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'GOOD NEIGHBOURS':
An Open Meeting of the Nottingham Action Group on HMOs
FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2018,
6.00 pm to 8.00 pm
LECTURE ROOM, NEW MECHANICS INSTITUTE, NORTH SHERWOOD STREET, NOTTINGHAM
The focus of the meeting was our neighbourhoods and the recurrent and diverse 'groundhog day' problems (such as low-level but persistent anti-social behaviour) which challenge the lives of the people living in them. As highlighted yet again by recent press reports, not only do these problems disrupt the day-to-day lives of residents, and degrade the quality of the environment, but they use up the increasingly scarce resources available to, for example, the Police, Community Protection, and the Council's waste management and cleansing teams.
Also, and important for the future of our neighbourhoods, they side-line work being done to tackle cohesion, balance, sustainability and other community issues.
The format of the meeting, with an invited panel, provided a forum for residents to:
♦share their experiences and concerns with panel members and other attendees;
♦hear from panel members about what is being done to ameliorate the negative impacts of these problems; and most importantly,
♦have the opportunity to influence the shape of future actions.
1. Introduction:
Background to and Scope of Meeting
Universality of the issues
Anti-social behaviour (noise/social and environmental)
Control and management of HMOs (licensing, planning controls)
Future shape of neighbourhoods
2. The Panel: Introductions and short summaries of the work their organisations have been doing.
3. Question & Answer Session
4. Shaping the Future: Ideas fromthe audience (and panel members) about how to ensure the future of our neighbourhoods is as places where diverse, resilient and sustainable communities (which most certainly contain students) want to live, and work, and learn, and put down roots.
5. Summary and Close of Meeting
NOTES OF THE MEETING*
The meeting is the latest in a large number of meetings, intended to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, and hosted by the Nottingham Action Group on HMOs (NAG) since its formal constitution in 2004 as a city-wide group whose members share concerns about issues such as litter, rubbish, noise, anti-social behaviour and loss of amenities and community cohesion resulting from large concentrations of HMOs, particularly, those with highly transient (largely student) tenants, and absentee landlords.
*Download the Notes_of_the_NAG_Meeting_26.01.2018.pdf here
Apologies received from:
Universities: Professor Shearer West (Vice Chancellor Nottingham University); Steve Denton (Registrar, Nottingham Trent University); Kieran Goncalves (NTU Students' Union)
Nottingham City Council: Cllr. Jane Urquhart (NCC Executive Member for Planning & Housing); Cllr. Sarah Piper; Cllr. Sally Longford; Graham de Max (NCC Housing Strategy & Partnership Manager); Tony Brown (NCC Neighbourhood Services)
Apologies were also received from a number of residents.
Invited Panel:
Chair: Lilian Greenwood (MP Nottingham South Constituency)
Nottingham City Council (NCC): Cllr Toby Neal (Executive Member for Community & Customer Service); Steve Stott (Community Protection Anti-Social Behaviour Manager); Paul Seddon (Chief Planner); Julie Liversidge (Operations Manager Housing Licensing & Compliance Team);
Nottingham University (NU): Dr. Paul Greatrix (Registrar)
Nottingham Trent University (NTU): Michael Lees (Head Customer Services, Estates & Resources)
Nottinghamshire Police: Supr. Ted Antill (Nottingham City Neighbourhoods & Strategic Partnership); Insp. Rob Wilson (Neighbourhood Policing Berridge, Dunkirk & Lenton, Radford & Park, Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey Wards)
Also Present: Chris Leslie (MP Nottingham East Constituency); Cllr. Anne Peach (Radford & Park Ward); Cllr. Dave Trimble (Dunkirk & Lenton Ward); Cllr. Sam Webster (Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey Ward); Cllr. Steve Young (Clifton South Ward); Mike Cole (Nottingham City Council Student Strategy Manager); Iffat Iqbal (Nottingham City Council Neighbourhood Development Officer); Flora Cameron (NCC CPO); Des Storey (NCC SCPO); Melanie Futer (NU Off Campus Student Manager); Eleanor Cosh (NTU Student Community Liaison Manager); Tim Woodman-Clark (NTU Head of Student Accommodation Services); Jamie Dickinson (NU Students' Union); Ellie Mitchell (NU Students' Union); Cassie O'Boyle (NU Students Union); and residents from: Arboretum, St, Ann's, Radford & Park, Bridge, Dunkirk & Lenton, Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey, and Wollaton West Wards.
A representative of the NAG gave a brief summary of the issues and problems experienced during the past 20 years. Lilian Greenwood then outlined the format of the evening's meeting. All the members of the panel were then asked to give a short resume of the work and actions of their respective organisations.
Toby Neal: New legislation regarding sanctions against landlords has been introduced. Selective Licensing is to be introduced into the city. Neighbourhood Development Officers are to be integrated into Community Protection.
Paul Seddon: Gave outline information as to what planning legislation enables him and his officers to do or not do, especially regarding new applications or new developments. The Article 4 relating to HMOs, implemented in 2012, is still active and permission to control letting boards has just been renewed for another five years. Nottingham City Council continues to promote the policy of encouraging purpose built student accommodation. However, planners are now looking into the possibility of adaptability for different usage as one of the criteria by which new applications are assessed. It is proposed that the threshold for acceptance levels of numbers of HMOs is to be lowered from 25% to 10% with NCH (Nottingham City Homes) properties to remain as family homes regardless of their location. Finally, the Sandfield site is to be developed by Persimmon Homes to provide family homes.
Julie Liversidge: The main priority for the HMO Licensing Team is to ensure compliance with the licensing requirements for the approximately 4,000 current HMO licences in Nottingham, of which approximately 1,800 are mandatory and 2,200 are covered by the Additional Licensing scheme. Mandatory licensing will be changing from April 2018 with the only requirement being five or more people from two or more households (so unrelated). The new definition will become enforceable from October 2018. It is proposed that the Additional Licensing scheme will be renewed when it runs out at the end of 2018. The Council is currently gathering evidence to support an application for a new Additional Licensing scheme and hopes to consult on this from April 2018. Rogue landlords could face civil penalties without being prosecuted of up to £30,000. The first civil penalties have been issued and they fall within the range £3,000 to £6,000. This new power was adopted by the Council in the summer of 2017. The National Database of rogue landlords is a Government-led project and is likely to be introduced from October 2018.
Steve Stott: Gave information on Project Corridor and the increase in external funding. The perceived higher level of anti-social behaviour was matched by the increase in CPNWs and CPNs, with the current number issued for the present academic year higher than the total for the whole of the last academic year, e.g. 104 CPNW's have been issued in the Arboretum area, which includes Portland Road and Cromwell Street, so far this academic year compared to 125 for the whole of last year. Also, to date 500 CPNW's have been issued in New Lenton, the Lenton Triangle and the Park Estate There has been more targeted work on street drinking with fines issued to people who refuse to surrender alcohol (e.g. 586 alcohol confiscations in the Arboretum area, and 255 in the Derby Road/Canning Circus area). New and more co-ordinated work with the HMO Licensing Team is also taking place when CPNWs are issued to a student-occupied HMO in order to make landlords more accountable for the actions of their tenants. In October 2017, 'door knocks' and letter drops warned students that tougher responses to infringements were being taken. However, there has also been additional support offered to vulnerable students, as well as those suffering from any form of harassment.
Michael Lees: Told the meeting about Nottingham Trent University's policy of transparency, giving examples of student disciplinary measures* and inviting residents to attend disciplinary hearings if they wished. The University continues to support the development of purpose built accommodation and currently only points its students towards accredited properties. He spoke of 'out-duction', which is a scheme aiming to educate first year students at NTU about their responsibilities to be good neighbours when they move into residential areas in their second and third years. Nottingham Trent has created a dedicated community contact e-mail address which is checked daily during working hours: communityliaison@ntu.ac.uk
*A limited number of copies of NTU's 'Community Statistics and Response Rate' data from September to the time of the meeting were made available by Michael Lees. These data have since also been made available to the NAG in electronic format, and have been uploaded to the Home page of the NAG's website (www.nottinghamaction.org.uk) where regular updates will be posted as they become available.
Paul Greatrix: Summarised the benefits that Nottingham University brings to Nottingham in terms of finance and jobs, as well as the amount of money which overseas students bring to Lenton in particular. The University is partially responsible for investment in the city of around £677,000,000. He confirmed the University's support for Nottingham City Council Community Protection actions, as well as the financial support of £30,000 currently provided by the University towards increased CPO hours. The University continues to sponsor the Lenton Recreation Ground and provides funding for small local groups from its Community Chest Fund. The University has been active at the recent Community Trigger meetings, and had recently updated its Code of Discipline for Students. He spoke about the University's 'Hello Neighbour' scheme, which, like that operated by Nottingham Trent University, aims to educate students about living in residential areas. He added that Nottingham University would like to see more opportunities for its students to volunteer within the local communities, and is also looking into the introduction of Student Community Wardens.
Supt. Ted Antill & Insp. Rob Wilson: Gave an overview of the six Police districts covering the County. They also talked about measures that have been taken to ensure improvements in the way in which the 101 response team staff deal with callers, recognising the issues that residents have when they call in about disturbance from noise and other anti-social behaviour. Also covered was information about changes, increases and improvements in future Police services, including 'frontline' duty. There will be continued funding from both of Nottingham's universities, and further funding is to come from the Late Night Levy. In addition, the Police will continue to be involved with other issues, such as licensing applications for new off-licenses.
In the Question and Answer session that followed residents recounted their experiences with noise and other anti-social behaviour, and addressed a number of questions to the panel:
Are there likely to be improvements with the 101 number? There is further training taking place of all call centre staff.
What can be done when landlords and letting agents are 'selling' certain areas as 'student areas'? If landlords and letting agents are advertising dwellings as HMOs when they may not have the necessary permissions and/or licences, this needs to be reported to the HMO Licensing Team (and to Planning) so that the relevant parties can be contacted.
What can be done to stop the late night noise coming from the NTU Students' Union bar after 3.00 a.m. when the CPOs are no longer on duty? Although there is unfortunately still late night noise into the early hours, it is unlikely to be coming from the NTUSU bar as this closes a lot earlier most nights. The source of the disturbance may be students returning from other bars in the city very late at night.
Will Nottingham University be copying NTU's policy of transparency regarding their disciplinary procedures? Nottingham University will look into this issue but there are always restrictions caused by Data Protection issues.
There are very large rubbish bins situated along North Sherwood Street. Do they have to be on the pavements? This needs looking into with either the CPOs or Waste Management.
The cost of purpose built student accommodation appears to be quite high and is likely to be putting off students, thereby reducing the number of students willing to consider moving from HMOs into that type of accommodation. When applications are submitted for permission to construct student purpose build, can the Council set rental levels as a condition of giving permission for the development? Nottingham City Council has no control over rental levels in student purpose build. Rental levels are subject to market forces and move up and down in response to demand. Unipol rental comparison figures show that there is a range of rentals with some purpose built accommodation being at the lower price end, and others very much higher.
Why are so many students still bringing and parking their cars in residential areas? Although both universities discourage students from bringing their cars, plus where there are residential parking permit areas students have to pay for their permits, there is no legislation to actually ban students from bringing cars to Nottingham, or them parking on public highways. However, Nottingham City Council provides excellent public transport provision and cycle pathways and continues to do its best to reduce the number of student vehicles in Nottingham.
Why does the Planning Inspectorate not always support Nottingham City Council when the Council refuses planning permission and the applicant makes an appeal to the Inspectorate? Most planning appeal decisions uphold the Council's original refusal, but occasionally, for not always understandable reasons, an individual Planning Inspector decides differently. At this point the Council has no recourse other than to accept the unfortunate decision.
Is there any chance of looking at the possible development of an App. Which can be used equally by students and permanent residents to make complaints? This possibility will be explored over the coming months?
Are there any plans for further parking permit schemes? Yes, but they take time and only a couple can be introduced each year. Plus the Section 106 agreements accepted for new student developments usually stipulate no additional parking spaces apart from a few for disabled students.
After some final remarks, Lilian Greenwood closed the meeting at 8.00 pm.
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Fan vs Air Conditioning – Which One Should You Get For Your Office?
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Fan vs Air Conditioning
The Humble Electric Fan
1. They Are Less Expensive to Run
2. Not as Expensive to Buy
3. More Flexible Cooling Option
4. Maintenance Is Easier
Should You Buy a Fan Instead?
1. Not as Effective
2. The Air Flow Can Be Annoying
What About the Air Conditioner?
1. More Effective at Cooling
Is an Air Conditioner the Better Choice?
1. They Cost More to Operate
2. Installation Is Expensive
3. Maintenance Is More of a Hassle
Anyone who has experienced a heat wave or truly hot weather will tell you in no uncertain terms that it's crucial to have an air conditioner or electric fan at these times. In fact, many people combine both, but more and more people are deciding to use one over the other.
Fans of the electric fan will tell you that it saves on power costs, while fans of the AC system will happily report that it's more effective. So, which one should you get for yourself?
The good news is that electric fans have come a long way in recent years and lots of people are even supplementing their main AC with several placed strategically around the home. If you're on the fence about whether to buy one of the modern electric fans, here are some benefits you might not have thought about:
There really is no getting around this one: electric fans are less expensive to run than air conditioning units. This is a big one for many people who are thinking of reducing their carbon footprint. In a world where we have to be mindful of just how much we depend on electricity, an electric fan is a tempting option during the summer months.
This one might be obvious, but it's still pertinent: electric fans are less expensive to buy. Even the least expensive air conditioner units will set you back a three figure sum, but you can get a good electric fan for a lot less.
When your whole home is hot, you really need to cool it down as much as possible. Unless you have a powerful ducted unit, air conditioners generally only cool limited spaces. When you have an electric fan, you can move it easily from room to room. You can even have electric fans set up in different areas of the home for maximum air flow and cooling.
The average air conditioner requires monthly maintenance, such as cleaning and washing filters. This is especially true for smaller desk fans. They will also require a service by a qualified technician every year. Maintaining an electric fan is very easy: you simply dust off the blades and vents. You also don't need to call out a technician to service it.
It would seem that electric fans have plenty of benefits, but it's not all good news. Here are some of the disadvantages:
This is the really big one and there's no avoiding it: no matter how good the electric fan is, it will never cool a large area like an air conditioner can. Even small air conditioners are more effective at cooling. If you're in an area where extreme heat is the norm during the summer, an electric fan may not always be a good choice.
On a very hot day, you'll probably have the fan set up right near you blowing at full speed. Some people find this blast of air difficult to deal with, and ultimately the fan is just blowing the air around rather than cooling it down like an air conditioner would do.
Electric fans are a good choice for many people; however, air conditioners offer plenty of benefits, including:
Once again, there's no avoiding this one: air conditioners are simply much more effective at cooling larger areas of the home or office. This is especially true in humid weather where an electric fan will just be blowing around the hot air. Even if you have lots of fans set up and blowing at full speed, a single air conditioner will be more effective. For most people, this is the single biggest reason to invest in an air conditioner.
Of course, it's not all good news. Air conditioners do have some drawbacks, including:
This is the big one for most people: air conditioners cost a lot more to run than electric or ceiling fans. Even if you had lots of electric fans running at the same time, a single air conditioner would still be more expensive to run. For anyone on a budget, this is a prime concern.
If you're thinking about ducted air conditioning throughout the home, be prepared for an installation cost that runs into thousands of dollars. It's not inexpensive and this is what puts so many people off.
The fact is that you can just clean off and dust an electric fan and that's all the servicing you'll need. Even if it breaks down, you can just go out and buy another inexpensive one. Air conditioners need more annual maintenance that is also more expensive and more of a hassle.
Ultimately, both options offer pros and cons. What you buy will largely depend on your budget, the size of the area that needs to be cooled, and how hot it gets in the hotter months of the year.
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European Parliament Overwhelmingly Backs Ban On Caged Animal Farming
The European Parliament has taken the first step towards making cages for farmed animals a thing of the past.
Responding to a petition, which has garnered 1.4 million signatures from more than 18 member states over the past few months, MEPs asked the EU Commission to come up with legislative proposals to ban caged farming.
On June 10, the European Parliament urged the European Commission to make cages for farmed animals illegal across the European Union by 2027, adopting a resolution on the 'End the Cage Age' European Citizens' Initiative.
The resolution was passed by an overwhelming majority, with 558 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in favour to 37 against and 85 abstentions.
Green MEP Eleonora Evi, the co-chair of the working group on cage-free farming, said this vote marked a "historical day" in the fight for a cage-free Europe.
"By adopting with a large majority a resolution, the European Parliament brought the EU a step closer to finally ending the cruel practice of caged farming, which every year condemns over 300 million animals to live in a cage," she said.
Olga Kikou, head of compassion in world farming EU, said she was "delighted" that the European Parliament has taken a firm stance against cages.
"The time has come now for politicians to put words into action. From today on, the ball is in the Commission's court," she said, stressing that she expects "nothing short of an ambitious timetable for ending the use of these outdated torture instruments called cages".
"Once this happens, the EU could truly claim global leadership in animal welfare," she said.


A server has a processor and a memory storing a multiple channel message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to identify when participants at client devices are actively viewing a common message thread at the same time to establish a participant viewing state. An alternate channel communication lock prompt is supplied to the client devices in response to the participant viewing state. An alternate channel communication is delivered to the client devices in response to activation of the alternate channel communication lock prompt by at least one participant.
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 14/187,005, filed Feb. 21, 2014.
FIG. 5 illustrates an alternate user interface utilized in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a client device 102_1 with an alternate user interface on display 500. In this instance a prompt 502 for an alternate channel communication is accompanied by a lock prompt 504. The lock prompt 504 may be text or other indicia (e.g., a lock symbol) of an available lock state. Haptic engagement with the prompt 502 initiates the alternate channel communication. The user may then use a haptic gesture to engage the lock prompt 504. For example, a slide gesture from the prompt position 502 to the lock position 504 may be used. Alternately, the lock prompt 504 may be tapped. Alternately, prompt 502 may be eliminated, in which case, a permanent alternate channel communication state may be invoked by haptic contact with the lock prompt 504. The alternate channel communication state may be terminated through additional haptic contact with the lock prompt 504.
Once the lock prompt is engaged, haptic engagement with the prompt 502 is no longer necessary. Consider the case of an alternate channel communication in the form of a video, haptic engagement with the prompt 502 followed by haptic engagement with the lock 504 results in video being persistently displayed on the display 500. The video session may be terminated by haptic contact with the lock prompt 504. During the video session the display 500 may receive gestures to control whether a front-facing camera or a back-facing camera is utilized. For example, a double tap on the display 500 may toggle between the front-facing camera and the back-facing camera. Alternately, haptic contact with one section of the display 500 may invoke the front-facing camera, while haptic contact with another section of the display 500 may invoke the back-facing camera. For example, a left-to-right, gesture applied to the display 500 may toggle the front-facing camera to the back-facing camera, while a right-to-left gesture applied to the display 500 may toggle the back-facing camera to the front-facing camera. Other possibilities include swiping from bottom-to-top (or vice versa) or from one portion of the display to another (e.g., from one area to a section outside of the area, from bottom to top, etc.).
Another feature contemplated by embodiments of the invention include the utilization of a multifunctional prompt. For example, prompt 502 may be utilized for multiple functions in addition to activation of the alternate channel. In one embodiment, prompt 502 may be utilizable to 'send' a text message or activate a camera, etc. During situations where participants are viewing the same thread, prompt 502 may be altered to allow use for other purposes (e.g., to activate an alternate channel). In one example, prompt 502 may normally appear as a first color and turn a second color when it is available for alternate functions.
complete the alternate communication session at the client devices by eliminating the mute state in response to activation of the alternate channel communication lock prompt by at least one participant, wherein the alternate communication session is one of an audio session and a video session.
2. The server of claim 1 further comprising instructions executed by the processor to toggle between a front-facing camera and a back-facing camera in response to a gesture applied to a display of a client device.
3. The server of claim 2 wherein the gesture is a tap to the display of the client device.
4. The server of claim 2 wherein the gesture is haptic contact with a designated area of the display of the client device.
5. The server of claim 2 wherein the gesture is a lateral gesture across the display of the client device.
6. The server of claim 1 wherein the alternate channel communication lock prompt is a multifunctional button capable of providing a function other than activation of the alternate channel communication.
7. The server of claim 1 wherein the audio session is a broadcast audio session from a first participant to remaining participants.
8. The server of claim 1 wherein the audio session is a bidirectional audio session between the participants.
9. The server of claim 1 wherein the video session is a broadcast video session from a first participant to remaining participants.
10. The server of claim 1 wherein the video session is a bidirectional video session between the participants.
Extended Search Report issued to European Patent Application No. 15819676.6, dated Oct. 12, 2017, 8 pgs.


Located on the corner of Swan & Church Streets, Richmond, The Swan Hotel is one of Richmond's iconic Pubs. The Swan's traditional charm and casual atmosphere make it a perfect place to enjoy sociable drinks, a quick meal, your special function or a night out.
The Swan Hotel, Richmond is a local pub filled with charm that caters for business customers, families and group functions. Close to the CBD and Chapel St, the Swan's modern beer garden mixes perfectly with a charming interior that serves beautiful pub food at great prices. The Swan is also an ideal function venue – perfect for your birthday party, engagement celebration or corporate event - and caters for bookings of any size.
The Swan is a fantastic venue to watch live sport, situated near Melbourne's incredible sporting venues and with big screens showing all the AFL, A-League, Cricket, NRL, Super Rugby and EPL action. The Swan also offers a variety of top-quality pub entertainment like Tuesday Night Pub Trivia, live music on Fridays and Saturdays and numerous lunch and happy hour deals.


Lea will be appearing in a new theatrical piece written and directed by visual artist Barnett Cohen.
Lea will be singing and dancing with the New York-based comedy troupe TUFF BOYS in their seventh 24 Hour Musical — the first in Los Angeles.
Lea is headed to Anchorage, Alaska to perform the role of 'Elsa' in Rodger & Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.
Lea will be performing the role of Ilona for a limited eight-run engagement at the David Schall Theater with the Actor's Co-op!
New Commercial & Print Representation!
Lea is thrilled to join the commercial and commercial print roster at the Saint Agency!
Lea will be playing the comedic foil of 'Pauline' in the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum's Summer 2018 production of Haiti by William DuBois.
Haiti tells the story of the 1802 uprising, led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, that gave Haitians back their country and rule. This rare revival of William Dubois' historical melodrama, strikes a sharp chord that reverberates throughout the ages. It explores the devastating legacy left by colonialism and slavery, overcome by the strength, resilience, and urgency of those brave enough to fight for freedom.
HER TURN Cabaret at Open Space on Fairfax --- raising awareness and funds for the Her Turn Legal Fund.
Lea will be participating as both an actor and a director in Little Black Dress Inc's 6th Annual Female Playwrights Onstage Festival: HOT MESS New Play Readings at the Zephyr Theatre in West Hollywood. Free evening -- January 15 @ 7PM.
Lea will be starring as Rosalind in the southland company's first classical production: William Shakespeare's As You Like It, running at the Fountain Theater in East Hollywood.
Lea will be traveling to Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland to train at The Grotowski Institute and Theatre Wr.
Lea will be appearing as "Mollie" in Animal Farm for the 2017 summer season at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.
The UCLA MFA Cohort of 2017 presents a series of scenes and film samples at the LATC in DTLA. Free valet parking and reception to follow.
Lea will be performing in Euripides' Helen in the Little Theater at UCLA, directed by Michael Hackett.
Lea will be playing Olga in Chekhov's Three Sisters in the Little Theater at UCLA.


Join us for a time of worship, prayer and relevant teaching on God's Word, then stick around after service for our Taste of the Nations event. There will be food prepared from different regions of the world for you to try, so come enjoy the food and fellowship! All proceeds go to Dayspring Missions.


We are looking for a DevOps Engineer/GeoGuard Shield Administrator to join our team.
The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of relevant experience, and has solid IT knowledge in the following software in the Linux ecosystem: Ubuntu, Nginx, MySQL, PHP, HAProxy, and Node.js. You have a good understanding of scripting and programming on Python and Bash.
You are able to, and enjoy, working in small collaborative teams and have good communication and interpersonal skills when working with developers. You have a great passion working in agile development process environments, and are a fast self-study and are quick in solving tasks.
As a DevOps Engineer/GeoGuard Shield Administrator on our team, you will be accountable for automating processes between software development and IT teams, performing deployment, monitoring, and maintaining our GeoGuard Shield systems to ensure the company's backend infrastructure is running smoothly at all times. This person will work closely with the development team and service delivery and analytics team, maintaining open communication regarding servers, test environments, and advising on solutions.
Cyber security has never had a more pivotal role to play in our society than it does today. GeoGuard is the global market-leader in the detection of location based fraud; protecting hundreds of millions of people and their devices every day. Working at the bleeding edge of technology, with Silicon Valley's most famous names as our customers and partners, GeoGuard is seen as the best; and only want to hire the best.
If you have what we are looking for and would love to join our team in Kharkiv, we want to hear from you!
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We are Family…We are Sanger.
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Wonder Woman's October 2016 Covers and Solicits
There's some cool stuff on the way for Wonder Woman this October, from her regular bi-monthly series to a fun special to some intriguing collections. Between Wonder Woman's 75th anniversary and the upcoming film, the character's profile is sky high and we've been getting a pretty nice selection of Wonder Woman products announced each month. It's an exciting (and often expensive!) time to be a Wonder Woman fan.
So let's see what Wonder Woman is up to in October, starting with her regular series:
WONDER WOMAN #8
Written by GREG RUCKA • Art and cover by NICOLA SCOTT • Variant covers by JENNY FRISON • "Year One" part four! The world is finally introduced to Wonder Woman, and adversaries—both ancient and new—take note.
On sale OCTOBER 12 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Written by GREG RUCKA • Art and cover by LIAM SHARP • Variant covers by JENNY FRISON • "THE LIES" part five! Diana takes another step closer to discovering the truth…and the mysterious Godwatch responds!
As usual, we're only getting one of the covers, and this month it's the Sharp one. I don't love it, to be honest. Is it just me, or does Steve sort of look like a creep here? He's weirding me out a little.
But, in fun news, Frank Cho is no longer doing the variant covers, and in his place we've got Jenny Frison, which is a huge upgrade. Cho's covers weren't terrible, but Cho's a twit who seems to love to stir up sexist anger among his followers, so I'm not sad to see him go. His brand wasn't a good fit for the book. And Frison is an amazing cover artist, so this should be very cool!
As for the insides, Rucka sure does love vague solicits. Wonder Woman is set to meet the world for the first time in "Year One", while in "The Lies" Wonder Woman is moving slightly closer to the truth. Not a lot of information, but the series has been solid so far so I'm looking forward to it all nonetheless.
Next up, the second issue of the gorgeous looking team up, Trinity:
Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL • Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL • Variant cover by FRANK CHO
"BETTER TOGETHER" part two! Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman have uncovered a window into their very souls: and the power of temptation proves to be stronger than any villain they could battle! The bonds of friendship and trust between the most formidable heroes on the planet will be tested to their breaking point, with the lives of innocents hanging in the balance!
I mean, look at that cover! I am going to buy this book based on the cover alone; it's just so pretty. And Manapul's doing the insides too! It's going to look so nice. The story sounds weird in ways that could be cool. I like that the book focuses on their friendship and testing them all together; it's a premise I can get behind. I'm keen for this book to start.
Hilariously, Frank Cho seems to have landed here with a new variant cover gig. We can't catch a dang break! But really, who's going to want a Cho cover when they can get that Manapul cover? It's just too good.
We've also got an exciting special:
WONDER WOMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Story and art by various • Cover by JIM LEE • Variant cover by NICOLA SCOTT • Variant cover by LIAM SHARP
An immense special issue celebrating seventy-five years of the Amazing Amazon, through phenomenal new stories, art, and stand-alone illustrations! Featuring a roster of incredible creators—some who've laid down legendary runs with the character, and some who've never drawn her before—including Rafael Albuquerque, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, Renae De Liz, Brenden Fletcher, Adam Hughes, Karl Kerschl, Gail Simone, and many, many more to be announced!
Eighty pages of Wonder Woman fun, by some killer creative teams! I'm particularly excited for Fletcher and Kerschl to do a Wonder Woman story, though more Renae De Liz is super awesome, and Adam Hughes always does a great Diana. Plus Cliff Chiang! I love Cliff Chiang so much. I'm curious to see who else gets announced; it'd be great to see some more women in the mix here. I think this book could be a blast, and I'm really looking forward to it.
Now to some collections, including a fancy absolute edition:
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO AND CLIFF CHIANG VOL. 1 HC
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by CLIFF CHIANG, TONY AKINS, DAN GREEN and KANO
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
In these tales from the start of DC—The New 52, Wonder Woman learns that Queen Hippolyta has kept a secret from her daughter all her life—and when Diana learns who her father is, her life will shatter like brittle clay. The only one more shocked than Diana by this revelation? Bloodthirsty Hera—so why is her sinister daughter, Strife, so eager for the truth to be told? This Absolute edition collects WONDER WOMAN #1-18 and #0.
On sale FEBRUARY 1 • 484 pg, FC, 8.25" x 12.5", $125.00 US
I have mixed feelings on this. While the first six issues of this run are AMAZING, it does go downhill somewhat after that. I'd say that about 90% of my affection for this era of Wonder Woman is tied directly to Cliff Chiang's spectacular art, and seeing it oversized like this would be so fun, but there were a lot of fill ins too that were often only just passable. I'm not sure whether I'll pick this up or not, especially at such a steep price. But I might; I just love Chiang too much, you guys.
Finally, the collection we've all been waiting for:
THE LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN HC
Written by RENAE DE LIZ
Art and cover by RENAE DE LIZ and RAY DILLON
The new WONDER WOMAN 9-issue miniseries written and pencilled by Renae De Liz is collected here! In the beginning there was only chaos. But Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, saw a better future—and eventually her daughter would be destined to bring that new world to life! Before her ultimate fate unfolds though, Diana of Themyscira must learn the important lessons of an Amazonian childhood!
On sale DECEMBER 7 • 288 pg, FC, $29.99 US
BEST OF WONDER WOMANS!! If for some reason you were crazy enough to not read this digitally and THEN not read this in single issues, pull yourself together and mark December 7, 2016, on your calendar because you need to get this book. It's the best Wonder Woman story I've read in ages; it's gorgeous and fun, and simultaneously classic and fresh. It's just ridiculously good on every level. You've got to check it out, and if you've got the single issues already, get some of these for your friends. I mean, talk about a perfect holiday gift!
So October should be a lot of fun for single issues, and the collections that come out further down the road are looking cool too. Remember a few months back when all we got was the Finches on Wonder Woman and a terrible Superman/Wonder Woman series? We are living the high life now, gang!
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My Top 11 Comics Of 2014
I've been brainstorming my top comics of the year for a few weeks now, making notes when I thought of a book I really liked, and I've been slowly amassing a really decent list of titles. Then I sat down to figure out my top ten (which turned into a top eleven because there were too many good books!), going "Okay, I like this one the best, then this…" until I had a definite list. I did this entirely on gut feeling, based on how much I liked these books, with no agenda whatsoever. Here's what I've ended up with: Seven of my top eleven books feature female writers and/artists, while my top eight books star female characters. I know I run women in comics stats and talk about increasing female representation in the industry all the time, but this gal-filled list was entirely unintentional. Ladies, real and fictional, have just been killing it this year.
So here are my top eleven comics for 2014. Now, I didn't read everything, but I sure read a lot, and it was a great year for comics all around. Also, a quick note: I like to pick new books rather than just reiterate all of the things I liked last year. So Saga and Sex Criminals and everything else I talked about last year are still great, but this is an all new list of my favourite comics. Let's get into it:
11) ODY-C by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward
Gender-swapped mythology is pretty much everything I could ever want in a comic book, and I've been really looking forward to this series, but I wasn't prepared for how impactful it was to read a female Odysseus. I found it weirdly powerful to see her, and so many other women, at the center of such a legendary story. On top of that, it's a really cool, crazy comic book. The first issue was a blast, and I can't wait to see where it goes in 2015.
10) The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg
This is the history of the world before our world, and it is big and bizarre and brilliant. I picked up this book on a lark at my local library, and I'm very glad I did. Technically it came out in late 2013, but the rules for this list aren't terribly hard and fast. This book is hilarious, clever, fun, and most of all unique, and I highly recommend it.
9) East of West by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta
Okay, so this is a Western, but it's also science fiction, set in an alternate version of the United States and starring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. If you think that sounds awesome, you and I could probably be friends. And it IS awesome. It's violent and bonkers and embraces all of its inspirations while doing completely new and fantastic things with them. It's also absolutely gorgeous. I just grin from ear to ear when I read this book.
8) Thor by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman
I fell out of the Thor loop a couple years ago after being a regular reader during Matt Fraction's tenure, but I jumped back on board out of curiousity about the new female Thor and am loving it so far. The new Thor trying to figure out how to be Thor in the midst of battles with Frost Giants is all kinds of fun, and I'm enjoying the slow burn on the big mystery of who this new Thor actually is. Plus that costume is super cool. The writing and art are both solid, and it's been a guaranteed good time each month.
7) Batgirl: Futures End #1 by Gail Simone and Javier Garron
I was not at all a fan of the "Futures End" event, and I didn't really keep up with Gail Simone's Batgirl, but this issue promised the return of both the Stephanie Brown AND Cass Cain Batgirl, so I was all over this issue. It did not disappoint. It was so much fun to have both characters back, along with a new Batgirl, however briefly. While it was just a one-shot set in a hypothetical future, this comic had loads of heart and humour along with some much-missed characters.
6) Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro
There's only been one issue of Bitch Planet thus far, but oh wow what a first issue it was. It was a total punch in the face, in the best way. The book is set in a not too distant future where non-compliant women are sent to a prison planet. It's a feminist riff on exploitation films with sharp, cutting writing and gritty, beautiful art. It's brutal but thought provoking, depressing but hilarious. If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely should.
5) Edge of Spider-Verse #2 by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez
This should have been awful. I generally hate Spider-Man, so an event with ALL of the Spider-People was the last thing I was interested in. And bringing back Gwen Stacey just seemed ridiculous. Then I saw the amazing costume, and that Gwen was in a band called the Mary Janes, and I was intrigued. I loved the book, loved the character, loved the writing and the art. Everything about it was fun and great and I'm so excited for the new ongoing series. No one was cooler this year than Spider-Gwen.
4) This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
As someone who spent their summers at a family cottage, This One Summer was totally up my alley to begin with. The engaging story and lovely artwork perfectly capture everything that's weird and wonderful about summers at the cottage, and on top of that it's a beautifully told story of friendship and adolescence. It's no wonder that it won a Governor General Award; it's richly deserved.
3) Lumberjanes by Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Brooke Allen
Friendship to the max! Lumberjanes is an absolute blast to read, every single month. You'd think that gals in a summer camp getting up to whacky hijinks might get a little bit stale after a while, but each issue is more fun than the last. The book is chockfull of hilarious adventures, but the core of the title is the friendships of all the girls and their commitment to each other. If this book doesn't make you happy, then you just don't have a heart.
2) Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher, and Karl Kerschl
The Bat-line has been mixing it up in fun ways this year, with a fantastic new team on Catwoman and a wonderful revamp of Batgirl, but Gotham Academy is my favourite thing to come out of DC this year. The book is basically Harry Potter set in Gotham City, but somewhat less magical. Not entirely un-magical, though; something is definitely afoot! Olive Silverlock is a great protagonist, but her optimistic, adventurer pal Maps Mizoguchi gets my vote for best new character of the year. The cast is great, the writing is awesome, and the art is spectacular. Gotham Academy is killing it on every single level.
1) Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
I think it's fantastic that Ms. Marvel exists. It's a mainstream comic with a star who is a Muslim-American, non-white, female teenager; ALL of these demographics are massively underrepresented in superhero comics. Even if it sucked, I'd be happy they tried it. Luckily, it's amazing. It was no contest for me to pick my favourite comic of the year. Ms. Marvel has been killing it from its very first issue, telling kick ass superhero stories in new and exciting ways. It's ridiculously fun to read every month, and instantly goes to the top of my pile every time I get comics. It's "important", yeah, but more than that it's just epicly good comic booking. If you aren't reading this book, do yourself a personal favour and go check it out.
So there you have it, my top eleven comic books for 2014! Feel free to disagree and list your own favourite books in the comments. I'm always glad to hear about what cool stuff I may have missed over the year.
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But there's something about the movie most of us probably missed, and the revelation just might blow your mind.
As pointed out on Reddit, it appears the color of Reeves' suits may act as a "barometer of his morality" as the movie goes on.
Redditor sir_wooly_merkins believes the colors of the suits may actually "correspond to social class/hierarchy." The suits become darker and darker as Lomax's career takes off.
Was Lomax just upgrading his suits for social status? Or could the change actually indicate his deteriorating moral compass?
Either way you look at it, the devil is in the details.


The Black Poplar is an endangered native British tree species, our aim is to have at least 200 female black poplar saplings growing in the Thames Chase Community Tree Nursery by 2020 and to distribute these, free of charge to suitable sites.
We plan to re-new and re-invigorate the Thames Chase Tree Nursery using funds voted for by you, our local community.
To maintain a Catchment Partnership focussed on improving the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne Rivers in Thurrock through collaborative fundraising and project delivery.


It's been my stock effort off the first tee for more than two months now so there was little chance it would be any different with a crowd to encourage/heckle.
Regardless of how my drive-in went, my term as captain of Sandburn Hall, my club in York, is now underway and so is a frenetic year.
I've had 14 months to think about what I want to get out of my time in the chair. It's thrilled and worried me in equal measure, kept me awake at night but also filled me with optimism.
There's a lot of standing about, gassing and looking vaguely important when you're the skipper but getting stuck in and raising money for your chosen charity is the one really significant mark you can make in your 12 months. It's not all about attending dinners and accepting hospitality.
Bloodwise, formerly known as Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, are my pick. To be honest, it's personal. A close family member has been battling an acute form of the disease and I'm pretty motivated to get people to dig deep. I've got lots of stuff planned – including a big end-of-season ball.
I've been a member at Sandburn for about a decade and, while I'd like to think I know a lot of people there, there are also plenty I don't. I may be proved very wrong about this but I feel a captain should be a visible presence around the club. I'm looking forward to making myself known.
No, I don't have designs on a takeover. This year is still about golf. On the course, getting down to single figures and winning a board competition are aims.
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The Saint John Police Force has identified the victim discovered in the water on April 14th, 2015. We would like to thank the public as well as the media for their assistance with this investigation.
As a result of the preliminary autopsy report and follow up investigation we do not suspect foul play as the cause of death. With the exception of notifying next of kin, the Saint John Police Force has concluded their investigation.
(SAINT JOHN, NB) – The Saint John Police Force received a call at 10:37am on April 14th, 2015 concerning a human body that had been discovered near Long Wharf in Saint John's harbor.
The Saint John Police Force Major Crime Section is reaching out to the public for their assistance in attempting to establish the identity of this individual.
The body is that of a female who is between 50-60 years of age.
She is roughly 5'-5'2 inches tall and weighs approximately 140 lbs – 150 lbs.
She has short (pixie) salt/pepper hair and at the time of discovery she was wearing Black and burgundy leggings, Black tank top, Black long sleeve shirt, Black jacket with hood and Black Michael Kors Knee High leather boots with zippers on the inside and buckles on the outside in size 7 ½.
She also was wearing some distinctive jewelry. Photos provided below.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Saint John Police Force at 506-648-3333.


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Freddie Mac CFO found dead…
This is disturbing. This is not your average guy, this was a Vice President within one of our largest Government Sponsored Entities (GSE), THE person who has the most inside information on the state of Freddie's finances which we know are depressing, but suicidal?
Police say there are no signs of 'foul play' in the death of David Kellermann.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The acting chief financial officer of mortgage financier Freddie Mac, David Kellermann, was found dead Wednesday morning, police said.
Eileen Fitzpatrick, a spokeswoman for Freddie Mac, confirmed the death.
Police are investigating the death as an apparent suicide, WTOP-FM reported, quoting Mary Anne Jennings, a spokeswoman for police in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Authorities said there were no signs of foul play when officers were called to Kellermann's home on Raleigh Hill Road shortly before 5 a.m., according to Fairfax County police spokeswoman Lucy Caldwell.
"At this point there are no signs of foul play," Caldwell said. "It's under investigation. I don't believe we have categorized it yet at this point."
Kellermann, 41, who also served as the company's senior vice president, had been with the company for more than 16 years.
He was named to those positions in September 2008, and was responsible for the company's financial controls. This included overseeing the company's financial reporting, compliance with tax requirements and regulations, and annual budgeting and financial planning.
Kellerman reported to former CEO David Moffett.
Before assuming his current posts, Kellerman was senior vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer.
Kellerman held a master's degree in finance from George Washington University and a bachelor's in political science and accounting from the University of Michigan. He has served as a volunteer board member of the District of Columbia Coalition for the Homeless.
Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (AT&T) Review
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom is an interesting hybrid Android smartphone and camera, but it won't be a practical replacement for both devices for most people.
10x zoom lens and dedicated camera controls.
Reasonable shutter lag and 3.6fps burst shooting.
Good call quality.
Images on the noisy side.
Bulky and awkward design for a phone.
Only midrange CPU and gaming performance.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom ($199.99 with 2-year contract) is a camera phone in the truest sense of the word—it's literally a point-and-shoot camera grafted onto an Android smartphone. AT&T would have you believe that with the S4 Zoom "you don't have to compromise," but like many hybrid tech devices before it, the S4 Zoom makes inevitable concessions as both a camera and smartphone. Its 10x optical zoom is unrivaled in the smartphone world, but its image quality and low light performance don't justify the bulk when compared with options like the Nokia Lumia 1020($199.99 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window).
Design, Features, and Call Quality
If you thought the Nokia Lumia 1020 looked ridiculous, then you're in for a treat. From front and center, the S4 Zoom looks like a shrunken down Galaxy S4($199.99 at Samsung)(Opens in a new window), complete with gently rounded corners, oblong Home button, and faux-chrome trim around the edges. Flip it over and it looks like a shrunken down Galaxy Camera, or really most any point-and-shoot camera.
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At 4.94 by 2.5 by 1.06 inches (HWD) and 9.9 ounces, the S4 Zoom is bulky and hefty for a smartphone and still a bit thick compared with typical point-and-shoots. It felt as alien and unwanted in my pocket as oversized phablets like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. There's a decent handgrip on the back with an extending lens surrounded by a plastic, rotating lens ring. The two bulges on the backside are great for cameras, but make the S4 Zoom awkward to use as a phone. On the right side (when looking at the phone screen in portrait mode), you'll find Power, Volume, and Shutter Release buttons. The left side houses a microSD card slot and a tripod mount, while a micro USB port and battery port are on the bottom.
The 4.3-inch, 960-by-540-pixel AMOLED display is reasonably sharp, with 256 pixels per inch, and the ultra-saturated colors will be appealing to some. Viewing angle is solid, but maximum brightness is on the lower end, which makes outdoor use a bit troublesome—you can still see it fine, but framing your shots or confirming focus could prove problematic in bright direct sunlight.
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The S4 Zoom supports AT&T's 3G UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz), GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900MHz), and LTE (Band 2, 4, 5, and 17). I tested the S4 Zoom in New York City and found reception and call quality were both above average. The earpiece gets plenty loud and is easy to hear over outside noises, and transmissions through the mic sound very clear and full, but voices did have a robotic edge to them. Noise cancellation was great in my tests, as the beeping of a truck backing up was imperceptible on a test call. Network speeds were on par with other devices I tested, though I did notice that the S4 Zoom took a bit longer to latch onto faster LTE. The S4 Zoom, like the regular S4, was able to complete a call from the basement of our office, where service is very spotty. The 2,300mAh battery was good for 12 hours and 58 minutes of continuous talk time in my tests.
Android, Performance, and Multimedia
As with any Samsung Android device, the S4 Zoom uses the company's heavy handed TouchWiz skin, here running over Android 4.2.2. Aside from the previously covered camera features, the software on the S4 Zoom will be familiar to anyone who's picked up a Samsung Android device in the past two years. Despite using a somewhat underpowered dual-core 1.5GHz Samsung Exynos 4212 processor with 1GB RAM, everything feels pretty fluid with the S4 Zoom. Animations and transitions render smoothly and the system felt responsive under normal load. Still, the S4 label here is a bit deceptive—app load times aren't all that brisk and intensive games like Asphalt 8: Airborne don't run nearly as smoothly on the S4 Zoom. It's decidedly midrange, but competent for the majority of tasks.
Out of the box you get 11.29GB of storage, and our 64GB microSD card worked fine as well. Media support is comprehensive, as the S4 Zoom had no trouble playing all of our test files, including DivX and Xvid videos at resolutions up to 1080p.
Camera and Conclusions
Samsung made waves with its first-generation Android-powered digital camera, the Galaxy Camera. That connected device took a standard 21x superzoom and merged it with a powerful Android tablet. The S4 Zoom takes a similar approach, albeit with a more modest 10x (25-250mm f/3.1-6.3 equivalent) lens and with a phone rather than a tablet.
If your phone is unlocked, accessing the camera is a simple matter of tapping the shutter button. The lens will extend and you'll be ready to take a picture. By default you're placed into Auto mode, but there are also scene modes, Program shooting, and full manual controls available if you prefer. Our preference was to shoot in Program, which works just like Auto, but allows you to override specific settings as needed. But pressing the shutter button when the phone is off cannot wake the S4 Zoom straight into the camera app, which just seems like a senseless omission here. You can set the camera app as a shortcut on the lock screen or set the phone to wake directly into the camera app every time, but neither is an ideal solution for grabbing quick shots while retaining the core phone functionality.
You've got a couple ways to adjust modes. When you're on the Android home screen, twisting the ring around the lens brings up a menu that lets you choose from Auto, Beauty Face, Landscape, Macro, Animated Photo, and Night scene modes. That's not everything that the camera can do; to access the additional modes, tap the Mode icon in the camera app screen. This gives you access to the ones mentioned above, as well as a slew of Smart scene settings (including Food, Party, Snow, Fireworks, and others), and the Expert settings (Program, Manual, and Color Wizard).
Shooting in Auto puts most of the controls in the camera's hands, but you can still control whether or not the flash fires and set the self-timer. Moving to Program mode adds control for exposure compensation, white balance, ISO, the metering pattern, and the continuous drive mode, and moving to Manual mode adds shutter speed and aperture control. The control options are much better than you'll find on competing phones (the iPhone 5s( at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) doesn't allow you to change any settings in its default camera app).
Adjusting settings via the touch interface isn't always ideal, but it's workable. To change the brightness of a scene you'll need to tap the +/- icon at the top of the display and then dial in EV compensation via an on-screen wheel interface. I couldn't help but notice the volume control buttons on the top of the camera; those would have been perfect EV compensation controls.
Once you've got the camera set the way that you want it, taking pictures is straightforward. Turning the ring around the lens adjusts the level of zoom, tapping an area of the screen selects the focus point, and pressing the physical shutter button takes a photo.
We used Imatest(Opens in a new window) to check the image quality of the S4 Galaxy Zoom's camera. The software checks images for sharpness and for image noise, which can detract from quality in low light. It scores 1,766 lines per picture height on our center-weighted sharpness test. That's just shy of the 1,800 lines we require to call a photo sharp. It's a middling score when compared to proper compact cameras like the Canon PowerShot Elph 330 HS($349.95 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) (2,069 lines), but it's perfectly adequate for sharing on the Web.
The S4 Zoom doesn't fare as well in terms of image noise. At its lowest ISO 100 setting its images consist of 1.2 percent noise, just shy of the 1.5 percent that PCMag uses to call an image excessively noisy. That's a high number for a base ISO, and it's likely one of the factors that causes the camera to miss the 1,800-line sharpness mark. Noise hits 2 percent at ISO 200, increases to 2.3 percent at ISO 400, and is brought back down to 2 percent at ISO thanks to some in-camera noise reduction.
We took a close look at the images captured at each ISO on a calibrated NEC MultiSync PA271W($999.00 at Amazon)(Opens in a new window) display to get a better idea of what was going on. There's a good amount of grainy noise at lower ISOs, but detail is excellent through ISO 400. At ISO 800 the noise reduction starts to smudge fine lines away; images at ISO 1600 are a little worse for wear, but still useable for the web. But the top ISO of 3200 suffers; there are big chunks of grainy noise and detail is washed away.
We compared the images to those from the Nokia Lumia 1020, which takes a very different approach to imaging. The 1020 has a large (2/3-inch) image sensor that outputs 38-megpaixel images. That's more than twice the resolution of the 16-megapixel image sensor in the S4 Zoom, and the 1020's sensor is also about twice the physical size of the Zoom's 1/2.3-inch chip. At full resolution the 1020 delivers comparable detail to the S4 Zoom at ISO 800, but if you shoot the 1020 at the reduced 5-megapixel setting the S4 Zoom will do better in enlargements. The 1020 has a leg up in low-light shooting, as its f/2.2 lens gathers twice as much light as the S4 Zoom does when it set to the widest angle, and four times as much when zoomed all the way in. This means that you'll be able to shoot at a lower ISO setting under identical conditions with the 1020.
The S4 Zoom lags a little bit behind a compact camera in terms of performance, but it's not that big of a gap. It takes about 2.8 seconds to wake from standby and capture an image, which is on the lengthy side. But the time to focus and fire after pressing the shutter is only 0.2-second, and it can capture 20 full-resolution images at 3.6fps, with only 2.4 seconds required to write all of those to a SanDisk Extreme (50MBps write speed) microSD memory card. This is one area where the S4 Zoom clearly bests the Nokia Lumia 1020; it requires 6.1 seconds to load its Pro Camera app and capture a photo, records a 0.7-second shutter lag, and makes you wait 3.6 seconds between each 5-megapixel capture, and more than 4 seconds between 38-megpixel shots.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom falls somewhere between the company's Galaxy Camera and Galaxy S4, but excels as neither a camera nor a smartphone. A true hybrid device should be able to replace two devices with a single, fully-functional device. To that end, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom only holds up if you carry both a low-end camera and low-end phone. On top of that, the Nokia Lumia 1020 delivers comparable image quality and better low-light performance in a more manageable package—though you lose out on some Android apps and the 10x optical zoom range. The S4 Zoom just seems more of a proof of concept rather than a truly practical daily driver.
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A digital divide for TV groups
5:00 AM PDT 3/22/2007 by Kimberly Nordyke , AP
The two TV academies are at it again.
The latest issue to cause a rift between the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is related to discussions over the creation of new Emmy Awards honoring digital content.
The East Coast/West Coast rivals have been working together for months on separate recognition for new-media content, but sources said talks between the two sides recently broke off after ATAS brass got word that NATAS was reportedly developing new awards on its own. When the academies split in 1977, they agreed not to create any new awards without mutual approval.
In addition, NATAS is said to have made ATAS suspicious by signing MySpace.com as a sponsor for the broadband Emmys. Sources said ATAS was concerned that by handing out a large number of awards to amateurs making user-generated videos, the Emmy brand would get diluted.
As a result, sources said, ATAS last week sought to have the matter mediated by the American Arbitration Assn. Sources added that the L.A.-based academy also intends to file suit today in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeking injunctive relief to prevent NATAS from launching any new awards related to digital content.
Reps for ATAS declined to elaborate but did issue a statement Wednesday.
"The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has attempted to resolve the complex issues associated with the introduction of New Media Emmy Awards with the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for some time," an ATAS spokesman said. "Unfortunately, our talks have not resolved the differences we have in this vitally important area. It is our hope that this matter will be resolved amicably."
NATAS president and CEO Peter Price said he was surprised and perplexed by ATAS' actions.
"We decided to do something together mutually — there is no daypart (for digital media). … We formed a committee with three (reps from each group)," he said. "Recommendations were on their way to ATAS for approval, but (then we were told) we were enjoined from doing anything. Why? I don't know."
Price also noted the importance of having an awards show that honors digital media content in an ever-changing industry.
"We need to recognize these creators," he said. "They deserve recognition, and we've got to find a way to do it."
ATAS and NATAS split after the TV academy's New York and Los Angeles chapters decided they wouldn't be able to reconcile their differences. Since splitting in 1977, ATAS has had oversight of the Primetime Emmy Awards, while NATAS oversees the Emmy Awards in such areas as news, sports, daytime, public service and technology.
In 2001, there was talk of a possible reunification after longtime NATAS head John Cannon died. But the next year, the two academies were bickering over the introduction of a Latin Emmy Awards ceremony that would honor U.S. Spanish-language programming including entertainment, news and sports broadcasts. NATAS wanted to establish the show and accused ATAS of dragging its heels in terms of helping to launch the awards; ATAS was concerned about oversaturating the Emmy Awards shows and offending the Hispanic community as well as how the show would be administered.
NATAS ultimately lost that battle, but sources said talk of an Emmy show honoring U.S. Spanish-language programming had recently been brought back to the table.
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In this Sept. 14, 2018, photo, empty shelves, normally stocked with strawberry punnets, are seen at a Coles Supermarket in Brisbane. Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to metal detectors and the Australian government launches an investigation to restore confidence in the popular fruit. (Dan Peled / AAP Image via AP)
Australia in Panic After Sewing Needles Found in Strawberries
By The Western Journal September 17, 2018 at 2:59am
Public fears about sewing needles concealed inside strawberries on supermarket shelves have spread across Australia and New Zealand as growers turn to metal detectors and the Australian government launches an investigation to restore public confidence in the popular fruit.
The government of Queensland state, where the contamination scare started last week, offered a 100,000 Australian dollar ($72,000 USD) reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for inserting needles into strawberries after six brands — Donnybrook Berries, Love Berry, Delightful Strawberries, Oasis, Berry Obsession and Berry Licious — were recalled.
The scare had spread across the nation by Monday, with needles reported found in strawberries in all six Australian states. No injuries have been reported.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt ordered the national food safety watchdog to investigate Queensland's handling of the needle scare.
He directed Food Standards Australia New Zealand to investigate whether there are supply chain weaknesses that need to be fixed.
"The job is very, very clear. Protect the public and keep them safe," Hunt told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Both of New Zealand's major food distributors, Foodstuffs and Countdown, announced on Monday they are taking Australian strawberries off their shelves because of the scare.
New Zealand imports Australian strawberries when they are out of season locally from April to September, and both chains say the home-grown product will be on supermarket shelves soon.
Queensland Strawberry Growers Association vice president Adrian Schultz said what had started as a single act of "commercial terrorism" had brought a multimillion-dollar industry to its knees.
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"I'm angry for all the associated people, it's the farmers, the people who supply them, the packaging people, the truckies with families to support, who suddenly lose their jobs … it's far-reaching," Schultz said.
Major Australian supermarket chains Coles and Aldi have pulled all strawberries from their shelves across Australia except in Western Australia state as a precaution.
But Western Australia police announced Monday that the first suspected needle contamination case has been reported in locally grown fruit.
A man in the town of York reported to police that he found a needle in a sink after washing strawberries.
The report came after a 7-year-old girl in South Australia state found a needle in a Western Australia-grown strawberry on Saturday.
Western Australia Health Minister Roger Cook said the needle could have been inserted in the fruit after it arrived in South Australia.
Strawberry Growers Association of Western Australia president Neil Handasyde said growers had received requests from major retailers and insurance companies to scan fruit for needles.
"As an industry we are sure that (the needles) are not coming from the farm, but we're trying to get confidence into consumers that when they buy … strawberries, that there isn't going to be anything other than strawberries in there and they're safe to eat," Handasyde told ABC.
"Industry are looking at lots of different ways of tackling this issue. There's been metal detectors purchased and tamper-proof packaging looked at," he said.
Handasyde said he paid 20,000 Australian dollars (approximately $14,400 USD) for a metal detector for his berry farm.
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Proper tooling choice is crucial to achieving optimal results in CNC cutting. Customers believe selecting the appropriate tooling dimensions is the only important aspect in determining cut edge quality. Unfortunately, tool choice selection is far more complex than a straightforward choice of dimensions. While many factors are involved in tooling choice, the single most important aspect that can significantly alter edge quality is whether an upcut or downcut to ol is used for the job.
The difference between an upcut and downcut tool is simply the direction of the flutes. The flute is a groove that wraps around the tool where the chips are released from the cutting edge. This is an important concept to understand when it comes to tool choice.
1. What material are you cutting?
2. How thick is the material?
3. What finish is required?
Upcut tools are not a common choice for cutting wood or particle board. Using an upcut tool would pull the wood chips out of the material and cause unwanted fraying. On the other hand, if the cut edge is not going to be visible, using an upcut tool is still a viable option. It allows you to use a faster spindle speed thus completing the job in a timely manner.
When cutting wood, you need to find the right tool to optimize the use of your machine and obtain the desired finish. If the top edge of the workpiece is going to be seen, a downcut tool is recommended as it will push the chips away from the surface. The only disadvantage to a downcut tool is that it requires a much slower spindle speed decreasing efficient workflow. The slow speed is needed as it takes much longer to get the chips out of the material that is being plunged into. Cutting with high-speed rates creates immense heat and can damage the tool which is why a lower spindle speed is necessary.
When a smooth edge is required on both sides of the material, a compression bit can be very useful. The top end of a compression tool will give you a downcut while the bottom end gives you an upcut creating the compression as both flutes meet. In essence, this tool uses the upcut side to pull the chips out and the downcut side to smooth off both edges. For example, when cutting doors for a home, all the edges of the door slab are visible so a compression tool would be the optimal choice out of the three options mentioned.


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The New York couple who went missing while on vacation in the Dominican Republic last month may have met a terrible fate, as authorities reportedly believe they've found their bodies.
Orlando Moore and girlfriend Portia Ravenelle were supposed to return home March 27 after a four-day trip to the idyllic island. A Canadian couple, Cheryl Freeman and Carter Warrington, may have been the last people to see Moore and Ravenelle.
They recounted their encounter with the couple in an interview with CNN, noting that on several occasions, Revenelle made known her fears about their return home; specifically driving to the airport at night. She said they were warned by the rental car company not to stop or open the windows for locals who might try to mug them.
The couple's flight was scheduled to depart around 2 a.m. out of Santo Domingo, located about 100 miles from their resort. But they never made it. Investigators are theorizing the pair were involved in a fatal car accident on their way to the airport, according to the New York Daily News.
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At a news conference Tuesday, National Police spokesman Frank Felix Duran said a man's body was found in the water off Sans Souci on March 31, a distance away was a submerged rental car, Diario Libre reported.
The woman's body, meanwhile, was found near where authorities believe a car accident occurred March 27. She was taken by ambulance to Dario Contreras hospital with multiple trauma injuries, and died there April 4, the newspaper reported.
Authorities are reportedly working with the U.S. embassy and have sent fingerprints to help with a positive identification, the newspaper reported.


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