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Tech Thursday Tips | Why You Should Use Paperless Post App
Author Eva Smith
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with Paperless Post. However, All opinions are my own.
I've been looking for an easier way to send out invitations and thank you notes. I recently reviewed the Paperless Post app and found that it is very innovative and easy to use. Paperless post is an events platform with beautiful invitations for every occasion and smart online planning tools to help make gathering easier.
Paperless post provides an easier way to design and send out greeting cards, invitations and gather with friends. Paperless posts is so innovative it also enables you to organize, schedule sending, followup and track the event from your desktop or phone. It also lets you select customizable templates to fit your needs, personalize every details including the font and layout and track the status of your events with an inbox. Paperless post designs are worth celebrating.
One of my favorite features of Paperless posts is the designer stationary with envelopes. They have lots of colors and designs to choose from. My current favorites are the floral cards. They bring a smile to my friends and family every time I send one.
The best feature of Paperless Post is that you can use the app on your desktop or on your phone. Check my Paperless Post Instagram story highlights for videos on how easy it is to use the App.
I recently used the Paperless Post app to send a Thank you card and Greeting Card to my family. It was so easy to design the card, add a background and send. It takes less than 2 minutes to send stunning cards. I love Paperless post!
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Jennifer Lopez Interview About Second Act | Tech Life Magazine
Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini and Director Peter Segal sat down with Tech Life Magazine to talk life, friendship, movie making and Second Act movie.
Second Act is a movie of an outer-borough hard working Queens, New York girl who is trying to fulfill her dreams by trying to convince her chain's CEO to promote her. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.
Second Act movie stars Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini, Milo Ventimiglia and Vanessa Hudgens. Jennifer Lopez stars as Maya, a 43-year-old woman who is trying to reinvent herself. She hopes to convince her chains CEO that she is qualified to be the boss. After failing to obtain a long anticipated promotion at work, she uses a fake social media profile to land a job in Manhattan. Her real life ride-or-die bestie, Leah Remini stars as Joan, Maya's pep talking, sassy, supportive best friend. Joan is a badass mom who calls her bestie on her BS and is comfortable in her own skin, just like real life BFFs do.
Leah Remini and Jennifer Lopez star in SECOND ACT.
Five Things You Should Know Before Watching Second Act
Jennifer Lopez only envisioned Milo Ventimiglia for "Trey's" role. Milo Ventimiglia and Jennifer Lopez have great on-screen chemistry, REAL good chemistry. According to Jennifer Lopez he was the only person she envisioned in the role. According to Jennifer Lopez, the cast was very busy, but once Milo Ventimiglia read the script and spoke with Jennifer, they knew he just had to do the film. "Ventimiglia was filming the hit NBC show in Los Angeles at the same time shooting for Second Act began. Scheduling his scenes wasn't easy, but it all worked out in the end." said Jennifer Lopez. The relationship between Maya and Trey is so powerful, you can feel it.
Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini are REAL life besties. When Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini walked into the room, they were smiling, laughing and holding hands. They are real life BFFs. Second Act is Leah Remini's first major film and first film Jennifer Lopez and she have done together. As Jennifer read the script for the role of Joan she could only envision her real life Bestie Leah Remini in the role of Joan. According to Leah Remini, "A lot of it was our real relationship, and we were lucky enough to have a director who allowed us to play, and allowed us to, you know, I say I'm going to do a little something, and I also know Jennifer, she has a pretty large resume, and she's worked with some A list actors, I'm not that kind of actor. What you're seeing is just me being me, and then Jennifer reacting to Leah being Leah, and he allowed it." Director Peter Segal adds, "When we had a little get together at her apartment, we just read through the script, and I got to see what their real-life relationship is like. These guys are like sisters. You start throwing out some joke at her that, "Oh wow", and she just like zing them right back, and that's when I encouraged her, I said, "You got to do this on the set." She kind of took the bit in her mouth and went maybe a little too far with the slapping scene. But she did that alright, but that was them." Leah adds, "The film you're seeing is just a lot of like slice of life, real love, real respect, real–like some real things." The relationship between Maya and Joan is relatable for everyone, especially women.
Second Act is a Love Letter to Manhattan. Shooting Second Act was a dream come true for the Director, Peter Segal. "It was a bucket list of mine, not only to shoot a love letter to Manhattan, but also to do it during the Holiday season," said Segal. "Everything from Central Park, to Grand Central Station to downtown at the 4 World Trade Center, to the Brooklyn Bridge, to Queens (where my dad grew up), to Long Island City was shot in the areas I grew up," adds Segal. One of Segal's favorite scenes was shot at Michael Jordan's The Steak House NYC. Maya, Zoe and her dad are having lunch when Maya's friends pop up. Other locations included Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, Food Bazaar in Queens, Rockefeller Center, the Villard Mansion at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, Dean & Deluca's, inside the Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway car and an elevated train platform. The glamorous Franklin & Clarke Christmas party sequence was filmed at Bar 65 on the 65th floor at 30 Rock. Is there a " Second Act Movie Love Letter To Manhattan Map"? There are so many amazing locations in the movie you'll want to map out the locations and go on a tour.
Jennifer Lopez co-produced the movie. One of the most interesting aspects of this movie is that Jennifer Lopez co-produced the movie with Plain Goldsmith-Thomas. As a co-producer she was heavily involved in Second Act movie, including casting, watching and working closely together on all the scenes. Patricia Field was able to create a wardrobe for Maya to give her styles and identities. According to Jennifer, "We called it the Queens' Maya and the Manhattan Maya. And Pat Field and I worked very closely together. She's obviously from "Sex in the City", and thousands of other things, and movies. And I just felt that she would bring a color to this movie that would stand out. And that's what I wanted, and she did an amazing job. We really had a good time creating the Maya character." With [screenwriter] Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas as my producing partner [we] came up with the spark of an idea, kind of a Working Girl, It's a Wonderful Life, outer-borough woman who was in her forties and was thinking her life was over," the Second Act star Jennifer Lopez shares in her interview.
Sia wrote "Limitless", song for the movie and her daughter is in the Music Video. The mantra for Second Act is, "the only thing stopping you is you", said Jennifer Lopez. "You don't have to hide. You really can just let all those feelings go." "You get to reinvent, you get to evolve, you get to have another day every single day you wake up." She adds that "That was really the basis of the film. And then kind of putting all these colorful characters together to tell this story that, well, it's not over till it's over at the end of the day." According to Jennifer, Sia wrote a song for the movie which captivate these feelings. "The song that Sia wrote, was also, not a baby anymore, it's about limitless, that's what she saw when–she wanted to write when she saw this movie. And it is that because you have to get to a point where you have the experience to get to that feeling of like, "Oh yes!" And understand that power that you have." The video for Limitless, the anthem for Second Act music video and Jennifer Lopez' life. The music video is directed by Jennifer Lopez and also stars her 10 year old daughter. Limitless excerpt:
I told myself I had to be a different someone
In order to win at a war I had already won
Yeah, I'd given up on the saying "I'll never give up"
But look at me now
Yeah, look at me, I'm limitless (I'm limitless)
-Jennifer Lopez
Song: Limitless written by Jennifer Lopez
Album: Second Act (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Second Act is a relatable film about second chances, authenticity, reinvention and not giving up. It is a film about women empowering each other and themselves. Its about going for the dream, no matter your background, age or zipcode. Its a movie about change.
If you have ever experienced a setback, if you are in the process of your Second Act or planning your next move in your career or life, you need to see this movie. It's much more than just a romantic comedy, it's movie that comes to life. Second Acts is in theaters December 21.
For additional information visit Official Site.
Thanks to STXfilms for the invitation.
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Filed Under: Entertainment, Movie Reviews, Tech Tagged With: jennifer lopez, Jennifer Lopez Producer, leah remini, Limitless, Love Letter To Manhattan, Milo Ventimiglia, Peter Segal, second act, Sia
2019 Travel Guide | National Parks Park FREE Dates
National Park Service announced the park fee-free dates at our National Parks. With over 400 National parks, it difficult to just pick one favorite park. There are the majestic views of Yellowstone National Park and the beautiful landscape of White Sands National Park to name a few.
Park fee-free dates are great for day trips or weekend trips with your families.
The 2019 Park fee-FREE dates are as follows:January 21: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 21: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
April 20: First day of National Park Week
August 25: National Park Service Birthday
September 28: National Public Lands Day
November 11: Veterans Day
Start planning your 2019 day, weekend or vacations in 2019 around these dates!
Photo Credit: Eva Smith
*Updated 12/5/2018
Filed Under: Education, Entertainment, Events, Southern California, Summer Guide, Tech Tagged With: National Parks, National Parks Free, Yellowstone
Snatched – Five Reasons To Love Snatched Movie
There are many reasons to love Snatched movie. A hilarious and fun mother-daughter comedy stars Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni and Joan Cusack. After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter – in unpredictable, hilarious fashion – is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into.
Emily and Linda's relationship has become distant, but Linda never let that stop her from being a helicopter mom and posting from her social handles. Although she had a wild and adventurous life during her youth, Linda Middleton now enjoys her quiet suburban life and has no real time for adventure until her daughter persuades her to go on a trip of a lifetime.
Cast has More Chemistry Than A Science Project
Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer have a lot of chemistry as a mother-daughter duo. Amy Schumer, read the script to Snatched and just pictured it with Goldie Hawn and herself the whole time. She only had one person in mind and then she saw her on a plane, and in the airport, "I went up after the flight and I just said, I love you, like everyone else, and I'm a comic actress, and there's this movie, and I really want you to play my mom. And so, I wanted to just kind of plant the seed. I wasn't like can I have your email, but I hoped she remembered and whatever. And then we really met in London and got in cahoots together to try to make this movie with the two of us."
When the two met again at a party a couple years later, Hawn took the offer more seriously and accepted the role.
Schumer rounded up the who's who of comedy Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni and Joan Cusack. Joan Cusak's charcter Barb is a retired as a Special Ops Agent who uses nonverbal communication. She also embraced the opportunity to work with comedy legend Goldie Hawn. Wanda Syke's character, Ruth is a strong and dependable woman who is an old friend of Barb. They spend a lot of time practicing their non verbal communication to prepare for the role.
Playing Emily's basement dwelling brother Jeffrey is Ike Barinholtz. Bashir Salahuddin plays the state department agent who takes Jeffrey's call for help.
Christopher Meloni stepped into the role as Roger, an explorer searching the amazon who guides Emily and Linda through the jungle. The cast is fun, smart, witty and make you laugh from beginning to end. Seriously, are they all related.
Goldie Hawn Is Back In Film After 14 Year Hiatus
After a 14 year absences in film, Goldie returns to a role of a lifetime as a down to earth, wise helicopter mom who is depressed. Goldie Hawn had spent many years acting and producing and volunteering for charities which have helped over 1 million students.
When the offer came along, Hawn considered the role in a larger context of her life's work. "Everything that I've ever done in my life has to bring me joy," Hawn says.
Addresses Body Image, Self-Esteem and Motherhood Advice Like A Boss
Emily and Linda are both dealing with many issues including body image and self-esteem. Linda's husband left her and that has affected how she reacts to the world around her.
Emily is dealing with self esteem and body image issues after a recent breakup. Emily is selfish, immature and gets a newly found understanding and respect for Linda, her mom through her interactions with her mom. Amy Schumer introduced the topic in a vulnerable and transparent scene while showing her body in the movie. For "me showing my body is not me like really making a statement or anything. It's really just like I feel beautiful, and I think I'm sexy and healthy, and it wasn't hard, I wasn't worried about it, it wasn't like a choice."
Linda is dealing with a heartbreak by her husband and empty nester syndrome. Caring for everyone around her has left her with little time to care for herself. Goldie Hawn is all of us trying to protect her children from harm while giving great advice. According to Goldie Hawn, " There's certain things that mothers do automatically. You've got eyes in the back of your head, and you don't want your kids to fall in potholes. And so, what happens is is that, when they're little, I think that's who you should be as a mother, right? But, unfortunately, there's no transition that's made. As they get older, they're going to have to fall in their own potholes. And that's when you have to learn to let go. Regarding her character,
Goldie Hawn also provides motherhood and mother-daughter advise. She states, "I know that as my piece of wisdom, but this character did not know that. This character was completely unconscious about it, and by the way, extremely needy for herself because what happens is is when you have any empty nest situation and you lose your daughter. And it's a very powerful image because when your daughter leaves, not always your son, but when your daughter leaves, it feels different, and you feel weak, and you are aging. And it says a lot of things about you losing your youth and your vitality because you have to pass the baton to your daughter." states Goldie Hawn. "And that's a very sometimes unconscious reason why do I feel depressed, why do I not feel happy, why do I not feel sexual, why am I sad, why do I cry for no reason. These are the kind of things that women need to know," says Goldie Hawn. "You know, when my mother died, I knew I had lost the only person in my life that would love me unconditionally, no matter what. And that was a big loss. So, my mother bereaved when I left her–you later begin to bereave the loss of that love. And it comes back to you in unseen ways." "But, it's a big moment of feeling like an orphan. And I think that people have to remember that. There is an end game. So, when you look at that, that's where I brought my creation of this character from. She came from somebody who basically stayed much, much more closed in order not to feel the pain, not to feel rejection, not to feel–and with that comes fear." says Goldie Hawn.
"You don't regain it by telling your kids what to do, and you don't regain it by putting sun guard on them. You regain it becoming a friend and a person that you can talk to and share with and be intimate with and sometimes tell things you don't want to tell anybody else. So, that's trust. So, in this particular movie, I think that this mother is someone who felt those things, and I think she misses her daughter. But, her life isn't full the way women's lives are full. She gave that up. Her husband left her for a younger woman." states Goldie Hawn.
Makes You Want To Take Your Mama To The Movies
Amy brought her mom to the movie, and she held hands at specific parts. "I knew she would know the parts that were taken exactly from us", said Amy. "And she laughed louder than anybody. Anything I've ever written or said about my mom she's seen it and agreed on it. Then at the end of the movie, we were both bawling. And it was like at the screening where it was editors, and it was inappropriate, I would say. And it caught me by surprise and it was important to me like have this kind of love letter to her like I get it and you did the best I could and I want to be grateful for you. And, you know, it's the most complicated relationship in the world, right?" Right! Every mother daughter duo can relate to different parts. of the movie." states Amy Schumer.
Makes your Heart Happy
Mother Daughter relationships are the best things in the world and are complicated. They make you happy they make you emotional. They make you dance for joy and they make you cry. The movie does a great job of depicting a mother daughter relationship, balancing the joy and madness of mother daughter relationships. Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer's chemistry is so palatable, you forget their really not mother and daughter in real life. Each and every character in Snatched movie has a role and will bring joy to your life. The greatest lesson in all of this is that Emily learns that she will never have a greater advocate in life than her mother. Snatched is in theaters Mother's Day weekend.
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Official Websites
Visit the Official SNATCHED website for additional information.
Filed Under: Entertainment, Motherhood, Movie Reviews, Tech Tagged With: amy schumer, Christopher Meloni, goldie hawn, Ike Barinholtz, Joan Cusack, mother daughter, Mother's Day, mothers da, snatched, Wanda Sykes
7 Martin Luther King Quotes to Live By
Martin Luther King Jr. is one of America's greatest leaders. His advocacy and leadership in the civil rights movements is inspirational.
7 Quotes to live by:
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?
The time is always right to do what is right.
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Bad Moms | Interview With Kathryn Hahn and Mila Kunis About Motherhood
Bad Moms will be counted as a funny, relatable, true-to life movie of the mom revolution. The summer movie is a comedy about moms who struggle to balance the perfect life, complete chaos and mommytime. The movie is written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who also wrote the Hangover. Lucas and Moore who are both fathers, looked to their wives lives when writing "Bad Moms".
Bad Moms Movie
Amy has a seemingly perfect life – a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However her over-worked and over-committed schedule has her on the verge of exhaustion to the point that she's about to snap. Amy is fed up and joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities.
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Clark Duke, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith and Christina Applegate star in Bad Moms. Mother's everywhere will related to the comedy, bad mom moment experiences and life lessons. Bad Moms takes the shame out of motherhood and put things in perspective for mothers nationwide.
Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn Bad Mom Moments
Mila Kunis has only been a mom for 21 months and she already has several bad mom moments. Her child was seven to eight months old and she was driving to visit my husband at work when she realized she forgot to buckle up her sons car seat. " I put her in the car. Like, I high five myself. I'm driving down the 101. And I was like oh, my God, I'm doing really good today. And he was being really quiet, and I was like, oh, let me look in the rearview mirror to make sure everything's okay. And I look, and she's happy as can be, but just not nearly strapped in." She turned completely white, pulled up to her husband's work and just burst out crying. She is not alone.
Kathryn Hahn has 2 children and thinks the movie has a great message of solidarity. She feels like, so often moms and mommies in movies are kind of painted with like a saintly glow around them. "And we know that that's just not the truth. And we've got so much more complexity than anyone could–so, I was so excited to just to see mommyhood examined from like the way that we all know it, or at least would love to experience," she said. When it comes to motherhood today, it's not the same culture where your mom comes over to help you babysit. So, you depend on your pals or other amazing women that are going through it or have gone through it or can like–so, thank God. You can't do it by yourself. And it takes a village. We're all in it together. We can't just lessen those expectations, Kathryn Hahn adds.
Both ladies have had bad mom moments with their kids during diaper changes and in the car seat. We laughed hysterically as they shared their experiences.
Bad Moms Fun Facts
The movie was filmed in New Orleans and set in Chicago.
The school exterior shots were filmed at Ursuline Academy in New Orleans, the oldest girls school still operational in the United States.
They squeezed in 200 people into a small living room to film the mom party scene for three days during torrential rainstorms in New Orleans. Everything outside was flooded.
Christine Applegate's (Gwendolynne) mother is played by her actual mother Nancy Priddy.
YouTube star Lilly Singh (iisuperwomanii) has a cameo.
No. They did not drink alcohol in all the scenes. They drank a lot of juice.
Check back again next week for additional FUN facts.
Tickets and Trailer
Bad Moms comes to theaters July 29th. Whether you are a working mom, single mom, soccer mom, fed up mom, fit mom, rock star mom or a mom in search of perfection, we are all Bad Moms. So make sure to plan your Bad Moms Night out and give yourself the Mother's Day you deserve. Your girlfriends will thank you for it. Get tickets now: http://www.badmomstickets.com/
For additional information visit the Official Website!
Bad Mom,
Filed Under: Entertainment, Movie Reviews, Tech Tagged With: bad moms, kristen bell, mila kunis
What You Need To Know Before Watching Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War, the third film in the Captain America films is in theaters now. Based on the beloved Marvel comic book series, first published in 1941, Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" stars Chris Evans as Captain America, Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Don Cheadle as Colonel James Rhodes/War Machine, Clint Barton/Hawkeye as T'Challa/Black Panther and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/ Scarlet Witch.
To bring "Captain America: Civil War" to the big screen, the filmmakers had to figure out which Avengers would side with Team Cap and which ones would ally with Team Iron Man. After careful consideration, the filmmakers decided on a split of characters that would find Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Hawkeye, Ant-Ma and Scarlet Witch following Captain America, with Black Widow, War Machine, Vision and Black Panther following Tony Stark.
The two camps led by Steve Rogers who wants to safeguard humanity without government interference and Tony Stark who defends the governments oversight. One of the characters doesn't support either side because they has his own agenda. Advanced technology and costumes bring the characters and storyline to life.
Captain American features the most advanced technology, including a car driven by TChalla/Black Panther created by Audi. The car has all the latest technology that has never been put into production.
Captain American took place all over the world with filming in Germany, Austria, Iceland, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Brazil and the United Kingdom during the film's production schedule. One of the scenes was film in Atlanta and recreated
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When a wire rig could not be used, Paul Bettany used an AirBoard to float around as the Vision. The AirBoard is pressure-plated with the toes and the heel, so it mimics a hover board and can go up to 12 miles per hour. It took Bettany only a few minutes to learn how to use the AirBoard and it definitely helped to frame the character's intangible floating
A new Super Hero is introduced in "Captain America: Civil War"—T'Challa, the Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman. The Black Panther costume incorporates a panther, cat-like vibe with African aspects in the embellishments. With minimalist shoes that add a stealth element and root the costume to the ground, it also has a ninja feel.
Hawkeye returns with new weapons, including a collapsible baton for close-in fighting. His iconic bow has undergone some modifications as well. It is now left-handed for the actor, lighter in weight and easier to handle. He also sports a different look, with a fullsleeved jacket instead of a vest, as well as a return to the more traditional purple color.
Brock Rumlow/Crossbones, played by Frank Grillo, has new jackhammer-type gauntlets that amplify the power of his punches. Anthony Mackie is very happy with the upgrades to his Falcon suit. He feels much more like an Avenger now that his suit is more high-tech and streamlined, not to mention his favorite part—some flashy red on the wings. With Scarlet Witch now a full-fledged Avenger, Elizabeth's Olsen's costume received an upgrade equal to her new status. She now has a leather Super Hero outfit with a coat designed with movement in mind. Paul Rudd's Ant-Man suit is streamlined and looks more high-tech to fit the times. The helmet no longer has cables that snap into the back of it and antennas shoot up from the bottom. The regulator also has no dial on it.
Filed Under: Tech Tagged With: Captain America, captain america civil war
The Jungle Book Movie Review And Fun Facts
The long awaited Disney's Jungle Book in 3D is here! The 3D experience will immerse you and your family into the jungle with live animals and high tech. It's an experience the whole family will love. Unlike the original movie, the new movie is not a musical. The new version is a live-action technology packed epic adventure with personable animals that are larger than life. The unique character qualities and personality pay homage to the original film and is a must see for all families!
The Jungle Book stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli, Bill Murray as Baloo, Sir Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, Idris Elba as Shere Kahn, Christopher Walken as King Louie and Giancarlo Esposito as Akela. The film was directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Brigham Taylor.
"The Jungle Book," was published in 1894 and features a collection of tales of the Indian subcontinent, many of them featuring Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves. "The Second Jungle Book" followed in 1895, which was the basis for the immensely popular and endearing 1967 Walt Disney animated film.
Disney's Cast Share The Jungle Movie Secrets
Disney's 1967 animated film, "The Jungle Book," was the last film that Walt Disney oversaw. He passed away in 1966, the year before the film's release. Director Jon Favreau was inspired by more than the 1967 movie. "When I think about Disney's legacy, I relate to Walt's original dream," he says. "Walt Disney's work has influenced my work. He was considered high tech for the time. He was the first person who locked soundtrack with picture, so the characters were perfectly choreographed to the musical score—something that absolutely blew people's minds. Disney was on the cutting edge of technology."
Disney's 2016 animated 3D film takes the best of animation and the best of live action to create life like characters with unique qualities, personalities and emotions which pay homage to the original film. Baloo introduces Mowgli to the fun aspects of the jungle. King Louis is a gigantic gorilla who is the King of the Jungle. Kaa the snake is a storyteller and Raksha the eternal mother and protector. Akela is the Alpha wolf and Bagheera.
12 FUN FACTS To Share
At full stretch, Baloo can reach nearly 15 feet high. The free-spirited bear is so heavy and sports so much fur, he took nearly five hours per frame to render.
Mother wolf Raksha is aptly named. In Hindi, Raksha means protector.
Artists at WETA took some creative license when it came to King Louie, borrowing a legendary character—Gigantopithecus—and exaggerating his size. King Louie stands 12 feet tall.
Mowgli sports a red loincloth in the film, but costume designer Laura Jean Shannon had her work cut out for her. "Mowgli's immersed in water and mud, he gets rained on, he runs," says Shannon. "We even rigged a hidden safety harness into the costume because Mowgli hangs on tree limbs and cliffs. Each of the loincloths—we ended up with 16 or 17—had a very specific purpose." • Shannon built a "suit of armor" from the leaves of an alocasia tree (known as elephant ear plant). The garment showcased how the intelligent man-cub would protect himself from angry bees before collecting honey for Baloo.
The team at Moving Picture Company (MPC) were responsible for animating more than 70 species, crafting 100 million leaves and simulating earth, fire and water. A team of more than 800 computer graphics artists spent more than a year on the project.
Artists digitally built most of the jungle environment that appears in the film, creating moss, bark, rock, water, grass, trees, leaves that were all inspired by their real-life counterparts in India. The virtual environment makes up 80 percent of the film frame 100 percent of the time.
Filmmakers utilized motion capture technology to help them visualize the entire film prior to live-action production kicking off. The process involves special body suits adorned with dots that translate into the computer. Even director Jon Favreau suited up for select scenes. 2
One of the challenges filmmakers faced by pairing a liveaction Mowgli with computer-generated animal counterparts was that the CG creatures were unable to cast shadows on real-life Mowgli. Visual effects supervisor Rob Legato developed a system that allowed filmmakers to project light and shadows onto Mowgli that represent the creatures that are moving near him.
Mowgli deals with a lot of honey in "The Jungle Book." The sweet stuff proved challenging for filmmakers, who wanted it to look authentic—yet still appealing. Color and viscosity had to be considered, as well as how to make the honeycomb it comes in.
The iconic song "The Bare Necessities," written by Terry Gilkyson, was nominated for an Academy Award® in 1968.
Composer John Debney, who wrote the score for the new, liveaction film "The Jungle Book," is the son of Louis Debney, who worked for Walt Disney. "When I was a youngster, they were making this incredible magical film called 'The Jungle Book,' and I was sort of a studio brat," says Debney. "I got to know the young man Bruce Reitherman who played Mowgli. We would go on adventures around the world with his family."
According to actor Ben Kinglsey, author Rudyard Kipling's characters are part of being young in the U.K. "Before a boy in the U.K. joins the Boy Scouts, he joins the Cubs," says Kingsley. "And our Cub Chief was always called Akela. In fact, all the Scouts' names come from Kipling's writings."
THE JUNGLE BOOK opens in theatres everywhere in 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D on April 15th! For additional information visit the official THE JUNGLE BOOK website.
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What You Need To Know Before Watching The Jungle Book
"The Jungle Book" is a live-action epic adventure about Mowgli, a man-cub raised by a family of wolves who is coming of age and trying to find his place in the world. Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when a fearsome tiger Shere Khan, who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat. The Jungle is not a safe place for a kid.
The Jungle Book Cast, Technology and Jon Favreau and Brigham Taylors dedication brought this movie to life.
The Jungle Book Cast
The Jungle Book stars Neel Sethi as Mowgli, Bill Murray as Baloo, Sir Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Lupita Nyong'o as Raksha, Idris Elba as Shere Kahn, Christopher Walken as King Louie. and Giancarlo Esposito as Akela. The film was directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Brigham Taylor.
Newcomer Neel Sethi
Newcomer Neel Sethi stars as the film's only human character, Mowgli. Sethi was selected from thousands who auditioned as part of an extensive worldwide search. He read with several actors before being selected as Mowgli.
Technology and Innovation Brings The Jungle Book To Life
Filmmakers employed CGI technology and real animal characters that artists stylized to tell the story in a contemporary and immersive way. "'The Jungle Book' is a universal coming-of-age story that everyone can relate to," says producer Brigham Taylor. "Walt Disney told the story through traditional cell animation and we have the technology to bring these characters to life, make them photo-real and put a real kid into the environment in a seamless, believable way." Favreau's adaption of The Jungle Book uses CGI technology to tell the story the way that Kipling actually imagined it with a real kid in a real jungle living with actual performing animals that talk to him. The Jungle Book also draws inspiration from the Disney animated classics, while retaining the gravitas and mythology inherent in Rudyard Kipling's original stories. Filmmakers decided to build an almost entirely digital jungle. The animals each have their own unique emotional language and are made larger than life to show the vulnerability of a child in the Jungle.
To create the iconic float-down-the-river scene, filmmakers built two tanks with jets and pumps. The larger tank had gigantic jets that created a current. Each set had to be constructed with an eye for the digital characters who would be added to the scene and allows viewers to be immersed in the movie.
The Jungle Book Made an Impression on Jon Favreau and Brigham Taylor
Jon Favreau and Brigham Taylor were very impressed with the characters of the Jungle Book. According to Favreau, story is king. "Every story needs humanity, emotion and 2 character development, as well as humor—presented in a way that doesn't betray the stakes of the film. There are white-knuckle moments in the movie when you wonder, 'what's going to happen to this kid?'" The bond between Mowgli and Baloo made a very strong impression Favreau. According to Favreau, "The relationship between Baloo and Mowgli remineded him of his own relationship with his grandfather, who was a big part of his life. "I really like that Mowgli is rambunctious, always getting into trouble. He isn't the standard well-behaved kid, but a bit precocious—a 'Dennis the Menace' type. He isn't intimidated by these big wild animals, in fact, he's completely at home among them. He's a tough kid but also very vulnerable emotionally, especially with Baloo", said Favreau.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Premier Red Carpet – In Pictures
The stars came out for the World Premiere of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS at the Dolby, El Capitan and TCL Theatres in Hollywood, CA on December 14th. R2-D2, C3-P0, the First Order Storm Troopers and Captain Phasma in all of their glory, attended the red carpet premier with BB-8 and cast of characters. This was BB-8s first red carpet affair and destination trip across the universe. There was a major commotion at the beginning of the red carpet as tech savvy fans were requesting autographs, selfies, periscopes and snaps of the droid and his partners. A star was born at the red carpet! The energy at the red carpet world premier was electric.
The cast and crew took the stage to speak during the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a standing ovation for BB-8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiers worldwide in theaters on December 18.
Here are the most memorable moments from the intergalactic premier:
Stormtroopers attend the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
R2-D2 (L) and C-3PO attend the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BB-8 arrives as Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm's presents "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" World Premiere in Hollywood, California
Sphero BB-8 attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Captain Phasma arrives at "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" World Premier
Actress Daisy Ridley attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actor Adam Driver attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Director J.J. Abrams attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actors Oscar Isaac (L) and Anthony Daniels (R) attend the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actors Gwendoline Christie (L) and Andy Serkis attend the World Premiere of ?Star Wars
Actress Gwendoline Christie attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dreamworks Animation Mellody Hobson (L) and Director George Lucas attend the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
R2-D2 (L) and C-3PO attend the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actor Oscar Isaac attends the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actors Harrison Ford (L) and Calista Flockhart attend the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actors John Boyega (L) and attend the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Actor John Boyega attends the World Premiere of ?Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The cast and crew speak onstage during the World Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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I loved that look, this time I combined many different styles and it worked for me 🙂 I received those Kricket special edition boots the other day and I wanted to show a way of wearing them by mixing them with street fashion elements. I think the result was a bit of vintage wear combined with pop colours and street wear. That's me I guess. Always lost in the numerous of aspects, always changing my mind before I make a decision.
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Tracking research impact through Twitter
Cameron Neylon of the LSE blog Impact of Social Sciences has recently written a piece on the possibility of tracking research impact via Twitter. Monitoring the way how research influences policy and how professionals use the studies they've read on their day-to-day practice has proven to be difficult for a number of reasons: professionals don't usually write new research papers citing the work they've used as sources; identifying said sources can be tricky because they may be several steps behind from the new study; and sometimes researchers aren't even aware of their work being used because they are so far removed from its practical application.
Neylon mentions an example of a research article on HIV status, domestic violence and rape, reaching a practitioner community, which he found via Altmetric, a web app that helps track conversations around scientific articles online. The article was tweeted by several accounts, particularly by two South African support and advocacy groups. This example shows that it is possible to identify where research is being discussed and by whom.
It is possible, however, to go further than this:
More recently I've shown some other examples of heavily tweeted papers that relate to work funded by cancer charities. In one of those talks I made the throw away comment "You've always struggled to see whether practitioners actually use your research…and there are a lot of nurses on Twitter". I hadn't really followed that up until yesterday when I asked on twitter about research into the use of social media by nurses and was rapidly put in touch with a range of experts on the subject (remind me, how did we ask speculative research questions before Twitter?) . So the question I'm interested in probing is whether the application of research by nurses is something that can be tracked using links shared on Twitter as a proxy?
The hypothesis is that the links shared by nurses and their online community via Twitter are a viable proxy of a portion of the impact of certain research on clinical practice. This, of course, could be used for other professions as well, by monitoring what research is tweeted, how much it is retweeted and how often.
The Impact of Social Sciences blog also has a guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities.
Related topics: Communication Communications and impact LSE Impact of Social Sciences monitoring and evaluation Twitter

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2. Add ground beef, salt and pepper. Cook for 5-8 minutes or until tender.
3. Add four cheese pasta sauce, basil and brown sugar. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Adjust seasoning according to taste. Remove from heat. Set aside.
1. In a separate pan, melt butter and add flour. Mix until well blended.
2. Add all evaporated milk .
3. Mix well until thickens. Add the Parmesan cheese and mix until well blended.Set aside.
1. In a rectangular(12x8inch) baking dish, put a thin layer of the meat sauce. Arrange pasta sheets above it.
2. Spread a layer of meat sauce, a layer of white sauce, and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
3. Repeat alternate layering up to 4 layers is formed.
4. top with grated cheddar cheese and dried basil.
5. Bake in preheated oven at 100 degrees Celsius for 60 minutes.
Filipino Style Recipe: Lasagna with Alfredo Sauce is one of the popular Italian dish. This dish is made with a layer of wide-flat pasta shape, meat sauce and creamy white sauce.
1. In a large pot, prepare lasagna pasta based on cooking instructions. Make sure to cooked it well then set aside.
3. Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, basil and brown sugar. Cook for 10 minutes.
1. In a separate pan, melt butter and add cornstarch. Mix until well blended.
3. Mix well until thickens. Keep warm and set aside.
1. In a rectangular(12x8inch) baking dish, arrange pasta sheets at the bottom.
2. Spread a layer of meat sauce then a layer of Alfredo cheese.
4. top with Mozarella cheese and Parmesan cheese.
1. Cover with aluminum foil then bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
2. Remove foil then bake for another 20 minutes.
3. Let it cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
1. Arrange lasagna slices in a serving plate then top with remaining Alfredo sauce. Serve with toasted bread.
Filipino Style Recipe: Lasagna is one of the popular Italian dish but the word Lasagna is a Greek word which refer to cooking pot rather than the pasta dish. This dish is made with a layer of wide-flat pasta shape, meat sauce and creamy white sauce and normally cooked through baking. But in this recipe, we will cooked lasagna quick, easy and no baking is required.
2. Add all purpose cream, full cream milk, grated mozzarella cheese.
2. Spread a layer of meat sauce then a layer of white sauce.
5. Let it cool for about 5 minutes before serving.


They always say that you should dress for the job that you want, not the one that you have. That can be difficult for some guys, though, since fashion isn't always especially cup tippeth over with options. But, sometimes just the right accessory can change the entire ensemble. These are lessons that we've been teaching ourselves since time immemorial, and we mean that pretty literally!
Ever wonder where the necktie came into being? You'd probably imagine that it was the development of a middle history Frenchmen. Probably a marking banner of some mercenary groups in the midst of an endless war of style in the 17th century. Well, most sartoriologists would probably agree with that. However, fascinating finds have come from a collection of 1960s documentaries that prove it originated a good while earlier!
Time to make your mark in history and be remembered for all time. Do so with this officially licensed (and historically accurate) Fred Flintstone Men's Costume. Transform into the iconic family man with this polyester brushed knit flannel pullover tunic. The jagged bottom shows just how edgy you really are and its sleeveless design will perfect for your dino wrangling needs. But, the fashion forward light blue necktie is where the real style is made! And, better yet, you don't even need to find matching shoes!
People don't often think "caveman" is the occupation of the century and, certainly, we understand why that may be. But, there is something to be said about being the leading man in the industry. How better to do that than to revive a job that people don't realize we still need!? Well, you don't need to be rushing out to the quarry or anything. Just look the part and shout out your catch phrase as the first tie-wearing family man.


BRACE, "Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies," is sponsoring it's annual luncheon next week, June 29th, downtown Pensacola Florida.
Dr. Steve Picou will be presenting on the sociological impact of disasters. Yours truly will also be presenting, focusing on the efficacies of multi-agency partnerships, and their ability to leverage resources--all the more important in the current economy.
BRACE offers a national model for multi-agency collaboration, capacities which will be more than necessary to fight the oil spill.
You can read more about the event, even register via this link at pnj.com.
Our home base community of Boulder, Colorado was just named number four Best Cities for the Next Decade. This is good news--the community continues to attract the rare combination of technical competence and social awareness that drives our Community Operating System software, CommunityOS.
It's a city of crunchy environmentalists, early adopters and entrepreneurs, meandering bike paths, public-transit buses named Dash, Stampede and Bolt, and restaurants powered by wind energy. You'll find scores of art galleries, performing-arts venues, chic boutiques -- even a Tesla Motors electric-car dealership. Boulder is an intellectual hot spot where environmental and scientific ideas blossom into businesses.
Three economic drivers power Boulder: the University of Colorado, federal research laboratories and more than 6,600 small businesses and corporations, all woven into an entrepreneurial fabric.
For example, Ball Aerospace, responsible for instrumentation and repairs for the Hubble Space Telescope, develops businesses with the university's aerospace engineering sciences program and federally funded labs, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Green Garage, a small auto-services shop that turns old cars into hybrids, works with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the university's Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute.
If you'd like to work for us, please contact jobs@visionlink.org.
I've always been interested in whether other software providers use their own software for their own purposes or deploy other tools. Seems like this is a great line in the sand.
So, we decided to jump off that cliff and recently moved all of our own customer tracking and account management to our own Community Operating System. While it is true that CommunityOS is designed for case management, volunteer coordination, referrals and so forth--and in many different sectors--we decided to deploy it for account management as well. It's a great test of the flexibility of the solution.
Pleased to report it is going well. And from the CEO's perspective, one of the primary benefits (besides saving money and so forth), is that all members of VisionLink's staff are now consumers themselves of our core software solution, and thus we become our own additional source of bug identification or better yet, feature enhancement ideas.
If you run a software firm, I can't encourage you enough to try something similar.


The Creative Thinking Project and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki join forces to present the work of Yayoi Kusama - Obliteration Room.
A rainbow of brightly coloured dots will obliterate a pure white room when avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's The obliteration room opens on Saturday 9 December 2017 at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
Kusama's family-friendly participatory installation in the Gallery's Creative Learning Centre begins as a New Zealand living room drained of colour which will function as a blank canvas ready to be invigorated.
The white walls, ceiling, furniture and objects in the space will be obliterated over time by the mass build-up of dots into a dizzying blur of colour as visitors apply brightly coloured stickers in various sizes to every surface.
Auckland Art Gallery Director Rhana Devenport says Kusama's work welcomes people into a space to become collaborators on a celebrated artwork that has travelled the world.
'The obliteration room makes artists of us all. Moving away from the traditional restrictions of a Gallery space, it encourages everyone to touch, engage and create in an entirely self-directed way,' she says.
Devenport says it is an honour to have such an internationally well-loved and revered artist as Kusama exhibit at Auckland Art Gallery.
The work relates to hallucinations Kusama began to experience in childhood, where her vision was clouded by spots. The obliteration room is a reflection of this hallucinogenic vision, as well as a way of embracing the whole world in a kind of overall pattern.
The domestic environment with local characteristics creates an air of familiarity that makes participants, especially children, comfortable enough to engage with the work with little or no prompting.
The obliteration room, originally developed by Yayoi Kusama for the Queensland Art Gallery's APT 2002: Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, has toured to London, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janiero, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Shanghai, South Korea, Switzerland and France, as well as the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in New Zealand.
Born 1929, Kusama studied painting in Kyoto before moving to New York in the late 1950s. By the mid-1960s Kusama had become well known in the art world for her provocative happenings and exhibitions.
For almost 70 years Kusama has been engaged in a practice encompassing painting, collage, sculpture, performance, film, installation and environmental art, as well as literature, product design and fashion, including a collaboration with Louis Vuitton in 2012.
Kusama was recently named the world's most popular artist, based on figures for global museum attendance and, in 2016, was selected as one of TIME Magazine's World's 100 Most Influential People.
Entry to The obliteration room is free.


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Who the Clix? Elixir
Posted November 13th, 2020 by Joe Pangrazio
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Appearances in Heroclix: House of X, Giant-Size X-Men
First Appearance: New Mutants (Vol. 2) #5
Team Affiliantions: X-Force, X-Men, The Five
Created by: Keron Grant, Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis
Josh Foley, later known as Elixir, first discovers he is a mutant during his time with the anti-mutant group the Reavers. The other Reavers don't notice at first, allowing Josh to save fellow mutant Laurie Collins. Once it becomes too obvious to notice, his parents throw him out of their home and eventually sign over legal guardianship to Dani Moonstar. With no where else to go, Elixir joins the Xavier Institute.
Rahne Sinclair, now powerless, visits the X-Mansion and immediately becomes the object of Josh's affection. Exilir sneaks out of the school and follows Rahne to a bar. The two quickly connect and form a bond. As the pair kiss, Elixir accidentally restores Rahne's powers and as she transforms, she loses control of her faculties and injures the X-student. Laurie happens to be at the same bar and, after seeing what happens, drives Rahne away and rushes Josh to the X-mansion's infirmary. Beast reveals the results of a study of Exilir's powers: Josh is capable of manipulating every function of the body on a genetic level, "healing" is the smallest application of his powers. As such, they end up shocking Elixir back to consciousness so that he can heal himself. Still not confident in the use of his powers, he also transforms his skin and hair to a gold color. Once he is recovered, he is assigned to Dani's New Mutant squad and given his code name for the first time: Elixir.
Elixir and Rahne continue their relationship in secret, even after Rahne becomes an instructor at the Institute. This goes on until Elixir goes on a date with Laurie causing Rahne to end things. When Wither reveals Rahne and Elixir's previous relationship to the New Mutant team, it leads to in-fighting and conflict among the squad. This becomes such a problem that Dani forces them to go on a retreat and work through all their issues.
The Decimation leaves only 27 of the students at the Institute with their powers. Fearing for the safety of the depowered mutants, Emma orders them off the grounds. One bus load of depowered students is bombed by the Reverend William Stryker and though Elixir tries valiantly, he is unable to heal his former classmates. Elixir is incredibly depressed following this attack but still manages to qualify for the next iteration of the New X-Men.
What follows is a dark time in Elixir's life. He almost severely injures Colossus by striking the Russian over the head with a metal beam when Piotr is powered down. This leads to Elixir being temporarily kicked off of the New X-Men. Soon after, Laurie is killed by one of Stryker's men which enrages Elixir and causes him to use his powers to kill Stryker. Afterwards, Elixir falls into a catatonic state and his golden skin darkens to a metallic black.
The X-Men battle against Nimrod and X-23 is mortally wounded, her powers unable to heal her. Hellion rushes X-23 back to the Institute and reaches out to Elixir with the help of Emma Frost. Hellion is able to reach Elixir through his depressive state and Josh wakes up in time to heal X-23. With this act, his skin returns to its golden color and he becomes determined to learn how to best use his powers and heal others. He reaches out to Beast and asks the senior mutant to teach him all that he can about biology, physiology and anatomy. The Stepford Cuckoos help Elixir become more powerful by simply copying the information from Beast's brain and downloading it into Elixir's.
Elixir is about to have his memories of the X-Force covert team erased when the team is called for a mission. They bring him along and give him an all black uniform. They capture the Vanisher and Elixir gives the mutant villain a brain tumor. Soon after, X-23 contracts the Legacy Virus and is determined to end her life before the incredible pain that the late states of the disease can cause. Elixir talks her out of it and is able to boost her healing factor to cure her of it.
Elixir, along with the rest of X-Force, is sent into the future to retrieve Cable and the infant Hope Summers. Upon their arrival, Elixir devolves into a hysterical state over his inability to save his friends from the Leper Queen. During this adventure, Vanisher also keeps asking Elixir to heal the brain tumor, only to be rebuked. Eventually they are led to Cable and Hope. When they return to the present, Elixir heals two of his friends only to fall into a coma as a result of the strain.
Some time later, Wolfsbane collapses after a battle with the Frost Giants. Her lover, Hrimhair, travels to Utopia and is offered a bargain by the goddess of death, Hela. She reveals that Rahne is pregnant and she will heal one person of his choosing. Hela is clearly trying to make Hrimhari choose between his lover or his child and instead he chooses Elixir. Once Elixir regains consciousness, he is able to heal Rahne enough to survive the pregnancy. He accompanies X-Force to Genosha during the Necrosha event and decides to inform Vanisher that he had removed the brain tumor while they were in the future. However, Vanisher has another disease that is actually making him constantly sick. After Selene is defeated, Elixir quits X-Force.
When Sharp and his team begins abducting mutants after Wolverine is entombed in adamantium, Elixir is among those captured. He is still unable to use any of his healing powers and is only able to create disease and death. Once Sharp retreats, Josh is among those that return to Utopia.
Josh eventually leaves the mutant nation and joins a church group, hoping to find peace within himself. Sabretooth and M seek him out, informing him that someone is killing mutant healers. Soon after, the Dark Riders attack the group and mortally wound as many of the volunteers as they can. Elixir jumps into action and begins healing as many people as he can. Of course, this was simply a trap and Gauntlet shoots and seemingly kills Josh.
Josh's powers will not allow him to remain dead, however. He comes back to life in his grave and is mentally shaken by the experience. He travels to Genosha and begins to test the limits of his powers by torturing, killing and then resurrecting the Dark Riders. Over. And over. Magneto learns of Josh's resurrection and takes a team to retrieve him. Once they find him, they take him to a center where mutants are being treated for M-Pox. Josh heals all the mutants there but loses himself in the exertion of his powers and almost drains the life from all the human volunteers there. The X-Men are able to calm him down and take him to Xorn's retreat, where they hope he will be able to work through his trauma.
Not long after, Exodus arrives and asks Elixir to help him. The pair travel to the Savage Land where Magneto has been fatally stabbed by Psylocke. Elixir is able to heal the master of magnetism before Exodus invites his former leader to join them. Magneto declines, telling them that it is better if mutantkind believes he is dead. After the release of the Mothervine virus, however, Magneto reaches out to the pair and the trio begin battling the virus. They are able to cure all the initial impact zones of the virus before teleporting to the main stronghold. Once there, Magneto and Exodus are able to hold off the villains while Elixir makes the virus completely inert and harmless.
After the nation of Krakoa is formed, thanks to a partnership between Magneto and Professor X, Exilir is chosen to become part of The Five. These Five mutants are chosen for the combination of their unique powers and are basically able to resurrect any mutant, ending the threat of death to mutants once and for all.


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https://www.unicef.org/eca/press-releases/why-family-friendly-policies-are-critical-increasing-breastfeeding-rates-worldwide
: In 2018, less than half of babies worldwide – 43 per cent – were breastfed within the first hour of life. Immediate skin-to skin contact and starting breastfeeding early keeps a baby warm, builds his or her immune system, promotes bonding, boosts a mother's milk supply and increases the chances that she will be able to continue exclusive breastfeeding. Breastmilk is more than just food for babies – it is also a potent medicine for disease prevention that is tailored to the needs of each child. The 'first milk' – or colostrum – is rich in antibodies to protect babies from disease and death.
World's richest countries grappling with children's reading and math skills, mental well-being and obesity
https://www.unicef.org/eca/press-releases/worlds-richest-countries-grappling-childrens-reading-and-math-skills-mental-well
On average 40 per cent of children across all OECD and EU countries do not have basic reading and mathematics skills by age 15. Children in Bulgaria, Romania and Chile are the least proficient in these skills. Estonia, Ireland and Finland the most proficient. In most countries, at least 1 in 5 children lack confidence in their social skills to make new friends. Children in Chile, Japan and Iceland are the least confident in this area. The report also contains data on clear areas of progress in child well-being. On average, 95 per cent of pre-school aged children are now enrolled in organized learning programmes, and the number of young people aged 15-19 not in education, employment or training has declined in 30 out of 37 countries. Yet, these important gains are at risk of falling back due to the impact of COVID-19. Countries are also ranked based on their policies that support child well-being and other factors including the economy, society and environment. Norway, Iceland and Finland have the highest-ranking policies and context to support child well-being. On average, countries spend less than 3 per cent of their GDP on family and child policies. "In times of crisis and calm, families need supportive governments and workplaces in order to raise the next generation of happy and healthy citizens," said Fayaz King, Deputy Executive Director at UNICEF. "An investment in children is a direct investment in our future." Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, in the first half of 2020 most of the countries covered in the report kept schools closed for more than 100 days while strict stay-at-home policies were also implemented. The report notes that loss of family members and friends, anxiety, stay-at-home restrictions, lack of support, school closures, the balancing of work and family life, poor access to healthcare, combined with the economic loss caused by the pandemic are catastrophic for children's wellbeing, affecting their mental and physical health, and their development. Before the COVID-19 outbreak the average relative child poverty rate across the 41 countries was 20 per cent. With GDP expected to fall over a two-year period in almost all of these countries, unless governments take immediate remedial actions child poverty will rise. "As the economic, educational and social fallout of the pandemic continues to take hold, without concerted effort, there will be a worsening, devastating impact on the well-being of today's children, their families and the societies they live in," said Olsson. "But these risks do not have to become the reality, if governments take decisive action now to protect children's well-being." On the basis of the report and these recent developments UNICEF is calling for the following steps to protect and improve child wellbeing: Take decisive action to reduce income inequality and poverty and ensure that all children have access to the resources they need. Rapidly address the serious gap in mental health services for children and adolescents. Expand family-friendly policies to improve work-family balance, especially access to high-quality, flexible and affordable early-years childcare. Strengthen efforts to protect children from preventable diseases, including reversing recent falls in measles immunization. Improve COVID-19 policies that support families with children and ensure budgets that support child well-being are protected entirely from austerity measures. ###
Making the European Child Guarantee a Reality. Insights from testing the European Child Guarantee
https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/making-european-child-guarantee-reality-insights-testing-european-child-guarantee
State Secretary, Ministry of Labour, the Pension System, the Family and Social Policy European Union Margareta Mađerić was born on 2 July 1977 in Zagreb. After finishing high school, she enrolled in Zagreb School of Business where she obtained her bachelor's degree in Marketing and Communication and worked as a marketing and communications manager before entering into politics. In 2005, as a member of Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), Mađerić was elected to the Zagreb City Assembly, where she served three consecutive terms and served as president of the Deputy Club of the Croatian Democratic Union. In the 2013 local elections in Zagreb, she ran as the HDZ candidate for mayor, and in the 2015 Croatian parliamentary elections, Mađerić ran as a candidate for the Patriotic Coalition, led by the HDZ. She was a member of the Croatian Parliament and was named president of the Parliamentary committee for mandates and immunity, before she assumed the position of State Secretary in the Ministry for Demography, Family, Youth and Social policy. Following the 2020 parliamentary elections she continued to serve as State Secretary in the new Ministry of Labour, Pension system, Family and Social Policy. SAILA RUUTH Personal archive


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Tire Industry Project Sponsored Series
Everything You Need to Know About Sustainability in the Tire Industry
Re-Inventing the Wheel: How CEOs Are Driving the Sustainable Tire of the Future
Words by Tina Casey
When the internal combustion engine is phased out and zero-emission electric vehicles rule the road, we'll still have tires. Lots of tires. After all, there is no substitute for the tire as we know it today — and these everyday objects are more complex than you might think. Of course we're all familiar with the outer tread made from synthetic and natural rubber, but tires also include other components made with a variety of materials, including steel, nylon, polyester and rayon.
The component-rich nature of tires serves to improve their longevity and performance. But their complexity makes it all the more important to understand the potential human health and environmental impacts associated with their lifecycle — particularly as the number of vehicles on the road increases, topping the 1 billion mark for the first time in 2009. According to some estimates, this figure could hit 2 billion within 15 years.
With the potential for rising demand — and corresponding impacts — in mind, back in 2005 a group of leading tire company CEOs set out to study a range of tire lifecycle issues on an organized basis.
The idea gave birth to the Tire Industry Project. Organized as a voluntary collaboration under the umbrella of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the group's membership is currently comprised of 11 major tire companies and co-led by Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin.
With the assistance and work of independent consultants and advisors, TIP conducts original research and deploys analytic tools of its own invention. In addition to disseminating results to members, TIP shares information with government agencies, other research institutions and the general public.
Research driven by CEOs
TIP member companies account for more than 60 percent of the global tire industry. Through scheduled biennial meetings, participating CEOs select research topics based on potential human health and environmental impacts within the tire lifecycle. They also consider how TIP can fill existing knowledge gaps with original, scientific research.
"The main role of TIP is to generate knowledge and science related to human health and environmental impacts," Director Anne Cécile Rémont told TriplePundit. "TIP came from CEOs who realized that if they mutualized their efforts, it would be more efficient, and they would achieve a much greater impact."
Challenges for the tire industry
TIP research bears that out. One of the initial projects involved identifying the most commonly used chemicals in tire manufacturing and assessing their current and potential regulatory status. The work resulted in a short list of chemicals that needed additional analysis.
In another early project, TIP discovered a void of science-based knowledge around the topic of particles generated by tires on the road. When TIP started its research, there was not even a science-based consensus on what the particles look like, how to collect samples, and how to evaluate them. The dearth of information on what are now known as tire and road wear particles (TRWP) led TIP to multiple research projects that continue to have significant impact on the research community, as attention turns to microplastics in the ocean and other emerging issues.
"TIP started looking into understanding TRWP, how they are formed, what they look like, and what they are made of, in order to be able to recognize them and understand any potential impacts on human health and the environment," Rémont explained.
So far, the group's research indicates that TRWP are unlikely to negatively impact human health and the environment, and that few TRWP are likely to reach the ocean. But the project created a greater understanding of where the particles do settle before degradation — namely, along roadsides and, to a lesser extent, in freshwater sediment, which could lead to a holistic approach to prevent TRWP from entering the environment.
From science to action
From the initial focus on topics including the chemicals used in tire manufacturing, and tire wear, TIP has recently widened its scope to engage in broader sustainability issues tied to the tire industry's increasing use of natural rubber.
Natural rubber is, of course, biodegradable and renewable, but it comes with its own set of challenges. "Natural rubber mainly comes from Southeast Asia, and 85 percent comes from smallholder farmers. Its production has been associated with a range of issues, including deforestation and [poor] working conditions," Rémont told TriplePundit.
In 2017, the CEOs of TIP agreed to support the formation of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), a multi-stakeholder organization focused on socioeconomic and environmental factors across the natural rubber value chain. "We have been proactive in terms of looking for solutions, establishing an organization, creating benchmarks and performing a full lifecycle assessment," Rémont said.
In an update earlier this year, GPSNR outlined the scope of its mission, noting that the organization "recognizes the need to work toward economic sustainability within the natural rubber industry, ensuring that the earnings of millions of smallholders and farmworkers are enough for them to enjoy a decent standard of living."
The sustainable tires of the future may be closer than you think
Further research into tire manufacturing chemicals and TRWP will continue this year and next. The coalition will also move stakeholder engagement around end-of-life tire management forward, having recently published an updated global state of knowledge report on the management of tires at end-of-life. And it will develop a World Business Council for Sustainable Development SDG Sector Roadmap, with the aim of articulating how the tire industry can work to support the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
In the coming months, in partnership with TIP, we'll take a closer look at each of these stages of the tire lifecycle, what the industry is doing to understand potential impacts, and how the sustainable tires of the future are taking shape. You can follow the series here.
This article series is sponsored by the Tire Industry Project and produced by the TriplePundit editorial team. Members of the Tire Industry Project (in alphabetical order) are Bridgestone, Continental, Cooper Tire, Goodyear, Hankook, Kumho Tire, Michelin, Pirelli, Sumitomo Rubber, Toyo Tires, and Yokohama Rubber.
Image: Manuel Mena/Unsplash
Tina Casey
Tina writes frequently for TriplePundit and other websites, with a focus on military, government and corporate sustainability, clean tech research and emerging energy technologies. She is a former Deputy Director of Public Affairs of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and author of books and articles on recycling and other conservation themes. She is currently Deputy Director of Public Information for the County of Union, New Jersey. Views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily reflect agency policy.
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Don't Call it a Comeback
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There were days when Maya thought of quitting Weightlifting. There were days when she questioned whether these early mornings and long days were worth it. There were days when the gym walls were closing in on her and she just wanted to scream. But for some reason she would snap back and get to work. The tears came and the tears went. And at the end of the day she is the only one who knows why she keeps going, keeps pushing through those dark days. Keep in mind that this is when she could only squat using one arm.
"Can't Stop Won't Stop" means something to her, it's deeper than words. It's her mantra, and it keeps her going when times are bleak, when it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But she works, and works. Day in and day out, #justworkmomma.
As a testament to her resolve, Maya captured 3 bronze medals for Canada in the EGAT's Championship Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand in February. The following month, she went on to win gold in the Las Vegas International Championship. In May, Maya became Canadian Senior Weightlifting Champion in the 71kg class, this win has qualified her for the Senior World Weightlifting Championships in Thailand. Her next competition, an Olympic qualifying event, will be at the Commonwealth Senior Championships in Samoa (July).
When Maya came back and won gold at the Canadian Championships, it was a sweet victory! But she is already on to the next, that's the mindset she has developed. Strong, determined and will not be denied. Maya's dream, the Olympics. Dream crazier as @Nike says. She is giving it everything she's got to make that a reality! Why not? Why wouldn't she? Why would she want to look back and say if I had only done this or that?
Maya is determined to achieve her dream of becoming an Olympian. But she is not doing this alone, it takes a village.
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A huge thank you as well to those who never stopped believing in, supporting and encouraging Maya!
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Cerene Jeffrey June 4, 2019 at 2:34 pm - Reply
One of the world best weight lifting maya layor
Dean Green February 13, 2020 at 10:06 am - Reply
Congratulations Maya you can do all things thru Christ who gives you the strength. You are born to be a great athlete. Never come down and never give up cuz no matter how at times the road gets rough. There is light at the end of the tunnel. You are a true Laylor. Persue your dreams you are the best. You are a CHAMPION.


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Don't know, don't care
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