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GAO's Call For Expanded NCUA Vendor Oversight Draws Fire
Regulator welcomes recommendation for congressional action, says increased authority would benefit the industry's ability to secure member data.
The Government Accountability Office has just recommended that Congress give the NCUA the authority to examine credit unions' third-party technology service providers.
The GAO's July 2 report was music to the ears of the NCUA but sounded a sour note to others who question whether the agency is up to the task, or even needs to be.
Titled Bank and Other Depository Regulators Need Better Data Analytics and Depository Institutions Want More Usable Threat Information", the report says this: Bank regulators routinely conduct examinations of service providers' information security. Authorizing the NCUA to conduct such examinations could help it better ensure that the service providers for credit unions follow sound information security practices.
And lest credit unions and their vendors think the NCUA wasn't on board, the regulator says this in response to the GAO report: Obtaining third-party vendor authority is the NCUA's top legislative priority.
It's all in the name of cybersecurity, and while the GAO after reviewing 15 IT examinations believes that putting the credit union regulator on par with its peers such as the FDIC would help everyone, agency critics think it would be a bridge too far. Here are three reactions:
CUNA opposes new statutory authority for the NCUA to regulate and supervise directly CUSOs and other third-party entities that provide products and services to credit unions, that trade group responded after the GAO published its report on July 2.
As we have consistently maintained, NAFCU believes the agency's bid for third-party vendor examination authority is unnecessary given that NCUA is already authorized to thoroughly regulate credit unions and their third-party relationships, says Director of Regulatory Affairs Alicia Nealon.
The banking regulators have more authority over vendors than the NCUA does in this area and the NCUA desperately wants it. You can see that in their efforts to find ways to regulate CUSOs. This is another backdoor way to try to expand their authority, and I'd be very concerned about giving the NCUA anymore authority, says Chris Howard, vice president of research at Callahan & Associates.
There's also concern about both the potential cost to the agency which is funded by credit unions and whether such oversight is generally beyond the scope of practice for the examiner force.
The GAO report says something similar in its report. While the largest institutions were generally examined by IT experts, medium and smaller institutions were sometimes reviewed by examiners with little or no IT training, it says.
At least one recent credit union data breach has been caused by an NCUA examiner who walked out of the building with a flash drive containing unencrypted data. The drive was never found, but the agency says no unauthorized access to that data has been reported, and the agency cleared itself of wrongdoing in an internal report that followed.
Still, the GAO report reinforces the agency's intent to seek expanded authority to examine technology providers, and it's for the industry's own good, the NCUA's board chairman says. We need to close this regulatory blind spot and better protect the credit union system by providing the NCUA with the power to examine and take enforcement actions at third-party vendors, Debbie Matz says in a July 6 statement.
Matz notes that this has been a long-standing request and follows a similar recommendation from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, of which Matz is a voting member. Obtaining this authority would allow the agency to proactively address cyber threats and better position credit unions to avoid a crisis, Matz says.
Authority Already Exists
Veteran credit union attorney Andy Keeney asks rhetorically when a third-party vendor has ever caused a hit on the share fund and says he thinks such congressional action is way down the priority list on Capitol Hill. He adds that the NCUA already has the authority to approve bond forms for insurers such as CUNA Mutual, and more.
They already have the power of persuasion to to examine data processors. They already have the toe in the door to examine CUSOs in the form of the rule that will require credit unions to provide more information about CUSOs in their call reports. And if examiners want information on a vendor, they will pressure the credit union to increase their due diligence on that vendor and then review the documents during the NCUA exam, Keeney says.
In summary, either directly or indirectly, the NCUA already has much of the authority recommended by the GAO, Keeney says, and considering all the issues Congress has in front of it, the likelihood of action is slight.
Pam Perdue, executive vice president of compliance specialist Continuity, takes a more nuanced approach. I think that Congress is positioned to address the inconsistency between NCUA and the other agencies when it comes to regulatory oversight of third-party vendor, Perdue says. Whether they will do so remains to be seen. It's true that the banking agencies have had this authority for quite some time. The question of whether this authority is necessary depends on your vantage point.
She makes these points:
From the public policy perspective, allowing this access to NCUA introduces parity by granting the NCUA rights that the other banking supervisors have had for quite some time.
From the NCUA's perspective, its access to inspect vendors is essential to ensure stability and confidence in the credit union system, and protect credit unions against potential third-party weaknesses in an environment where CUs increasingly rely on third parties.;
From a fintech vendor's perspective, allowing multiple agencies inspection rights over a vendor's business conduct has the potential to disrupt in ways that could distract and potentially hinder or harm performance.
Perdue adds that Congress will have to resolve the question in a way that balances these competing interests, and suggests this compromise:
Because the largest vendors already undergo inspections from interagency examination teams, granting the permission to the NCUA and then incorporating NCUA representation on those teams rather than fostering a whole new exam regime might be the smartest solution.
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Yesterday, my family and I went to Mount Rushmore in the black hills of South Dakota. It was an amazing sight with the lights, flags and the detail. We first visited during the daylight, but after dinner, we went back to take more pictures of the amazing monument while it was all lit up.
-It was carved in granite.
-The faces are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
-It took 360 people to make the monument.
-Here is how the faces were chosen; Washington standing for independence; Jefferson for democracy; Lincoln for equality; and Roosevelt for his role in world affairs .
– The sculptor was Gutzon Borglum.
– To make the faces they first used dynamite, then something called honeycombing, and then the granite was smoothed.
– They had to do one face at a time. President Jefferson's face originally was on the other side of Washington, but after two years of work the granite was cracked, and had to be blasted off. They started again on the left side of Washington.
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Dual Delights from Single Origins at Winans Chocolates + Coffee
Howard Bryman | April 20, 2016
Photo by Courtney Denning, courtesy of Winans.
Ohio-based Winans Chocolates and Coffees has opened a new facility in its hometown of Piqua, in which transparency is the name of the game in a variety of ways.
For one thing, new products are rolling out, in both coffee and chocolate, that highlight the growing regions from which they originate. Additionally, the new 16,000-square-foot location houses not only their latest retail operation, but also the company's entire chocolate and candy production as well as their coffee roastery, with a viewing window through which café patrons can see it all.
Currently Winans Chocolates and Coffees includes 15 retail locations in Ohio and Iowa, which to this point they were supplying through a 2,800-square-foot commercial candy kitchen and a separate smaller coffee roastery in a building about a mile away. Now, having acquired the building that previously housed a local newspaper, they've brought the roastery and the "chocolate factory" under one roof, under which there's also a cupping lab and educational hub.
Owner and coffee guru Joe Reiser. Photo by Courtney Denning, courtesy of Winans.
"It's turned into this little energetic center," owner Joe Reiser told Daily Coffee News of the establishment, which holds tours, tastings and educational coffee events in the cupping room, which other local groups and businesses sometimes book for their own meetings.
Reiser sources some of Winans green coffee directly from farmers and then works with importers such as Royal Coffee, InterAmerican and Atlas to get it into the States, along with the coffees they buy through the importers. Greens are then stored and eventually roasted on a pair of Diedrich roasters now standing together in the new facility in Piqua, the entirety of which represents the culmination of over a century of the evolution of an Ohio family business.
What started in the late 19th century with a bakery shifted gears over the years to include confections and eventually fine chocolate. It was when Joe Reiser bought the Winans family candy company from his father-in-law roughly 23 years ago that coffee was brought into the equation as well, a move that Reiser characterizes as just as self-serving as it was for good business, as he was himself a three triple-cappuccino-per-day coffee drinker and simply wasn't satisfied with the options available to him in the small town.
"It didn't only suffice for my coffee needs, it fulfilled a need of the community's for specialty coffee," Reiser told Daily Coffee News of the coffee program that in 2003 and was brought in-house with a 7-kilo-capacity Diedrich roaster of a model that Diedrich no longer makes. With roasting came the responsibility of sourcing green coffee for Winans, which initiated travel to coffee-growing regions where high-quality cacao once grew in abundance, and is now making a comeback.
"Most coffee farmers have a little patch of cacao on their coffee farm," explained Reiser. "It's a very nutritious nut, they use it in baking and cooking and spices and then they sell it at the market, much like in the Midwest all these big farmers that grow corn and beans all have little vegetable patches that they grow for themselves and then sell at farmers' markets."
Reiser sees plenty of growth potential in the North American appetite for organic, Fair Trade, single-origin chocolate, just the same as people enjoy for their coffee.
"I was always saying to the coffee farmers, 'Grow cacao, we need more cacao!' 95 percent of all the cacao in the world is owned by a couple companies, and it's all produced and grown in the Ivory Coast, and it's in trouble, but it's coming back into Central America," said Reiser. "The farmers just need the support and the confidence that they'll have a market."
Through the relationships he's formed with coffee growers, Reiser has also learned more about larger regional cacao-growing operations and other people working to further develop South and Central American cacao in areas where the plant once grew natively before being eradicated by Europeans centuries ago, only to be grown anew in Africa.
"Now it's coming back, and as with climate change the coffee growers go higher up the mountain to provide that coffee that we all want, the cacao which only grew at sea level they're finding will grow at 400, 600 meters," Reiser said.
High quality cacao in Central America is now being collected and fermented with greater care, according to Reiser, although difficulties in importing raw cacao into the U.S. due to the extra scrutiny it receives because of its nature as a fermented product pose another challenge both to the cacao-growing industry and the niche bean-to-bar chocolate industry in the states. Reiser considers this to be part of the reason that high-end artisan bean-to-bar chocolate, while exquisite, is also generally preventively expensive for the average consumer, which is also why Winans doesn't do bean-to-bar chocolate itself.
Instead, Winans partners with a Costa Rica-based chocolatier that purchased and refurbished a European-built industrial chocolate manufactory in Honduras. Reiser paves the way for premium cacao to reach the Honduras facility, then imports the chocolate from there for more affordable use as an ingredient in Winans bon bons and other treats, the creation of which is now on display at the newest Winans location at 310 Spring Street in Piqua.
Winans has been steadily introducing an origin-specific pairing program, coupling single-origin coffees with single-origin chocolates for tastings and for sale. "That's turning into something even bigger than what we'd anticipated," said Reiser, who will soon roll out a chocolate-covered coffee bean product along those lines, highlighting the unique flavor characteristics of coffees and chocolates made from cacao grown in El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and other countries.
Looking ahead, Winans will be hosting a retail chocolate industry event later this month, and then will pursue SCAA certification for the coffee educational resources they've built to spec with that designation in mind. Coming potentially as soon as late summer or early fall, the Winans brand may also be hitting the road.
"We've got a couple fun projects. We're rolling out a coffee truck soon to augment what's in our stores," said Reiser, who also mentioned several additional franchise stores that are in the early discussion phase right now, and an expansion in the works on a franchise store in Columbus, Ohio. "We've got a lot of work to do."
Howard Bryman
Howard Bryman is the associate editor of Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine. He is based in Portland, Oregon.
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Tags: Atlas Coffee Importers, cacao, chocolate, Columbus, InterAmerican Coffee, Iowa, Joe Reiser, Ohio, Piqua, Royal Coffee, Winans Chocolates and Coffees
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I remember my mother using a little fresh brewed coffee to melt the cocoa when making hot chocolate. I have always enjoyed a little dark chocolate with my coffee.

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NIST's Cloud Computing Roadmap Details Research Requirements and Action Plans
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of the US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap, Volumes I and II. The roadmap focuses on strategic and tactical objectives to support the federal government's accelerated adoption of cloud computing. This final document reflects the input from more than 200 comments on the initial draft received from around the world.
The roadmap leverages the strengths and resources of government, industry, academia and standards development organizations to support technology innovation in cloud computing.
The first volume, High-Priority Requirements to Further USG Agency Cloud Computing Adoption, describes the roadmap's purpose and scope. The draft focused on three priorities: security, interoperability (the ability for systems to work together) and portability (enabling data to be moved from one cloud system to another). The final version adds two priorities: performance and accessibility. The document lays out 10 requirements necessary for the federal government cloud adoption, including developing international standards, security solutions, and clear and consistent categories of cloud services.
Each requirement is described and features a list of "Priority Action Plans" with target completion dates. Research teams from government, industry and academia are working on these plans and report their findings via publications and presentations at meetings such as the Cloud Computing Forum and Workshop series. The document also provides information about future plans, collaborations, and how cloud work fits with other developing information technologies and national initiatives.
The second volume, Useful Information for Cloud Adopters, introduces a conceptual model, the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture and Taxonomy and presents U.S. government cloud target business and technical use cases.
Volume II also identifies existing interoperability, portability and security standards that apply to the cloud model and specifies high-priority gaps that need new or revised standards, guidance and technology. It also covers security challenges in cloud computing adoption. The document provides insight into the choice of the 10 requirements and the Priority Action Plans listed in Volume I.
Previous NIST work in cloud computing includes an internationally accepted definition of cloud computing, a cloud computing reference architecture (a model) and a security reference architecture draft. NIST scientists are involved in cloud-related international standards committees and lead a number of public working groups to solve cloud-related challenges.
NIST has recently established three new public working groups on Cloud Service, Federated Community Cloud, and Cloud Interoperability and Portability. Current work in the Cloud Computing Metrics group addresses the gaps in metrics and metrology in cloud computing under Requirement 10 from Volume 1.
The cloud community's work with NIST is critical to U.S. government's adoption of cloud computing but can be used by all interested in the field.
The two volume set:
L. Badger, D. Bernstein, R. Bohn, F. de Vaulx, M. Hogan, M. Iorga, J. Mao, J. Messina, K. Mills, E. Simmon, A. Sokol, J. Tong, F. Whiteside and D. Leaf. US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap Volume I: High-Priority Requirements to Further USG Agency Cloud Computing Adoption (NIST Special Publication 500-293), October, 2014.
L. Badger, R. Bohn, S. Chu, F. de Vaulx, M. Hogan, M. Iorga, V. Kauffman, F. Liu, J. Mao, J. Messina, K. Mills, E. Simmon, A. Sokol, J. Tong, F. Whiteside and D. Leaf. US Government Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap Volume II: Useful Information for Cloud Adopters (NIST Special Publication 500-293), October, 2014.
is available as a single pdf document at www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=915112.
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Hunters Property Group, the 105-branch national estate and lettings agents has today announced a merger with Hunters Group Limited, based in the West Midlands.
The two businesses will combine to become one of the top brands across the UK, conducting around 10,000 sales and lettings transactions annually.
Both businesses were established over 20 years ago amidst the early 1990's recession but have thrived and become leaders in their respective markets.
Kevin Hollinrake, managing director and co-founder of Hunters Property Group and John Ozwell, founder and Chairman of Hunters Group Limited released a joint statement.
"We are delighted to be able to unify the Hunters name under a single business.
"We have been friends and admirers of each other's businesses for many years and are very excited about the potential that Hunters has to become a huge brand in estate agency across the UK".
"As we continue to grow our company, this is an important strategic merger that is designed to complement our existing network.
"Hunters Group Limited bring a wealth of experience and diverse specialisms and will reinforce our strength across the Midlands housing market, adding to the branches we already have in Harborne and Stourbridge.
"The investment into Hunters Group Limited marks the latest effort to boost Hunters coverage and success in the residential market, both across the Midlands and nationwide".
"Both Hunters brands have been expanding and getting stronger over the years and it was becoming clear that our marketing areas were increasingly getting closer.
"Kevin and I share the same company ethos and mission which is to provide a first class customer focused service and a powerful marketing presence within our areas of operation.
Hunters Property Group has a hugely talented team with enviable technology, marketing and training infrastructure that is geared up to support new branches and its network growth.
Hunters are also expanding their independently owned franchised branches which are run by business owners who are experts in their own local area and providing customers with real value.
The expanded network will now have 112 branches and Hunters are expected to have over 140 offices by the end of the year with a plan for further growth to around 500 offices in five years' time.


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Q: Limit array elements based on next key or previous key? I have an array of thumbnails similar to:
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First I want to apply a limit of 6 based on current key = 3 so the so the array should return: 3,4,5,6,7,8.
If I press the next link the array should return:4,5,6,7,8,9;
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I've been checking my traffic rating and adgi-score in Adgitize website! The result is N/A and they can't find the blog. The reason I know is that I did not visit 100 websites a day! A friend Marose a.k.a. Red checked my site and told me there's she did not see an adgitize banner! I wonder how come she didn't see it. I had one banner in my personal blog, though! I notice in other blogs there's the word "Adgitize Me" with two columns of different badges. Now, I know! Oh my wrong thought beats me! I thought that those 2 columns with it six badges are only for those adgitzers who pays $14. I was wrong! After adding my blog, I did not click the GET CODE tab. So, I went back and hurriedly get code and add it in my page.
Fortunately, a website has a banner that says "Adgitizing Made Easy – 100 Points". Without second thought, I click it divert me to Pehpot's Make or Break with a post for Adgitizing Made Easy! They have created an adgitize tool to make it easier for us to click 100 sites a day! Visit them here.
All you have to do is copy the code and paste it (add html) in your blog's lay-out.
Maganda siya sis.. scores will be converted to cash pero i don't know the equivalent.
yes, you need to copy the code given to you, coz ur customer id was also in the code, that's how they track your performance, if you have multiple blogs, each was given it's unique code, so don't just copy code from your other site..btw thanks for visiting..


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Review: Twin brothers Alex and Marcus Lewis tell their hauntingly strange story in 'Tell Me Who I Am'
Marcus, left, and Alex Lewis in the movie "Tell Me Who I Am."
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By Justin ChangFilm Critic
If you lost all memory of a deeply painful experience, could you say you had never experienced it? Would your ignorance in that situation count as a blessing, a curse or both?
Though I have never (I think!) been in a position to answer those questions, I am surely not alone in having turned them over in my head as part of an idle brainteasing exercise. The mind sometimes likes to play these games with itself, to question the boundaries of its own perception and retention.
But those boundaries turned out to be anything but a game for Alex and Marcus Lewis, the 54-year-old identical twins who tell their sad and hauntingly singular story in "Tell Me Who I Am," a new documentary from English director Ed Perkins. Thoughtful and resonant, but also troubling in ways both expected and not, the movie elegantly distills a chain of events that the brothers recounted in their 2013 memoir of the same title.
It begins with Alex recalling a motorcycle accident he experienced in 1982, at age 18, that left him in a coma for six weeks. When he regained consciousness, he couldn't remember his own name or recognize his own mother; he had no recollection of anyone or anything except, miraculously, Marcus. From the outset, Perkins' film acknowledges the preternatural connection twins often share, granting them access to the same feelings and premonitions, and binding them in ways that seem to exist beyond the reach of logic. In Alex's case, that bond, the only memory left intact after his accident, proved instrumental in his recovery.
Why twin brothers revealed secret child abuse on-camera in Netflix's 'Tell Me Who I Am'
Twin brothers Marcus and Alex Lewis candidly discuss a devastating long-held childhood secret in the Netflix documentary "Tell Me Who I Am."
For most of the film, the brothers speak in solo interviews that are fluidly interwoven, which creates the illusion of a seamless conversation but also emphasizes their separation visually. It's rewarding to see this story play out not just in the brothers' words but also in their faces: Alex is clean-shaven, bespectacled and earnest, while the grizzled Marcus seems slightly wearier in spirit.
After the accident, Marcus recalls, he spent days, weeks and months immersing Alex in the stuff of everyday life, teaching him how to ride a bike again and re-familiarizing him with close friends and acquaintances. This early stretch has its lighthearted moments; Alex jokes about being reunited with a girlfriend he didn't know (and effectively losing his virginity to her twice).
Alex Lewis in the movie "Tell Me Who I Am."
But the music and the mood begin to darken as the brothers turn to the specifics of their sheltered family life outside London, evoked in fragmentary, impressionistic visual re-creations and the recurring shot of two beds side by side. Marcus had to reintroduce Alex to their boisterous, ungainly mother and their strict, distant father, and also to a life where material privilege and emotional deprivation went hand-in-hand.
One of the film's more unsettling insights is that we are naturally inclined to trust our loved ones, to accept even the oddest details as the unquestionable truth. And so Alex, deeply dependent on Marcus, didn't worry too much about the strange rules and restrictions governing the large country house they called home: why, for instance, he and Marcus slept in an outdoor shed or why neither of them had a key to the front door.
It wasn't until years later, after their parents' deaths, that these questions suddenly resurfaced, as Alex stumbled on shocking revelations that Marcus had deliberately kept from him for years. You can read about those revelations in the brothers' memoir, and also in interviews that they and Perkins have given to promote the film. I won't describe the details here, which seems both appropriate and ironic for a movie that's all about the agonizing complications of what we choose to reveal or not reveal.
The imprecise nature of memory, the limitations of knowledge, the moral imperative to minimize suffering while also being honest: All this is rich, philosophical grist for a movie that functions as both an emotional drama and epistemological detective story. Perkins' film is neatly (perhaps too neatly) structured in three acts; the first unfolds from Alex's point of view and the second from Marcus', while the third brings them together for a long-overdue moment of reckoning.
Marcus Lewis in the movie "Tell Me Who I Am."
It's at this point that "Tell Me Who I Am" becomes not just a record of a story but also an active, therapeutic part of it. The movie attempts to engineer a moment of catharsis between two brothers who have always been inseparably close but who have never brought themselves to have a face-to-face conversation about their deepest wound. Their meeting is rooted in a haunting contradiction: one brother's need to forget and another's desperation to remember.
But as powerful as it is to see this restrained yet raw outpouring of emotion, it also seems oddly diminished by the documentary's tidy, symmetrical presentation. The problem isn't that significant elements of Alex and Marcus' story have been either glossed over or left off-screen (including the matter of their younger brother, who goes unmentioned) or that the truth of what happened to them naturally invites more and more questions. Every documentary must necessarily and understandably limit its field of inquiry. Still, there is something a bit too pat, even reductive, about the redemptive conclusion this one attempts to forge for its subjects.
Then again, after nearly 90 minutes of having the rug pulled out from under us, perhaps we are meant to take even that conclusion with a grain of salt. It's possible that "Tell Me Who I Am" is putting our own suggestibility to the test, teasing us for the neat conclusions and emotional satisfactions we crave in life as well as art.
"No more silence, no more secrets," one brother says near the end, offering what feels like a definitive last word. But in its most rewardingly complicated moments, this absorbing, incomplete documentary reminds us that there is nothing definitive about what we think we know.
'Tell Me Who I Am'
Running time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Playing: Opens Oct. 18 at Laemmle Monica Film Center, Santa Monica; streaming on Netflix
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Justin Chang has been a film critic for the Los Angeles Times since 2016. He is the author of the book "FilmCraft: Editing" and serves as chair of the National Society of Film Critics and secretary of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
Classic movies, film festivals, etc., in L.A. for Jan. 19-26 include Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" and "The Godfather Part II" plus "An American in Paris" starring Gene Kelly
A timeline of Oprah Winfrey's involvement with the Russell Simmons documentary
When Oprah Winfrey signed on to produce a documentary about Russell Simmons' accusers, no one expected what would transpire. Here's a timeline of those events.
Oprah Winfrey says Russell Simmons attempted to pressure her about her involvement with a documentary in which several women detail sexual abuse allegations against the rap mogul, but his efforts were not what prompted her to leave the project.
A timeline of Winfrey's involvement with the Simmons documentary
Multi-hyphenate Tyler Perry makes his Netflix Originals debut with the murder mystery "A Fall From Grace," featuring Crystal Fox, Cicely Tyson and Phylicia Rashad.
Oprah Winfrey backed out of the Russell Simmons sexual assault documentary. Why the fallout was 'horrible'
When Oprah Winfrey pulled her support of Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick's documentary about sexual assault allegations against Russell Simmons, the filmmakers were in total shock.
Review: Do not try to resist the comic charms of Federico Fellini's 'The White Sheik.' You will fail
Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy "The White Sheik," starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste and Brunella Bovo, effortlessly charms today
Review: Justin Long gets lost in 'The Wave,' a trippy, comic exploration of the universe
Justin Long stars in "The Wave" as a lawyer who undertakes a psychedelic trip after being dosed with a hallucinogen while out on the town with a coworker.


Experience the best of gay Florida with this group trip to Key West and the Florida Keys. Expect beautiful beaches, serene waters and plenty of gay culture to explore. This trip is sure to be full of excitement – we'll be paddle boarding, kayaking and partying on Duval Street.


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Two more sleep and the doctor is in! - - - to tie the knot. Welcome to the club Doc Janelle and Engr. George!
This is another beautiful love story, which proves that distance means nothing and geography is just about maps.
the toughness of your gears makes you wanting more!
affection between Marc and Charlene that totally blew us away!
We had a blast and hope you equally enjoy reliving what transpired on that day through our imagery. Enjoy!
Still it's February but feels like summer came a bit earlier to us than the usual. Yes, we had so much beach-escapade lately from Stilts to Panglao, Bohol and now, a new spot in Calatagan.
It's a loooong drive all the way to Batangas, travelling at the wee hours to escape from the hassle traffic. What's waiting for us there? The calmness and tranquility of the sea that never cease to amaze us, a total relaxation paradise.
"We must take adventures and make memories together."
a perfect pair who didn't mind the scorching heat of the sun~ what more can we ask for. It's always fun to get-on in a new adventure, at a place away from the buzz city of life not knowing that you're not just there to enjoy the place but you've been creating memories already to cherish.
Thank God and to the people who made this adventure of Gen & Michael possible.
Ocean breeze with salty air, sun kissed hair...seems like its an endless summer.
And this is where we were taken by Jen & Carlos...at our favorite sweet spot in Calatagan, Batangas.
The spectacular sunset became a perfect backdrop for this beautiful pair.
Sharing the full post of how we had a blast from sun up to sun down.
It's always a given that a wedding is a happy celebration with lots of doors waiting to be unlocked. But before the shoot starts, there are only 2 things I always wish in every wedding… 1st is to be given the chance to chase the beautiful light of the day and 2nd is to be given an ample time to shoot my subjects. Luckily I had the best of both plus this lovely couple is a big bonus! Yeah those are the essential that continuously fascinates me, indeed the big motivator of the day! It's been a privilege to be part of Randell and Pring's most momentous event of their lives. Once again thank you and have a wonderful married life!
"Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control."
Here's the complete set of Joseph and Jonika's e-session in one of our fave cool haven in Tagaytay~the Two Gardens.
A place that perfectly fits as to what their wedding theme is, an Old English Garden feel.
Always a pleasure to be working with friends filled with new experience, fun and happy moments. We can't wait to see you both on your big day few hours from now! Congratulations Seph and Maika!
colorful Matryoshka Doll (Russian Nesting Doll) themed party.
specially to their two adorable dolls.
Turning 18 is a beautiful milestone for a lady and an accomplishment for parents who dearly love their daughters.
Just like Claudine's parents who are very proud of their daughter studying in UP-Los Banos away from them.
In time for the Xmas vacation, The Cassions had a surprise debut party for Claudine.
based on the debutant's obsession on Doctor Who Episodes.
Now I do, 'cause God gave me you."
From a song that almost every-Juan knew why it hit the billboards again after almost 16 years since it became a hit. Yes, it was released again because of the Aldub love-team craze by Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza on the Kalyeserye segment of the #1 TV variety show in the Philippines, Eat Bulaga!
And our bride-to-be, Angel, is one of the million AlDub fans in the country. When it was her turn to have her engagement session, no doubt that she wanted to be a "Yaya Dub" of the day together with Alden of her dreams.
If you're a mommy of a newborn/toddler, you'll surely know what Little Baby Bum is....it's a YouTube channel featuring nursery rhymes with their cutest set of characters. That's how Cody learned those nursery rhymes, listening and watching to it almost everyday especially his fave, Panda Bear.
So, Mom & Dad decided to have it as the birthday theme, filled with colorful details, awesome magic show, yummy sweets, loving & very supportive family plus a bunch of playful kids to celebrate with him. Here's a full post of that happiest day...truly his little moments, big memories to cherish. Happy birthday Cody Kristoff!
"If you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true." A famous line from an all time fave fairytale, Cinderella.
The clock strikes 12 midnight now and when you hear the chimes, many types of magic wear off but definitely not this one!
long ago. Here's a sneak of the one we just pull off recently! An inspirational Fairytale-esque Chin-derella Engagement Session.
When God writes your Love Story, then it's more than a happily ever after!
She's definitely lovely as the flower and sweeter than any cake.
Check out another cutie patootie, "Maggy", in her floral garden themed cake smash session.
What a great way to collect memories of your little one's biggest milestone is to capture a lot of cuteness & smash a cake.
One good reason why we stayed at Tsim Sha Tsui was the easy path to whether green spots or a scenic urban with incredible backdrop for our night shots. I was blown away with the colorful view of the city skyline over at Victoria Harbour where Jonathan and Candy first brought us for the location of their warm up shots. They were timid and shy at the first phase of their e-session but the groom-to-be recurrently spent vacations here since his childhood years so I just took that advantage to let him chose the spots where he and Candy frequent, then everything went well till the end of our shoot. It pays to have a well-versed guide! It saved us a lot of time to and gave us a chance get the job done in laidback manner.
Thanks Jonathan and Candy! We came home with new friends! See you guys on the Big day!
A fabulous day filled with lemonades, lauriat and magical treats as Maxine Giana celebrates her 1st milestone in life!
Congrats Tiu Lim family for hosting such a fun-filled party for everyone to enjoy.
The Groom-to-be is a Chef and they wanted an engagement session that tells a story about his passion for cooking and their happiness, as they would normally together be at home or in the kitchen. So here's some snippets of the foodies in love!
Tick-tock, tick-tock! ---They will tie the knot today and this time, I'll be part of the team. Congrats Psyche and Vernnie!
Yo Ho Ho! Play-like-a-Pirate day for everyone who were invited to set sail with the adorable Captain Lyle!
"You don't get to turn 18 everyday. This will be a year that you will cherish all your life so make the most of it."
How happy your birthday could be when you get to celebrate it every time with your one and only little brother.
"The greatest happiness is family happiness."
A weekend full of giggles with this family who gleefully posed in front of our camera.
Such joy when we get to capture the most unguarded moments of their cutie patooties that made this session a lot more fun and colorful. Thanks a bunch to the lovely Sy couple who trusted us to do their family portrait!
moments captured, thanks Adrian and Champee!
We shot this e-session in 2 different locations on a summery day of March in a busy and loud Q.C. Thanks to the welcoming space of Stacy's! A corner we can call our own even for only a certain period of time, not minding if it's a kitchen or store counter, a parking grounds at Eco park or whatever we stumble along the way, what all we need is a beautiful light with the love birds on it! Not only am I fortunate to have been given what we wanted that day but also on top of it was the time we get to spend with this gorgeous couple that can break barriers so we can work the way things are for us. Congratulations Randell and France! We are so excited to shoot their wedding tomorrow! Cheers.


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Online Platform Launches to Connect California Boutique Wineries with Restaurants
Vinsource, a wine technology start-up based in Healdsburg, California, launched an Internet platform that connects California restaurants and retailers with boutique California wineries that don't have access to large distribution channels.
"Vinsource Online is designed to help restaurant wine buyers identify interesting new products and acquire them directly from producers," says Andrew McMaster, Vinsource founder and CEO.
The platform is designed to give restaurateurs the opportunity to tap into the hundreds of small wineries that are often ignored by wholesalers, who look to represent the larger, better known brands. "Sometimes, these smaller brands can be more competitively priced than larger, more established brands. The grapes often come from the same vineyards, and therefore make wines of a similar quality."
Unlike other online wine buying platforms, Vinsource is not an e-commerce engine designed to sell wine. The company doesn't own a warehouse or hold any inventory, functioning purely as a matchmaker, making "the introduction" between California wine producers and restaurant wine buyers. The introduction is actually just the wine buyer accessing the website and browsing a list of available wines from participating wineries. The restaurant wine buyer then makes contact with the producer, negotiating the terms of sale.
The winery pays to list its product and also pays a transaction fee. The wine buyer doesn't incur any fees. According to McMaster, Vinsource helps restaurants save time, by allowing them to interact with multiple producers through a single point of contact. They also save money, he says, purchasing directly from wine producers and avoiding wholesale markup fees.
Having access to these lesser-known wineries allows restaurants "to differentiate their establishment, by featuring exceptional products that are not widely distributed," says McMaster. "Every product we feature has to be pre-qualified by a panel of independent sommeliers before it can be listed on Vinsource." Also, wine buyers are able to chat with one of Vinsource's third-party sommeliers prior to purchase, to get recommendations.
Thirty California wine producers are signed on, with 20 more expressing interest, says McMaster.
A big challenge with selling wine online is dealing with regulatory compliance laws, which differ from state to state—the reason Vinsource is initially targeting only California liquor license holders and wineries. "From a compliance perspective, it is easier for us to get the concept off the ground, and then expand into new states," McMaster explains. The plan is to move into Oregon and Washington next, and then branch out from there.
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the rain stopped, the sun was shining, and a wonderful time was had by all!
Saturday we were part of the Polyarts Festivel in Hopkinton MA- what a lovely show.
A special thanks to my "earth elves" June, Deb and Deb…the world is a much better place for me becuase of friends like you!
If you missed it I would recommend marking your calendar for next years show. There are truly lovely artisans and many items to be enjoyed!
… our booth last Saturday at Polyarts.


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Open Sailing is your opportunity to try out sailing with the Royal Forth Yacht Club. Non-members are very welcome to [...]
It was a breezy open sailing evening
We welcomed seven new sailors to the Club on Thursday 4th July, who experienced a fantastic cruise around the Forth, [...]
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In a change to the normal format of the 'Cruise in Company' events, the third 'C in C' of the 2019 season was to be a [...]
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Commodore's Welcome – Sailing at the Royal Forth Yacht Club
Sailing is one of the best ways to get away from it all, leaving the grind of work behind and enjoying stimulating time on the water – whether that is the relaxation of cruising, pushing yourself physically in a race, or socialising with friends and family.
For sailors based in and around Edinburgh, who want convenience and protected waters, Royal Forth Yacht Club offers sailing less than 15 minutes drive from the city centre. We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly club.
Charles Morton, Commodore
Royal Forth Yacht Club enjoys a dramatic backdrop of Edinburgh castle and access straight on to open water, perfect for racing and cruising. Many scenic harbours and anchorages nearby give plenty of sailing destinations.
Facilities for members include serviced moorings, ferry service and clubhouse with bar and showers. There is a full racing programme, cruising events plus training and social events. We have an active cadets section with training for younger members.
During the summer we run bi-weekly Open Sailing sessions, aimed primarily at non-members who want to give sailing a try and find out more about the club. These are every other Thursday, starting at 1730. See the events calendar or the facebook page for details of the next event.
We welcome visiting yachts and visitors can lie alongside the pontoons, which allow 24-hour all tide access. See the visitors page for more information.
Please contact us if you have any questions or would be interested in joining the club. Ordinary membership is £175 for the first year with reductions for families, students and juniors.
Friday White Sail 6 C
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Burntisland Sailing Club Regatta (Forth Series Div 2)
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Generally the club house is opened by the cleaner or the first person on duty, and closed by the last.
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These times will be extended, and the bar opened, for the events advertised in the Events Calendar.
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Sun Jul 21 14:30 - 21:00 18:25 09:00 15:30 - 18:00
Mon Jul 22 15:00 - 21:00 19:00 09:00
Tue Jul 23 09:00 - 11:00, 16:00 - 21:00 7:05, 19:42 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Wed Jul 24 09:00 - 11:30, 16:30 - 21:00 7:47, 20:25 08:00 19:30 - 21:30 08:00 - 14:00
Thu Jul 25 09:00 - 12:30, 17:30 - 21:00 8:35, 21:20 08:00 19:30 - 21:30 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Jul 26 09:00 - 13:30, 18:00 - 21:00 9:32, 22:25 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Tue Jul 30 10:00 - 17:30 14:07 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Thu Aug 01 12:00 - 19:00 15:55 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Aug 02 13:00 - 20:00 16:45 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sat Aug 03 13:30 - 20:30 17:32 09:00 14:00 - 18:00
Sun Aug 04 14:30 - 21:00 18:17 09:00
Mon Aug 05 15:00 - 21:00 19:00 09:00
Tue Aug 06 16:00 - 21:00 19:47 08:00 19:30 - 22:00 08:00 - 14:00
Wed Aug 07 09:00 - 11:30, 17:00 - 21:00 8:00, 20:37 08:00 19:30 - 22:00 08:00 - 14:00
Thu Aug 08 09:00 - 12:30, 17:30 - 21:00 8:55, 21:37 08:00 19:30 - 22:00 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Aug 09 09:00 - 14:00, 18:30 - 21:00 10:00, 22:47 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sun Aug 11 09:00 - 16:30 12:30 09:00 15:00 - 17:00
Tue Aug 13 10:30 - 18:00 14:25 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Wed Aug 14 11:00 - 18:30 15:07 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Wed Aug 21 15:00 - 20:30 19:02 08:00 19:00 - 21:30 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Aug 23 09:00 - 12:00, 16:30 - 20:30 7:50, 20:27 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sat Aug 24 09:00 - 13:00, 17:30 - 20:30 8:47, 21:32 09:00 15:00 - Late
Sun Aug 25 09:00 - 14:30, 18:30 - 20:30 10:05, 22:50 09:00 15:00 - 18:00
Sun Sep 01 13:30 - 20:00 17:12 09:00
Mon Sep 02 14:00 - 20:00 17:55 09:00
Tue Sep 03 14:30 - 20:00 18:35 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Wed Sep 04 15:30 - 20:00 19:15 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Thu Sep 05 09:00 - 11:00, 16:00 - 20:00 7:32, 20:02 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Sep 06 09:00 - 12:30, 17:00 - 20:00 8:25, 20:55 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sat Sep 07 09:00 - 14:00, 17:30 - 20:00 9:27, 22:07 09:00 13:00 - 18:00
Sun Sep 08 09:00 - 15:30 10:52 09:00 14:00 - 17:00
Thu Sep 12 11:00 - 18:30 14:47 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Sep 13 11:30 - 19:00 15:22 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sat Sep 14 12:00 - 19:00 15:57 09:00 15:00 - 19:00
Sun Sep 22 09:00 - 12:30, 16:30 - 19:00 8:17, 20:50 09:00 15:00 - 17:00
Mon Sep 23 09:00 - 14:00 9:40 09:00
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Wed Oct 02 14:00 - 19:00 18:05 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Thu Oct 03 15:00 - 18:30 18:42 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Fri Oct 04 15:30 - 18:30 19:22 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Sat Oct 05 09:00 - 12:00, 16:00 - 18:30 7:50, 20:10 09:00 15:00 - 18:00
Sun Oct 06 09:00 - 13:30, 16:30 - 18:30 8:55, 21:22 09:00 15:00 - 17:00
Mon Oct 07 09:00 - 15:30 10:25 09:00
Sat Oct 12 11:00 - 18:30 14:55 09:00 15:00 - 19:00
Sun Oct 13 11:30 - 18:30 15:27 09:00 15:00 - 17:00
Mon Oct 21 09:00 - 12:30, 16:00 - 18:00 8:05, 20:27 09:00
Tue Oct 22 09:00 - 14:00 9:30 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
Mon Oct 28 11:00 - 16:30 14:45 09:00 12:00 - 18:00
Tue Oct 29 15:25 08:00 08:00 - 14:00
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The Analyst, Digital Partnerships will provide key market analysis and insights, deal structuring support, development of sales tools and on-going performance reporting for the group as well as deep dive analysis for potential venture investments. The role requires an experienced Analyst capable of supporting key account initiatives as well as deep dive bespoke analytics required by the business development team in Singapore and throughout the region. Success requires working closely with a multitude of cross-functional Visa teams but predominantly with regional sales, Fintech FastTrack, core product, strategy and pricing teams. The Digital Partnerships team in Singapore is responsible for developing programmatic approaches to deal structuring and commercial negotiation delivered through new sales tools and processes. The successful candidate will become the 'expert' in financial analysis, Visa commercial constructs and deal structuring.
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MARCH 13, 2:52 A.M.
A couple's attempt at romance allegedly started with illegal drug use and ended with violence, according to a Pima County Sherriff's Department report.
Deputies responded to a house where a male reported that his girlfriend had just broken all of his windows. Deputies chased down and apprehended the woman.
She said she had recently been allowed by a court to again go to her boyfriend's house after some earlier issues, and she was trying to nurture her relationship with him. Accordingly, they'd planned a "romantic" evening together.
They began the evening, she said, in the bedroom, where her boyfriend was smoking crack. When she asked him to get her a beer, she said, he yelled, "Why the fuck don't you go get it?" This apparently started an argument revolving around her feelings that it was unfair that he got to get high, but she didn't get to get drunk.
He said mean things to her during the argument, she claimed, such as suggesting that she go live in the wash and "sell her ass" (which, she assured the reporting deputy, she had never done). She said a physical alteration ensued, after which she ran to a neighbor's house to obtain some pants and shoes. (She'd only been wearing nylons and daisy dukes on her lower half, she explained, because of her expectations of a "romantic evening.")
She admitted breaking her boyfriend's windows after he refused to give her some of her belongings. Both the woman and her boyfriend were taken to jail for domestic violence and criminal damage.
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NORTH LA CHOLLA BOULEVARD
MARCH 7, 3:11 P.M.
A man with a parrot allegedly made death threats to Walmart customers because he didn't like his life, a Pima County Sherriff's Department report stated.
Deputies reported to a northwest-side Walmart in reference to a man in a red car allegedly driving around the parking lot and yelling, "I'm gonna kill you!" at random passers-by, while he used his fingers to mime shooting a gun. He reportedly had a parrot with him.
Deputies sighted the red car at a nearby residence, where they found a thin man outside with a small, multicolored parrot on his shoulder.
Asked why he thought deputies were there, the subject hung his head and said, "I was being stupid," and admitted yelling threats of murder out his car window and pretending to shoot people. He said he felt like doing it because his "life was so bad right now."
After the subject safely secured his parrot in a cage, he was taken to jail for disorderly conduct.
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Faculty members are cooperating with the local industry on various levels. This cooperation can take different forms, such as direct funding of research by partners in the industry, government funding of joint projects between academic researchers and industry, start-up companies in which academic staff are involved, consulting services provided to industry, patent applications and commercialization, and service work provided to industry by our service research laboratories.
Some faculty members' research projects are directly funded by Israeli companies such as Teva Pharmaceutical Company (T. Baasov), SCD Semiconductor Devices (A. Hoffman) and NUR (Y. Eichen). In these cases, very focused applied research is carried out in collaboration with industrial programs with financial support provided from the industrial side.
Some of our faculty (i.e. E. Lifshitz, E. Kolodney, A. Hoffman, M. Eisen, I. Shechter) take part in joint academic-industrial research programs funded by government foundations such as Magnet, Nofar and Magneton. In these cases, several industrial partners and academic groups join a large project that includes research and development in several directions. Companies involved in these projects include, for example, Intel, Tower, SCD, Rafael, Teva, 3GSolar, ELOP and others.
Several faculty members (M. Eisen, Y. Eichen, E, Keinan, N. Moiseyev) have founded start-up companies based on research and patents developed within the Technion. Some of these start-up companies have achieved economic success.
All our service research laboratories (NMR, MS, XRD and the Surface Analysis and Characterization Laboratory) provide service work for different industries (mostly chemical and pharmaceutical) and for research laboratories within and outside the Technion. In these cases, the service is carried out at predefined rates. In addition, our glassblowing workshop and machine shop also provide occasional service for external users.


Whoever the Prez marry is one lucky guy!
Minami Shiiro Yeah, a guy that is gonna get chased by millions of polices from all of the world.
To be honest, she honestly is cute and hot. Cute for cuddles, hot for...scuffles? Idk. Don't worry, I still have a "teen" in my age, she's in my strike zone!
1:03, ATTACK of the LOLIS!
I hope you kid's know how to clear your history.
xandr *Rainbow Six Siege's all operators join in team of FBI* Go! Go! Go!
Smug Megumin none. The only option you have is jail time.
If you like being an outlaw, this is your job!
0:49 I made myself laugh by misreading "What" as "WTF"!
Me (when Wi-Fi connection is too slow): Ravioli ravioli Woncha show the videoli?!
FBI OPE- oh wait their both underage, i guess it's fine.
It makes the most sense, as Ayaka is too old.
Imagine I married Yuzu... "Blush"


first, where it says "name..."
you write your own name!
Courtney: Oh um you said a science.
Ian:Thats the name of the class.
Ian:Wow. These cellphones are rotting your brains.
1:41 why is Ian like a baby?
4:43 should I want to know what she was gonna say?
2019: MY GOD ITS EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE! ALSO INTERNET IS MORE RELIABLE THAN TEACHERS!
I'm feeling you want a shot to meet Weiland.
Did anyone else get a breaking bad feeling?
T: Give me your phone or you'll get sent to the principals office!
T: And you won't get it back until the end of the day!
T: Give me your phone!
S: I'm not giving you my phone!
T: If you don't give you your phone, you're going to the principals office!
S: And so, I don't care; send me to the principals office! I'm not afraid of you or the principal!
In 2008, I was in 2nd and 3rd grade, so obviously I wasn't in high school, but I can kind of relate to 2018.
But in 2008 he had friends.
My math teacher legit puts math memes and when we have a social studies exam, my teacher puts memes too.
1968: I bet in 50 years we will have flying cars!
Yeaaaaah about that..........we are working on it but uh.......it cost a lot of money.......sooooooo....you'll have to wait.
Starbucks drinks were the fun/expensive accessory in the 2000s.
Teacher: The symbol "Fe" is the symbol for the element "Iron."
Me: *shouts from the back of the classroom* Maiden!


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Direct flight talks between Russia and Cambodia draw mixed response
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An Airbus A320 from Russian company Aeroflot. Cambodia is in talks to establish a direct air link with Russia and Aeroflot is seen as a likely candidate to operate the first direct flight between the two countries. AFP
The recent discussions between the Cambodian and Russian governments regarding direct flights have drawn a mixed response from Russians living in the Kingdom.
The Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) reported that last week Russian Ambassador to Cambodia Dmitry Tsvetkov met Minister of Tourism Thong Khon to discuss the matter. The meeting is the latest in a long, winding effort to establish direct flights between the two countries.
Most Russian expats interviewed by Khmer Times supported the idea and expressed optimism about the establishment of a direct flight connecting the countries.
Russian businessman Sergey Sidenko said it is a good thing as direct flights will benefit tourists and expats from both countries.
More than 60,000 tourists from Russia visit Cambodia every year. There is also a significant number of Russian expats in the Kingdom, mostly living in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville.
"Look, I am a Russian living in Cambodia. To have a direct flight to Moscow (for example) is easier and cheaper for me and for my Russian friends who visit Cambodia. I think Cambodians who work in Russia think the same," he said.
But Mr Sidenko, who is originally from Vladivostok in Russia's Far East, cautioned that it is easier said than done.
"From a business perspective, I understand that it is necessary to have a regular stream of passengers between Russia and Cambodia, and currently we don't have that. Also, such project needs strong support from the government and the business sector," said Mr Sidenko, who operates the popular Party Patio Bar in Phnom Penh.
The same sentiment was shared by Tural Lachinov, a mining engineer with Chip Mong Group, a leading business conglomerate in the Kingdom. Mr Lachinov, who is originally from Norilsk, a remote part of Russia close to the Arctic Circle, has lived in Cambodia for the past six years.
"Yes, I heard about it. It is a good idea in general, especially for Cambodia," he said.
Mr Lachinov said direct flights will bring more Russian tourists to Cambodia. "Sometimes, our people are lazy about changing planes many times, so they go to Vietnam and Thailand instead," he pointed out.
According to Mr Lachinov, Russian tourists and expats often fly first to Thailand or Vietnam before taking a flight to Russia. The Phnom Penh-Bangkok-Novosibirsk and Phnom Penh-Bangkok-Moscow are the most popular routes for them, he said.
Aeroflot, Vietnam Airlines and a few other foreign carriers fly direct to Russia from Vietnam. From Thailand, it is Thai Airways and Aeroflot, with a few other foreign airlines in the mix.
But for some, such meetings and discussions are an exercise in futility.
A former travel agent who did not give his name said talks about such flights have been going on for the last 20 years with no significant results to show.
He said that even a high-level meeting involving then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev some years back did not produce any results. Mr Medvedev paid a state visit to Cambodia in 2015.
"I don't believe it will happen soon," the former travel agent said.
Direct flights, according to him, will not work well now because of the situation in Sihanoukville. "A very important aspect of it is that Sihanoukville right now is in a big mess because of the Chinese. There are almost no good beaches left in town. It is very dirty everywhere. It is not like it used to be," he noted.
"And this is essential for Russian travellers because they will not come to Cambodia for a long distance and expensive flight just to see the Angkor temples. They want to relax on the beach and now it's a disaster. This is why I think it also will not work very well," he added.
Sihanoukville used to be a favourite destination for Russian tourists and investors.
While no airline has been mentioned in the negotiations, Aeroflot, Russia's national carrier, would be the most logical choice for a Russia-Cambodia direct flight. Aeroflot already flies directly to Vietnam and Thailand and has a fleet of long-range jetliners like Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 that can fly directly to Cambodia from almost anywhere in Russia.
As for the route, the Phnom Penh-Moscow air route would likely be the first choice, with Siem Reap or Sihanoukville as secondary destinations.
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Foley High School is hosting the Lions on the Links Golf Tournament at Glenn Lakes Golf Club on Friday, April 20, 2018. All proceeds from this tournament will go towards Foley High School educational programs.
The entry fee is $85 per player, and for 3-person scramble teams, it's $255 per team.
This event also has sponsorship opportunities for businesses and groups.
At the golf tournament, there will be great food, door prizes, a silent and live auction, and entertainment by Shane Tucker and The Promised Land Band.
Guest are welcome to attend! Tickets are $10 for each additional guest.
Shotgun starts at 12:00pm. Mulligan will be sold (along with on course competitions).
The award ceremony and dinner will begin at 5-5:30 pm.
Trophies and prizes will be presented to first and second place teams in Championship and First flights.
This event should be a lot of fun for everyone, so don't miss out on your chance to attend!


The tables below displays how much damage each unit can inflict on an enemy unit or building. Each row represents the attacking unit, while each column represents the unit or building that is being attacked.
The first number in black represents expected damage. This is how much damage is expected to be dealt if the attacking unit is at full health, the defending unit is on neutral Terrain such as Road or Deep Sea, and no other unusual modifiers apply to the damage.
The second number in red represents the damage dealt by a Critical Hit under otherwise the same conditions as expected damage. A critical hit only occurs when the attacking unit meets a specific condition, as specified in that unit's description.
Any number listed on this table is the median damage, but the actual damage dealt is slightly randomized. The actual damage dealt may be as much as 5 points higher or lower. The median damage is the default in-game for the preview of an attack, and critical hit multipliers are based on median damage. Damage is not randomized in puzzle maps, however, and instead all attacks will always deal their median damage.
Checking the "Show Damage Range" checkbox on the "Advanced" tab of the "Options" menu will cause damage previews to display maximum and minimum values instead of median values.
† Because of the way a Giant's critical hit functions, its critical hits will never actually do as much damage as is listed in the preceeding table. These hypothetical values are only listed to give context to how much damage a Giant can do with its crit as opposed to without.
The following table is an alternative take on the previous one. Instead of listing the "expected damage," this table lists the minimum damage (or "base damage") the attack will do under identical conditions. This table may prove more useful when trying to omit the risks involved with randomized damage.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 Review: Much-Needed Redemption
March 20, 2017 Darius
2016 wasn't Samsung's year at all: the well-known scandal regarding the exploding Note 7 phones was enough to turn many people away from both the Note and the Samsung brands, thus making it even harder for them to win a big piece of the market share with their annual flagship release. However, it seems that Samsung has noted the criticism received and has moved on, as the company's next flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is set to be released on March 29, as part of the Galaxy Unpacked event.
Both the phone and the event come at a critical time, as they represent the company's shot at redeeming their public image and attracting customers once again. The phone's design has already been teased by Samsung in a 30-second ad that announced the Galaxy Unpacked event. However, will a curvy design be enough to make people forget about the shortcomings of the past, or will the phone's specs manage to dazzle consumers back into the Samsung brand?
Only few more days until we find out everything about the new Samsung Galaxy S8
While several details have been leaked online, what is currently known for sure is that Samsung will pay a lot more attention to the handling of the batteries in order to avoid last year's scandal happening all over again. Supposedly, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will have more space allocated for its battery and will use a revised testing procedure in order to assure consumers of its safety.
According to leaks circulating the Internet, the retail prices for the Samsung Galaxy S8 will average at 799 pounds or euros in Europe. As expected, the Samsung Galaxy S8 will launch at the same time as its "big brother", the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, which will retail at 899 pounds or euros in Europe. Supposedly, these prices are for the 64gb models.
If you want more details about the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, then you should know that the main difference between the two models is the size. While the S8 is expected to have a 5.8-inch display, the S8 Plus may have a 6.2-inch one, along with a larger battery and a larger body to make room for these changes.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was groundbreaking. What will the S8 bring?
So what else is known about the Galaxy S8? Well, first of all, it seems that Samsung wants to get on with the rest of the cool kids and swap the Micro USB port with the increasingly-popular USB-C port. Despite early rumors, everyone can rest easy, as Samsung will not remove the headphone jack as Apple did.
Initially, it was believed that the flagship phone will feature a state-of-the-art fingerprint scanner inside its display, but recent reports state that Samsung ran out of time to implement this feature. Therefore, fans of this feature will have to wait an extra year for the Galaxy S9 to come out. In the meanwhile, the Galaxy S8 will have a fingerprint sensor on the rear, positioned to the right side of the camera, which may put left-handed consumers in an awkward position when trying to simply unlock their phone. An iris scanner is also reported to be included on the front of the device, as Samsung included it in the failed Note 7.
Regarding specifications, Samsung leaves nothing else to be desired, as the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus are packed with top-of-the-line components such as a Snapdragon 835 chipset, 4GB of RAM, a 12MP rear camera, an 8MP frontal camera, a 3,000, respectively 3,500 mAH battery, and different sizes of storage available, starting at 32GB. The phone will run Android 7.1 Nougat, of course, modified to use Samsung's TouchWiz interface. Additionally, the phone will feature an exclusive assistant called Bixby AI, meant to be Samsung's answer to Apple's well-known Siri assistant. It seems that Samsung has great expectations for Bixby, as they have even reserved a button on the side of the new devices that will be used exclusively to summon the assistant.
By far the phone's most unique feature is its sleek design, on which Samsung also seems to rely their hype campaign on. Featuring a Quad-HD+ SuperAMOLED dual-curved-edge, Force Touch, always-on display, the phone does away with most of the bezels, making it so that the screen covers 83% of the surface of the phone. This comes along with a complete redesign job, making the phone look a lot sleeker than would be expected, as it doesn't offer a button on the front. The design of the phone is something that Samsung expects to blow consumers away, as they have even made a 30-second ad solely to advertise their designers' ingenuity in making the phone stand out of the crowd.
Besides these almost-certain details about the upcoming flagship devices, there have been some confusing and incredible rumors. Without a doubt, one of the most farfetched ones is a rumor claiming that the Galaxy S8 will dual-boot Android 7.1 Nougat and Windows. It is unclear why Samsung would let users jump ship from their prized interface, and even more unclear why Microsoft would give their competitors access to Windows 10. However, as impossible as that may be, it would certainly make for a surprise feature that would take the tech world by storm, and just maybe create an actual market share for Windows 10 mobile.
It is unclear whether or not Samsung will manage to win back its fans with its annual flagship, especially considering the fact that it was one of their flagships that turned most fans away from their brand. However, the rumored specifications and features are certainly intriguing, and the sleek design of the phone is sure to have lots of fans. If you want to learn more about the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, stay tuned, as we will post news about the phone as soon as they are available. Additionally, you might want to keep an eye on Samsung's official social media pages for the March 29 live event, in which the new flagships will be officially unveiled.
Samsung Galaxy S8 Review
Design - 9/10
Usability - 9/10
Artificial Intelligence - 10/10
Sound - 9/10
Screen - 10/10
Camera - 10/10
It is unclear whether or not Samsung will manage to win back its fans with its annual flagship event, especially considering the fact that it was one of their flagships that turned most fans away from their brand.
By Darius
Darius is a true tech enthusiast, being in the know about the newest gadgets and phones. A gamer at heart, he plays hard and works even harder. His specialty is keeping a close eye on the latest tech trends and announcements and bringing them to you in the form of attractive articles.
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5 Questions with Jacob Ingham
Jacob Ingham has been a difference maker both on and off the ice.
Between-the-pipes, the Los Angeles Kings prospect has helped backstop the Kitchener Rangers into one of the Canadian Hockey League's top teams currently challenging for first place in the Ontario Hockey League's Western Conference. In his first season with the blue shirts, he's carried a personal record of 31-7-4-1 with a goals-against-average of 2.88 and save percentage of .920 with two shutouts.
Ingham has also made an impact in the community with his Jake Saves campaign in support of Canadian Blood Services. His fundraising efforts, which began last season, earned him the first ever Dayna Brons Honourary Award last summer, while the 19-year-old from Barrie, Ont., continues encouraging blood donation as one of the league's outstanding humanitarians.
Here's what a busy Ingham had to say about his season:
What's it like battling for playoff positioning every game in the competitive Western Conference?
It's not easy. Night in and night out we have to go to rinks in our conference and in our division and play really good games just to try and get two points which are so critical. But just battling every single night kind of gives us that good preparation leading into playoffs, finding importance in every single game, and just trying to get those wins.
How have the Rangers been able to come together and climb the standings with so much success?
Our success has come from within our team so far. It's come from attention to detail, practice, game days, off the ice, on the ice, and it's something we've been held to with a really high standard with our new coaching staff. I think it's something that's really helped us and kind of really brought us more to a team game and completing our game all around.
For you personally, what's been the key to your success and development between-the-pipes?
Personally I think the key to my success this year is just taking everything one day at a time. Not being too far ahead of myself and looking at what we've got ahead. Kind of focusing on our days leading up to games and practicing really hard, and then just working on a little bit of fine tuning in my game in and out, every single day, and just finding ways to get better.
Tell us about your Jake Saves campaign?
The Jake Saves campaign I started at the start of the year, with the help of the Kitchener Rangers, we're donating $10 per save I make every single game of this year. Right now we're closing in on $14,000 donated which is pretty impressive. I just want to keep going for the rest of the year and just get as many saves as I can.
Why is blood donation important to you and how does it feel to be making such a positive impact in the community?
Blood donation is so important to me because of my grandparents and their car accident. Becoming a Player Ambassador with Hockey Gives Blood has given me such a great opportunity to use my platform to help out them and help raise the awareness about blood donation. It's been an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to keep going. It's been such a positive thing.
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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Spatially Integrated Social Science
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Elgar Companion to Sustainable Cities
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Against a backdrop of unprecedented levels of urbanization, 21st century cities across the globe share concerns for the challenges they face. This Companion provides a framework for understanding the city as a critical building block for a more sustainable future within broader subnational, national and continental contexts, and ultimately, within a global systems context. It discusses the sustainable strategies being devised, as well as the methods and tools for achieving them. Examples of social, economic, political and environmental sustainable policy strategies are presented and the extent to which they actually increase sustainability is analyzed. Learn More
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The notion of proximity is increasing in popularity in economic and geographic literature, and is now commonly used by scholars in regional science and spatial economics. Few academic works, however, have explored the link between regional development and proximity relations. This comprehensive book redresses the balance with its assessment of the role of, and obstacles caused by, proximity relations in regional development processes. Learn More
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Handbook of Industry Studies and Economic Geography
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Regions economically differ from each other – they compete in different products and geographical spaces, exhibit different strengths and weaknesses, and provide different possibilities for growth and development. What fosters growth in one region may hamper it in another. This highly original book presents an accessible methodology for identifying competitors and their particular circumstances in Europe, discusses regional competitiveness from a conceptual perspective and explores both past and future regional development policies in Europe. Learn More
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In this well-researched and detailed book, the editors provide an extensive and critical analysis of post-Soviet regional integration. After almost two decades of unfulfilled integration promises, a new – improved and functioning – regime emerged in the post-Soviet space: the Eurasian Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (ECU). Learn More
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Benjamin K. Sovacool, Christopher J. Cooper
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Jan Owen Jansson
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The Economics of European Integration, Second Edition
Miroslav N. Jovanović
Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this highly acclaimed textbook will be required reading for graduate and undergraduate students on a wide range of courses including: European economics, economic policy, European integration, European studies and international relations. Exploring the EU at an important turning point and during uncertain and turbulent times, the text will also prove an invaluable reference tool for academics and policy makers concerned with any facet of European integration. Learn More
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Multinationals and Economic Geography
Simona Iammarino, Philip McCann
After more than fifty years of systematic research on multinational enterprises (MNEs) what is apparent is that there is, as yet, no unified or dominant theory of the MNE. The objective of this book is to bring into focus one particular dimension of MNE behaviour and activity that has been relatively under-researched – namely the geography of the multinational enterprise – as understood through the lens of innovation and technological change. The authors clearly demonstrate that geography is becoming increasingly important for MNEs and, in turn, MNEs are becoming progressively more important for economic geography. The pivot on which this vital relationship turns is the creation, diffusion and management of new knowledge. Learn More
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Emmanouil Tranos
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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Urban Economies
Edited by Peter Karl Kresl, Jaime Sobrino
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The Political Economy of Arab Gulf States
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Entrepreneurship, Social Capital and Governance
This book highlights the role of entrepreneurship, social capital and governance for regional economic development. In recent decades, many researchers have claimed that entrepreneurship is the most critical factor in sustaining regional economic growth. However, most entrepreneurship research is undertaken without considering the fundamental importance of the regional context. Other research has emphasized the role of social capital but there are substantial problems in empirically relating measures of social capital to regional economic development. Learn More