Lynne, an early childhood educator for Nelson Tasman Kindergarten Association in New Zealand has been using Storypark's new planning feature for several months with Nayland Kindergarten and shared with us her experiences and how this service plans holistically with their staff, children and families. Due to the successful experience, NTKA is hoping to roll the new planning platform out to further kindergartens in 2018.
Before Storypark's new planning tools, we used a range of online forums, particularly wiki, email and google docs to gather perspectives and reflections from all team members. Assessment and documents were stored on individual teachers computers and the paperwork was kept in the central administration office.
It was quite disjointed as we had to work between multiple forums and this meant copying information from one forum to another and at times doing it manually to collate the data/evidence we had gathered.
Using multiple forums was also an issue for the less confident online user and we had occasions when the wiki would crash, lose information and if more than 1 user was online it would freeze.
Planning this way was not a connected or time efficient way to work as a team and over the years the teaching team has diversified and this has made it more problematic to connect face to face or to support other teachers to find pathways through the multi-platforms.
Storypark planning has provided a platform for all our assessment, programme planning, teacher appraisal, administration, strategic and review planning to happen in a collaborative forum. This gives all teachers in the team access to information 24/7, which also supports the different ways and days that teachers work. Storypark planning has enabled multiple teacher/teaching perspectives to be shared with all children, whanau and teachers over time.
We are now all working more collaboratively, teachers can access assessment for children, appraisal information, reviews etc during their individual release time and we have an opportunity to access and link all our planning evidence in Storypark.
Storypark provides a time efficient, holistic planning platform for whole centre planning. We often say it is "our one stop shop".
I often wondered how we managed before Storypark as it 'makes sense' of planning, makes it accessible and creates a logical pathway to find information.
Many families are engaging enthusiastically with Storypark as it provides them with real-time happenings through video, photo, planning and discussion. It gives them online opportunities to share their stories from home and all the teaching staff are notified and have an opportunity to respond. This was not always possible with profile books as they were not always accessible.
We have noticed that it really supports those families that work as they can respond to their child's online portfolio when it suits them and likewise teachers can be very responsive in return.
I really love the way Storypark has enabled me to create templates in a room that I have created for myself for my teacher appraisal and for small group work.
See examples of NTK's templates below, tap each image to enlarge.
With the help of Storypark's support team, we set up an NTK teacher discussion area so that all the teachers in the kindergarten association have a forum for discussion as we no longer have teacher meetings and do not get to see what is happening Association-wide.
I am excited about the new 'Domains for Learning' template (which is in its early stages of conception at NTK to be elaborated on next year) that I have set up to gather whole centre learning domains evidence, this is a very effective and time efficient way to engage whole teams in planning.
I think that Storypark has the potential to be the ultimate 'planning forum' that teachers have been seeking for a long time. It is time efficient, links all centre planning together, provides a platform for whole team input and multiple voices and is accessible to everyone at all times.
Teachers need to be more courageous to explore Storypark so that they can better understand its full potential, plus access the 'experts' who are available in teaching teams and through the Storypark help centre. The many forums that Storypark provides eg. Professional practice forum and Facebook articles, research, ideas and support are a testament to the Storypark team's commitment to high quality.
The design team at Storypark is very responsive and proactive in responding to teachers queries, questions and 'wishes' which means that it is designed with teachers, children and whanau at 'the heart of the matter'.


World Class luxury villa accommodation and as such is located over two absolute beachfront locations in the Muri Beach area these seven villas have all that one would want in a top class luxury property and is also designed for those looking for a top of the line venue for their wedding, honeymoon or other special occasion. All villas are equipped to the same luxurious standard with great attention to detail having been expended in each villa. Marble is used extensively with bedrooms having huge four poster super-king fully canopied beds. The lounge areas have up to 60 inch LCD TV's with full stereo sound quality and to enjoy the entertainment system there are canopied Day Beds or chairs and ottomans for full relaxation. All villas have private courtyards & private swimming pools. All beachfront villas have the addition of the hot spa pools. Full Kitchens allow for a "stay at home" option, or there are many restaurants within a few minutes of the property. Breakfast is provided daily and delivered also to the villas as are other meals, including option of fully cheffed evening gourmet dinners. All guests will be greeting on arrival with fresh flower ei's and transferred using private car VIP transfers and a Champagne gift basket will be waiting in the villa on arrival.
Rumours Luxury Villas & spa also offers a Waterfall Spa Facility. Here guests can enjoy the exclusive use of this facility complete with indoor waterfall to enhance relaxation, Guest can enjoy a range of Polynesian, Eastern and European organic and holistic treatments and including the very rejuvenating Vichy Shower massages. Spa is operated by two fully trained therapists, and couples massages are the Rumours specialty.
There is no onsite restaurant at Rumours due to the very private and exclusive nature of the property. However, we are very mindful of keeping a good range of dining options available to our guests and we do have an extensive range of dining options available.
DAILY BREAKFASTS – These are provided for guests on a complimentary basis – (unless you are on a package that states otherwise). It consists of either a full self cook American style breakfast or a full tropical continental breakfast. Breakfast will be delivered to your villa at the time of your choice.
Champagne Breakfast: This extra special breakfast is available for an extra special occasion where you really want to enjoy sheer indulgence. Again this sumptuous treat will be delivered to your villa at the time of your choice. This breakfast will have a charge applied.
Lunch Hampers – Again these hampers can be delivered to your villa at a time of your choice and maybe you would like to enjoy it in the villa, take it down on to the beach or pop in the car and go exploring, enjoying it in another scenic location on the island. Extra charges apply.
Rumours is an adults only resort. No children under the age of 18 are permitted.
Direct flights from Los Angeles to Rarotonga depart just once a week on a Sunday night at 11pm, arriving on a Monday morning at 6am. Your return flight would be on a Saturday night around midnight arriving back in Los Angeles on a Sunday at around 12:30pm. Your choices are therefore 6 days and 5 nights or 13 days and 12 nights etc. The rates above are based on travel from 01 April 2016 – 31 March 2017. They are based on the lowest published airfare and the best low season resort special and is subject to availability. Rumours also offers a Stay 6/Pay 5 which can be used if you are staying longer than 5 nights.
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Q: Input parameters of CITemperatureAndTint (CIFilter) I fail to understand the input parameters of the CIFilter named CITemperatureAndTint. The documentation says it has two input parameters which are both a 2D CIVector.
I played with this filter a lot - via actual code, via Core Image Fun House (example project from Apple - "FunHouse") and via iPhoto.
My intuition says that this filter should have two scalar input parameters: One for the temperature and one for the tint. If you look at the UI of iPhoto you see this:
Screenshot of iPhotos Temperature and Tint UI:

As expected: One slider for the temperature and one for the hue. How did apple "bind" the value of each slider to a 2D-Vector? akaru asked this question already but got no answer: What's up with CITemperatureAndTint having vector inputs?

A: I have opened a technical support incident at Apple and asked them the same question. Here is the answer from the Apple engineer:

CITemperatureAndTint has three input parameters: Image, Neutral and
  TargetNeutral. Neutral and TargetNeutral are of 2D CIVector type, and
  in both of them, note that the first dimension refers to Temperature
  and the second dimension refers to Tint. What the CITemperatureAndTint
  filter basically does is computing a matrix that adapts RGB values
  from the source white point defined by Neutral (srcTemperature,
  srcTint) to the target white point defined by TargetNeutral
  (dstTemperature, dstTint), and then applying this matrix on the input
  image (using the CIColorMatrix filter). If Neutral and TargetNeutral
  are of the same values, then the image will not change after applying
  this filter. I don't know the implementation details about iPhoto, but
  I think the two slide bars give the Temperature and Tint changes (i.e.
  differences between source and target Temperature and Tint values
  already) that you want to add to the source image.

Now I have to get my head around this answer but it seems to be a very good response from Apple.

A: They should be 2D vectors containing the color temperature. The default of (6500, 0) will leave the color unchanged, as described here. You can see what values for color temperature give you which colors in this wikipedia link. I'm not sure what the 2nd element of the vector is for.

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A Brief History of Meth [Infographic]
A Brief History of Meth…
Methamphetamine, more commonly known as meth, is a central nervous system stimulant. The DEA classifies meth as a Schedule II drug that requires a prescription. With limited medical use, the drug is more closely associated with much of the negative stigma that surrounds addiction. Most of the methamphetamine comes from homegrown laboratories of varying sizes. Addiction to methamphetamine has become more widespread in recent years, despite efforts to control its growth.
How Addiction to Methamphetamine Began
Amphetamines were first synthesized in 1887. While their potency and effect was clear, no proper medical use was determined.
Between 1919 and 1930, methamphetamine was developed by a pharmacologist in Japan. The determination was to use the drug to treat both asthma and narcolepsy. In 1932, Benzedrine was introduced as an over-the-counter amphetamine to treat nasal and bronchial congestion associated with colds.
By World War II, meth and other amphetamines are given to Allied bomber pilots to sustain them on longer flights. However, it was quickly identified that pilots on these substances become too irritable to properly channel their aggression.
The First Meth Epidemics
Between 1945 and 1950, Japan experienced its first meth epidemic. This spread quickly to Guam, the US Marshall Islands and America's West Coast.
In the 1950s, meth was still being used to treat obesity, sinus inflammation, and narcolepsy. These pills began to be sold for non-medical purposes to anyone who wanted to stay awake and keep active.
Throughout the 1960s, doctors in California prescribed methamphetamine injections to treat addiction to heroin. During this time, the use soared among subcultures, such as students and biker gangs.
In the 1970s, methamphetamine became regulated in the Controlled Substances Act. During this time, an official public education campaign was mounted.
During the 1980s, drug treatment counselors reported increased abuse of methamphetamines among homosexual men. Mexican manufacturers began bringing methamphetamine north of the border as well. It was during this period that forms of methamphetamine which could be smoked were introduced.
In the 1990s, new methods for cooking methamphetamine began to appear. Some of the product from these newer versions were between 4 and 16 times stronger than what was previously available. Greater methamphetamine use and addiction to methamphetamine is seen in the rural Midwest and Southwest of the US.
In 1996, Congress passed the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act. This regulated mail order and chemical companies from selling any of the precursor chemicals which can be used to cook methamphetamine.
Beginning in 2000, methamphetamine had become the favored hard drug in the Western US. It surpassed crack, cocaine, and heroin.
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One of the goals of Warsaw Convention Bureau is to encourage large conferences, fairs and congresses to take place in the city. As part of this goal, we offer support to both Polish and international meeting planners considering Warsaw for their events. By using the synergy of public and private entities associated in Warsaw Tourism Organisation, we strive to provide each organiser with the range of services.
Each request for support is individually evaluated and the decision on the scope of the support depends on a number of factors, such as the available resources of Warsaw Convention Bureau and its partners, as well as the economic impact and significance in terms of contentand image of the event.
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If you are a member of Polish scientific community or a representative of a local industry association and you would like to acquire a significant international congress to Warsaw – check how we can support you.
Preparation for the destination pitch – analysis of the event in the ICCA international database, access to key information from international partners (convention bureaus, PCOs, partners of previous editions of the event), collection of offers for the logistics of the event (venues, hotels, PCOs/DMCs, etc.).
Bid book – professional destination offer of Warsaw including all logistics and subject-related elements required by the official request for proposal issued by the meeting owner.
Support from local partners – help with engaging Polish stakeholders whose active role in the bid preparation and event itself is required by the meeting owner or can be seen as providing added value to the Warsaw congress. These could be public institutions, authorities or key industry leaders (universities, institutes, representatives of state and local government, industry associations).
Active help with presenting Warsaw offer to the decision makers – mostly it means accompanying local congress ambassador at an international congress where the Warsaw offer is presented in a professional way.
Further promotion of the event – in order to acquire the largest possible attendance of the Warsaw congress Warsaw CvB will help local host committee with promoting Warsaw edition at the preceding meetings.
Whether you are a Polish or an international meeting planner willing to organize a significant congress in the capital of Poland, Warsaw Convention Bureau is here to support your meeting.
Acquiring a complimentary venue – offered by local authorities or stakeholders for the purposes of hosting welcome reception, gala dinner or parts of event itself.
Acquiring a complimentary public transport tickets – offered by local authorities for all the participants for a whole duration of the event.
Warsaw sightseeing tours for VIP guests – complimentary sightseeing tours for key participants of the event (usually 3-hours sightseeing with a guide, transfers and additional attractions).
Keynote speaker sponsorship package – providing accommodation, sightseeing, dinner and a partial refund of travel expenses for the keynote of the Warsaw congress.
Welcome stand at the Warsaw Chopin Airport – provided at complimentary basis for the arriving participants, along with staff and information materials (usually first 1-2 days of the event).
Additional benefits from the members of Warsaw Tourism Organisation – depending on which and how many members of WTO are engaged in the event Warsaw CvB will always try to provide the meeting owner with additional benefits generated by the synergy of the local MICE industry.
Thanks to the cooperation with Warsaw City Hall, Warsaw CvB can help the effort to include information on the congress in the official Warsaw communication run by city hall press office, in the means of public transportation, etc.
Promotional stand with tourism information during the event (English-speaking staff, printed materials, possible sales of trips and promotional gadgets).


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SOCI DEL CONSORZIO
CONSORZIO DI TUTELA AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE
CONSORZIO DI TUTELA AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE ENG
The Consortium for the Protection of Aglianico del Vulture is a non-profit association, formed on 12 April 1986 and registered in the Register of Companies of POTENZA since 19 February 1996, which brings together vine-growers, winemakers and bottlers, single or associated, who produce doc Aglianico del Vulture wine. The Consortium was set up for the enhancement, image promotion and protection of the doc Aglianico del Vulture wine, which is obtained from grapes from the vineyards located in the production area, defined and delimited as such by the Production Regulations approved by the Italian Presidential Decree of 18 February 1971
The Consortium for the Protection of Aglianico del Vulture aims to:
Develop the study, research, experimentation, internal dissemination of quality controls on the wine supply chain
Promote all initiatives aimed at improving the quality of typical vines
Participate in all scientific activities aimed at developing increasingly newer and more advanced agrarian and enological methods and techniques, in full respect of environmental quality
Perform the functions of protection, promotion, enhancement, consumer information and general care of the interests of the relevant denomination
Collaborate with other organisations and associations to promote the integration between the wine production of the Aglianico doc del Vulture and the eno-tourism activities and the typical local productions
Carry out activities of technical assistance, proposal, study, economic-conjunctural evaluation of denominations of origin, as well as any other activity aimed at enhancing the product from a technical and image point of view
Collaborate with the regions and autonomous provinces for the protection and safeguarding of abuses, acts of unfair competition, counterfeiting, misuse of protected denominations
Land of brigands and of the poet Horace, the Vulture has made the nectar of the Aglianico vine one of the enogastronomical excellences of Basilicata. The area, located in the north-eastern part of the Basilicata region, includes the municipalities of Atella, Barile, Ginestra, Melfi, Rapolla, Ripacandida, Rionero in Vulture, Maschito, Venosa, Ruvo del Monte, Rapolla and San Fele. The name of this area derives from the mountain massif of Monte Vulture (1326 m), an extinct volcano from prehistoric times. Frequented since ancient times, the Vulture has been a meeting point for different civilisations such as the Daunians, Peucetians, Lucanians and Samnites up to the long Roman and Norman-Swabian domination. It was in the castle of Melfi that Frederick II promulgated the "Constitutiones Augustales", the oldest text of written laws of the Middle Ages. In short, a magical and timeless place where nature and history meet in a fruitful and indissoluble interweaving of landscape and traditions.
L'AGLIANICO
To call it just 'wine' would be reductive. Aglianico is also and above all a story of a people and of a place with a strong and decisive identity, just like its wines. A late vine which needs a lot of time and suitable climates to get to the right maturation, Aglianico has found an ideal habitat on the lands of a volcano which has been extinct for millennia: the Vulture, which rises austerely and solemnly in the northern tip of Basilicata, on the border with Puglia and Campania. Brought to Italy by the Greeks, with the name Hellenica, the Romans called it Hellenic and used it to improve the quality of Falerno, a wine which was very popular among the poets of the time. In the fifteenth century, under the domination of the Aragonese, it was named Aglianico. With its ruby red colour, its fragrant and vinous scent, its dry, savoury and harmonious flavour, since then it has not stopped conquering the most demanding palates and gaining a place of honour among the best Italian wines.
The Consortium is administered by a Board of Directors, made up of a president and eight directors, and a Board of Statutory Auditors consisting of a chairman and four statutory auditors, two of whom are deputy auditors.
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Via XX Settembre Snc – 85028
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Q: Ubuntu Start menu Shutdown/Restart have the same function I am using Ubuntu 13.10. After upgrading and fixing some things the one thing I cannot fix is that the start menu lists Shutdown and Restart and both these buttons just open a menu with shutdown and restart as options. Previously on 13.04 only shutdown was present and it opened the same menu.

A: It's part of the OS. There's nothing more to it. You are asked to choose between restarting or shutting down once again. However, I think there is an answer around here.


Today is "Write at John's Day", a gathering of freelancers at the Rateliff house. We're drinking tea, slurping up the neighbor's wireless, and working on various projects.
As part of the mandatory dissection of the state of the industry and our various books and projects, No Quarter magazine came up. I was surprised that people didn't know about it, so I'm mentioning it here. New gaming magazines don't come along that often, and this one has been around for three or four semi-monthly issues with great art and steadily improving articles.
No Quarter is an unabashed house magazine in the White Dwarf mold, with the same emphasis on miniatures play plus a little world-building, fiction, and RPG content on the side. It pays roughly 4 cents a word, and the contact people include Duncan Huffman (EiC), James Davis (Art Director), and Nathan Letsinger (RPG content) — no query guidelines are available that I could find online or in a recent issue.
If steamjacks, gunpowder, and full metal fantasy are your thing, this is the market for you.
Huh. Isn't Privateer Press right up in Ballard?
Yep, they are on Market St in Ballard.
Actually the Seattle Gaming Mafia is huge: Microsoft Games Studios, Hasbro/WotC, the XBox group, Cranium, Paizo, NCSoft, Malhavoc, WizKids, Nintendo of America, Green Ronin, and Cheapass Games. And I few I've probably blanked on.


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Q: Google Chrome-like downloader and installer I am looking for an installer solution like it is used for Google Chrome:
When you click Download, you don't actually download the installer, but a very small Downloader, which then downloads the Chrome Installer, and launches it afterwards.
I know Sweet Labs is developing Ignite, but it is still in closed beta.
Are there any similar solutions out there, which are ready to use?

A: How about Google Omaha? (Actually used by Google Chrome) It seems to be the thing.

The Omaha project provides a shared autoupdate and install system for
  Windows client products at Google that works on multiple Windows
  platforms, including Windows Vista. Goals include the following:

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*One autoupdate mechanism which allows teams to roll out updates with no dependencies on other product teams, without having to write
  their own client or server logic One autoupdate server that handles
  all autoupdate requests - each product team will not need to roll out
  and manage their own server One desktop autoupdate client shared by
  all desktop client software - there will not be separate programs
  running for each installed application

*A tiny meta-installer which includes the update client (and knows how to install it if necessary) and a reference to the desired
  application which the update client can then download and install

*One-click web install of applications once the update client is installed

*Support for rich update deploy logic allowing multiple tracks for public release, beta, development and "canary" experiments

*Support for restricted user environments; for example, users without administrator privileges

*Providing a shared runtime for other functionality common to all Google client applications:   Crash reporting

A: Advanced Installer can do that too. It creates a small executable that can launch an MSI package from an URL you specify, so the package downloaded by the user is very small. As a bonus, you can split the application in features, and set it to create one CAB archive for each feature, so the actual install process will download only the CAB files for the features installed, reducing the download time for users that don't install all the features.
To have the user see only a small progress bar instead of full MSI dialogs you just need to tick a checkbox from Install Parameters page.
However, you should now that this feature is available only in the commercial licenses, you need at least a Professional license. You can test it, during the trial period access to all of its features is not restricted.

A: I now have this quite complete list of solutions:

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*Google Omaha

*AdvancedInstaller

*Somoto BetterInstaller ( + adds recommendations from which you make money)

*Ignite (not available yet)

Or possibly create your own using the WiX Toolset, NSIS or Inno Setup.
All of those are free solutions, except for AdvancedInstaller. It has a free edition too, but cannot be used to create this package type; for this you need at least a Professional edition.


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Luminous Landscape Forum > The Art of Photography > But is it Art? > Anyone else desensitized ?
Author Topic: Anyone else desensitized ? (Read 23986 times)
-Tom-
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Anyone else desensitized ?
I was just browsing through my favorite photojournalism site (In focus) because they always have the most beautiful, high quality shots from all the latest important events over the world.
Their latest gallery feature are images from Syria. I've seen some war photography in my life (although I didn't look into it that much, don't like it, find it a bit vulture-istic) but the shots they have there now are crazy. There's a sequence shot of a guy running from the sniper fire over the street, running in one photo and taken down in another. There's a photo from sniper's point of view, looking through the scope.
I glanced over the images and continued surfing around. Although I'm aware I have some ADHD going on, I can't say I was impressed with the shots.
Am I wrong for thinking that we didn't have this influx of "gross" photography until the digital era? And are these photos doing anything good, or are they just desensitizing people, getting them used to the horrors?
my facebook / my photojournal
Jim Pascoe
Re: Anyone else desensitized ?
Tom, you may have led a sheltered life, but these sorts of images have been around for decades, especially since the 1970's. I don't think it will desensitise anyone because it is showing the pointless horror that most wars are. Not sure what you mean by not being "impressed by the shots". Do you mean they are not interesting, or that you could do better? They are far removed from the photography most of us do and are valuable in telling the story to those of us lucky enough not to be there. The sights sicken me, but I am glad to have seen them.
I wasnt alive in the 70s, so I dont know about the photojournalism back then I'm fairly new to the photography, I don't know the famous photographers by name, I need to get into that stuff, I haven't moved from the Flickr much...
As for the war photos I saw on InFocus website, I meant to say that the photos didn't shock me, but growing up in the 90s, in the midst of civil war, I remember I was stressed by the footage.
The shots from Syria (or any other war zone for that matter) seem so sharp, colorful, borderline staged, I can't feel emotion towards it, it doesn't shock me...that's what I've meant by "not interesting"...quality of those shots are way out of my league, but nothing connects in me when I see those shots...
petermfiore
Quote from: -Tom- on November 14, 2012, 02:06:43 pm
I wasnt alive in the 70s, so I dont know about the photojournalism back then
Many of us were not Alive in the 18th century but could tell you much about the American Revolution.
Curiosity educates many.
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Not stuff Id care to do.
The shock should be unavoidable. Those not shocked at some level by such images would have to viewed as desensitized. I was saddened.
Higher levels of detail and better color set these images apart from the stuff we saw from World War II.
Tom, War photography goes all the way back to the civil war. Check the stuff by Bob Capa from WW II, or by David Douglas Duncan from Korea. I can tell you from personal experience that war is a bitch. Maybe looking at pictures of it will help to keep the world out of it, but unfortunately there are wars that simply have to be fought. WW II was one such. And although I know those ignorant of history will disagree: so were Korea and Vietnam.
But as I've said in at least one other thread, war photography has become pretty much a series of clichés. The genre was fresh in Capa's days and pretty much still fresh in Duncan's days, but since then everybody's been copying Capa and Duncan. It gets to be pretty old and depressing.
Forgot to add: Gene Smith (W. Eugene Smith). Until he was wounded in WW II, Gene did some of the finest war photography ever done by anybody. But originality resided in every bone in Gene's body. He constantly saw the world through eyes that were new.
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Russ Lewis www.russ-lewis.com.
Quote from: RSL on December 02, 2012, 11:46:21 am
..... but unfortunately there are wars that simply have to be fought. WW II was one such. And although I know those ignorant of history will disagree: so were Korea and Vietnam.
Russ, I don't want to start a whole new debate here, but while I agree with you about WW2, I think the case for Vietnam and Korea are open to debate. It all depends on whether you think such foreign adventures can be justified considering the huge destruction and loss of life. WW2 was much more about an immediate threat to the free civilised world. And I do not consider myself to be ignorant of history, although like almost anyone there is always more to learn.
SunnyUK
Going back to Tom's original post. I went to see the World Press Photographe 2012 exhibition a week ago. One of the things I realised as I walked around looking at all the amazing pictures was indeed how desensitized I had become.
There was a series of photos from an Ukranian interrogation room, where a suspect (one assumes) has a gun held to his head. There was pictures from fighting in Syria. There were pictures of people being hung in Egypt. And yet the image that made the most impact on me was showing a 4 year old girl looking worried at her dad who suffered from AIDS. She was showing emotions that a girl that age should not have to know about. But all the horror from the wars - yes, very horrible, but at the same time there was a big dose of "we've seen all this before" which indeed did desensitize me.
It's a strange thing then, because although I have probably seen thousands of war type images over many years, I still find myself touched by them. Seeing pictures of a row of corpses laid out on the Eastern front in WW2 still leaves me with a feeling of sadness for the loss of life and for how it must have affected their families and friends. I can imagine being desensitised if you are actually there at the time and continually subjected to death and destruction. The human mind has a self protection mechanism to prevent the person being overwhelmed by events.
kencameron
But as I've said in at least one other thread, war photography has become pretty much a series of clichés.
Is this any more true of war photography than of any other genre? I think there are a few clichés doing the rounds in landscape and street photography and any other genre you care to name.
Ken Cameron
Quote from: Jim Pascoe on December 03, 2012, 10:16:52 am
Jim, I don't want to start an extended debate either. I note that you're nine years younger than my oldest son, who was a seal, but who just missed Vietnam, so I have some idea of where you're coming from. I was in both wars; twice in the case of Vietnam, and my point of view is a bit different.
Korea never should have happened. Our state department under Truman basically told North Vietnam and China that we didn't much care what happened to South Korea. When North Korea acted on that information things suddenly looked different. We still were very much into the Philippines with Clark AFB and a huge naval installation at Subic Bay. We had plenty of other interests in the Western Pacific, and it was clear that if we didn't fight, we'd end up with an even bigger war on our hands. I can't knock our decision to join the war, but I certainly can knock the kind of mindless "diplomacy" that led to it. Fortunately our military was led by people with plenty of WW II experience, so they knew what they were doing. Not so our politicians and diplomats who managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Vietnam was a bit different, but again the problem started with some really dumb diplomacy. To make a long story shorter, as WW II wound down, instead of backing France's desire to hang on to its empire we should have been backing Ho Chi Minh. In the end we all screwed it up so badly that the French got whipped at Dien Bien Phu, which certainly is at or near the top of the annals of all-time stupid military fiascoes. If you don't know about that one, read "Hell in a Very Small Place."
In the end I think that to preserve our interests in the Western Pacific we needed to fight in Vietnam, but by then both our diplomacy and military leadership was some of the worst in history. That Kennedy allowed Diem to be assassinated was an incredibly dumb move. Then, our military leadership decided that body counts could measure our success; another incredible stupidity. I could go on and on about the dumb things I saw happen during my two Southeast Asian tours, but there's no point in that.
I think both wars were necessary to avoid something even worse, but both were very badly handled by our leaders.
Russ, I do bow to your greater knowledge on this subject - and obvious experience. I can see sense in all that you say. It may seem simplistic, naive and idealistic, but it seems to me that all war is a waste and ultimately pointless. It is always politicians and power-mongers who seem to start them - and the young who go to fight them. I'm only 51 and would be far too sensible to go off to war unless somebody was directly threatening my home. I did a short spell in the Navy 1980 -83, though not involved in any action as I was training during the Falklands War. However my grandfather was a big influence on me. He spent four years 1914-18 fighting the Turks in what is now Palestine, Egypt, Iraq etc. He always said the whole thing was a waste of time, all the dead friends etc, and afterwards we just gave it all back. He would turn in his grave if he could see all the young soldiers back out there fighting in the same area again.
PS - I didn't realise you were quite so old!
War always is waste, Jim, but it's never pointless if you're being attacked. The problem is to identify an attack. It's easy to do that if your own country is being invaded, but consider the situation in which the United States found itself prior to WW II:
Most of our people wanted to stay out of that "European" war. But if we'd gotten into it early and the Western democracies had brought Hitler to heel while he was relatively vulnerable, the fight would have been much smaller. As it happened, we had to wait until we were attacked in Hawaii to join the fight, and by then, instead of the forces of a single dictator on a single front we had to face the forces of three on multiple fronts. By being unwilling to face the waste of a relatively small war we had to face a worldwide catastrophe.
And of course Britain wasn't any smarter. Churchill pled with the British and the French to smack down Hitler before he could build his forces to a dangerous level, but nobody wanted to listen. As he put it in those days, "The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet," and history clearly bore him out.
Then we watched the Soviet Union begin to swallow as much of Europe as it could, and communists in the East begin to encroach upon their neighbors. If the West hadn't shown its willingness to fight in places like Korea and Vietnam -- especially Korea -- do you really think those cancers wouldn't have expanded and metastasized?
Now we're right back where we were in the late 1930's, this time watching the rise of Islamists who want to take over the world and who now, because nuclear weapons exist, can create catastrophe without raising a large military force. And yet the general reaction among the Western democracies seems to be: "Ho hum. No big deal." We even have politicians trying their best to downplay what's an existential threat.
Your granddad was right, in a sense, but you also always have to look beyond the point "where ignorant armies clash by night," and understand what evil forces have brought on the clash. Sometimes, as in the late 1930's, the future's not awfully hard to predict, and what needs to be done isn't hard to see. Sometimes that's war.
RFPhotography
As others have rightly pointed out, these types of images have been made for decades. The image of a VC getting shot in the head by a South Korean soldier is particularly memorable. Or the shot of the little Vietnamese girl running down the street naked. She now lives about 10 minutes away from me. Watch and/or read 'The Bang Bang Club'. Watch 'War Photographer'. Watch the HBO series 'Witness'. Read 'Slightly Out of Focus'.
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Quote from: RSL on December 04, 2012, 04:26:33 pm
Korea never should have happened. Our state department under Truman basically told North Vietnam and China that we didn't much care what happened to South Korea.
you mean North Korea, which was run by a lowly Soviet (Red) Army captain later known as Kim Il-sung, was listening to some state department when uncle Joe was still alive and kicking ? you gotta be kidding...
I'm not kidding at all, Vlad, though it looks as if I misspoke. After WW II The Truman administration was busy helping France hang on to its Indochinese empire but made it clear they had little interest in South Korea. And yes, Uncle Joe was alive and kicking. When I was flying fighters in Korea in 1953, some of the guys I was with had gone on R&R to places like Hong Kong and had drinks with Russians who were flying Migs out of North Korea.
In the end, we all get desensitised spiritually. To everything but love. If you're lucky, that grows stronger.
amolitor
Sontag makes the point that sensitization is sort of irrelevant anyways. Well, I don't know if that was the point she was going for, but it's where she got to.
Sure, we're shocked by these images at first, and later, not shocked. So what? When we're shocked by them, we're damn happy that it's not us in that picture. When we're less shocked by it, we're still happy to not be the poor guy in the photo, but we're not as worried about it.
If it doesn't cause us to do anything, and usually it doesn't, what the hell does it matter? There is this notion that is we are shocked by a photograph, we will be motivated to DO SOMETHING and make the world a better place, but when we are desensitized than our motivation flags and we don't, and that THIS is why the world is not being made a better place. And that's a load of bollocks. Whether we're shocked or not seems to have nothing to do with it.
Photographs don't even, really, shape our opinions in any meaningful way - we read photographs of shocking things as supporting whatever ideas we have. If it's the Bad Guys doing something awful, well, it's proof that we should go shoot all those Bad Guys. If it's the Good Guys doing something awful, well either it's a staged photograph designed to smear the Good Guys or its proof that the Good Guys are such a dire situation that they're forced to do terrible things, and in either case we should go shoot all those Bad Guys.
Quote from: amolitor on February 19, 2013, 04:30:18 pm
But how do you tell who the Bad Guys really are?
Quote from: Rob C on February 19, 2013, 04:47:32 pm
That's easy. The losers of any war are always the bad guys, and the winners are always the good guys. The winners write the history books.


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This is a letter to Mr Narendra Modi, Honorable Prime Minister of India to prevent profiteering by Indian banks and make life easier for tax payers and entrepreneurs. There are 30 suggestions in all, which can reduce inflation, enhance the competitiveness of Indian industry, prevent tax evasion and enhance the quality of lives of millions of people.
Please accept my hearty congratulations on being elected as the Prime Minister of India.
Your economic vision for the country and your plans to leverage the strength of each state, to take the nation forward have impressed me greatly. The economic growth of Gujarat under your reign and your motto of inclusive growth have brought a renewed optimism about the country's growth prospects even amongst some of the most cynical of us.
I'm writing to you specifically with some suggestions I have about encouraging small business in our country and about the profiteering by banks in our country. In the post-liberalization era many private banks have come up. However, banking being a heavily regulated sector there are a limited number of banks and this monopolistic situation is apparently being abused by many of These banks, most of whom have profit margins of over 70%. This in turn is hurting the competitiveness of Indian industry. Please allow me to elaborate on some areas of concerns.
When a customer approaches a private bank to make a pay order, typically most private banks charge a fee based on the value of the pay order. If one wants a single pay order made of the value of Rs.50 lakhs, a bank fee of Rs.15,000 is quite common at some private banks. It takes as much time on the part of the bank to make a pay order of Rs.500 as it does to make a pay order of Rs.50 lakhs. There is no justification to charge such an exorbitant bank fee when the funds used belong to the customer and it will take a jumior employee barely five minutes to make the pay order.
Bank fixed deposits are also structured to inconvenience customers and benefit banks. Sometimes customers have to break the entire fixed deposit when they only need a smaller quantum of funds. The other alternative is to have multiple fixed deposit receipts which is an inconvenience. There is also an option of availing overdraft against one's own fixed deposit which is like paying to use one's own money! In the age of computerization banks must be obligated to internally record funds in multiples of Rs.1,000. An account holder must be allowed to break a fixed deposit in part and be issued a fresh certificate for the reduced amount.
Banks also have a wide difference between the buying and selling rates of foreign currency. This practice needs to be curbed. Alternatively it should be possible for citizens to buy and sell foreign currency. There is no value addition in foreign currency trading. Why should people be charged arbitrary amounts?
Many private banks have different rates for RTGS (Real time gross settlement) depending on the quantum of money being transferred. Again there is no justification for this. It doesn't take longer to punch in a transfer entry of Rs.1 crore as compared to a transfer entry of Rs.3 lakhs. In many cases this is done via internet banking by the customer without staff intervention. If RTGS has to replace cheques it should be free or close to free.
When a business person receives a remittance from outside India, banks charge fees based on the funds received. In developed countries like the United States, banks typically charge a flat fee. The fee charged should have no correlation with the funds received because banks do not add any value here.
Banks charge as much as one rupee per text message or SMS sent to their customers. Their cost for each text message is as low as 1 paise. Till recently bulk SMS packages were available at this rate. Their price is a hundred times their cost!
7) Banks are charging money for counting currency.
Most banks even charge money for counting notes. Take Axis Bank for instance. A person who has a domestic savings account with them is charged money for more than 5 cash transactions in a month. From the sixth cash transaction in a month, an account holder has to pay Rs.2.50 on every Rs.1,000 deposited or withdrawn. This is subject to a minimum fee of Rs.95. Account holders are paying money everytime they withdraw or deposit money at Axis Bank. HDFC charges its regular savings bank account holders Rs.100 per cash transaction after the first five transactions in a month. Account holders are bring charged to withdraw they own money!
Some banks offer a sweep-in-sweep-out facility wherein unused funds in savings accounts can be transferred to a fixed deposit account. For this, a bank like HDFC has a threshold of Rs.2 lakhs balance in the savings bank account. This is a loss to the account holder of thousands of rupees every year in interest income lost when it is only a computerized bank entry and banks can offer this facility at any threshold.
When banks transfer shares to and from demat accounts, they charge a fee based on the value of the stocks. Why should it matter what the value of the stock is? Does it take longer to transfer 1000 ONGC shares than it does to transfer 10 ONGC shares? These are just bank entries and the bank does not bear any risk whatsoever. There must be flat fee or a reasonable upper cap on these charges.
For buying and selling stocks, banks charge as much as 0.50% for brokerage. These are all just computerized entries. No one has to go into a trading ring to strike trades any more. If the United States can have discount brokers, why should we be forced to pay through our nose for trading in stocks? There must be a flat fee or a reasonable upper cap on brokerage for stock trades.
The difference between the interest income generated by banks or other financial institutions and the amount of interest paid out to their lenders is called 'Net Interest Margin' (NIM). This can be as high as 4.1%, a massive spread enjoyed by banks such as HDFC which is seen as one of the most profitable, something their shareholders understandbly rejoice over. USA's largest bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has a NIM of 2.37%. Indian banks continue to have a wide spread between the interest they pay depositors and the interest they charge from people who take loans.
Prepayment of loans is another area of concern. Banks often charge money when customers want to prepay loans, to recover the commissions they (the banks) have paid their DSAs (Direct Sales Associates) to get customers. This practice also needs to be done away with.
Banks insist on a lot of paperwork and documentation when they lend to salaried people. A salaried person is usually a much better credit risk and a very honest taxpayer. An average salaried person will be more worried about repaying a loan than the creditor will be about recovering it. An identity and income proof and a declaration that gives the bank to recovery from current and future employers should suffice. There are many instances where people, when refused by banks, have taken loans from private money lenders at over 300% interest and been driven to bankruptcy and suicide.
The credit card division of banks needs to be looked at very seriously. Most banks that issue credit cards charge anywhere between 24% and 36% per annum as interest on the funds lent. Most people are not financially very savvy and this sends them into a debt trap. There is no justification for charging 36% on credit card advances when a loan to buy a scooter can cheap jerseys China be given at 15%. Like in the developed countries, we must also have different and lower interest rates for people depending on their credit rating. We already have a credit rating body; CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau Limited). It is in the interest of the nation to see that people have access to credit cards that offer credit at reasonable rates. When this happens, more and more people will own and habitually use credit cards. The boom in the US during the 1950s and 60s was driven by consumption. We can have a similar consumption-led boom here. This will also mean an expansion of production and economies of scale will result in a lower cost of production. This will make our country more competitive in the international market. We will be better able to compete with Chinese goods within and outside our country. By encouraging credit cards at reasonable rates of interest, we may also be able to counter black money. Today a salaried person who has dinner out with his or her family often doesn't leave with the restaurant's bill. Restaurants often tear up or modify the bills to under-report sales. This causes losses of not only direct taxes but wholesale jersey also indirect taxes such as VAT (Value added tax) and service tax. When credit cards are widely used, this malicious practice will be curtailed. The tax revenue generated will also indirectly help infrastructure growth and result in lower our cost of production, thereby enhancing our competitiveness.
There is a perception that many large ticket loans are given by banks to powerful industrialists under political pressure and eventually written off. This needs to be countered.
There are many first generation entrepreneurs eager to start businesses but who do not have access to capital. There needs to be some way for banks to provide loans to enthusiastic entrepreneurs. Small business has the capability to generate employment directly and indirectly and needs state patronage and encouragement.
There is no benefit to the country to allow banks to indulge in this profiteering. If they pay taxes to the government, so do we. Any money we do not have to pay them, will eventually be taxed in our hands. Sir, banks in our country are contributing to inflation and getting in the way of the competitiveness of Indian industry. I urge you to do something to make them partners in nation building rather than our adversaries.
There are also several areas where the government can help small business survive and thrive. Small business can generate a lot of employment directly and indirectly. Right now, as it stands, SME (Small and medium enterprises) and micro enterprises are burdened by a huge amount of red tape. SMEs employ close to 40% of India's workforce, but contribute only 17% to GDP. With government support, SMEs can be more efficient, generate employment, improve the growth rate and contribute tax revenue.
In case of VAT (Value added tax), service tax and tax deducted at source, all taxpayers are required to file quarterly or half yearly returns. Tax payments need to be made every month. This places a massive compliance burden on taxpayers. Businesses with a turnover of less than Rs.1 crore per annum should be allowed to file annual returns for all taxes. There are many small entrepreneurs who choose not to scale up their business to avoid the red tape.
In developed countries like the United States, there are very few formalities for sending a wire transfer. In our country, since the last few years, we have to fill out too many forms, get Form 15CB from the chartered accountant, file Form 15CA etc to send a wire transfer of even a small amount. This causes considerable inconvenience to small entrepreneurs.
As per the income tax act, it is not possible to set off salaried income against business losses. This is very unfair to the salaried taxpayers who aspire to turn entrepreneurs. Even if a salaried person starves and loses most of his income in a new business, he or she is expected to pay tax on the salary. On the other hand a business person who ventures into a new business can set off losses from one business against profits from another business. This anomaly needs to be fixed.
A large part of our export revenue in information technology is from call centres and business process outsourcing (BPOs). Many of these enterprises, while precious generators of foreign exchamge do not offer much by way of value addition. As a result, they have very little pricing power and are vulnerable to fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate. We need to encourage entrepreneurship in areas of product development where there can be pricing power. New ventures need capital and the government must make it easier for first generation entrepreneurs to raise risk capital. The UPA II government introduced a tax on share premium, when share capital is subscribed to, in private companies. After pressure from the private equity and venture capital industry, certain groups of people such as designated angel investors were exempt from this. There is no reason for the government to come in the way of people willing to invest their own money in backing new ventures. An investor who uses the enterprise, skill or genius of the founder may buy shares at a premium and this should be perfectly acceptable. Currently share premium needs to be justified to tax authorities and reports of valuers are required. This bureaucratic discretion needs to be done away with and a clear policy favoring entrepreneurs is greatly needed.
In the United States, there are websites like Kickstarter that have come up and led to many unusual creative ventures in science, engineering and the creative arts. There are some crowdfunding websites that have come up in India. We need to have a policy in place to encourage crowdfunding. The wisdom of the masses can result in backing for new and path-breaking products and innovations.
The Income tax department and its approach needs a revamp. A large number of tax cases end up in court, clogging the system and wasting the time of the average SME entrepreneur. The biggest litigant in Indian courts is the Indian government. Among these the biggest litigant is the Income Tax department. When the government picks a fight with so many tax payers, they are not only wasting resources of the courts but directly harming the industry by taking away the time that could have been spent managing and scaling up production. The government and the citizens need to be partners in growth, not adversaries.
To encourage entrepreneurship, we need to make it easier for entrepreneurs to start companies in India. We also need to make it easier for them to shut down their business if their plans don't work out. Indian is at the 134th position on the World Bank's ranking on the ease of 'Doing Business' for 2014. Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and USA make up the top four and we need to emulate their processes. Entrepreneurs would greatly welcome a single window system for setting up a company, apply for PAN, TAN, Service tax and VAT numbers. The compliance burden for filing audited returns needs to be toned down for smaller companies. Similarly, shutting down companies needs to be made easier. In India, 1,92,000 companies had stopped filing returns with the Registrar of Companies as on July 31, 2010. In July 2013, the UPA government launched a scheme to give amnesty to over 12,00,000 service tax assesses who had stopped filing service tax returns. Given that there are so many defaulters, the government must consider reexamining its systems and policies instead of hounding taxpayers. Penalties have been increase manifold by the registrar of companies in recent years. These should be brought back to realistic levels.
Tax laws that affect the common taxpayer and the small businessman need to be easier to understand. The Income tax act and the direct tax code should be simple enough for any adult to understand. Instead we have a system which drives people to chartered accountants and eventually encourages litigation. Bureaucratic discretion in income tax needs to be minimized to prevent harassment of tax payers and ensure easier compliance.
Export of services can be a major driver of revenue in India. There are some schemes such as the 'Served from India' scheme which exist for service exporters. However, due to the red tape involved, very few have utilized the benefits of these schemes. Net foreign exchange earning businesses should have it easier when they want to avail of duty scrips to import capital goods. There are many aspects of tax such as service tax by reverse charge and tax deduction at source when making overseas payments which hinder export of services.
In the last ten years, we have seen a considerable increase in taxes. Service tax was levied at 5% from 1994 to May 2003. Then it was raised to 8%. Today it is 12.36%. Service tax was levied on only three services initially. Today it is levied on almost all services. The system of CENVAT credit is very cryptic and not everyone uses it. This means that service tax is paid at every level, contributing to inflation. Income tax exemption slabs have not kept pace with inflation and are far too low especially for city dwellers. There need to be special exemptions for those living in cities who pay high rent and food costs or an overall rationalization of direct taxes. Less than 3% of our country pays income tax. If the government needs additional revenue, it would be more fruitful and fair to plug leaks in the system and widen the tax net than go after the existing tax payers.
We need to have a way for companies seeking funds for expansion to be able to tap financial markets by coming out with initial public offers while still being accountable to the investors. As of today there are close to 1300 delisted companies on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) alone. This is thousands of crores of wealth that has gone from small investors to unscrupulous promoters. This money could have been invested in legitimate companies and helped in nation building. BSE has an arbitrary and opaque policy about delisting companies and investors are never sure about which companies are at risk of delisting. This results in small companies being ignored by investors. If this is corrected, smaller companies will get a more fair valuation and be better equipped to raise capital when they want to expand.
India's internet penetration continues to be low in India. Internet tariffs although much lower than the early days continue to be prohibitively high. We need internet to be cheaper than water for the common man. The resulting efficiency, cost saving, competitiveness and innovation from it will make it more than worthwhile. New Delhi is all set to be India's first Wi-fi zone. This is a welcome development. We could have Wi-fi in all the major cities in India. It doesn't have to be free as long as it is affordable. This will also be useful to tourists.
To encourage entrepreneurship especially in industries such as the internet industry, the government can consider setting up shared working spaces for startup entrepreneurs. Such spaces usually have furniture, computers, broadband connectivity, conference rooms, mail handling arrangements and also support personnel available on freelance basis. These facilities will help entrepreneurs run their respective startups by paying reasonable rents and without having to rent large offices. This will also nurture a community of entrepreneurs who can interact and collaborate with each other. This synergy can result in new and innovative companies that can match the likes of Google, Facebook and Twitter emerging from India.
A significant percentage of India's export revenue in information technology comes from process-driven work such as call centers handling support and marketing calls. These are very price sensitive segments because they are all left brained efforts that will eventually be automated. Work in creative fields being right brained cannot be easily automated and needs to be encouraged. This includes the fine arts, drama, music, writing, product design, psychology and many others. A creative approach over an extreme utilitarian approach needs to be encouraged in society. Authors, filmmakers, writers, artists etc need to be given creative freedom and innovation in the creative arts needs to be supported. Many creative projects including books and independent films don't see the light of the day because of monopolistic situations in the marketplace. There is a need for government support to ensure independent films do get a release, encourage good cinema without restricting creative freedom. Movies have been taxed heavily and this places a great burden on the consumer. This requires reconsideration and change.
There are millions of students who complete their school education in a medium of instruction other than English. When they get admitted to colleges, most struggle with their studies and sometimes even the most brilliant among them drop out before they have been able to complete their graduation. There needs to be a way to acclimatize these students with English as a medium of instruction so they can have equal opportunities eventually at the workplace. This can be done by starting a government owned or supported chain of classes to teach English or via E-learning programs. This will help provide equal and fair opportunities to people while also reducing personnel costs for industry.
Government websites need to be overhauled to make them easy to navigate, aesthetic and reliable with uptime. This will help us get information from them when we need it. It is common for government websites to be targeted by hackers and for them to crash when under pressure, for instances websites of universities when results are declared. In the age of cloud computing, this can be countered by making some changes.
Sir, thank you for taking the time to read this letter. I have full faith in your leadership and conviction in your vision of a prosperous India. I hope you will set this right.


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Protein kinase C theta type - Q04759 (KPCT_HUMAN)
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Number of PDB entries for Q64FY5: no matching PDB entries found
Calcium-independent, phospholipid- and diacylglycerol (DAG)-dependent serine/threonine-protein kinase that mediates non-redundant functions in T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling, including T-cells activation, proliferation, differentiation and survival, by mediating activation of multiple transcription factors such as NF-kappa-B, JUN, NFATC1 and NFATC2. In TCR-CD3/CD28-co-stimulated T-cells, is required for the activation of NF-kappa-B and JUN, which in turn are essential for IL2 production, and participates in the calcium-dependent NFATC1 and NFATC2 transactivation. Mediates the activation of the canonical NF-kappa-B pathway (NFKB1) by direct phosphorylation of CARD11 on several serine residues, inducing CARD11 association with lipid rafts and recruitment of the BCL10-MALT1 complex, which then activates IKK complex, resulting in nuclear translocation and activation of NFKB1. May also play an indirect role in activation of the non-canonical NF-kappa-B (NFKB2) pathway. In the signaling pathway leading to JUN activation, acts by phosphorylating the mediator STK39/SPAK and may not act through MAP kinases signaling. Plays a critical role in TCR/CD28-induced NFATC1 and NFATC2 transactivation by participating in the regulation of reduced inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate generation and intracellular calcium mobilization. After costimulation of T-cells through CD28 can phosphorylate CBLB and is required for the ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of CBLB, which is a prerequisite for the activation of TCR. During T-cells differentiation, plays an important role in the development of T-helper 2 (Th2) cells following immune and inflammatory responses, and, in the development of inflammatory autoimmune diseases, is necessary for the activation of IL17-producing Th17 cells. May play a minor role in Th1 response. Upon TCR stimulation, mediates T-cell protective survival signal by phosphorylating BAD, thus protecting T-cells from BAD-induced apoptosis, and by up-regulating BCL-X(L)/BCL2L1 levels through NF-kappa-B and JUN pathways. In platelets, regulates signal transduction downstream of the ITGA2B, CD36/GP4, F2R/PAR1 and F2RL3/PAR4 receptors, playing a positive role in 'outside-in' signaling and granule secretion signal transduction. May relay signals from the activated ITGA2B receptor by regulating the uncoupling of WASP and WIPF1, thereby permitting the regulation of actin filament nucleation and branching activity of the Arp2/3 complex. May mediate inhibitory effects of free fatty acids on insulin signaling by phosphorylating IRS1, which in turn blocks IRS1 tyrosine phosphorylation and downstream activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway. Phosphorylates MSN (moesin) in the presence of phosphatidylglycerol or phosphatidylinositol. Phosphorylates PDPK1 at 'Ser-504' and 'Ser-532' and negatively regulates its ability to phosphorylate PKB/AKT1. UniProt
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ATP + L-threonyl-[protein] = ADP + H+ + O-phospho-L-threonyl-[protein] UniProt
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Interacts with GLRX3 (via N-terminus). Interacts with ECT2. Part of a lipid raft complex composed at least of BCL10, CARD11, MALT1 and IKBKB. UniProt
The C1 domain, containing the phorbol ester/DAG-type region 1 (C1A) and 2 (C1B), is the diacylglycerol sensor and the C2 domain is a non-calcium binding domain. UniProt
Organism: Human
Isoforms: 3 , currently showing only the 'canonical' sequence.
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chr10:6469104- 6622263 (-) (NM_001242413)
chr10:6469104- 6622263 (-) (NM_006257)
Other Gene names: PRKCT
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Q64FY5 - Homo sapiens 0
Q9H508 - Homo sapiens no matching PDB entries
Q9WTQ0 - Rattus norvegicus no matching PDB entries
Q3MJF1 - Homo sapiens no matching PDB entries
Q04759 - Homo sapiens 8
Q02111 - Mus musculus 1
B4DF52 - Homo sapiens no matching PDB entries
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Compulsion Games' shadow-shifting platforming adventure Contrast was initially destined for Windows PC only until Sony stepped in and asked to feature the game in its PlayStation 4 launch lineup, creative director Guillaume Provost told Polygon.
When Contrast was shown during PAX East 2013, the game had been announced for Windows PC only. In the span of six months, the game went from PC-only to a multiplatform title — and one of the 23 games scheduled to launch alongside the PlayStation 4 on Nov. 15. Provost said the early decision to commit to PC first was because the computer audience was easier to reach.
"We always thought of Contrast as a console title, but the Steam audience was easier to reach," he said. "But then Sony approached us at PAX East and were interested in having Contrast available at the PS4 hardware launch.
"For us it was an opportunity — so we delayed the initial ship date to be able to launch it on multiple platforms," he added. "It also gave us the opportunity to put more polish into the game and create a more solid game experience.
Provost added that although Contrast is not coming to Xbox One "in the immediate future," Compulsion is looking into porting to Microsoft's next-gen console. At Gamescom in August, developer Sam Abbott told us an Xbox One version wasn't ruled out, but that it would take the team some time to get around to it, based on the demands of current hardware plans.
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In his 1989 book The Great Good Place, American sociologist Ray Oldenberg coined the term "the third place." In our daily lives, humans occupy two primary spaces: one's home and one's place of work. Each is a necessary area that serves a distinct function. A home provides a physical anchor for comfort, relaxation, and rest. Meanwhile, the workplace lends the productivity and utility needed to sustain one's professional life. In addition to these primary spaces, humans also require a "third place" to satisfy their social needs. Oldenberg describes this as a space where individuals can separate themselves from their home and the workplace. A third place often takes form as an informal public setting, like Central Perk in Friends or MacLaren's in How I Met Your Mother. It is a low-pressure area conducive to conversation and connection—a home away from home.
You, Nasties, are my third place.
When analyzing college through Oldenberg's perspective, the lines between home, workplace, and social space blur. As a college student, I live in close proximity to all of my classmates, complete my work while in my residence hall, and study alongside my friends. It is difficult to draw strict boundaries between the three places, because I constantly live, work, and socialize in the same spaces.
But with you, it's different.
When I hit you up for a quick food run after a night of studying, or order a personal cheese pizza after a night of not studying, I go with the intention of socializing and having fun. When we're together, there is no pressure to act productive or to behave a certain way. You allow me to let loose, take a break from the stress of my classes, and separate myself from the responsibilities of my home and workplace.
Our connection embodies the perfect relationship, brimming with all the support, acceptance, and love I could ever ask for. To many freshmen like myself, you have become a safe haven on North Campus, providing sanctuary and sustenance until 2 AM every night. I never doubt your dependability. I know that whether I'm looking for Club Crackers to satiate my cravings or if I'm in the mood to hang out with my friends, you'll always be there.
So all I want to say is thank you. For being there through the rough nights. For offering a respite from the hectic life of a Cornell student. For providing me with mandarin oranges, chocolate-covered açai berries, and personal cheese pizzas on the daily.
Nasties, you are my third place at Cornell.
Nasties, you are first place in my heart.
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"Important Update: We still hope to have this school open for start of school in 2020, but to have a chance at that we need the Washoe County Commission to approve a permit on September 18 (Item 10 on the agenda).
There was some public opposition at a recent meeting, and the decision on our permit application was delayed. The County Commission is taking up the issue again on September 18 and we hope you will attend this important meeting and make your voice heard. If the County Commission does not approve our permit on September 18, the school opening will be delayed until 2021 or later.
The meeting is September 18 in the Washoe County Commission Chambers at the County Complex, (1001 E. 9th Street, Bldg. A). The meetings begin at 10am, we do not know yet when this agenda item will be heard.
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