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Hindu Dogra family's collection of rare Islamic manuscripts in Srinagar on display
An exhibition of rare Quranic manuscripts, elegant calligraphic works and art masterpieces is drawing hordes of people here and behind all of it is a Hindu dogra family from Jammu .
Suresh Abrol from Jammu, the man who has painstakingly preserved these valuable manuscripts, says these are part of his grandfather Lala Rekhi Ram Abrol's collections.
"He was a jeweller in the court of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler, and collected many of these items. My father sought only one thing in inheritance – these ancient manuscripts and other collections. We consider them our real inheritance," he says.The exhibition, "Shireen Qalam", has been organised by the J-K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in association with the Department of Tourism and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage at the Tourist Reception Centre building here.
Jammu and Kashmir Minister of Culture Naeem Akhtar inaugurated the exhibition on Thursday. It will be open for public till June 11. Over a hundred rare Quranic manuscripts, including "Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri" written by Fatehullah Kashmiri in 1238 AD, exquisite calligraphic works and remarkable art objects are on display.
"Nuskha Fatehullah Kashmiri" is the oldest available Quran manuscript in Kashmiri calligraphy.Other manuscripts that attract visitors' attention include the copy of the holy book dating back to 1594 AD and considered to be the only sample in the world written in saffron ink.
"Our family has 250 Quranic calligraphy collections and 130 of them are on the vellum — a paper made from the skin of goat or camel," Suresh says.He says they have brought two handwritten Qurans — one on a four-and-a-half feet by five feet cloth and the other on a five-feet paper.'Shajrah- e-Nasab' of Prophet Muhammad, which is about 24-ft long, with pure gold illumination also adorns the walls of the TRC building.
The family also has a laboratory to take care of 5,000 manuscripts written in Arabic, Persian, Sharda, and Sanskrit.Suresh and his two brothers, who have converted their home into a museum, look after the collections and are being provided guidance by the state culture ministry.
"We spend our own money for their preservation. This is our passion," he says. Suresh says this is for the first time that the family decided to take the collections out of their house."It was the state's cultural department's suggestion," he adds.
In the calligraphy section, celebrated artworks by renowned artists are the centre of attraction of the hundreds of visitors who have thronged the exhibition for the last three days.
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The exhibition offers a glimpse into rare Islamic manuscripts. One of them is "Sad Pand Luqman" of Hakim Luqman which is a Persian manuscript scribed by Peer Baksh of Punjab in "Khate Nakhoon" on ethics. The manuscript, penned in 1870 AD, is ornamented with gold and the borders are decorated with pictures of animals and birds.
A Quran dated 961 AH (roughly 1553), which is handwritten on Samarqandi paper, and a Persian translation of the Quran by Mir Saeed Andrabi in 1850 are also on display.
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Linda Dounia Senegalese Digital & AI Artist and African NFT Curator
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Linda Dounia is a self-taught artist and curator born and raised in Senegal. She explores the social construction of power and the cultural implications of how it is distributed. Her practice is a conversation between physical and digital mediums, by way of AI, and also incorporates image-making principles from her training as a designer. Her work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami, The Dakar Biennale, Artsy NFT, Art X Lagos, Digital Art Fair Asia, and Art Dubai.
My practice is often a conversation between physical and digital mediums, by way of artificial intelligence and also utilising analog image-making tools. I explore the social construction of power and the cultural implications of how it's distributed.
In April 2022, Linda worked with Quantum Art to release the first large scale AI collection by an African woman in the history of crypto art, reflecting on issues of discrimination in facial recognition technology and the lack of representation of non-western perspectives in GAN generated art. In late 2021, Linda founded CyberBaat – a DAO of African artists determined to correct how art from Africa is perceived and valued in the digital art space. She was also an inaugural resident of the VerticalCrypto Art Residency Program
As a curator, Linda is passionate about decolonizing art and design, and creating spaces where marginalised creators are visible and have agency in their practice. She is a curator at SuperRare Labs where she supports curatorial initiatives with a focus on diversity and inclusion. She has also curated shows with Zora, Refraction DAO, and the VERSEverse.
"Many of my animated pieces come from this collaboration between man and machine,I feed the models with my work and it learns how I paint, then it generates outputs of its learning process, which I then curate and stitch together into a story through animation techniques."
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Art Exhibition in Bangladesh to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
A 10-day long art exhibition to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated in Bangladesh on Wednesday, 8th January 2020 with floral tribute paid by the Members of Parliament of Bangladesh H.M Ibrahim and Mirza Alam from Noakhali and Jamalpur constituency respectively. Noakhali and Jamalpur are the places in Bangladesh where two Gandhi Ashrams are located. The special guest on the inauguration ceremony was Renowned Bangladeshi journalist, Syed Abul Maksud. India's Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Bishwadip Dey also added the inauguration ceremony and said that the exhibition will promote Mahatma Gandhi's life of simplicity and appreciation towards his devotion to truth.
The exhibition features unique photographs of Mahatma Gandhi from his days during various movements in India and South Africa as well. Under the guidance of renowned Bangladeshi artist Prof. Rokeya Sultana, an art camp was organized in Sylhet Division in December 2019, the art exhibition organized is a culmination from the art camp.
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How can I make panoramic photographs with my Pentacon Six?
... or P a n o r a m i c !
square and panoramic, without changing cameras or film backs or having to remember to push any special buttons.
The angle of view that we obtain with most cameras when using a "standard" focal length is often not wide enough. So we put on a wide-angle lens. This will give us the horizontal (or alternatively vertical!) spread that we require, but we are often disappointed to see in our pictures vast areas of boring foreground or sky. What we need on these occasions is a panoramic format. Fortunately, the large frame size of Medium Format cameras is excellent for the taking of panoramic images.
Alternative solutions, such as the Russian Horizon/Horizont cameras, use 35mm film and a rotating 28mm lens that gives an enormous horizontal angle of view of 120°. These cameras produce negatives or slides that are 24mm high × 58mm wide (a format ratio of 2.41:1). This will normally give you 21 images on a 36-exposure film, or 15 images on a 24-exposure film.
in practice, it is also necessary to hold the camera exactly horizontal, with the horizon running right through the middle of the image, exactly half way up, unless you want a deeply-curved horizon. This does not generally result in the most desirable composition.
it is not possible to focus the lens on the Horizon/Horizont; the lens depth of field includes infinity. To get closer objects in focus, it is necessary to stop down the lens substantially. This makes most interior shots impossible, unless a tripod is used and a very slow speed, which prevents including people in the shot.
there is no B setting on the shutter (nor would that be possible), so exposures longer than the camera's slowest shutter speed cannot be made.
Most panoramic cameras, such as the Horizon/Horizont, have just one, fixed, lens. Generally, this is an extremely wide-angle lens, on the assumption that panoramic photographers will want the widest angle possible. With the Pentacon Six, the widest horizontal angle obtainable is 112°, using the Zodiak Fish-Eye lens – not significantly different from the 120° of the Horizon/Horizont with its 28mm lens. The Zodiak/Arsat Fish-Eye lens does of course introduce distortion, but as you will generally be using a cropped area from the centre of the frame, this will in most cases not be very obvious. As mentioned above, all swing-lens panoramic cameras introduce their own distortion in one axis. This is extremely difficult to correct with imaging software.
Using the Pentacon Six overcomes all these problems. You do not modify the camera in any way. Merely compose with the desired panoramic format in mind. Ignore unwanted foreground or sky that you will not use for the end image. Expose for the area that you are composing for. In all other respects, use the camera as normal.
If you are shooting slide film, cut the frame as appropriate and put in suitable mounts.
Obviously, you obtain 12 images (at least!) on 120 film. In fact, in my most cost-effective use of the Pentacon Six to achieve this format, I was able in a slide show to fade from an image of a clown in the Moscow State Circus to a shot of the laughing crowd – with both slides cut from the same frame, one above the other!
I mount slides in widescreen mounts which have the standard Medium Format external dimensions of 7cm × 7cm and thus can be projected with any "6×6" Medium Format projector. The image area in the mount is 24mm × 58mm, and the images from the Pentacon Six are therefore 24mm high × 56mm wide (the full frame width of most "6×6" cameras – some have an actual format size of 54mm × 54mm). This provides a format ratio of 2.33:1, virtually the same as the Cinerama format of 2.35:1. These mounts are available from The Widescreen Centre in London.
The XPAN is an excellent camera, but it is limited to three lenses only (all of them extremely expensive): 30mm, 45mm ("standard") and 90mm. Lenses with these same focal lengths are available in the Pentacon Six mount. The XPAN has a slightly wider format, 65mm wide (× 24mm high), so it will give you a slightly wider angle of view than the Pentacon Six with lenses of the same focal length, but in real-life photography you are not likely to notice this difference, and you are likely to find that buying projectors for this format is difficult and also extremely expensive.
Another advantage of using the Pentacon Six as a basis for panoramic images is that you have an enormous range of lenses at your disposal!
The commonly-available 45mm lenses will give a horizontal angle of view of approximately 65°, which will be more than adequate for most occasions, and of course there are versions of this lens with a shift capability, if required. With the Pentacon Six, you are not limited to the focal lengths mentioned above! You can also shoot a panoramic-format image of a distant scene with a 180mm, 300mm, 500mm or even longer lens!
Some of my favourite panoramic shots were taken of lions that were not in cages, for which I used the 500mm Pentacon lens poking through the open (!) window of a stationary car.
Every lens can be a shift lens!
Naturally, I also have a number of vertical panoramic pictures, although I don't use this format for slides. You can see a vertical Pentacon Six shot here (at the bottom of the page), although it is not a panorama.


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Western Wake Regional Wastewater Project, North Carolina
Site Area
220 acres (88ha)
New Plant Capacity
18 million gallons (US) a day (mgd), expandable to 30mgd
Anticipated Flow at Start
9mgd
Completion of the Water Reclamation Facility
5.8 (2011), 10.5 (2020), 16.3 (2030)
Existing capacity (in mgd)
North Cary
8.1 (current);12 (maximum permitted)
South Cary
7.8; 12.8
2.8; 3.6
Cape Fear River discharge capacity
24mgd (Phase I)
Aerobic (mixed)
Sludge detention period
Anticipated sludge production at start up
8 tonnes/day
$380 Million
Strategic planning initiative began
Wake county water/sewer plan adopted
Regional studies project commissioned
Phase I study
November 2002 – September 2003
Phase II study
October 2003 – July 2004
Land acquired
Final EIS submitted to State
Late autumn 2006
NPDES permit issued by NCDENR
Plant design phase completed
Construction begins
Phase I completed
Plant operation begins
Phase II completed
Apex, Cary, Holly Springs & Morrisville
Additional key participants
Fuquay-Varina and Wake County
CDM, Hazen & Sawyer and CH2M HILL
Plant design
Arcadis / CH2MHill
Permitting bodies
North Carolina Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR); North Carolina Environment Management Commission (NCEMD)
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The Eno River, Durham. The waterways of North Carolina are an important part of the state's economy, so protecting their long-term quality was one of the main drivers on the project.
Aerial view of the new regional facility site, with the plant details superimposed.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Research Triangle Park.
Map of recommended regional wastewater facilities.
Site layout. The scheme is being implemented in two phases.
The State Legislative Building. North Carolina's requirement that cleaned wastewater be returned to the Cape Fear River basin by 2011 was a significant driver on the regional project.
The growing population and economy of the region has driven a variety of initiatives to ensure the sustainable long-term use of local water resources.
The new Western Wake water reclamation facility forms the central element in a major scheme intended to provide a regional wastewater treatment solution, to meet the needs of the area's growing population through to 2030.
The project represents the culmination of extensive collaboration between a variety of state and county authorities and was implemented as a co-operative partnership of four local towns, namely Apex, Cary, Holly Springs and Morrisville, led by Cary.
The Western Wake Regional Wastewater facility became operational in August 2014. The plant has increases the region's rated wastewater treatment capacity by 18 million (US) gallons a day (mgd).
In addition to the construction of the new treatment works, the plan also requires the expansion and rehabilitation of an existing WWTP, the provision of three new pumping stations, two force mains, an interconnecting sewer system and a new discharge point.
The total project cost is estimated to be $380m.
Background to North Carolina's WWTP
"The new Western Wake water reclamation facility, which forms the central element in a major scheme intended to provide a regional wastewater treatment solution, was completed in 2014"
Regulatory, economic and demographic factors have all acted as drivers for the project.
Under the terms of an inter-basin transfer certificate issued by North Carolina, cleaned wastewater was returned to the Cape Fear River basin by 2011. The existing plants that serve the towns of Apex, Cary, Morrisville and part of Wake County discharge into the Neuse River basin, making the construction of new facilities crucial to meet this new requirement.
State regulators also actively encouraged Holly Springs to change from its discharge point at Utley Creek to the main body of the Cape Fear River.
The economic vitality of the region also led to an increasing number of businesses and people relocating to Wake County, which is home of the state's Research Triangle Park with its universities, high-tech industries and corporate headquarters. The needs of the expanding population during the next quarter century, even if modelled at a relatively slow rate of growth, would place significant demands on the existing infrastructure.
Continued industrial and residential growth has been forecast, particularly in the western portions of the local towns and along a number of the major interconnecting routes. To convey wastewater eastwards from these growth areas to the existing treatment plants – many of which have limited scope for expansion – would be both costly and difficult to achieve.
With the rational use of water resources widely accepted as one of the key factors in the long term sustainability of the region, the challenge was to provide cost-effective services while protecting the community's quality of life. Against a background of the state regulatory agencies' preference for regional wastewater management planning, the idea of a centralised solution began to take root, not least since the alternatives seemed likely to have greater environmental impact than a single new facility.
Facing the common problem of impending capacity shortfall, six of the county's local governments worked together from May 2002 to July 2004 to investigate the possible options for a regional solution to meet their needs. The study programme began with a review of 24 potential schemes, before selecting seven for further detailed evaluation and examining the financial impacts and alternative organisational models for the development.
At the end of the process, four of the six local authorities decided to go ahead with the construction of regional wastewater management facilities, joining together to form the Western Wake Partners to progress the project.
Implementation of the Western Wake project
The new Western Wake water reclamation facility itself formed the main element of the project and accounted for slightly more than $190m of the project budget.
"Under the terms of an inter-basin transfer certificate issued by North Carolina, by 2011 cleaned wastewater must be returned to the Cape Fear River basin."
Designed by Arcadis, responsible for devising a highly successful WWTP for Cary in the mid-1990s, the plant is a state-of-the-art facility offering biological nutrient removal, filtration, UV disinfection and biosolids treatment to ensure the required effluent quality is maintained. The initial plant design provides a capacity of 18mgd, with the potential for expansion to 30mgd in the future.
Sludge treatment involves a 20-day period of mixed aeration within aerobic tanks and then ultimately either tankered off-site for further processing, or sent to landfill.
In addition, three new pumping stations at West Cary, Beaver Creek and the plant, as well as two new force mains and an outfall to Cape Fear River were constructed, along with interlinking pipelines and improved gravity sewers.
The scheme is being implemented in two phases. The $250m Phase I was intended to meet the needs of the partner towns until 2020. It provided a 24mgd discharge capacity to the Cape Fear River below Buckhorn Dam to comply with the terms of the state's inter-basin transfer certificate.
Phase I construction works started in September 2011. By December 2011, clearing and grading of the access road to the site from Shearon Harris road was completed. The water line extension project at Apex's Church Road, which provides water service to the reclamation facility, was also completed.
All construction works were completed by 2014. Scheduled for completion by mid-2020 and costing a further $120m, phase II will increase the discharge capacity to 38mgd and meet the projected demands of the region for the following ten years.
Key players involved with the regional water reclamation facility
The project partners are the towns of Apex, Cary, Holly Springs and Morrisville. Cary is the lead partner. Wake County and Fuquay-Varina were also key participants in the two-year study process which ultimately led to the decision to move forward with the regional approach. The consulting engineers are CDM and Hazen & Sawyer; CH2M HILL and Arcadis are responsible for the plant design.
The North Carolina Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) and North Carolina Environment Management Commission (NCEMD) are the regulatory authorities.
Crowder Construction Company is the construction contractor for the water reclamation facility. Construction of the Beaver Creek pump station and Olive Chapel Road Waterline has been contracted to PC Construction.
S. J. Louis Construction is responsible for construction of the West Cary Force Main, West Reedy and Beaver Creek Gravity Sewer, and the Beaver Creek Gravity Tunnel.
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Some people have difficulty telling one small rodent from another, but distinguishing a hamster from a mouse is actually pretty easy. Sure, they're both small, furry, squeaky, and leave little droppings everywhere they go. They can even have similar coloration. But their differences are easy to spot.
Mice vary in size, and so do hamsters. But hamsters have larger bodies and very short tails. A small mouse and a dwarf hamster can be about the same size, 2 inches, but the hamster's much shorter tail means he has a larger body than the smaller mouse. The largest hamsters are about 5 inches longer than the largest mice. Hamsters' bodies are also usually bulkier than those of mice, and they have special cheek pouches where they can store food. Mice do not have cheek pouches.
Mice and hamsters are taxonomically similar, belonging to the same kingdom, phylum, class, order and superfamily. They're both rodents. There are several species of each, but each belongs to a unique subfamily. Mice belong to subfamily Murinae, while hamsters are subfamily Cricetinae.


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Meet the local developer making her mark on Squamish
Amy Fast didn't always intend to pursue the family business. The Squamish native, whose father has owned local business Cardinal Concrete since 1973, intended to work with her father for a year after university. Then, she was going to move back to Vancouver to pursue her career. Eleven years later, it's safe to say she won't be making the move back to the city. She says that growing up in a smaller town, "there was always that pull to leave and explore other places," but adds that quickly, "I realized I really liked being back here, so I put down roots and got a mountain bike."
Fast realized that she could find the sort of big-city challenges she sought right at home. Her father had purchased developable land in 2002 and needed someone to manage it with him. Her university education, as well as her deep roots within the community, made the younger Fast a perfect fit. Amy says, as a woman in the oft-male dominated world of land development, she felt a bit trepidatious when she first began working in the industry six years ago. She admits that she wondered if "there may be some hurdles to being a woman in this business. Now that I've gained confidence and knowledge, I don't feel that way anymore. As a smaller community, you're working with people you know. Even though I might be working with more men, it's about building ground up relationships, so you're dealing more with people on the basis of that."
Fast adds that it has been promising to see more women in a variety of positions traditionally occupied by men. "On the light-industrial warehouse project we're working on in Squamish, the construction project manager is a woman, and I'm starting to see more women involved in the construction field. It can only make it better – bringing in different perspectives, seeing things from a different angle, it can only make the industry stronger."
Fast says that so far, her and her father's new company has completed one light industrial project in Squamish, and is planning two more – one in Squamish and one in Pemberton. She says that as a long-time member of the community, she takes joy in her work, noting, "what I love most about what we do is that we're building things in our community. We're getting to add things to this place we've lived in so long. It's kind of neat to be a part of that development."
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Upon seeing the maguro sushi on social media, i was so drawn by it I had to visit!
When I googled, it was found that they had a few outlets and one of it at Suntec City tower 3, level 3!
It was delightfully big! Came as a surprise but it's so good!
This.... this was only $18 and the sashimi MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH! Really! I have never had such good maguro sashimi!!
I also ordered a minced tuna with uni sushi that made me come here!
Oh gosh check out that mountain!! In fact, this is only a hill, there's another one that is bigger, that's probably the real mountain!!
I also had a mini negitoro don!
Which is also good at $19.90 and the tempura was also damn awesome!
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By Reid Wilson May 4, 2016 at 9:14 pm ET
Eight years ago, Democratic voters nominated one of the more progressive presidential candidates the party had ever chosen. This year, as those same voters line up to pick their nominee to replace that progressive president, they are demonstrating a marked shift to the left, a shift that highlights the growing divide between the two ideological wings in American politics.
While analysts have focused on the growing share of conservatives and those who identify themselves as supporters of the tea party movement within the Republican electorate, there is a similar seismic shift on the Democratic side. The rapid growth in the number of voters who call themselves liberal spans across every state where exit pollsters from the consortium have surveyed voters this year, in blue states and red states alike.
In Texas, 59 percent of Democratic voters who cast ballots in the March primary called themselves liberal, up 21 points from eight years ago; in Illinois, the share of liberals jumped from 48 percent in 2008 to 61 percent today.
Exit polls have been conducted in 25 states during the presidential nominating process this year. In all 25 states, the share of liberals has increased. Florida saw the smallest increase, of just three percentage points; in Nevada, the share of liberals jumped from 45 percent in 2008 to 70 percent today.
States in which the share of liberal voters in the Democratic electorate has grown most between 2008 and 2016
As the number of voters who call themselves liberal has increased, the percentage who identify themselves as moderate has taken a serious hit. Moderate voters have declined by 10 percentage points or more in 11 of the 25 states where exit polls have been conducted this year.
Mississippi was the only state where the share of moderates increased, and only by a single percentage point. In that state, the number of Democratic voters who called themselves conservative declined by 14 points between 2008 and 2016.
States in which the share of liberal voters in the Democratic electorate has grown least between 2008 and 2016
"Liberal was pilloried as big spenders, big taxers and all that stuff, and now it's become socially applicable," said Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor who ran for president in 2004. "The country's moving economically to the left, because the economic system hasn't worked for 80 percent of Americans for the last 25 years."
Even the likely Republican nominee, billionaire businessman Donald Trump, espouses views that would be more typical in a Democratic primary, Dean said. "Donald Trump is the most liberal person they've nominated since Dwight Eisenhower," he said.
Experts say Sen. Bernie Sanders' run for the White House, which attracted thousands of new, predominately younger and more liberal supporters, likely exacerbates the trend. Those voters, said Thomas Schaller, a political scientist at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and author of the book 'Whistling Past Dixie,' are "either unaware or utterly unconcerned about the ideological label wars that defined Democratic politics since the mid-1980s."
Even without Sanders, the trend toward a more liberal Democratic base has taken place over more than a decade. The exit surveys from 2008 and 2016 mirror other polls that have plumbed the ideological contours of Democratic voters.
A Pew Research Center poll released in February showed 42 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents now call themselves liberals, up from 33 percent in 2008 and just 27 percent in 2000. Moderates made up 38 percent of the Democratic base, down seven points from 2000; self-described conservatives accounted for 17 percent, down from 23 percent at the turn of the century.
Though the Democratic base increasingly relies on fast-growing minority populations, the surge of liberals is coming mainly from non-Hispanic white Democrats, especially among younger generations. Among all white voters, 50 percent told Pew pollsters they describe their views as liberal, up from 28 percent in 2000. Forty-nine percent of millennial Democratic voters, those between the ages of 18 and 35, call themselves liberal.
Dean calls millennials the first global generation, a generation that is not socially tolerant, but socially inclusive. "Liberal has come to mean things like, well, I'm for same sex marriage. Well [millennials] overwhelmingly are," he said.
A Gallup poll from last June showed the share of self-described socially liberal and economic moderates or liberals jumping from 30 percent in 2001 to 47 percent last year.
Older generations have moved left too, but not to the same degree. The share of Silent Generation Democrats, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers who call themselves liberal is smaller, though in every case the number has risen by a substantial margin in recent years.
The share of Hispanic and African American voters who call themselves liberal now, 35 percent and 27 percent, respectively, remains largely unchanged.
There was a time when self-identifying as a liberal could be political suicide, outside of all but the most left-leaning cities in the country. Bill Clinton, famously a booster of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council, declared the era of big government over. John Kerry, named the most liberal member of the Senate by the nonpartisan National Journal before his 2004 presidential bid, called the label a "laughable characterization." That same year, Dean cast himself as the left-leaning alternative to more centrist rivals not by declaring himself a liberal, but by claiming to "represent the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party."
Today, the word "liberal" appears to have lost its toxicity, at least within the Democratic Party.
But at least some Democratic strategists believe a more liberal base will hurt the party's efforts to compete in more conservative districts, where the nationalization of politics makes it more difficult for a non-orthodox Democrat to carve out a niche for him or herself.
Asked whether Democrats will have more trouble winning conservative seats if the party appears more liberal, Kristen Hawn, a longtime adviser to centrist Blue Dog Democrats, said yes. Hawn pointed to increasingly sophisticated redistricting plans, which create more safe seats that are typically won in a primary — creating an incentive for candidates to appeal to the far left or the far right.
"Down ballot, it's terrible," Hawn said. "And it's even worse that we're not recruiting moderates in the numbers that we recruited even ten years ago."
More broadly, the shift, combined with the parallel move right among Republicans, contributes to an unprecedented ideological homogeny within both parties' bases, and a concurrent diminishment of those in the middle.
Pew researchers have found that the share of voters who hold consistently liberal or consistently conservative views has more than doubled in the last 20 years. Political typology studies show that more than 90 percent of Republican voters hold views to the right of the median Democratic viewpoints; more than 90 percent of Democratic voters hold views to the left of the median Republican.
And the percentage of Democratic and Republican voters who see the other party as a threat to the nation's well-being has skyrocketed in recent years, further eroding the ability of candidates on either side to persuade partisan voters.


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Spearline present Q&As with two members of their team, as they discuss the importance of number testing and lots more.
Q&A with Liam Corkery
Spearline's Head of Development, Liam Corkery, was one of the first employees at the rapidly growing tech company.
I am originally from Blarney, Co Cork.
Did you relocate to Skibbereen for your role at Spearline?
I relocated to Skibbereen as a graduate for a role at Spearline in 2009. I was hired as a software developer and it was my first job after college.
Apart from the co-founders, Kevin Buckley, CEO and Matthew Lawlor, CTO, I was one of the first employees of the company.
I liked the idea of working with a start-up as I was given more responsibility and a role with greater meaning.
What did you study at college?
I have a Computer Science degree from University College Cork (UCC).
What was your role before joining Spearline?
I was working in a completely different area – as a labourer in the building industry before going back to college.
Why did you change careers?
I always had a big interest in computers and programming and the endless possibilities that computers, the internet and IT present.
Briefly describe your role at Spearline
A large part of my role is to delegate to and coordinate a team that is curious about future possibilities.
I am responsible for designing new solutions for the future as well as the upkeep of existing software products.
I also oversee and develop the team across three offices – in Ireland, India and Romania.
What is the most interesting part of your role?
It's hard to beat the satisfaction you get from coming up with a new solution to novel problems.
Watching those ideas turn into solutions after developing them is a unique experience every time because you're always dealing with something new and different.
We start with an idea, analyse it, design a solution to a problem, build and then implement it.
My role is to play a continuous part in the process from inception to conclusion.
Q&A with Mike Palmer
Spearline's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Mike Palmer, was one of its first customers.
How did you become involved with Spearline?
I first met the founders when they were involved in the Linux desktop market and when they later transitioned to open-source PBX solutions, I was working in the teleconferencing sector.
There was some clear opportunity to collaborate and Spearline did some project work to help us with business continuity and also with load testing.
During some of these project interventions, Matt and Kevin heard lots about the challenges and frustrations we faced, not least of which was the provisioning and testing of international toll-free phone numbers.
Spearline listened and explored, and then they proposed a solution. A wonderful solution!
I did not. I live about an hour commute from the Spearline offices. It is not a bad commute as I am heading away from Cork City while most commuter traffic is heading into the city.
That said, I split my time doing home office some days and travelling to the office on other days.
Our Spearline customer base consists of contact centres who are embracing remote-agent teleworking, and communication service providers who enable remote collaboration, so for Spearline teleworking is a natural fit.
We make sure any remote staff have network services that support good conversation, of course, to make sure we have productive experiences!
Briefly describe your role at Spearline.
We have a fantastic product offering at Spearline and it really does bring incredible value to our customers.
My role is to generate awareness in the marketplace. So many network operations managers, CX professionals, and telecoms teams struggle with call connectivity, call quality and more.
Our Spearline Marketing Team has an obligation to let these people know there is a solution.
How does your career history complement your role at Spearline?
I studied engineering and most of my career has been in voice and data communications.
Prior to my marketing role at Spearline, I was responsible for network operations.
I experienced the late-night escalations, the transient call problems, and the change control events that did not go as planned.
I have an appreciation for the challenges our customers face.
I like the creative side of things and I like learning from the talented team of marketing professionals here.
I also enjoy the technical side of things as we build very interesting processes around our marketing automation tools, our website, and more. There is a nice balance.
It is fascinating to see how our world is evolving. Customer interaction has changed and will continue to change, but it seems humans like talking. The traditional conversation is alive and well.
Mike Palmer
Businesses are leveraging new technologies to enhance our customer journeys, and this new tech includes things like voice biometrics, voice analytics, and voice user interfaces.
Voice has a growing role to play, and whether we are talking to another human or to a voice assistant, the quality of the communication channel is critically important.
To find out more about Spearline, visit: www.spearline.com
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Hi lovelies! Recently, I was offered the opportunity by the lovely team at Fragrance Direct to choose a perfume to try out. While I have one or two perfumes that I love to re-buy over and over, I also like to have several perfumes that I switch up, particularly as the seasons change. So, as Autumn is on it's way (or pretty much here, as I'm writing this while it's cold and rainy out!), I wanted to choose a perfume I hadn't tried before and one that was going to be a little more appropriate for the cooler weather.
So, looking through several scents, I finally decided on Juicy Couture's 'Viva La Juicy Noir', which is the night time version of the classic Viva La Juicy. Of course, what drew me to it initially was the insanely gorgeous bottle, I know some may find this slightly tacky and OTT but I love it! I think the metallic pink, huge black bow and glass top make it such a feature on my dressing table. So, after taking a peek and reading about the scent - the description on Fragrance Direct says 'Viva La Juicy Noir is a succulent blend of ripe berry notes, sultry amber and bright gourmand accents. This is for a sultry, daring woman who makes a lasting impression, with smoky eyes and rouge lips. Never afraid to show off and get noticed, confident and seductive.' - I looked into the actual notes a little more and I was sold!
The top notes in this scent are Berry and Mandarin, followed by floral middle notes of Gardenia, Honeysuckle and Jasmine with base notes of Amber, Caramel, Vanilla and Sandalwood. I have to say, On first spray, the Berry notes hit you fist with just a small hint of citrus, which I was pleased about as I find very citrussy scents more appropriate for warmer weather, the floral notes are all there after a few seconds, mixed with the berry, keeping it from being an overly floral scent (again, pleased about this!), then the dry down after around 30 minutes to an hour is very warm, still a slight fruity sweetness from the berries, but mostly a deep, caramel/ vanilla and slightly woody dry down. It's warm and sultry, without being musky which I absolutely love.
Despite this being marketed as more of an evening scent, I do think this is fine for everyday in the cooler weather, I think it could maybe be a bit heavy if it was particularly warm out. While this is fruity and sweet with the vanilla and caramel, it's not overly sweet in my opinion, it stays quite close to the skin, so if people give you a hug or stand quite close, they'll probably get a whiff but it doesn't fill the room as you walk in, which is why I think it's everyday appropriate. It's warm and definitely a sweeter scent, but not too sugary or very fruity, so if you like a sweeter scent, it's a great time of year to give this a go.
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Engineers Leah Harvey, Paul Mitchell, Jason Carrington and Sajjad Abowath are ready for winter.
Openreach is stocking up on thousands of snow shoes, salt and screenwash to make sure millions of people stay connected in the event of severe weather this winter.
Lessons learned from dealing with extreme weather over the last few winters has seen the UK's digital network business invest in record amounts of stock this year to keep its engineers on the road.
So far the seasonal shopping list includes: 78,000 kilos of rock salt; 1,500 snow shovels; 6,300 ice and snow grips for footwear; 2,050 sets of snow socks for van tyres; 27,800 litres of screenwash; 29,700 half litre de-icer sprays; and 3,550 kilos of salt solution for de-icing frozen manholes.
Fraser Rowberry, Openreach customer service director for Scotland, said: "We've been working to minimise the potential for service disruption as we head into the season which brought us heavy snowfall followed by the 'Beast from the East' last year.
"We've been stocking up on essentials like ice grips for shoes so that the UK's largest team of engineers on the road can keep working whatever the weather, to maintain our phone and broadband network and continue with our ambitious programme to roll-out fibre broadband across the country.
"We'd also urge people to alert us if they spot any damage to our network, like dangling cables or broken poles, so we can crack on with repairs. When mother nature does come calling, we'll be ready and able to fight back."
As well as stocking up on supplies, Openreach has placed increased focus and investment in geographic hotspots which have proved susceptible to storms and wild weather in recent winters, including Wales, Wessex and Scotland, in particular the Highlands and Islands. A fleet of 100 4x4 vehicles has been strategically placed around the UK to reach isolated communities quickly.
Contingency plans were also in place for November's Black Friday – when Openreach sees a significant increase in orders as shoppers take advantage of service providers' deals – and to boost ground force engineering numbers during public holidays at Christmas and New Year.
The winter readiness plans will be supported by a record level of recruitment with 3,500 new engineers joining Openreach this year, including around 400 in Scotland.
Openreach provides the telephone and broadband network used by hundreds of service providers such as Sky, TalkTalk and BT. Its fibre broadband network is the biggest in the UK, passing more than 27 million premises, including 2.5 million in Scotland.
Anyone spotting any damage to the Openreach network following bad weather this winter, like loose, snapped or dangling cables, damaged telephone poles or missing manhole covers, can report it by calling 0800 023 2023.
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Housing developments in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles will be among the best connected in Scotland, with access to reliable ultrafast broadband. Openreach is working with local developers to build full fibre networks direct to dozens of new homes in Gott on Shetland, Kirkwall on Orkney, Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and Bowmore on Islay, as well as Lochgilphead and Oban.
Openreach has been showing the next generation of broadband technology to Edinburgh's Ian Murray MP and Daniel Johnson MSP. They visited Liberton to see the latest upgrades of more reliable, ultrafast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) as local residents became among the first in the city to get connected to the new, future-proof technology.
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Deaths of despair occur when someone dies due to a drug overdose, a problem with alcohol, or suicide. Mental health and addiction treatment in Lubbock, TX, could prevent such deaths and other negative outcomes.
What is dual diagnosis in Lubbock, TX?
While the term dual diagnosis rehab in Lubbock, TX, may sound imposing or clinical, it's an easy concept to understand. A person who has a dual diagnosis has a problem with substance abuse or addiction. They also have other mental health issues that can include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or something else.
Also known as co-occurring disorders, comorbidities, or other terms, dual diagnoses must include both diagnoses. Both diagnoses should also be treated because one can cause or worsen the other.
For example, people might need to attend a dual diagnosis treatment facility in Lubbock, TX, if they've stopped consuming drugs or alcohol but have neglected to seek help for their depression. That's because they might choose to treat their depression by drinking or using drugs again.
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When they do seek assistance for addiction and another mental illness, people might want to attend an inpatient dual diagnosis treatment center in Lubbock, TX. Residential or inpatient means they'd be staying at the same facilities that are providing their treatment.
Such residential dual diagnosis treatment centers in Lubbock, TX, might provide more thorough care because their clients are always there. So are staffers that attend to them. This means that if there's an emergency, people won't waste time rushing to the nearest facility where people might not be familiar with their situations.
At mental health and substance abuse treatment centers in Lubbock, TX, staff members are familiar with the facilities' clients and their needs. If something happens, the staff members are on hand to provide immediate care, even if it's during an evening or night or on a weekend or holiday.
What are some components of dual diagnosis treatment programs in Lubbock, TX?
Round-the-clock care is a significant benefit of dual diagnosis treatment in Lubbock, TX. Access to therapists and counselors is another big plus.
Therapy helps people address mental illness and drug abuse in Lubbock, TX, in part because it helps people understand what they're experiencing in the present moment.
But therapy also explores other areas of people's lives. Therapists at mental health and addiction treatment centers in Lubbock, TX, help people examine the times they've used drugs and alcohol to determine if there were patterns in this use. They look for factors (things, people, and places) that may have triggered this use, and they also look for ways to avoid such triggers or minimize their impact.
A therapist at a dual diagnosis treatment center in Lubbock, TX, can help clients analyze their pasts and determine what they felt and why they felt it. They can work together to develop strategies for coping with these emotions without using alcohol and drugs.
Due to this work, therapists who provide dual diagnosis treatment in Lubbock, TX, can help people with their pasts, presents, and futures. By addressing their mental health, they can help them make changes that promote healing and recovery.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's community colleges have won their dispute with other higher education leaders over construction spending.
The Senate gave final passage to a measure that will let the Louisiana Community and Technical College System sidestep the traditional construction budget process, called "capital outlay," for a list of projects totaling nearly $252 million.
Final approval in a 27-4 vote came despite opposition from the Board of Regents, which oversees all higher education in the state, and Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell.
The bill by Sen. Robert Adley, R-Benton, heads to Gov. Bobby Jindal, who supports it.
Supporters said the projects will help beef up worker training in the state, to meet the job demands of industry and to aid economic development efforts.
"These schools are a critical pipeline for workforce needs, and we are proud to fund them however we can," Jindal spokesman Sean Lansing said in a statement about the proposal.
The Board of Regents said the bill violates a constitutional process for college construction in which campuses submit their needs to the board, which prioritizes and submits the list, and sets up a new, politicized competition for money between colleges.
"When you're flying in formation, the strength is everyone staying together for the mission," Regents Chairman Clinton "Bubba" Rasberry told lawmakers during a committee hearing on the bill.
Purcell said the four-year universities have construction needs, too. He said deferred maintenance needs at Louisiana's college campuses top $1.7 billion, and he said the community and technical college system never presented to Regents the list of projects included in the bill.
Treasurer John Kennedy also opposed the bill, saying spending outside the construction budget process will breach the state's debt cap.
Adley said the state has previously borrowed outside the capital outlay process for the community college system. He was joined by local mayors and other local officials from around the state who advocated for the project borrowing.
LCTCS President Joe May said the money will help meet "an explosion of demand" at the community colleges and technical schools.
"We're seeing a literally almost explosive growth in some areas of the state, and what we have to do is ratchet up our training programs to meet those needs," May told lawmakers during House Appropriations Committee discussion of the bill.
The construction dollars will be doled out beginning in 2015.
Borrowing will be paid back over up to 30 years and will require the approval of the State Bond Commission. Before the bonds can be sold to generate upfront cash for the projects, at least 12 percent of the project cost will have to be matched with private dollars.
The state will have to pay the rest of the repayment costs. Legislative fiscal analysts estimate that could cost about $20 million a year for two decades.
The borrowing won't count in calculating the state debt load that is limited with an annual cap on debt, according to the bill. But Kennedy said he believes the bond rating agencies will still view the debt as busting the state's debt ceiling.


ARLINGTON, Texas – December 1, 2016 – WinSystems, a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial embedded computer modules, today unveiled its new series of shock- and vibration-tested single board computers featuring the Intel® Atom™ E3800-Series CPU (formerly known as Bay Trail-I). The EPX-C414 products support up to 8GB of RAM and legacy PC/104-Plus expansion while facilitating upgrades to newer technology. They are outfitted with eight onboard USB 2.0 ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers, four serial COM ports and 48 GPIO, providing broad capability and impressive performance in a small package.
The EPX-C414 series features the Intel Atom E3800 family of processors in an industry-standard EPIC form factor, capitalizing on its improvements in computational performance, energy efficiency and power management, among other enhancements. The SBC EPX-C414 underpins quad-core, dual-core or single-core processors and up to 8GB of DDR3L SDRAM.
The Intel Generation 7-based graphics engine supports up to two simultaneously active displays with interfaces available for analog VGA, Mini DisplayPort and LVDS connections. Advantages over previous generations include a fivefold gain in immersive 3D graphics and greatly enhanced full-HD video acceleration for significantly improved media performance. The Intel Atom E3800 also delivers enhanced security, applying AES-NI for faster cryptographic execution.
For networking and communications, the EPX-C414 includes two Intel i210 Ethernet controllers with 10/100/1000 Mb/s multispeed operation. It provides eight USB 2.0 channels and four serial ports to support RS-232/422/485 interface levels. The series also features two MiniPCIe and PC/104-Plus connectors, enabling further I/O expansion. Both of the MiniPCIe connectors accommodate full-length cards with screw-down mounting for improved shock and vibration durability. One MiniPCIe connector also supports bootable mSATA solid-state disks.
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Tell Assemblymember Marc Levine: Reject Big Oil's dirty money!
According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Big Oil magnate John Scully and his wife Regina Scully donated $102,000 to a ballot measure committee set up by San Rafael Assemblymember Marc Levine.
So far, the money has paid for a glossy campaign mailer that went to hundreds of thousands of voters all over the County, touting Levine's environmental record. But in a bizarre twist, the mailer actually claims that Marc Levine is AGAINST fracking, even though the guy paying for it is making a fortune PROFITING from fracking.
This just stinks of foul play. Why would investors in Big Oil spend $102,000 on Marc Levine unless they expect him to support their interests?
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Odil Ahmedov (usbekisch Алимжанович, Ахмедов Одил, manchmal auch Odil Akhmedov; * 25. November 1987 in Namangan, Usbekische SSR, Sowjetunion) ist ein ehemaliger usbekischer Fußballspieler.

Karriere

Verein
Am 16. Mai 2006 absolvierte Ahmedov im Alter von 18 Jahren im Trikot von Pachtakor Taschkent gegen Qizilqum Zarafshon sein erstes Profispiel. Sein damaliger Trainer war Valeri Nepomniachi, dieser hatte mit Kamerun bei der Weltmeisterschaft 1990 einen großen Erfolg gefeiert. Mit diesem Verein gewann er zweimal die usbekische Fußballmeisterschaft sowie dreimal den nationalen Pokal. Außerdem wurde er 2009 zum Fußballer des Jahres in Usbekistan gewählt. Für Pakhtakor Taschkent absolvierte er 86 Spiele und erzielte sechs Tore. Am 9. Februar 2011 gab Pakhtakors offizielle Seite bekannt, dass Odil Ahmedov für ein Jahr auf Leihe bei Anschi Machatschkala spielen wird. Nur vier Tage später erzielte er den 1:0-Siegtreffer beim Freundschaftsspiel gegen Obolon Kiew und damit sein erstes Tor für Anschi Machatschkala. Am 1. Juli 2014 wechselte er zum Ligakonkurrenten FK Krasnodar, wo er bis Ende 2016 spielte. Dann ging es nach China zu Shanghai SIPG, wo er zusammen mit den Brasilianern Hulk und Oscar spielte. Von dort wurde er Anfang 2021 erst an Tianjin Jinmen Tiger verliehen und anschließend fest zum Cangzhou Mighty Lions FC abgegeben. Dort beendete er auch im folgenden Dezember seine aktive Karriere.

Nationalmannschaft
Am 13. Oktober 2007 absolvierte Odil Ahmedov gegen Taiwan (9:0) erstmals ein Länderspiel für die usbekische A-Nationalmannschaft. Bei der Fußball-Asienmeisterschaft 2011 in Katar traf er im Eröffnungsspiel gegen Katar aus etwa 35 Metern zum 1:0. Im Gruppenspiel gegen China folgte sein zweites Tor im Turnier. Nach einem souveränen Gruppensieg vor Katar, schlug man im Viertelfinale die Mannschaft aus Jordanien, verlor aber dann gegen Australien deutlich mit 0:6. Im kleinen Finale unterlag sein Team gegen Südkorea mit 2:3 und erreichte einen überraschenden vierten Platz. Nach der Teilnahme an der Asienmeisterschaft 2011 waren mehrere Klubs aus Europa, Russland, Ukraine und dem nahen Osten an der Verpflichtung des Mittelfeldspielers interessiert. Am 5. September 2019 bestritt er im ersten Spiel der Qualifikation für die WM 2022 sein 100. Länderspiel. Nach seinem letzten Einsatz im Juni 2021 kam Akhmedov auf insgesamt 108 Partien in denen er 21 Treffer erzielen konnte.

Erfolge

Verein
 Usbekischer Meister: 2006, 2007
 Usbekischer Pokalsieger: 2006, 2007, 2009
 Chinesischer Meister: 2018

Nationalmannschaft
 4. Platz bei der Asienmeisterschaft: 2011

Auszeichnungen
 Usbekischer Fußballer des Jahres: 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Weblinks

 rsssf.com: Odil Ahmedov - Century of International Appareances

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Fußballnationalspieler (Usbekistan)
Fußballspieler (FK Krasnodar)
Fußballspieler (Anschi Machatschkala)
Fußballspieler (Paxtakor Taschkent)
Fußballspieler (Shanghai Port FC)
Fußballspieler (Tianjin Teda)
Usbekischer Meister (Fußball)
Chinesischer Meister (Fußball)
Usbekischer Fußballer des Jahres
Teilnehmer an den Asienspielen (Usbekistan)
Sowjetbürger
Usbeke
Geboren 1987
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Minnie Driver first made a splash in America with back-to-back roles in the comedy "Grosse Pointe Blank" (1997) and the drama "Good Will Hunting" (1997). Born in London, Driver took to both music and singing as a young child. She attended boarding school in Hampshire but spent vacations with her father who lived in Barbados. Though her music group the Milo Roth Band signed a recording contract when Driver was just 19, her first professional success came just a short while later when she began auditioning for and landing roles on screen. She appeared on "The House of Elliott" (BBC, 1991-94), "Casualty" (BBC, 1986-), and "Lovejoy" (BBC, 1986-1994) in 1991 alone, and co-starred on the mini-series "Mrs. Wroe's Virgins" (BBC, 1993) just two years later. Driver landed her big break in 1995 when she was cast as in the lead role of "ugly duckling" Benny in the drama "Circle of Friends" (1995). Driver gained 25 lbs. For the role, impressing audiences with her nuance and vulnerability. Following the small movie's sleeper success, she quickly shed the weight and took her talents stateside, winning tremendous acclaim for her performance in "Good Will Hunting." Driver branched into producing the following year with the drama "At Sachem Farm" (1998), but she remained most well known and in-demand for her abilities as an actor. She starred in the beauty pageant comedy-drama "Beautiful" (2000) as well as in the British comedy "High Heel and Lowlifes" (2001) before finally returning to her passion for singing, releasing her first album Everything I've Got in My Pocket in 2004. That same year found Driver playing opera diva Carlotta in the big screen adaptation of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004), for which she also performed the additional song "Learn to be Lonely" during the credits. Driver moved into TV in 2007, starring opposite Eddie Izzard on the series "The Riches" (FX, 2007-08) and earning major acclaim for her performance from critics. She released her sophomore album Seastories also in 2007. Though "The Riches" was cancelled after just two seasons, Driver continued her upward trajectory, appearing with Hilary Swank in "Conviction" (2010) and starring in the science fiction mini-series "The Deep" (BBC, 2010). She released a third album, Ask Me to Dance in 2014, shortly before joining the cast of the TV adaptation of "About a Boy" (NBC, 2014-15). The show came to an end in 2016, but Driver did not miss a beat, taking on the role of Maya DiMeo on the series "Speechless" (ABC, 2016-19).
MODERN FAMILY · S1, E14
Claire feels slightly inadequate when her old friend, Valerie (guest star Minnie Driver), visits and is nothing like Claire remembered. Meanwhile Jay has an unsettling locker room moment when he and Cameron go play racquetball, and Mitchell tries to help Gloria with some legal problems.
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Jack (Sean Hayes) suffers Karen's (Megan Mullally) wrath when he is seduced into friendship with her manipulative British romantic rival (guest star Minnie Driver, "Good Will Hunting"), who has set up house with Karen's ex-husband. Meanwhile, Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) try to re-connect their lagging friendship with a competitive night of board games with their friends.
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In the middle of her divorce proceedings, Karen (Megan Mullally) learns that ex-husband Stan has suddenly passed away, and the funeral becomes a contest of wills between Karen and her British rival (guest star Minnie Driver, "Good Will Hunting") - and a free-for-all when the will is read for everyone who ever felt deserving, such as Will (Eric McCormack). Meanwhile, Grace (Debra Messing) is shocked when recently returned husband Leo (guest star Harry Connick Jr.) is called back into service for a charitable medical organization overseas and asks her to make the trip with him. Sean Hayes and Shelley Morrison also star.
Flip-Flop, Pt. 1
Dynamic enterprisers Will (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) begin a new business venture, buying old apartments to refurbish and resale for a tidy profit. When budding student nurse Jack (Sean Hayes) bumps into his former acting mentor Zandra (guest star Eileen Brennan), the pair of entrepreneurs finds their first project apartment. Meanwhile, Karen (Megan Mullally) renews her romance with Lyle Finster (guest star John Cleese), but the couple's bliss is interrupted by an unfortunate houseguest when Lorraine (guest star Minnie Driver) moves in. Shelley Morison also stars.


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THE NATION _ First, she felt shock. When Oluwaseun Animashaun, of Providence, Rhode Island, learned that her state was planning to try 17-year-olds as adults, she couldn't believe it.
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Though geographically, Rhode Island is a tiny fragment of a state tucked just under Massachusetts' sleeve, the state--and particularly its capital, Providence--is a microcosm for many of the issues facing the rest of the United States. Rising levels of child poverty. Deepening inequalities. Manufacturing jobs that have disappeared, leaving a vacuum of opportunities for those with little education.
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Everyone and their granny knows the story of Alice in wonderland it's been rehashed ,remade, recreated and reproduced in so many ways and in so many different mediums I can scarcely count the number of times the story has been told but one things for sure it has never been told quite like this before! Alice: Madness Returns is a psychological horror platformer and a sequel to the cult favorite American Magee's Alice released in 2000. American McGee's version of Wonderland is decidedly darker a lot more twisted and sinister than the original Lewis Carroll creation. Considering Alice's dream world was always a bit on the messed up side, that's really saying something. American McGee takes the classic world of Alice and has completely warped it, distorting it into a hellish vision of inner turmoil, madness and corrupted innocence; an existential tale of childhood fantasy versus harsh adult reality. Being fan of horror and having quite a morbid fascination with the macabre I naturally loved it.
"Why so serious?" The Cheshire Cat getting confused with The Joker.
Alice's foes are primarily large lumps of deformed black goo with masks on, but occasionally the enemies extend to unique creatures like robot teapots, samurai wasps(god I hate wasps) and terrifying broken dolls who gradually lose their clothes as you attack the themed variants for each chapter is always interesting, mostly down to the excellent art style and design of the game. Your always waiting o see what will be thrown your way next.
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This is no children's bedtime story!
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Call for Expression of Interest: Supply and Installation and Maintenance of Security and Surveillance Equipment
Delegation of EU office in Suva is planning to award the framework contract for the supply, installation and maintenance of security and surveillance equipment including: CCTV equipment access control equipment intruder alarm equipment Digital Handheld Transceiver Audio/video intercom Base and
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the PACIFIC ISLANDS - Publication date: 26/06/2018
Call for Expression of Interest: Supply of printer toner cartridges
Supply of toner cartridges for all the printers in the Delegation of EU office in Suva for a period of 4 years. Printers in the Delegation are as follows: Ricoh HP Brother Lexmark For more details, please refer to the document herewith. [[{"fid":"48146","view_mode":
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The Delegation of European Union (EU) office in Suva is planning to award the framework contract for the supply for courier services for a period of 4 years.
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EU and UNICEF help mothers to tackle malnutrition in Timor-Leste
In the tiny island nation of Timor-Leste, child malnutrition has become a critical public health problem. An estimated 50 per cent of children suffer from a form malnutrition called stunting – one of the highest rates in Asia. But most often, the problem isn't lack of food – it's lack of information
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Timor-Leste Roadmap for Engagement with Civil Society 2016-2020 (update 2018)
At the end of 2017, the EU Delegation took the decision to update the Roadmap, again in consultation with Civil Society Organisations (CSO), and further measures for its implementation.
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To be able to grow into the fullness of humanity during your life span, you have to meet on your way Judas, who is going to betray you, Peter: a man-rock, who is going to deny you, and Pilate, who is going to wash his hands after wrongfully sentencing you. You have to be slapped on the face for no reason, be despised by people to whom you rendered nothing but goodness, be nailed to the cross and ridiculed by the mob.
You have to have faithful John the Baptist and loving Marie Magdalene. You have to notice sparrows playing on the roof and admire the field lilies, get surprised that God lets the same sun warm up the just and the unjust ones, that He lets the same rain serve the saints and the sinners. You have to experience the whole wide scale of feelings from delight to horror, from admiration to disgust, from sin to reformation.


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