I've been travelling around the city of Orbetello together with the teachers from the Terramare language school in Orbetello in order to document small-scale food and drink producers in Tuscany and Lazio.
Being accompanied by a local person is invaluable, both because they help me with the language and the special terms used by the people we visit, but also because they spend a lot of time contacting small-scale producers making appointments, driving to where they are located and aiding in asking questions in order to understand more about what they are doing. Besides, although some people speak slowly and clearly, some people don't, making help with the language mandatory.
Our way of working consisted mostly of one of the teachers from Terramare asking questions and talking with the farmers, while I was busy taking notes in Italian of what they were saying. Afterwards I wrote my notes down on a computer and let the teachers form them into sentences in Italian. Finally, I have translated the texts into English, but not verbatim.
We visited a nursery called Viviao Pensalfine located near the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea and Capalbio Calo. This nursery is producing melons, tomatoes, asparagus, squash and aubergine.
Fertilised seeds are bought from Korea, France, the U.S. and Japan. A plastic tray containing a matrix of small holes is used as a home for the seeds, that is, each hole is filled with a mixture of dark turf from the Black Forest in Germany and light turf from Lithuania. Then, an inert material is applied on top of the seed in order to preserve the humidity of the seed in order to assure that the seed germinates. Finally, another layer of the turf mixture is applied on top of the inert material. Next, the trays containing the seeds and the turf are put into a room with high humidity and a controlled temperature always between 25 and 27 degrees centigrade. Then, after some time the seed will grow into a minuscule plant with two leaves. When a third leaf is formed, the incubation period is finished and the next phase can begin. This phase, consisting of taking a part of one plant, making a cut in another plant, putting the stem of the first plant inside the cut of the second plant before applying a spring clip which will enforce a small pressure on the host plant, is called grafting. The purpose is to make the plant being inserted into a host plant more resistant to diseases. We were watching this operation where a watermelon plant was grafted to a pumpkin plant. The roots of the pumpkin has a large resistance to diseases, and the watermelon which is being grafted will inherit this resistance. In fact, the pumpkin plant is also able to accept a melon plant. Another combination is grafting an aubergine plant to a tomato plant. In order to do this operation, a tiny cut in the host plant between its two main leaves is done with a scalpel. Then, the roots of the plant to be grafted are removed before a tiny transversal cut is done to its stem. Finally, the stem is inserted into the cut and a spring clip will apply a light pressure around both the host plant and the grafted one. In this way, the host plant will bring nutrients to the grafted one.
During the growing phase, new leaves on the host plant will often start to grow, but they will have to removed since they will "steal" nutrients from the grafted plant. When the composite plant has grown to a size of about 10-12 centimetres, the spring clips around the host plants are removed, and the plants are sold to other nurseries.
A farm called Azienda Agricola Biologica "La Selva" located at San Donato, Albinia. La Selva is a farm in which organic agriculture, which has been tried and tested in various ways for about 30 years, is practised.
The cows being raised at the farm are native to Tuscany and are called Chianina because they were traditionally raised in the valley of Chiana. In fact, it is the same race that were used by the Romans, but only for the meat and not for the milk. The calves are born at La Selva and stay with their mothers for 6 months. Then, the animals are separated by a fence, but they are still able to meet each other. In this way, both the cow and the calf will avoid the stress which occur when they are forced to separate soon after birth. It also has a beneficial effect on the quality of the meat, which is sold to restaurants, etc.
Both the cows and the calves live in large sheds consisting of a roof held up by steel columns and they are free to walk around the shed. They eat hay mixed with cereals and vegetables in addition to clover and they are never force-fed in order to obtain a specified weight in the shortest possible time. All the fodder they are eating is strictly organic. At the age of 12 to 18 months, some of the calves are sold for meat. About 25 Chianina cattle live outside all year. They consist of two bulls, about 15 cows and heifers, while the rest are calves. Every 4 years, the bulls are replaced in order to avoid in-breeding since the calves become mature after 4 years.
Appennin sheep are also being raised at La Selva and they are grazing on land which is only being slightly farmed. The Appennin sheep originate from the centre of Italy and is only used for meat. Thus, the lambs are fed by their mothers until they are either sold for meat or they are gradually weaned off drinking milk.
The hay, on which the cows walk, together with the their dung are used to fertilise the fields. In addition, a cycle running for 6-8 years is practised for cultivation of harvests. By using plants the first 3 or 4 years, which provides nutrients to the soil and only using the last 3 or 4 years for growing plants for food, a gradual impoverishment of the soil is avoided. Instead, the succeeding plants get nutrients from the preceding plants left in the soil.
Regarding parasites feeding on the harvests, chemical pesticides are not used. Instead, insects like, for instance, ladybirds, which live in small forests spread around the farm feed on the parasites. The farmland of 450 hectares is divided into various areas for growing fruits, cereals, vegetables and fodder. Almost all the products from La Selva is sold in Italy, while a small part is exported to Germany. Only 10% of the production of fruits and vegetables are sold in their own farmer's shop.
We drove inland in the Maremma towards a farm called Aia della Colonna, which has been run by the Tistarelli family since the early 70s.
The farm is located on the top of a hill and it is surrounded by rolling hills and valleys filled with maquis together with forests. The Tistarelli family has been doing organic farming since 1995 where they are reintroducing and increasing the use of the ancient bovine race called the Maremma cow. This cow has been used at least since the time of the Etruscans as work animals and for their meat.
Fortunately, other farmers have also begun raising Maremma cows for the meat. Until only a few years ago, this cow race was little appreciated because of its large size and also because the race has not been bred for milk, meaning that it will probably not produce as much milk as dairy cows. Instead, the Maremma cow is appreciated for its tasty and meagre meat. An evident characteristic of these animals are their long and wide horns. About 100 cattle are being raised by the Tistarellis consisting of cows, heifers and calves which are dependent on milk. While the cows and the calves can roam more or less freely within a range, the heifers which are ready for selling are collected in enclosed areas where they are being fed hay, clover and fodder grown organically at the farm. In order to move the free-ranging cows and the calves, cowboys (yes, they still exist and they are called butteri in Italy) are used since the cows are very protective of their calves and can easily kill someone with their big horns.
In addition to raising Maremma cattle, a pig race called Cinta Senese, which were originally raised near Siena, is also being raised at the farm. The pigs have a shed, but are free to go outside whenever they wish. Sheep are also being raised and the lambs stay with their mothers till they are weaned off. The wool is not being used due to that it requires too much work. The Tistarellis also raise chickens which are a cross between two ancient breeds of chicken. The hens are free to walk around inside a fence and they also have a shed for laying eggs.
Besides growing fodder for the animals, the Tistarellis are also growing olives and vines. The olives and the vines are only for personal consumption and their guests since they also have rooms for rent. They also have premises for treating the meat from their animals, and the products are sold at their own farmer's shop.
Production of sausages are done using tried and true methods, that is, they are only using salt to preserve the meat and no preservatives are added. The products are sold to restaurants, wine bars, and so on. The salamis are much appreciated, especially in Tuscany where bread without salt is traditionally being used. The mix between the salted meat and the bread without salt gives a delicious taste. It is recommended to use a red wine called Morellino to accompany this meal. For the modest sum of 15 euros each, we were served a delicious meal consisting of wide selection of their meat products together with bread and wine.
The products are sold in the vicinity of and in Tuscany.
We went to the neighbour of Vivaio Pensalfine called Azienda Agricola Augusto Petroselli, who are producing melons and watermelons in greenhouses and in open fields.
The seedlings which are planted at this enterprise are bought from the Vivaio Pensalfine. Thus, they are buying seedlings which are resistant to disease, more likely that the seedlings will take root, greater growth rate and productivity. The hot and humid climate inside the greenhouses means that planting the seedlings can be started as early as February since no heating is provided to the greenhouses. Instead, heating is provided by the sun. The seedlings adapt well to being planted in the greenhouses and blossom in March. In the blossoming phase, pollination is ensured by means of bees, which live in the same greenhouse1. The female flowers turn into small fruits after having been pollinated, and the melons are ripe in May. Then, the primary harvest and sale of melons are carried out. In March and April, a new batch of seedlings are planted. The first ones are protected by a tunnel2 made of metal bows supporting a "roof" of cellophane which functions as a "house without floor" around them. Before the second ones are planted, a layer of cellophane is laid on the ground . This layer, which serves to hinder evaporation from the soil, has regular holes in it where the new seedlings will be planted. In addition, a tube with minuscule holes occurring at the same distance as the holes in the layer of cellophane is put along the seedlings. The holes let each seedling receive water, drop by drop, which seems to be a very efficient way of artificial irrigation. Thereafter, all the seedlings are covered with some kind of textile held up by metal bows. This "roof" protects the seedlings against diseases and parasites, but it is also porous in order to allow them to breathe. The seedlings which are grown in the tunnels are ready for harvesting in June, while the other ones are ready for harvesting in July/August.
1. The melons inside the greenhouses have male and female flowers and bees are used intentionally, while ants are also doing some pollination. The female flower turns into a fruit after pollination, while the male one, withers away. A beehive is kept inside some of the greenhouses in order to ensure pollination.
2. Inside the tunnel, the temperature can exceed 60 degrees centigrade making it necessary to make small holes at the end of the tunnels. The sizes of the holes are gradually made larger as the seedlings grow larger. This also has the desirable effect of letting insect pollinators enter the tunnel.
We drove from Orbetello, via Manciano and Pitigliano towards Sorano when we arrived at a farm called l'Azienda Agricola Biologica Fonterosa di Piero Bigi.
The possibly corresponding names in English have been put in before the original names in Italian in the list above.
Mr. Bigi is aided in searching for new legumes and cultivating them by the University of Siena. Together, they are also controlling the selection of seeds, the various phases of cultivation, and the storing of the new seeds are performed in accordance with the requirements to organic farming. Mr. Bigi told us that during searching for original seeds for the above mentioned legumes, he met a 103 year old woman farmer who was still cultivating wrinkled chickpeas from Sorano. She told him that her grandparents were cultivating the same type of legume. It seems like most of the legumes cultivated by Mr. Bigi originally arrived in Europe about 300 years ago, having been exported somehow from Central Africa. All the legumes together with the garlic cultivated by Mr. Bigi are officially recognised as traditional products from Maremma or Sorano by the Tuscan Commissione Regionale. The farm is located in the area of tuff, a volcanic rock. The tuff originates from volcanic ash and lapilli from the ancient volcanoes of Bolsena and Mezzano in distant geological times.
Absence of a "shell effect" on the outer skin of the legume, produces an effect like it is "melting in the mouth".
A rich and intense flavour.
Planting legumes has the beneficial effect that it enriches the soil because they release nitrogen into the soil which also fixes carbon dioxide from the air. When planting, the legumes are planted on pieces of ground which are far from each other, in order to avoid pollination which could have caused hybridisation. No fertilisers, no insecticides and no weed-killers are applied during cultivation of any of the products. Collection of the finished products are done manually. All of the above mentioned legumes are fundamental ingredients of the courses in the Mediterranean diet and the Tuscan kitchen.
We drove just a few kilometres from Orbetello in order to reach a place called San Donato where a farm called Azienda Biologica e Agriturismo Rustici is located.
We were showed around by Giuseppe Rustici, who runs the farm in cooperation with his father, his brother and their wives. Besides, they employ 8 people. Originally, the whole area around the farm was marshland, but it was reclaimed by draining during the 1950s.
In addition, the land which was formerly owned by absent landowners were divided up and given to independent peasants. Now, 60 years later, the farm has about 100 Frisone dairy cows which are only meant for milk production. In addition, they are raising Maremma cows in an enclosed space and a mix between Limousine-Chianina which live in another enclosure nearby. While the dairy cows live inside a shed, but where they are free to walk outside, are inseminated artificially at regular intervals (60 days after having given birth, i.e. annually), the cows living outside are inseminated by bulls.
The farm has two Maremma bulls and one mixed race for this purpose. The Rustici brothers together with their father have decided to run the farm as an enterprise run in an organic way. This means first of all to let nature run its course and not to push things, e.g., the time between the birth of a calf and another insemination of a dairy cow is extended from the minimum one month period to two months. Besides, cultivation of the harvests and treatment of soil are done organically, the animals are treated as well as possible, new and genuine products are continually developed and brought to market. The Rustici family has been trying for several years to promote the sale and the consumption of raw milk. Raw milk is the milk which has been milked from the dairy cows and not treated in any way, except filtration and refrigeration at 4°C.
raw milk is easily digestible, containing enzymes in an active form and aiding in improving intolerance to drinking milk.
raw milk aids in absorption of calcium because it conserves phosphates. Instead, heat-treating the milk will prevent this property.
raw milk contains large amounts of unsaturated fats which are fundamental for the human body, gives energy to the body, aids in eliminating toxins and maintains the elasticity of the veins.
Among the initiatives of the Rusticis for taking care of the environment is to extend their organic cultivation to neighbouring farms.
restore the original organic components by preventing all use of pesticides, weed-killers and other chemicals.
provide fodder, cereals and legumes necessary for the nutrition of their animals.
The Rustici farm has been officially recognised by a regional corporation called ARSIA and has received a certificate of conformity guarding the rules of running farms organically. The certificate has to be renewed at regular intervals. The health of the dairy cows is closely monitored. Each cow is furnished with a pedometer which monitors their movement, while the amount of milk each cow produces is also recorded as a means of detecting health problems at an early stage.
The calves are separated from their mothers immediately after birth, but the calf is completely dependent on drinking the milk of its mother for the first 10 days of its life. Thereafter, it is fed milk from the other dairy cows for another 80 days. Thereafter, the calves are placed together in enclosures where they are free to be inside a shed or walk outside on a meadow. As the calves turn into heifers, they are placed in another enclosure until finally "advancing" to be dairy cows at which time they will join the other ones.
The raising of cows outside (about 50 Maremma cows and about 70 mixed race cows only meant for meat production) take place about 25 kilometres from the Rustici farm near a town called Magliano about 150-200 metres above sea level. They live in a beautiful area consisting of hills and valleys covered with maquis and with a view of the sea. Ancient fountains nearby are used to provide water to the animals.
In summer, the Maremma cows, which grow slowly, needing large open spaces and being able to move long distances, are moved to other meadows nearby where they are able to live off the land, whereas they are fed by the farmers in winter. Among the agricultural rotation techniques reintroduced by the Rustici brothers which is beneficial for the soil is called green manure. By means of this method, one type of plant is used to prepare the soil for multi-year plants the next season.
after having spread dung from the cowsheds, the legume called mangetout, which collects nutrients from the dung, is seeded in the same place. Thus, when growing, it will transform the dung into elements which will enrich the soil after the plants have died.
the mangetout prevents other plants from growing up in the same area in which it is growing.
after the mangetouts have died, they are left on the field, thus providing a natural weed-killer.
Besides, all legumes enrich the soil with nitrogen. Before a new cultivation is applied, the plant residues are mixed mechanically providing nutrients or green manure to the new cultivation.
The Rustici family has lots of ideas for expansion of their farm, not limited to extending their land or raising more animals, but also to receive tourists. In fact, around the meadows used by the cows, numerous paths are situated which are suitable for both hiking and mountain biking and they are ready to accommodate groups, who want to spend their holidays in the countryside. They also serve food based on their own locally grown and raised food together with their un-pasteurised or raw milk.
We drove from Orbetello through Manciano and just before reaching Pitigliano, we turned right towards Farnese. Just a few hundred metres afterwards, we reached the farm called Azienda Agricola Belvedere situated on top a hill.
One of the first sights which met us on arrival was Giancarlo's, the owner of the farm, 75 year old mother slaughtering a turkey. Later, we were also watching her slaughtering a hen and a rabbit. A very unusual sight, indeed, for a city guy like me! However, the other free-ranging chickens seemed not to notice at all or just showing utmost indifference that two of their brethren had just been finished off!
The Belvedere farm being situated between the Tuscan commune Pitigliano and the Lazian commune Farnese, resides on very fertile soil although it is outside the zone of tuff. All the countryside around the Belvedere farm was owned by large landowners up until the 1950s when an agricultural reform abrogated this custom and gave the land to the peasants. Giancarlo's mother could still remember her grandparents had the right to stay in the farmhouse, but having to give half of whatever they produced to the landowner. After the agricultural reform, the family of Giancarlo has extended the area of the farm to 150 hectares by buying up land and by inheritance.
The principal plants which are cultivated at this farm are olives and grape-vines. The vines are mainly Sangiovese, Cabernet and Rosso di Sorano where most of production is sold to wine-merchant called Cantina Sociale. However, the pride of Giancarlo is the wine cellar, dating from the 1400s and facing north to avoid the sun, which has been excavated below the family's house. We were invited to taste his Rosso di Sorano which had an excellent taste.
Cannino olive oil: tasty, pungent, forever young and can be conserved a long time.
Leccino: the Leccino trees are robust and not susceptible to cold spells. The olives are big and meaty, while the oil is light and delicate, but not suitable for long conservation. May be harvested in October-November.
Frantoio: not able to produce olives if the tree is subjected to low temperatures, but it produces an excellent oil which is aromatic and fragrant.
Milk-producing Frisone cows and meat-producing Limousine cows.
Meat-producing Cinta Senese pigs whose meat is sold both as fresh and as sausages, salamies, ham, lard, etc.
In order to enrich the soil, dung is used, while no chemicals are added. The Belvedere farm has not been recognised as an organic farm due to too much bureaucracy. We were also shown a field of rapeseed which was only used for fodder for their animals and not for making vegetable oil.


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The Silent Sea ended a great year for K-Dramas on Netflix, but it's time to look ahead to a potential second season of The Silent Sea on Netflix.
Published on January 4th, 2022, 11:25 am EST
K-Dramas on Netflix ended an eventful 2021 with the release of Park Eun-Kyo's adaptation of The Sea of Tranquility, The Silent Sea. Already popular in dozens of countries around the world, many fans will be wondering if a second season is going to happen in the near future, however, Netflix has yet to renew the K-Drama. We'll be keeping track of everything you need to know about The Silent Sea season 2 on Netflix.
The Silent Sea is an upcoming Netflix Original sci-fi K-Drama series directed by Choi Hang-yang.
The series was written by screenwriter Park Eun-Kyo who helped adapt Choi Han-yang's 2014 short film The Sea of Tranquility into a television series.
Set in the not-so-distant future, the Earth is dying and undergoing desertification. Earth's only chance of survival rests in the hands of a specialist team sent to the Moon, whose task is to retrieve a mysterious sample from the Balhae Base research station.
The Silent Sea Season 2 Netflix Renewal Status
Official Netflix Renewal Status: Pending (Last Updated: 04/01/2022)
At the time of writing The Silent Sea has been available to stream on Netflix for almost two weeks. This means that as Netflix hasn't announced renewal ahead of the first season release, it's still too early for the streaming service to make a decision.
Often, Netflix waits at least a month so they can gather all of the relevant data to ensure that an Original is worth renewing for a new season.
Early indicators that a series could be renewed is how well it performs on the Top Ten lists around the world. As for The Silent Sea, it has performed considerably well around the world, making it into the top ten lists of 88 different countries, including the US and the UK.
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For now we just have to wait and see how Netflix proceeds with the future of The Silent Sea.
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Valkyrie, petite and willowy, red hair falling across her face, looking as if she'd just stepped out of the shower, skull-and-crossbones eyepatch fixed to her right eye, took the disc and inserted it into her terminal tower. "Here we go," she said typing commands on her keyboard. She gestured to the screens as photos of the three women and their biographical information popped up, one on each screen.
"So who are we looking at?" said Val, reaching for the can of Tsunami cola next to her terminal keyboard and taking a swig.
"Miss Renée's employees," I said. "These three have gone missing. We've got to find them."
As I studied the images on the screens, a thought struck.
"Are they related?" said Mouse.
"Was thinking the same thing," I said.
"Me, too," said Val. "But not according to this." She tapped the left-side screen. "Brittany is really Gladys Smith, twenty-one. Originally from San Angeles." Tapped the center screen. "Eve is Guadalupe Ramirez from Denver, Free Zone. Twenty." Right-side screen. "Sheena is Laura Garner from Boston, NorFed. Also twenty."
"But look at them," I said.
All three women were olive-skinned with round faces, red-brown hair, and dark eyes. Hair length varied between them but all were at least shoulder length.
"Could pass for sisters," said Mouse and shuddered.
"That weird you out?" said Val.
"How tall are they?" I said.
Val studied the screens then looked at us. "Meter sixty-five. All three."
Queasiness bubbled in my gut.
"Something tells me that's not coincidence," I said.
"Profiling," said Val. "Gotta be."
"But profiling for what?" said Mouse. "Trafficking again?" She gave me a look. "You think White Brotherhood's back?"
Val quirked both eyebrows at us. "You two tangled with the Brotherhood?"
Mouse nodded. "Two months back. They were going after BCU co-eds."
"They were Brotherhood go-betweens, not actual operatives," I said. "We shut them down, got the girls out."
"Shee-it," said Val, shaking her head. "You two know how to pick 'em."
"Miss Renée said these three were working the university," I said. "Do they have addresses there or nearby?"
Val turned back to the screens, then keyed commands to her terminal and studied the center screen as a map blossomed to life showing BCU and the surrounding streets. Three icons popped up on the map.
"Yup," said Val. "Avon and 46th for Brittany. Arden just past 33rd for Sheena. And Mason and 48th for Eve." More typing. "Looks like apartments."
"Send me those addresses," I said. "And the pics."
"Sending now," said Val, typing commands.
A few seconds later, my phone trilled. I checked, saw the list of addresses and the three pictures.
"More info," said Val, continuing to type commands. Three images appeared on the center screen. They looked like pics from ID badges. The first was of a blond twentysomething male with cropped curly hair and a slight sneer on his face. The label below his read: "Todd Pearson." The next image was of a thirtyish woman with square-cut dark hair and a round face. "Cynthia Baker." The last was "Dale Wannamaker," early twenties with a buzz cut and a long narrow face.
Pearson and Wannamaker were BCU students. Baker was a BCU employee in the records department.
"There are notations here," said Val as another display box appeared on the center screen while she typed.
The notations read: "Britt-Pearson, 10-27, 2100, check 2250. Eve-Baker, 11-2, 1930, check 2350. Sheena-Wannamaker, 11-7, 2120, check 2245."
Mouse and I studied them for a moment.
"Dates and times?" said Mouse.
"I think so," I said and pointed at the phrase "check 2345." "Must be when Brittany checked in. Can you send me those, too, Val?"
"Yup," said Val, keying commands.
Another few seconds and my phone trilled again.
"What next?" Val and Mouse chorused.
I said to Val: "See if you can do a street cam sweep around the university. Some feed picked them up."
"Might take a while," Val said. "That's a lot of cams."
"Do what you can. Also, see if you can snoop around the blue boys for any reports involving missing women fitting their descriptions. Go back at least two weeks."
"That one might be faster. I've opened West Precinct before."
"Let me know if you find anything."
"Yeah," I said. "See if they logged anything."
Val made a small face. "I'll see what I can do. That one might take a little doing."
"Them, too?" I said. "I thought it was just the boots on the ground." BCU Campus Security meant business. Even your garden-variety ronin knew better than to tangle with them. Not unless you had a couple of tanks on your side, and even then, the odds were iffy.
"Nope," said Val. "Their 'jockeys, too. Almost on par with the White Hats."
"Do what you can," I said.
"We check BCU," I said. "Which means a visit to Absinthe."
"Tell Sis I said hi," said Val.
Marco the huge, beefy, pony-tailed bouncer opened the White Rabbit's front door and grinned down at us. "Hey, Ladies," he said.
"Marco," I said. "Absinthe in?"
"Sure," he said and opened the door to let us in.
In daylight, the club lost some of its mystique and looked completely bare. Tables and chairs were stacked along one wall and a black tarp covered the two giant columns of speakers that flanked the deejay's platform.
Absinthe, petite, willowy, with jet-black hair and blood-red highlights, wearing a corset, dark purple blouse with bell sleeves, and knee-length black skirt above tall lace-up boots, stood behind the bar studying a datatab.
Absinthe looked up, smiled, put the datatab down on the bartop, and motioned us over.
We headed toward the bar.
Absinthe came around with outstretched arms. "A pleasure to see you two."
"Val says hi," said Mouse.
Absinthe harrumphed and put her hands on her hips. "She hasn't called in a week and she thinks that'll smooth things over?"
"Not our place," I said, hands up, palms out.
"I'll deal with Sis later. What can I do for you?"
"They work a big area around BCU," I said.
"They do," said Absinthe. "I know them on sight and by name. All fifteen. They often use the White Rabbit as a meet up.
I quirked an eyebrow. "You allow them to do business here?"
Absinthe laughed. "Not final business. They do that elsewhere. But they meet their clients here. A drink or two. A couple of turns on the dance floor. That's all. Why the interest?"
"Three of them have gone missing," I said.
Absinthe frowned. "That's a problem."
"Miss Renée asked us to find them." I pulled my phone from inside my jacket and showed her the pictures of the three women. "These three."
Absinthe's frown deepened. "Brittany, Eve, and Sheena."
"They were regulars?" I said.
"More than regulars. Their patch covered the Rabbit and everything from Steiner to Center, and 38th down to Hillside."
"It was. Is. They're here practically every night. Nice girls, too. Friendly. Smart. The bartenders like them."
"You'd have them on your security feeds, right?"
"Can you pull them for us? I've got dates and times."
Absinthe nodded and gestured toward the stairs that led to her upstairs office. "This way."
"What are you thinking?" said Mouse.
"Let's confirm Miss Renée's info on those last known clients," I said.


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Home > Economy > Urjit Patel: Why our banks aren't saviours of the Indian saver
Urjit Patel: Why our banks aren't saviours of the Indian saver
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE , Published : Jul 25, 2020, 2:20 pm IST | Updated : Jul 25, 2020, 2:20 pm IST
Former guv of Reserve Bank is out with a book on the rot in India's banking system
Former RBI governor Urjit Patel has written a book titled Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver.
New Delhi: What's the real problem paralysing India's banking? Trust a former RBI guv to know. Urjit Patel, who walked out of his job rather than buckle under pressure applied by the Union government, says Indian banking's bugbear is the fear of the 3Cs -- CBI, CAG, CVC.
Or at least that's the red herring or exaggeration behind which bankers hide to not do the right thing,h whic is to protect depositors' interest.
Urjit Patel served as the 24th governor of RBI from September 2016 to December 2018. Two years after quitting his job, he has come up with a book, Overdraft: Saving the Indian Saver in which he talks about the banking crisis and tells how he worked out the '9R' strategy during his tenure when the problem of unsustainable bad debts or non-performing assets (NPAs) in the Indian banking sector was at its peak.
The book is not a narrative of what Patel describes as "passing matters" but his way "addressing correctly" some issues of economic policy.
"The dominant owner pre-2014 didn't question risk controls in GBs (government banks) even as it received significant dividends. A number of GBs did not have senior management in place, and governance suffered. This is a perennial shortcoming on account of bureaucratic inertia and political meddling," Patel says in his book, which was released on Friday.
Places on the banks' board of directors had become sinecures to be handed out to political supporters of the ruling party. "Key committees of the board, like the audit committee, have suffered from both inadequate membership, as seats go unfilled, as well as paucity of talent/ domain knowledge to carry out fiduciary responsibilities to the level that is required and expected," he writes.
So how do the 3Cs cow down the bankers? Patel argues that government banks have "argued incessantly over decades... that an important reason for not calling out problem accounts in a timely manner, and hence legitimising their ever-greening, is that the government's vigilance agencies (the 3Cs - the CBI, the CAG and the CVC) would raise questions or initiate investigations and invite a form of retribution regarding why and how were these loans made."
This, he says, is puzzling at two levels.
"GBs aren't shy of designating personal loans and advances to small borrowers as NPAs, and liquidating their security without fuss; and shouldn't GBs be more concerned about queries from the 3Cs when the loan size to struggling corporates is actually getting larger at a time when the latter's debt-servicing capability is obviously declining?"
How can more financing for essentially a restructured account be considered less serious than flagging an account as an NPA early in the life cycle of a loan, he asks.
"It would seem that the fear of the 3Cs is either a red herring or, at the least, an exaggeration behind which bankers take shelter to not do the right thing - that of protecting depositors' interest," he says in the book, published by HarperCollins India.
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Bringing Colour & Beauty! 700 Cultural Troupes to Storm The Lagos Street Carnival | Sunday, December 3rd
Following the success of the Lagos Street Party in December 2016, described as one of the most colourful event held in Lagos. This year's Lagos Street Carnival organized by the State Government and supported by Heat, will be spectacular as it showcases the state's potential for tourism, arts and entertainment at a global level.
Date: Sunday, December 3rd, 2017.
Time: 12.00 noon to 12.00 midnight.
Venue: Oba Akran Road, Ikeja, Lagos.
The Carnival, a one day event, has an impressive lineup of engaging activities scheduled.
The carnival aims to meetup with the standards of notable and established international carnivals around the world with the participation of over seven hundred cultural troupes in colorful costumes, design and animation in a controlled procession including floats along the stretch of Oba Akran Road, Ikeja.
There will be a concert which would feature prominent artistes such as Olamide, Lil Kesh, Humble Smith, Salawa Abeni, Osupa, Malaika, Terry G and several DJ's to add musical spice to the carnival.
The carnival also offers entrepreneurs and corporate brands the opportunity to exhibit and market their products and services. Activities and side attractions during the event include; Outdoor Games, Kiddies Corner, Bouncing Castle, Rodeo Bull, Carrousels and much more.
There is the assurance of adequate security measures by the Lagos State Government as various security agents would be deployed at strategic areas around the venue to ensure proper security and free flow of traffic during the carnival. Designated parking lots will also be provided for motorists who may wish to bring their family to the carnival ground whilst shuttle buses provided to convey guests around.
The essence of the Lagos Street Carnival is to create an avenue for people to have fun, unwind and network as it is done in other parts of the world.
About Lagos Street Festival
In line with this direction of the State Government in using entertainment as a springboard to drive development and market the State's Tourism potentials, the Lagos Street Party, which was held last year 2016, has now metamorphosed into the Lagos Street Carnival.
It has been rebranded and repackaged to serve a much wider purpose beyond just a party. It is being organized to showcase the states potentials for, arts and entertainment at global level.
The Carnival is a platform that engenders economic development, empowerment of the people and promotes tourism. This is exemplified by the fact that, besides entertainment and fun making, the carnival offers upcoming artists and tradesmen opportunity to exhibit their skills and market their products.
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Q: JS object to HTML data binding with Knockout JS I have a JS object constructed from XML.
How do I bind that JS object to html?
Example:
ViewModel:
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JS (of the model):
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I cannot loop over the array elements of item1
What am I doing wrong? I just get the following computed DOM:

A: Seems to be working: http://jsfiddle.net/tpLVC/2/ .
Do you get any errors in the console? In the html in the fiddle, notice that the with binding is with: a . If your top level viewModel has the a property, then you should use it like this.
If you have a top level viewModel with a vm property, only then will the with: vm.a work.

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Q: Launch Docker containers to handle HTTP requests I'm building a web application where users manage files in projects. Each user can have multiple projects, and each project can have multiple files. I've implemented this using Docker, where each project is a Docker volume. When the user clicks a button in the webapp interface to modify files in their project, the web server configures and launches a worker (which is another Docker instance) to modify the files in the Docker volume. This all works pretty well so far.
However, now I want to serve out these project files over HTTP. The strategy I have in mind is:

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*A web server (like nginx) accepts an incoming HTTP request from the user

*The web server inspects the incoming request to determine which project is being requested. For example, if the URL is sparkle-pony.myapp.com, then we know that the sparkle-pony project is being requested. If this project doesn't exist, nginx responds with a 404 Not Found response.

*The web server also checks if the user is logged in, and if that logged in user has permission to view the project. If not, the web server responds with a 403 Forbidden HTTP response.

*The web server configures and launches a new Docker container, probably another nginx process. Part of this configuration includes mounting the correct Docker volume onto the new container. We'll call this newly launched container the "inner" container, and the existing container the "outer" container.

*The outer container either hands off this HTTP request to the inner container, or acts as a proxy for the inner container's response.

*The inner container, with access to the correct Docker volume for the project and secure in the knowledge that the requesting user has the right permissions, checks the URL path and serves up the correct project file from the Docker volume. After the request has been suitably handled, the inner container shuts down.

So, with all that being said, I have three questions:

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*Is this a reasonable strategy? It does involve launching a new Docker container for every incoming HTTP request, but I think that's OK...

*What is the best way to hand off the HTTP request from one container to another? Or does the outer container have to proxy the response from the inner container?

*Can someone provide some pointers or examples of how to set up a project like this? There are probably some tools or techniques that I don't yet know about.

Thank you!


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Working collaboratively with clients, Bruce assists them in resolving complex financial problems through negotiating extensions for financial agreements and implementing forbearance agreements. He works with banks and lending institutions as well as business debtors to appropriately restructure and close loans.
Bruce has substantial trial experience both in federal and state courts, and provides knowledgeable advice and counsel for clients in claims related to financial issues. For more than twenty-five years, he has successfully represented a wide range of businesses and individuals in commercial litigation involving construction disputes, mechanic's liens, arbitrations and contract negotiations.
Bruce is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights and in Super Lawyer's for Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights. He is an AV® Preeminent™ 4.8 out of 5 rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell.
Bruce and his wife have two grown children and live on Peaks island, Maine with their Labrador retrievers. They enjoy outdoor activities, cooking, alpine skiing and music.
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What to do in Oklahoma on Jan. 13, 2020: Hear the Faculty Artist Concert 'Magrill on a Monday' at the UCO Jazz Lab
by Brandy McDonnell
Published: Mon, January 13, 2020 9:19 AM Updated: Mon, January 13, 2020 9:30 AM
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Today's featured event:
EDMOND - Pianist Samuel Magrill, coordinator of graduate studies, professor of music and a composer in residence at the University of Central Oklahoma, will lead a concert titled "Magrill On a Monday" at 7:30 tonight at the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E Fifth in Edmond.
As previously reported, tonight's performance is part of UCO's Faculty Artist Concerts series and also will feature cellist Tess Remy-Schumacher and violinist Hong Zhu.
Plus, the concert will be a family affair, as Magrill will be joined by his wife, soprano Pamela Richman, who is a lecturer at UCO, and his daughter, flutist Mira Magrill.
Mira Magrill, who grew up in Edmond, is a member of the orchestra for the national tour of the musical "Miss Saigon," playing Oklahoma City Tuesday through Sunday at the Civic Center Music Hall. She plays bamboo flutes, flute and piccolo for the show. To read more about the OKC run of "Miss Saigon," click here.
For tickets and information to tonight's show, go to www.ucojazzlab.com.
For more Oklahoma events, go to oklahoman.com/calendar.
-BAM
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Shaw Hall Gets New Entrance, Address
Thursday, July 30, 2015, By Keith Kobland
Shaw Hall is getting a new address, but that's not all.
Students living in Shaw Hall will notice some significant changes when they return to campus next month, namely a new entrance and a new address. It's part of a substantial four-year construction project with renovations "from top to bottom and end to end," according to Assistant Director for Capital Projects Rex Giardine.
"Nearly everything that students touch, from residence hall rooms to bathrooms to common areas (in Shaw) has been renovated during this time frame,"he says.
Students and staff members who work at Shaw will notice the change as soon as they arrive at the building's entrance, which is now located off Euclid Avenue. The new building address will be 201 Euclid Ave. The official address change will occur on Aug. 1.
The change in the entrance isn't the only thing students will notice. Giardine says renovation work has opened up underutilized space on the ground level. This is where new student lounges and common areas will be located. Laundry facilities (Giardine calls it the "common denominator for the whole building") have also been moved closer to the common areas, meaning students can meet and get work done without having to babysit a tumbling dryer.
Along with changes on the inside come changes on the outside. Short-term parking has been created curbside on Euclid Avenue, making pick-up and drop-off easier. Giardine gives credit to the City of Syracuse for its cooperative work with the University in facilitating the work. He also gives credit to the Shaw project itself, which he called a "fabulous tranformation that's been a long time in coming. Anytime you are spending money on enhancing the student experience, it's money well spent," he says.
The renovations at Shaw are among the many projects benefiting students returning to campus in August. We'll be highlighting more of the changes in an upcoming Syracuse University News video in mid-August.
Keith Kobland


A large display created by the Geneseo Environmental Organization recently appeared in the lobby of the MacVittie College Union. The display consists of two stacks of garbage cans—one representing the waste produced by the average American who doesn't recycle or compost, while the other signifies the waste produced by someone who does recycle and compost.
The difference is stark. A person who does not recycle or compost on average produces 384 gallons of waste annually. Americans who do compost and recycle reduce their waste output to 128 gallons—two-thirds less than if they did not.
This display is appreciated and valued, because as college students we should be aware of how much waste we produce on our campus.
The colossal amount of waste that Americans produce every year is simply unacceptable. We are easily the most wasteful country in the world.
This is an avoidable waste of reusable resources, such as plastics, metals and paper, and a disaster for both aquatic and terrestrial life who must live with our often-dangerous refuse.
Although climate change has largely become the focal point of environmental activism, waste reduction is critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems and to creating a more sustainable world.
Additionally, you can reduce the amount of waste you produce dramatically without having to do much work. Buying reusable mugs and shopping bags, recycling the paper and plastics you use and not buying frivolous, wasteful things all help to reduce unnecessary waste.
Constantly, I walk around campus and see plastic bottles in trash bins right next to recycling bins, or dozens of paper coffee cups stacked up in a trash bin. It is incredibly frustrating to see people not take even the most minor steps to improve sustainability on campus.
Young people need to be the ones leading on these issues and it is not overly demanding to ask that people take these basic steps to reduce their environmental impact.
We now face a presidential administration that is actively hostile to environmental regulations, climate science and all logic and reason. Recently, President Donald Trump and the unqualified Oklahoma lawyer appointed to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, announced their plans to roll back as much of the Obama era climate policy as legally possible.
With the federal government now abandoning the global effort to prevent environmental disaster, it's up to our generation to prevent and eventually to correct the disastrous decisions currently being made by the Trump administration.
If you feel strongly about these issues, I recommend getting involved on campus, where there are several organizations actively working on these issues. For example, there is GEO, which works to promote sustainable practices on campus and to raise awareness for environmental issues.
Additionally, FORCES is another great organization that takes weekly trips to Letchworth State Park and other sites to do invasive species monitoring, cleanups or just recreational hikes.
There is also a new organization on campus called the Climate Reality Project, which is associated with a national organization of the same name. The group's goal is to pressure colleges across the country to commit to using 100 percent renewable energy to power their schools.
These organizations are excellent ways to get involved and make a difference on campus—but there are many ways that everyone can lend a hand.
Every bit of help counts, especially during these times of such grotesque environmental policy from the current administration.


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Rich nations can stave off African debt crisis
Rich nations can help stave off a debt crisis in Africa by allowing low-income countries to delay repayments, speed up the restructuring of liabilities for sovereign defaulters and reallocate International Monetary Fund reserves to countries in need, the African Development Bank has said.
Twenty-three African nations were either in or at a high risk of debt distress by the end of September, the Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based lender said in a report published Thursday. While risks are seen lingering as governments grapple with damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shocks spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "persistently tight" global financial conditions could heighten vulnerabilities, it said.
Even before the pandemic, several African countries were burdened by large budget deficits and high levels of debt – and didn't have the fiscal firepower to stimulate their economies.
Last year, the strong dollar – supported by an aggressive monetary-policy tightening by the Federal Reserve – heightened risks for states that borrowed heavily in greenbacks, and effectively locked some out of capital markets. It also raised the cost of dollar-priced energy and food imports particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where floods and droughts added to war-induced price pressures.
While African countries need to re-evaluate their debt-carrying capacity and channel resources into productive investments, global support is needed to lessen the risk of financial fragility, according to the AfDB – the continent's biggest multilateral lender.
Accelerating Relief
The Group of 20 most powerful economies should revive the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, a move that may allow African countries room to meet COVID-19 recovery costs – including a US$144.3billion bill for vaccines through 2022 – and help absorb shocks stemming from the war, it said.
Relief for countries that signed up under the G-20's so-called Common Framework should also be accelerated and undertaken in a more transparent manner to create confidence for others.
Ghana – now in default and needing restructuring – didn't take advantage of the DSSI when it was available. Governments feared participating in the programme would trigger credit-rating downgrades.
The West African nation was also reluctant to restructure its debt under the Common Framework that's proving to be a long, drawn-out process. Out of three countries that applied, only Chad has a deal with creditors. Zambia is targetting an agreement this quarter, and a civil war interrupted talks in Ethiopia.
The G-20 has resisted previous calls to extend the DSSI, focusing instead on improving the Common Framework processes. World Bank President David Malpass and others have urged a debt standstill for country's that apply to use the mechanism.
Fast-tracking the reallocation of IMF reserves to poor nations from the rich may also help close the continent's funding shortfall, the AfDB said.
In 2021, the Washington-based lender allocated a record US$650billion of so-called Special Drawing Rights to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy. African nations received only US$33billion, or as much as France and Italy combined, and less than half of what the US got – because allocations were based on predetermined quotas such as the size of economies.
The AAA-rated AfDB wants wealthy nations to channel their SDRs through it, so that it can account for the assets as equity and leverage them to fast-track development financing at concessional rates for African countries.
Continent-wide gross domestic product growth will probably stabilise at 4% over 2023-24, the lender said. That's after slowing to an estimated 3.8% in 2022 from 4.8% a year earlier, it said.
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In a continuation of a story that our blog has been covering for some time, once again, Takata is in the news concerning its allegedly defective airbags. According to USA Today, Takata was fined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for not cooperating with its investigation of claims that Takata's airbags are faulty.
In the report, NHTSA accuses Takata of refusing to issue a recall of its airbags amid reports that when the airbags open during an accident, they can shoot metal shards at vehicle occupants. NHTSA also says that Takata has been slow in responding to information requests regarding the alleged defect.
The fine NHTSA levied against Takata is the maximum for the violations, which is $7,000 per day for each infraction, adding up to $14,000 a day total. Takata will continue to be fined daily until it cooperates with NHTSA's probe.
As auto recall attorney Patrick Montoya explains in the video below, in addition to being about helping injury victims and their families, cases involving defective auto parts are often about forcing a corporation to change dangerous practices, so that other consumers do not have to suffer as well.
For more information about what you should do if you or a loved one was the victim of an accident caused by a defective auto part, continue to follow our blog and visit our defective auto part information page.
Did You Know? NHTSA has asked Congress for approval to increase the maximum amount it is allowed to fine violators to $25,000 a day.


A large percentage of court cases pertain to the possession of controlled substances. In fact, police officers arrest more people for drug possession than for any other crime, including violent crimes. Moreover, thousands of people are arrested for possessing small amounts of controlled substances either found on their person or in their vehicles. Routinely, these individuals receive convictions. However, it is possible to defeat these drug possession charges and obtain more favorable results.
Consider the following case. Kaylee is a 16-year-old junior in high school. Recently, she received her driver's license and her mother's used but flawless, shiny, red Toyota Camry. Kaylee is excited about having her license and her own transportation, which means that she no longer has to ride the crowded, smelly school bus. Moreover, her best friend, Stephanie, is excited because she can catch a ride back and forth to school with Kaylee, catch a ride to the mall, to the movies, and to all the other popular places where the teenagers hang after school, including this weekend's big party, hosted by Stephanie's boyfriend!
Both of the young ladies are on the varsity cheerleading team. In addition, they both date two of the most popular varsity football players, Tyler and Jared. Kaylee and Tyler have been dating for two years, while Stephanie and Jared have been dating for two months. This weekend, Jared's parents are going to be out of town. Therefore, he is planning on throwing a party. Of course, his parents are unaware of his plans.
A lot of people end up coming to the party. Teenagers are everywhere, and they consume a large amount of food and illegally purchased beer. After a few hours, the liquor supply is low. As a result, Jared asks his older cousin, Shawn, to purchase more beer. Shawn graduated from high school last year and now attends college. Although, he is underage, he managed to purchase a fake ID, which allows him to purchase liquor at his leisure. Shawn attempts to leave to buy the beer, but several cars block him in, to his dismay. However, Jared notices that Kaylee's car is not blocked by any cars; therefore, he convinces Stephanie to persuade Kaylee to drive Shawn to the liquor store. Ordinarily, Kaylee would not dream of driving another guy around in her car, but sometime during the night, she and Tyler got into a big fight because he was flirting with one of the local girls. Attempting to make Tyler jealous, Kaylee agrees to drive Shawn to the store. Shawn purchases the beer. Afterwards, he loads the cases of beer in the backseat of Kaylee's Camry.
On the following Monday, all of the students are talking about Jared's party and the great time that they had. In fact, Stephanie is telling Kaylee that Jared told her that Shawn thinks that Kaylee is kind of cute. Naturally, Kaylee blushes because she thinks that Shawn is kind of cute, also. In addition, he is an older guy in college, making him way cooler than her cheating ex-boyfriend, Tyler! All of a sudden, the teacher approaches the young ladies and tells Kaylee that she is to report to the main office, immediately. Kaylee wonders what is going on, but she does not ask any questions. Instead, she tells Stephanie that she will talk to her later and rushes to the office. When she arrives to the office, the principal, Mr. Salander, leads her to the parking lot and informs Kaylee that the county's K-9 unit did a routine search in the school parking lot this morning and alerted the officers towards Kaylee's vehicle. Kaylee and Mr. Salander arrive to the parking lot where the K-9 unit and officers are waiting near her car. The officer instructs her to unlock the vehicle and Kaylee complies, believing that there must be some type of mistake because she does not use illegal substances. After a brief search, officers immediately locate a small bag of marijuana on the back floor behind the passenger's seat. Kaylee is stunned. She cannot believe what she is witnessing!
Kaylee and the principal return to the office. Kaylee is overwhelmed with grief and released to her parents, pending a Juvenile Probation Office hearing. Fortunately, Kaylee's parents hire a great criminal defense attorney. The attorney uses constructive possession as a defense for his client. In other words, the marijuana was not found on Kaylee but in an area that is accessible to her, which just happened to be her car. However, that does not prove that the marijuana belonged to her. Instead, the marijuana could have belonged to someone else, which was the case. In fact, after a thorough investigation, the attorney and his team discover that Shawn, Jared's cousin, was the possessor of the marijuana. When he rode with Kaylee to the liquor store on the night of the party, he had a small bag of marijuana in his shirt pocket. While he placed the cases of beer in the backseat, he leaned over and unknowingly dropped the marijuana in the back of Kaylee's vehicle. Consequently, Kaylee was acquitted of all charges.
There are numerous defense tactics used by criminal defense attorneys to defend clients against possession of controlled substance charges. The constructive possession defense is simply one method frequently used by attorneys. If you or someone that you know has been arrested on drug charges, it is essential that you speak to a qualified attorney. I have been practicing criminal law for numerous years. Some of my cases range from public intoxication to murder. My main priority is to ensure that my clients receive fair treatment from our justice system, and I will do everything that I possibly can to assist you with your case.


@home will be broadcast on public television stations in 35 states starting March 25th! The documentary is being featured on WORLD Channel programs. Help us spread the word via social media to your communities!
The point of this movie is to create a conversation on people experiencing homelessness and solutions to help them. If you live in one of those communities and are a make-things-happen type person, it would be awesome if you (or a team) would start promoting the PBS airing and make some kind of an event happen. If you want to make it a fundraiser, PLEASE PICK A LOCAL HOMELESS SERVICES to benefit. It's important we fight homelessness at a local level. Plus, supporting a local homeless services would just be a better fit for any local event.
If you're a homeless services and @home is playing in your area, you may want to host a screening at your facility. Be creative, have fun, and share share share on social media!
We are hoping to create buzz and engagement across the viewing markets and have prepared some tools to help start the conversation, begin a dialogue, and encourage local viewers to sound the @home call!
Mark, the subject of the film has created a great PhotoShop template to use to make graphics. You just have to change out the city, station and times. If you are hosting an event of course feel free to use to promote that event!
Deb Brown was wonderful enough to craft and post a press release. Feel free to use or lift copy as needed. If you're hosting a local event please use yourself or a spokesperson as media contact.
Our hashtag is #AtHomePBS - promote on Twitter with your local viewing time and station!
Seattle University created a discussion guide for the film that is in PDF. Feel free to print and use as discussion fodder for your screening and within your community.
Please be sure to double confirm your local PBS station's listings as there may be differences from city to city!
If you're interested in promoting an event on a larger scale or hosting other events to bring @home to your community reach out to Meggie Cramer at mcramer@kindlinggroup.org or Mark Horvath at mark@invisiblepeople.tv.


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BARA' LOOKING TO MAKE HER MARK
When the West Asia Table Tennis Championships get underway today (Thursday) in Aqaba, one of the host nation's team will be hoping to make a big statement.
Bara' Wedyan is one of Jordan's big hopes for medals in the seniors female category and she intends to use the event to send a clear message that she is ready to step up to the international stage.
"I have a huge ambition to achieve in international competitions, so with the championship being held here in Jordan, it will encourage players like me to do our best," she said.
She will be up against the best players from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iraq, Bahrain, Palestine and Oman over the coming days with the tournament running at the Rosary College through to Sunday.
As well as the adults event, there are also U18 and U15 championships for male and female.
"It has been a tough training camp to prepare for this weekend but now the talking is over we have to show what we can do on the court," she said.
Challenge championship for jumping barriers / Arian
Qualifying jump race Group G / Horse Club
World Championship / Bosnia


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HomeNew Releases"Twilight" Fans To Be Over The Moon For Death Cab
"Twilight" Fans To Be Over The Moon For Death Cab
08/27/2009 paige New Releases 1
The first single from the soundtrack to New Moon is a brand spanking new tune by my long-time favorite Death Cab for Cutie. "Meet Me On The Equinox," will debut during the Video Music Awards on Sept. 13. The band is definitely being swept up into the tween and cougar hype of all things Twilight. I'm sure Phil's gonna want to kill me for this post! Press Release and more details after the jump.
"We are very excited to be a part of this amazing series of novels set in our own backyard. It just seemed a perfect synergy that a band from the Northwest would create a song for a series of novels set in the Northwest. We wrote 'Meet Me On the Equinox' to reflect the celestial themes and motifs that run throughout the Twilight series and we wanted to capture that desperate feeling of endings and beginnings that so strongly affect the main characters. This song marks the first attempt that Death Cab for Cutie has ever made at contributing new, unreleased material for a film and we are proud to be a part of the Twilight legacy."
The original "Twilight" soundtrack was released in Nov. 2008, debuted on the Billboard 200 at No.1 and has sold 2.2 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. New Moon's definitely pandering to the hype of indie mainstream. According to Billboard "music industry sources have the sound headed in a more indie-centric direction than the first "Twilight," with Radiohead's Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear and Muse all in the running." Yikes. This is likely to be ten times bigger for the indie music scene than Garden State. And of course you remember what that did for the Shins…
Alex Patsavas — the influential music supervisor whose credits include "The O.C.," "Grey's Anatomy," "Gossip Girls" and "Chuck" as well as the original "Twilight" film — is the music supervisor for "New Moon." All of the songs in "New Moon" will be exclusive to the film, all either written specifically for the movie or never available anywhere else.
You can pre-order the New Moon Soundtrack now.
[Update 9.20.2009]: A few tracks off the New Moon are now confirmed:
New Moon Soundtrack track listing:
Death Cab for Cutie – "Meet Me On the Equinox"
Bon Iver – "Two Halves"
Camera Obscura – "Away With Murder"
St. Vincent – "Laughing With a Mouth Full of Blood"
Kelly Clarkson – "Empty As I Am"
Muse – "Unintended"
Thom Yorke – "Forgetting All You Are"
Sea Wolf – Wicked Blood
Death Cab for Cutie to cover Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
01/08/2010 paige News Comments Off on Death Cab for Cutie to cover Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Death Cab for Cutie is performing at the 15th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, airing live on VH1 on January 15th at 9pm (EST/PST). The band will be performing a cover of the Simple Minds song, […]
Greater Good: Ben Gibbard and Nathan Willett run for "Water Wells for Africa"
05/15/2009 paige Greater Good Comments Off on Greater Good: Ben Gibbard and Nathan Willett run for "Water Wells for Africa"
Between April 1st and April 30th, Nathan Willett from Cold War Kids and Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie ran a combined 148 miles and raised over $2,000 for a new water well in […]
Celebrate Record Store Day!
04/18/2009 paige Cool Stuff, New Releases, Upcoming Events 1
Today, Saturday April 18th, is Record Store Day! When was the last time you visited your local independent record store? Get off your blog-reading butt and into your local record store. No cash? No problem. Many […]
wow. I've read the books twice and seen the movie enough times to know that the franchise is undeserving of such awesomeness. What was DCFC thinking? I can't imagine any of them actually reading the books or seeing the movie and thinking it was any good. But any new Death Cab music is still awesome to me.


A US appeals court said that the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) subpoenas of Verizon and other ISPs for names of customers suspected of illegally downloading music is not authorized under current US copyright law. Copyright holders may only subpoena names from ISPs if they have already filed a formal lawsuit.
A laptop stolen from Bank Rhode Island's (BankRI) principal data-processing provider contains the names, addresses and social security numbers of about 43,000 customers. BankRI CEO Merrill Sherman said the bank's IT department now plans to install encryption and fraud detection software on its computers.
[Editor's Note (Ranum): Note that the laptop was stolen from RI's service provider, Fiserv. This illustrates a big issue in information sharing: transitive trust and the question of whether ones' application service providers are handling data safely. In this case, Fiserv did the right thing and told RI. How often do such things happen and nobody is told?
The White House has released Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 (HSPD-7) which replaces Clinton's 1998 Presidential Decision Directive-63. The document establishes policies for assessing the security of the nation's critical infrastructure, including cyber security; it gives government agencies until July 2004 to create infrastructure plans to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
President George W. Bush has signed the CAN-SPAM Act. The new law places penalties of up to $250 per e-mail for violations, which include falsifying header information and not providing opt-out instructions. CAN-SPAM critics observe that the law does not affect spammers outside the United States and that it overrides state laws that are, in some cases, more stringent than the new federal law.
Federal CIOs and IT officials are collaborating to develop benchmarks for system configurations that could be used when purchasing hardware and software. The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requires that agencies develop benchmarks and comply with them, but does not specify what those benchmarks are.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) denied Verizon Maine's request for a waiver of wholesale service performance metric results from January 2003. Verizon Maine requested the waiver because it maintained that the Slammer worm, which caused them to take their OSS interfaces off-line temporarily, was beyond their control. The PUC found that Verizon Maine did not act in a timely and prudent manner to take measures which would have protected its computers from Slammer. Patches for the vulnerability Slammer exploit had been available for at least three months prior to the attack; their accompanying bulletins gave them "critical" ratings. Had Verizon Maine been granted the waiver, rebates it is required to pay to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) would have been reduced from $62,000 to $18,000.
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Daniel J Baas, of Milford Ohio pleaded guilty in federal district court to breaking into Arkansas-based Acxiom Corp.'s computers and stealing customer data. He is being held without bond until his sentencing, when he could face a prison term as well as court-ordered restitution.
London teenager Joseph McElroy could face paying restitution of x9c21,000 (approximately US$37,000) for allegedly breaking into 17 computers at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. McElroy was granted bail and will be sentenced in 2004.
Internet vandals defaced 13 NASA web sites, each a subdomain of NASA.gov, last week. The sites were taken off line pending identification and repair of the vulnerabilities that were exploited.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will rewrite Circular A-130 to include new guidance on security, privacy and other areas.
Next year the senate will consider the Government Network Security Act of 2003 (HR 3159), which would require government agencies to establish security policies to protect their computer systems from the security risks posed by peer-to-peer file sharing. The House passed an identical version of the bill in early October.
A Bangkok criminal court has approved the extradition of Ukrainian Maskym Kovalchuk to the United States for alleged cyber crimes. A criminal complaint filed in California in 2000 includes charges of trafficking in counterfeit goods and possession of unauthorized credit card information.
D Squared Solutions, a company that has been accused of sending pop-up spam that advertises pop-up blocking software, may continue to send its unsolicited advertisements until the case goes to trial in early March of 2004. A federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for an injunction against the California-based company because he said there was insufficient evidence that customers had been injured by D Squared's actions.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has given government agencies guidance on assessing the authentication risks of on-line transactions, determining the appropriate assurance levels for each transaction and selecting the suitable technology. Assessments of major systems should be completed by December 15, 2004.
The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board says the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Computer Security Division is underfunded in the fiscal 2004 budget. The division received nearly $15 million in fiscal 2003; it is slated to receive about $10 million in fiscal 2004.
Australia's Spam Act, which goes into effect April 11, 2004, carries penalties of up to AUS$1.1 million (approximately $800,000) a day for offenders.
Jesus C. Diaz, who once worked as an AS/400 programmer for Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, has been convicted of accessing the company's computer system remotely and deleting critical OS/400 applications. A Hellmann IT staff member who had recently attended SANS security conference followed the protocol he learned there and was able to preserve evidence. Diaz received a one-year sentence, half of which he may serve at home, and was ordered to pay more than $80,000 restitution.
Openwares.org, an open source development group, has posted on it is web site a patch for an IE vulnerability. Analysts advise waiting until Microsoft releases a patch for the vulnerability.
The patch apparently includes a buffer overflow vulnerability and other security problems.