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Mira Costa Drama
Mira Costa High School Presents "The Laramie Project"
Mira Costa High School Theatre
Mira Costa High School Drama/Tech is proud to announce its fall production of The Laramie Project, an emotionally riveting drama by Moises Kaufman and the Techtonic Theatre Company, which centers on the death of gay college student, Matthew Shepard, and how his murder affected his community and sent ripple effects across the nation. The Laramie Project is playing November 2nd-10th in Mira Costa's Small Theatre, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach.
Performance Dates:
Friday, November 2 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 3 at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 7 at 4:00 pm*
Thursday, November 8 at 6:30 pm
Due to limited seating in the theatre, tickets will be sold for specific dates and times. Tickets will be available online beginning October 15th. Take advantage of discounted pre-sale pricing by buying your tickets before 3 pm opening day. Pre-sale tickets: $12 Adult; $10 Student/Senior ($1 additional for online orders). Tickets at the box office: $15 Adult, $12 Student/Senior.
*November 7th will be a special Student Show with discounted $5 tickets for students (any school). $5 student tickets for this performance will be available only at the door on a first come, first served basis. Tickets for Adults and Seniors will be regular price and available online or at the door (see regular ticket pricing above).
Go to http://www.miracostadramaboosters.org/ for info and online orders.
Additional information: In 1998, the story of Matthew Shepard's death broke headlines when he was kidnapped and beaten by two men, tied to a fence, and left to die on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. The Laramie Project is based on more than 200 interviews with Laramie residents conducted during the year immediately following the crime. Actors portray the residents as they are being interviewed and bring to life their thoughts and reactions in the aftermath of the murder; and in doing so, they create a theatrical portrait of a town coming to grips with horrible, hate-fueled violence. Hailed as one of the most captivating and encompassing pieces of contemporary theatre, the play shocks, challenges, and deeply affects all who watch as it reveals the lowest depths of hatred and greatest heights of compassion that lie within all human beings in any seemingly average community. Pronounced by Time Magazine as one of the Top Ten Plays of the Year 2000, The Laramie Project is thought provoking, critically acclaimed, and powerfully moving. It has been called an Our Town for the new millennium, and New York Magazine described the play as nothing short of stunning.
Moises Kaufman asked the question: Is theatre a medium that can contribute to the national dialogue on current events? The Laramie Project proves that the answer to this question is undoubtedly, yes, it can. Witness our young actors portraying the responses of Laramie residents to the tragedy that shook the nation and the story that calls us all to explore contemporary thoughts on homosexuality, religion, class, economics, and education. Get your tickets and join us for The Laramie Project.
For more information: Sene Gray, MCHS Drama Publicity senegray@verizon.net
Mira Costa Drama is part of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, CA, and produces a variety of student performances (plays, musicals, benefit shows, etc.) throughout the school year. Many performances are open to the public and are advertised in local publications to increase awareness and draw audiences from the local community.
www.miracostadramaboosters.org
Mira Costa Drama www.miracostadrama@gmail.com

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B2Wins Present- Music:Reimagined
The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University
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ST. KATE STUDENT: $5.00
ADULT / ST. KATE STUDENT Public Onsale: October 21, 2022 12:43 PM to February 25, 2023 9:30 PM
Fun loving Twin brothers present "Top 40 From the Last 40." Four decades of the music you know and love with a unique twist. This unforgettable, engaging show is all ages and features one of a kind renditions of everything from Sinatra to Ed Sheeran, Louis Armstrong to Dua Lipa, Michael Jackson to Daft Punk. Get ready to sing, dance, laugh and take your soul on a feel good ride through the chart topping hits of Americana. Check out a clip of B2Wins performing here.
Pronounced B-Twins, this high energy entertainment group continues to captivate audiences worldwide with its unique renditions of crowd favorites and engaging, uplifting live show that targets the masses. Led by charismatic Twin brothers from Brazil, they combine a plethora of genres into a feel good performance that is equal parts rock concert, dance party, jam session and vacation for the soul.
Growing up in the violent, impoverished slums of Rio De Janeiro, the Twins began playing classical music on violins their father handmade. They used music as an escape from their reality and began teaching others in their neighborhood to do the same. After being featured on National Public Radio, the Twins were invited to the US on full ride music scholarships in 2008.
After performing over 1,000 shows around the world the past decade, the B2wins continue to cultivate a loyal fan base wherever they perform. From hip-hop heads to jazz aficionados, pop enthusiasts and ravers, rockers to reggae fans, all find common ground together with the B2wins. Using music as the tool, the B2wins are on a mission to make the world smile.
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The past two weeks have not only consisted of celebrating Christmas and New Year, but also nursing sickness. Apparently, Joshua caught a cold at work and brought it home and shared it with Mr. U. How kind. Mr. U's developed into a sinus infection. He decided to share some of his sickness with Elizabeth. Last week, she was very croupy, so we headed to the doctor. (She's MUCH better now, just has a tad bit of congestion in her chest.) Finally, germs got the best of mommy and I've been dealing with a cold for almost a week.
While dealing with sickness is NO FUN, it sure does make you appreciate your health AND your family much more. I also find myself praying way more than usual, too, because while I know that earthly medicine can do some good, I know that the Lord can fix things even better!!!
What a beautiful shot of your little one. I love the innocent look in her eyes.
AWWWW, that face would cheer the saddest of souls.
How can you ever say no to those big brown eyes? What a darling!!!
Hope you are all healthy again soon! We had the flu bug go through our house before Christmas. Not fun!
Mrs. U, hope you are feeling better--it's tough when the whole household doesn't feel well.
Your daughter is lovely--those eyes are just beautiful!!
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'The Implications Are Profound for the Entire Financial Industry'
With the recent public buzz about cryptocurrencies, blockchain is increasingly becoming a household term. In this episode of Mastering Innovation on Sirius XM Channel 132, Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Don Tapscott, Founder of the Blockchain Research Institute and co-author of Blockchain Revolution discusses the implications of blockchain, the promises of decentralized networks, and how the world will change as it embraces this technology.
Nearly a year after the dramatic fluctuation of Bitcoin launched it into the public consciousness, companies across multiple disciplines are investing resources into blockchain technology to better understand how it may soon disrupt their industries. In 2017, Tapscott launched the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) in an effort to bring clarity to the convoluted landscape of blockchain. Currently, BRI is involved in over 80 projects investigating the use cases, strategies, challenges, and transformations that this new technology will offer.
An excerpt of the interview is transcribed below. Listen to more episodes here.
Don Tapscott (Founder, Blockchain Research Institute)
Saikat Chaudhuri: Tell us about what the Blockchain Research Institute does, what its goals are, and what the role is that it plays.
Don Tapscott: Well, I've been studying technology, the digital revolution, since the 1970s. I wrote a couple of books in the 1980s that nobody read. Then I finally wrote a bestseller, Paradigm Shift, in '92 and created a think-tank based on that. We do large syndicated research projects and have done about a dozen of them over the year. Our most recent research project is the Blockchain Research Institute. We have 80 projects underway that are looking at the strategic impact of this new technology.
As you and some of the listeners may know, Blockchain is a big deal. It's the foundational technology for the next few decades. Just like we've had an internet of information for 40 years, now we're getting an internet of value, from money to stocks to intellectual property or identities. Carbon credits, music, boats, you name it, can be managed, stored, and transacted, peer to peer. Trust is not achieved by an intermediary; it's achieved by cryptography and some clever code.
Having said that, there's a big opportunity, but there's a lot of confusion. What's a company supposed to do? What are the best use cases? How do you embrace this technology? How do you overcome the big challenges? We have 80 leading thinkers that we've contracted with who are running these 80 projects, looking at a dozen different industries or looking at how blockchain changes the way you manage a company in the C suite. I just spent the afternoon with a bunch of CFOs, for example, and wow, what does triple entry accounting mean for them? Double entry accounting has been the norm for 400 years, and that's about to change. These are the big complex issues where there's a lot of confusion. Our goal is to bring clarity. In doing so, our overall mission is to help realize the new promise of the digital economy.
"Everything the banks and related companies do, in theory, could be replaced by a set of distributed applications, smart contracts, and autonomous agents." – Don Tapscott
Chaudhuri: Sounds very exciting. I am personally interested in this: the Mack Institute has released a white paper on the strategic and organizational aspects of preparing for and managing blockchain in a company. Now I really want to get your views. You've given us the layout of this technology's promise. Give us a concrete example of how this technology (which I understand as a distributed ledger, if you want to simplify it) will transform a particular sector, similar to the examples that you were talking about — banking and other transactions and so forth.
Tapscott's latest book Blockchain Revolution
Tapscott: Take a sector. If you want to talk about banking, that's a good one, but there are another dozen that we're looking at. Banking reminds me of these Rube Goldberg machines. Rube was an engineer and cartoonist who invented these ridiculously complicated machines that will do a simple thing like cracking an egg or opening a door. That's what the banking system looks like to me. You tap your card in a Starbucks and a bunch of messages go through half a dozen computers and half a dozen companies, then three days later a clearing and settlement occur. If that were all based on blockchain on a distributed ledger, then there would be no three days' settlement period because the payment and the settlement would be the same activity. It's just a change to the ledger. There would be no delays, no counterparty risk, and no cost.
The implications of that are pretty profound for the entire financial industry. Everything the banks and related companies do, insurance companies and accounting companies, in theory could be replaced by a set of distributed applications, smart contracts, and autonomous agents running on a blockchain. Now that won't happen, of course, because all the big banks are spending hundreds of millions each, some of them billions of dollars, trying to avoid this intermediation and use this technology to rationalize the system.
Chaudhuri: It might be a phased type of approach. That's one example from banking, how about in areas like pharmaceuticals, retail, or media? Are there applications in those kinds of sectors as well?
Tapscott: Pharmaceuticals and their the supply chain are a really big one. How a drug gets created, brought to market, and the interactions with the users of the medication are all up for grabs. Medical science will change. The old model is, "I'm a granting agency, here's an RFP, go and compete, you scientists or institutions, universities, whatever. Don't collaborate. Then I'm going to give the grant to one of you. Then do the research, don't collaborate again, and then give me some results. Then we'll peer review it and publish it two years later in a journal." What's wrong with that picture? There are new models of open science now, and blockchain's a perfect platform for that. We can have transparency and openness, but we can also identify the intellectual property rights of various players and make sure that they're protected. If you make a scientific contribution, that might be inside a smart contract that specifies your intellectual property rights.
"We can have transparency and openness, but we can also identify the intellectual property rights of various players and make sure that they're protected." – Don Tapscott
It's like Imogen Heap, the British singer/songwriter, is putting music on a blockchain platform, and the music is inside a smart contract. If you want to put the song in your movie, the contract says, "Well, what do you want to do? Use it as a theme song, background music? Are you going to have somebody sing it? Is it going to be a ringtone?" Then the contract acts as a business protecting the intellectual property rights of the creator.
Getting into pharmaceuticals, there's the whole supply chain and how this stuff gets created. A lot of these medications need to be kept at a certain temperature. How do you know that they are? With blockchain, you can track the provenance of anything moving through a supply chain. If you think about the trains and boats and planes and trucks and international transfers and borders and tax authorities and escrow agents, a lot of that is pretty manual now. It's serial. It's full of errors, full of lawyers.
Imagine if it becomes what we call a shared network state where you can see everything in real time, where transactions are apparent. You'll know if something's been shipped at a temperature that was inappropriate. Then you can start to build an AI into that. You have this cognitive network that's learning and it starts to do things that it wasn't programmed to do, so that's pretty cool as well.
Download the Mack Institute's white paper on blockchain.
Don Tapscott, Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, is one of the world's leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 16 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages.
Don's most recent book, Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World, was co-authored with his son, Alex Tapscott, a globally-recognized investor, advisor, and speaker on blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The paperback version of the book, updated with new material covering recent developments in the blockchain industry, was published in June 2018.
In 2017, Don and Alex co-founded the Blockchain Research Institute, whose 80+ projects are the definitive investigation into blockchain strategy, use-cases, implementation challenges and organizational transformations. Don is a member of the Order of Canada and is ranked the 2nd most influential Management Thinker and the top Digital Thinker in the world by Thinkers50. He is an Adjunct Professor at INSEAD and Chancellor of Trent University in Ontario.
Mastering Innovation is live on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. ET. Listen to more episodes here.
October 11, 2018 | host: Saikat Chaudhuri, Mack Institute News, Mastering Innovation, Podcasts	blockchain, fintech


The Search for Outstanding Teachers represents the Foundation's commitment to promote a culture of excellence in education by recognizing the country's best mentors who can be upheld as models not only for educators but for other community members as well.
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On the 1st November 2017 we became 'The Carlton Junior Academy', a member of the Redhill Academy Trust as the lead Primary to develop this arm of their Trust.
The Redhill Academy Trust has four principles that guide everything our academies aim to achieve:
High expectations of all pupils
Valuing and celebrating academic achievement
Outstanding teaching for all pupils
Widening pupils' experiences through a range of extra-curricular activities including sports and the performing arts
Known previously as Carlton Central Junior School we remain situated on a large, elevated site shared with our feeder Infant & Nursery School who have also converted to 'The Carlton Infant Academy' as part of the Redhill Trust. The majority of children transfer from there in the academic year in which they are eight. There are currently 228 children on roll.
Our Academy/School has been serving the local community since June 1964, when it originally opened its doors as Carlton Central County Primary School. We are always aiming to improve our provision to enable pupils to achieve the highest standards. Developing our partnerships helps to provide maximum opportunities for our pupils and encourages positive working relationships between staff, parents and governors.
The Academy has gained Eco Status, Achievement for All Gold Mark (Lead School), Healthy Schools' Gold Status and Enhanced Status, Investors in Pupils, Schools' Financial Value Standard, EPICT e-Safety, Forest Schools accreditation. Additionally the school is involved in the Local, and more recently National, Leaders of Education programmes supporting several Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Schools.


How to Twitter? A question asked by millions of clueless but eager to learn new Twitter users. First off: It's either "how to tweet?" or "how to use Twitter?" The rest isn't that simple.
Twitter seems to be simple from the way it looks and the basic functionality but it's not simple to master.
After a few years of almost daily usage of Twitter I know by now how to do it. Of course what works for me doesn't have to work for you.
Thus I compiled a list of 101 tweets on how to use Twitter including different use cases.
You tweet differently for social networking and blogging than you do for business or marketing & SEO purposes.
Many Twitter best practices are one size fits all though. Everybody should comply with them to succeed on Twitter.
Please note that every item in this list is made to work as a standalone retweetable tweet. They in most case make sense on their own and are short enough to get retweeted.
Add your URL to "Web" in your profile. LinkedIn is OK as well.
Track mentions of your keywords via Twilert etc.
Use exclamations like OMG! WTF? FAIL!
You might have noticed that I don't heed my own advice with many items referring to blogging. I am quite busy most of the time so I can't implement all of it.
Also all of the blogging advice combined leads to clutter so you got to choose which options you prefer.
I hope these 101 tweets on how to use Twitter will be useful for you and your followers.
In case you don't know whether you want to use Twitter at all read the pros and cons article.
For those people wondering how to tweet during 4 different time zones, you can use TweetLater.Com.
I also suggest that you don't autofollow tweeple. There are too many bots these days and you don't want to be following them. Analyze every follower you get and follow them if they share useful information. It only takes few seconds to do that.
For everyone who are new to twitter, read and reread the twittiquette in this post. If possible save it to your computer.
You should link many of these to blog posts that will expand upon them..perhaps others volunteer to write said post.
What do you mean by Create a Twitter Landing page?
Markus: I probably saved your life.
Adam: Good idea certainly but takes a lot of work. In case you have a post dealing with one of the tweet topics mentioned above feel free to add it in the comments to get linked.
Why doesn't my post show up in Real Time Results or Trending Topics? I use the # but nothing ever appears.
Thank you for your post. I really like how you presented the information – concise and efficient! At Market Your Startup we agree with a lot of the points you mentioned: especially the importance of having an avatar (to develop your online CI) and the necessity for business to have human tweets ( not only about a company, but about a person as well).
I tweet while driving..lOL.. Thanks for this info i have to stop tweeting while driving..
A great guide for learning the in and outs of Twitter.
thanks for this post. Of course, when you start on Twitter there is a great deal to be learned. In fact, if you truly appreciate Twitter, you never stop learning about the possibilities. I continue to read every report, etc. on Twitter that I can – there's always new information, new ideas, new uses that I learn about.
This helps a lot, thank you very much. Very good guide.
I found this super amazing service that shows you what the most popular tweets about a subject are, make sure you check it out here at http://labs.windward.net/ it even provide a visual graph of the tweet trends against a word or phrase.
Is there any way of shortening the URL on my iPhone 3GS?
I am quite new to tweeting but I am trying to learn as much and as fast as I can. However, I try to use some of the things you mentioned. But I am still stuck not using most of the advice you gave here.
But thanks for the tips, hope I try to follow most of these.
For newcomers, especially from traditional business niches (rather old-fashioned in some ways) Twitter can be quite intimidating at first. But you have selected all the key points about Twitter in an easy-to-read way. Definitely, a resource worth having at hand.
We just hope not needing to tweet any plane crashes, but the good idea is there: have your Twitter at hand all the time so you will always be the first to provide fresh information on breaking topics.


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N.J. governor bars TikTok, other platforms from state devices
TechnologyJanuary 9, 2023
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TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that his administration is barring certain "high risk" social media platforms like TikTok on state devices.
The decision applies to state agencies under the executive branch and comes as a third of U.S. states have moved to prohibit the platform on government devices. New Jersey is among just a few Democrat-led states to bar such platforms.
"The proactive and preventative measures that we are implementing today will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and safety of information assets managed by New Jersey State government," Murphy said in a statement.
It's unclear what will become of the state's NJGov TikTok account, which has more than 56,000 and more than a half-million likes.
Murphy's directive allows for certain "compelling State business" with a public interest reason for using the technology to request an exception.
Congress recently banned TikTok from most U.S. government-issued devices over bipartisan concerns about security and the spread of misinformation through the app.
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020. TikTok has said that it prioritizes its community's privacy and security and that it is working to address security concerns raised by the U.S.
"We're disappointed that so many states are jumping on the political bandwagon to enact policies that will do nothing to advance cybersecurity in their states and are based on unfounded falsehoods about TikTok," spokesperson Jamal Brown said Monday in an emailed statement.
He added that the company is working with the federal government to "finalize a solution" to address states' security concerns.
New Jersey's prohibition also includes WeChat and Alibaba.
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Darling & Fischer Chapel of the Hills
Send Flowers for Arthur
Arthur Ray Dundon
May 20, 1931 ~ August 18, 2020 (age 89)
Tribute & Services
Ray Dundon passed away, due to complications from a Hip replacement surgery. He served in the Military as a Paratrooper in the United States Army and continued his 40+ years as a firefighter. He was so proud to be a Paratrooper and Firefighter. He found and married the love of his life (Karen) and had two boys (Rick and Jeff), three Grandchildren, and five Great-Grandchildren. Ray retired from Station 3 in 1994. He went on to travel the world with great friends.
Ray is survived by his Loving Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren. His Fun, Loving and Heroic Spirit will be greatly missed by All. May you Rest in Peace with your Sweetheart and Sons.
Family and Friends his service will be held at Los Gatos Memorial at 2255 Los Gatos Almaden Rd. San Jose. There is a limited amount that can attend, due to COVID so we will have his Memorial Live Online. We will have a Celebration of Life at a later date. For Further information about the Live Memorial online, please contact Darling Fischer at 408-357-2171.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Arthur Ray Dundon, please visit our floral store.
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FotoWare acquires Picturepark
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Oslo, June 2nd, 2022; FotoWare, a global pioneer and innovator in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, continues its business journey and growth, acquiring the Swiss DAM and Content Management platform Picturepark, further strengthening its European footprint.
Since the Norwegian software investor, Viking Venture, bought FotoWare in 2020, the company has been active in making acquisitions that complement its strategy and products. They have acquired Buildpix AB in Sweden, InfoMAX ApS in Denmark, Xenario UK, and Xenario GmbH in Germany during the past year, establishing a strong presence in Northern and Central Europe. Now, they are taking an even greater market share, with expertise in key industries and markets in the DACH region.
"Picturepark and FotoWare share many similarities" says FotoWare CEO, Anne Gretland, "both have a prestigious history as innovative pioneers within the digital asset management industry for more than 20 years, and our vision and mission are in alignment". Gretland continues, "We are delighted to have acquired Picturepark and are very excited about the benefits this will bring for both sets of customers - and the opportunities it will provide for our products. This will allow our teams to innovate more, and at greater speed than before"
Founded in 2000, Picturepark has a long history of providing businesses with Enterprise DAM and product content management solutions and has been particularly focused on the Retail & Manufacturing industry. Like FotoWare, they have a diverse and international culture, with employees of more than 9 nationalities and with additional offices in the US and Austria. They also have a strong customer base including UEFA, Breitling, Faber Castell, Specialized, Swiss Olympic, Bosch Security, and many more.
Now, as a part of FotoWare, Picturepark will continue to offer organizations top-quality management and automation solutions for their digital asset and product data management needs. The acquisition will enable Picturepark to more aggressively deliver to the complex needs of customers, while also gaining access to greater marketing and sales resources and a partner network across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania.
Ramon Forster, General Manager Picturepark, adds: "Picturepark has invested a lot over the last years into our new versatile API-first Content Platform with the goal to meet customer's future needs of powerful content management solutions that outlast and outperform. With FotoWare, Picturepark has met a company that meets the same values and goals, and with which growing jointly together we can deploy our unique strength to make the FotoWare group become a leading market player."
With companies worldwide experiencing an increased need for digitalization, DAM providers such as FotoWare and Picturepark are preparing for massive growth in the years to come, making constant improvements to their products. With this recent acquisition, FotoWare aims to increase its presence in Central Europe, particularly amongst companies working in Retail, Manufacturing, and E-commerce. This will enable FotoWare to innovate and grow at a higher pace and is a strategic move toward becoming the leading DAM provider in Europe.
"This is an important acquisition for FotoWare and signals yet another great stride forward in the company's ambitious expansion strategy." says Jostein Vik, Partner at Viking Venture and Chairman of the Board at FotoWare. "It marks the first acquisition of another vendor in the Digital Asset Management space and increases market share for the FotoWare group whilst adding technical excellence and further strengthening FotoWare's position in the DACH region."
For more information on this story please contact Alex Kronenberg, Acting Head of Marketing and Communications at FotoWare: ak@fotoware.com.
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About FotoWare
FotoWare is a Norwegian software company that enables businesses and organizations to efficiently store, manage, find, share, and re-use their digital files.
With more than 25 years of experience, FotoWare is a world-leading provider of Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions and is well-established internationally. Its customers include The Financial Times, Volkswagen, The White House Historical Association, The Economist, Metropolitan Police, and over 4,000 more.
Today, FotoWare has 86 employees from 24 different countries, working in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the UK, and Australia. Having a strong company culture is a top priority for the company, and in both 2020 and 2021, FotoWare was announced as one of the best places to work in Norway and Europe by Great Place to Work. FotoWare has a global partner network with reselling partners in 15 different countries, and the company is also a Gold Partner of Microsoft.
About Picturepark
Picturepark is a Swiss Digital Asset Management solution from parent company Vision Information Transaction (VIT) that seeks to provide content management products that outlast and outperform.
First released in 1998, Picturepark was an early pioneer in the Digital Asset Management industry, offering a central digital asset repository that could be accessible from anywhere using nothing more than a web browser for an interface. Over the last two decades, the solution has built a strong customer base that includes globally recognized brands, particularly in retail, such as Breitling, Faber Castell, Specialized, Swiss Olympic, Bosch Security, and UEFA.
Headquartered in Aarau, Switzerland, Picturepark has an internationally diverse team, representing more than 9 nationalities, as well as having support offices in the USA, India, and Austria, and a global network of partners. Picturepark is a proud member of Swiss-made software: the nationally and internationally recognized symbol for Swiss quality in software development.


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Originally Performed By Phish
Music/Lyrics Anastasio/Marshall
Vocals Trey
Phish Debut 2009-06-02
Last Played 2019-12-29
Current Gap 2
Recommended Versions 2009-06-02, 2009-06-12, 2009-08-02, 2010-06-22, 2011-05-27, 2012-08-15
Historian Chris Bertolet (bertoletdown)
Last Update 2019-02-14
Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall succeed as songwriters for many reasons, but one of the main reasons is that their songs leave plenty of room for interpretation. That said, a few of their tunes are not so playfully ambiguous, and most observers seem to agree that "Kill Devil Falls" is not a secluded cascade of Jamaican Rum, a town on a map, or a stop on a pub crawl, but a pointed metaphor for the seductive oblivion of addiction that Trey came to know in recent years.
Like most Anastasio/Marshall compositions, "Kill Devil Falls" is a truly collaborative work both musically and lyrically, and Trey contributed much of the self-referential verbiage here. As the song begins, our narrator returns home from a long bender in Kill Devil Falls and is obtusely stunned to find that his love has up and left. He promises her that he'll mend his ways ("this time will be different") but holds out the possibility that he might break that promise ("until I do it again"). While this turn of phrase left some fans scratching their heads about Trey's commitment to sobriety, such is the recovering addict's dilemma: he must acknowledge his own weakness before finding the strength to overcome it.
"Kill Devil Falls" 10/30/10, Atlantic City, NJ
Musically, "Kill Devil Falls" is "Chalk Dust Torture" all grown up, a full throttle blues-boogie blast that spills into what is typically a guitar-driven jam section. It saw its debut in Jones Beach on 6/2/09, and was the first of numerous songs on the Summer 2009 to be played by request. Quite possibly, the fan who made the request was among several who had heard the tune sound-checked just days earlier through the bullpen fence before the tour opener at the venerated Fenway Park in Boston.
Thus far, the distinction of the most adventurous and intoxicating "Kill Devil Falls" to date belongs to the version from Bonnaroo on 6/12/09, which clocked in at over 15 minutes and explored shadowy, introspective terrain. While most versions cover similar territory, a few that have pushed boundaries include 6/22/10 Great Woods, 5/27/11 Bethel Woods, 6/22/12 Cincy, 10/28/14 BGCA, 12/31/15 MSG, and 7/28/18 Forum. The undisputed monster "KDF" to date took place on 7/31/15 in Atlanta; kicking off the second set and extending for 22+ minutes, this should be your first pick for the "KDF" desert island list. For a compact but fun take, check out the appearance from 5/13/10 (broadcast 6/9/10) on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Kaduna govt gives Kakuri market traders 7 days to evacuate or face demolition
Kaduna South market traders have raised alarm over the seven days ultimatum to vacate their shops.
The traders who saw the quit notice on the wall of their shops early on Thursday, lamented the sudden order, claiming they had stocked up their shops for Christmas sales and had nowhere to do business.
The traders begged the governor to give them more time to look for alternative business places and warehouses to secure their goods.
Chidimma Okereke who said she lost her husband two years ago and has five children to cater claimed she depended on the sale of food items in Kakuri market.
'God, where do I start from now? I was coming to market this morning thinking of what to sell to feed and pay rent for this December. Only to meet the quit notice." She explained
Also speaking, a trader in children clothings, Alhaji Shehu Usman explained that he stocked his three shops awaiting Christmas buyers.
"Now, where will I go from here? Kawo market is demolished, Kasuwan Beshi is demolished, the Television market is demolished, now, Kakuri is about to be demolished. Where do I go from here?" He expressed tearfully.
Already, the Kaduna State Property and Urban Development Authority (KASUPDA) has ordered market traders to quit with their belongings within seven working days.
The notice dated 9/12/2020 read "In line with Urban Renewal Programme by the Kaduna State government to upgrade markets within the state, you are given seven days from the date of receipt of this notice to vacate/remove all your valuables from the site(Kakuri market)
"Failure to comply with the above directive will leave the authority with no option than to remove/demolish the said structure at your expenses according to the above-mentioned law"
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has warned popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to be careful of politicians seeking to hijack his agitations against killer herdsmen in the South West.
The monarch in an interview with Arise TV advised Igboho not to take the laws into his hands but to allow constituted authorities to handle the herdsmen menace in the region.
The Ooni, however, commended Igboho for taking on the campaign against herdsmen, adding that He (Igboho) has done well and the world has heard him, but everything should be done in moderation.
He, however, warned him to back down so that government can take over the battle to avoid politicians hijacking the movement.
The monarch said: "Let us be very objective. He (Igboho) is being a mouthpiece for the downtrodden. He came up and everybody is listening now but my advice to him as a traditional ruler is that he needs to be very careful so that the politicians won't hijack the whole motive from him.
"Igboho has done well and has been praised, but he shouldn't take laws into his hands.
"We have the governor in the state who is the chief security officer of the state and Mr President has invited him (Makinde).
"Let the right authorities do what is right.
"We know that the bandits are everywhere in the country. Igboho should not take laws into his hands. We have laws in Nigeria, and we should follow it. Let the right people chosen do and follow what they are supposed to do," Oba Ogunwusi advised.
NIN registration: Identifying every Nigerian will curb crime, achieve digital economy – Pantami
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The Federal Government has noted that its efforts in encouraging Nigerians to register for the National Identity Number, NIN, under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is a strategic and critical effort to ensure that citizens have a credible, converged and consistent database for identity purposes.
Speaking at the Global Privacy Day Celebration, 2021, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, said the value of the registration exercise would become appreciated with the ease at which e-government services would be delivered, the reduction in crime, and general efficiency guaranteed by the database.
According to the Minister, "Identifying every Nigeria is a soft infrastructure needed to achieve our digital economy objective.
"Indeed, the needed pieces for the digital economy is falling in place and we are committed to laying a solid and lasting foundation for a digital Nigeria."
Speaking further, Pantami said, I am more delighted to see that NITDA, in collaboration with public and private stakeholders has infused a lot of innovation to the organization of this year's Privacy Week despite the challenges posed by the pandemic.
"The Digital Economy is developing at a remarkable rate and it has been widely accepted as the single most important driver of Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth.
"The digital economy is fundamentally transforming the way societies, businesses including the business of governance operate and deliver services."
The Minister said it was ironical that the COVID-19 pandemic has actually mainstreamed the digital economy, adding that rather than travelling by air, sea and land to host an event, people now have been impacted from around the world without gathering together physically in terms of hosting events.
"The Oxford Economics values the global digital market at $11.5 trillion dollars or approximately 16% of the Global Economy. This value is expected to grow significantly over the coming years," he added.
"McKinsey and Company has predicted that the Digital Economy in Africa is expected to grow to over $300 billion by 2025. The World Economic Forum predicts that over 60% of global GDP will be digitized by 2022 and that over the next decade, digital platforms will be used to create close to 70% of new value and jobs.
"Most nations are prioritizing the need to develop their digital economies because they realize the multiplier effects that this can have on all other sectors of the economy.
"The currency of the digital economy is personal data. Digital platforms require information such as names, emails, phone numbers, geo-data among other personally identifiable information to be able to fulfill their service promise and to do effective marketing. Data must therefore be harnessed and properly regulated in order to achieve an orderly use of such valuable asset.
"When I signed the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation two years ago, I knew it was a fundamental instrument needed to digitally transform Nigeria. I am very proud of the Director General and the NITDA staff who have worked hard not only to implement the NDPR, but have done so seamlessly with local and international stakeholders. The array of partners of the Privacy Week shows that NITDA is representing government well, hence the show of support by the private sector.
"It is very gratifying that Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR approved the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) and our recommendation to re-designate the Federal Ministry of Communications to become Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.
"The 8 pillars of the NDEPS have been our core vision and implementation focus. These pillars are- Developmental Regulation; Digital Literacy and Skills; Soft Infrastructure; Service Infrastructure; Digital Services Development and Promotion; Soft Infrastructure; Digital Society and Emerging Technologies; and Indigenous Content Promotion and Adoption.
"In order to strengthen the NDPR, I want to assure NITDA of the Ministry's full support in the drive to achieve compliance. I therefore encourage the Agency to rev up the engine of enforcement. Public and private sector data controllers must now take note that non-compliance with the NDPR is a breach with administrative, civil and criminal liabilities.
"The Ministry is also working with relevant organs of government to ensure Nigeria passes a well-thought, digital-economy propelling Data Protection Act. I also assure our stakeholders and the international community that we are putting in place requisite mechanisms for the institutional framework to implementation ensure successful implementation of the Bill as soon as it is passed into law.
"The lessons from the NDPR would form the foundation for the Act and we hope to continue playing a leading role in deepening data protection and digital economy in Africa.
"I implore the African Union Commission and our international partners to support Nigeria's call for creating an African Single Digital Market (ASDM). This would enable the continent gain the advantage of economies of 1.3 billion people. The ASDM would also help us have data sovereignty in such a way as to protect data while also protecting the multinational technology investors."


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Whether you care for your parent alone or share the job with family or paid caregivers, you need to be organized. "The more, the merrier" only works when everyone is on the same page. For that to happen, family and friends need a way to communicate with one another.
Technology can help your "team" stay connected and informed. Care coordination sites do all that and can be accessed from your smartphone, tablet or computer.
Getting rid of telephone tag.
Having a one-stop site is more efficient than endless phone calls and emails to ask or offer help. Besides being exhausting, you're likely to duplicate efforts, miss opportunities for help, not be informed or be able to inform, and repeat yourself when yet someone else asks for an update or volunteers to pitch in.
There are other reasons to coordinate care: your parent is being discharged from the hospital or rehab, perhaps, or there's an emergency (i.e. a caregiver doesn't show or there's a health crisis).
Decide what you need or what you can do. Is it for friends and neighbors to bring over dinner this week, or do you want to make supper for them? Can you run an errand or play taxi or arrange for a ride through Uber or Lyft? Is it important for you to know how Dad's day went with the caregiver, what medications he takes, the logistics of the next family meeting, or siblings' concerns, for instance? Perhaps your caregiver or healthcare provider might give an update so everyone can see. You can restrict access to certain sections and decide who gets to see what.
In order for the site to work well, you need two things: the primary caregiver must be willing to accept help and others must step up and volunteer.


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Vardis came out of all the somewhat wildly divergent musical scene of the 70s North England. Combining a plethora of ongoing at the time trends and molding their own boogie inspired but at the same time pretty heavy style, the band has endured in the memories of fans and despite a 30 year "gap" their reunion that after some gigs that followed the remastering of "Vigilante" in 2014, showed in no uncertain terms to Steve Zodiac and Terry Hrbury that they should pick up the pieces and move forward… which they actually did.
However not everything was rosy, after bass player Terry Horbury tragically died last year, which the band decided to honor by forging on, recruiting Martin Connolly (ex- Rick Wakeman, Paul Fox, Entire Population of Hackney) with whom the performed at Up The Hammers Festival in Greece. Certainly he seems a good fit, as the sound hasn't changed much. I guess there's a bit of a more modern production, which is to be expected some thirty years, which translates in a clearer, fuller sound, but otherwise it's business as usual, with also the accumulated experience over all those years translating in somewhat more mature compositions that however are not lacking in dynamics.
The title track, the paranoia inducing "Paranoia Strikes", the more tender "I Need You Now" and pretty much every track on the album feels vital and urgent, which is great. "Jolly Roger" is a little weird as it sorts of doesn't dock to Port Royal, but heads to Port Boogie… for its solo heh. And the question is how do you top a classic like, "100 M.P.H" to which the band has an easy response, but with "200 M.P.H." of course, which might not be as brilliant as the original, but is pretty cool on its own right as well. The special editions [internet and some physical ones (digi)] also include an extra number "Living Out of Touch" and a reprise of "200 M.P.H." as well... Good to have you back gentlemen…


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Philosophy: Our Preschool strives to encourage children's learning in many ways. We believe that children learn through play and should be in a safe, clean, and healthy environment. Along with enhancing cognitive development, children experience physical and spiritual growth in conjunction with social and emotional needs to prepare them for an academic future in Kindergarten.
Mission: The mission of Holy Shepherd Preschool is to provide a curriculum that each day provides for the enhancement of education, motor, and social skills in a Christ centered environment. We desire to prepare each child for a well rounded social, spiritual, and academic future in kindergarten.
We are open to the public and any denomination.
Our teachers demonstrate a sincere and loving Christian attitude, identify and relate to each child and his/her needs, and create fun, exciting activities and learning experiences.
Val Solan returns to the Holy Shepherd Preschool as teacher for the eleventh year. Val received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree and teaching certificate from Rockford College. Several years later she earned her Montessori Preprimary certification. Val has 41 years of experience working with preschool children!
Sandy Munday continues as the Preschool Aide. Sandy has worked as an aide with Val for the past sixteen years and has 26 years of experience teaching Sunday School.
Four-year old classes (Pre-K) are for children who will be four by August 1, 2019. The classes are on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Morning only classes are from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with monthly tuition of $145.
Extended day classes are from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with monthly tuition of $220.
Three-year old classes (Pre-K Junior) are for children who will be three by August 1, 2019. The classes are on Tuesday and Thursday.
Classes are from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuition for this class is $110 per month.
Holy Shepherd's year begins the Wednesday after Labor Day.
We will follow Lake Central School Corporation's school year for all holidays, vacation days and emergency snow days (note that Preschool will be held if Lake Central has a two-hour delay).
Each child must have a copy of his/her immunization record on file by the first day of school. All children must be potty trained prior to the start of school.
There is a $70 non-refundable registration fee due with your application. Tuition is due the first day of each month, with the first payment due on the first day of school. All checks should be made payable to Holy Shepherd Preschool.
The Preschool Openhouse will be (Announced in 2019). On orientation day, (Announced in 2019), all Holy Shepherd Preschool policies and general information will be discussed in full, and at that time a parent handbook will be provided.
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Look at the global economy, not just Brexit
While the Remainers tell us the UK economy is suffering because of Brexit, one has to assume therefore that the German economy for example is racing ahead with the benefit of its EU powered motor.
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How many times have we heard that the UK economy is suffering because of Brexit fuelled uncertainty.
That our lack of strong GDP growth is down to investment, workers and jobs all relocating to the EU where the grass is green and the honey flows.
But all is not well in the EU27 and the Eurozone.
Just look at its main engine room, the German economy.
The BBC says that it has slipped back into negative growth, the Express claims it is on the brink of recession, the FT reports it has shrunk by 0.1%, CNN Business says the German 'golden decade' has come to an end and Deutsche Welle says the slowdown is a warning signal.
And the main problem for germany is a slow down in exports, which for a country that relies heavily on exports is obviously not a good thing.
The big drivers here, say pundits, are troubles in the German car-making industry, the effects of the ongoing Sino-US trade war and of course the ever blamed Brexit uncertainty.
Now, I can understand the first two, but the Remainers and Brussels always claimed that Brexit would have little to no effect on the EU, especially the Eurozone. It was the UK that would fall apart, not them they said.
But this matter of the auto industry does feature heavily across the piece – and CNN Business called the global decline in demand for cars a core issue for Germany.
Now, while the German economy did contract a little, the Eurozone as a whole did expand, but only by 0.2%.
But this shows, says the FT, that Germany has gone from being a European powerhouse to being one of the region's laggards.
And Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING, is quoted by CNN business as saying that this GDP result "definitely marks the end of a golden decade for the German economy".
And he also said that "Increased uncertainty, rather than direct effects from the trade conflicts, have dented sentiment and hence economic activity".
But wasn't the idea, that the massively powerful EU would shield member states and their citizens from the actions of the likes of the US and China?
You do have to wonder, if having such a top heavy system controlling the economic activity of such diverse nations as exist within the EU is such a good thing after all, don't you?
Now, the last thing the Eurocrats need right now is for the Germans to have a change of sentiment towards the EU isn't it.
So I would bet the European Central Bank is ready with more stimulus measures like cutting its already low rates and buying more bonds up – something commentators are predicting for next month.
But I will also point out that the ECB deposit rate is already negative so banks have to pay to hold money in its vaults, also that Germany and Sweden recently issued bonds with a negative yield so investors get back less at the end than they paid for them and one Danish bank has taken to selling mortgages with a negative interest rate – yes you borrow to buy a house and pay back less than the bank loaned to you.
These are not what I call healthy economic indicators.
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https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-german-slowdown-is-a-warning-signal/a-50023740
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2019/aug/13/danish-bank-launches-worlds-first-negative-interest-rate-mortgage
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For each round, there is a set number of words that must be found. This really tests the player's literacy skills. As the game progresses, players can also unlock an untimed version which allows them a chance to practice. At its core, the game is similar to anagrams, where the object is to rearrange letters to form words. Unlike anagrams, however, you don't start with an actual word. Instead, the text is random. It might not be action-packed, but it's about as addictive as they come.
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McLaren Plans 2 UK Debuts at Stately Wilton
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McLaren has announced two UK debuts at next month's Wilton motoring spectacular where millions of pounds worth of classics and supercars will grace the lawns of the Wiltshire stately home in an event extended to two days.
Hypercars and supercars already lined up included LaFerrari, Porsche 918 Spyder, Aston Martin One-77, a Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang and a Veyron Super Sport WRC as Wilton Classic & Supercar with Castrol Edge on June 6-7 draws a prestigious range of more than 500 cars and motorbikes which organiser and host Lord Pembroke says includes almost every Bugatti model ever made.
Now McLaren has announced the UK public debuts of the Sports Series 570S Coupé premiered in New York and the Super Series limited edition 675LT alongside the ground-breaking 650S and the Ultimate Series 1,000 PS McLaren P1 GTR, the track-dedicated version of the car chosen by F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. It will be the first time the range has been shown together in the UK.
The 570S Coupé is the first and most powerful model in the Sports Series, with lightweight carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis and mid-mounted 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 engine producing 570PS and 600Nm of torque. It rockets from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, 200 km/h in 9.5 seconds, and tops out at 328 km/h.
The limited edition 675LT will makes its UK debut alongside the award-winning 650S Spider. The 330 km/h 'long-tail' 675LT generates 675PS and is the lightest and most track-focused, yet road legal, model in the Super Series with production limited to 500. It cracks 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds, and to 200 km/h in just 7.9 seconds
The 650S, core model in the Super Series, is a no-compromise open-top supercar with retractable hardtop, powered by the 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 with 650PS and 678Nm torque, for fresh air high performance.
But grabbing most attention will be the 1,000 PS McLaren P1 GTR, with the combination of the 3.8-litre V8 twin turbo pumped up to 800PS plus electric motor producing 200PS.
The full range of McLaren models is available from the expanding UK network of McLaren retailers in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester and, most recently, McLaren Ascot near the McLaren Technology Centre.
At Wilton, Saturday June 6 is dedicated to classic cars with the Sunday focusing on supercars and both days offering visitors hundreds of machines to admire, a live restoration project, interactive stands, live music and a host of food and trade stands.
There will also be the first public viewing of an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Zagato Prototype which was discovered recently in the USA after 50 years and the Bloodhound Project car ahead of its world record attempt later this year.
There will also be prizes for the very best cars on display and the launch of a new category, the Concours d'Histoire which will recognise great stories behind some of the cars at Wilton Classic & Supercar show.
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Super Series: Limited edition 675LT will make its UK debut alongside the groundbreaking 650S
Ultimate Series: Track-dedicated 1,000PS McLaren P1™ GTR offers access to the world's most exclusive McLaren ownership programme
The full three-tier McLaren model range will be displayed publicly in the UK for the first time at the Wilton Classic and Supercar Show. The event, based at the Wilton House estate in Wiltshire takes place 6-7 June 2015, and will see models from the Super Series and Ultimate Series joined by the McLaren 570S Coupé; the first model in the recently launched Sports Series.
Following the global reveal of the 570S Coupé at the New York Auto Show last month, the first and most powerful model in the newly announced Sports Series will be shown publicly in the UK for the first time. The mid-engine sportscar features the lightweight carbon fibre MonoCell II chassis, and a highly efficient 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 engine generating 570PS (562bhp) and 600Nm (443lb) of torque. With a greater focus on day-to-day usability and refinement, this latest model is very much a pure McLaren, boasting a class-leading power-to-weight ratio of 434PS per tonne, and electrifying performance. The 570S Coupé accelerates from 0 to 100km/h (62mph) in just 3.2 seconds, reaches 200km/h (124mph) in 9.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of 328km/h (204mph). Pricing for the 570S Coupé starts at £143,250.
The limited edition 675LT will make its UK debut as one of two Super Series models on display, alongside the award-winning 650S Spider. The 675LT generates, as the name implies, 675PS (666bhp) and is the lightest and most track-focused, yet road legal, model in the Super Series. Production of the coupé-only model is strictly limited to 500 examples worldwide. With a clear focus on light weight, optimised aerodynamics, increased power, track-focused dynamics and driver engagement, the coupé-only model re-establishes the 'Longtail' heritage. With a top speed of 3330km/h (205mph), the 675LT accelerates to 100km/h (62mph) from standstill in 2.9 seconds, and hits 200km/h (124mph) in just 7.9 seconds.
The 650S is the core model in the Super Series, designed and developed to give the enthusiast driver the ultimate in luxury, engagement and excitement. Fitted with the award-winning 3.8-litre twin turbo V8 engine producing 650PS (641bhp) and 678Nm (500lb ft) of torque, it is a no compromise open-top high performance supercar with optimised levels of performance, handling and driver enjoyment. The secret of its success is its carbon fibre MonoCell chassis, which needs no extra strengthening to provide the necessary rigidity or safety when developing a convertible. This keeps any weight increase to a minimum, meaning the McLaren 650S Spider offers all the enjoyment and driver appeal of the fixed-roof sibling – but with the added appeal of roof-down driving. The 650S Spider is fitted with an electrically retractable hard top, which can be automatically raised or lowered on the move in less than 17 seconds.
Completing the line-up from McLaren at the annual event will be the McLaren P1™ GTR, representing the Ultimate Series – the most exclusive and definitive McLaren range. The track-dedicated model is the most powerful built by McLaren to-date, fitted with a 1,000PS (986bhp) powertrain comprising a highly efficient 3.8-litre V8 twin turbo petrol engine generating 800PS (789bhp) together with an integrated lightweight electric motor producing an additional 200PS (197bhp) of instant power. Drivers will also join the world's most exclusive McLaren ownership programme, and gain unique access to more than 50 years of race winning knowledge and expertise. With access to the world within the McLaren Technology Centre, each driver will have an unparalleled, and completely unique, experience. As race winners and world champions have before them, each driver will embark on a bespoke driver programme designed to hone and optimise driving skills, and learn how to get the best of themselves and the car.
The complete range of McLaren models is available from the network of McLaren retailers across the UK. McLaren now has locations in Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Manchester and, most recently, McLaren Ascot opened its doors a short distance from the McLaren Technology Centre.
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The Domino Game
The no. 1 pick in the NFL draft is anyone's guess at this point, but once it's made everything else will fall into place
by Bill Barnwell on May 1, 2014
Usually, the first overall pick in the NFL draft is one of the day's least interesting selections. By the time it's made, the identity of the pick is clear, either by consensus proclamation or by virtue of an already-announced agreement of contract terms. This year, though, Houston's choice at no. 1 remains up in the air. Matt Schaub's gone, so there's no chance the Texans will give the pick away. And the rest of the draft hinges on the Texans' decision.
Most mock drafts have the Texans picking pass-rusher Jadeveon Clowney, whom seemingly every draftnik has pegged as both a once-in-a-generation force and too lazy to trust. Imagine what they would have said about Batman when they found out Bruce Wayne just chilled in his mansion all day. Many wonder whether, once removed from the arbitrary confines of the trade-free mock draft, the Texans might instead deal the first pick to the Falcons, who would undoubtedly use the top pick on Clowney. Others still have the Texans going after a quarterback, as plugged-in beat writer John McClain has insisted all along. That quarterback, once assumed to be Teddy Bridgewater, now seems more likely to be Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel.
But no one really knows what Houston is up to — outside of Houston itself, of course. So let's play a game of Draft Sliding Doors. Three scenarios. Three sets of ripple effects. Let's see how crazy things could get.
Scenario I: Houston Drafts Clowney
1. Houston Texans: LB Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
The Texans make Clowney a 3-4 linebacker by taking him with the first overall selection, where he'll form the backbone of a fearsome pass rush alongside J.J. Watt. Houston will likely have to make this pick while planning to draft a specific quarterback in the second or third round, unless it intends to start Ryan Fitzpatrick this upcoming season. At most positions, teams sort players into various tiers and are comfortable taking one of the players they've scouted from a given tier without significantly desiring one over the other. An organization, for example, might have three strong safeties with a second-round grade; if the first two get taken, they'll just grab the third one. I think that's way less likely to be the case with this crop of quarterbacks. The Texans will be eyeing somebody like Bridgewater or Jimmy Garoppolo, and while they'll hope that one of those two falls to them with the first pick of the second round, it's more likely they'll trade up into the bottom of the first round to acquire their QB.
2. St. Louis Rams (via trade with Washington): T Greg Robinson, Auburn
The Rams will end up with the player of their choice. They have no need for Clowney and are bizarrely committed to Sam Bradford. In addition, they don't need to trade down for depth after the huge haul from the RG3 trade. Given the struggles of their offensive line over the past few years (and the number of draft picks they've invested at wideout over the past several seasons),1 I think they'll lean toward the tackle spot. That would likely mean Auburn's Greg Robinson, who has sneaked ahead of the second man on the sinking-stock bobsled team behind Bridgewater, Texas A&M tackle Jake Matthews. (Sigh.) Matthews might even be drafted behind Michigan behemoth Taylor Lewan by the time things are done.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
The Jaguars would consider trading down from this spot if somebody blew them away with an offer. (And if they do end up in the middle of the first round, I suspect they would use the pick to draft Bridgewater.) There are still people in the organization hoping that Justin Blackmon will turn his personal life around, and if Blackmon were on track to play next year, it wouldn't really make sense to draft Watkins, given the team's holes elsewhere. If the Jags do take Watkins, it'll tell us what they think about Blackmon's chances of staying on the straight and narrow. It will also give their next quarterback of the future — who can't be worse than the last one, hair aside — a better shot at developing. Then again, that's what we would have said about Blackmon two years ago, and that didn't help Blaine Gabbert. Or Blackmon. Or the Jaguars.
4. Cleveland Browns: QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
Most mock drafts have the Browns taking a quarterback at this point because the other prospects just don't make sense for them. They don't need a pass-rusher, a left tackle, or a top wide receiver. That would leave them with Khalil Mack and their choice of the passers, and given that they have more draft capital available to them than anybody else, my suspicion is that they would go for the glamour pick now in Manziel and add a linebacker later in the draft.
5. New York Jets (via trade with Oakland Raiders): WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M
Raiders send: Fifth overall pick in this year's draft
Jets send: Eighteenth, 49th, 104th picks in this year's draft, 2015 second-rounder
What do you get for the team that has just about nothing? Well, for the Raiders, the answer seems to be more picks. About the only thing the Raiders won't do here is draft an offensive tackle, given that they gave big money to Donald Penn and Austin Howard in March. A quarterback could be in play. They could upgrade their linebacking corps by adding Mack from Buffalo. If Reggie McKenzie is going to follow the Ted Thompson path to rebuilding, though, acquiring as many picks as possible in a deep draft makes the most sense. And with the Buccaneers popularly linked to massive Texas A&M wideout Mike Evans at seven, somebody's going to have to come up here to beat Tampa Bay to him.
And who will that be?2 The Jets have 12 picks to work with and a hole in their lineup at wideout, even after adding Eric Decker. They could probably move up from 18 to five by sending Oakland three picks in this year's draft and a second-rounder in the 2015 edition. Such is the depth in this year's draft, and such is Oakland's need for picks.
Congratulations, John Idzik! You've rebuilt a terrifyingly poor offense on the fly. The Jets could come out in Week 1 with Michael Vick handing the ball off to Chris Johnson and throwing to Decker and Evans, who would be the terrifying downfield threat Stephen Hill was supposed to become, especially with Vick's arm strength. With an above-average offensive line already in place and Rex Ryan's perennially impressive defense lurking, the Jets could be a competitive team very quickly.
6. Atlanta Falcons: T Taylor Lewan, Michigan
Nobody loves Sam Baker more than the Falcons do, which is unfortunate, because Baker hasn't developed into much of a left tackle after five seasons in the league. They're committed to their former first-round pick after giving him a six-year, $41 million deal last season, but they also have a gaping hole (commonly called "Lamar Holmes") at right tackle; Lewan can play there before transitioning to the left side, as Tyron Smith did for the Cowboys during his first two years in the league. That would make Baker Doug Free … which checks out.
Scenario II: Houston Drafts Manziel
1. Houston Texans: QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
The Texans could take Blake Bortles, who's a more traditional quarterback archetype. That could appeal to Bill O'Brien, but it would be exceedingly tough to draft a raw product like Bortles with the first overall pick given the presence of Clowney as an option. Manziel's a high-risk proposition, but if he keeps his attitude right and makes plays at the pro level, the Texans could be a playoff team next season. Houston could then add a defensive piece — like Notre Dame lineman Stephon Tuitt — with the first pick of the second round.
Still going with Robinson over Watkins, if only because the wideout crop is so damn deep this year. The Rams will have two more shots to grab an impact wideout, at 13 and 44. More on that in a second.
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
This is the dream scenario for the Jaguars; they already have 2013 second overall pick Luke Joeckel lined up to play left tackle, and after the Blackmon fiasco inherited from the Gene Smith regime, I doubt they'll be interested in bringing a player with Manziel's party-happy reputation to Jacksonville. That leaves the Jaguars with a choice between Clowney, Watkins, or a number of trade offers from teams desperate to add one of the two. The Jaguars could use the extra picks, and they did add Chris Clemons this offseason to rush the passer, but I can't see this organization passing on Clowney. Gus Bradley has a strong defensive mind-set and is the supreme motivator Clowney might need to get the most out of his ability.
4. Buffalo Bills (via trade with Cleveland Browns): WR Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Browns send: Fourth overall pick in this year's draft
Bills send: Ninth overall pick in this year's draft, 2015 first-rounder
That leaves the Browns with another quandary at four. With Watkins almost surely the best player on the board, do they draft him and line him up next to Josh Gordon in some unholy alliance of a receiving corps (while simultaneously retaining some leverage if Gordon's off-field issues arise again)? Do they draft Mack or another player, knowing they might be passing up the best wide receiver prospect in years?
More likely, the Browns consider trading down. As previously noted, Cleveland already has the most valuable set of picks in this year's draft, but the opportunity to move up and draft Watkins could inspire somebody to make an offer the Browns can't refuse. The Bills reportedly have the hots for Watkins; if Buffalo offered Cleveland its 2015 first-round pick to move up from nine to four, I think the Browns would bite.
Watkins would probably represent a fatal blow to Stevie Johnson's long-term future with Buffalo; the Bills could cut Johnson before the 2015 season and save $3.2 million on next year's cap while lining Watkins up across from 2013 second-rounder Robert Woods, who showed impressive flashes last season. The team could certainly stand to add another weapon for EJ Manuel to work with; if they stay at nine, they would have to consider UNC tight end Eric Ebron in that slot.
5. Oakland Raiders: LB Khalil Mack, Buffalo
With the Bills trading up to grab Watkins, teams in need of a wide receiver might feel more comfortable about staying where they are in lieu of trading up for Evans. (The Browns aren't drafting a wideout at nine.) The Raiders would likely choose between Evans and Mack, given how thin they are at linebacker. Mack seems like the more likely selection to me.
Atlanta sticks with Lewan in this scenario, but in our final round …
Scenario III: Houston Trades the Pick
Let's have a little fun with this one. Is there a way to make everybody happy? I think there is. If Houston wants to draft a quarterback, it can safely trade the top pick to Atlanta, but that would drop the Texans to the sixth spot, which might be too low. They would risk losing Manziel to the Jaguars or Browns. If they fall only from first to third, though, they can safely pick the quarterback of their choice, knowing that the Falcons and Rams have no interest in drafting one. That would require a three-way trade, as the Jaguars3 would need to be involved.
What would that trade look like? Just to throw a possibility out there …
Atlanta gets: First overall pick in this year's draft.
Houston gets: Third overall pick in this year's draft, Atlanta's 2014 fifth-round pick, Atlanta's 2015 first-round pick, and Jacksonville's fourth-round pick (105) in this year's draft.
Jacksonville gets: Sixth overall pick in this year's draft, Atlanta's 2016 first-round pick, Atlanta's 2014 second-round pick (37), and Atlanta's 2015 second-round pick.
You get the idea: Houston has to get a first-rounder back (at minimum) for dealing out of the top spot, but since it's moving down only two slots (and taking the 2015 Atlanta first-rounder as opposed to the 2016 selection), Jacksonville gets the rest of the draft haul. Atlanta gets the star, Houston gets the player it wants anyway, and Jacksonville gets some much-needed draft capital over the next few seasons.
1. Atlanta Falcons: DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
The downside of trading for Clowney, of course, is that the Falcons won't be able to draft help for their other soft spots in the lineup. They could be stuck starting the aforementioned Holmes at right tackle. Next to him could be Levine Toilolo, a 6-foot-8 wishing well who seems to be Tony Gonzalez's replacement at tight end. Some combination of Osi Umenyiora, Kroy Biermann, Paul Worrilow, Jonathan Massaquoi, and Joplo Bartu would be responsible for filling at least two and likely three linebacker spots. You haven't heard of most of these guys, and the ones you have heard of aren't very good (or healthy) anymore. The Falcons could draft Clowney, get a great year out of him, and still be subject to the same replacement-level talent problems they struggled with a year ago.
That three-way trade depends on the Rams not picking Manziel here, of course.
If Houston doesn't feel the need to stay ahead of Cleveland in the hunt for a quarterback, it could just take all the Atlanta picks and move down to six, where it would still be in the running for Bortles (ahead of Minnesota, which could covet him at eight) or Ebron, who would be a nice target for whichever quarterback Houston would then target in the later rounds of this draft.
With Watkins on the board at four, the Bills would make that same deal from Scenario II (above) with Cleveland here.
One other Watkins swap that intrigues me; if he falls to four, would the Rams be interested in making a big offer and trading up from the 13th slot to grab him? They can certainly afford the draft picks, given the picks they acquired in the RG3 trade. Would they be willing to give up their 2015 first-rounder — knowing that it could be a top-10 or even top-five pick if Bradford gets hurt again — to come away with the draft's premier tackle and its premier wideout? What if they also had to throw in a 2014 third-rounder? At the very least, it's an interesting all-in move from an organization that might need to make one sometime soon.
Again, Mack falls narrowly ahead of Evans for the Raiders, given their needs.
6. Jacksonville Jaguars: WR Mike Evans, Texas A&M
The Jaguars could choose to trade down again in this scenario. If they stayed at six, they could also consider Bortles or Matthews, who would play right tackle across from his old A&M teammate Joeckel.
These scenarios are all going to be totally wrong, of course. Mock drafts always are. Instead, think about the ideas in here as relative indicators of how teams will approach these different situations after the first pick. The Jets might not be the team that trades for Evans, but if Manziel and Watkins are off the board within the first four picks, somebody might very well come blazing up to grab him away before the Buccaneers take him. If the Texans take Clowney first, the quarterback class could slide down the draft and lose millions of dollars before ever suiting up for a pro game. And if the Falcons trade up for Clowney, Drew Brees should probably start examining his relationship with his Maker. We'll know for sure next week. For now, all we can do is guess.
Including the eighth overall selection on Tavon Austin just last year.
The Eagles would undoubtedly love to add Evans, given Chip Kelly's obsession with tall receivers, but they pick 22nd in this year's draft and have just six selections to work with. They probably don't have the assets to move up without giving up next year's first-round pick.
Of course, Jacksonville might not be desperate to help a division rival to its quarterback of the future, either.
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title: Enabling Fallout 4 Mods
categories: tips
tags: ['video games', 'mods', 'tips', 'fallout 4']
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date: 2015-12-17 19:02:05
comments: True
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When making a custom skin for the popular game: [Fallout 4](http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/377160/) I found that the mod would not load into the game until I tweaked a few things. Thanks to [this post](http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/videos/87/?) I found the values I needed to change in order to get things working.

>These edits are required for installed mods to work in your game.
You will need to add the following line to the `Fallout4Prefs.ini` file below the section marked

~~~text
[Launcher]:
bEnableFileSelection=1
~~~

>You will need to change the following line in `Fallout4.ini`:

~~~text
sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\, TEXTURES\, MUSIC\, SOUND\, INTERFACE\, MESHES\, PROGRAMS\, MATERIALS\, LODSETTINGS\, VIS\, MISC\, SCRIPTS\, SHADERSFX\
~~~

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<?php namespace ProcessWire\GraphQL\Test\Permissions\Editor\View\Available;

use ProcessWire\GraphQL\Test\GraphqlTestCase;

class TemplateTest extends GraphqlTestCase
{
  /**
   * + For Editor.
   * + The template is legal.
   * + The user got view permission on the template.
   */
  public static function getSettings()
  {
    return [
      "login" => "editor",
      "legalTemplates" => ["skyscraper"],
      "access" => [
        "templates" => [
          [
            "name" => "skyscraper",
            "roles" => ["editor"], // <-- has view permission on skyscraper template.
          ],
        ],
      ],
    ];
  }

  public function testPermission()
  {
    $query = '{
      skyscraper{
        list{
          id
          name
          url
        }
      }
    }';

    $res = self::execute($query);
    self::assertNotNull(
      $res->data->skyscraper->list,
      "Should list the skyscraper pages."
    );
    self::assertNotNull($res->data->skyscraper->list[0]->id);
    self::assertNotNull($res->data->skyscraper->list[0]->name);
    self::assertNotNull($res->data->skyscraper->list[0]->url);
  }
}


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