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Securities Regulation Daily Institutional investor group praises reintroduced bill on Rule 10b5-1 trading plans
Institutional investor group praises reintroduced bill on Rule 10b5-1 trading plans
By Mark S. Nelson, J.D.
Previously, the Rule 10b5-1 plan bill was part of the larger package of legislation contained in JOBS Act 3.0, which overwhelmingly passed the House during the last Congress but never got a vote in the Senate.
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC) recently reintroduced legislation that would bring new scrutiny to Rule 10b5-1 plans that are ostensibly used by corporate insiders to trade company stock without running afoul of the SEC's antifraud authorities. The Council of Institutional Investors, in a letter to House FSC leaders signaled its "strong support" for the bill, which it said would address some of the concerns the CII had raised in a 2012 rulemaking petition it submitted to the SEC.
The "spirit" of Rule 10b5-1; Intel stock trades. The CII's renewed interest and its rulemaking petition were, in part, prompted by a series of The Wall Street Journal articles that suggested corporate insiders were at least violating the "spirit" of Rule 10b5-1. Specifically, the CII petition cited executives' practices of: (1) adopting plans while they are aware of material, non-public information; (2) regularly amending or canceling plans; and (3) adopting plans that permit trading soon after adoption.
A more recent motivation for bringing forward legislation on Rule 10b5-1 plans arose following news reports that Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich had exercised company stock options and sold the resulting shares pursuant to a modified Rule 10b5-1 trading plan in a time frame when Intel allegedly became aware of the Meltdown and Spectre cybersecurity vulnerabilities affecting Intel processors.
Putting the spotlight on trading plans. Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 specifies when securities trading is "on the basis of" material, nonpublic information regarding Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 which, in combination, constitute part of the SEC's most significant anti-fraud authorities. An affirmative defense exists to liability in three instances, including when a company executive adopts a written trading plan. However, such written trading plans must be entered into in good faith and cannot be entered into for the purpose of evading the requirements of Rule 10b5-1.
The Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act (H.R. 624) would require the SEC to examine Rule 10b5-1 for gaps in coverage in light of insiders' current trading plan practices. Specifically, the SEC would have to consider whether to limit trading to issuer-adopted trading windows, to curb the use of multiple (the latest version drops the word "overlapping" as in "multiple, overlapping") trading plans, to mandate a delay between adoption of a trading plan and the first executed trade under the plan, to restrict an insider's ability to modify or cancel a trading plan, to require companies and insiders to make certain filings with the Commission, and to mandate that company boards adopt relevant policies and monitor for compliance.
The study also must consider factors such as whether revisions to Rule 10b5-1 would clarify existing limits on insider trading, alter companies' desire to be public companies, impact capital formation, or affect the ability to recruit executives. The Commission would have to report to Congress within one year of enactment and, upon completing the study, conduct a notice and comment rulemaking to revise Rule 10b5-1.
The text of the latest version is nearly identical to both the stand-alone (H.R. 6320) and JOBS Act 3.0 (Title XXVII) versions introduced in the 115th Congress. The JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (S. 488) (aka JOBS Act 3.0) passed the House by a vote of 406-4, while the stand-alone version of the Rule 10b5-1 plan bill in the last Congress was reported by the House FSC but was not brought before the full House (See the following White Paper for addition analysis of the JOBS Act 3.0 Rule 10b5-1 provision at pages 9-10).
Looking ahead. The CII had previously expressed support for earlier versions of the Rule 10b5-1 legislation citing the Intel example as an additional reason for advancing the legislation. The North American Securities Administrators Association also said in a letter to Senate Banking Committee leaders that it "strongly support[ed]" the Rule 10b5-1 plan provision in JOBS Act 3.0. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce previously supported JOBS Act 3.0 in a statement following its passage by the House, although with emphasis on the bill's capital formation provisions and without specifically mentioning the Rule 10b5-1 plan provision.
Going forward, practitioners might look for the Rule 10b5-1 plan bill to move forward on its own and, potentially, as part of a revived JOBS Act 3.0. The bill enjoyed high-ranking bipartisan support in the 115th Congress from then-House FSC Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and then-Ranking Member Waters. That level of support for the bill continues in the 116th Congress from now Chairwoman Waters, who hailedthe bill as the first of more expected bipartisan bills, and Ranking Member McHenry, who described SEC fraud enforcement as "apolitical."
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Savannah has always been a haven for creative minds, providing inspiration for native son Johnny Mercer, who penned the classic song "Moon River," and countless writers including Conrad Aiken and Flannery O'Connor. The city remains just as culturally relevant today, with an array of art galleries and museums, acclaimed annual festivals and more.
Savannah's food scene has exploded in the past few years and has it all, from world-class establishments to eateries in marshland settings with dress codes so casual, you can go barefoot. Southern home cooking practically started here, and our just-caught-off-the-boat seafood couldn't be fresher.
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Savannah also features many food festivals including the Savannah Food and Wine Festival, Jewish Food Festival, Tybee Island Wine Festival, BBQ & Blues Festival and more. There are several farmers' markets including Forsyth Farmer's Market every Saturday morning.
When the sun goes down, Savannah's history sleeps and the night comes alive with music, dining and fun.
There is a wide array of venues sure to please everyone, from pubs and underground taverns to jazz clubs and tapas bars. Hear jazz and blues — or bluegrass. Go salsa or swing dancing. Sing along in a piano bar or puff away in a cigar bar. The coffee houses and clubs throughout the city provide live music and lively conversation.
Savannah also offers evening tours, outdoor concerts, theater performances and frequent fireworks and festivals. Theoretically, you could stay out all night —although we do suggest that you get some sleep to keep up with the daytime fun.
Savannah's shops run the gamut, from unique locally owned boutiques to major retail chains. The Historic District is a popular shopping destination, featuring a mix of clothing boutiques, galleries, gourmet markets and upscale national chains.
Oglethorpe Mall and Savannah Mall offer more traditional retail therapy, along with several notable shopping centers on the Southside and in Midtown Savannah.
In 2015, the Outlet Mall of Georgia, located in the burgeoning city of Pooler, will offer another shopping opportunity.
Savannah's roster of annual events and festivals is impressive and diverse. Savannah may be best known for its annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. The city's parade is the second largest in the nation and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors from near and far.
Music lovers of all genres have reason to celebrate the Savannah Music Festival, which features an exciting array of musical talent from around the world. The free Savannah Jazz Festival has been a tradition for more than three decades. And the new Savannah Stopover festival is putting Savannah on the map as a destination for alternative and rock music.
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Video Shows How Being Innocent & Disabled is No Protection from Police Violence
A mentally and physically disabled innocent man had done absolutely nothing wrong when police drove up with guns drawn and beat him to a pulp.
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Toronto, CA -- In a case of mistaken identity, Toronto Police were caught on video viciously beating a nonviolent, innocent man with a developmental disability. On Wednesday, the victim filed a $5 million lawsuit against the police after a video of the assault was released.
Around 8 a.m. on November 1, Santokh Bola, 21, arrived in the parking lot near his grandfather's store when two Toronto cops approached him at gunpoint. Responding to a call about a suspect with a knife, two officers tackled Bola to the ground as a bystander began recording the incident on his ">cellphone. Two other cops rushed onto the scene immediately delivering kicks and punches to Bola's unprotected head.
As an officer repeatedly kicked him, Bola shouted, "Hello! I didn't do anything, sir."
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While begging for his life, Bola pleaded with the officers to find his grandfather or his parents to help explain his innocence. Unable to fully express himself due to his intellectual disability, Bola needed his family to protect him from the bloodthirsty cops.
Moments after being detained in a patrol car, Bola was released without charges when the officers realized that they had assaulted the wrong man. Bola's grandfather later took him to a local hospital where he received treatment for multiple head injuries. Bola also suffers from emotional trauma sustained during the beating.
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"They were unremorseful, unapologetic, they told us that everything that was done was done under protocol, but instead of feeling our pain and seeing what we went through, they didn't care, they could care less," Bola's sister Sonia recalled. "Had they given him 30 seconds just to explain why he was there, had they given him a minute to corroborate his story, to walk 30 metres into the store to talk his grandfather about why he was there, all of this would have been avoided."
Although the family filed a formal complaint to the province's Special Investigations Unit, no one from the agency has contacted the Bola family. After the bystander who recorded the beating contacted the family and gave them a copy of the video, Bola decided to file a lawsuit on Wednesday against the department and the officers who brutally attacked him.
"No one would have believed us, we wouldn't be here today, nothing would have come out of it," Sonia Bola explained, noting the importance of the witness' video evidence.
While defending the officers' blatant use of excessive force, Pugash noted that the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) is investigating the police brutality.
Last year, Toronto Police Constables Piara Dhaliwal and Akin Gul arrested an innocent man and falsely charged him with assaulting an officer. Unbeknownst to the corrupt cops, his cellphone video of the false arrest was automatically uploaded to his Google account before they could delete it.

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Q: Generating a citations list with LaTeXiT? Is there a way to generate a citations list in LaTeXiT?
This answer provides a method (in a normal LaTeX environment) for adding citations to the citation list without having them cited in the document. Then, in LaTeXiT's Preferences > Advanced > Additional Files, I've added the bibliography file. However, this produces no references list. If I use the ordinary \cite command, I see that [CITATION_KEY_NAME] is output by LaTeXiT. It seems that LaTeXiT will not run biber (or equivalent). Is there a better way to get LaTeXiT generate the desired citations list? Thank you!

A: You can add a pre-processing script in the preferences of LaTeXiT under Typesetting > Additional scripts. Check the box to enable Pre-processing, then add the following (replacing the compiler and bibliography tool being used if not LuaLatex and Biber, respectively):
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This will lead to longer LaTeXiT compile times, so under that same preference tab, it may make sense to add a separate configuration for this, so the default can still be used for regular LaTeXiT usage.
This answer assumes the bibliography file was added to LaTeXiT as described in the question.
I was looking to add individual citations to (non-Beamer) slides. For others who would like to do the same thing, here are a few other pointers (assuming biblatex). In the preamble, use \usepackage[style=authortitle]{biblatex} to remove the citation number. And for the main LaTeXiT code use:
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This will give the citation by itself in LaTeXiT.
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8 Best Eco-Friendly Sunscreen You Need To Try This Summer
Juan Fernandez
Anu Chaudhari
Summer will soon be here and everyone will be itching to go to the beach to soak in some vitamin D. One of the beach essentials that comes to our minds is sunscreen. As conscious consumers, our sunscreens should shield the skin from harmful UV rays while not damaging the environment. The best eco-friendly sunscreens are the way to go for a fun-filled and conscious summer day.
Here are our top picks for the best eco-friendly sunscreens:
Reef Repair
Surfdurt
Back 2 Nature
Why is regular sunscreen no good?
Regular sunscreens that are not eco-friendly usually contain harmful and potentially toxic ingredients that are bad both for the environment and the skin and overall health.
Also, to keep marine life safe, the key is to use SPF that uses UVA and UVB filters instead of the chemicals typically contained in the regular SPFs.
Some of the toxic ingredients that are included in regular sunscreens include:
Oxybenzone
Avodenzone
Octionoxate
If you are unaware of the health consequences of these ingredients, feel free to refer to the reports regarding the toxicity of these chemicals.
These ingredients are added to the product to "protect" our skin from sun damage. But our concern goes further - it is the damage it does to the environment. But what harm can sunscreen do to the environment?
Most sunscreen is washed off in tourist areas like beaches. Once these chemicals get into the ocean, they threaten coral reefs. Coral reefs are essential to support marine ecosystems and to protect the coasts from wave damage. Also, coral reefs offer protection to marine life.
This makes it essential to save coral reefs, which gives us even more reason to choose eco-friendly sunscreens. The chemicals in regular sunscreen can damage coral's DNA, which kills the corals. It also increases coral bleaching - when the coral releases the algae that grow on it. Coral and algae depend on each other for survival, so when algae are separated from coral, the coral starves and dies.
Here are some of the eco-friendly sunscreens that you can look out for
Finding a compatible sunscreen can be pretty tricky - some leave a white tint, while some can cause breakouts or clog pores on sensitive skin. But sunscreen is essential for keeping us safe from sun damage. Switching to eco-friendly sunscreen is an excellent option to protect your skin and the environment.
Sunscreens available in the US
#1Thrive
Alex McIntosh, Founder of Thrive Care
Alex McIntosh came to Costa Rica to find a way to start a skincare line based on plants and a business that would improve the vitality of the land. He soon collaborated with Laura Arce, the director of R&D at Thrive. Laura says that creating and designing products was a challenge - not only does it have to be effective and healthy, but it has to be plant-based.
Thrive Natural Moisturising Mineral Face Sunscreen contains non-nano zinc oxide with spectrum SPF 30 and protects from UVB and UVA rays. Besides protecting the skin from the sun's rays, it also helps repair skin damage.
The cream also helps to reduce redness or irritation, thanks to the antioxidant ingredients - Wakame seaweed and Tazman pepper. Moreover, the brand has all-natural additives harvested from local Costa Rican farms that have a mission to improve. The products offered by Thrive are reef-safe, vegan, cruelty-free and GMO-free.
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#2 Safe Sea
John Andrews, Founder of Safe Sea
Captain John Andrews is the founder of Safe Sea. He is an avid boater who has lived on the sea throughout his life. The captain started the company to make the beach safer. Marine scientists and biotechnologists were also part of the founding team. Extensive research and clinical trials have enabled the business to create unique products that protect jellyfish and corals.
Safe Sea sunscreen
The original Safe Sea lotion formula is ideal for divers. The product detracts jellyfish and sea lice while protecting the diver from the sun's rays. Safe Sea has a unique formula combined with UVA/UVB SPF protection, making it a perfect solution for a beach day. The products come in 40 SPF and 50+ SPF. It is pretty water-resistant. The product is also clinically registered and is approved by FDA.
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#3 Reef Repair
Simon Ilett, Founder of Reef Repair
Simon Illet is on a mission to make sunscreen without ingredients that can potentially damage reefs. Thanks to research on the effects of cosmetic ingredients, more people see the need for using environmentally safe sunscreen. But that's the catch - there is insufficient research into what ingredients should be avoided. Simon says that finding a reef-safe sunscreen has been quite a task, next to impossible. Reef Safe aims to bridge that gap.
Reef Repair sunscreen products
In my opinion, Reef Repair went ahead to develop a formula in their way, which was quite an empowering move. Reef Repair is a cruelty-free formula with biodegradable plastics and recycled bottle materials.
The circular economy concept is something that Reef Repair should be chosen for:
Reef Repair is a cruelty-free sunscreen - one that has not been tested on animals.
The manufacturing process re-purposes waste generated by the manufacturing process.
The Reef Repair shrink wrap is made from biodegradable plastic - BIOLEFIN.
Reef Repair Haircare products are 100% vegan.
The cream is also non-whitening. The skin absorbs the cream while protecting the environment
The formula is non-oily and does not clog the pores, and doesn't get unpleasantly sweaty.
#4 Badger
Bill Whyte, Founder of WS Badger
WS Badger was founded by Bill Whyte, 23 years ago. He had an idea to create a natural balm to soften his chapped hands . He had planned to start a mission-driven business that was not just for people but was also eco-friendly, known as a unique company for its culture and family-oriented approach. Badger is a certified B Corp that also wants to meet the ethical standards of transparency.
Badger eco-friendly sunscreen
Banger's zinc oxide is non-nano which means that the sunscreen is reef safe and eco friendly.
Initially, the Badger sunscreen goes on white. Still, it doesn't leave behind a pale residue as you rub it in, which is surprising compared to other counterparts with high zinc oxide concentrations.
#5 Surfdurt
Maxine J Chapman, Founder of Surfdurt
Surfdurt was started around 3-4 years back in a Tupperware container. It was a side project that Maxine worked on along with her dad, a chemist from Hawaii. They successfully created a sunblock cream/lotion that works without contributing to pollution or killing corals .
Surfdurt sunscreen products
Apart from clever use of the word "durt", the sunscreen is made from 11 food-grade ingredients - all of which are theoretically edible. Surfdurt does not contain any synthetic ingredients and is very safe. It also includes certified organic ingredients like coconut and avocado oil. Moreover, the sunscreen is made in America and is manufactured at a solar-powered unit.
Sunscreens available in the UK
#6 Suntribe
Julia Beyer, Karl and Hampus, Founders of Suntribe
Julia moved to Sweden for an entrepreneurship course where she also met Karl and Hampus. While she was looking to set up her own business with environmental values, she realised how big the problem is with conventional sunscreens for the environment. This was further confirmed by Karl, a surf teacher in Portugal. The trio decided to work on a safe and clean alternative for the environment and humans.
Suntribe sunscreen product
The Suntribe sunscreen is a 100% reef safe and biodegradable sunscreen packed in a sustainable tube made from sugarcane! It is also effective at protecting from UVA and UVB rays. The plant-sourced sunscreen has a faint coconut and cocoa scent. It can be applied easily on the skin without feeling oily or over moisturised. The only drawback of this product is that it is pretty expensive - however, its quality is unbeatable.
#7 Back 2 Nature
Terra Robinson, Founder of Back to Nature
Terra is an anaesthetic skincare specialist, plant geologist, beauty advisor and herbalist. She studied plants for almost 7 years before founding Back 2 Nature. All of their products are 100% certified organic and designed for the skin's excellent health.
Back 2 Nature sunscreen product
All the ingredients used in Back 2 Nature are plant-sourced and certified organic. Moreover, because of Terra's experience with plants, the product is also quite effective. The ingredients are non-toxic, vegan, cruelty-free, reef safe and free from chemicals that can potentially harm the environment.
#8 Babo Botanicals
Kate Solomon, Founder of Babo Botanicals
Babo Botanicals was initially started in 2010 by Kate Solomon, a young mother who was searching for safe and effective products for children. The company soon launched premium skincare products, best known for suncare and hair care solutions - especially for children.
Babo Botanicals sunscreen
Babo Botanicals sunscreen is relatively lightweight and luminous. It does not leave any residue and is made from clean ingredients. It is not quite as non-greasy as claimed, but it is manageable.
What should you look for in a natural and eco-friendly sunscreen?
The term "reef-friendly" is not regulated, so we suggest looking for ingredients that can be trusted. It is also essential to look at the "active ingredients" to ensure that the products do not contain harmful chemicals that can potentially harm the environment.
Check the broad spectrum - The products need to protect against both UVA and UVB rays
It is also recommended to use a mineral-based product suitable for humans and the environment.
It should also contain nano-sized zinc oxide or titanium dioxide.
Most mineral sunscreens contain zinc oxide, which helps protect against UV rays and is considered reef safe.
These sunblock ingredients, which include oxybenzone and octinoxate, harm coral reefs. There's no denying that suncream is a vital element of our outdoor gear, but how could we safeguard both our skin and nature?
We need to know which sunscreens are detrimental to marine life and safe for the reef. Particularly while visiting major water sports destinations. Having a good sunscreen that protects us from harmful rays in important - but not at the cost of nature!
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As part of Vodafone's UK-wide trial of 5G, the technology was tested on the New Street concourse, with commuters invited to test 5G speeds using a 5G router, achieving speeds of 325MB per second.
Although 5G-compatible devices are not yet on the market, many companies have announced handsets launching this year, so consumers may soon be able to test the low latency and high speeds promised by 5G and using their own devices.
Vodafone is rolling out 5G to a number of key commuter locations across the UK during 2019; and will switch on the new network in 19 towns and cities by the end of the year. Live testing is now also taking place at a number of sites across Birmingham.
In other 5G news, the race to the top continues, with South Korea's SK Telecom claiming to have launched the world's first commercial 5G network, which was quickly disputed by US rival AT&T, which said it launched a network in December.


A few years ago, I came across a wonderful soul by the name of Jules Blaine Davis. She opened my eyes and expanded the way I came to look at food in terms of presentation. This all was happening right on the cusp of the new phenomenon of food grams. Her vision was not about perfecting your layout but about opening your fruits and vegetables and laying them out across a wood board. The idea is once food is peeled, cut, sliced, broken and opened it becomes inviting, welcoming hands and mouths around to taste these beautiful foods. I noticed how true this was in our home, sort of along the principal of out of site out of mind. We always have this bountiful bowl of fruit on the kitchen table. It is a spectacular assortment of flavors and colors. However, other than my daughter no one reaches for a single bit unless it is offered, cut and placed in front of them. I started to understand that this concept of opening meant there was much more eating. Jules also suggested to just do it, no questions about being hungry or what would you like because most the time it is not what you want to hear, nor your ideal choices or simply to busy to think about food.
We have fully incorporated this concept into our lives. Several times a day my family is eating off a wood board. It starts in the morning, so instead of asking I am still giving choices, but they are by site and taste; then they can decide to eat it or not. Usually most of it is gobbled down. For breakfast we open boiled eggs, there are slivers of toast, goat cheese, almond butter, apples, peaches, ricotta. If its cold we do oatmeal in a small bowl and on the wood board is a selection of toppings. You can get creative. On the weekends we do granola and yogurt bowls, all the fruits seeds and nuts are open on the wood board. After school snacks are another great way to introduce the wood board, share it with school friends. Parents are often amazed at what their children have tried because it was not a question it was just there, open and tempting by color and smell. I look at it as if we have a mini farmers market on a board, this is how my daughter became to open to trying new foods.
I will be bringing different examples of our wood boards to the blog. This one is from a mid morning snack. We started the day of with smoothies and by 10am we were needing something more substantial. Full of protein and healthy fats. If you give this a try at home please share your experience, see if your children will star eating new foods or at the very least trying it. I love how families come together around this idea of eating over a wood board. Just think of the delicious cheese plates and great conversation you have had in the past. We are just bringing into the home life. Enjoy.


Hi, I am Ken, I am the Owner of this blog. I love movies and I love sharing it with everyone. In this blog, I'll share some useful information about the great Black Dahlia movie. The story of the movie was amazing and the detective has also done a great job.
I became a fan of the detective after watching his kind. I like watching such kind of movies where there are different kinds of mysteries to be solved. Mysteries help me refresh my mind and it allows me to think from different perspectives.
Some romantic scenes are also included in this movie which may also grab your attention. Another important thing about Black Dahlia is that is a reality based movie and there are only a few movies that are reality based. I love watching such kind of movies. If you're also a fan of such movies, keep visiting this blog because you're gonna love it.
Movies Industry has become more and more advanced these days and it is moving to the greater advancement with super-fast speed. If you see the videos from the past few decades, you'll realize that the video quality in that time was extremely poor than what they're providing these days.
It's not only about the video quality but there are many other advancements they've made to this industry to grab the attention of viewers. Now, we often see that some movies include imaginary creatures in them such as dinosaurs, aliens, and super heroes. And they've made these movies so much realistic these days that we can't even realize that it's fake.
Today's topic is related to the fire scenes that we see in the movies. We all know that fire is the worst enemy of humans. So, most of us believe that making a fire scene in a movie would have definitely been one of the most dangerous parts of the movie. Many people think that the directors also hire the fire watch guards when creating such kinds of scenes.
But the reality is totally different from what we think. The fire we see in the movies isn't real at all and the movie editors use different softwares to add those fire effects. There are different video editing softwares that are used to create special effects and creatures.
Let's take a look at some of these softwares they use to create fire scenes in the movies.
Adobe after effects is a very popular software that is used for video editing. Those who've used this software know that there are different filters available in it that we can use according to our requirements. The fire filter is commonly used by video editors to add the fire effect to a video. The problem with this software is that the fire effect it adds to the videos is not realistic and creative and therefore, in some movies, we realize that the fire and the flames are fake.
Adobe Premiere Pro is an advanced software that is used by professional and expert video editors. It also has the same fire effect in it and it also allows the editor to add a fire effect according to his requirement. The problem with this tool is that it requires a lot of time to create a fire effect and movie editors don't have enough time to create effects for each movement, therefore, most of the editors choose the more advanced tools.
Visual effects is the most powerful tool that is used in almost all the Hollywood movies to create several creatures and fire scenes. The editor needs to have complete knowledge of all the tools of this software if he wants to edit a video with it otherwise, he'll ruin the entire video. There are several factors that are important for this software and all the expert editors are aware of all those factors.
Whether it's a movie premier, a birthday, or any other special event, security is becoming more and more necessary. Recently, we heard of a story about a 10 year olds birthday being held up and we thought this provided a great example of why event security is vital these days.
One sweet evening, a family was celebrating the 10th birthday of their daughter. While gifts were being presented to the birthday girl, a few armed men put guns on the faces of the guests and asked them to give them everything that they had starting from their wallets and handbags to their cell phones. The hosts and the guests were left with no other choice but to succumb to the perpetrators. Some men carrying backpacks were easily able to pass effortlessly through the front gate of the event venue while carrying appliances like mixer-grinders, laptops and other special tools stolen from the rooms of the event venue. This crime at a birthday event perpetrated because of the lack of special event security.
Had there been special security guards hired for taking care of the security issues of the event, the crime might not have perpetrated. The security for the event might have been quite instrumental in preventing the felony from taking place. Men and women, professionally trained in providing physical security, are nowhere to be found in the above-detailed situation. So, what is physical security and what is its importance?
Physical security is the prevention of demise or sabotage of property that might come from the inside or the outside. Security personnel for special events is professional skilled and trained individuals who are adept at carrying out the task of securing events and preventing criminal activities that might happen for business or casual event. Apart from offering physical security, I will present the most practical and an obvious reason why it is important to hire the services of event security companies for protecting your events and premises. In other words, I will outline the benefits of getting the services of special personnel for event security.
Security personnel hired for special events are well aware of the goings and the comings of the environment that they need to work in, and therefore they can provide the best security. They are very well acquainted with the services that they need to provide, and this knowledge tends to be important during dire times.
Since the security professionals hired for special events are professionally skilled and trained and because they practice situational awareness from time to time, they have this exclusive ability to sense tell-tale signs of present and clear danger. Therefore, crime prevention during an event is just a piece of cake for such professionals. In times of conflict and calamity, they are the ones who have this amazing ability to lead the guests and the attendee s at an event towards complete safety.
Security personnel can not only be hired for looking after the security of an event but also for assisting the guests at an event. This is because these professionals are adept at offering extra support to people attending a special event. They are fully aware of the ideals of customer satisfaction and customer care.
As we all have seen that in most of the horror movies we watch abandoned places which are made up by the set designers. But in most of the movies, we can also see the abandoned churches which give horror look to the movie in reality.
Let's have a look at the global abandoned churches that are beautiful as well.
There is a church in the place where you can see no chairs and no paint. This church seems like an empty room where people used to come to worship the Jesus but now there is nothing like that and people don't come here.
This place is totally shattered and now you can see the place with all the broken walls and old furniture inside the room broken a part. In the night, it definitely is a bad place to visit and shoot for some movie or documentary.
The church in the southeast Maui is at such a beautiful location and this place looks fab during the day night. You will love the beauty of the place but still, people don't come there to worship and to spend their day.
This church is abandoned and it doesn't look that horrible in the day as it looks in the night. This place is not suitable to shoot for the film in the night because any accident may happen there due to the no population.
This church looks like an old luxurious church we used to watch the movie with big metal gate. It seems like that gate is going to open automatically like in the movies and you will be able to witness some old person coming out of it.
The condition of the building is not great as well and you can see how hard it is to make this place again great for the worshipping. People don't come here and this place is now closed. There is no one to take care of the church.
This church is located in between the mountains and bushes which seem like you are having some sort of dream. It looks a perfect place for the shoot of some haunted or thriller movie where you can see no people living around.
The trees around the church are empty and it feels like that all the things around the church are abandoned. The mountains around the church are empty and it gives horrible look to the church.
In the United States, there are lots of churches which are abandoned but this church is horrible among all. If you will see the picture of the church then you will be able to see the horror on the building and how the gray part of the church gives it horror. A church was used in the Black Dahlia film and sold by a commercial real estate agent a while back.
The doors of the church remain closed now and different plants are on the wall of the church now. This church looks horrible in the night and it looks like nobody has ever come to visit the place.


Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar was established on October 20, 1995 and it is one of best universities in Haryana. It was formally inaugurated on November 1, 1995.
It is recognized by the University Grants Commission and by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which is an autonomous organization of the University Grants Commission.
The University is situated at Hisar, a rapidly growing town situated at about 166 Kms. from Delhi on Delhi-Rohtak-Hisar-Sirsa- Fazilka National Highway (NH-10) and at a distance of about 230 Kms. from Chandigarh on NH-65.
Many other facilities like banking, shopping complex, gymnasium, yoga centre, Hygienic canteen all are available at University campus.
The selection of a candidate for admission to a course will be based on merit list drawn on the basis of the score in the Entrance Test organized by the university itself.
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The 48th Annual Martín Fierro Awards, presented by the Asociación de Periodistas de la Televisión y Radiofonía Argentina (APTRA), was held on June 3, 2018. It was held at the  located in the Puerto Madero neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. During the ceremony, APTRA announced the Martín Fierro Awards for 2017 Argentine television and radio programs. The ceremony was hosted by Marley and was broadcast on Telefe. Telefe had last broadcast the awards show in 2013; the previous four award ceremonies had been broadcast by eltrece.

The shortlists were announced on May 8 on the  program.

The singer Lali Espósito opened the ceremony with a musical act, performing the songs; "100 Grados", "Tu Novia" and "Una Na".

Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Other nominations are listed in alphabetic order.

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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best daily fiction
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best miniseries
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 Las Estrellas
 Amar después de amar
 Cuéntame cómo pasó
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best lead actor in daily fiction
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best lead actress in daily fiction
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 Esteban Lamothe (for Las Estrellas)
  (for Amar después de amar)
 Nicolás Cabré (for Cuéntame cómo pasó)
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 Violeta Urtizberea (for Las Estrellas)
  (for Las Estrellas)
 Eleonora Wexler (for Amar después de amar & Golpe al corazón)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best lead actor in miniseries
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best lead actress in miniseries
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 Luis Brandoni (for )
 Julio Chávez (for )
 Peter Lanzani (for )
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 Eva De Dominici (for )
 Eleonora Wexler (for )
  (for )
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best supporting actor
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best supporting actress
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| valign="top" |
 Luis Luque (for )
 Carlos Belloso (for Quiero vivir a tu lado)
 Nicolás Francella (for Las Estrellas])
| valign="top" |
 Luz Cipriota (for )
  (for Las Estrellas])
 Julieta Ortega (for )
|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best writer
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best newcomer
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 Bruno Stagnaro &  (for )
  &  (for Amar después de amar)
 &  (for )
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  (for )
 Carla Quevedo (for )
  (for Quiero vivir a tu lado)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best humoristic program
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best cultural/educational TV program
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 Polémica en el bar
 NotiCampi
 Peter Capusotto y sus videos
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 Ambiente y medio
 Noticias de ayer

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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best sports program
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best musical program
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 Arena extreme

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 Conciertos en el CCK
 Ojos de videotape
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best male journalist
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best female journalist
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| valign="top" |
 Facundo Pastor (for )
 Reynaldo Sietecase (for Telefe Noticias)
 Nicolás Wiñazki (for Telenoche)
| valign="top" |
 Mariana Contartessi (for )
 Gisela Busaniche (for Telefe Noticias)
  (for Animales Sueltos)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best journalistic program
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best news reporter
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 La cornisa
 Periodismo para todos
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  (for Telefe Noticias)
 Dominique Metzger (for Telenoche)
 Valeria Sampedro (for Arriba Argentinos & )
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best panelist
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best TV program for kids
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  (for )
  (for Despedida de Solteros)
 Mauro Szeta (for )
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best TV News
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best entertaining program
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 Telefe noticias a las 20 América noticias - Segunda edición  Televisión Pública noticias a las 21| valign="top" |
 Susana Giménez A todo o nada Combate|-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best reality show
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best general interest program
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 Showmatch  | valign="top" |
  La noche de Mirtha Legrand |-
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best magazine
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best work in humor
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   El diario de Mariana| valign="top" |
  (for )
 Martín Campilongo (for NotiCampi & Peligro: sin codificar)
 Lizy Tagliani (for , Peligro: sin codificar & Susana Giménez)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best male TV host
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best female TV host
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| valign="top" |
 Guido Kaczka (for A todo o nada,  & Lo mejor de la familia)
 Santiago del Moro (for Intratables)
 Marcelo Tinelli (for Showmatch)
 Alejandro Wiebe (for Despedida de Solteros, ,  & The Wall: Construye tu vida)
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 Susana Gimenez (for Susana Giménez)
 Mariana Fabbiani (for El diario de Mariana)
 Verónica Lozano (for )
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best director
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best general production
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 Bruno Stagnaro (for )
 Daniel Barone (for )
  & Daniel Galimberti (for Cuéntame cómo pasó)
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 Susana Giménez
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best advertisement
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best opening theme
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 El vino, la primera red social (by Liebre Amotinada for Fondo Vitivinícola de Mendoza)
 Casa (by FCB&Fire for Poett Fraganza)
 Estamos más cerca de lo que creemos	 (by Grey Argentina for Coca-Cola)
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 Los sueños del ayer (by Alejandro Lerner for Cuéntame cómo pasó)
 El baile de la vida (by Eric Bobo for )
 La Leona (by Daniela Herrero for Las Estrellas)
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Martín Fierro Award: Lifetime Achievement
! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Martín Fierro Award: People's Award
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 Mirtha Legrand  (For the 50th anniversary of )
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 Susana Giménez
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! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Golden Martín Fierro Award
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In Memoriam
As is tradition an in memoriam segment tribute was paid to the artists who had died between June 2017 and June 2018. The Mexican singer Carlos Rivera sang the Academy Award for Best Original Song winner "Remember Me" from the Disney movie Coco'', while the images of the deceased artists were shown.

References

2017 in Argentine television
2018 in Argentina
2018 television awards
Argentina culture-related lists

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This extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art, providing the earliest lucid English-language account of Zen Buddhism and its relation to the arts.
This classic of Japanese studies is an important contribution to the understanding of Japanese art and culture. The author, Okakura wrote Ideals of the East at the turn of the 20th century. The book quickly became a museum of Asiatic civilization, and yet more than a museum, because the singular genius of the Japanese people leads them to dwell on all phases of the ideals of the past, which welcomes the new without losing the old. He wrote of that broad expanse of love for the Ultimate and Universal, enabling the people of Asia to produce all the great religions of the world. In Buddhism he found "that great ocean of idealism, in which merge all the river-systems of Eastern Asiatic thought--not colored only with the pure water of the Ganges, for the Tartaric nations that joined it made their genius also tributary, bringing new symbolism, new organization, new powers of devotion, to add to the treasures of the Faith." Asiatic art and culture went hand in hand, and how well Okakura wrote about both!


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Disabled people brew up a storm in deprived Osaka district - Award-winning brewery start-up helps ex-addicts and other 'unemployables' change gear
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Building a brewery in an area once notorious for alcohol-fuelled riots may not seem like the most sensible idea. But Derailleur Brew Works, a craft brewery in the Japanese city of Osaka, is helping transform this unfashionable district with the help of men and women who once thought they were unemployable. The brewery grew out of Cyclo, a nursing-care provider based in Nishinari, a deprived ward of Osaka long associated with day labourers, dosshouses and social unrest. Men flocked to the southern Osaka neighbourhood after the second world war in search of casual employment until work began to dry up after Japan's bubble economy burst in the early 1990s. Today, many of Nishinari's poorer residents are battling drug and alcohol addiction, and a significant number have mental health issues and disabilities, according to Akinori Yamazaki, who runs the brewery.
"We saw an increase in the number of disabled people among our nursing-care clients a few years ago," says Yamazaki. "A lot of them couldn't find work, even though they had the ability to work. We thought they could put the skills they learned as younger men to good use."The nursing-care firm opened a cafe that encouraged ageing day labourers to swap their usual morning beer for a coffee. Before long it became an unofficial job centre. "A lot of people came to the cafe and asked us to help them find regular, meaningful work," says Yamazaki, whose passion for road cycling gave the brewery its name (derailleurs shift a bicycle chain between cogs). "Some of them used to make their own beer – although they didn't necessarily do it legally – and suggested opening here."
With a bank loan and instruction on making beer from a sympathetic brewer, Derailleur produced its first batch in 2018 – an American pale ale named Nishinari Riot Ale. The beer was a nod both to the large number of western backpackers staying in the neighbourhood and to the street battles between disaffected day labourers, police and yakuza gangsters that earned Nishinari a reputation as a no-go area in the early 1990s. Derailleur employs about 70 people, many of whom have physical and intellectual disabilities. They are given on-the-job training and perform tasks ranging from brewing, labelling, sales and delivery, as well as serving food and drink at the brewery's three pubs – two in Osaka and one in the central city of Nagoya.
Mr Yamagami – known affectionately as Yama-chan – spent his youth drinking illicitly produced alcohol and getting into fights, but decided to apply for a job at the brewery after he lost his sight. "It's fun to be able to work alongside my friends," says Yama-chan, a 47-year-old former fishmonger. "Handling the bottles by touch alone is the sort of work I can do without any problem. I need help getting around, but apart from that I can do my job freely. I really enjoy it."
Full-time employees work a four-day week, and casual workers can devise their own work schedule depending on their disability and frame of mind. "The biggest single group are drug addicts who overdosed and now have to deal with physical and mental conditions caused by their addiction," says Yamazaki. "Before they worked here they spent all of their time at home, doing nothing. "Some are unable to concentrate for long so work for, say, 30 minutes a day," he says. "I don't think they'd be able to find work anywhere else."
Mr Nishizawa – known to his friends as Sho-chan – found work at Derailleur after his excessive drinking made him ill and he was forced to quit his job as a rubbish collector. The 55-year-old, who once made his own hooch, does several jobs, including packing bottles, milling grain and selling the end product. "When I first arrived in Nishinari there were men sleeping in the streets, and there are still people here who drink from the morning, deal in stimulant drugs and gamble illegally. But this is a place that accepts outsiders, and it's cheap so you can survive even if you're on benefits. "My previous life was tough but it's much brighter now and I've started to look forward to every new day. I'm able to live alone and I no longer owe money to loan sharks. The most surprising thing is that I don't drink much these days. I don't want to go to work with a hangover."
Derailleur has produced 30 varieties of beer over the past two years, including a limited-edition stout, a mixed-juice IPA and Riot Ale, its most popular type. Its beer is sold mainly in Osaka, where it supplies restaurants, bars and supermarkets, but its market has expanded to include Tokyo and Kyoto – where it will open its fourth pub in April. The reception from beer drinkers has been universally positive. Derailleur's beers won seven prizes at last year's Japan Great Beer Awards and two silver medals at the 2018 International Beer Cup. It now has plans to quadruple its production capacity when it opens a brewery in Osaka in June, along with on-site accommodation for some of its 40 new employees."Nishinari is undergoing a kind of gentrification, but the day labourers aren't being forced out," says Yamazaki. "They're being encouraged to stay and work for new companies opening up in the area. There's no other place like it in Japan."
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Best of 2013 #2: Grand Theft Auto V
GTA, how I've missed you. We've suffered numerous instalments of your pretenders since we last set foot in Liberty City, but they just weren't the same.
I feel like I'm in a minority in standing by my high opinion of GTA IV, a game I felt certainly had flaws but did more than enough to justify the acclaim. Honestly, if they patched out the inane and annoying friendship system, I'd have no reservations about awarding that game a perfect score. Did it have as much to do as San Andreas? No, but it had different ambitions and fulfilled them admirably.
GTA V, meanwhile, strikes a balance that seems to have achieved the feat of pleasing everyone. It boasts the storytelling ambitions of IV – while arguably doing it better – and offers a ridiculous amount of content. It looks gorgeous, even on outdated hardware. Much credit, too, for the seamless character switching in an open-world game, which is an achievement both technically and narratively. I expect that to be much imitated in a genre that frequently follows the path forged by this series.
So how does Rockstar top this? Oh, I think you know.
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Games, PlayStation, Xbox
Trevor Phillips
Ever since GTA protagonists became actual characters with motivations, it's been walking a difficult narrative line. Vice City's Tommy Vercetti, the first real attempt, was largely successful given that he was a willing criminal sociopath, even if it could be difficult to square his need to keep a low profile for his burgeoning criminal empire with his tendency to steal tanks, slaughter police and FBI, and brandish rocket launchers. Though less of a caricature than his inspiration, Tony Montana, Vercetti was less believable unless players chose to play it straight, taking on the role for themselves.
This only got worse through San Andreas and the extended GTA IV saga, which presented reluctant protagonists. None wanted to be drawn into the criminal world, forced to kill and steal, yet all did and all could be made to commit slaughter on an industrial scale. GTA IV's Niko Bellic was particularly guilty, both protesting his status as a killer without requiring much persuasion to go out and kill, and bemoaning his status as a poor immigrant while owning Algonquin penthouses and running around with $250,000 cash in his pocket. "Oscar-quality story" indeed.
I believe the somewhat poncey term these days is 'ludonarrative dissonance' – the incompatibility between a fixed narrative arc and player freedom. It's not a problem unique to GTA, but as a series that champions freedom and has put gaming's ambitions as a serious storytelling medium on its shoulders, the quandary is innate. We could see Rockstar experimenting with a way around it in Red Dead Redemption, which made violence and lawlessness inevitable in a violent, lawless world. John Marston could be played curiously bloodthirsty for a reluctant outlaw, but at least this was a world where running around with a gun didn't seen incongruous, and a game where the inability to escape one's past was a major theme. But how can it work in GTA's modern USA?
Enter Trevor Phillips.
He's a career criminal, so having a lot of cash stashed isn't a stretch. He's psychotic and so neither is a murderous rampage. He enjoys crime so getting pulled deeper and deeper into the criminal underworld is in keeping with the character. He's Canadian, so… well, let's not go there. He's also responsible for – spoiler warning – one of the most disturbing scenes in the series. In a game that hit headlines for one scene in particular, I found the aforementioned one far more unsettling.
In other words, he's the first GTA character who's reflective of how people play GTA. Even, arguably, better at it than the silent ciphers like GTA III's Claude, simply because he actually is a character.
GTA V is one of this generation's great games, and Trevor is one of its great characters. What's more, it's the second generation in a row with a loveable psychopath from one of its top adventures at the top of the list. Clearly, it's a pattern that works.
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Best of 2009, Games, GOTY, Nintendo, PC games, PlayStation, Xbox
2009's Honourable Mentions
For every one that made it, many more didn't, but some came closer than others…
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin – I deliberated whether this or Killzone was more deserving of the final spot for a while, but it was Killzone's technical advances as well as its fantastic multiplayer that swayed it. Even so, F.E.A.R. 2 impressed me back at the beginning of the year with its intense action and clever storytelling – not so much on the story itself, mind – and it actually had a less intrusive version of that game's weighty-feeling gameplay, so it deserves at least a little recognition.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City – This was in there right until the end, and it was only the facts that (a) I don't actually own a copy of this exact game – I downloaded both individual episodes – and (b) I decided that a full game was more worthy than a glorified expansion pack that swayed it. Nonetheless, this is as good as GTA IV – maybe better in the case of the phenomenal Lost and Damned – and gives us more of an adventure in Rockstar's still-stunning Liberty City. It's still unparalleled as a gaming environment and it's going to take something special to top it for me.
Left 4 Dead 2 – I have no doubt that L4D2 justifies its status as a sequel rather than DLC; I just didn't get enough chance to play it. Its proximity to Modern Warfare 2 and the perception that a worthy sequel couldn't be produced in such a short period of time meant that very few of my usual gaming crowd bought it, and Left 4 Dead is something that you can't completely enjoy with random people on Live. I think that Valve has the game where it wants it, though, and should it follow the game's release with a steady stream of good content in 2010, I'll be sure to give it the credit it deserves.
inFamous – This game suffered by not being Crackdown, which remains one of my favourites of this generation so far. Although it was technically far more impressive, this didn't have the same sense of fun and took itself far too seriously for the ultimately silly subject matter. I enjoyed it – don't get me wrong – but bolting more stuff onto an existing simple and perfectly good framework isn't always a recipe for success. inFamous is still great, though, and I hope that Sucker Punch can build on this foundation, whether it's in inFamous 2 or a returning Sly Racoon.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – Believe it or not, this was actually the first Mario & Luigi game that I've been there at the beginning for, which is strange considering how much I've loved the previous ones. It kept me going for a good ten hours solid when I was in transit from the States and it's everything you can expect from the series: the brilliant, self-aware humour and writing; some of the best animation around; and a way of gently ribbing those well-loved characters without taking away from them. It's still very much new Nintendo, from the same box of games that would have never happened in the NES and SNES era as Smash Bros, and it's even more insane than its precursors. Imagine all the gags that can come from being inside Bowser – the title is only the beginning, believe me – and they'll pretty much all be there. Except that, you dirty bugger.
Trials HD – I deliberated for a long time whether this or Shadow Complex deserved a spot more, and the fact that Trials HD was left out shouldn't take away from it. I knew it was going to be good when I first stumbled across it on PartnerNet and found that anyone who saw it was instantly enthralled, and so it proved because I still see people playing it today and the developer seems blown away by the reception and the boost in profile that its once-niche PC title has received. Proof that retro gameplay – and the insane difficulty that goes with it – isn't dead. It just got pretty.
As happens every year, there were plenty of big hitters that I just didn't get to play – Assassin's Creed II and Dragon Age: Origins to name two – and that's unfortunate, because I think that at least some of them would have had a good chance. Maybe if some of them had been delayed until early 2010… Oh…
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Games, Impressions, Nintendo
GTA: Chinatown Wars
This might seem like a strange thing to say, but playing GTA: Chinatown Wars on the DS has allowed me to understand where people are coming from when they talk about how bad for kids the likes of Pokémon are. After all, it's essentially drug dealing.
Let's say you're at a convention where Nintendo is unlocking Mew for players – you'll have to excuse the outdated example since I haven't properly played a Pokémon game since about 2002. Your Mew is near worthless in a trade there because everyone has them, but if you take it back to the school playground – this is 2002, remember; I don't still hang around playgrounds with Pokémon to trade – it becomes invaluable.
In Chinatown Wars, you can, say, pick up some cheap weed where the Jamaican gangs are prevalent and sell it at a premium to college students. Or you might get an email from someone looking to offload some heroin cheaply, so you can take up the offer and stash it at your safehouse until someone finds themselves short of skag and will pay over the odds for some of your collection. Basic supply and demand, only here your deals will occasionally be raided by the cops. It's also a nifty method of investment, tying up a chunk of your money in cheap drugs that you can sell for thousands in profit when demand goes up.
I'll stop talking about that aspect of the game there for fear of scaring off the children – this site had already been blocked as pornography once by a major filtering company, incidentally – and just say that I love Chinatown Wars, and living out fantasies of making millions in a particular brand of Pocket Monster is just one reason why. The odd thing, considering the lengths I'll go to to defend GTA IV against its detractors, is that I really don't like the old GTA games. I bought the first when it came out out of some feeling of obligation – the playground rumours that it was imminently to be banned helped – and it was cool while the novelty was there, but I just didn't find them that much fun. It wasn't until I could get immersed in the city and Rockstar's humour in GTA III that the series really became something important to me.
That's why I'd been wary of this one, but you can't ignore reviews like these forever and it's been absolutely ages since I've played anything on the DS. In fact, the last two games that I bought, Apollo Justice and Chrono Trigger, haven't been played at all. My hoarding mentality strikes again…
Pokémon for the less innocent aside, Chinatown Wars is a huge amount of fun. While it may lack the radio stations and the portable version of GTA IV's Liberty City is more right-angled than you might remember, Rockstar Leeds has done a great job of cramming the experience into a DS cartridge. It looks remarkable considering the usual standard of 3D on the DS, the touch-screen minigames are yet to get annoying, and the slightly bizarre humour has made it intact. I mean, when was the last game on any system, let alone a DS game, that mentioned coked-out midgets and injecting heroin into your eyeball… in the same sentence? Genius.
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Editorials, Games, Nintendo
This is Why Nintendo Fans Don't Get Nice Things
I had to shake my head when I saw that MadWorld didn't even manage to chart in the latest NPDs, although it wasn't exactly an unexpected event given the underperformance of No More Heroes, which seems aimed at a similar – apparently non-existent – demographic. Sad, but like I said, not unexpected. You can make your game as violent and funny as you like, but some are just too artsy for their own good.
What should be worrying for fans of more traditional games on Nintendo platforms, however, is how Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars appears to have flopped massively, selling 89,000 units against analysts' predictions of anywhere from 200,000 to several million. If a game with a score of 94 on Metacritic and, oh yeah, a title containing the little-known words Grand Theft Auto can sell that badly, it doesn't bode well for more mature titles on the platform. As much as I love my Ouendan and Phoenix Wright, I'm only human and would like to deal some heroin on my lunch break when that itch needs scratching.
Some blame piracy, and anecdotally I know of a lot of people who downloaded it, but R4 carts can't be that prevalent. The fact is that Nintendo hasn't been what it used to be for a lot of fans, myself included, since the disappointment of the GameCube, and I know many for whom the great library on the DS is the only thing keeping Nintendo from being written off as a lost cause. If that dries up completely you can see why Nintendo domination is a scary thought for some.
I'm not one of those who's ready to cut Nintendo adrift, because I still see flashes of brilliance in games like Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3 to make me forgive Wii Music or Wii Play, but if decent adult games aren't going to do anything on the Nintendo platforms I think it's time to admit that, as some have suspected since the GameCube, Nintendo machines are for Nintendo games. The Wii is a great secondary console to play that odd gem that won't show up anywhere else, but I think most hardcore gamers will agree when I say that the lion's share of modern gaming will be done on the HD options.
And if you own Nintendo's consoles and haven't bought MadWorld or Chinatown Wars, congratulations. You've forfeited the right to complain when all Nintendo gives you at E3 is crushing disappointment.
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Q: How server knows whether the request is Synchronous or Asynchronous? When i make an ajax call to server the full page is not postback, only few amount of data goes to the server and return a response page.
But i am wondering about processing. How the Server or server code knows whether the request in normal call or Ajax call.
I request to experts, please clear my doubt.
Thanks in advance.

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How the Server or server code knows whether the request in Normal call or Ajax call.

The server knows this if your javascript code marks the HTTP packet as such. E.g. in jQuery the HTTP header sent to the server has an X-Requested-With set and ASP.NET uses this to distinguish if HTTP packets are ajax calls or not.
To know more about HTTP packets you can inspect the ones sent either in a packet sniffer such as Fiddler or in a browser with dev. tools that monitors traffic. In the latter case you can see this in e.g. Chrome dev tools by doing the following:

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*Open up Chrome Developer Tools, Ctrl+Alt+I (or Cmd+Alt+I in Mac).

*Select the Network tab (you may have to refresh the page to enable network monitoring)

*Perform the Ajax call, the HTTP request made should show up in the list at the bottom.

*Select the relevant packet, you should now see "Headers", "Preview", "Response", "Cookies" and "Timing" tabs for the selected packet.

*Select the "Headers" tab

*You may have to expand the Request Headers part. Among the headers should be X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest
Here is a screenshot of the tool looking at packages as I was editing this answer:

Note that ajax calls don't necessarily have to be asynchronous as they can be synchronous (blocking the javascript until response is loaded) as well. Synchronous calls are necessary sometimes, e.g. popup blockers don't allow you to open a browser window inside an asynchronous ajax callback.

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How the Server or server code knows whether the request in Normal call or Ajax call

It doesn't. There is nothing about an HTTP request sent by Ajax that is any different from any other HTTP request.
The code that makes the request can do something to make it recognisable (e.g. by adding a query string, by changing the Accept header to something more suitable for the context (such as Accept: application/json) or by adding additional HTTP headers (some libraries add X-Requested-With: XMLHttpRequest).
None of those are guarantees as someone could always make an HTTP request manually. They are fine for determining which view to return within your own application, but not if you are trying to implement any kind of security.

A: AJAX calls performs with instance of XmlHttpRequest prototype. 3rd argument of its .open() method is async:bool. So
xhr.open("GET", "http://example.com", true)
is async and
xhr.open("GET", "http://example.com") is sync.
jQuery get(), post() and ajax() is async by default and you need to pass async param to make it synchronous. So answer to your question: YOU tell the browser what request you want.


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7/21 London Bomber Senior Al Queda Operative?
Hussain Osman, a 24-year old Somali must be a senior operative in Al Queda, according to DEBKA.
After an amazing, fast-paced two days in which three of the four suicide bombers who carried out botched attacks on three trains and a bus on July 21 were captured alive -operations in which no one was hurt – Rome chipped in with an equally surprising announcement. Bomber No 4 was in their custody. Britain has asked for his extradition.
The two men rounded up in London after refusing to surrender are Ramzi Mohammed, linked to the attempted bombing at the Oval station and Muktar Said Ibrahim, believed to have tried to blow up a bus in Hackney. Thursday, Yassin Hassan Omar, the would-be Warren St. bomber was tracked down in Birmingham and taken to London.
The wanted man who reached Rome is Hussain Osman, a 24-year old Somali. After failing to blow up a train at Shepherds Bush tube station, he escaped the scene nimbly, dumped his blue shirt while running at full tilt, boarded a bus and ended up on a plane to Italy. In Rome, the Italian police arrested him and the relative who took him in..
DEBKAfile's counter-terrorist sources naturally wonder how he passed through either of the two London airports, both of which are armed with stringent security measures and reached an outgoing flight undetected.
Scotland Yard officials indicated while still on the run in the UK, Osman had talked by phone to his relative in Rome, implying he was under their eye all the time. Yet it is hard to believe that British security services took the chance of knowingly letting a suicide terrorist travel out of the country – even for the purpose of identifying his contacts. The risk was too great. He might have tried to explode another bomb and killed many people. And they might have lost him. It therefore stands to reason that Osman threw off his pursuers before slipping out of the country and into Italy and fooled the security screens at both ends. His trail was only picked up again when he reached his relative in Rome.
Our counter-terror experts say Osman displayed the escape skills of a highly trained terrorist operative. His ability to pass through borders from country to country places him high up in al Qaeda's ranks. He must have been senior enough to know about and call on secret logistical back-up in the course of his escape. The organization's networks must have given him the money to buy tickets and fitted him with forged passports to get out of the UK and into Italy.
It is clear therefore that active terrorist structures are still operational in London and Britain. Scotland Yard spokesmen have indeed warned that the terrorist threat to the country is very much alive.
DEBKAfile's terrorism experts add: The fact that two of the captured terrorists are of Somali extraction and one is from Eritrea leads directly to al Qaeda's East African cell and its commander Mohammed Fazul. Fazul is himself an adept escape artist who has eluded capture time after time since he masterminded the 1998 attacks on US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es-Salaam and last year's strike in Mombasa, Kenya. Fazul's purview has been extended to northwest Africa, including Mauritania. He is thought now to be working closely with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is senior to him in the organization's hierarchy.
Another View on the Cause of Jihadist Terrorism
London Bombings May Have Been Masterminded from Saudi Arabia


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The Nuck Stops Here: Miller, Sutter & Horvat
January 15, 2017 by Markus Meyer
'The Nuck Stops Here' is a Vancouver Canucks news, opinion and analysis column that runs every Sunday throughout the regular season.
Bo Horvat Selected for All-Star Game
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It was announced on January 10 that centre Bo Horvat will represent the Vancouver Canucks at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game. It is his first All-Star appearance, and is one of six forwards representing the Pacific Division at the event.
The 21-year-old leads the Canucks in both points and goals, with 30 and 13 respectively through 44 games. Additionally, Horvat was the club's points and goals leader for the 2016 calendar year, with 55 and 24 respectively.
Horvat was selected ninth overall in the 2013 entry draft, after the pick has been acquired for current New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider. The All-Star Game will take place on January 29 at 12:30 PM PST.
Scores of the Week
Nashville Predators – 2 : Vancouver Canucks – 1 (OT)
Philadelphia Flyers – 5 : Vancouver Canucks – 4 (SO)
Current Record: 20-19-5 (6th in Pacific Division, 10th in Western Conference, 21st in NHL)
Ryan Miller's Future Filled With Uncertainty
Ryan Miller (Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports)
Over the course of the past several weeks, it could be easily argued that goaltender Ryan Miller has been the best of any player on the Canucks. In what has been arguably his best stretch in Vancouver, Miller has allowed more than two goals just once since Christmas, when the Philadelphia Flyers managed four (a contest in which he also made 35 saves). It's a seven game stretch that includes a shutout against the Arizona Coyotes, and a 46 save performance in facing the Calgary Flames.
The recent hot stretch has sparked discussion regarding Miller's future as a member of the Canucks. There are many who believe that his play has only strengthened the argument that he should be used as trade bait, with many debating that his trade value has drastically increased of late. As a result, the consensus is that he could land the Canucks a quality piece at the trade deadline.
On the other hand, there is a segment of the fanbase that believes his play is grounds for a contract extension, with the team perhaps re-signing him at the end of the season (this comes on the heels of Trevor Linden, the team's president, stating that they would consider bringing the 36-year-old back at the end of the season). Of course, there are those that fall in between, deeming him a valuable short-term asset to the roster, but also that letting him go come free agency would be the best course of action.
Whatever the case may be, Miller will be an interesting player to watch on the trade market as deadline season approaches, and one that could hold significant bearing on the future of the Canucks' crease moving forward.
Brandon Sutter Quietly Making a Difference
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Brandon Sutter has been under scrutiny, perhaps unfairly, since his arrival in Vancouver. Coming over in a controversial trade that sent Nick Bonino, Adam Clendening and a second round pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Sutter didn't get the chance to prove his worth in his first year, playing just 20 games of the 2015-16 schedule due to injury.
Over the course of the 2016-17 campaign (essentially his first as a Canuck), he has proved to be an effective player in Vancouver, but has received criticism due to his deployment alongside the Sedin twins, as well as on the top unit power play. While illogical, it's hardly Sutter's fault he has been utilized in this fashion, and if one can look past these coaching mistakes, one will find he's been a big part of Vancouver's (relative) success this season.
Through 44 games, Sutter boasts a solid 23 points, and an even more impressive 12 goals. That goal total ranks second on the team to only Bo Horvat (13), and tied with linemate Markus Granlund and veteran Daniel Sedin. It puts the 27-year-old on pace for 22 goals, a career best for the centre. Additionally, he boasts an exceptional 55.1% faceoff percentage, while averaging just under 20 minutes of time on ice per game.
As evidenced, Sutter has become a go-to forward for Vancouver, and while he hasn't always been used in appropriate situations, that shouldn't take away from the success he has seen. Should he continue to play as he has, the Sutter trade may go down as one general manager Jim Benning can look back upon fondly.
Around the Blog-O-Sphere
Fun links about the Vancouver Canucks from all around the internet.
Jason Botchford on what you can credit for the Canucks' success this year [Vancouver Sun]
Travis Green steering the Utica Comets through a tough season [Sportsnet]
Canucks slowly passing the torch to Bo Horvat [National Post]
A look at former Canuck Mike Duco's inspirational story [The Canuck Way]
Despite improvements, there remain many hurdles for Jake Virtanen and Jordan Subban to scale [The Province]
Daniel Sedin, unknowingly, flew in a helicopter with a former drug smuggler [CTV News]
Markus Meyer
Markus is a Vancouver Canucks columnist out of Victoria, BC. Markus is also a Staff Writer for Last Word on Hockey, an Editor and Staff Writer for country music website The Shotgun Seat, and founder of This Is Country Music.
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