also a fairly low-ceiling player – a stretch 4 who can playmake a little but is a defensive liability is probably a low-end starter or a bench player. Maybe Leaf gets stronger and better around the rim, but for now he's hard to project as being a very good NBA player.
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Walmart (NYSE:WMT) isn't going to suffer a growth hangover this year. The retailing titan this week projected that sales will rise in fiscal 2022 even after soaring last year due to pandemic-related customer shopping binges.
The new outlook also included higher earnings, although ma
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Trump Plans to Sign ACA Order at 11:15 a.m. EDT
President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that officially puts his administration's weight behind the idea of letting small employers join together to form interstate health coverage purchasing groups.
Another provision could eliminate the current 90-day cap on the duration of short-term medical insurance coverage from a single issuer.
A third could lead to changes in the rules governing employer-sponsored health reimbursement arrangements.
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Trump signed the order during a brief ceremony in the Oval Office.
Health policy watchers have been discussing what were said to be leaked copies of order drafts, and speculating about what might be in the final version, for weeks. Trump himself tweeted that he expected the order to include an association health plan provision.
Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2018: Aon Corporation(AON)
We're seeing the exact same price pattern playing out in shares of $29 billion risk and insurance consultancy firm Aon plc (AON) . Aon has been a strong performer for all of 2016, up 20% since the calendar flipped to January. But don't worry if you've missed the move – an ascending triangle pattern is signaling a second leg higher here. For Aon, the breakout level to watch is resistance up at $113.
Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2018: Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU)
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Prudential Financial (PRU) is also a major provider of asset management and retirement services. It focuses is on fixed income, a major liability during the past eight years of ultra-low interest rates.
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Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) has long had the Rock of Gibraltar as its corporate symbol, representing its solid financial position. With more cash and equivalents than debt on its balance sheet, and a total cash hoard of over $49 billion, Prudential still looks set up to handle some downright awful insurable losses. That's its "Rock of Gibraltar" strength showing through.
Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2018: Principal Financial Group Inc(PFG)
The twenty stocks in Worth's basket are: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) Bank of America, Banner (BANR), Citigroup, Citizens Financial Group (CFG), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First NBC Bank Holding (FNBC), HFF (HF), KeyCorp(KEY), Legacy Texas Financial Group (LTXB), Lincoln National (LNC), Morgan Stanley, Old National Bancorp (ONB), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Stifel Financial (SF), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), TCF Financial (TCB), and Wells Fargo.
Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2018: American International Group Inc.(AIG)
BMO's Charles Sebaski explains why he upgraded American International Group (AIG) to Outperform from market Perform:
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AIG has been trading at discount to its tangible book given its mid-single digit return profile; however, we expect AIGs valuation to keep increasing with its improving return profile. We are now forecasting AIG to generate a 9.9% operating return on tangible common equity (ROtE) in 2018, which would be a 450 bp improvement from 2016. A double-digit return profile warrants the 1x multiple that we are applying to its tangible book value per share. While we expect AIGs return profile to benefit from lower taxes, we also expect the companys life and retirement business to improve from the rising interest rates as those spread businesses are more interest rate sensitive than the P&C business. That said, we expect continued improvement on both the loss and expense sides of the P&C as contributing factors to the ROtE improve.
BMO also upgraded Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Brown & Brown (BRO), and Travelers (TRV).
Shares of American International Group have declined 0.4% to $65.60 at 3:36 p.m. today, whileArch Capital Group has gained 2% to $87.90,Brown & Brown has advanced 0.5% to $44.65, andTravelers has risen 1.3% to $120.79.
[By Dan Caplinger]
Wednesday was yet another record-setting day for the stock market, as the Dow climbed triple digits and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite followed the venerable average to unprecedented heights. Economic data showing rising inflation made it more likely that the Federal Reserve will look to boost interest rates at its next Federal Open Market Committee meeting next month, and the ripples throughout the bond market sent many investors to consider stocks instead. Yet despite the substantial rally, some stocks missed out on the move higher, and American International Group (NYSE:AIG), Teck Resources (NYSE:TECK), and Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) were among the worst performers on the day. Below, we'll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so poorly.
Heading into its earnings following the close of trading yesterday, shares of American International Group (AIG) had gained 34% from its low on Jun. 28 to Feb. 14. Then the bottom fell out.
American International Group (AIG) tumbled to the bottom of the S&P 500 today after its earnings fell well short of the Street consensus.
AIG dropped 8.9% to $60.85 today, while the S&P 500 gained 0.5% to 2,349.25.
Yes, AIG's earnings were bad. It reported an operating loss of $2.72 a share, missing forecasts for a profit of 42 cents, according to Bloomberg. And it didn't help that John Paulson's Paulson & Co. cut its stake in the insurer.
You'll notice the forecast is different than what it was in my earlier post on AIG–and an AIG spokesperson even reached out to tell me that the consensus, at least according to FactSet, should had been for a loss of 61 cents a share. Why the confusion? RBC's Mark Dwelle and Scott Heleniak have your answer:
In reporting results AIG has recast all of its business segments, transferring various pieces to a Legacy unit, reallocating corporate expenses and net investment income as well as making some changes as to what is included within operating income, the most notable of which is that loss reserve discount effects in U.S. Commercial Insurance (and the Legacy unit) are now excluded from Operating Income. Accordingly, comparisons to prior reported results, and to some extent our 4Q16 estimates, require some reconciliation.
Macquarie'sAmit Kumar considers the bull and bear cases on AIG:
On 2/14, after market close, AIG reported a Q4 operating loss of $2.72 per share vs. our estimate of a $0.52 loss and street consensus of a $0.54 loss. Results are not directly comparable to street consensus due to lack of unanimity in terms of reserve adjustment estimates. Results included a higher than estimated $5.6 billion or $3.56/share of adverse development. The company had previously announced the possibility of a material reserve charge in the quarter. The bulls on the stock would note that this quar
Wall Street expects Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE: DPS) to report quarterly earnings at $1.06 per share on revenue of $1.57 billion before the opening bell. Dr Pepper Snapple shares fell 0.07 percent to close at $93.49 on Monday.
Analysts expect American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG) to post quarterly earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $12.87 billion after the closing bell. AIG shares gained 0.38 percent to $66.39 in after-hours trading.
Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) reported in-line earnings for its fourth quarter, while sales missed expectations. Flowers Foods shares fell 1.87 percent to $20.45 in the after-hours trading session.
Before the markets open, Diebold Nixdorf Inc (NYSE: DBD) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $1.31 billion. Diebold Nixdorf shares slipped 0.73 percent to close at $27.20 on Monday.
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Investors found new reasons to be excited about Lululemon Athletica's (NASDAQ:LULU) business this week. The athleisure apparel retailer's earnings trounced growth expectations in the second quarter, which ended in early August.
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Bitcoin prices on Monday are on the move again, this time notching a multimonth high.
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In Penn and Penn Pitt's 1923 duel at Penn, the final score was Penn, 6; Pitt, 0. Here's the original cover art from that day's game program -- vibrant colors restored, team spirit alive and well. Officially licensed by the LRG, CLC, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh. 30 x 40 canvas print, beautifully framed in a classic black frame which is flush with the print and provides a clean and strong border.


The speed dating format is no longer just a popular and simple dating method for lonely hearts, but has also become a rewarding way for establishing new business contacts and connections quickly and efficiently. BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg chose speed networking, as speed dating is called in the corporate world, for its recent Meet & Match event on pharmaceutical process technology, which took place on 15th March 2016 with the support of Bosch Packaging Technology in Crailsheim.
It was the first time that a Baden-Württemberg company hosted a Meet & Match event. On 15th March, Robert Bosch GmbH's Packaging Technology business gave the ten companies that had accepted BIOPRO's invitation the opportunity to meet on its premises in Crailsheim. Among them were Rentschler Biotechnologie GmbH, Roche Diagnostics Deutschland GmbH, TRACE Analytics GmbH, HB Technologies AG, the start-up company candidum and Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH from Göttingen.
The event focused predominantly on pharmaceutical process technology and the challenges of innovative biopharmaceuticals and active substances for industrial production and filling facilities. Another area discussed was the requirements of industry and science for successful scale-up from laboratory to industrial production.
The networking meeting was opened by Prof. Dr. Ralf Kindervater, CEO of BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg, and Christian Treitel, head of business development, product management and marketing in Bosch Packaging Technology's pharma business unit.
After Kindervater and Treitel's welcome and introduction to the main theme of the meeting, Prof. Dr. Ralf Takors from the Institute of Biochemical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart provided insights into current market figures for biopharmaceuticals and future trends in bioprocess production. Takors explained that according to a study published by Aggarwal et al. in 2012, monoclonal antibodies generate around 20 billion dollars per year, the largest share of all biopharmaceutical sales in the USA. He also believes that the future of biotechnological production lies in what is known as continuous production in bioreactors with small volumes. Single-use applications also seem to be increasingly entering the focus of the pharmaceutical production industry.
Christian Treitel then provided information about Bosch Packaging Technology's pharma business unit and cooperation opportunities with Bosch. He also gave an overview of the various product and service areas, including processing equipment for liquid pharmaceuticals, bioprocess and ultra-pure media systems as well as aseptic filling machines and systems, which are complemented by different track & trace software solutions and qualification and validation services.
Before lunch, all attending companies had the opportunity to give short presentations about their activities and priorities as well as possible starting points for cooperation in order to prepare the speed business meeting and get to know each other. After lunch, all attendees were given eight minutes to meet one another in turn, present their company and talk about opportunities for joint projects or exchange experiences.
The speed networking meetings were followed by a hands-on demonstration of selected Bosch plants and a tour of the company's production hall. Amongst other things, the visitors were shown a fully automated bioreactor for research and pilot batches in the order of magnitude of 10 to 50 litres, which can be used for high quality production of any kind of biopharmaceuticals, giving excellent process results both at small laboratory and clinical trial scale.
The visitors were also shown a laboratory system with a user interface (HMI), a filling and weighing module and a needle movement for the safe filling of injection solutions in the pilot scale.
In the final feedback session, attendees gave their impressions and opinions of the event. They all very much liked the speed networking format and were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the discussions which gave rise to different, previously unimagined, starting points for potential cooperation. The Meet & Match meeting gave all participants the opportunity to look beyond the boundaries of their own business and establish contacts quickly and efficiently.
Biopharmaka are Drugs, which are produced with the help of biological systems.
A bioreactor is a closed system capable of supporting the growth of cells, mammalian or bacterial, in a culture medium in which a biological transformation takes place.


There is a a common thread that runs through many of our most-popular posts from the 2016-2017 school year: authentic analysis. We are all hungry for something more. For something more than poorly-crafted already-been-said-before five-paragraph essays about the same old topics. And if your and your students' disdain for reading and writing these kinds of essays isn't enough of a reason to abolish them, Rebekah explores three other reasons why the literary analysis we teach must be as authentic and real world as any other genre of writing we teach.
Hello, friends! Oh, how we have missed you!
Allison and I are still in the midst of finishing our new book on teaching analytical writing, but we couldn't resist a quick check-in with you to share some of what we have been up to!
Yesterday we had the great fun of doing an hour of virtual professional development via Google Hangout with a department of teachers from Farmington High School who are searching for better, deeper, more meaningful ways to engage their students in writing literary analysis.
We all know that traditional, academic literary analysis — the kind of 5-paragraph themes you and I wrote in high school — don't really work. Students hate writing them. We hate reading them. At best, students have successfully followed a formula that has allowed them to regurgitate what they have heard and discussed in class. At worst, students limp through the motions, inserting ideas pilfered from Spark Notes and badly-written Internet essays.
So, that doesn't work. What does?
My friends, this is sad-but-true. You and I love English. We love it so much that it was our favorite class in high school, and then we became English majors, and then we loved it so much we became English teachers! But this passion doesn't reflect most of the students we teach — even those who like English class.
Less than 2% of all college students major in English. Colleges and universities are at a near-panic as the major continues to dwindle in numbers, depleting funding for English departments. Of those 2% of college majors, less than 1% will go on to become a professional academic, and, thus, engage in formal academic writing about literature.
Recently, Allison & I were chatting with Dr. Leila Christenbury who shared that at her university, college freshman needing an English credit are far more likely to read and write about the lyrics of Kanye West than classic literature. So, that old adage that students need to learn to structure a five-paragraph essay "for college" just isn't true.
2. Writers need models in order to write.
If you and I were to sit down today to write a memoir, one of the first things we would do is grab a stack of our favorite memoirs and figure out what makes them so great, how the writer structures her story, the tone the writer uses to engage his reader. We would love for some models of stellar memoirs to guide our own.
Teachers get stuck, though, when they look for mentor texts for those traditional, academic literary analysis essays. In the real world, these pieces only exist in academic journals (and those are never five paragraphs!) which our students can hardly read much less use as a model. The closest teachers can get to a mentor text for this kind of writing is an exemplar from a former student. And while this isn't terrible, it does send a message: this writing isn't real. This is school writing.
Here's some good news, though: authentic literary analysis does exist in the real world. It just doesn't look like the essays we assign to students. It looks like this. And this. And this. And all of these.
3. The traditional, academic literary analysis essay hurts student writing.
We know that given a choice, our brains are wired to choose the easiest cognitive pathway. So, when we assign students formulaic, fill-in-the-blank essays, we are training their brains to actually avoid the kind of deep, critical thinking that literary analysis is supposed to engender in the first place! We are working against our own goals!
Students must find their own voice and their own forms — even when writing critically about literature. Donald Murray reminds us that "Students will write well only when they speak in their own voice, and that voice can only be authoritative and honest when the student speaks of his own concerns in his own way." Giving students agency in all writing — nudging them and supporting them until they figure it out rather than resorting to templates– ensures that students will craft writing that matters both to them and to a real audience.
This is a writing skill that transfers to future English classes if it needs to but also to the broader analytical writing that exists all around us: sports analysis, political analysis, film analysis, video game analysis, product analysis. This is real world writing they can master and use.
Interested in learning more about how real world mentor texts can guide and inspire your writers? We'd love to lead your department or district in some professional development — online or in person! Send us an email!
Ready to use mentor texts to plan your own writing instruction? Join us for a three-part webinar March 21 – April 4!


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Masters Courses In Germany
Four factors make Germany an advantageous nation for overseas students – extensively qualified faculty, top-ranked universities, lowest tuition fees, and English-taught courses. Reports say that in the last few years, the number of international students has increased in the subcontinent. An estimated 37% of them are enrolled in postgraduate programs.
Top 10 Masters Courses In Germany
MS in Mechanical Engineering
MS in Computer Science & Engineering
MS in Automotive Engineering
MS in Data Science
MS in Civil Engineering
MS in Electrical Engineering
MS in Aerospace Engineering
MS in Biotechnology
MS in Mechatronics
MS in Architecture
How to Apply for Masters Courses In Germany?
If you are looking for a Master's degree in the journey, this is the section for you. These ten courses are the most relevant in the nation for 2022.
MS in Mechanical Engineering.
MS in Computer Science & Engineering.
MS in Automotive Engineering.
MS in Data Science.
MS in Civil Engineering.
MS in Electrical Engineering.
MS in Aerospace Engineering.
MS in Biotechnology.
MS in Mechatronics.
MS in Architecture.
The Technical University of Berlin
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
The Technical University of Munich
Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University
Doing a MS in Mechanical Engineering in Germany comes with numerous benefits for international students like - Low tuition or no fees, abundant scholarships, graduating from one of the best universities, affordable cost of living, internship opportunities in top companies, job offers from world's best companies, etc.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Mechanical Engineering
The Technical University of Munich.
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The University of Stuttgart.
Since Germany is the centre for research and development, the scope for mechanical engineering is also vast. Managerial level professionals can earn around 103500 Euros.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Computer Science & Engineering
Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University Aachen.
The Technical University of Berlin.
Germany is one of the greatest nations to pursue a career in the area after graduating with an MS in Automotive Engineering. The scope is vast as there are around 820000 job openings and you can earn up to 60000 Euros annually.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Automotive Engineering
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
Although big data and data science are new subjects in Germany, the need for experienced data scientists is still great, as there is a big job market for the field in this nation.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Data Science
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich.
As per the statistics, we have found out that the revenue for the civil industry in Germany will increase from 42.25 billion to 48.51 billion Euros in the next year, i.e., by 2023, unlocking more job opportunities for civil engineers.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Civil Engineering
Currently, you have the best opportunity of getting employed as an electrical engineer in the Deutsch subcontinent. You will get the most advantageous positions in intelligent devices, automation robotics, and controls and systems engineering since vacancies are increasing for these posts and graduates are decreasing.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Electrical Engineering
The German aerospace sectors excessively invest in research and development of aerospace technologies, which is more than 15% of total income for its expansion and innovation. Therefore, an MS in Aerospace Engineering is an excellent option for unlocking good career opportunities.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Aerospace Engineering
The Technical University of Braunschweig.
The University of Bremen.
In the last five years, Germany has risen as one of the top leading European nations in the biotechnology sector. 202 Deutsch research facilities exist in universities, institutions, research centers etc.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Biotechnology
The University of Heidelberg.
Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich
The scope for this degree is gradually increasing in Germany as technology is becoming more complex and advanced. Naturally, this increases the need for highly skilled individuals in the area.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Mechatronics
FH Aachen.
Due to the stable economic situation in the nation, the nation is facing emerging construction projects, so the demand for architecture professionals is relatively increasing. So getting employed is also not complicated.
TOP Universities to Study MS in Architecture
Bauhaus-Weimar University.
After finishing your bachelor's degree, you may wish to apply for a Master's degree in Germany. We made this indicative guide to help you understand the process easily.
Step 1: Research and shortlist a German university offering master's programs based on your interests
Step 2: Before moving on to the next step, ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements for your selected university or college.
Step 3: Since some of the courses in Germany are taught in the Deutsch (German) language, mastering the language may be required. Therefore, your university will ask for a German Proficiency Certificate if the course is taught in its mother tongue.
Step 4: Now, the next step involves filling out an online application form with your picked institute. Visit its official website to do the same. Finally, submit it with all the requested documents attached.
Step 5: After you are selected, there is just one last formality left before you can apply for a German Student Visa. That is to open a German Blocked Account, a blocked amount that proves you have the finances to study Germany required to study in Germany.
Step 6: After you have your German Blocked Account and Student Acceptance Letter, congratulations. Now you can apply for a German Student Visa.
Got any questions for us? Get in touch with AECC Global India and get satisfactory answers. Thank you for reading.
How much do masters cost in Germany?
Tuition at private German institutions can go as high as 26,000 EUR per year for a bachelor's and 40,000 EUR per year for a master's.
Is Germany good for master degree?
Qualifications of the highest calibre: Germany boasts more top-tier universities than any other nation besides the UK and the USA. The world recognises and values its degrees.
Is IELTS mandatory for Germany?
For an English language certification to enrol in a master's programme, the majority of universities demand an overall IELTS band score of 6.0 or 6.5 out of 9.
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MANILA, Philippines—Detained real-estate developer Delfin Lee has been allowed to attend a hearing by the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement.
In an order issued by Pampanga Regional Trial Court Branch 42 Judge Maria Amifaith Fider Reyes dated Sept. 8, Lee is allowed to attend the Senate hearing following the advice of Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez.
The high court gave the green light following Lee's request.
The Senate Committee, through Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito made the request last April but Pampanga Regional Trial Court Branch 42 Judge Maria Amifaith Fider Reyes denied the request.
"This has been long-overdue and I have been expressing my desire to be given the chance to at least present to the Senators and to the general public the truth behind all these alleged scam", Lee said.
"Pag-IBIG's un-ending efforts to mis-inform and mislead everyone will finally end should I be given the chance to lay down the real facts and true circumstances in the alleged controversy" Lee said.
"As the main subject of the (Senate) inquiry, I should be given the equal opportunity to present the real and truthful facts about all the allegations that have ruined my person, my enterprise and more importantly, my family" Lee added in his comment.
He insisted that there is no subsisting criminal case against him.


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Oscars 2018 Shorts Review: Animation and Live-Action
I'm good at keeping count of all the years I'm able to see all the Best Picture nominees, but I don't know how many consecutive years I've seen the shorts. However I did it again this year. I lucked out and saw all the shorts for this year's Best Live-Action Short Film and Best Animated Short Film categories. There were a lot of differences of the films, but a lot of similarities too. Here's my review of the films:
LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILMS:
The col thing about this year is that two films — Fauve and Marguerite — come from Canada. More specifically, Quebec. The five films nominated are very different in genre and story, but all are deserving of their nominations:
Detainment: dir. Vincent Lambe – This is the most controversial of the five films. February 12, 1993 started off as a day in which two 10 year-old boys named Jon Venables and Robert Thompson simply played truant from school and stole items from nearby stores. That all changed when they saw 2 year-old James Bulger standing outside the butcher shop unattended. The film focuses intensely on the police interrogations. Both Thompson and Venables are interrogated separately. Both boys' parents are in the room listening in, and in complete paralyzing shock.
The film is based off of some of the recorded interrogations of the two boys. The film appears to be a character study of the two individual boys. Thompson appears defiant and remorseless while Venables is constantly lying and frequently cries, even hysterically. The film also relives the moments such as when adults butt in and how they walked Bulger the long distance to the track where he died. It becomes gripping without getting too disturbing.
NOTE: The film has attracted a lot of controversy because of its subject matter. The James Bulger murder is a murder that still upsets the UK, especially Liverpool, to this day. The mother has gone on BBC speaking her anger and demanded the film be removed from the list of nominees. That's why even though I think it's the best film of all five, I feel it should not win the Oscar. I don't see it trying to bring any sympathy to the two boys, but it still upsets many from the UK to this day.
Fauve: dir. Jeremy Comte – Two boys, Tyler and Benjamin, are playing an innocent power game. They first do it around an abandoned train. However they decide to take their game to a surface mine for a concrete factory. Then the game becomes deadly as Benjamin finds himself sinking in the wet cement. Tyler tries to help, but to no avail as it stops him too. Any help from Tyler helps to no avail. Then the aftermath as a woman offers a ride home tells a lot.
The film is a good short story. The story starts off as simple fun and games, but then turns to a dark tragic drama when you least expect it. Even the ending leaves you asking questions at the end. Very good short.
Marguerite: dir. Marianne Farley – Marguerite is an elderly lady nearing the last years of her life at home. She is nursed on a daily basis by a young nurse named Rachel. One day, she overhears a phone conversation between Rachel and another woman. It sounds romantic. Later, Marguerite notices Rachel's phone in the bathroom and sees romantic photos of Rachel and the other woman. One day, Marguerite unearths a photo album. The photos are back in the 1960's and are of her and another woman named Cecile. It brings back memories of the two. Cecile would later marry a man. After being put to bed early because of a fall, Marguerite confesses in her bed to Rachel of Cecile and why she never 'loved' her.
This is a story that is slow, but it tells a lot. It's about two women, both lesbians, who are a product of their times. One couldn't love a woman because it was considered a 'mortal sin' and was criminalized. The other is free to love another woman without guilt. It's there where they share their special bond at the end. That's why I declare this my Should Win pick.
Mother: dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen – Marta is relaxing at her place with her mother around. Her son Ivan is on the coast of the French Riviera with his father on vacation. Soon Marta receives a phone call from Ivan. Ivan is alone on a remote area of the coast. The father abandoned him. Nobody except a strange man is around. The battery in Ivan's phone is dying. Soon Marta calls the police, but the police have no way to locate Ivan as Ivan doesn't know where he is. Then a second phone call from Ivan happens. That leaves Marta even more frightened and causes Marta to rush out.
The film's best attribute is that it captures the moment. It's between cellphones and Marta's domain. The qualities are what we know and what we don't know and it builds on the suspense. The weakness is that it appears to be part of a film rather than a full film. It feels like it has a beginning and a middle, but no end. I'm sure the purpose of the director was to give us a film that leaves us in suspense, but it leaves you wondering what was the point of this partial-film? Social message? Suspense story? What?
Skin: dir. Guy Nattiv – Troy is a ten year-old boy growing up in a remote area of the southern USA. The father, Johnny Aldd, is bringing him up to be rough and tough. The father even teaches Troy how to shoot a real gun with the help of his neo-Nazi friends. One day at a supermarket, Troy smiles at an African American man just simply buying groceries. Johnny gets angry and shouts racist slurs, but the black man walks off calm, collect, but angry and lets him know it. Johnny response by getting his friends to rush over and beat the black man up near his van while his family watches in horror, and Troy watches on.
Days later, Troy and Johnny go out somewhere, but the father is captured by a van of African American men. They put a sleeping injection in Johnny and a tattoo artist goes over his racist tattoos, leaving you wondering what will come. After eleven days, Johnny is dropped back at his home. The tattoo artist completely covered him in black, to Johnny's horror. As Johnny tries to come home, his wife and son react in fear. It ends with a surprise ending.
No question the main theme of the film is about racism. However the film is also about cliques and breeding fear into people. The film can say that the culture of fear can also be why the United States has a gun problem. Seeing how neo-Naziism exposed its face in the Unite-The-Right rally in August 2017, this is a film very relevant to our times. Even with its bizarre story and surprise ending. That's why I pick it at my Will Win pick.
ANIMATED SHORTS:
This makes for a very eclectic five films chosen for this year. One of the films is from a Canadian animation company. However there are two American films that hint they may have some Canadian ingredients:
Animal Behaviour: dirs. Alison Snowden and David Fine – Various animals walk into a psychology group meeting with a dog doctor leading the meeting. All have a problem to confess. However problems arrive when a gigantic ape with an anger problem comes in. He doesn't want to be helped. The pig, the leech and the moth are all cooperative, but the ape is disruptive. Then the ape confesses his problem, but also throws a fit in the process and all havoc is wreaked. Right at the end, and with all the damage done, the ape appears helped and will be back next week.
This is some clever 2D animation that may appear simple and crude by most, but fits the story well. Also the whole story of all the animals involved and their problems makes for funny hilarity.
Bao: dirs. Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb – A Chinese-Canadian woman makes dumplings for her busy husband, but one comes alive. She raises it to be like her own baby. She mothers it with her caring nature, but the son grows up out to be rebellious and even leaves to marry a white woman he loves. She can't handle it and eats him. Heartbroken after 'eating' him, she wakes up to find out it's just a dream. She's a mother going through empty-nest syndrome and the child dumpling in her dream was mirroring her own son's life. It ends on a happy note.
This is the short shown before Incredibles 2. Once again, Pixar adds another excellent writer to its dream team. Director Domee Shi started as a storyboard artist for The Good Dinosaur and Inside Out. Here she has a chance to let her creativity flow with a charming story which transcends race and delights people of all ages and backgrounds.
Late Afternoon: dirs. Louise Bagnall and Nuria Gonzales Blanco – Emily is an elderly woman who is constantly tended to by Kate. Frequently Emily's memory goes back to her past from moments in her childhood and her carefree nature and then to moments in her young adulthood. Her memory keeps going in and out. Then at the end, she's reminded Kate is her daughter.
This does seem like a heavy short as the story appears to be either about Dementia or Alzheimers. The use of animation helps with the drifting of Emily's mind from the present to the past back to the present again. A very good short, but it may be too deep for some.
One Small Step: dirs. Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas – Luna is a Chinese-American girl with dreams of becoming an astronaut. She lives with her father, a shoe cobbler. He has always let Luna know how much he loves her with the shoes he crafts for her and with his business. He uses his money to promote Luna's dream. As a young child, Luna cherishes every minute of her father. As she grows up, she becomes more distant from her father and even too busy with her college work. Things take a turn for the worse as she starts failing courses and is denied acceptance into astronaut training. Then one day she comes home and learns that her father has passed. Heartbroken, she then turns her life around and starts a new ambition. This leads to the happy ending we all want.
The story is a very good story as it deals with a common theme of father-daughter relationships. The story may appear heartbreaking, but ends with the positive energy it began with. The animation was excellent and the story, with no dialogue at all, told us a lot. I call this my Should Win and Will Win pick.
Weekends: dir. Trevor Jimenez – A young boy living in downtown Toronto in the mid-1980's is divided between the time between the homes of his father and his mother. The father is more playful with an imagination into samurai swords. The mother is more serious while she's dating a man who doesn't take well to the boy. As the stories shift between the two world, they become intertwined with the boy's dreams and the dreams tell a lot about the realities of the home lives he's going through.
Trevor Jimenez has been a storyboard artist for Pixar films and has his chance at doing his own short film. It's all hand-drawn which adds to the effect of the story. The point of this story was to mix the eerie dreams with the boy's unfriendly reality. It does a great job in creating the right environment for the film and the drama.
And that's my look at this year's Oscar nominated short films. Last year I was better at predicting the shorts winners, but this year looks to be very open. There are some that look like clear winners, but anything can happen in these categories. It will all be decided on Sunday the 24th.
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Vancouver International Film Festival Turns 30
By Jon The Blogcentric on 6 October 2011 | 1 Comment
Back on Saturday, I started my volunteer work for the Vancouver International Film Festival. It is my fourth year volunteering. It's great being part of an event that gathers a lot of media attention and helps promote filmmaking.
If you look back to the late 1970's, you might remember there being film festivals like the Toronto Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival that garnered very little attention but were growing at the time. They were still below the ranks and renown of the more established film festivals in Europe like Cannes, Venice and Berlin. Since then, Sundance and Toronto have made a major impact on the film world with its releases and its promotion of films. The Vancouver International Film Festival started in 1982 and now ranks as one of the top film festivals in North America. It nevertheless does carry a bit of an identity crisis but does have a lot to offer.
Since the Vancouver International Film Festival, the VIFF, opened in 1982, it has grown to an annual attendance of 150,000 every year since 2003. The 2000's saw the construction of a special theatre, the VanCity Theatre, and an adjacent office for the VIFF organizers. This year it features over 300 films from 59 countries. Quite a lot. Nevertheless many feel that the VIFF is sandwiched in the role of playing second-fiddle to the Toronto Film Fest. In fact one person frequently tells me that we always get the 'leftovers' from Toronto. It is true that we get a lot of films that have already had their show at Toronto, especially those that get a special presentation at the Visa screening room. Very rarely, if ever, does a big-name actor show up. At most, a big feature will only have a tech person in the audience at the VIFF. What's also true is what the VIFF has to offer on its own. Firstly the VIFF has more Asians films than any film festival in North America. This year there are more than 100 from dozens of countries. The VIFF also features more Canadian films and works than any other film festival in Canada. Not even Toronto has as much. They're too busy hyping up the Oscar contenders. The VIFF also features loads of documentaries. There are dozens this year too from a wide variety of topics. The VIFF also features a lot of short films and films for youth. The film festival is not simply a festival showing straight features but a wide variety of films from across the spectrum from shorts both animated and live action to at least four films longer than 4 hours. There's also the possibility of Q&A sessions from directors and even actors.
The VIFF also has a lot of dealings going on. Some films will catch the eye of distributors and will work things out to have them shown to the big screen. Others, like documentaries, will be able to be shown on specialty television networks. Some will be promoted as videos or films for special groups or resource centers. Like last year I saw the Canadian film Two Indians Talking and the director said in the Q&A that she hopes for it to be put on DVD and shown in First Nations resource centers. Then there are those where the VIFF will be the furthest their film will get. That's the nature of the beast in filmmaking and promoting. It's always a case of chance and luck of how far it will go.
Another thing the VIFF did was that it had a special panel. With this being the 30th Year of the Festival, it had a look back to the early years of the Festival and also hosted a free forum about the future of film. I wasn't there at the Forum but I'm sure there's a lot of discussion. I myself believe the world of film faces a lot of challenges in the years and decades ahead. One is the future of creativity and taking film in new directions in what is essentially a bottom-line business. Film can allow for a lot of creative minds to express themselves but there's this beast called 'showbiz' where the subject of movie marketability is inescapable. Whether creativity can be taken in new directions and possibly even change filmmaking, only time will tell. Another factor to take into consideration is the multitude of media sources one now has, including some that didn't exist ten years ago. When the VIFF opened, film's top rivals were television, VCR and the newly-created pay TV. Multiplexes were increasing but it was still possible for a single-screen cinema to hold its own. Today, we have digital cable with hundreds of channels at our fingertips. We have websites like Youtube and Netflix. We can watch a movie on our laptop or even on our cellphone. Multiplexes are now the mainstay for big screen cinemas and single screen cinemas nowadays have either succumbed, are now in the fight of their life, or have to have some backing from some film source or company. Some of you may already have read some of the current difficulties of running a cinema as noted in my Hollywood Theatre article. Just to give a heads up, there's going to be a multiplex opening in the new shopping mall at the New Westtminster station: ten cinemas with a total of 1800 seats. A multiplex with samll per-screen theatres; another example of what's happening with the movie business. Don't get me wrong. There will be a future for film–there's no doubt in my mind– but it has a bumpy road ahead.
This year, there were some changes in the venues with the Festival. The Granville 7 still remains the biggest venue for showing films but the Visa Screening Room is no longer Cinema 7 on the top floor. Instead it's the Vogue Theatre. The Park Theatre is not one of the alternative theatres this year. The VanCity and Pacific Cinematheque are still being used for the Festival. Last year, the Festival opened with the screening of a Canadian film–Barney's Version— with promotion of Telefilm Canada. This year they open with Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In, a film from Spain. Last year, they closed with the animated movie The Illusionist. This year, they close with the French film The Kid With A Bike.
In its thirtieth year, the Vancouver International Film Festival shows strong signs of growth. It may have a while before it joins the ranks of Sundance and Toronto but I'm sure it will continue to establish its own identity in the future. For more information about the Festival, go to the VIFF website.
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Values for the mass of the fundamental particles are shown on the table in the Standard Model.
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But how does this relate to the mass/energy required to create a virtual particle? Is it again the coupling with the Higgs field (and therefore related to inertia) that affects energy required for a particle, or is that relationship indirect? Why are these values the same, if they are the same?

A: First there was the empirical mass, the weight,  that humanity used for thousands of years, various civilizations using a standard of weight so as to count their produce.
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With Google NCR (No Country Redirection), You can open Google.com rather than country version. Most people prefer the US version of the Google because Google provides new features in its .com version. Also, sometimes Google.com gives better results than the country versions. Many people also search on the internet to open Google USA. So, here is the complete guide on how to open Google USA from any country.
By default, when you type Google.com in browser URL, then, it detects your location and redirects to its country version. For example, if you are from France, you will be redirected to google.fr and if you are from India, you will be redirected to google.co.in. But, you can access Google.com from any country. Google provides the option to do this.
UPDATE: Now the Google search results becomes country-specific by default.
NCR means No Country redirect and it is a search parameter that tells to the google search engine to show results from Google.com rather than its country version.
Google provides the link (Google NCR) to open its .com version. Below is the link to do this.
With this link, you can open its USA version from any browser. This is the easiest way to do this. You just need to put /ncr after the domain name.
With this method, you need to type URL each time. But, you can also force your Chrome browser to use Google.com.
Most of the people are using Chrome browser and you can search any query by type the query in its URL section. The Chrome browser also shows the search bar in default home page. But, it also redirects to the country version of the Google. If you are using Mozilla Firefox browser, you can set Google.com as a default homepage by typing http://google.com/ncr in its options settings. But, to do this in a Chrome browser, below are the steps.
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2. Click on the ADD option to add the new search engine. After that, type Google NCR in Search engine option and type Google.com in keyword section (You can also write any other name in these options). Copy and paste the below link in "URL with %s in place of query" option and click on the Add button.
3. After that, find your search engine from Other search engines. Click on the three vertical dots and click on the "Make default" option.
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So, Guys, these are the steps to open Google.com with its NCR link rather than its country version. If you are facing any problem to do this, Write in the comment section. www.google.com/ncr link is easy to use but you can also force your Chrome browser to use always USA version from any country. Though this link is helpful to set a home page in other browsers.
This is an old trick that doesn't work for some countries anymore. example: India. Try it out.