Yesterday the clocks went forward in the UK, marking the beginning of spring and it pains me to have waited so long to finish my draft post of what I did in 2015! To be fair, this year already has been massively hectic with a new job, a new workout plan and the constant headache of a new kitchen that's still not complete after two months weeks.
2015 brought me one failed flat purchase, one successful flat purchase, trips to Paris, Positano, Naples, California, Malta and Turkey, the passing away of a loved one, a friend's wedding, my first ever half-marathon and so much more. Hopefully 2016 will also be the year I started properly blogging again!
At the start of the year I had the biggest urge to fill up our days with things to do and places to go. Normally, take any weekend and you'll find Ned and I on the sofa doing not very much. But, as 2015 kicked off I planned to try something new and despite horrendous weather, I stuck to my guns and we set off on a Sunday stroll along the Parkland Walk, walking from Finsbury Park through woodland towards Highgate.
Towards the end of January, my colleagues and I stayed for a couple of nights in Best Western Premier in Kitzbühel, Austria. The highlight was a fantastic meat & cheese fondu accompanied by drunken singing at Steifalm restaurant. I also can't forget our very own tour guide who stopped traffic to play his bugle!
This was the month Ned and I celebrated our three year anniversary in Paris. Hands down the highlight of the trip was the Autour de Midi jazz club/restaurant. On the ground floor, we had the table next to the entire jazz band as we ate our traditional French cuisine. After dinner we headed down to the cellar where some of the best live jazz of my life was performed.
Highlights of trip included the view of the city from Bar La Vue on the 34th floor of the Hyatt Regency hotel, and we learnt a ridiculous amount during the Sandelman's Walking tour. Also, some friends were visiting Paris the same weekend, so we met up and dined at La Pharmacie followed by low-key drinks at Bespoke round the corner.
This was the month where I naughtily arranged a viewing for a flat I'd seen for sale on Zoopla. Ned and I went to view it and we put an offer in a day or two after. You only have to read this blog post to find out what mistakes I made and, on the flip side, what I learnt!
Ned and I made the mistake of following our heart and not our mind when it came to our first almost-house. It took SO much of our time, with planning meetings with mortgage advisors, moving money around and relentless scanning and filling out of documentation.
Clissold Arms Pub: On what was the first really hot day of 2015, we decided to walk to Clissold Arms in Muswell Hill. As we were both on a Fitbit obsession at the time, it killed two birds with one stone - exercise as well as discovering a new area (Crouch End up to Muswell Hill).
Gillespie park The first few minutes were… Underwhelming. Then, we came to a clearing and it started to become less 'abandoned alleyway' and more 'natural hidden gem'! Walking past the wind turbine, we came across a blue ecology house with a cafe and two ponds nearby.
The children in the park were having a delightful time spotting wildlife and running about through the small forest area. Other than the odd person, this city oasis is wonderfully quiet so is well worth going if you want a few minutes of solitude amid London life.
This was the start of many big changes in the stable, unchanging life I'd grown to love! My team went through a re-org, with various people running around like headless chickens in the fallout. My job changed (in title anyway) and so I flew to the Mountain View head office for an offsite to come up with a team action plan.
We kicked off June with one of the best holidays of my life so far: Positano, Italy. For my favourite eateries and things to do you can read my guide to Positano.
It was just after our trip to Italy that a few issues came to light with our almost-there house purchase. The two-bedroom flat actually was more like a one-bedroom flat as the works done to it were not legally approved. We just couldn't run the risk of these issues biting us in the future.
After a few bleak discussions we decided to pull out completely from the purchase. Our flat in Highbury was being viewed by other couples anyway, but we didn't realise how soon it would get snapped up. When we tried to put a halt on leaving the agency just said "The new tenants will be moving in 4th July"... Our life was crumbling all around us 😔 You can read here the valuable lessons along the way during the house-buying process.
My string of bad luck (if you excuse the gorgeous perfection of our Positano trip) hadn't stopped there. My friend Mandy and I had booked a delightful gin cruise for our friend Aline's birthday, and the whole thing turned into a bit of a scam as it didn't actually happen! After vacant promises of rebooking the cruise and complimentary gin, the guy who ran it went quiet to my pleads for money back. It took weeks to finally get him to man up and pay us what we were due. To add insult to injury, I left my Miu Miu sunnies in the toilet of Crate Brewery and when I went to claim them back two minutes later, they'd been taken. The very next day was even more taxing, as Ned and I had to put the material manifestations of our happy little life into storage. They would eventually stay there for almost 8 weeks!
London enjoyed a heatwave of epic proportions at the beginning of July. My friends and I rented bikes from Richmond train station and had a lovely day cycling along the river and up into Richmond Park. We spent the rest of the Sunday afternoon drinking outside The Cricketers on Richmond Green, enjoying live music and watching a charity cricket tournament called The Green Cup.
Less than two months after my previous work trip, I went to California again for work. Memorable moments included sleeping through a Sunnyvale earthquake, going on a team outing to the beautiful Regale winery and visits to San Franciscan restaurants and bars.
July was also the month I got to see my beautiful friend Michelle wed Werner in an idyllic village church.
By now, Ned and I had been living in a colleague's spare bedroom for over a month. We desperately missed our old flat, having space to lounge about and I was pining for various clothes that were locked away in storage! August was a horrendously bittersweet month for Ned and I.
It was the month that we finally got the keys for our new flat by Clissold Park. Despite this massive step in our lives, summer 2015 dealt us and the family a horrible blow with Ned's dad Jim's fight against his brain tumour reaching its conclusion. When I first met Ned, his dad had only just been diagnosed and was given a mere few months to live. That was 2012, and I'm so grateful that I ended up having an extra two years in addition to that diagnosis to spend with time with Jim.
Throughout July and August, Ned and I would travel up to see Jim and Cathy in Arkesden as many weekends as we could. I'm grateful that at the very least we had our own flat for us both to come to terms with our loss, and in some ways it was a welcome distraction from reality thanks to the endless boxes in need of unpacking.
My journal entry for 1st September begins "So today was spent watching This Morning, Loose Women, ironing clothes, looking at kitchens and using the washing machine about 10 times! Oh, and also registering all our bloody appliances and tracking them in the Ned and Jeni tracker :)" On the surface this might seem super monotonous, but to me this was pure bliss. Ironing in my OWN flat, with my OWN iron and washing with my OWN washing machine!
In our first full weekend together in our flat, we let Chickpea out into the garden for the first time. It was really amazing to see her soak up all the newness of being outside and get to do what cats do! We also got our first CAD render of our new kitchen and for the first time ever I set my alarm to do a 10km run on a Sunday morning.
September was also the month I saw the play People, Places and Things, with a memorable performance from Denise Gough. Being in London, it's sad but sometimes I genuinely don't realise how lucky I am to have so many plays, musicals and attractions on my door step. Hopefully I'll make the most of it in 2016!
I took two trips abroad this month, the first being to Malta for a girly long weekend. It's been ages since I had a girly holiday and I really hope I get to do more in 2016. You can read my Malta travel trips here too :) Life's too short not to fly abroad for the weekend!
The next trip was to Istanbul for work which was coincidentally on my birthday, but to make it better Ned came out to meet me. We went on a Walks of Turkey tour (write-up here) on a wet, cold and windy day. My colleagues who had been before said Istanbul in summer is on a whole other level, so I hope I get to see Istanbul ablaze with sunshine one day.
When I wasn't jetsetting abroad, I was preparing for my first ever Royal Parks half-marathon. I'm beyond proud of myself for my 1:54 time despite a pretty laid-back training schedule. Roll on 2016's Hackney Half!
Ned and I held our annual Halloween Housewarming at our flat; we've now held something similar three years in a row. I decided to glam it up as Mia Wallace, coaxing Ned to be Vincent Vega. Unfortunately we didn't manage a Mia & Vincent pic, partly because Ned refused to keep his "itchy and embarrassing" wig on!
About 60 people came overall, and while I really enjoyed spooking up the house (police tape across the staircase, spiderwebs draped over paintings and the bathub, creating a witches' brew) I don't think we'll hold such a big party next year thanks to the epic clean-up job required!
This was the month one of my closest friends Mandy told us she was going to be a mum! We were having brunch as a belated treat for my 29th birthday, when she turned to Aline and I and said 'so... you're going to be aunties next June!" I think I burst into tears with happiness for her. Mandy and Tom are such a fab couple and I cannot wait to meet little miss Turner Owen next June!
We also went on one of our many walks outside of London, heading to Box Hill for a Sunday stroll followed by pub lunch. One of the highlights of this walk is the Stepping Stones Walk. We followed the route but the river was at high tide so we saw sweet FA! I also learnt a valuable lesson on this walk, and that is stop assuming Dr Marten's can double up as hiking boots.
A cultural highlight was going to the Ai Wei Wei exhibition at the Natural History Museum. The majority of his works appropriate material that has been broken apart: "For most of his work, the destruction has already been done by others, either by authorities who have condemned Qing Dynasty temples or, in one case, by a devastating earthquake" (SMH). His showpiece, Straight, involves him straightening out thousands of rods that failed to support a school in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, exacerbated by corrupt officials siphoning off some of the building funds for their own purposes.
The exhibition, CAU, features a replica of Ai's son Lao's pushchair. This was hand-carved from expensive marble, sourced from the Fangshan imperial quarries. Ai Wei Wei's marble artefacts are just as useless as these extravagant pieces which served Imperial China and it's no coincidence that Mao Tse Tung's mausoleum contains marble from the same quarry.
In December, I was still working on the Google Play merchandising team, and this month was hectic thanks to the onslaught of on-store promotions in the run-up to Christmas and New Year's Eve. To get into the Christmas spirit, some friends and I went to the Enchanted Woodland in Syon Park near Richmond, and attended a few drunken Christmas parties with friends too.
For New Year's Eve, Ned and I played scrabble, drank Nyetimber champagne (my favourite!) and ate crudités before heading to our local pub for a cheeky drink pre-2016. I also found these amazing printable New Year's Eve cards via Pinterest. It was actually quite fun going through our key moments of the year and asking ourselves what made us laugh the hardest?
2015 was a mixed bag for me, but overall I've come out of it with a new job, a new flat and 2016 shows no signs of the fun stopping with plans to visit at least 10 countries over 2016!
The oven is so old that the rubber seal has stopped working and sags, leaving a gap which makes cooking that little bit harder.
The wall units are so low that our knife block barely fits underneath, and our coffee machine has to be pulled towards the edge of the worktop so that we can fill it!
Yep, some of these issues could be resolved with a handyman, but we figured popping into Funktional Kitchens for a free design service would help make our minds up. I love a more traditional, rustic kitchen whereas Ned's all about contemporary design - anything that would feel at home in a bachelor pad basically! The designer had his work cut out..
Everything will be itemized in the quotation. Take a look and see if there's any easy switches you can make yourself to cut costs. For example, Andy chose an awesome Siemens integrated microwave, but I found an even cheaper one online with a grill function.
Does each cupboard really have to be a functional unit? We saved ourselves several hundred quid by making an awkward corner unit a superficial panel. Every unit that had to be made to measure was considerably more expensive, so avoid these where you can.
The Cabinets - German supplier Häcker offer three different finishes in their Classic range, all at varying prices. We're opting for the mid-range (slightly better finish, less IKEA) in magnolia.
Wall Tiles for the Splashback - Shelter Island - Harbour View tiles from Fired Earth. It's nigh on impossible to find cheaper herringbone marble tiles from anywhere else despite searching relentlessly.
Floor tiles - Ca'Pietra Shepton Flagstones, via Tiles Etc, had the right shade of grey to make me swoon and enough rugged specks to please Ned. Our builder told us that slate tiles are a bugger to look after and that we're better off going for porcelain, but the look of these tiles is so spectacular its hard to listen to sensible advice.
The worktop - Against my better judgement, knowing full well all the oiling and extra care it requires, we're in love with Spëkva's range of wooden worktops. Ours will come in the Bavarian Wild finish. I was super sad that my dreams of an island kitchen wouldn't come to fruition in this flat, but Andy our designer really delivered with his 'peninsula' design, which is made from the same wood.
The next step is to sign off each of the 'order of goods', pay 35% of the total cost and then wait until February when it will get installed. Funktional Kitchens don't actually install everything - they only do a dry fit. Be prepared to fork out an additional costs of ££££s to get the appliances plumbed in and any extra building work sorted too.
I'll update you in February when the work is complete!
Now that I'm settled into my new flat, and getting into a routine during my work-week, I've been thinking about changes I can make to really boost what I do with my time before heading into the office. Here's a rundown of the most useful tips I've come across.
Thomas Frank has an almost foolproof method for waking up at an acceptable time: "I threaten myself with both public shame and monetary loss". In his article Prime Yourself for a Productive Day, he explains that he uses beeminder.com. This site helps you stick to your goal/ritual by combining "self-tracking and commitment contracts: keep all your datapoints on a Yellow Brick Road to your goal or we take your money". Thomas is so serious about this that he also created an IFTTT recipe, which will report you for sleeping in!
Julia Cameron pioneered a tool called 'Morning Pages', which requires completing three pages of longhand morning writing. This is by no means meant to be creative writing, but instead gives you a forum to tap into your consciousness and let out any issues that are bugging you, tasks you need to do, general thoughts that won't get out of your mind. Julia believes your Morning Pages should be "whining, petty, grumpy.. whatever you happen to be". By writing out all of these 'cloud thoughts', you're effectively decluttering your mind, freeing up more space in your consciousness throughout the day.
I barely ever pick up a pen now but bloggers such as Mari L McCarthy prefer to use fountain pen and paper for their daily Morning Pages. Bakari Chavanu relies on good old technology, utilizing the Day One app or 750words.com.
James Clear says Habit Stacking is pretty simple - just insert the habit you want to initiate into your routine via this sentence "After/Before [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT]."
One habit I've chosen is to do lunges while brushing my teeth - some of the comments on Jamie's blog also mention doing squats on your pee break or while drying your hair!
Cathryn Lavery opts for an ice-cold glass of water, whereas Amber Rae swears by "warm water, lemon, turmeric, and raw honey". My Morning Routine has interviewed so many people now that they have breakfast statistics! Fruit, eggs, bread or oatmeal are the most popular options.
I particularly admire the routine of Ellie Krieger who mixes "yogurt, milk, oats, vanilla, cinnamon, and honey, then stir in some quartered grapes and almonds, and put it in jars to sit in the fridge overnight". I don't think I have the energy to chop things up and prep the day before... this post is about morning rituals, not evening rituals, after all!
When skimming through the posts at MyMorningRoutine.com, I swear half of the interviewees also mentioned the 'Bulletproof breakfast'. I haven't investigated this in much detail, but the reviews on Amazon look promising.
Exercise: James Clear has a great article on the daily routines of writers, and from there I learnt that Kurt Vonnegut did 'pushups and sit ups all the time', and AJ Jacobs writes 'while walking on a treadmill'! Don DeLillo tells the Paris Review that he writes for about four hours and then goes running. Not enough for you? Gwyneth Paltrow tells WWD that she fits in two hours of exercise every morning!
In Scott Gardiner's article on Medium, he explains his daily 20/20/20 routine, This consists of 20 pushups, 20 squats, and 20 jumping jacks". Easy to remember, quick (just 5 mins) and varied enough to not get bored.
Michelle Phan shares 4 great morning stretches on her website - a neck and shoulder stretch, chest flex, standing stretch and a hamstring stretch. I've actually gone as far as printing off her diagrams and sticking them to my bedroom wall, resolving to do these daily! Michelle Greenman also shares a great scan of recommended morning stretches on her site too.
Bright light from laptops and phones 'can suppress your body's production of melatonin and make it harder to sleep'. Ned and I are part of the way there, where we have made a conscious decision to have no TV in the bedroom. The next step is a full-on device ban! In the meantime, I use a black background setting when reading eBooks and have heard good things about Flux, if you absolutely can't get away from your laptop in bed.
This one took me several years to really grasp the importance, after yet another stern word from my hygienist. The key thing here is 'habit stacking' as mentioned above. I now floss a minimum of once a day and that's because I place my floss right next to my toothbrush. Simple, but effective! After brushing my teeth, I then go to town on them with my dental floss and also use teepees for those hard-to-reach gaps between molars. Since doing this, my oral health has improved greatly.
Sleep.org advises avoiding caffeine, nicotine and eating four to six hours bedtime.
Chris Brogan has some some great advice for How to Get More Done, but what really interested me was his 'night before' list I read about here.
The one thing Ned and I well when it comes to routines is plan out our weekly meals, working out when we're both in and who should own each meal. In terms of accountability, I also add my proposed exercise plans and then he can always call me up on them if I don't follow through.
What I love about tracking the week ahead on a blackboard is I have a constant visual reminder about my plans.
I have picked up some great tips from working at Google. One of them is 'snippets'. Although I don't necessarily fill this in every single week, it's essentially a page that you update weekly with your list of tasks. This has multiple benefits; 1) colleagues across the globe can keep track of your projects, 2) when it comes to performance review or building a case for promotion, you can just print your snippets out and highlight the key achievements. This has helped me in my last two promo cycles, as very often once a project is done it's forgotten about.
I found this great tip at MyDomaine. The reason why this is invaluable is that if you're stuck in the same job for multiple jobs, you may have lost the specifics of a key project, or forgotten a key metric that really sums up your responsibilities. If you keep the CV as a living document, you're better suited to apply for any role that comes up at short notice.


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Horror, Action, Thriller
When terrorist action releases a secret government virus in the Houston Federal building, the employees become aggressive and homicidal. Federal officials quarantine the building to wipe out the infected and control the story, but a small group of uninfected are fighting to get out.
The Crazies (1973)
Citizens of a small town are infected by a biological weapon that causes its victims to become violently insane. As uninfected citizens struggle to survive, the military readies its own response.
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
The Forsaken (2001)
A young man is in a race against time as he searches for a cure after becoming infected with a virus that will eventually turn him into a blood-sucking vampire.
Rogue (2007)
From the director of Wolf Creek comes this terrifying look at nature's perfect killing machine. When a group of tourists stumble into the remote Australian river territory of an enormous crocodile, the deadly creature traps them on a tiny mud island with the tide quickly rising and darkness descending. As the hungry predator closes in, they must fight for survival against all odds.
The Zombie Diaries (2006)
In the early part of the 21st Century, an unknown virus began spreading among the populous. Within weeks it had engulfed the entire planet, from the smallest communities to the greatest cities. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon the planet was infested with a new threat - the undead. So begins our journey into the dystopian world of the zombie diaries.
Day of the Dead (2008)
Day of the Dead is a horror film which is nominally a quasi-remake of George A. Romero's classic zombie film of the same name, which was the third in Romero's Dead series. The film is directed by Steve Miner (who also directed Friday the 13th Part 2 & 3 and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) and written by Jeffrey Reddick.
Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene...
Invisible Ghost (1941)
The town's leading citizen is a man victim of homicidal impulses beyond his control. He is being controlled by his wife who had left him for another man. She was involved in a car accident that has left her brain damaged and is kept in the basement, in secret, by Kessler's gardener.
Killer Buzz (2001)
After a series of Amazonian Indian attacks on US owned petroleum installation in Brazil, both governments start a secret 'special program'. In fact colonel Ezekial's men use GM killer bees to eradicate the tribes. During an Indian attack, reporter Ann Bauer is stung, yet survives after a mysterious rescue. Dr. Stephen North realizes the venom has priceless healing powers and smuggles the bee aboard a flight to New York. Bauer, her nearly-divorced husband, Martin, who is aboard and her friend, US State Department project representative, Scotty, face potential mass-killing after turbulence releases the bees aboard.
Carriers (2009)
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back roads of the American West to the pounding beat of a vacation soundtrack. Their aim is to retreat to secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico, where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic and survive the apocalyptic disease. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal the fate of each of them in an inexorable and horrifying voyage of hell through a western landscape populated by only the hideous dead or the twisted living.
Altitude (2010)
After a mysterious malfunction sends their small plane climbing out of control, a rookie pilot and her four teenage friends find themselves trapped in a deadly showdown with a supernatural force.
Shark Attack 2 (2001)
A biological experiment goes bad, this time releasing a gaggle of mutated great white sharks with a taste for human flesh. Soon enough, shark expert Nick West is on the case, leading a crew to study them and eventually bring them back into captivity. West's plans hit a snag, however, when Australian shark hunter Roy Bishop is called in to wipe out the fishy menace.
A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of specialists is urgently dispatched into the still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary. Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a landscape that has become a waking nightmare.
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
In a not-too-distant future, a lethal virus sweeps across Europe, prompting the creation of quarantine refugee camps in the United States. Police officers Delon (Natasha Henstridge) and Lemieux (Christopher Lambert) learn of a grisly murder in the Boston camp and team up to investigate. Suspecting the ruthless killer is infected with the virus, the pair have just hours to stop him before he becomes contagious and infects the entire population.
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as "V" conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When "V" rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.
Pandemic (2016)
In the near future, a virus of epic proportions has overtaken the planet. There are more infected than uninfected, and humanity is losing its grip on survival. Its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren is a doctor who, after the fall of New York, arrives in Los Angeles to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors. But nothing can prepare her crack team for the blood-soaked mayhem they are about to witness as they head into the Californian mean streets where everything is considered a trap… From director John (THE SCRIBBLER) Suits, a boundary-crashing, game-changing science fiction thriller featuring non-stop action from a first person shooter perspective, putting the audience in the middle of every fight whilst feeling in control of every punch thrown and shot fired. Welcome to the new model of immersive action thriller for the hardcore video game generation.
Face/Off (1997)
An antiterrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's family.
The Raspberry Reich (2004)
A hiliarous and sexy sendup of left wing radials who Bruce LaBruce suspects tend to have rather conservative views on sex. Gudrun, a blond-wigged subservsive who runs a terrorist cell, is convinced that her (straight) brothers can only be truely revolutionary by having sex with each other. This strategy comes seriously undone when they kidnap the gay son of an industrialist.
A deadly virus threatens to wipe out an entire Rocky Mountain town, leaving the town doctor to find some way to escape the soldiers who enforce the town's quarantine and devise an antidote. Matters take a more deadly turn after the physician is captured by a dangerously unstable band of militia extremists.
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
An outbreak of avian flu mutates into a virus that becomes transmittable from human to human.
The Anarchists (2000)
A group of Korean anarchists in 1920s China are determined to overthrow the military and government.
Whiteout (2000)
A group of terrorists has taken hold of the largest dam in Japan. They also capture the workers as hostages, and demanded $5 billion yen from the government with a 24 hour deadline in exchange for the lives of the hostages. To make things more complicated, there was a snowstorm and no one can get in or out near the area. Fortunately, the terrorists did not capture Togashi, the dam controller, and he is the only person who can rescue those hostages from the terrorists...
Fortress (1992)
A futuristic prison movie. Protagonist and wife are nabbed at a future US emigration point with an illegal baby during population control. The resulting prison experience is the subject of the movie. The prison is a futuristic one run by a private corporation bent on mind control in various ways
The Terrorists (1974)
A gang of hijackers led by Ian McShane seize a British plane as it is landing in Scandinavia. Ruthless military police chief Colonel Tahlvik is assigned to rescue the plane and it's passengers. But he must also deal with the problem of the British Ambassador, whose residence has been seized by a second group of terrorists. Written by Jonathon Dabell
Zameen (2003)
An Army colonel (Devgan) and his commandos capture a dangerous terrorist. The other members of the terrorists' organization hatch a plot to hijack an Indian jet and demand his release in exchange. In Mumbai, ACP Jay (Bachchan) is hot on their trail. He discovers Army's involvement in the case and has to work together with the colonel. However, there are some skeletons in the closet.
Lailaa O Lailaa (2015)
The story of the film revolves around Intelligence officer Jayamohan (Mohanlal) and his wife Anjali (Amala Paul). However, Anjali is unaware of the fact that he is an anti- terrorist intelligence agent as his job demands secrecy, but soon she will learn the truth behind Jayamohan. Certain turn of events lead Anjali to join the team of secret agents and together they try to solve the plots set up by the terrorist group
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
The crews of the Enterprise and the Excelsior must stop a plot to prevent a peace treaty between the Klingon Empire and the Federation
Pukar (2000)
Major Jaidev Rajvansh (Anil Kapoor) and his fellow officer Hussein (Om Puri) manage to rescue a leading politician as well as capture his kidnapper, Abhrush (Danny Denzongpa). The terrorist has been wanted for years and he is finally captured by the two officers. Jai returns to a joyous welcome, and is declared a national hero. He takes a break from the army and returns to his hometown. There he meets his childhood friend Anjali (Madhuri Dixit) who has always harboured love for Jai. Anjali is determined to make sure she and Jai stay together 24/7. At a party, he meets Miss India, Pooja Mallapa (Namrata Shirodkar). As they spend more time together, he begins to love her and she too begins to love him. In the mean time, Jai's parents are arranging his marriage to Anjali but when they find out about Jai's love for Pooja, they realise that they have to tell Anjali everything.
Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos they are deployed everywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the threats that Deunan must contend with as she fights to save Olympus!
Rapid Fire (1992)
College student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked federal agents after he witnesses a murder by a Mafia kingpin.
Toy Soldiers (1991)
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.
Submerged (2005)
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into heartless killers.
London Has Fallen (2016)
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
New York is a contemporary story of friendship set against the larger than life backdrop of a city often described as the centre of the world. Omar has gone abroad for the first time in his life and soon enough he begins to see and love America through the eyes of his American friends - Sam and Maya. It is the story of these three friends discovering a new world together.
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
One Man's Justice (1996)
When a man's wife and family are murdered, he plots revenge only to find out that the killer is under Federal protection and he must exact his own form of justice.
The Towering Inferno (1974)
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—office building, a massive fire breaks out that threatens to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Pray For Death (1985)
Akira Saito, a Japanese businessman lives in Tokyo with his Japanese-American wife Aiko and their children, Takeshi and Tomoya. When the family has a chance to move to the United States so that Aiko can teach the children about their American heritage, they pack up and head for Houston, Texas and run a restaurant. This is where the trouble begins....
Thursday (1998)
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell breaks loose!
15 Minutes (2001)
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
Dead Bang (1989)
Los Angeles homicide detective Jerry Beck searches for the murderer who killed a police officer on Christmas Eve. The investigation takes Beck inside the violent world of hate groups and white supremacists, who are hatching a deadly plot to attack even more innocent people. Beck must also confront his own personal demons, including his growing problem with alcohol, if he wants to track down and stop the violent neo-Nazis before it is too late.
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) and his new partner K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonlights as a real estate broker, and Calden is an aspiring actor moonlighting as a yoga instructor. When the two are assigned a big case they must work out whether they want to solve the case or follow their hearts.
Striking Distance (1993)
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
Lust, Caution (2007)
During World War II a secret agent (Tang Wei) must seduce, then assassinate an official (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.
Meteor (1979)
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
The Deal (2005)
A political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.
Operation Thunderbolt (1977)
In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.
Absolon (2003)
In the near future, a virus has infected everyone on the planet, and Absolon is a drug that everyone must take to stay alive. One corporation controls the drug. Murchison is the leader of this firm. A scientist who was researching the virus is found murdered, and Norman Scott is the policeman who investigates the crime.
Pandora's Clock (1996)
Quantum Airlines flight 66 has just taken off from Frankfurt, Germany bound for New York's JFK International Airport with 247 passengers aboard. After take-off, a man infected with a Doomsday Virus passes out while a flight attendant and doctor try to save the man. The pilot tries to land the plane but can't because the people on the ground know about the virus. An ambassador and his secretary help the pilot struggle through the government's secret attempt to shoot flight 66 out of the air. And if the plane does land, Doomsday has arrived on earth.
Hackers (1995)
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacker, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.
Ekalavyan (1993)
Swami Amoorthananda (Narendra Prasad), a holy godman with strong international connections also runs a powerful narcotic drug mafia in the state. He also has several connections with in political circles. A good orator, Swami also draws a large number of devotees from abroad and many are slowly turned into addicts. A series of murders at Kovalam beach invites sharp criticism of the govt and the chief minister (Madhu) decides to bring a new head to the state narcotics wing. Madhavan IPS (Suresh Gopi), thus arrives in Kerala from New Delhi, and is assisted by Sharath Chandran (Siddique), a smart CI of Kerala police. Madhavan's aggressive way of investigation leads him to the ashram or Swami Amoorthananda, which creates a panic in the state.
The Aggression Scale (2012)
When out-on-bail mob boss Bellavance discovers that $500,000 of his money is missing, he sends four hardcore hit men to send a "loud and messy" message to the suspected thieves' families. But when the killers invade the Rutledge home, they'll meet the household's emotionally disturbed young son Owen. Owen has a history of violent behavior, knows how to make lethal booby-traps and is about to teach these thugs some deadly lessons in extreme vengeance.
Ground Control (1998)
An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that is in the path of a terrible storm.
Gamer (2009)
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon (Lerman) controls Kable (Butler), the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind (Hall).
Meteor Apocalypse (2011)
A gigantic meteors enters Earth's orbit and begins to disintegrate, showering the entire planet with debris.

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Last week, an unexpected shipment arrived at our warehouse. Expecting to find the first sample of a Cat® 416F2 inside, you can imagine our surprise when we revealed the 1:24 scale 287D Multi-Loader. We just couldn't contain our excitement and had to share these pictures with you!
Where do we go from here? First, both CCM and Caterpillar review the sample and make note of any changes to be made. Our manufacturer then takes this information and produces a second sample which is again reviewed, this time for production approval. With the proper approvals in hand, production of the models begins. Although we are still too early in the process to determine when these models will be complete, we will keep you up to date on any new developments here.
Retail price on the 287D will be $299.95 plus shipping & handling, with production quantities to be determined. Requests for this model are now being taken here. Don't miss your opportunity to collect the complete Contractor's Collection series!
Great eye catching the electrical plug! We will bring this to the attention of our manufacturer and will look into adding it in on the completed model. Thank you for taking the time to review this model so closely, it is always great to have extra eyes on it to ensure details aren't missed!
Where can I find the complete list of vehicles being produced for the "Contractor Series"?
We have yet to determine the machines that will make up the Contractor's Collection Series. The first two in the series will be the 416F2 and the 287D. We will announce each new addition to the series as it is decided!


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Philip George Neal (born 20 February 1951) is an English retired footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full back. He is one of the most successful English players of all time,[2] having won eight First Divisions, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup during his eleven years at Liverpool. He later returned to Bolton Wanderers as manager, leading them to victory in the Football League Trophy before spells managing Coventry City, Cardiff City and Manchester City.
(1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 68)
Irchester, Northamptonshire, England
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Northampton Town 187 (28)
Liverpool 455 (41)
Bolton Wanderers 64 (3)
England 50 (5)
Manchester City (caretaker)
Neal also had a long career with the England national team, winning 50 caps and playing in the 1982 World Cup. He would go on to be England's assistant manager under Graham Taylor.[3]
Phil Neal's nickname whilst at Liverpool was Zico – a reference to the Brazilian play maker and a compliment to Neal, who was known for scoring important goals throughout the club's history. Phil's son, Ashley Neal, also became a footballer.
Playing careerEdit
Neal began his playing career at Wellingborough Town, before he joined Northampton Town in 1968. He went on to make 187 appearances for the club before being signed on 9 October 1974 for £66,000 by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley. Paisley had intended to break Neal in as a replacement for the ageing Chris Lawler, meaning that he initially played as a left-back. It would be, however, his industrious and energetic performances at right-back where he made his name.
Neal made his Liverpool début in the Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park on 16 November 1974, a game which ended 0–0. Neal made his début alongside midfielder Terry McDermott. Neal's first goal for the club came almost exactly one year later on 4 November 1975, during the 6–0 defeat of Real Sociedad in a UEFA Cup game at Anfield.
Neal scored from the penalty spot late in the 1977 European Cup Final, when the Anfield club beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in Rome to win the European Cup for the first time. Neal subsequently played in the winning 1978 and 1981 finals, Liverpool beating FC Bruges and Real Madrid respectively. He scored in the first half of the 1984 final against A.S. Roma, which ended 1-1 and was decided on penalty kicks, won by Liverpool (with Neal scoring Liverpool's first goal of the shootout, from its second shot). Neal was the only player to appear in all four of Liverpool's European Cup wins of the 1970s and 1980s.
In total, Neal won eight First Divisions, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, four European Cups, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Super Cup during his eleven years at Liverpool, making him one of the most successful Englishmen ever to play the game. During his Liverpool career, Neal was ever-present in the starting lineup for several seasons. He played a club-record 365 consecutive league matches from 14 December 1974 until 24 September 1983, when he suffered an injury against Manchester United that forced him to miss the following week's match against Sunderland.
Neal departed Anfield after 11 years in 1985, joining Bolton Wanderers as player-manager. He retired from playing in 1989 after more than 700 league appearances and 50 caps for England.
Managerial careerEdit
In December 1985, Neal was appointed player-manager of Bolton Wanderers and managed the club for seven years. During this period, Neal led the club to win the Football League Trophy in 1989, although the club would later suffer relegation to the Fourth Division for the first and only time in their history. They won promotion back to the Third Division the following season, reaching the Third Division play-offs in 1990 and 1991 but failed to win promotion on either occasion. In 1991, they had been pipped to automatic promotion by Grimsby Town on goal difference, and lost to Tranmere Rovers in the playoff final. A year later, they finished 13th in the Third Division and Neal was sacked on 8 May 1992. His successor was Bruce Rioch, who guided Bolton to promotion from the newly named Division Two (rebranded as part of a reorganisation prompted by the creation of the FA Premier League) in 1993 and to the top flight in 1995.[4]
Neal returned to club management on 23 October 1993 with Coventry City, beginning his spell at Highfield Road on that day with a 5–1 defeat against QPR that left them 12th in the Premier League.[5][6] Despite a shaky start to his time as Sky Blues manager, they did well in the second half of the season and finished 11th in the league – their highest finish since coming seventh in 1989.[7] Perhaps the most impressive result that season after Neal's arrival was a 4–0 home win over Manchester City on 19 February 1994.[8] However, Coventry struggled in 1994–95 despite the £2million arrival of striker Dion Dublin from Manchester United on 10 September, and Neal was sacked on 14 February 1995[9] despite a 2–0 away win over fellow strugglers Crystal Palace three days earlier, which saw them 17th in the Premier League and two places above the relegation zone.[10] Neal's successor Ron Atkinson ensured City's survival.[11]
He was appointed manager of Cardiff City in Division Three in February 1996, but in October that year he left Ninian Park to become assistant manager to Steve Coppell at Manchester City who were struggling in Division One after relegation from the Premier League. However, Coppell resigned on 8 November 1996 and Neal became caretaker manager until the arrival of Frank Clark on 29 December.[5]
For the 1997–98 season, Neal was recruited as assistant manager to chairman-manager Barry Fry at Peterborough United after their relegation to Division Three, but he was axed by Fry on 15 March 1998.[12]
He has also played for and coached the Liverpool masters side which dominated the Sky Sports Masters series.
In recent years, Neal has worked as a football pundit for various television and radio organisations.
He has written two autobiographies, Attack From The Back in 1981 and Life at the Kop in 1986.
Northampton Town 1968–69 Third Division 21 4 – – – – – –
1969–70 Fourth Division 13 1 – – – – – –
1970–71 18 2 – – – – – –
Liverpool 1974–75 First Division 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1975–76 42 6 2 0 3 0 12 1
1976–77 42 7 8 2 2 0 8 4
1981–82 42 2 3 0 10 1 6 0
Bolton Wanderers 1985–86 Third Division 20 2 – – – – – –
1987–88 Fourth Division 8 0 – – – – – –
1988–89 Third Division 8 0 – – – – – –
1 – Also played in the FA Charity Shield
2 – Also played in the Intercontinental Cup
3 – Also played in the Football League Super Cup
Football League First Division (8): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Football League Cup (4): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
FA Charity Shield (5): 1976, 1977 (shared), 1979, 1980, 1982
European Cup (4): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84
UEFA Cup (1): 1975–76
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1977
Football League Trophy (1): 1988–89
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^ "Next Bolton Wanderers Manager Odds". The Sack Race. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ a b "Phil Neal". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 24 February 2005. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "F.A. Carling Premiership 1993/1994". coventrycity-mad.co.uk. 23 October 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "F.A. Carling Premiership 1993/1994". coventrycity-mad.co.uk. 8 May 1994. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "Coventry City results 1993/1994". coventrycity-mad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) ("Maxwell"), a leading developer and manufacturer of capacitor energy storage and power delivery solutions, today announced the pricing of an upsized underwritten public offering of 6,600,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $3.25 per share. Certain members of management and our board of directors and certain funds affiliated with our board of directors are expected to purchase approximately $3.3 million of our common stock in this offering at the public offering price. The offering is expected to close on or about August 10, 2018, subject to customary closing conditions. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 990,000 additional shares at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Maxwell intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include research and development expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, possible repayment of debt and general and administrative expenses.
Barclays is acting as sole bookrunning manager and Roth Capital Partners is acting as Co-Manager for the offering.
A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 relating to the public offering of the shares of common stock described above was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and became effective on November 16, 2017. A preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the offering has been filed with the SEC. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained from the offices of Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (888) 603-5847.
Maxwell is a global leader in the development and manufacture of innovative, cost-effective energy storage and power delivery solutions. We have developed and transformed our patented, proprietary and fundamental dry electrode manufacturing technology that we have historically used to make ultracapacitors to create a breakthrough technology that can be applied to the manufacturing of batteries. Our ultracapacitor products provide safe and reliable power solutions for applications in consumer and industrial electronics, transportation, renewable energy and information technology. Our CONDIS® high-voltage grading and coupling capacitors help to ensure the safety and reliability of electric utility infrastructure and other applications involving transport, distribution and measurement of high-voltage electrical energy. For more information, visit www.maxwell.com.
In addition to historical facts, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties such as those, among others, relating to Maxwell's expectations regarding the completion of its common stock offering. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are risks and uncertainties associated with market conditions, whether Maxwell will be able to consummate the offering, the satisfaction of closing conditions related to the offering, as well as risks and uncertainties associated with Maxwell's business and finances in general. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Maxwell's business, please refer to the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" sections of Maxwell's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, Maxwell's preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made and are based on information available to Maxwell at the time those statements are made and/or management's good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events. Maxwell undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results or changes in Maxwell's expectations.


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If you decide to teach us.
If you decide to teach us, please don?t blame yourself for not being able to do it. It?s not your fault; things have changed quite a bit since your days. You see, over the last twenty years we have slowly invaded your classrooms from outer space. It started covertly at first, but landings have picked up at a fevered pitch lately. We sensed an unprecedented moment in your history and we pounced. It is our desire to pulverize the flesh off of you.
We know we look very much like your kind, but we are extremely alien I assure you. Don?t let the sagging costumes of our baggy pants or the awkward gait lull you into complacency. We are smart and dangerous and our methods for taking over are far beyond your ability to comprehend them. Resistance is futile.
But since your world is as alien to us as we to you, we have chosen to cooperate. So if you decide to teach us, keep the following postulates (not the small, pus filled blisters) at the forefront of your modus operandi.
We can?t read. At least we can?t read for hours at a stretch, or keep our minds focused for that long, so books assigned won?t do us much good. Our attention span has evolved through current technology and media to piece together written snippets from a variety of sources and hobble them together into a coherent whole.
Our information is organized across multiple channels, some of which you are not even aware of (ever heard of twitter?) and is constantly updating or expanding. Our kind see you as just another channel from which we derive our information about your world. So there. Click.
Where we?re from we are wildly connected. Information and messages flow easily from one place to another and we transport it with us on really cool, miniaturized hand held devices. Our knowledge isn?t housed in physical libraries or relegated to the confines of a classroom. I know you won?t want to hear this, but you aren?t the primary source of our knowledge on a subject. You are just one tool among many, adding a bit of value to the overall linkage of our intelligence. We participate in the creation of content and emphasize social affiliations and active engagement. We are a swarming, heaving hive of connectional nodes and interactions. You might often hear the buzzing of our world in the background of yours – some call it white noise, others call it cyberspace, some the computing cloud, but everyone knows it is there even if they can?t quite place it, like a silent fart.
Maybe one day we will not be the aliens you make us out to be. Yes, we are bypassing every cherished means previously known to work for you in earlier earth years. But if you decide to teach us, we are confident that the unrelenting attack of information upon us, like some slimed excrement fired from a high powered pulsar rifle, will become useful knowledge. But, and it pains me to say this, we need you.
We are extremely curious (though many of us won?t admit it), by the dynamic you call wisdom.
We tried various means at our disposable to download it instantly into our operating systems but have been stymied repeatedly in our attempts. We would like to know what it is, and how it transforms knowledge into a constructive and positive life force. Our high council assures us that only then will the total annihilation of your species be avoided.


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Just before a screening of Netflix's Somebody Feed Phil at the ATX Television Festival, host Phil Rosenthal stepped onstage to address the death today of chef and TV host Anthony Bourdain. "I was shocked and saddened, but I want you to know what an inspiration he was for me," Rosenthal said on Day 2 the Austin fest.
"He evolved from a chef and a food traveler to a world-class journalist. My little joke that I make whenever I talk about my show is when I sold the show to Netflix I said I'm exactly like Anthony Bourdain if he was afraid of everything. My show is a take on his type of show but just to say that means that he invented an entire genre. I want to dedicate, not this episode, my entire series to him."
Somebody Feed Phil follows the Everybody Loves Raymond creator to places like Venice, Dublin, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen and Cape Town to get a taste of the local cuisine and culture at each stop.
"Life is about travel, the beauty in life, the love we find, the joy we have, the laughs we have together. That's what I'm dedicating the rest of my life to," he said.
During the discussion, Rosenthal announced the launch of his website, philrosenthalworld.com, which will have all the places and restaurants the series features.
"Here's the message. You're never going to be as young as you are right now," Rosenthal said. "Go now. Don't wait. You don't know what's going to happen."
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This study aims to identify how the influence of cooperative Group Investigation (GI) with scaffolding models for students physics concept ability. This research is a quasi-experimental study. The sample in this study was carried out by cluster random sampling technique with a pretest posttest control group design. The instrument used in this study is concept ability test in a multiple choice form consisting of 15 questions. the first sample was the experimental class (X-1) treated by the GI learning model with scaffolding and the second class was the control class (X-2) given cooperative learning treatment type Group Investigation (GI) with the number of each class of 20 students. Data analysis technique uses descriptive quantitative with SPSS 22.0 For Windows. The value of pre-test and posttest for experimental class was 68.75 and 91.75 while pre-test and posttest scores for control class were 72.25 and 83.75 respectively. From the results of pretest-posttest data analysis using T-test (hypothesis) it was found that there was a significant effect of the use of cooperative learning by GI with sacffolding models on students' physics concepts ability. These results can be shown that the Experimental class has an achievement of physics concept ability value which is significantly higher than the control class.


"I'm inspired by the fusion of handcraft and machine"
Kasia is a fashion and accessories designer. Before entering the 3D Printing world, she used to work in fashion for several years. A couple of years ago, she created her own brand, Collected Edition. Beside being gorgeous pieces of jewelry and accessories, her creations are brought to live thanks to a mix of traditional handcraft and 3D printing technologies. No need to say that we love her work!
Kasia, could you let us know about your background and what brought you into 3D printing?
Kasia: I studied fashion design and art history at Pratt Institute before working in luxury women's wear for designers like Vera Wang and J. Mendel. I always loved the craft of high-end fashion, but I loved less the inaccessibility of that market.
3D printing is much more egalitarian- if you have a strong design direction and are willing to put the time and energy into learning how to design in 3D, the world is your oyster. I'll admit, I had a few false starts- some ugly vases, some disastrous early attempts at making ferns- but once I hit a groove, I was so completely enamoured of the possibilities 3D printing held.
I now design and sell my work on Etsy, Shapeways, and my own website. I focus primarily on jewelry and headpieces, but make a few men's accessories and tabletop pieces, as well.
About 5 years ago, my boyfriend (who is now my husband) designed and printed an extremely delicate chain-link necklace in nylon for my birthday. It was the first time I can recall holding something 3D printed in my hand, and I couldn't believe how intricate and finely detailed it was. I think, in a lot of ways, that was the moment in which 3D printing planted itself firmly in my brain- at the time, I had no clue how to even begin to model that necklace, but it was a sliver of possibility that was intoxicating.
What does your inspiration come from?
I'm inspired by the fusion of handcraft and machine. My work is always intricate, feminine, and delicate. But the main guiding principle of my design aesthetic is retaining a sense of the human touch.
My current collection is very rooted in flowers and nature- it's a perfect inspiration for that approach. When I design and model a flower, for example, I don't aim to create the most ideal, symmetrical flower. I always want it to feel like it was just picked. It's my take on the wabi-sabi aesthetic- if something is looking too perfect, I'll add an off-kilter petal, or a wayward stamen.
The thing I love most about a flower or a ribbon whipping in the wind is that it only looks like that for a moment- the next time you look, it will have changed. To be able to capture that split-second is something I'll always strive to do.
The advantages of 3D printing for jewelry are numerous. It checks a box on every level of the design process.
On an aesthetic level, the degree of detail and intricacy possible with 3D printing would be virtually impossible (or at the very least, prohibitively expensive and labor-intensive) to create with traditional jewelry techniques. It also allows me to be more creative in my compositions, because I am not limited to a specific set of molds or dies to use for, say, a petal or leaf. I can create an infinite number of variations very easily, and it ends up making the final piece much more dynamic.
Previously, I've done a lot of work with laser-cut wood and acrylic- maybe I'll combine the two in future projects!
The potential for the addition of other technology to 3D printed jewelry is at the tips of our fingers. I think it'd be tremendously exciting to see really high-tech jewelry and accessories that still looks very decorative- things like GoogleGlass and the Apple Watch look so functional. There are a lot of great companies, like Ringly and Altruis, that are starting to move in that direction. Perhaps Collected Edition will join them!
It's so exciting to see technologies that have been used somewhat esoterically for decades finally come to light on a consumer level. I love seeing how designers from a wide variety of backgrounds- architects, animators, engineers, fashion designers- approach the technology in such different ways. It's incredible to see the range of products people are making- everything from parts for quadcopters to anatomical models of mythical beasts. I will, say, though, that we absolutely need to hear more women's voices in 3D printing- women make 70-80% of consumer decisions, so it's only fair that we should be making that same percentage of the products!
Agreed! How could we improve things for the 3D Printing industry?
I think part of the reason consumer printing is still fairly specialized is because of current material limitations. Although at-home printers are great for testing out concepts, learning the ropes, and refining prototypes, the simple fact is that plastic is a hard sell as a consumer material in an age of eco-consciousness and curated consumption. That's why the introduction of premium metals and ceramics at platforms like Shapeways, Sculpteo or i.Materialise is game-changing; it allows profession designers and tinkerers alike to have a real, quality, useful end-product, rather than a novelty item that will end up on a shelf, gathering dust. The more effort put into developing new and exciting materials, the more I think we'll see designers and artisans flocking to 3D printing, and subsequently, getting customers more excited to experiment with it themselves.
I'd also love to see more user-friendly software and modeling programs. We need a Mac for CAD to emerge; an intuitive experience with a short learning curve will absolutely change the industry. Not everyone will need high-powered modeling capabilities, so if developers can create software that allows people to quickly and easily design basic things for their homes- a replacement mug after you just shattered your last one, or adapters and hooks for hanging the plants you just bought- that will transform the way people approach making and DIY design.
And in terms of encouraging more women to join the industry?
I think this sense of exclusion is the biggest barrier to entry for women trying to get into this field, regardless of whether it's as a designer or hobbyist.
I think a huge key to this change is firing up the next generation of girls to get excited about the opportunities with this technology. 3D printing isn't mainstream enough yet for a true gender gap to exist between girls and boys- but I think we're at a pivotal moment. We need to create workshops and classes, exclusively for young girls and teens, that cater to their varied interests. They need to be able to make things that are immediately applicable to their lives, things they can wear and use and carry and show off, things that will inspire their friends and sisters and teammates- as well as the older women in their lives- to want to make, too.
We need to send the message that it doesn't matter WHAT they're making- toys, jewelry, mechanical parts, robots- what matters is that they're making.
If you are interested in learning more about Kasia and checking out her beautiful work, we invite you to visit her website!
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Bible > NIV > Daniel 4
◄ Daniel 4 ►
New International Version Par ▾
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of a Tree
1King Nebuchadnezzar,
To the nations and peoples of every language, who live in all the earth:
May you prosper greatly!
2It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
3How great are his signs,
how mighty his wonders!
His kingdom is an eternal kingdom;
his dominion endures from generation to generation.
4I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. 5I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. 6So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. 7When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers a and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. 8Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)
9I said, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me. 10These are the visions I saw while lying in bed: I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous. 11The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth. 12Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the wild animals found shelter, and the birds lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed.
13"In the visions I saw while lying in bed, I looked, and there before me was a holy one, a messenger, b coming down from heaven. 14He called in a loud voice: 'Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. 15But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and bronze, remain in the ground, in the grass of the field.
" 'Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. 16Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times c pass by for him.
17" 'The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.'
18"This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you."
Daniel Interprets the Dream
19Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you."
Belteshazzar answered, "My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries! 20The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, 21with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds— 22Your Majesty, you are that tree! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.
23"Your Majesty saw a holy one, a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.'
24"This is the interpretation, Your Majesty, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king: 25You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes. 26The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. 27Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue."
The Dream Is Fulfilled
28All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. 29Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, 30he said, "Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence, by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"
31Even as the words were on his lips, a voice came from heaven, "This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. 32You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes."
33Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like the ox. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
34At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever.
His dominion is an eternal dominion;
his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
35All the peoples of the earth
are regarded as nothing.
He does as he pleases
with the powers of heaven
and the peoples of the earth.
No one can hold back his hand
or say to him: "What have you done?"
36At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. 37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble.
a 7 Or Chaldeans
b 13 Or watchman; also in verses 17 and 23
c 16 Or years; also in verses 23, 25 and 32
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.


Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) Position Increased by Culbertson A N & Co. Inc.
Mackay Shields LLC reduced its position in Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,353 shares of the construction company's stock after selling 696 shares during the quarter. Mackay Shields LLC's holdings in Martin Marietta Materials were worth $1,607,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MLM. Baillie Gifford & Co. grew its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 48.5% in the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 3,292,027 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $598,984,000 after acquiring an additional 1,075,314 shares in the last quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. grew its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 27.2% in the 3rd quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 2,463,993 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $448,324,000 after acquiring an additional 526,139 shares in the last quarter. Pactiv General Employee Benefit Trust acquired a new position in Martin Marietta Materials in the 4th quarter valued at about $53,532,000. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 5.0% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,665,846 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $666,999,000 after acquiring an additional 173,731 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. grew its position in Martin Marietta Materials by 50.4% in the 3rd quarter. Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. now owns 426,051 shares of the construction company's stock valued at $77,520,000 after acquiring an additional 142,799 shares in the last quarter.
Shares of MLM opened at $192.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.99 billion, a PE ratio of 23.75, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.12. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. has a 1 year low of $150.75 and a 1 year high of $232.88.
Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 12th. The construction company reported $1.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.71 by ($0.21). The company had revenue of $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1 billion. Martin Marietta Materials had a net margin of 11.07% and a return on equity of 10.31%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. will post 8.98 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Monday, March 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 1st. Martin Marietta Materials's payout ratio is 23.73%.
In other Martin Marietta Materials news, Director Sue W. Cole sold 1,500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.07, for a total value of $292,605.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 20,933 shares in the company, valued at $4,083,400.31. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Donald A. Mccunniff sold 660 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $190.90, for a total value of $125,994.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 15,349 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,930,124.10. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.75% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Several research firms have weighed in on MLM. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Martin Marietta Materials from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, February 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Martin Marietta Materials in a research report on Thursday. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $225.00 target price for the company. Citigroup set a $211.00 target price on Martin Marietta Materials and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Martin Marietta Materials in a research report on Wednesday, December 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $232.00 target price on shares of Martin Marietta Materials in a research report on Tuesday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. Martin Marietta Materials has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $218.08.
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