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Days Gone Couldn't Have a Better Name
By Callum Agnew on at
In Days Gone you play as middle-aged biker named Deacon. What kind of character is Deacon? He's Nathan Drake with a beard, a bike and a dead wife. Days Gone is a 3rd person, post-apocalyptic, open-world game with light-RPG mechanics set in rural America with fast not-zombies called Freakers. Think Far Cry meets The Last Of Us, and you're there. God knows, all the hyphens should probably tell you we're in mids-ville.
The design here is not unusual, but hits the usual checklist of open-world games. Unlockable fast travel points, various side missions, collectables, plants to be picked, animals to be skinned and of course, multiple skill trees. It's all here as the formula demands; the only deviation is in the setting.
As easy as the jokes about playing another bloke motivated by a dead woman are, I still laughed every time Deacon's emotions were tied back to that singular motive. For example, after your bike is stolen and stripped by a friendly camp for parts, the protagonist confronts the mechanic and shouts in rage "What about my custom gas tank, huh?! The one I got from my dead wife!" Can Deacon be angry that his greatest tool for survival was just stolen and destroyed? No, god dammit, my dead wife gave me that shit!
A lot of the scenes involving Deacon have an overly casual air about them. When faced with a young girl who has been traumatised by the infected hellscape her home has become, Deacon's cavalier interaction with her is almost comical. He brings up her probably-dead parents and then admonishes himself, as if she's not in the room, before deciding to take her to what appears to be a slave camp. The mission sees you stealth-escorting your new charge back to your bike (the objective beforehand designed to expend all of your resources), which is helpfully parked at the opposite side of the town. Upon arrival, your quest to give the teenage girl to a labour camp is hampered a final time by a giant semi-bulletproof bear boss.
The combat is satisfying enough. Headshots are as always, king, and you have a limited "focus" gauge (bullet time) which helps you line them up. The Freakers are quite unpredictable when charging and, as has been marketed, their true strength is in their numbers. The hordes that roam the world are not to be trifled with, a lesson I learnt the hard way while hunting some animals in a ravine. My bike was parked close at hand when I was set upon. Instantly cut off from my vehicle, with not nearly enough firepower to fight the small army, my only option was to run and try to circle back around. It turns out you can't beat a zombie horde in cross country. The added element of chance the horde introduce could create some exciting moments.
Days Gone's biggest selling point is in its emergent gameplay, in how you can utilise and direct the infected Freaks to eliminate human enemies. It's all very 2009's Prototype. However, I never got the opportunity to see this in action myself. Probably bad luck on my part.
Unlike the mindless Freaks, human enemies do adapt to your strategies. Pushing forward together on your last-known position, allowing you to sneak around and start stabbing some necks from the back line. A necessary strategy considering the ammo scarcity. Because of your reliance on stealth, the enemies awareness is short ranged and very forgiving, "freaks" and humans alike. Out-manoeuvring a heavily armed squad and taking them down without firing a shot is wonderful.
The bike riding itself is kind of a mixed bag, there isn't a great sense of speed, especially on an open road, but it does have some great instant acceleration. The bike riding is at its best when off-road, swerving around trees and enemies, accelerating through tight turns and squeezing through narrow gaps at top speed. You have great control over your vehicle, and the ever-depleting fuel gauge adds a significance to every rev of your engine. Releasing the throttle and letting your bike slowly roll down hill to conserve fuel is a quaint but wonderful feature. Hopefully there's more moments like this to be found in-game. The on-bike combat is bare bones: you can fire your gun via a lock-on system, but throwing molotovs is not allowed. This felt a bit restrictive because, if you were allowed to toss molotovs, it would ruin the clear-infestation-to-unlock-fast-travel side missions, which from my time with the game felt like busywork.
Days Gone is cutscene-heavy, some of them separated by mere feet of in game movement. You'll go from a full cutscene to panning the camera around for 2 minutes while another character drives a vehicle into yet another cutscene. It's a little jarring in its storytelling, but hopefully it comes off better in the context of the full game.
Another merit to Days Gone is that it has one of the most user-friendly crafting systems I've seen. Most games you have to pause and navigate through various different menus, but here it's streamlined. Holding down L1 opens up the crafting wheel, slowing down time. Navigating through the sections and crafting nearly any item only takes 2 or 3 button presses all the while you're kept firmly in the action.
After my time with Days Gone, as it is... I'm not interested in playing more. I didn't find any of the characters particularly compelling and the combat is nothing you haven't seen before. I hadn't come to care for Deacon's dead wife as much as he did, largely because he's such a panto dame about it, yet this is what his entire character is built on... I mean, who cares?
As intriguing as discovering the truth behind this Not-Zombies outbreak is, there's only so many different ways you can tell that old story. Days Gone is a game that feels like it's building on old formulae, but with a slight twist in flavour. There's nothing really different or better here. just a ride through the same old AAA elements that are hopefully enough to make everyone happy. So: if you enjoy 7/10s with a bit of cinematic flash then, well, Sony has a treat in store for you.
Callum Agnew


According to a media alert, the merger will enhance and expand programs and services for people at risk and living with HIV in St. Louis by bringing the HIV Medical Home to the area. The HIV Medical Home is an integrative model of healthcare that helps people living with HIV live long, healthy lives while reducing costs.
In recent years, EFA has seen an increase in the demand for its programs and services as a record number of people are living with HIV. In St. Louis, there are 6145 people living with HIV; however, only 50 percent are regularly engaged in the healthcare they need to successfully manage their HIV disease and prevent transmission of the virus to others. Post-merger EFA will be better prepared to address this issue and provide HIV care and treatment that will help people living with HIV in St. Louis achieve viral suppression and optimal health, the media alert states.
The merged organizations will also announce their success in securing a $1.7 million grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. The grant funds will aid in the success of the merger and help in the development and operation of the HIV Medical Home in St. Louis.
AIDS Resource Center President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Gifford; Vice President of Operations, Tawnya Brown; Retired EFA Executive Director, Cheryl Oliver; Dr. Bill Summers, and current EFA clients will participate in tomorrow's press conference.
Saint Louis Effort for AIDS, known in the community as "EFA", is the region's oldest AIDS Service Organization (ASO). Founded as a nonprofit organization in December 1985, EFA takes the lead in implementing innovative approaches that address the rapidly changing care, treatment and prevention environment for people living with or at risk of being infected with HIV.


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Iconic Hotels and Motels of Cape Cod (Landmarks) (Paperback)
By Christopher Setterlund
Cape Cod has been welcoming travelers and tourists for more than a century. From quaint historic inns to seaside resorts and family-run motels, the Cape has provided a unique mix of lodging found nowhere else on the coast of New England. The luxurious Wequassett Resort and Golf Club dates back to 1925, and this slice of paradise became the Cape's only five-star resort. The quaint Chatham Wayside Inn originated in 1859 as the home of Captain Joseph Nickerson and has been welcoming guests and diners ever since. The Lighthouse Inn in West Dennis offered guests some of the best entertainment on the Cape with singing waiters known as the Inn-tertainers. Local author Christopher Setterlund shares the fascinating history behind some of the places that have made this tourist mecca feel like home.
Publisher: History Press
Series: Landmarks
United States - State & Local - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
Food, Lodging & Transportation - Resorts & Spas
Food, Lodging & Transportation - Hotels, Inns & Hostels

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What Is Life Like in Seattle in the Age of Coronavirus?
By Scott ShetlerSeattle, USA, Washington
NOTE: This article is not medical or legal advice and should not be regarded as anything more than one writer's informed opinion. Before making any travel plans right now, research any travel restrictions that may be in place, and read the latest guidance on the outbreak from the Washington State Department of Health.
UPDATE, June 2020: Folks in Washington state have done a great job of social distancing. Though we were the first American state to be hit hard by the virus, as of this writing, we've dropped all the way to #24 in terms of total cases among U.S. states. People here understand the severity of the outbreak and are staying home.
Our stay at home order was still in effect into the beginning of June. Different counties were allowed to open at different times. In King County (Seattle), some bars and restaurants were able to open by June 5, with social distancing requirements in place. People have been pretty good about wearing masks in public.
People are currently asking, "Is it safe to travel to Seattle right now?" The answer is that it's safer to be here than in most southern states, which are seeing sharp rises in covid cases after they re-opened too early. However, the Space Needle is still closed as of mid-June. Most museums and attractions are still closed, so why bother coming?
Reschedule your Seattle trip for sometime in the fall or next spring, please. If you do visit, for crying out loud, wear a mask! Especially on the plane and in airports!
UPDATE #2, November 2020: Governor Inslee has once again instituted restrictions as the number of covid cases continues to skyrocket, locally and nationally. Restaurants may no longer have indoor service, though they can have outdoor dining areas and takeout. Stores have capacity limits.
It is clear that this is not a good time to visit Seattle given all of the businesses that are closed or restricted. Folks interested in coming to town would be better off waiting until the spring, when hopefully the number of cases will have died down.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, MARCH 2020: Seattle and King County, Washington were home to the first confirmed case of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the United States. In just a few weeks, the virus has begun devastating daily life across the country, resulting in entire school districts being closed, the postponement of pro sports, the cancellation of concerts, conferences and festivals like SXSW, and the issuance of numerous advisories from officials telling folks to practice social distancing and avoid gathering in large groups.
If you have plans to visit sometime this year and you're wondering whether it's safe to travel to Seattle anytime soon, read on for the perspective of a local. We'll discuss how coronavirus got to Seattle, the believed scope of its spread across the city, how Seattleites are reacting to living in the initial epicenter of the outbreak (the city is not a "ghost town," as some outlets report), which local attractions are closed at this time, and why postponing your trip is probably the smart move.
How Did Coronavirus Get to Seattle?
First off, what is coronavirus and how can you protect yourself? Dr. Nadeen White, a travel blogger and physician, gives a nice explanation on her site. The short version is that it's a virus affecting the respiratory system, spread by infected people when they cough or sneeze, or when they touch surfaces that are then touched by healthy people. That's why washing your hands is so important. More than 100,000 people in dozens of countries worldwide have been infected, and a few thousand have died so far from what the World Health organization now declares a global pandemic.
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How did coronavirus reach the USA and Seattle in particular? As reported by this article, a Seattle resident returned home from Wuhan, China on January 15. The individual brought back the virus from Wuhan, the worldwide center of the outbreak. Four days later, the man became sick and went to the hospital with a fever and cough.
When his positive coronavirus test came back the next day, officials quarantined him and everyone he'd been known to be in contact with. He recovered, and none of those other people developed the virus, so it seemed as though the outbreak might have been contained.
But apparently someone was missed. Maybe the man passed along the virus to someone on his flight home. Or someone at the airport. Or his Uber driver. Or someone in his neighborhood. We may never know. But somehow, the virus spread to the Life Care Center nursing home in nearby Kirkland. It wasn't detected there until late February. Genetic analysis of the virus shows that it had been circulating throughout the King County area for more than a month before it showed up at Life Care Center.
Nearly all of the elderly patients at that facility ended up contracting covid-19, and many died. To date, this nursing home has been the most deadly localized outbreak of the virus in America, although scattered cases have continued to pop up in virtually every state.
The Amazon Spheres in Seattle. Most Amazon and Microsoft employees are working from home these days.
Is It Safe to Travel to Seattle Now? How Widespread Is the Covid-19 Outbreak There?
First, two clarify two rumors: Coronavirus is not the flu – it appears to have a higher fatality rate. And it doesn't just affect old people. While it's true that elderly are most likely to die, young people have become very sick and required multiple weeks in bed to recover. And even those who never get sick from the virus can transmit it to others. Newsweek put it best in an article titled: Young and Unafraid of Coronavirus? Good for You. Now Stop Killing People.
At the moment, we currently have no idea just how widespread coronavirus is in Seattle, because even now, it's almost impossible to get tested. Due to the scarcity of test kits, officials will only test people who are elderly/at-risk or whose symptoms are so severe that they require hospitalization. If a 45-year-old woman shows up to a hospital with obvious covid-19 symptoms, they will send her home and tell her to self-quarantine without even testing her. Really.
Because of that, it's believed that the number of people infected in Seattle (and across the country, for that matter) is far greater than the number of officially diagnosed patients. Public health officials have estimated that 3000 or more people in Washington state could have the virus. Because it spreads so fast, that number could have increased several-fold by the time you read this.
Despite claims from the current administration that test kits are plentiful and everyone can get tested, nothing could be further from the truth. At some point in the future, we may eventually have a sufficient supply of test kits. But right now, the average joe simply cannot get tested for coronavirus. Here's one of the many horror stories about a possibly infected woman who couldn't get tested.
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There was a recent viral story about a drive-through coronavirus testing facility in Seattle. But that facility is only for health care professionals. Normal folks cannot get tested there. Until we dramatically increase our testing capacity, the experts tell us this virus will continue to spread far and wide throughout the U.S. UPDATE: As of March 17, patients at the University of Washington medical center can now get tested at the drive-thru facility with approval from their doctor. Kaiser and other hospitals have also opened drive-thru testing facilities for those who meet the criteria.
The Bill Gates Foundation has also announced plans to make test available for King County residents, which would be fantastic. But there's no word on when this program might start.
UPDATE: Washington is no longer the state with the most confirmed cases. As of March 26, New York state has by far the most infections. New Jersey, California, and Michigan have all passed Washington as well.
Are People Still Going Outside in Seattle? What's Actually Happening Now in the City
You read all sorts of conflicting reports in the media. Some articles call Seattle a "ghost town." Others say life goes on. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
Everyone who can work from home is doing so, especially workers at tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. This has dramatically reduced Seattle's notoriously bad traffic. Because so many people are staying home, bars, restaurants, and shops are seeing huge losses of foot traffic.
EDIT: Governor Jay Islee issued an order closing all bars and restaurants on March 15. They are still open for takeout orders. Gatherings of more than 50 people are not allowed, in accordance with the latest CDC recommendations.
But it's not true that Seattle is a ghost town. Plenty of people are still going out. Lots of people have customer service jobs (grocery stores, gas stations, etc.) they need to work in person. Public transportation is still running. Uber and Lyft are still operating, although drivers are making very little money due to dramatically decreased demand.
Downtown Seattle and Pike Place are still open during the coronavirus scare, but they're much less crowded than in this photo from last summer.
Last weekend, I made a rare trip outside my house and saw large crowds at popular Capitol Hill bars and restaurants. Younger people, especially, seem intent on not having their lives disrupted too much. That may change if conditions worsen.
Personally, I've been staying inside as much as possible just to err on the safe side. I work from home and don't need to leave the house much anyway, so really I've just been canceling a few social engagements and hobbies like playing in the local volleyball league, while continuing to go out once a week for groceries. Grocery stores have been very crowded, but the Safeway stores near my house have been well-stocked. No problems with running out of toilet paper or rice, like we've seen elsewhere across the country.
I'm trying to stay vigilant without being paranoid, which describes most of the people I encounter. We've scaled back our social interactions. I went out last weekend for a drink with a friend, but I'll most likely be canceling similar plans for this weekend. I don't have family in the area, and I'm not terrified of becoming infected, but we shouldn't minimize the threat because a week of sore throat, cough, and breathing problems doesn't sound like fun.
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I also recognize my good fortune in being able to work online from my bedroom. Those who don't have the ability to work from home are the ones who are really in a bind.
Should I Visit Seattle Now? What Attractions Are Closed and What Would My Trip Look Like?
Should you travel to Washington state right now? I would advise against it. It's true that the estimate of local people infected is only a few thousand out of 4 million people in the metro area, which is still a very small percentage. So you don't have to be paranoid about walking around in Seattle.
However, the bigger reason you should consider postponing your Seattle visit is because officials are telling us that traveling right now is the easiest way to spread the virus throughout the country. The medical professionals and infectious disease experts who've studied this their whole lives tell us the best way to stop spread of this virus is to avoid large groups and stay home whenever possible.
Don't worry, the Space Needle will still be here when the coronavirus scare is over!
A secondary, and less important, reason to avoid Seattle at the moment is because things are closing. Several restaurants have closed due to lack of business (some temporarily, some permanently). Some museums and tourist attractions have reduced their hours or closed entirely.
It's been hard to find a comprehensive list of museums and tourist attractions that have paused operations, but this page lists a few that have closed, including the Museum of Pop Culture and the Museum of Flight.
As of March 16, the Seattle Art Museum, the Space Needle, Pike Place, and other famous Seattle attractions are still open for visitors, though special events have been canceled.
UPDATE: The Space Needle is now closed. Most non-essential businesses in Seattle are now closed. The city is not under lockdown like San Francisco or New York City, but people are being encouraged to stay home unless absolutely necessary.
Though the dirt-cheap airfares may be tempting, if you come to Seattle now, you run the risk of finding tourist attractions closed and nightlife very lacking. It's not going to be an ideal experience. If you carry on with a visit, take the necessary precautions to reduce your financial risk.
We have no idea how long the coronavirus pandemic will last. It could end up being several months. If you have plans to visit Seattle before May, it's probably wise to postpone your visit until later in the year – especially since most airlines are currently offering changes with no fees. If your plans are later in the year, there's no harm in sitting tight and waiting to see how everything plays out over the next few months.
Seattle is a wonderful city, so please visit at some point in the future when you feel comfortable doing so! Come back and enjoy our mountains, hiking trails, and cultural attractions after things settle down and the city and the country return to normal.
Would you visit Seattle right now? If you're a local, what are your thoughts on life in Seattle during the coronavirus era? Leave a comment and let us know!
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How to grow smarter
Stockholm uses shared mobility to re-imagine shared space
Sweden's capital is using innovative new mobility schemes to reclaim space swallowed up by parking to create more liveable housing developments and leaving its citizens with more disposable income in their pockets. Esben Pejstrup, Paul Fenton and Olle Krönby take up the story
Parking space provision and the high associated costs are coming under increasing scrutiny. Some costs are clear, particularly in urban areas where parking takes up scarce space, which could be used for other purposes.
In Sweden, developers are required to provide 'adequate' parking spaces per apartment when building new housing – known as the P-requirement. While a specific P-requirement has never been set in stone, depending on closeness to the city, access to services and public transportation connections the standard is between 0.3 and 0.6 parking spaces per apartment.
Stockholm is trying to change this.
In 2015, the Swedish capital began its leadership of the European project GrowSmarter funded by Horizon 2020's Smart Cities and Communities 'Lighthouse' Programme. The idea behind the project was to respond to citizens' needs, to reduce their environmental footprint and to provide other cities with valuable insights on smart solutions and to bring these to the market.
In the same year, in line with its vision to become fossil fuel-free by 2040, the city introduced a new policy tool, the so-called Green Parking Index, to enhance mobility in the city and free up space traditionally taken up by a ubiquitous item in any city: parking spaces. The Index is designed to reduce the need for parking spaces by rewarding developers who offer alternative forms of transport to residents when constructing new residential properties.
Green Parking Index
Providing alternative mobility services can reduce the required parking provision by 10-25 percent
10 percent discount if the following is provided:
Information package.
Quality easily accessible bicycle parking
Access to car sharing.
15 percent discount if the following is provided (in addition to the above):
Bicycle sharing.
Free trial access to public transport.
25 percent discount if the following is provided (in addition to all the above):
Service boxes (some with cooling facilities) for the storage of home deliveries.
Working with new policy
Stockholmshem, the largest housing company in the city with more than 28,000 apartments, wanted to test ways in which to lower the P-requirement as part of their participation in GrowSmarter. For Stockholmshem, a municipally-owned company, there were numerous reasons to do so. Besides the opportunity to save money on parking spaces, the company recognized a chance to lower CO2 emissions, increase the amount of space they could use for other purposes such as 'green areas' or new housing, reduce traffic in the neighbourhood and realise social benefits by providing car-sharing for residents in their buildings.
The idea behind GrowSmarter was to respond to citizen's needs, to reduce their environmental footprint and to provide other cities with valuable insights on smart solutions and to bring these to the market
In the neighbourhood Valla Torg, Stockholmshem was renovating existing residential buildings as part of GrowSmarter. Stockholmshem provided residents of these buildings with access to a cargo and e-bike pool and added a car-sharing pool with two electric cars in cooperation with the e-mobility company MoveAbout, which operates car-sharing stations across Sweden and Norway. Introduced in 2018, it was – and is – possible for anyone to use the cars, but all tenants in the buildings included in the GrowSmarter project receive free membership and only pay a fee while using the service. By testing the principles of the Green Parking Index in an existing setting, Stockholmshem has gained valuable insights into how to deliver mobility services and reduce P-requirements for new or planned developments.
How did it work in practice?
Since installation in 2018, the electric cars have been widely used by the residents of Valla Torg. Statistics from the GrowSmarter project reveal that the two electric vehicles travelled a distance of more than 43,000km between February 2018 to August 2019 with 35 local residents signing up for and using the car-sharing pool in addition to more than 200 members from elsewhere in Stockholm.
The electric cars were generally in high demand and, during weekends, it was often the case that the service was fully booked. If the distance travelled by the electric cars would have otherwise been done in privately owned mid-size petrol cars, the CO2 savings amount to 8.3 tonnes of CO2.
Valla torg Carpool - March 2018
However, the success of the solution is about more than just the number of users and CO2 reductions, it is about encouraging behavioural change and having citizens ask themselves: Is it really necessary to own a private car? Can Stockholmshem plan for new housing developments with fewer parking spaces when developing property in the future? The answers appear to be yes. In a survey recently carried out by GrowSmarter one in six residents who responded had less interest in owning a car since the electric car pool and an adjacent bike pool were established.
More disposable income in the pockets of the residents
Car-pooling also presents another convincing argument for residents. The price of owning a mid-size car in Stockholm, according to 'Bilsvar', a service provided by the Swedish Consumer Agency and the National Energy Authority, is approximately 375 euros a month, excluding parking. In comparison, membership in the car-sharing pool costs around €11 euros with each hour costing an additional €7.40.
Thus, it would take 49 hours of driving per month before owning a private car is the most affordable solution. Creating a car-sharing pool just outside the door of the residents in Valla Torg was therefore also about providing economic benefits for the tenants in Stockholmshem's buildings by making it unnecessary for them to own and cover the full cost of a private car.
Following the positive uptake of the car-pools in Valla Torg, Stockholmshem is already planning to add mobility measures, including e-car pools, to planned new developments
A future free of parking
Following the positive uptake of the car-pools in Valla Torg, Stockholmshem is already planning to add mobility measures, including e-car pools, to planned new developments. With 28,000 apartments alone owned by Stockholmshem, the potential is certainly there to upscale this even further by introducing similar solutions to existing housing stock.
One issue that will need to be addressed in Valla Torg is how make this approach cost neutral, when initial funds through GrowSmarter (which covered membership fees for the car-pool) cease at the end of 2019. One of a number of possible business models includes Stockholmshem covering the fixed costs of the car sharing company in exchange for some of the income generated.
When it comes to applying the Green Parking Index to new developments, rather than in existing ones like Valla Torg, the business case has been proven strong by the attractiveness of the car-pool in GrowSmarter. The challenges remaining with new developments are determining which mobility services or other factors are best suited to achieve the discount on parking places and how to ensure mobility services over the long term.
Freeing up car parking spaces through shared transport schemes has the potential to considerably increase the attractiveness of cities and to reduce their vulnerability to the consequences of climate change. Stockholmshem has successfully shown that this is a viable and indeed attractive option. Making sure through policies like the Green Parking Index that other housing companies, both public and private, model this approach of choosing mobility over parking will be key to achieving a dramatic change in the urban environment.
GrowSmarter
GrowSmarter is a five-year collaboration between eight European cities and industrial partners showcasing smart solutions for sustainable urbanism. Stockholm is one of the project's three demonstration cities alongside Cologne and Barcelona with 12 smart solutions implemented around the city.
The focus of GrowSmarter is to develop low energy districts, integrate both active and passive infrastructure networks and improve sustainable urban mobility.
The project finishes in December 2019 after five years.
More information: www.grow-smarter.eu, or Twitter.com/EUGrowSmarter
Esben Pejstrup is Communications Officer at ICLEI Europe
Paul Fenton is Project Manager, CIVITAS ECCENTRIC and mobility Work Package Leader for GrowSmarter at the City of Stockholm
Olle Krönby is an Analyst at the CEO's Unit of Stockholmshem
esben.pejstrup@iclei.orag
paul.fenton@stockholm.se
olle.kronby@stockholmshem.se
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Classics, My favorite list
Best French Suspense Thrillers of all time
Best French Suspense Thrillers of all time – and that includes the classics, the definitives, the masterpieces and only the immortals of French cinema that simply refuse to fade away with time!
They are edgy, classy and full of intense drama; the plots twist and the tension builds up, till the suspense is revealed. All internationally acclaimed cinemas made by some of the most famous French directors of the time.
Hold on to your seats folks, let the fun begin!
10. This Man Must Die (1969)
Que la bête meure (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImsAaCwoG0g
One of the best from French director Claude Chabrol where a father is obsessed with revenge as he recently lost her daughter in a hit-and-run accident. But then, unfortunately he gets too involved with the lives of the culprits!
A complicated and intense portrayal of human nature with brilliant performances.
A few other thrillers from the same director are La Cérémonie (1995), Le Boucher (1970) and Violette (1978).
9. Diva (1981)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS2t2Noglac
Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, this is the story of a handful of characters – an opera fan, a thief, a cop, a couple of hit men and a philosopher, all entangled in a murder plot that they cannot escape from.
A visually stunning thriller with some brilliant chasing sequences that needs much more attention from film buffs all across the world.
8. Le Jour se Leve (1939)
Le jour se lève (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlLqSYt3EdM
A man commits a murder and locks himself up in his apartment, going through his head the events that led him into the terrible crime in the first place.
Shot beautifully in black and white, directed by Marcel Carné, one of the pioneers of Poetic realism film movement of the 1930s, this is undoubtedly one of his best work.
7. Purple Noon (1960)
Plein soleil (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWnvLNTzt-k
Have you seen The Talented Mr. Ripley starring Matt Damon and Jude Law?
Well, this film is the first adaptation from the same novel written by Patricia Highsmith, brilliantly directed by René Clément.
Enigmatic Alain Delon portrays the role of the versatile Mr.Ripley and his performance is outstanding!
6. Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Les yeux sans visage (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjrg-L8lvs
A talented surgeon wants to give her disfigured daughter a new face but his methods of attempting face transplantation are rather unconventional, I mean it involves things like kidnapping and murder!
Directed by Georges Franju, this is one brilliant emotional thriller that evokes a haunting effect, more like an unforgettable nightmare!
5. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Tirez sur le pianiste (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjd6Eg9APAs
A classic thriller, the second feature directed by acclaimed auteur François Truffaut.
A piano player who gets mixed up in some dangerous business and now his life is in danger!
The film though not very commercially successful when released, is considered far ahead of its time by many critics and has a huge cult following over the years, a must watch!
4. Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euB6PWW6tcI
A calculated murder, a mistress and then misfortune! Does the concept of perfect murder exists in real? No matter how much planning and precaution one takes there always remains the factor of 'unpredictability'!
Directed by renowned Louis Malle, this one is a superb thriller that takes it slow and yet very engaging with the many twists and turns that keeps you guessing till the end.
3. Rififi (1955)
Du rififi chez les hommes (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVRiC5ysSLk
A spectacular tale of a group of jewel thieves who carefully plan out their next heist and execute it with enough precision – but can they pull it off till the end without any glitch?
The level of suspense in the film is absolutely intense and almost romantically dangerous. Directed by Jules Dassin, he won the best director for this one at the Cannes Film Festival that year!
2. Le Samouraï (1967)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmWt0l7hX8k
A professional hitman, a cool perfectionist gets into trouble as he's seen by witnesses while committing a murder. But then he wants to prove his alibi and the real trouble begins!
With Alain Delon playing the sleek hitman and the master of French Suspense Thriller Jean-Pierre Melville as the director, this one is definitely the coolest films in this list.
A few other thrillers from the same director are Bob le Flambeur (1956), Le Doulos (1962), Army of Shadows (1969) and Le Cercle Rouge (1970).
1. Diabolique (1955)
Les diaboliques (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzbGtjtfZwA
The wife and the mistress plans to murder a sadistic man and succeeds, but then the two women doesn't have much chance of relief as they are rattled by some strange events!
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, a cult classic cult, undoubtedly the best French suspense thriller with a superb plot and certainly the best twist in the tale!
A few other thrillers from the same director are The Wages of Fear (1953) and Le Corbeau (1943).
+1. Pickpocket (1959)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCZhSPwIZEg
The story of a man whose hobby/profession is to pick pockets; a thief, but then also an independent man who wants to express himself through an unusually dangerous profession!
Directed by Robert Bresson and brilliantly performed by Martin LaSalle, technically a classic crime drama but then, it scores much above than most of its so called contemporary French Suspense Thrillers!
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Best prison escape movies ever made.
written by Sriram Sundar
Prison films are generally classified into two categories: the first type is the escape-drama where the jailbirds desperately attempts to break away from high security prisons, and the second category is more focused on the life inside the prison walls.
Now these Jailbreak movies are spiked with high dozes of suspense and tension; and most often you start sympathising with the convict and his desperate attempts for freedom – but then can he succeed in his attempt to break free or remain trapped in the system?
Well, let's check out the fate of the prisoner in some of these Best prison escape movies ever made.
10. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hB3S9bIaco
Covering a period from 1946 to 1967, Shawshank focuses on the plight of a Maine banker, Andy Dufresne who sentenced to two life terms for the murder of his wife and lover.
Directed by Frank Darabont, this film was also nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Morgan Freeman as Ellis Redding, the veteran inmate of Shawshank State Prison who takes Tim Robbins (Andy Dufresne) under his wing. The greatest movie ever made..! Period.
9. Papillon (1973)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_IWHw3z-U
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, this movie is based on a book by the same name authored by Henri Charriere, a former convict and fugitive from Devil's Island and though the work is fiction, the background is entirely based on real events.
Papillon (Steve McQueen) is charged with a crime he hasn't committed, and Luis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), a fraud banker is convicted on counterfeit charges. Bound by mutual necessity, they soon become friends during their journey to Devil's Island.
8. Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSS0fH9zzFY
Directed by Don Siegel, this film is a little slow and doesn't move in a breakneck pace but still, it is listed as a "classic" on most movie review sites,
Clint Eastwood strolled through this movie naturally as Frank Morris, a soft spoken, solitary prisoner who was destined to escape Alcatraz. Been rated PG ("parental guidance suggested") as it includes some explicit violence, bloodshed and obscene language.
7. Anything for Her (2008)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBZVsLoSsDU
Police burst into the house of happily married schoolteacher Julien (Vincent Lindon) and arrest his wife, Lisa (Diane Kruger) on suspicion of murdering her female boss. She's given a 20-year sentence and he's left to raise their small son. As time passes, diabetic Lisa stops taking her insulin in an attempted suicide and Lucien feels that time is running out to keep his family together. He goes about meticulously planning her escape – but how does one go about breaking someone out of prison?
Directed by Fred Cavayé, it is a fast-paced and engrossing thriller that gained a nomination for Best First Work at the César Awards in 2009.
6. The Great Escape (1963)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwmIDx9RwQ
This movie tells the story of a group of prisoners of war who try to escape from a Nazi POW camp during World War II, with the help of a meticulous and ingenious plan. Steve McQueen epitomizes the attitude with his frequent shenanigans.
Directed by John Sturges, "The Great Escape" is regarded as one of the greatest WWII films ever. The movie starts with the signature theme tune that is heard around many football grounds even today.
5. The Hole (1960)
Le trou (original title)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK7fZrSC6VA
Five prisoners housed in a French prison during the late 1940s awaiting sentence break through their cell floor, enter the insides of the prison, and get to the sewer system from where they can break into the regular sewage setup and finally freedom. But the best-laid plans are foiled by a newcomer who turns them in.
Sadly, this was Director Jacques Becker's last film – he died just a few weeks after filming on Le Trou had been completed.
4. Stalag 17 (1953)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T86RDFgzC5U
Directed by Billy Wilder, Stalag 17 begins with two prisoners from the barrack who, after careful planning with the rest of inmates try to escape the camp but are discovered & shot down. It is a light-hearted thriller drama that makes you laugh all along.
All eyes fall on Sgt. Sefton (William Holden) who frequently makes exchanges with German guards for small luxuries. To protect himself from a mob of his enraged fellow inmates, Sgt. Sefton resolves to find the true traitor within their midst.
3. La Grande Illusion (1937)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hctrYzVYmfM
Director Jean Renoir tells us the story of a group of French soldiers who are held captive in prisoner of war camps during the First World War, the war that was to end all wars.
Lieutenant Marechal (Jean Gabin) is a pilot and blue collar guy while Captain de Boldieu is an aristocrat. They are shot down by Captain von Rauffenstein, a German aristocrat, while flying a reconnaissance mission. This movie received an Oscar nomination for best motion picture of the year.
2. Midnight Express (1978)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buDEEC7tKv4
'Midnight Express' takes you into a world where the only thing that can keep you alive in this horrible real world is bravery. This film also won two Oscars; 'Best Music, Original Score' and 'Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.
Directed by Alan Parker, it is the true story of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), an American tourist who gets caught trying to smuggle several kilos of hashish out of the country.
1. A Man Escaped (1956)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6nHFpKK6Lc
"When one is in prison, the most important thing is the door."
– Robert Bresson
Based on the memoirs of André Devigny, who escaped from Fort Montlucin Lyonin 1943, during World War II, 'A Man Escaped' tells the story of Fontaine (François Leterrier), a member of the French Resistance who is imprisoned by the Nazis in Montluc prison after an unsuccessful escape attempt.
Director Robert Bresson's masterpiece is still a pinnacle in French cinema.
and (The '+1′ film is not necessarily the best but certainly the most innovative one. A must watch.
+1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QvF2FZZftY
For director Mervyn LeRoy, with a career that spanned more than three decades, 'I am a Fugitive from a Chain' Gang represented one of his first major successes.
James Allen (Paul Muni) is wrongfully convicted of a crime and is sent to work in a chain gang where he first encounters this living hell. He spends years of being treated like an animal by the inhumane prison system. But he waits, biding his time for the perfect moment to make a break for freedom.
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Originally created to be Captain America's younger sidekick, Bucky Barnes has taken on a life of his own. As the Winter Soldier, his skill is second to none. Like Cap, Bucky was put into cryogenic stasis following the end of the Second World War. His cybernetic arm helps give him superhuman strength, which HYDRA used to turn him into a ruthless assassin.
While the Winter Soldier has become synonymous with Sebastian Stan's on-screen portrayal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there have been a handful of different Bucky Barnes actors over the years. From Carl Banas, who first played Bucky in The Marvel Super Heroes cartoon in the '60s, to Scott Menville's and Bob Bergen's roles in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Avengers Assemble, there have been many different actors to play Bucky Barnes.
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Home › FAQ › What is a Technical College?
A technical college, sometimes called a vocational school, is an alternative to a traditional college. Most colleges require that students commit to spending at least four years working on a bachelor's degree and ask that those students take a wide range of courses both in and out of their majors. Technical schools offer more industry specific knowledge and help students prepare for working in medical, trade and technical fields right after graduation. A great way to find out more about these schools is with a comparison or technical schools to traditional colleges.
Full time students are those who take a minimum of 12 credit hours of classes in a semester. As a full time student attending a traditional college, you can expect to earn your bachelor's degree in four years. Taking classes during the summer semesters can help you graduate in around three years. Vocational and technical schools offer associate's degrees and training programs that you can finish in just two years as a full time student. Some of the training programs available are much shorter in length and let you finish off your training in six months to a year.
Before you can graduate from a traditional college, you will need to take all the required courses for your major and the general education courses required by the state or the college itself. Freshmen often take just a few introductory or lower level courses within their majors and spend more time taking gen ed courses like biology, college algebra or English composition. When you attend a technical school, you'll take courses relating to your major or field of study. Though you may still need to take a few writing or research classes, most of those courses you take will be within your major.
A common reason why so many students choose a technical college over a traditional college is because they cannot afford the cost of attending college. A private college can charge a tuition rate as high as $25,000 or $30,000 a year or even more, which does not include the cost of living on campus. Technical schools charge half as much or even less. According to Trent Hamm, students enrolled in vocational and similar schools take out fewer loans and owe less when they graduate because the cost of their education is so low. Many of these schools do not have dorms on campus but do offer libraries, cafeterias and other amenities.
One of the biggest differences between a traditional college and a technical school is the type of classes available. Technical schools better prepare students for working in entry level jobs within fields like medicine or automotive repair. In an auto tech program, you'll have the chance to work on vehicles in schools and gain some experience working in local shops too. Though you won't have the chance to take courses like psychology, history or sociology like you would at a traditional college, you will have the chance to take a number of courses that relate to your career goals.
Though many students assume that they will either go right to work or go to a traditional college after graduating from high school, there are other options out there. A technical college, which helps you prepare for an entry level job, is one suitable alternative.


The Harmony Barbershop on Main Street is a wonderful place to visit if the full treatment at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique isn't for you!
We love the Harmony Barbershop since our daughter is now a teen and feels a bit embarrassed by the full princess treatment at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. She just isn't into Princesses and the full makeup and dresses would just embarrass her. BUT, she's perfectly happy to have a her hair done and made up beautifully with sparkles and glitter!
Keep in mind though while making your decision that dresses, photos, makeup and nails are only done as part of Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and are not offered at the barbershop. Also, the Harmony Barbershop does not take reservations, and is first come first serve.
At the barbershop, prices currently start at about $5 for colored hair gel. If you're looking for a full haircut, the current price is approx. $14 for kids and $17 for adults. Hours are shorter than normal Magic Kingdom park hours, so be sure to check a times guide when you arrive.
If you decide to visit the barbershop, don't forget to keep an eye out for the Dapper Dans! They may just serenade you during your experience there!


Carrier Enterprise Provides Advanced HVAC Solutions to Fast Growing New England Brewery.
CE uses Carrier chillers and controls to provide cutting-edge solutions designed to maximize brewing operations, promote energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
In late 2015, Two Roads Brewing Company in Stratford, CT was looking to expand its fast-growing brewery and needed the expertise of a leading-edge HVAC/R manufacturer to assist them. Phil Markowski, Master Brewer, and Mike Wight, Director of Operations contacted a local HVAC contractor who put them in touch with Gregg Mello in the Carrier Enterprise (CE) Connecticut office, who heads up the region's Craft Beer Cooling division and is a knowledgeable and passionate craft-brewing enthusiast. Combining Two Roads' expansion needs, Mello's craft brewing expertise and Carrier's specialized chiller equipment, CE designed a cutting-edge system that would exceed Two Roads' expectations.
Two Roads Brewing Company started their brewery in 2012 with an 80 HP chiller system installed in a building built in the 1920s that was the former home of U.S. Baird Manufacturing Company, a metal-forming machinery manufacturer. With its funky, retro vibe and unique lifestyle philosophy Two Roads became very popular right from the start and grew quickly. In late 2015, the company realized their existing operation was at capacity, so they began their first of two major expansions, taking them from being a 75,000 barrel a year operation to 150,000 barrels to be produced for both Two Roads and other small craft beer artisans by the end of 2017.
The process of heating and cooling the wort, the liquid created in the beer brewing process, is critical to the success of craft beer and it is crucial that the chiller operates quickly and efficiently to lower the wort back to the ideal temperature. With his in-depth knowledge and passion for craft brewing, Gregg Mello worked closely with Markowski and Wight and a local HVAC contractor to design a system that would meet the goals of integrating the brewery's existing chiller system, be easy to install with little infrastructure upgrades, and would offer the highest energy efficiency with the best return on investment. After analyzing the current system and overall operational goals, Mello turned to Carrier Corporation to find the best chiller system that would provide non-ozone depleting refrigerant, simple installation, superior energy efficiency and powerful controls.
"It was important for the expansion to seamlessly integrate the existing chiller into the new system with minimal infrastructure upgrades. Since Carrier has such a wide line of chiller options, it was easy to find an affordable and sustainable chiller and control system and that would easily plug into the existing brewing operation for both phases of expansion," said Gregg Mello, CE Sales Representative, Connecticut.
Mello designed the system using two Carrier Aqua Force air-cooled screw chillers from Carrier's most energy-efficient chiller product portfolio. The system was designed to provide 100 tons per chiller of process cooling and to work in combination with the original 80-ton chiller to provide enough chilling for an 180,000-barrel production facility. Mello selected Carrier's Model # 30XA162 with direct expansion flooded coolers designed especially for low temp operation. These units are each designed to make 27 deg leaving 33% propylene glycol mix with a flow rate of 425 gpm producing 100 tons of process cooling for Two Roads brewery.
In addition, the Aqua Force chillers were provided with low ambient kits for operation to -20 degree ambient, wye delta starters, suction line insulation, freeze protection, isolation valves, E coated micro channel type condenser coils, non-fused disconnects, control transformers and the Carrier proprietary "low sound package" to ensure quiet operation and minimal disruption to the brewery tasting room. The chillers were easily integrated into the existing brewery infrastructure by utilizing a parallel arrangement to ensure that they can use the original system as a backup chiller for higher volume processing. The two Carrier units were conveniently installed outside the building on two large concrete pads housed adjacent to the existing cooling system.
Two Roads Brewing Company is also leading the charge in the craft brew industry with its commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability throughout their operations. For the expansion project, Mello specified an upgrade to the standard controls using BACnet communications, greatly improving the brewery abilities to control and view their chiller plant. The two Carrier chillers were supplied with BACnet communications and CE retrofitted the existing chiller with a Carrier BACnet card. With the Carrier BACnet I-Vu control system and user interface, the brewery operations engineer will have the ability to view the chiller plant operation, alarms and modify settings on the Internet anywhere in the world.
About Carrier Enterprise | Carrier Enterprise (CE) is a subsidiary of the largest independent HVAC/R distribution company in the world, Watsco, Inc. CE proudly distributes the Carrier, Bryant, Payne, Gree, TopTech and Founten brands of HVAC equipment, as well as a full line of aftermarket parts, supplies, and accessories. CE has more than 200 locations throughout the Americas and a full-scale eCommerce site for easy online ordering anytime, anywhere. For more information, please visit http://www.carrierenterprise.com.


Christopher Judge founded Aspire, Inc. to address leadership challenges for young people in the philanthropy sector. His idea for a program to teach young people skills necessary to become effective nonprofit leaders won him an Adult Ally Award from the SparkOpportunity Challenge.
Here, Christopher shares more about his project in a Q&A with Sparkaction.
What's your idea? In the nonprofit sector, limited funding and turnover among leaders can often lead to an inability to properly manage organizations, which is a shame considering their noble causes. Young people hoping to work in the nonprofit sector can easily get burned out and frustrated after their first few years in the field due to this lack of management.
The Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) aims to remedy this. YEP selects young people ages 15-23 to participate in a semester-long training internship during which they learn the techniques and skills necessary to become effective nonprofit leaders. Upon completion, graduates will have knowledge of effective and sustainable approaches to giving: insisting on accountability, setting up quantifiable goals to measure success, and trimming the fat in administration.
Why did you decide to submit to the Challenge? I founded Aspire, Inc. in January of this year. The Challenge looked like a great way to give our programs some exposure and also get some more feedback on how our programs can have an impact as we deploy them.
What in your life or background inspired you come up with the idea? I have worked in the nonprofit sector for a number of years, and have often been frustrated with what I felt was a lack of training for leaders. I modeled the Youth Empowerment Project on a training institute that I designed many years ago with the addition of an increased commitment from participants and group projects to make it more challenging and comprehensive for youth.
What will you do with the grant money? Most of the money will be used to obtain a tax-exempt status, which is almost complete. Some will be used in the recruiting process next spring as we contact schools, colleges, youth centers, and other leadership groups for 2013-2014 participants. I will also use part of the grant to fund the first group project for YEP participants. There will be many great minds behind it!
Why do you feel it is important to help other youth? When I was considered a "youth" we were thought of as "the voice of tomorrow." I feel that has changed and evolved quite a bit. Youth are still the voice of today and the rest of our lives. I look around at other adults today and see too many who are uneducated, frustrated, and just don't care. For young people around me, hope has turned to resentment and apathy. If there was ever a time that we need passionate people to get involved and re-capture a sense of hope, it's now—and it is our youth who need the voice to do it.
What are you hoping that your idea accomplishes? I want the Youth Empowerment Project to help young leaders succeed in whatever they choose while giving them real experience in the nonprofit sector so they can find, in their own time, how they can make a difference. It takes a lot more hard work than some people realize. I hope YEP will be one of the cornerstones of Aspire, Inc. and that the youth who take part will continue to collaborate on other projects and use each other as resources to continue strengthening their leadership as they move forward.
Any fun talents or hobbies you would like to share with us? I used to be a figure skater. That energy got channeled creatively on stage as I did a lot of work in community theater before moving to Denver. Now I'm on the board for And Toto Too, a theater company in Denver. I hope to get back on the stage again soon!
Follow Christopher & Aspire, Inc at @ChrisAspires!


Abu Dhabi will commit up to 1 billion dirhams (US$272 million) to support technology start-ups, it said on Sunday, in a dedicated hub as part of efforts to diversify its economy.
ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi will commit up to 1 billion dirhams (US$272 million) to support technology start-ups, it said on Sunday, in a dedicated hub as part of efforts to diversify its economy.
The emirate launched a 50 billion dirham (US$13.6 billion) stimulus fund, Ghadan 21, in September last year to accelerate economic growth. Ghadan means tomorrow in Arabic.
Mubadala, with assets of US$225 billion and a big investor in tech companies, will act as the driver of the hub, located in the emirate's financial district.


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ÅF helps the Øresund Bridge to renew colours
A mobile platform is the answer to complete the task.
The Øresund Bridge is a landmark that connects Sweden and Denmark. The bridge is important to many every day commuters and for transport of goods. It creates international business and job opportunities that people before not would have thought of. 20 000 vehicles and 33 000 train passengers cross the bridge every day. The bridge was inaugurated in July 2000.
The maintenance is one way to ensure estimated life of the bridge. One of the tasks is to repaint the metal parts of it. ÅF is involved in the construction of a mobile platform that hangs from the bridge, and can move along it, that makes it possible to repaint. ÅF is also responsible for the calculations of the strength of the platform. The construction itself is a big challenge. But there are several other challenges. First, the platform hangs from the top of the bridge, on the outside, and should protect from wind, water or other weather conditions. Secondly, the traffic can't be disturbed.
There are both a road for cars and trucks, and inside the bridge there are train rails. The trains travel in a speed of up to 200 kilometres per hour. Not to forget, it's essential to create a sustainable and safe work environment for the painters on the platform.
The platform consists of ten segments, the segments are 3 meters wide. There is an inner panel protecting the rail and train that moves alongside with the outer platform.
To prevent that paint and other residuals to end up in the water, a large tray is placed under each platform segment to collect them.
The platform measures 30 metres wide and 16 metres high
Total weight of the platform ~30.000 kg
The maximum gust wind loads are calculated up to 50 m/s
It takes 8 years to paint the bridge
The bridge will be painted in the same colour, black
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Wealth & Poverty Review Scott Powell: Debt now funds gov's core duties
Jay W. Richards
My colleague Scott Powell has a letter to the editor in today's Wall Street Journal. He points out that the defense budget, plus general government operations–including police, prisons and courts, transportation, agriculture and basic research–are already being funded by debt-financed deficit spending."
This and other scary stats suggest a credit crisis is closer that one might think:
The fact is the U.S. is close to the "bang" point of crisis right now. Government pensions, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and the welfare and education budgets are projected to absorb more than the $2.5 trillion tax-revenue base this fiscal year. Thus, the defense budget, plus general government operations–including police, prisons and courts, transportation, agriculture and basic research–are already being funded by debt-financed deficit spending.
As for the debt-to-GDP ratio, Moody's and S&P have pointed out that when state and city municipal bond debt and the debt of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (now wards of the state) are added to the national balance sheet, public debt today in the United States exceeds 100% of our GDP.
In addition, at the present level of indebtedness, each 1% increase in interest rates adds $116 billion to the budget in terms of nondiscretionary debt-servicing costs. The U.S. has benefitted from the fact that fiscal problems elsewhere are more obvious, but the S&P downgrade last summer was a warning of the close proximity of the bang point, when the credit-worthiness of the U.S. will collapse.
Senior Fellow at Discovery, Senior Research Fellow at Heritage Foundation
Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and the Executive Editor of The Stream. Richards is author or editor of more than a dozen books, including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012); The Human Advantage; Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; The Hobbit Party with Jonathan Witt; and Eat, Fast, Feast. His most recent book, with Douglas Axe and William Briggs, is The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe.
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Plumpish Beauty: My first e.l.f. order!
I got my first order from e.l.f. and I went a little bit nuts. It's hard not to when the prices are cheap. Of course, in the back of mind I was thinking there's a reason they're cheap. Nonetheless, I got a variety of things to try. All the $1 items were free. You could add 10 $1 items into your cart and get them free. I was sure I did pick 10, but I think I only counted 8. I don't really have any reviews yet, so I'll try to limit myself to no opinions, because it's very picture heavy. I'll just list the item and price on the site. I'll post reviews as I try the products.
This is what the compact looks like, quite big!
I did email ELF and they said they would send me a replacement.
Here is what my booty looks like! FUN!!
Well, that's it. I'll come and review as I try stuff out. What do you have and what did you think? It's so easy to spend money here because everything is so cheap.
Also, I'm having my first giveaway on my blog! I have an ELF Nail Polish that is included.
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awesome haul, girlie! this sounds like a great deal- was it a limited time offer? I want free items! haha.
They're constantly having a deal for something! Like, everyday something new? lol You can google for codes for their site.
Great haul! Lots of fun stuff to try ! lemme know how the zitzapper & matte nail polish is!
This is an awesome tip! I have heard of ELF but did not know it was this cheap! Scrolling thru i did notice it reminds me alot of AVON products just with a different logo. Especially that mineral eyeshadow! Hmmmmmm-just makes me think-do they have the same supplier on some things? Anyway thanks for the tip on this very reasonably priced product-i will definately be checking them out!


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Value of Taylor Swift's Cat is Believed to Be $97 Million
By Nilakshi
The value of Taylor Swift's Cat is higher than ours! In case you were unaware, it has come to our attention that pets can have monetary value (no, we are not making this up). So it should come as no shock that pop superstar Taylor Swift, whose net worth is certainly nothing to scoff at, is the owner of one of the wealthiest cats in the world.
According to the Pet Rich List, a much more fun title than the Forbes 400, Value of Taylor Swift's Cat, Olivia Benson, is worth a staggering $97 million, making her the third wealthiest pet in the world. This puts Olivia Benson in third place behind only two dogs. Keep reading to find out why.
Value of Taylor Swift's Cat Is Worth $97 Million.
According to the Pet Rich List, the Value of Taylor Swift's Cat has amassed an impressive net worth due to various factors, including endorsements, appearances on social media, and other activities. If you're not part of a minuscule percentage of the world's ultra-wealthy population, Taylor Swift's cat has much more money than you do, and it's not even close. The gap is enormous. Olivia Benson, the fan-favorite cat belonging to the 33-year-old pop star, was recently ranked as the world's third richest pet in a report published by All About Cats. The report estimated that Value of Taylor Swift's Cat has a staggering net worth of $97 million.
The Parameters For Ranking Of Value of Taylor Swift's Cat
The ranking was developed using the analytics provided by Instagram. Many of the highest-earning furry friends have made their way to the top of the financial ladder because of fame on social media. On the other hand, the participation of A-list animals like Olivia in outside projects was considered.
The breakdown explains: "With an astounding net worth of $97 million, Olivia has found success outside of the realm of Instagram influencing." The Scottish Fold made her fortune by starring alongside her owner in several music videos. She has also crafted her merchandise line, which sold on Swift's website in 2018. Additionally, the Scottish Fold has had cameos in many high-budget advertisements, including ones for Diet Coke and Ned Sneakers.
Cameo Appearance Of Olivia
And it's true—Swift's cat makes a cameo appearance in the music video for "Blank Space," which has currently racked up more than 3 billion views on YouTube. She also starred in an AT&T commercial alongside Swift's singer-songwriter mother.
On the Pet Rich List, Taylor Swift's Cat, whose name was taken from the well-known character of the same name from the television show Law & Order: SVU, is in good company.
The following companies currently hold the top two spots on the ranking:
The German shepherd Gunther VI, who is owned by the Gunther Corporation and is estimated to be worth $500 million, and
According to recent reports, Nala Cat, a cat who has amassed more than 4 million followers on Instagram, is currently worth $100 million.
Next in line is the Value of Taylor Swift's Cat, followed by Oprah Winfrey's dogs, Sadie, Sunny, Lauren, Layla, and Luke, collectively estimated to be worth $30 million.
Value of Taylor Swift's Cat: Sources
Swift's daughter Olivia was named after Mariska Hargitay's well-known character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. It has appeared alongside her famous mother in advertisements for DirectTV, Diet Coke, and AT&T, as well as in the music videos for "Me!" and "Blank Space." In addition, those who witnessed Taylor Swift perform live during her 1989 World Tour in 2015 may recall that the singer's second cat, Reputation, made a cameo appearance in an intermission video alongside the singer's first cat, Meredith. The video premiered during a break in the performance.
Benjamin, Swift's third and most recently acquired cat, who also made a cameo in the "Me!" music video, did not make it onto the list of the wealthiest pets on All About Cats' website, nor did Meredith, who did not make it onto the list.
More About Other Winners
Only a German shepherd named Gunther VI, who is said to be worth an estimated $500 million, and an Instagram-famous cat named Nala, who is said to be worth an estimated $100 million, have a higher estimated net worth than Olivia does. However, she did rank higher than Oprah's five dogs, Choupette, the late Karl Lagerfeld's cat, and Pontiac, Betty White's late dog.
Value of Taylor Swift's Cat: $97 Million
The staggering sum of 97 million dollars is the wealth of Taylor Swift's Scottish fold cat. The Blank Space singer gained widespread online recognition for her pet by creating an Instagram account for her feline companion. The owner of the Nala_Cat cat food brand, who has a net worth of $100 million, is demonstrating to the world that felines are just as capable of being entrepreneurial as humans.
She currently has 4.3 million followers on Instagram, which earns her the title of the cat with the most followers on Instagram in the history of the Guinness World Records. The Siamese-Persian cat was brought home by its owners, Pookie Methachittiphan and Shannon Ellis, after being rescued from a shelter. Reportedly raking in as much as $625,000 a year (as she did in 2019) from public appearances and endorsement deals, the blue-eyed beauty has been dubbed "America's Next Top Model."
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The UK government's department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) makes key policy decisions and energy regulator Ofgem E-Serve administers the scheme. Policy documents can be found on the UK government website. The eligibility requirements and rules of the scheme are on Ofgem's website.
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Florida Schools Court International Students
By Immigration Direct
Two Florida schools, Florida International University and the University of Miami, are stepping up recruitment efforts to bring international students to their campuses, Miami Today reports.
The F-1 visa has become easier to secure in recent years, leading to an influx of international students, according to Douglas Wartzok, provost and executive vice president of FIU. Wartzok told Miami Today that about 7 percent of FIU's student body comes from abroad, and the school aims to increase that number by 2,000 students annually. That would bring next year's international enrollment to 4,500.
International enrollment is also on the rise at the University of Miami. Mark Reid, UM's executive director of international admissions, told the source his staff actively recruits around the world. The school enrolls many students from countries that have complicated or contentious relationships with the United States, including China, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.
Reid said UM strives to support its international students by offering English language classes and tutorials to help them master American learning methods.
Florida has recently debated immigration reforms similar to strict laws passed in a handful of states, including Arizona, Indiana and Florida's northern neighbor, Georgia. The state's Republican governor, Rick Scott, recently told The Associated Press he expects the legislature to approve such a law in 2012.


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Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Exclusive: Wynonna Earp Star Explains Their Sudden (but Totally Heroic) Death
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How an Unconventional Heroine Made Wynonna Earp Must-See TV
The show offers a refreshing alternative to the classic superhero story
01:15 — Season 3 Sneak Peek
03:35 — Shamier Anderson, Melanie Scrofano and the rest of the Wynonna Earp team pay tribute to Deputy US Marshall Xavier Dolls
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University hosts town hall to discuss changes to residential life
Courtney Becker | Thursday, September 14, 2017
University President Fr. John Jenkins and vice president for student affairs Erin Hoffmann Harding hosted a town hall–style information session Wednesday regarding the recently-announced changes to residential life at Notre Dame.
Jenkins said these changes — to be implemented starting with the class of 2022 — arose as a way to provide "an education of the mind and heart" at the University.
"When we talk to graduating students about their Notre Dame experience … one thing that stands out, dramatically stands out, is that at Notre Dame there is just a stronger sense of community," he said. "That's what students tell us, that the school has a strong sense of being part of something more than yourself. Not just you and the school, but you and the community. And … we think the residence halls are a critical part of contributing to that and strengthening that and deepening it."
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Vice president of student affairs Erin Hoffman Harding speaks at a town hall event on Wednesday evening to address community concerns related to the changes in residential life announced yesterday.
Hoffmann Harding said the most controversial change requiring all students live on campus for at least six semesters will, in reality, not affect most students.
"Actually the predominant norm, the super majority of almost all is the experience for our sophomores and juniors on campus already matches what we're asking for the new classes going forward in terms of sophomores or juniors living on campus," she said. "So we are solidifying a trend that already exists and has been quite stable over time."
The timing in applying the changes, Hoffmann Harding said, both allows students who have already made off-campus housing plans to keep those commitments and allows potential students to make informed decisions about attending Notre Dame with the new policy in mind.
"What we wanted to make sure is that we held current students harmless knowing the trend that we have heard students about signing leases early," she said. "And we didn't want to put any student in a difficult position — who is here — in a position to have to change plans due to a change in policy for the University. So that's the rationale behind the timing, but we wanted to signal, for new classes and new students, that this is an important value that the University holds as we go forward."
When asked whether or not she believed this new regulation would deter potential students from considering Notre Dame, Hoffmann Harding said the new policy only differs slightly from what the admissions office tells applicants about residential life now.
"It's something we at least partially looked into," she said. "So what we did is consulted our colleagues in the enrollment management division and actually sat down with the folks who admit students and actually go on the road to high schools and meet with them. … What at least our admissions experts shared with us is that the most typical question they tend to get from prospective students and family is, 'Is there enough room for me?'"
Hoffmann Harding recognized that the six semester requirement may not be the best situation for some members of the community.
"You saw, I hope, in some of the materials that we may have good work to do in terms of what and how might exceptions be good for our students and good for our communities in some of these situations," Hoffmann Harding said. "We're happy to hear and learn examples of when you think that might not make sense … how we manage and implement that and think through that, in terms of different policies and procedures for a potential waiver process, is still very much to be determined."
Multiple students pointed out that one potential reason to request a waiver to move off campus would be if a survivor of sexual assault wanted to be farther away from his or her attacker, something Hoffmann Harding said she welcomed discussion about.
"I think in general, my overall reaction would be, gosh that's a conversation I would love to know about in terms of before making that decision,'" she said. "'What didn't make you feel safe about campus? How can we make that better?' And if that's a distinction between one community versus another to be able to share that information with us, and certainly I don't have a definitive answer of what would qualify, but … our first and foremost care is for all of you as students to try to help you have a wonderful experience. And that's the objective here."
While some students voiced frustration over paying the same amount for room and board despite varying quality of facilities, Hoffmann Harding said varying the price of housing would create unwelcome divides in the community.
"Would that cause an unnatural and unhelpful and ultimately potentially unhealthy segmentation of choices of where students would live that wouldn't provide the integrated community that we hope to be?" she said. " … So that's been part of our rationale for not charging differently, because we didn't want to create socioeconomic challenges and benefits for the community that would not be helpful to the integrated communities we hope to build."
Upon one student pointing out that certain aspects of residential life — such as dorm Masses and parietals — do not appeal to every student at Notre Dame, Jenkins said Notre Dame is a University that remains true to its identity rather than striving to please everyone.
"I think it would be a mistake for Notre Dame to say, 'We want to be everything to everybody, Notre Dame is for everybody.' And it's not," Jenkins said. "We want to be Notre Dame … we want to be a place that prizes community in every way, and we're a place of faith. We make no apologies about that, no one should come here with any confusion about that. And that's why we're delaying any requirement until the next year's class comes in. People should take a look, and if that's what they want they should come here, but if that's not what they want there are many other places — great places — to go to. So really it seems to me what we want to be is what we are in a clear way, in a way that emphasizes the kind of education we want to give."
Although the changes to residential life were largely prompted by a desire to convince more students to stay on campus for their senior year, Hoffmann Harding said the incentives to attract seniors are still to be determined.
"That was necessarily a bit vague in what we shared because it's still to be worked out," she said. "And what we wanted to do is open up the conversation to the extent that some of those things cost money. I actually have to ask through the division of student affairs through the University's regular budget process … to see if some of those would be possible. And so there's this very funny sense of get it out so that we can have further conversation about it, and I think you're right, though, that we'd love to have more specifics."
These incentives, Hoffmann Harding said, are vital to the University's plan. Without the incentives, she said, the new requirement could actually end up driving seniors to move off campus for their final year at Notre Dame instead of achieving the intended goal.
"It's probably our most significant worry about it," Hoffmann Harding said. "Which is why I think as we've thought about it, it has to be dually and creatively and — we hope — actively paired with senior incentives. … But it's number one on top of my worry list, is that it would have the opposite effect if we can't get the senior incentives right, which is why we need more help and more work on that."
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