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Liveblog: Eli Roth and Famke Janssen talk Hemlock Grove at MIPTV
'I can think of endless horrible things to do to people!' promises director for future seasons of Netflix-commissioned show.
By Stuart Dredge on April 9, 2013 0 Comments
13-part drama Hemlock Grove is one of the most anticipated new shows of 2013, thanks partly to its talent (producer and director Eli Roth, actors Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgard) and partly to its status as the second original series for Netflix, following House of Cards.
It's due to premiere on April 19. Roth and actress Famke Janssen appeared at MIPTV today to discuss the show and its distribution strategy, introduced by the CEO of Gaumont International Television, Katie O'Connell, and interviewed onstage by Peter White, international editor at trade magazine Broadcast.
Roth said he'd been courted by networks for some time to make a horror TV series, but he'd resisted the invitations. "What makes horror great is that any character can die at any second," he said, pointing out that this is a challenge for TV. "I can't just keep killing my cast week after week, so I didn't really know how to crack it."
The manuscript for Hemlock Grove – based on a book by Brian McGreevy – reminded Roth of "a very dark, monstrous Twin Peaks" – his favourite television show. "This is more what killed Laura Palmer!" he joked later in the session.
While Roth was reading the script, Netflix had been looking for an original horror project, and were happy to commission a series all in one go. "They wanted to do all 13 at once, and air all 13 at once. We wanted to make it a 13-hour movie," said Roth.
Janssen said her interest had been caught by the script, and also by the Netflix angle, and the fact that House of Cards was attracting so much attention at the time it came her way.
"Already the bar was set so high, and all eyes in the business were on this company (Netflix) to see what it would do next. And this was the second project out of the gate, so it piqued my interest," she said.
Hemlock Grove is already making waves online with the trailer showing one character's gory transformation into a werewolf. Roth said he had previous cinematic examples in mind when planning his new show.
"For me, when I saw American Werewolf in London, there was nothing that freaked me out more than that," he said. "That howling visceral transformation… For this, we wanted something that would be beautiful and horrific, but which would f*** up an entire generation."
Roth praised Netflix for handing him creative control of the project, but he said it tied into a wider cultural change that's happening in the US entertainment industry.
"You can see that people want their horror horrific," he said. "The Walking Dead got 12.5m viewers. Evil Dead just opened at number one in the box office… people want stories like this. They want their violence in Game of Thrones. What you're seeing is a real shift… You wanna see the sex and you wanna see the killing and the violence. You want the murder to be scary and horrible!"
Roth stressed that right from the start, the intention was to make Hemlock Grove "theatrical" – something worthy of filling the frame for people with "beautiful home projection screens". He also said that the knowledge that all 13 episodes will be released at once also had an impact on the production.
"The wonderful thing about how this has put on by Netflix is it's up to the viewer's discretion how and when they want to watch it," said Janssen, who said she's been watching House of Cards in clumps of episodes. "It's really nice, and it gives you a flow that you miss in the traditional way of watching television on a weekly basis."
Roth compared it to a Harry Potter or Twilight novel, where people rush out to buy it, but then "you read it at your own pace". He had this in mind when shooting.
"It changed the way you could edit things. We didn't have to have the scare of the week or the monster of the week," he said, while admitting that because Netflix is only available in some countries, there are still traditional end-of-episode cliffhangers, which will (hopefully) keep viewers hooked in markets where it's airing more traditionally.
Roth praised produce Gaumont, saying "they really treat you as a director and as an auteur", while also hailing Netflix for letting him "run wild" with the project. "Netflix and Gaumont are both filmmaker-friendly companies, and both trying to define themselves as doing it more like a 13-hour movie rather than traditional television," he said.
Roth also thinks that the horror theme of Hemlock Grove – albeit with twists – can make it a global success far beyond the US.
"The horror fans are there globally and the appetite is so strong for this type of material. And fans have been waiting for me to dive into something that would be week-to-week," he said. "I wasn't going to do a series unless I could give that big payoff… I don't just want this to be a hit on Netflix in America. I want the show to become a global phenomenon, because horror is one of the few areas where you can really appeal to a worldwide audience."
Roth has been thinking hard about how to extend Hemlock Grove beyond the television, with plans to provide fans with a community to chat about the show, as well as additional content – he mentioned the idea of Tumblr pages and photo-journals from the characters published online as examples.
He also has plans beyond this first season. "We've really thought carefully about where the story was going to go, and making it about more than just 'monster vampire'. That's only going to go so far," he said, before hinting that the mysterious White Tower may be the key.
"There's a whole complete mythology of the White Tower, and who's behind it and what it's creating, which really leads you into season two," he said. "I can think of endless horrible things to do to people! It's like the White Tower becomes my brain…"
There's no news on a recommission from Netflix just yet – Roth said that the main feedback so far has been from the teenage son of Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos – "He was like 'Dude! That was f***ing awesome!'" – but as he finished the session with a screening of the infamous werewolf transformation scene, Roth dangled another reason for Hemlock Grove to be given a second season:
"In season two you're gonna figure out how the eyes grow back. I've already planned that," he said.
Confused? Watch the scene, and you'll understand what he means. Warning: it's not for the faint-hearted!
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Stuart Dredge is a freelance journalist, and a regular contributor to Music Ally, The Week Junior, and more... including MIPBlog :)


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Election 2016: Your money, your vote
Carly Fiorina has a long history of talking about Steve Jobs
by David Goldman @DavidGoldmanCNN September 17, 2015: 12:54 PM ET
Fiorina says Steve Jobs had sympathy when she was fired
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina has a very long history of comparing herself to and talking about Steve Jobs.
During Wednesday's debate, hosted by CNN, Fiorina said that Steve Jobs had called her on the day she was fired as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ).
"Hey, been there, done that -- twice," Jobs said, according to Fiorina.
It's hardly the first time she referenced that story.
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In an interview with Bizwomen in February, Fiorina said that Jobs gave her the "best career advice" she ever got after she was fired: "Do nothing for six months so you really know what you want to do."
An Apple spokesman could not be reached for comment to confirm the story.
In an op-ed on CNN.com in August, Fiorina compared herself to Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Michael Bloomberg and Oprah -- because they were all fired at least once. (The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin notably retorted that, "While those four business icons all received pink slips at some point in their careers ... none presided over such a sharp decline in one of America's great companies.")
In 2011, after Jobs stepped down from his CEO role at Apple for health reasons, Fiorina told Fox News that "Steve has been a good friend of mine."
Though HP and Apple (AAPL) were rivals during Fiorina's tenure as CEO, Fiorina and Jobs did do a rather strange business deal in 2004: Apple agreed to sell iPods through HP's sizable distribution channels, marketed as the "Apple iPod+HP." It helped the iPod get sold at Walmart (WMT) for the first time.
The MP3 player worked just like a regular iPod, but it had HP's logo on the back. As part of the deal, HP pre-installed iTunes on all of its Pavillion and Compaq Presario PCs. After poor sales, HP ended its distribution deal with Apple in July 2005 (after Fiorina had been fired).
HP agreed to continue pre-loading iTunes onto its PCs and committed not to release an iPod competitor until 2006 -- and Apple eventually started selling iPods in HP's retailers anyway -- which led some to believe that Jobs duped Fiorina into a bad deal. (Some friend!)
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Q: Java-FX Receive Index of Shape-Array when clicked I am trying to build a battle ship application. So far I managed to display both fields for the player and the enemy. A field consists of 10 x 10 Rectangles - 10 HBox'es in one VBox. This is the method that creates me a field:
private Rectangle[][] field;
public VBox CreateField(){
        VBox vbox = new VBox(2);
        for(int i = 0; i < this.columns; ++i){
            HBox hbox = new HBox(2);
            for(int j = 0; j < this.rows; ++j){
                this.array[j][i] = 0;
                this.field[i][j] = new Rectangle(this.height*j, this.width*i, this.height, this.width);
                this.field[i][j].setStroke(Color.BLACK);
                this.field[i][j].setFill(Color.LIGHTGRAY);
                hbox.getChildren().add(this.field[i][j]);
            }
            vbox.getChildren().add(hbox);
        }
        return vbox;
    }

This is the result:

I need to receive the Index of a Rectangle when the user clicks one of it.
Can you guys give me an example / code snipped how to accomplish my problem?

A: Lol, got it faster work than I thought. Here is my solution (How can I get the indexes of each button clicked for my program?)
private EventHandler<? super MouseEvent> createTileHandler(int x, int y) {
    return event -> tileHandler(x, y);
}
private void tileHandler (int x, int y){
    System.out.println(String.format("Clicked tile at (%d,%d)", x, y));
}
public VBox CreateField(){
    VBox vbox = new VBox(2);
    for(int i = 0; i < this.columns; ++i){
        HBox hbox = new HBox(2);
        for(int j = 0; j < this.rows; ++j){
            this.array[j][i] = 0;
            this.field[i][j] = new Rectangle(this.height*j, this.width*i, this.height, this.width);
            this.field[i][j].setStroke(Color.BLACK);
            this.field[i][j].setFill(Color.LIGHTGRAY);
            this.field[i][j].setOnMouseClicked(createTileHandler(i,j));
            hbox.getChildren().add(this.field[i][j]);
        }
        vbox.getChildren().add(hbox);
    }
    return vbox;
}

This returns:
Clicked tile at (3,2)
Clicked tile at (3,2)
Clicked tile at (4,4)
Clicked tile at (3,0)
Clicked tile at (8,8)
Clicked tile at (9,9)
Clicked tile at (0,0)
Clicked tile at (0,1)
Clicked tile at (0,2)

When I click one Shape.
Apologizing for this questions ..

A: I recommend using a GridPane instead of HBoxes and a VBox. You could copy the loop indices to final local variables to access them from a anonymus EventHandler class/lambda expression created inside the loop body or you could use GridPane.getRowIndex/GridPane.getColumnIndex on the GridPane children:
public GridPane CreateField(){
    GridPane grid = new GridPane();
    grid.setVgap(2);
    grid.setHgap(2);
    EventHandler<MouseEvent> handler = evt -> {
        Node source = (Node) evt.getSource();
        int row = GridPane.getRowIndex(source);
        int column = GridPane.getColumnIndex(source);
        ...
    };
    for(int i = 0; i < this.columns; i++){
        for(int j = 0; j < this.rows; j++){
            Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(this.height*j, this.width*i, this.height, this.width);
            this.array[j][i] = 0;
            this.field[i][j] = rect;
            rect.setStroke(Color.BLACK);
            rect.setFill(Color.LIGHTGRAY);
            rect.setOnMouseClicked(handler);
            grid.add(rect, j, i);
        }
    }
    return grid;
}

You could also use
final int finalI = i;
final int finalJ = j;
rect.setOnMouseClicked(evt -> {
    // TODO: use finalI and finalJ here
});

in the inner loop instead.

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two earrings in stainless steel mirror polished.
The theme of the "La Stanza dello Scirocco", designed by Mario Trimarchi, the successful series consisting of rectangular metal 'cards', has been expanded with the "Alisei" earrings, personal ornamention and creating a typology of jewels. The "Alisei" are threaded post Earrings.


It's spy vs. spy as D-Aggency and Wind Agency both race to prevent Japan's "Grand Strategy" from falling into enemy hands.
The luxury liner Tokimaru makes its way from San Francisco to Japan, stopping at each Hawaiian island along the way. As Utsumi Osamu sits on the deck enjoying a crossword puzzle, he's approached by a man calling himself Jeffrey Morgan. At that same moment, cries of terror erupt from those looking out at the ocean.
D-Agency receives an urgent meeting request from one of their collaborators, Morozoff, who has important secret information to report. D-Agency member Seto Reiji arranges to meet him on the South Manchurian Railway Asia Super Express. As Seto moves to collect the information, he finds Morozoff has been murdered.
Izawa Kazuo has a good life running a simple photography store in London... until he's suddenly arrested under suspicion of espionage. As Isawa undergoes a harsh interrogation, Lieutenant colonel Howard Marks, master spy for the British Secret Intelligence Service, appears before him.
A man wakes up with complete amnesia. His only posession? A passport with the name "Shimano Ryuunosuke" and the port of entry, Marseille. Speaking with to Alan, the mysterious man next to him, he learns France has been occupied by the German army.
The raid of Gordon's home comes up empty. And when Gordon lets it slip that this is the second time his home's been searched, Sakuma realizes the mission is a set-up by Mutou.


From University of Groningen and University Hospital of Groningen, Groningen; Maastricht University, Maastricht; Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam; and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Note: This trial is being registered in the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN) Register. The ISRCTN was not available before publication of this article.
Acknowledgments: The authors thank Jettie Nomden and Anton Slagers for assistance with data collection and Juliet Foster for editing the manuscript. They also thank the participating manual therapists, general practitioners, and patients.
Grant Support: By Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (904-65-901) and Foundation De Drie Lichten.
Requests for Single Reprints: Gert J.D. Bergman, MSc, Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, PO Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, the Netherlands; e-mail, g.j.d.bergman@med.rug.nl.
Current Author Addresses: Mr. Bergman, Mr. Groenier, and Dr. Meyboom-de Jong: Department of General Practice, University of Groningen, PO Box 196, 9700 AD Groningen, the Netherlands.
Dr. Winters: Nieuwe Schoolweg 2a, 9756 BB Glimmen, the Netherlands.
Mr. Pool: Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 5, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dr. Postema: Center for Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands.
Dr. van der Heijden: Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht (Str. 6.131), PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Author Contributions: Conception and design: G.J.D. Bergman, J.C. Winters, B. Meyboom-de Jong, K. Postema, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Analysis and interpretation of the data: G.J.D. Bergman, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Drafting of the article: G.J.D. Bergman.
Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: J.C. Winters, K.H. Groenier, J.J.M. Pool, B. Meyboom-de Jong, K. Postema, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Final approval of the article: J.J.M. Pool, B. Meyboom-de Jong, K. Postema, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Provision of study materials or patients: J.C. Winters.
Statistical expertise: K.H. Groenier, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Obtaining of funding: J.C. Winters, G.J.M.G. van der Heijden.
Collection and assembly of data: G.J.D. Bergman.
Dysfunction of the cervicothoracic spine and the adjacent ribs (also called the shoulder girdle) is considered to predict occurrence and poor outcome of shoulder symptoms. It can be treated with manipulative therapy, but scientific evidence for the effectiveness of such therapy is lacking.
To study the effectiveness of manipulative therapy for the shoulder girdle in addition to usual medical care for relief of shoulder pain and dysfunction.
General practices in Groningen, the Netherlands.
150 patients with shoulder symptoms and dysfunction of the shoulder girdle.
All patients received usual medical care from their general practitioners. Only the intervention group received additional manipulative therapy, up to 6 treatment sessions in a 12-week period.
Patient-perceived recovery, severity of the main complaint, shoulder pain, shoulder disability, and general health. Data were collected during and at the end of the treatment period (at 6 and 12 weeks) and during the follow-up period (at 26 and 52 weeks).
During treatment (6 weeks), no significant differences were found between study groups. After completion of treatment (12 weeks), 43% of the intervention group and 21% of the control group reported full recovery. After 52 weeks, approximately the same difference in recovery rate (17 percentage points) was seen between groups. During the intervention and follow-up periods, a consistent between-group difference in severity of the main complaint, shoulder pain and disability, and general health favored additional manipulative therapy.
The sample size was small, and assessment of end points was subjective.
Manipulative therapy for the shoulder girdle in addition to usual medical care accelerates recovery of shoulder symptoms.
Published: Ann Intern Med. 2004;141(6):432-439.


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Q: What is the meaning of "sharp edges" and to be "loved off"? I just came across the fragment below, taken from "The Velveteen Rabbit", and there are a couple of things I'm not sure I understand. What is meant by "sharp edges" and to be "loved off"?
Your help would be greatly appreciated!

You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand.

A: The story is about a toy rabbit who's carried around and cuddled by a small child.  In this passage, "people" means children's toys.  (The book is one of the inspirations, directly or indirectly, for Toy Story.)
"Sharp edges" is meant literally: little children don't cuddle toys with sharp edges or take them to bed, because they'd get cut.  And toys that break easily don't last long enough to be some child's beloved favorite toy.
"Loved off," here, means that that part of the toy has worn off or fallen off from age and rough play.  The unusual word choice means that the child played with the toy so much and for so long because she (or he, in this case) loved it so much.  That's not a meaning of "loved" that you'll find in the dictionary, and maybe not even in any other book.  But we can figure out from context that it means something like "lovingly worn off."


Noah Nasser – Human Longevity, Inc.
Noah Nasser serves as Chief Commercial Officer for Human Longevity, Inc. With more than twenty five years of experience in life sciences tools, diagnostics and genetic screening, Noah Nasser has a broad background in the development and commercialization of new and novel technology to advance human health. Throughout his career, Mr. Nasser has held operational and commercial positions both with U.S. domestic and international responsibilities. His specific experience includes the development and commercialization of immuno- and molecular based devices, the commercialization of novel genetic screening applications, general management, quality and regulatory.
Most recently, Mr. Nasser was Chief Commercial Officer of Counsyl, a genetic testing laboratory headquartered in South San Francisco, CA USA. Counsyl provides genetic tests focused on informing critical decision points in a patient's life, including Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPT, NIPS), Expanded Carrier Screening (ECS) and Cancer Risk Assessment (HCS, CRA) as well as a proprietary suite of solutions, designed to seamlessly integrate Counsyl's screening into clinic workflows and patients' lives. During his tenure at Counsyl, the company more than doubled in revenue and was sold to Myriad Genetics in August of 2018.
Prior to joining Cousyl, Mr. Nasser was senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at AltheaDx, Inc, a high complexity CLIA laboratory focused on proprietary pharmacogenetics solutions and served as Global Sales Leader for Verinata Health, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc.), a molecular testing provider focused on prenatal testing. Mr. Nasser served as Verinata's Vice President of Sales and Market Development for Verinata prior to its acquisition by Illumina in 2013. Earlier in his career, Nasser held leadership positions at Quidel Corporation, an immunodiagnostic company with products spanning point of care, molecular and life science tools, most recently as the Business Unit Manager for Molecular Diagnostics. Mr. Nasser holds a B.S. in Molecular Biology from University of California, San Diego.


Finally An HRC Case I Can Support!
The Human Rights Commissions across Canada have been established to stifle and scapegoat dissenters in this new political order.
However, now here's a case I can get behind!
We've all been there before. You see drunk friends at the liquor store, don't talk to them, and then they refuse you service because they think you're drunk, too.
And then you don't get any beer.


The weekend course will be held in Virrat, Finland and co-ordinated by Sirpa Heinävaara, Finnish Cancer Registry and School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere.
Phase 3 is arranged as a scientific conference.
Students, co-ordinators of the projects and project tutors will meet in Virrat where the project groups will present their work orally, and the projects will be discussed.
Nordic Summer School in Cancer Epidemiology 2019 will be evaluated.
The students will be contacted by mail to sign up for the 3rd phase. Each participant is requested to submit an abstract on the project carried out during Phase 2 using an abstract form on the website for the meeting. The format is exactly as if this was a normal scientific conference.
Each participant is requested to either give a 15 minute oral presentation or bring a poster and give a short oral introduction of the contents of the poster.
The full programme will be composed from the abstracts. The attending co-ordinators and tutors from the Nordic countries will give constructive feedback and ensure a dynamic discussion. Participants will be selected to chair and co-chair the sessions.


1. Men's and Women's Step Studies will be forming soon. Men, sign up on the BLUE Sign-Up Form and Women on the PINK Sign-Up Form on the Welcome Table located in Carlson Hall.
2. Leaders Meeting for all OS and SS Leaders will be held in The Choir Room on Friday, Feb. 24th at 5:45pm. Please crab your dinner and be prompt to this meeting!
3. Pastor Nate will speaking on "depression" in the Relational Center located in room 281 on Sunday, Feb. 19th at 9:30am.


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b.1962, New York, NY
Lives and works in New York, NY
Marina Zurkow is a media artist focused on near-impossible nature and culture intersections. She uses life science, materials, and technologies – including food, software, animation, clay and other biomaterials – to foster intimate connections between people and non-human agents.
Recent solo exhibitions of her work include bitforms gallery in New York; Chronus Art Center, Shanghai; the Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; Diverseworks, Houston; her work has also been featured at FACT, Liverpool; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Wave Hill, New York; National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.; Borusan Collection, Istanbul; 01SJ Biennial, San Jose; Brooklyn Academy of Music; Museum of the Moving Image, New York; Creative Time, New York; The Kitchen, New York; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria; Transmediale, Berlin; Eyebeam, New York; Sundance Film Festival, Utah; Rotterdam Film Festival, The Netherlands; and the Seoul Media City Biennial, Korea, among others.
Her public art engagements have been supported by Creative Time, New York; LACE, Los Angeles; Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; The New Museum's Ideas City, New York; Northern Lights.mn, Minneapolis; The Artist's Institute, New York; 01SJ Biennial, San Jose, California; Rice University, Houston; Boston University; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; and Baruch College, New York.
Zurkow is a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow. She has also been granted awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Creative Capital. She is represented by bitforms gallery.


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Q: How to evaluate the number of pairing situation given some objects? I need to evaluate the number of pairing situation for K object. Notice that no pair available is also counted. In the example below, if two objects are paired together then they are group by curly bracket {}
For example:
If $K=2$ and we  have to object $A,B$ then there is 2 pairing situation A pair B and no pairing at all
If $K=3$ we then have 4 situation that is ({A,B},C),(A,{B,C}),({A,C},B) and no pairing at all

A: Suppose you are going to end up with $n<K/2$ pairs. One way to count them is the following: arrange all objects in a row. Objects in places 1,2 are paired together. Also object in places 3,4 and so on, until places 2n-1,2n. The rest $K-2n$ objects are not paired.
We count here too many things: permutations of unpaired objects don't matter, and there are $(K-2n)!$ of them. Internal permutations of each pair don't matter, and we have $2!$ for each pair. Also, the permutations of the $n$ pairs themselves don't matter, and we have $n!$ of them.
To conclude, the number of ways to do it is $\tfrac{K!}{2^n n! (K-2n)!}$ and the total number of pairings is
$$\sum\limits_{n=0}^{K/2} \tfrac{K!}{2^n n! (K-2n)!}$$
I'm not sure if it sums up to something nicer or not.
Tests:
$K=2$: $\tfrac{2!}{2^0 0! (2-0)!}+\tfrac{2!}{2^1 1! (2-2)!}=2$
$K=3$: $\tfrac{3!}{2^0 0! (3-0)!}+\tfrac{3!}{2^1 1! (3-2)!}=4$
$K=4$: $\tfrac{4!}{2^0 0! (4-0)!}+\tfrac{4!}{2^1 1! (4-2)!}+\tfrac{4!}{2^2 2! (4-4)!}=10$


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Tesla is een Amerikaanse hardrockband, die in 1984 in Sacramento (Californië) is opgericht. De band wordt vaak geassocieerd met de hairmetal-beweging uit de jaren 80. Zelf hebben ze altijd ontkend daar ook maar iets mee te maken hebben. Al klinken ze wel als een typische Amerikaanse hardrockband uit die tijd, ze halen ook veel invloeden uit andere muziek. Zo zijn er veel invloeden van typische jaren 70-rockbands (zoals Led Zeppelin en The Who), blues-invloeden en zelfs hier en daar country-invloeden in hun muziek (er wordt bijvoorbeeld af en toe gebruikgemaakt van slidegitaar).

Discografie
 Mechanical Resonance (1986)
 The Great Radio Controversy (1989)
 Five Man Acoustical Jam (1990)
 Psychotic Supper (1991)
 Bust a Nut (1994)
 Standing Room Only (2002)
 RePlugged LIVE (2001)
 Into the Now (2004)
 Real to Reel, Vol. 1 (2007)
 Real to Reel, Vol. 2 (2007)
 A Peace of Time (2007)
 Forever More (2008)
 Alive In Europe (2010)
 Twisted Wires & the acoustic sessions... (2011)
 Simplicity

Bezetting
 Jeff Keith - zang
 Brian Wheat - basgitaar, achtergrondzang
 Frank Hannon - gitaar, keyboard, achtergrondzang
 Dave Rude - gitaar
 Troy Luccketta - drum en percussie

Externe link
  Officiële website
 YouTubekanaal van Tesla

Amerikaanse rockband
Hardrock
Sacramento

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1. Office of the Commissioners (Comm)
Formulates the policy direction of the PCW with government institutions in pursuit of the PCW's mandate;
2. Office of the Executive Director (OED)
Administers, oversees, and formulates policies for the day to day operations of PCW;
Manages the work and resources of PCW;
Facilitates the preparation and management of the strategic and corporate plans of PCW.
3. Policy Development, Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Division (PDPMED)
Develops Gender and Development (GAD) policies/guidelines and spearheads the preparation of a national plan on women and gender equality;
Provides technical inputs to ensure the gender-responsiveness of the government's policies, plans, programs, and international commitments;
Liaises with Congress and other concerned sectors for gender-responsive laws;
Maintains a national monitoring system for gender and development indicators and targets; and
Monitors and reports on the implementation of the Magna Carta of Women, GAD policies, and other relevant women/gender-related laws and international commitments.
4. Sectoral Coordination Division (SCD)
Manages the coordination with and provision of technical assistance to sectoral agencies on gender-responsive policy development, planning, and programming;
Reviews and monitors the gender-responsiveness of sectoral agency development plans, including gender and development plans, and consolidate sectoral inputs and perspectives in the overall monitoring and reporting responsibility of PCW; and
Influences the gender-responsiveness of sectoral mechanisms, frameworks, tools, and policies.
5. Technical Services and Regional Coordination Division (TSRCD)
Facilitates localization of the MCW through the provision of GAD-related technical assistance to regional line agencies and LGUs;
Coordinates and conducts GAD capacity development sessions, e.g., GFPS Assemblies, GAD Plans & Budget Fora, partnership-building in training delivery, etc.; and
Develops and updates modules and tools for GAD-related capacity building programs of LGUs and NGAs and mainstreaming the GAD perspective in government training programs.
6. Corporate Affairs and Information Resource Management Division (CAIRMD)
Provides strategic and reliable ICT infrastructure and services to facilitate access and exchange of information for GAD policy making, monitoring and planning;
Manages the PCW's Women's Information Center which produces information and reference materials on women and GAD and provides information services to the public and to its target clients; and
Leads in the development and management of PCW's communication strategy for greater visibility and reach.
7. Administrative and Finance Division (AFD)
Takes responsibility for the day-to-day administrative and financial support services, such as human resource management and development, budgeting, accounting, cashiering, records management, supply management, procurement, and general services.


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Viking River Cruises christened the first four of its new 190-passenger Viking Longships in Amsterdam on Wednesday, Marc h 21. Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of the PBS series Masterpiece, which includes the hit show Downton Abbey, and Joanna Lumley, the British actress known for her role as Patsy Stone on Absolutely Fabulous, joined the celebration as the ceremonial "godmothers" for the Viking Freya and Viking Odin. Harvard physicist Dr. Lisa Randall and Viking's most traveled passenger, Gail Wiswedel, served as godmothers for Viking Idun and Viking Njord.
"As we celebrate our 15th anniversary in 2012, this is the biggest day in our company's history. The christening of four new Viking Longships is the first step toward an exciting new horizon in our future," said Torstein Hagen, chairman of Viking River Cruises, in a prepared statement. "By the end of 2013, we will have launched an unprecedented 12 new Viking Longships in two years.


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Q: Iterative scraping I have a set of a few thousand pages in my localhost, named article1.html, article2.html and so on. My objective is to scrape all these pages individually and dump their contents to a JSON file with the same respective names(the contents of article1.html would be in article1.json, article2.html in article2.json and so on). I'm attempting to run through these pages with a simple loop and pass in the count integer to the parse function but it doesn't seem to be working. My code looks like this:
class scraper0Spider(scrapy.Spider):
name = "scraper0"
allowed_domains = ["localhost"]
start_urls = [
   "http://localhost/"
]

def start_requests(self):
     for i in xrange(1,1084):
        yield scrapy.Request("http://localhost/article%s.html" %i, self.parse)

def parse(self,response):
    #grab relevant content and do other stuff, all the content will be in the variable fullstring

    with open("article%s.json" %i, 'w') as f:
        #f.write(stringjson)
        json.dump(fullstring, f)

Attempting to use a global variable has not helped either. How should I pass i into the parse function?

A: Sure, the i variable is defined in the scope of the start_requests.
If you want it to be available in parse(), pass it inside meta:
class scraper0Spider(scrapy.Spider):
    name = "scraper0"
    allowed_domains = ["localhost"]
    start_urls = [
       "http://localhost/"
    ]

    def start_requests(self):
         for i in xrange(1, 1084):
            yield scrapy.Request("http://localhost/article%s.html" % i, self.parse, meta={"index": i})

    def parse(self, response):
        with open("article%s.json" % response.meta["index"], 'w') as f:
            json.dump(fullstring, f)


My RNAConf10 posts seem to be attracting a lot of spam about handbags, singers, search engine optimization, sleeping disorder tips, auto loans and government grants.
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What can I expect on my first visit and beyond?
The first one to three meetings are considered an assessment. Part of your treatment plan will include sitting down with your psychologist and providing information about the problems/symptoms. Questions about the nature and duration of symptoms, etc. will be discussed. A medical and family history will be taken in order to better understand heredity and environmental variables. A developmental history including medical, social, and academic variables will be important for us to understand the nature of the problem for children and adolescents. Parents will be present for meetings with minor children.
Psychological testing may be indicated in certain situations in order to help us gather important information which may not otherwise be known. If this is the case, we will discuss the purpose and nature of the testing, and how we expect you will benefit from the results. For example, many symptoms of anxiety and attention deficit disorder are similar. Psychological testing can be a tool to help us understand how you process information. This knowledge will be important in your treatment plan.
You and your psychologist will target some symptoms/problems and develop a treatment plan focused on symptom reduction/problem improvement. If you want to use your medical insurance company for reimbursement, they may have their own rules about length of treatment.
The psychologist is trained to use a number of techniques, depending on the symptoms/problems in order to gain the most symptom reduction. You will want to participate in making changes outside of the sessions in order to achieve the most benefit.
It is important to be an active participant, expressing your fears, worries, concerns, etc., even if the feelings are awkward or feel mixed. Failure to do so sometimes leaves us feeling ambivalent about change, but also stuck in the same old rut, feeling angry at ourselves. We can help if you remain involved and committed to the process. Maintaining appointments and participating in payments is validation that you are doing this for you.
Many people will notice improvement in symptoms and functioning within a few treatment sessions. You will be asked about your progress in each session. It is a misnomer that psychotherapy takes years for symptom reduction. Although each person and their set of problems are unique, the national average number of treatment sessions to resolve symptoms is approximately 11 sessions.* We will work with you based on your treatment plan and progress to decide what is right for you.


For use in Kwikset-brand interior/privacy locksets; conveniently stores above door for ease of use. Kwikset Latch Collar, 6-Way, Round Face, Plain Kwikset 6 pin control key blank; the "Titan" control key allows removal of cylinder without dismantling lock.
Commonly referred to as "Pickle Fork." Use for servicing cylinders. Standard on non-U.L. locksets. Full lip square corner. 2-1/4"H, 1-5/8"CTC. Interchangeable face places - round corner, square corner and drive-in.
For the Maximum Security deadbolts. Standard on Nos.780 and 785. 1-3/4" inner CTC, 3" outer CTC. 3-5/8"H x 1-1/4"W. 3-hour fire rating with U.L. Titan and 1-1/2 hour fire rating with U.L. Kwikset locks and latch bolts. Allows you to remove the cylinder plug from all Schlage pin and tumbler keyed products without losing the top pins and springs during the re-keying process. Interchangeable face places - round corner, square corner and drive-in.
Steel adjustable deadlatch core for Kwikset Security, Maximum Security, Ultramax Security entry knobs and levers. T-strikes with full lip. 2-3/4" x 1-1/8" square corner. For Commercial Grade 2 Latches. ANSI TMS STRIKE. Steel adjustable plain latch with round corner, square corner, & drive-in face plates for Kwikset passage knobs and levers.
Steel adjustable deadlatch with round corner, square corner, & drive-in face plates for Kwikset Security, Maximum Security, Ultramax Security entry knobs and levers. For exterior doors. Replaces 3 different latches. Faceplate options square and round corners or circular drive-in. Circular drive-in option requires 1" bore, standard. Fits 2-3/8" or 2-3/4" backsets housing diameter 7/8". Cylindrical deadlocking latch with 1/2" throw; U.L. Approved 3-Hour Fire Rating, ANSI Grade 2. 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 faceplate.
Cylindrical spring latch with 1/2" throw; U.L. Approved 3-Hour Fire Rating, ANSI Grade 2. 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 Faceplate Use when re-keying Kwikset & Titan locksets; follows cylinder plug during removal to keep top pins and springs in cylinder plug. Cylindrical deadlocking latch with 1/2" throw; U.L. Approved 3-Hour Fire Rating, ANSI Grade 2. 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 faceplate.
Cylindrical deadlocking latch with 1/2" throw; U.L. Approved 3-Hour Fire Rating, ANSI Grade 2. 1-1/8 x 2-1/4 faceplate. Full 1" throw, solid brass with hardened steel rod insert. U.L. Approved 3-Hour Fire Rating, ANSI Grade 2. Unguarded Latch - For passage and privacy locksets; SV series standard duty cylindrical knob and SK series lever locksets; the square face latch bolt has a 2-3/8" backset; UL listed for "A label" single swing doors.
Guarded Latch - For entry, storeroom and classroom locksets; Grade 2 with a 1/2" throw and a 2-3/8" backset; UL listed with a dead lasting function. SmartKey Rekeying kit includes a SmartKey learn tool, 4 pre-cut replacement "everyday" keys and 2 pre-cut "temporary" keys. 1"W x 2-1/4"H front. For Kwikset applications. May also be used in place of a plain latch for applications requiring this backset. Polished brass finish.
Designed to measure the key cuts on any Schlage key (Except SFIC) to determine what size pins should go in each chamber of the plug for re-keying purposes. Designed to be used in the cylinder plug on all Schlage pin and tumbler keyed products that are keyed to a master key system. Designed so that two different keys will open the same lock. Designed to be used in the cylinder plug on all Schlage pin and tumbler keyed products that are keyed to a master key system. Designed so that two different keys will open the same lock.


What it's about: This is the inspiring true story of William Kamkwamba, a boy with big dreams who built a windmill from junkyard scraps in order to help feed his village. William always dreamt of magic -- the magic of Ghost Dancers and witch planes, but also of the magic that made radios play music and trucks rumble by the fields his family farmed. When famine hits their village, William is forced to drop out of school and eat only one meal a day. Undeterred, he studies science books from the library and learns how to unlock the magic of a windmill, a magic so strong that it will help him feed his people.
Why read it: Readers are introduced to the culture of Malawi and see what it is like to live in a country very different than their own. The main character is a boy full of curiosity and can-do spirit who persevered even when people said he was crazy. Children see that hard work pays off and learn the importance in believing in their dreams. The illustrations are worthy of this empowering and hopeful tale, rich and warm and accented with cut-paper collage details. It's an inspiring story of courage in the face of hardship, and ingenuity with limited resources.
For a truly inspirational book, check out The Boy Who Harnessed the Windby inventor William Kamkwamba and journalist Bryan Mealer with pictures by Elizabeth Zunon. Forced to drop out of school when famine struck Malawi, fourteen-year-old William turned to the local library where the pictures of windmills inspired him to build his own. Hoping to provide a steady source of water for his family's farm, he gathered materials wherever he could find them. Using a bicycle wheel, plastic pipe and other odds and ends that children will recognize, William succeeded in building a working windmill and providing energy for four lightbulbs and two radios. The determination and ingenuity required for his success are astounding yet make it clear that we are all capable of so much more than we might have imagined.
Born in Albany and raised in the Ivory Coast in West Africa, painter and collagist Elizabeth Zunon has lived in the Capital Region since she was 12 and brings a multicultural sensibility to her work today as a children's book illustrator. She's 27 and just a few years out of design school, but two books that she illustrated have already been published. Another will be out in January, and she is at work on a fourth.
Her first book, "My Hands Sing the Blues," written by Jeanne Walker Harvey, is a biography focusing on the childhood of twentieth-century African-American artist Romare Bearden. Published just this month, her second is titled "Lala Salama: A Tanzanian Lullaby," written by Patricia MacLachlan, the Newbery Award-winning author of "Sarah, Plain and Tall." The third will be "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," a picture-book version of the New York Times nonfiction bestseller by the same title.
Zunon and MacLachlan will sign copies of their book together on Saturday at the Open Door Bookstore in Schenectady.
Throughout her apartment, paintings in rich corals that looked as if they might be paintings of wind were laid out to dry. When asked if they were for "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," she explained that no, they were for "A President from Hawaii," which she needs to complete by Thanksgiving ("it's a bit of a rush project"). Photos of tropical leaves and plants were tacked up on bulletin boards as reference. Zunon said that she was inspired, while working on that fourth book, by the plant shapes she used in silkscreening fabrics for her handbags and pouches ("Everything is all connected in my work").
Her parents met when both were students at the University at Albany. Her mother was born and raised in Albany, and her father was from the Ivory Coast. The family moved to West Africa when Zunon was just two months old, but maintained a deep connection to Albany, spending six weeks or so every year here with Zunon's maternal grandparents.
As a child she loved stopping with her family at the marketplace every Sunday, where she would admire the patterned fabrics and the traditional crafts of West African artisans ("I always spent my whole allowance on beads").
The family returned to the Capital Region when Zunon was 12, and she attended Guilderland schools beginning in eighth grade. It was at high school that, she says, "I started being a lot more invested in my art classes and the art teachers were really pushing me to perhaps focus on furthering my education in the arts." Zunon attended the Rhode Island School of Design, majoring in illustration ("I took a lot of drawing and painting classes") and graduating in 2006.
She then moved to the New York City area and began looking for jobs at museums and galleries, but "you can't really get a full-time job anywhere painting portraits and still-lifes." When she eventually found work, it was at a flower shop, as "the girl who hand-wrote all the notes to people and wrapped up all the flower arrangements." She worked there for almost a year, till two days before Christmas 2008, when changes in the economy forced the shop to downsize ("I was on the train coming back to Albany and I got a phone call, 'We won't be asking you to come back'").
But since graduating she had also gone to many conferences and portfolio reviews — one-on-one critiques of an artist's work by art directors, agents, and other professionals in the publishing industry — and at one of these had met Lori Nowicki, who would later become her agent.
Farmers in Malawi, as in so many African countries, are desperate for water. Often, people hike for several hours to a common well, where they fill pots and bring them back home to dole out carefully, plant by plant. When a drought ravaged William Kamkwamba's family farm, his father reduced their meals to one a day and told William, then 14, that he could no longer afford to send him to school.
William, unhappy about this, remembered pictures of a windmill in a library that Americans established near his village. He scavenged trash — a broken bicycle, a tractor fan, a shock absorber — and created a wobbly but working windmill. His prototype eventually led to a windmill and solar pumps that irrigated his mother's garden and his father's fields. This picture book simplifies the best-selling nonfiction book that the same authors published three years ago. Ages 6 and up.
Kamkwamba, William The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind; by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer; illus. by Elizabeth Zunon.
At age fourteen, William is forced to drop out of school; the drought in Malawi has wreaked havoc on his family's crops and there is no money for tuition. He starts spending time at the American library, where he learns about windmills and their power to "produce electricity and pump water." Determined (and, according to his neighbors, slightly "misala," or crazy), he hits the junkyard and constructs a windmill that produces enough energy to light a small bulb. This is only the beginning for William, who later went on to create a solar-powered water pump in his family's field and is currently an engineering student at Dartmouth with plans to return to Malawi "to work on renewable energy for electricity and pumping water in villages." This young reader's edition of Kamkwamba and Mealer's bestselling adult title is perfectly whittled down for the picture-book set, and the story of William's creativity and perseverance is well suited for young dreamers. The language is rich and evocative, from descriptions of the ravages of hunger ("alone with the monster in his belly and the lump in his throat") to his imaginings of how a windmill could impact his village. Zunon's compositions seamlessly combine oil paintings with touches of cut-paper collage work, and rich, unexpected colors and textures bring warmth and intensity to the scenes.
Wow! 1292 children read 10,009 books in two weeks on Pearson Foundation's We Give Books website, resulting in over 10,000 children's books to William Kamkwamba's Wimbe village library and additional schools/libraries in the area via William's NGO Moving Windmills. Thanks to Dave Schenone at We Read Books and Lauri Hornik at Dial Books for children. Thank you to our top 3 readers: pvpvrawlings, Harbins, and shaktimama.
Maria Popova, founder and editor of Brainpickings' review of "The Boy Who..."
What bamboo poles and bicycle chains have to do with sparking the spirit of entrepreneurship.
When he was only 14 years old, William Kamkwamba dreamt up a windmill that would produce electricity for his village in Malawi. The trouble? As Malawi was experiencing the worst famine in 50 years, William had to drop out of school because his family could no longer afford the $80 annual tuition. This meant he not only had no money to purchase the parts, but also no formal education to teach him how to put them together. Determined, he headed to the local library and voraciously devoured its limited selection of textbooks, then gathered some scrap parts — a bicycle dynamo, bamboo poles, a tractor fan, rubber belts, a bike chain ring — and brought his vision to life, building a functioning windmill. He spent the next five years perfecting the design and went on to found the Moving Windmills Project in 2008 to foster rural economic development and education projects in Malawi.
In 2009, Kamkwamba shared his moving story of perseverance, curiosity, and ingenuity in the memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. Now, this modern-day entrepreneurial fairy tale is being adapted for young hearts and minds in the beautifully illustrated children's book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition. Kamkwamba's story shines with all the more optimism and tenacity in the hands of 27-year-old artist Elizabeth Zunon, whose rich, lyrical, almost three-dimensional oil-and-cut-paper illustrations, reminiscent of Sophie Blackall's, vibrate with exceptional whimsy and buoyancy.
Coupled with the launch is a wonderful literacy effort — for every book parents, teacher, and children read online on We Give Books, the Wimbe community lending library, where Kamkwamba's journey began, gets a new book, up to 10,000. Despite serving some 1,500 pupils, the library currently has no picture books.
Beautiful, moving, and immensely inspirational, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition tells the kind of story that helps budding entrepreneurs relate to the world through a lens of infinite possibility — the kind of message that might, just might, empower them to harness if not the wind the future itself.
Last chance for you and your kids to take part in our literacy drive around my new children's book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, written with my friend Bryan Mealer and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.
Thank you to all the American children who have made it possible to change the lives of the primary students at the school I attended in my hometown of Wimbe, Malawi. These will be the first picture books they've every had.


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American sniper : the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, Chris Kyle, with Jim DeFelice and Scott McEwen
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A member of Navy SEAL Team 3 describes his life as a father and husband, and as the serviceman with the most confirmed sniper kills in the history of the United States military while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
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Directed by: Drake Doremus
Written by: Nathan Parker
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Guy Pearce, Jackie Weaver, Bel Powley, David Selby, Aurora Perrineau
Drama/Romance/Sci-Fi - 101 min Reviewed by Charlie Juhl on 18 July 2016
In this future, human emotions are a disease. Specifically, any notions of love, fun, or anger is a DNA abnormality called Switched on Syndrome, or SOS. Report to your doctor immediately if you suspect yourself of of the warnings - particular sensations or sensitivities to your surrounding environment. The option to commit suicide is yours to make and most of the afflicted choose it around Phase 3; but don't worry, a cure is just around the corner. "We beat cancer, we beat the common cold, we will beat SOS."
Director Drake Doremus creates a sterile world. Physical humans, who really function as vacuous automatons, live in a collective, yet very much alone. 'Coupling' is strictly forbidden. The populace seems quite content to live in separate housing pods and come together only to work and eat lunch. Well, everyone is content except for the noticeable minority who jump off high buildings or are arrested by Health & Safety for showing signs of SOS aka feeling.
Silas (Nicholas Hoult, Mad Max: Fury Road) seems as locked in as the next guy. He illustrates speculative non-fiction at ATMOS, an office that creates stories and illustrations of what it might look like to land on faraway planets or orbit stars. He works on wall-sized visual puzzles at night, receives already prepared food at the door, and maintains an empty stare just like the rest of his peers. Visually, Silas lives in a medium to light blue world. The lightbulbs, ambient sunlight, and TV screens are all blue tones.
Silas maintains vigilance for the SOS warning signs as the TV screens advise him to and hopes the latest suicide won't be too hard on the office; fingers crossed they find someone to cover the jumper's work. For some unknowable reason, Silas becomes a bit more sensitive to sunlight; it's brighter. He looks around more, thinks, and looks at his co-worker, Nia (Kristen Stewart, American Ultra), with a newfound curiosity. He has worked near Nia for years, why does she all of a sudden look so different?
Oh no, Silas suspects he has SOS. Is the epidemic contagious? Did he catch it from the co-worker who gave birth to a defective child? The world is full of colors now and Nia looks, what's the word, like nobody else in the world. Nia warns Silas to control himself or she will report him to the authorities, but it's no use, Nia is obviously in a more advanced SOS phase than Silas. The two do their best to sneak away in an stringently regulated society to talk and even touch. Should they be discovered, they will be whisked away to the DEN, the Defective Emotional Neuropathy building. Nobody comes back from the DEN.
Doremus and screenwriter Nathan Parker keep us boresighted on Silas and Nia's level. We learn next to nothing about the rest of the collective. Nobody talks about the past or the future. We only see a small slice of the present; is there a leader? How did humans evolve themselves out of emotions? No idea; that's for a different film. Equals studies what it is like for two devolving humans, a man and a woman, to truly see one another for the first time and connect with another being.
There are shades of many other films floating around Equals. I see Pleasantville where one moment you are comfortable in the black and white void until the full color palette of reality blindsides you. There is The Giver and its deliberately designed roles until the suppressed emotions bubble to the surface. I also see Her, Gattaca, and Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind and most irritating of all, Act V of Romeo and Juliet and its misunderstandings. Hoult and Stewart do a lot of one-on-one heavy lifting as they show us what it may look like to experience feelings for the first time. Equals contains a large science-fiction slice but for folks looking for an alt-future action/thriller, go elsewhere. Equals is a romantic future drama. We're here for the feelings, no laser beams or fighting. Drake Doremus conjures a fascinating world, but focusing solely on Silas and Nia restricts the narrative. We get nothing else and Equals suffers for it. Equals is a study in minimalism with its single-mindedness; a bright, complex world shackled in a stale atmosphere.


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North Manitou Island Loop
Leland, Michigan
North Manitou Island Loop is a loop trail that takes you by a lake located near Maple City, Michigan.
Winter Hike Pyramid Point Trail
The trail beings at the parking lot, it takes about 20 minutes to get to the famous overlook, about a 570 foot elevation gain. As you start the trail, after about .4 miles you will find a juncture off to your right, stay straight and it will lead you to the overlook. After you take in the sweeping views of the area, feel free to continue to hike, by following the trail back the way you came to ...
Hike Pyramid Point Trail
Beginning at the trailhead, the 2.8 mile round trip takes you on a gravel/sand trail up 570 feet. The trail slowly winds uphill until you hit an opening at the top that looks out at the Sleeping Bear Dunes and down on Lake Michigan.
Camp on South Manitou Island
South Manitou Island is situated off of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Lake Michigan. The island is only accessible by a two-hour ferry ride, which leaves once a day from Leeland.Upon arriving at the island boat dock, you'll soon realize this isn't an ordinary experience. South Manitou is designed for back-country camping and does not allow vehicles or motorized transportation on...
Paddle Board Lake Michigan from Leland Harbor
For a day on the water, off the shores of Lake Michigan head to Leland. Park in the marina and load onto your paddle boards from the boat ramp. You'll quickly find your way out of the marina, in which you can head right, left or to open water. Either way you'll find accessible beaches and clear sand on the waters bottom. Heading right out of the marina you'll find a private beach, heading left ...
Hike the Sleeping Bear Point Trail
The Sleeping Bear Point Trail is a 2.8 mile loop through the sand dunes with amazing views of Lake Michigan and South Manitou Island. There is a 0.5 mile spur hike from the trailhead to the Lake Michigan beach. It is less strenuous than the hike from the Dune Climb to Lake Michigan.
Hike the Ghost Forest Trail and the Dunes of Glen Haven
Park your car at the Sleeping Bear Point Trailhead in Glen Haven, Michigan, once parked find your way to the sign for point of reference with the map. You'll find that the Ghost Forest Trail is a 2.8 mile loop. You can start the loop at the trailhead which is near the bathroom, or at the sign where the map itself is. Starting from the trailhead by the bathroom, your first 2 miles will be throug...


The global ethoxyquin market is competitive in nature. Most of the companies are relying on advancements in technology and innovation in order to expand their business and acquire more shares in the market. In the years to come, it is anticipated that players within the market will strive towards setting up their units in emerging economies, says Transparency Market Research (TMR) in its new report. Players are expected to achieve this by actively participating in mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, and similar other tactics. Leading players within the market are: Jiangsu Zhongdan Group, Rensin Chemicals, Skystone Feed Co., and Impextraco, Kemin Industries.
According to TMR, the global opportunity in the ethoxyquin market will be US$255.0 mn by 2025. In the period from 2017 to 2025, this market is expected to expand at a 4.5% CAGR. Among different products, ethoxyquin-95 oil is witnessing a comparatively higher demand on account of the rising demand for fish meal worldwide. Increase in the consumption of shrimps and fish among people will fuel the growth of the ethoxyquin-95 oil market. This rain is expected to continue for the rest of the forecast period. On the basis of application it is expected that the demand for ethoxyquin is highest from the aquaculture industry. This is mainly due to the increasing demand for fish and fish meal products in developing nations. Apart from the aquaculture industry, it is expected that the poultry industry will also generate a considerable demand for ethoxyquin in the coming years on account of the rising consumption of poultry.
On the basis of geography, North America led the market in 2016 and is expected to continue to do so in the years to come. The approval for the use of ethoxyquin in animal feed by the FDA has propelled the use of this product in North America. Europe and Asia Pacific are other well-established markets for ethoxyquin. With increasing use of ethoxyquin 66 powder, Asia Pacific will emerge as a lucrative market for ethoxyquin. However, Europe is expected to witness a considerable decline in its shares in the market on account of the government regulations pertaining to the use of ethoxyquin.
Ethoxyquin has many applications within the pet food preservatives, poultry industry, spice colour preservatives, aquaculture industry, and industrial applications, which is boosting the growth of the market. A significant rise in the trend of pet adoption will have a positive impact on the market for ethoxyquin. As ethoxyquin is an extremely efficient preservative, helping the slowing down of oxidation of vitamin A, vitamin E, carotene, and xanthophyll in food products for pets, it is being used extensively in these products for prolonging the shelf life of the same. For the very same reason, ethoxyquin is also used extensively for the preservation of fish meals and poultry. Thus, the demand for ethoxyquin is growing.
This market is expected to witness a positive growth even in the years to come on account of the phenomenal growth of food trade between countries all over the world. On the downside however, the growing awareness regarding the toxicity of ethoxyquin is expected to dampen the growth of this market. "The implementation of strict regulations regarding the use of chemicals in pet food will also hamper the growth of the ethoxyquin market," said a TMR analyst.


Each individual bread board is it's own character. We sometimes throw away two thirds of our Hard Maple while looking for the right piece of wood. You see, even though we plead with our suppliers for the finest Hard Maple, that which is "free range" and "organically" grown, some of the wood, or some parts of the wood will have been in and out of jail, could have had a poor attendance record, or conversely, (what we want) could be in the honors program or better, a university graduate!
Since we cannot tell until we cut, we carefully look at each piece before we cut to try and weed out the miscreant and impostor Maple. Sometimes a piece which has obviously had a most privileged up-bringing and an excellent education will still have a slight blemish, a tattoo on your teenager if you will. Whether we use this or not is a subjective judgment call on our part. We throw it away when in doubt. It pains us to throw away good Maple but overall, we are proud to bring you the best looking, "no additives" added, "MSG free" Maple wood for your bread board that we can.
We start with planed and sanded Maple. After selecting a suitable part, we cut it with an 80 tooth minimum chop saw. We have a jig to ensure that the exact length of the bread board is obtained. We do not allow the blade to pass back up through the cut as it sometimes nicks the freshly cut edge, so once the blade is through (slowly) we stop the saw, and retrieve the wood.
We take this base, and check it for fit in another jig that again helps us get the exact size every time. We might sand the board on it's edge with an upright belt and disk sander until a proper fit is achieved. The sander has a guide that ensures that a right angle is maintained when sanding. We check the wood for any deficiencies again. Sometimes a long Maple plank will hide a devious history on the underside, so we check that.
Next we choose the side of the bread board that will be the top. The four sides are then passed through a router to mill the top edges down to the correct radius or curve. This is how the rounded top edge is achieved. After this we have to sand the edges with a fine sand paper.
At almost every step we do a little sanding. Passing our "valedictorian" Maple over equipment always leaves marks that need some loving attention with a fine grit sand paper.
We take the base and fit it into another jig that facilitates drilling all the holes. The jig allows each and every hole to be drilled in the same location for every board. For the Maple Key slicer we drill eight holes for the rails and four holes for the feet.
First we drill these using a small drill bit, then we take the board out of the jig and transfer it to a drill press where the eight rail holes are drilled out to a larger drill bit size.
Then we again transfer the base to another drill press where the eight rail holes are counter sunk.
For the rails, we try and cut all four rails from the same piece of wood to hopefully keep the grain of each rail similar in pattern and width to the others. We have found that the sanding process can result in different widths of this Maple. We therefore check that the rails are a match, especially in width.
For each set of rails, we turn to the router and will router three of the four sides to produce the finished top edges of the rails. The rails are then sanded to smooth the edges and to clean any equipment marks.
Before proceeding, the rails are laid out next to each other and paired off. We want the exact router finish on each set of opposing rails to match as well as the width and as much as possible, the grain.
We pick the metal guides and pair them up. These are cut by a water jet CNC machine and the holes are then counter sunk in a drill press. The finished guides are placed in a jig that positions two rails in the correct spot to keep the bottom and inner edges square with the inside edge of the stainless steel guide.
We use a special drill attachment that centers a small drill bit over the holes. Using this, we drill a small pilot hole in each of the four holes for each of the two sets of guide/rail pairs.
Leaving the stainless steel guide in the jig, the rails are moved one at a time to a drill press where the holes are then drilled to the proper depth. We always use a drill press because the holes must be drilled at exactly 90 degrees to the length of the rails. Any deviation and the rails will not line up true to the stainless steel guide holes, nor will the edge and bottom of the stainless steel guides line up with the inside edge and bottom of the Maple rail wood.
We take the "matched" rails back to the jig and mate the rails to the stainless steel guide that the holes were originally matched to. This is important because although the guides are milled by a computerized CNC system, the wood and guide will not match up every time, so they are now paired and properly drilled.
Four stainless steel screws secure the one stainless steel guide to the two rails.
This process is repeated for the second set of rails and stainless steel guide.
At this point we have the two sets of stainless steel guides mated to four Maple rails, and one Maple base bread slicer board. The task of mating these together is critical and so another jig is employed.
The jig will allow a precision lining up of the rails and guides with the board. The goal is to have the rails line up perfectly with the long edge of the board, to have the gap between the guides to be precise and exact on each side, and for the outside end of the rails to be perfectly distanced from the end of the board on all four corners.
The first step is to place the two sets of rails attached to guides into the jig upside down. These are secured in place with clamps (you should see how many clamps we use through the process!) and are shimmed to ensure the proper fit where needed. The base board is then placed into the jig and is also secured. The jig is built to position these pieces exactly as needed. Due to the imprecise nature of wood, a few shims are employed to properly position the the parts in relation to each other in the jig. Everything is secured. This jig is flipped over upright often, and so needs to hold everything tightly in place.
The next step is to drill the eight holes that secure the board to the rails further into the rails themselves. Previously, these eight holes were drilled through the base board only. Now we are ensuring that the existing base board holes are continued on into the rails.
Next, eight stainless steel screws are driven into the pre-drilled holes to secure the Rails and guides to the board. Four rubber feet are threaded onto shorter stainless steel screws and are fastened to the board.
The Slicer is inspected to check that the rails line up properly as the jig is designed to do. The board is sanded to remove any marks from the jigs and equipment.
The slicer is placed on a flat surface, perhaps glass to check it for any wobbles in the feet. The screws that secure the feet are adjusted to eliminate any wobble.
We inspect the slicer and if it passes, we package it for shipping.


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Oberon és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Dakota del Nord. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 81 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Oberon tenia 81 habitants, 38 habitatges, i 21 famílies. La densitat de població era de 92 hab./km².

Dels 38 habitatges en un 15,8% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 47,4% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 5,3% dones solteres, i en un 44,7% no eren unitats familiars. En el 42,1% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 21,1% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,13 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 2,95.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 22,2% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 6,2% entre 18 i 24, un 19,8% entre 25 i 44, un 29,6% de 45 a 60 i un 22,2% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 46 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 85,3 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 23.750 $ i la renda mediana per família de 45.417 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 30.833 $ mentre que les dones 15.625 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 14.348 $. Entorn del 19% de les famílies i el 25% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

Entitats de població de Dakota del Nord


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Michael Tangeman is the founder and editor of Progressive Spain.com, an online news and information portal focused on social issues, progressive activism and politics in contemporary Spain.
A former career journalist for 17 years, Mike was a news reporter, editor and foreign correspondent covering political and business news during the 1980s and '90s throughout Latin America. From Mexico, Central and South America, he reported on events and issues ranging from human rights and social activism to financial system meltdowns; rural and urban poverty to democracy and electoral fraud; manufacturing and corporate culture to refugees, nuclear power and the environment.
His book Mexico at the Crossroads: Politics, the Church, and the Poor, focusing on the role of religion and politics in the Zapatista rebellion in Mexico's southern state of Chiapas, was published by Orbis Books in 1995 to critical acclaim.
Prior to launching Progressive Spain, he managed online content, media relations and social media strategies for internet and mobile technology companies based in Europe, Latin America and the United States.
Mike holds a Master's degree in Latin American Studies and a Bachelor's degree in English Language & Literature. He spent his formative years in California, is an Irish national and citizen of the EU and has lived in Spain since 2010.


Fantastic design offers 2 living areas, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths. Quality and low price make this a one-of-a-kind offering. Open Living room design w-vaulted ceiling treatment. Kitchen w-Island bar, 3 cm granite, soft close draws, walk in pantry. Hardwood floors, custom tile work and large energy star quality vinyl windows. Huge 1,000 sf garage no normally found at this price point.


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TouchMagix: Convert any wall or floor into an interactive touchscreen
February 25, 2009 In Depth, Interviewentrepreneurs, Interview, media, multimedia, multitouchNavin Kabra
TouchMagix is a Pune-based startup with a product that can convert any wall of floor into an interactive touch screen. Targeted towards "high footfall" areas like malls, conferences and lobbys, it is a technology with a lot of potential, and frankly, something that we don't expect to see out of Indian companies. After being very impressed with the demo at their Bhonsale Nagar office, we interviewed founder Anup Tapadia for PuneTech. TouchMagix technology will be on display on both days of the Hi Tech Pune Maharashtra 2009 conference in Pune on 26th and 27th – it's definitely worth checking out. Anup will also be speaking at the conference on Friday. Read on for the interview.
Q: Can you give an overview of TouchMagix?
A: TouchMagix is a technology that allows any projection screen to be made interactive. Imagine a picture being projected on a regular wall, and a person can walk up to the wall and start interacting with the objects in the picture, and they actually react to the touch. TouchMagix technology allows adding such multi-point interactivity to any projected surface i.e walls, floors or screens. The projected surface reacts to the human gestures. It reacts to a touch, or it can react to gestures from a distance. And this can be done with any existing surface.
It is a medium that attracts crowds of all ages and helps brands "Get Noticed" with fun and interaction. It has extensive applications in retail, malls, advertising, events, promotions and gaming. We believe that this is the way brands would communicate to their consumers in future. At TouchMagix we are focussed towards building technologies and services which will aid brand owners to create an everlasting impression in consumers mind. Right now we have launched this product, and our team is overwhelmed with the response from all over the world. Now the real challenge we are facing is to accelerate the process of deployment across the globe in short amount of time. We are looking for awesome people to join this wagon!
TouchMagix Preview
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Demo of TouchMagix. Click here if you can't see the video.
Q: Can you dig a little into the technology that goes into making TouchMagix?
As off now we have 2 products, MagixFloor™ and MagixWall™ which are like large multi-point touch-screens. Both the technologies use same set of hardware and software. The hardware comprises of a high-end PC, a projector and our proprietary TouchMagix sensor. The sensor feeds the signals to the PC software, which recognizes human gestures and generates an XML feed on loopback interface. This feed can be integrated with any designing software like Adobe Flash, Adobe Director, 3DS Max etc… to build games and content. We offer an Open SDK interface which can be used by creative agencies or game designers to build content for deployment on TouchMagix. We also provide a remote controlled media scheduler for rotating content on the media. We are also in the process of designing audience measurement tools that will give web based interaction statistics to an advertiser.
Q: There are existing systems in US, Israel and elsewhere which do similar things. For example, Reactrix Systems. How do you differentiate yourself from them, both from an IPR perspective and a marketing perspective.
We have a superior and cost effective technology than most of the competition around. Technology, is just one aspect of the media. The possibilities with the content that one can build on this media would establish our position. We are offering an Open SDK interface for developers that no other competitor is offering. We are also introducing a feature of audience measurement, and web management which will set us apart. Reactrix systems was a close competitor for us, but they recently shutdown despite investment of $75 Million. Any good idea badly executed can also lead to failure. Being in India, we have an cost advantage along with the technology edge to deliver this product to the world. We have a team with diverse experience in technology, advertising and gaming and we believe we can make this happen.
Q: What were the unexpected challenges that you faced in making this happen.
A: Loads of challenges surfaced during the process of development of this technology. It was like playing the game of snakes and ladders for last 2 years day-in and day-out. What we thought was working in the labs and we said hurray, was a basket of new challenges on the field. Elimination of pseudo sensing was one of the big challenges that we had to overcome.
Pseudo sensing is a problem in which the movements of the objects that are in the picture being projected need to be distinguished from the motion of the human. Earlier the system used to do false detections on the projected image thinking it was the human motion. Now we have overcome that problem.
Q: Unlike most other "IT" and "web" startups, your technology has a significant hardware component. This is not something common in India. Has that been a challenge for you?
A: I was fortunate to get an experience in both hardware and software during my journey of learning. My dad always says, "You are a jack of all trades, and master of some!". This trait helped me in integrating hardware and software required to create the product. Having our own hardware solved lot of problems, which would have been difficult otherwise. It also helped in building the intellectual property around it.
Q: What conventional (and unconventional) means, you are trying out for marketing your product?
A: Basically we have 3 types of customers.
Private companies advertising their own product in private spaces. e.g – An mobile company putting it in their every showroom.
Public place owners where advertisers would like to advertise their products. e.g – A mall who would lease out their space to advertisers.
Short term installations for events, exhibitions, activations, promotions, parties etc.
We would be handling 1st type of customers by direct marketing initiatives. 2nd and 3rd type of customers would be handled through channel partners who have local presence. In addition to this, we will also be doing online direct marketing.
Q: What funding options have you considered?
A: The first phase was funded by Family and Friends. Along with the business plan, the next phase funding plan also would be frozen.
Q: At a very young age, you have done a lot of interesting and varied things? Can you tell us a bit about your background and the various areas you've worked in?
A: I started exploring computers at a very young age. At the age of 14 I became the world's youngest Microsoft Certified professional to achieve MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA. I was fortunate to receive written compliments and motivation from Bill Gates, Azim Premji, Dr. Raghunath Mashalkar, Dr.Irwin Jacobs and many others for this achievement. At the age of 16 I started off my company TechnoKarma Labs with a vision to build innovative indian products for the global market. Our first product was 802.11b based mesh router. This router was a low cost and more efficient alternative to the way wireless networks were being deployed. During this time, I was also associated with International Institute of Information Technology, Pune (I2IT) for research in High Performance Computing under mentoring of Dr.Vijay Bhatkar. After my 12th standard at Fergusson College, I was offered to join in as a full time MS student in Networks & Telecom at I2IT skipping my engineering degree. At the age of 19 I received my 1st Masters degree. As part of my masters thesis, I had worked on a low level distributed memory management system for virtual machine clusters. After my Masters, I worked for 1 year with Qualcomm at San Diego, USA. I developed 2 products in distributed mobile computing at Qualcomm's Corp R&D which were patented. I received an offer to join University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for Ms-PhD program in Communication Theory and Systems. I decided to join UCSD for PhD. My topic of research was Ad-Hoc networks and large scale distributed systems. During my stay in San Diego, I got a chance to work with a Venture Capital firm and get a view of several start-ups that they had invested in, or were planning to invest-in. This experience was invaluable. After completing the Master's courses and some MBA courses I decided that I would like to come back to India, and start off TouchMagix. Presently I am on leave of absence from UCSD. I have been consulting to several start-ups in India and US on technology and product development.
Q: You could have chosen to do your startup in San Diego, or in Silicon Valley. Why did you choose to come back to India?
A: I see India as a place with ample opportunities for an entrepreneur. My dream always has been to see India as a product innovation hub rather than a BPO hub. I decided to setup my company in Pune to pursue this dream. TouchMagix Media Pvt. Ltd. is the first entity of the TechnoKarma Labs. I dream to have many more product companies like this in times to come. I love to interact with like minded people who share this vision.
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19 thoughts on "TouchMagix: Convert any wall or floor into an interactive touchscreen"
Arun Prabhudesai says:
Hey Anup,
Excellent innovative product / technology. Would love to have a chat with you…
Rajendra Tapadia says:
Great product. All the very best.
Anup says:
Hey Arun,
Thanks for your compliments !
Would love to chat with you too….
lets connect on linked-in http://www.linkedin.com/in/anuptapadia
–Anup
Ajay Jajoo says:
Excellent work Anup..Keep it up..
Krishna Depura says:
This is a great product. This is a new concept in India but as it catches up and advertisers realise the power of interactive technology and audience measurement system — it has the potential to change the OOH advertising landscape.
Dhaval Makawana says:
I went through the video of demo. The produce is simply awesome!! What other games are you targeting in near future? Any other products in a row?
All the best for future endeavours …
-Dhaval
Mohit Garg says:
I have seen the demonstration of the TouchMagix product. It is a very engaging medium for advertisers who find current mediums too passive a medium. Further, the ROI on marketing spend is very hard to estimated especially with OOH. I believe this product can even help advertisers track the number of people who interacted with the product.
Thanks everyone for their wishes.
@Dhaval We are in process of making several games. Trying out stuff in 3D games now. Will be integrating more functionality in gesture recognition and audience measurement too.
Kalpana Iyer says:
Anup, you make us all proud and very happy for your Dad!
shardul mohite says:
Very great product and very innovative technology. The only closer competitor (not in india though.. ) is Uniki (http://www.uniki.eu/solutions/). But you are way to ahead of them.
shardul
Finally some true innovation coming out of Pune! The post was really inspiring. Good luck with your future ventures.
yogesh says:
Absolutely no words, it's amazing product, I think you don't even need to market it just show demos to ad agencies and media people your product would be bundled in their offer…..
It can become an must be part of media, but also one can setup an amuzement park with it.
I am only concerned with marketing strategies you defined. To startup it is Ok, but much bigger can be done.
Ramprasad Rathi says:
Dear Anand,
Great achivement. We all at Rathi family wish you all the best for your bright future.
Lalitha says:
I am glad to see you are focusing on Hitech products rather than add to the BPO/ITO hub. Intellectual capital is created by individuals like yourself who are a master of your vision!
Hi Anup
Recently, even I have relocated to India and am currently evaluating product development options.
But your product and the article above is truly very fascinating!
Is the demo on 26/27th of March, and where is the location? Would love to attend and learn more.
I will also send you a linked in invite, hope to discuss further.
The demo was in Feb. Add me on linked-in and we will catch-up over coffee.
Akash Sureka says:
Hi Anup,
Great work in execution. It has tremendous opportunities in other areas also as compared to what you are targeting in advertising and gaming market segments. Keep It up.
Please check Lm3Labs, a Japanese company which has a headstart in this space and have a list of impressive customers but not able to expand fast to apture market share.
hi , i read ur interview in the newspaper today . Its nice that u followed ur dream and set up an example for others. Congrats for winning thE Asian Award . u have become an nspiration for me n would consider myself lucky if I ever get a chance to have a conversation with u .
Tc and I hope 2 c u soon
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Private investigators or private detectives are people that are considered to have probably the most risky occupations. Private investigation does not merely depend on looking info about a person by way of the internet or just by asking around. It demands the private investigators or private detectives to go out within the "field" and they've to learn the way to "blend-in" with diverse forms of crowds in order to avoid detection or to be able to keep away from arousing suspicions. This is the region exactly where most private investigators and private detectives are being placed in danger, need to they be detected then they're actually putting their lives in jeopardy. Nobody likes to be followed or to be investigated especially for those that are involved in illegal activities. Sometimes private investigators make mistakes that place their life in jeopardy. This is why it ought to be a requirement for every single private investigator to discover how to defend themselves.
There are several methods of defending one's self and first of which will be the well-known, martial arts. Private investigators or private detectives really should understand to deal with situations that may possibly need them to defend themselves, learning a martial art is for that reason a need to. Martial arts do not only provide you with the understanding on the best way to defend against physical attacks however it also helps you improve your speed and agility, that are vital physical attributes for a private detective or a private investigator specifically in the field of surveillance. By means of the routine workouts undertaken in martial arts, the person slowly develops his or her muscles to "memorise" particular movements and even discomfort so that you can physically sustain any activities that demand sudden movements or change in directions, a familiar method for private detectives and private investigators.
Consequently, with the risks and hazards that private investigators and private detectives are facing it's imperative that they ought to discover and practice at the least one type of martial arts.


The air traffic control tower is seen at Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam.
Two flights were unable to contact air traffic controllers at an airport in northern Vietnam earlier this month after it was discovered that the first command was asleep and his assistant was absent, the country's aviation watchdog confirmed on Tuesday.
The incident involving two separate Vietjet flights occurred at Cat Bi Airport in Hai Phong City on March 9, with the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam completing its investigation into the case earlier this week.
According to the CAAV, the captain of Vietjet flight VJ921 bound for Seoul tried to contact the Cat Bi air traffic controllers 29 times but they never replied.
The flight was expected to depart at 11:45 pm, however the captain could not reach the control center between 10:51 pm and 11:24 pm.
One air traffic controller eventually responded to the VJ 921 by 11:24 pm, meaning the flight took off at 11:58 pm, 13 minutes later than scheduled.
On the same night, another Vietjet flight, VJ 292, was scheduled to land in Hai Phong from Ho Chi Minh City at 11:30 pm, but was also unable to reach the air traffic controllers after ten attempts between 11:14 pm and 11:38 pm.
This meant the controllers kept the VJ 292 captain waiting for 23 minutes before answering the call at 11:39 pm. The flight eventually landed at 11:54 pm, 24 minutes behind schedule.
In a report submitted to the CAAV, Vietnam's Northern Airports Authority said the equipment at the Cat Bi air traffic control center was in normal working order at the time of incident, and that the loss of contact was caused by human error.
Investigations revealed that on the night of March 9, three staff, including two air traffic controllers – the chief official and his assistant – plus one technician were on duty at Cat Bi.
However, the assistant controller was absent from 9:40 pm to 5:40 am the following day, and his first command was asleep between 9:40 pm and 11:15 pm, according to the report.
On Wednesday, the CAAV said the two controllers had been fined VND7.5 million (US$335) each and had their working license suspended for two months.
The head of the Cat Bi air traffic control center has also been suspended and replaced by an experienced official from Hanoi.
Two other air traffic controllers have been transferred to work at Cat Bi in place of the offending staff.
The CAAV added that it is conducting a comprehensive inspection of the operations of the Cat Bi air traffic control center.