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Forums » Professional Video Editing & Finishing Forums » Avid Options Forum » DNxHD 36 is great..BUT!!!
Latest post Wed, Oct 10 2007 8:34 PM by Dom Q. Silverio. 1 replies.
Will it be working in other formats then just 1080p/23.98.
Whycome not 720p/59.94 or 1080i/59.94 ???
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Re: DNxHD 36 is great..BUT!!!
The format was created for the film-offline-HD crowd, thus the limited 1080p support.
I do hope Avid comes out with a low res version of DNxHD for offline use. I understand the reasoning that SD codecs often suffice or that DNxHD is low enough for todays multi terrabyte world. However, a low res DNxHD would help a lot since it means you can edit in the same format as your online and don't need terrabytes of storage for your Adrenaline offline.


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Back to: World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day 2019: Tom's Story
Two months after proposing to girlfriend Amy, Tom was told that the cancer he had when he was three years old had returned. Here's how he dealt with the set-back with the help of CLIC Sargent.
"I can't really remember much of my first tumour," said Tom. "I just remember my mum and dad showing me a video of me as a three year old screaming all the time.
"Mum and dad took me to all sorts of specialists. They scanned my head and found a tumour which stretched from the back of my left eye to the bottom of my brain stem. I had an operation, which the doctors said there was a 50/50 chance whether I would survive – they also warned that if I did survive, there would be a chance that I wouldn't be capable of doing anything. They removed 80% of the tumour thankfully.
"Two years ago, I proposed to my girlfriend Amy and she said yes. Then, two months later, I collapsed and had two seizures. I went to hospital and they found another brain tumour - not the best timing in the world. It was horrible to think I'd have to go through hell."
Fortunately the surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy were successful. CLIC Sargent's social worker Hannah was there to support Tom.
"The support I had from CLIC Sargent was just fantastic. You have friends and family, but it's nice to talk to someone who isn't in your circle. To have that time to get everything off my chest and just talk about me and what was happening was really, really helpful.
"She'd help with my paperwork, so things like the hospital, benefits and charities. To have her to sit down and do that with me, that helped a lot. She was there for my wife and family as well."
Tom and his family are supporting CLIC Sargent's World Cancer Day campaign. Supporters can donate £2 to get their own Band Against Cancer wristband to raise vital funds and awareness.
Pick a World Cancer Day band up in any Morrisons store - find your nearest here >>
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The Open finals aren't until Saturday night, but several riders have already secured Championships at the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Derby.
Jorge Cid, of Caracas, Venezuela, captured the NRCHA Derby Amateur Championship with his mare, Wright On Hickory. They won the class with a composite score of 640.5 (215 herd/215 rein/210.5 cow), banking $1,620.
Cid bought Wright On Hickory to get back into regular cow horse competition after focusing on his family's business in Venezuela.
Wright On Hickory (Hes Wright On x Hickorys Miracle x Docs Hickory) was previously trained by Sarah Dawson for the Wright On Hickory LLC syndicate. Although he'd looked at several horses, Cid knew he wanted Wright on Hickory as soon as his trainer, Shawn Hays, pointed her out to him.
He said the plan is to continue to show Wright on Hickory and eventually compete in the hackamore horse show classes at the NRCHA Futurity.
Daniel Sanchez and Mi Smart Ichi Girl continued their productive partnership by grabbing the NRCHA Derby Level 1 Limited Open Championship. An assistant trainer to Justin Wright, Sanchez knows the mare well. He began working with the 2012 mare (Cat Ichi x A Smart Laker Girl x Laker Doc) at his previous job with trainer Jake Gorrel.
"She's been an awesome mare for me for the lower levels and she's been tough, but I've been very blessed to have her also," Sanchez said. "We've accomplished a lot together, In Paso Robles, they scored a 641.5 (211 herd/212 rein/218.5 cow).
Sanchez was most excited by the mare's fence run.
They earned $2,123 for owner Mary Hobbs.
Sanchez's boss, Justin Wright, also won a title at the NRCHA Derby when he piloted Light and Sassy to the Novice Horse Open Championship. The mare (CD Lights x Dual Sass x Dual Pep) scored a 653.5 (214.5 herd/219.5 rein/219.5 cow) for owners Mark and Kimberly Rauch, who took home the winning check of $2,999.
In reined cow horse, many times, it's the cow work that determines who will earn the championship. Meredith Graber knew the 219 she and CSR Lay Down Sally marked in the Non-Pro Limited was enough to take the title.
Robert Graber always keeps track.
"Ever since when I was starting in 4-H, dad has his own little book and he keeps track of each point, and what I do, in it and who gets other points," said Meredith, 18, of Cannelburg, Indiana.
They finished with a composite score of 654.5 (216 herd/219 rein/219.5 cow), which was good for a winning check of $2,430.
Graber hopes the 2011 mare (by Dual Spark x Look At Her Glo x CD O Cody) will be her future fence horse.
The NRCHA Derby continues Saturday with the Open and Non-Pro finals.
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Jean-Pierre Sauvage was born in Paris in 1944. He received his doctoral degree at the Université Louis-Pasteur in Strasbourg in 1971, under the supervision of Jean-Marie Lehn, himself a 1987 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Jean-Pierre Sauvage conducted his research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS from 1971 till 2014, at the University of Strasbourg. He made a postdoc in Oxford from 1973 till 1974. He is now Emeritus Professor, working in the Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires in Strasbourg. He is member of the French Academy of Sciences. He shared the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines" with Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa.
Jean-Pierre's scientific work has focused on creating molecules that mimic the functions of machines by changing their conformation in response to an external signal. A large theme of his work is molecular topology, specifically mechanically-interlocked molecular architectures. He has notably described syntheses of catenanes and molecular knots based on coordination complexes.


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Q: Android Camera Exif no orientation data but Image is rotated I am using following helper class to handle sampling and rotation of the Camera Image.
object CaptureImageHelper {

/**
 * This method is responsible for solving the rotation issue if exist. Also scale the images to
 * 1024x1024 resolution
 *
 * @param context       The current context
 * @param selectedImage The Image URI
 * @return Bitmap image results
 * @throws IOException
 */
@Throws(IOException::class)
fun handleSamplingAndRotationBitmap(
    context: Context,
    selectedImage: Uri?,
    isFrontCamera: Boolean
): Bitmap? {
    val MAX_HEIGHT = 1024
    val MAX_WIDTH = 1024

    // First decode with inJustDecodeBounds=true to check dimensions
    val options = BitmapFactory.Options()
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = true
    var imageStream: InputStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage!!)!!
    BitmapFactory.decodeStream(imageStream, null, options)
    imageStream.close()

    // Calculate inSampleSize
    options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, MAX_WIDTH, MAX_HEIGHT)

    // Decode bitmap with inSampleSize set
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = false
    imageStream = context.getContentResolver().openInputStream(selectedImage!!)!!
    var img = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(imageStream, null, options)
    img = rotateImageIfRequired(img!!, selectedImage, isFrontCamera)
    return img
}

/**
 * Calculate an inSampleSize for use in a [BitmapFactory.Options] object when decoding
 * bitmaps using the decode* methods from [BitmapFactory]. This implementation calculates
 * the closest inSampleSize that will result in the final decoded bitmap having a width and
 * height equal to or larger than the requested width and height. This implementation does not
 * ensure a power of 2 is returned for inSampleSize which can be faster when decoding but
 * results in a larger bitmap which isn't as useful for caching purposes.
 *
 * @param options   An options object with out* params already populated (run through a decode*
 * method with inJustDecodeBounds==true
 * @param reqWidth  The requested width of the resulting bitmap
 * @param reqHeight The requested height of the resulting bitmap
 * @return The value to be used for inSampleSize
 */
private fun calculateInSampleSize(
    options: BitmapFactory.Options,
    reqWidth: Int, reqHeight: Int
): Int {
    // Raw height and width of image
    val height = options.outHeight
    val width = options.outWidth
    var inSampleSize = 1
    if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) {

        // Calculate ratios of height and width to requested height and width
        val heightRatio =
            Math.round(height.toFloat() / reqHeight.toFloat())
        val widthRatio =
            Math.round(width.toFloat() / reqWidth.toFloat())

        // Choose the smallest ratio as inSampleSize value, this will guarantee a final image
        // with both dimensions larger than or equal to the requested height and width.
        inSampleSize = if (heightRatio < widthRatio) heightRatio else widthRatio

        // This offers some additional logic in case the image has a strange
        // aspect ratio. For example, a panorama may have a much larger
        // width than height. In these cases the total pixels might still
        // end up being too large to fit comfortably in memory, so we should
        // be more aggressive with sample down the image (=larger inSampleSize).
        val totalPixels = width * height.toFloat()

        // Anything more than 2x the requested pixels we'll sample down further
        val totalReqPixelsCap = reqWidth * reqHeight * 2.toFloat()
        while (totalPixels / (inSampleSize * inSampleSize) > totalReqPixelsCap) {
            inSampleSize++
        }
    }
    return inSampleSize
}

/**
 * Rotate an image if required.
 *
 * @param img           The image bitmap
 * @param selectedImage Image URI
 * @return The resulted Bitmap after manipulation
 */
@Throws(IOException::class)
private fun rotateImageIfRequired(
    img: Bitmap,
    selectedImage: Uri,
    isFrontCamera: Boolean
): Bitmap? {
    val ei = ExifInterface(selectedImage.path!!)
    val orientation: Int =
        ei.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL)
    return when (orientation) {
        ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90 -> rotateImage(img, 90, isFrontCamera)
        ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180 -> rotateImage(img, 180, isFrontCamera)
        ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270 -> rotateImage(img, 270, isFrontCamera)
        else -> img
    }
}

private fun rotateImage(
    img: Bitmap,
    degree: Int,
    isFrontCamera: Boolean
): Bitmap? {
    val matrix = Matrix()
    if(isFrontCamera) {
        val matrixMirrorY = Matrix()
        val mirrorY = floatArrayOf(-1f, 0f, 0f, 0f, 1f, 0f, 0f, 0f, 1f)
        matrixMirrorY.setValues(mirrorY)
        matrix.postConcat(matrixMirrorY)
        matrix.preRotate(270f)
    } else {
        matrix.postRotate(degree.toFloat())
    }
    val rotatedImg =
        Bitmap.createBitmap(img, 0, 0, img.width, img.height, matrix, true)
    img.recycle()
    return rotatedImg
}
}

Calling helper class
val bitmap = CaptureImageHelper.handleSamplingAndRotationBitmap(requireContext(), Uri.fromFile(cameraImage!!), false)

The issue i am getting is random. Mostly if I get rotated image below statement
ei.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION, ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL)

returns ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90 which is fine and code rotate that image correctly. But sometimes Image is rotated but it Exif getAttributeInt returns ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL. Which i believe means there is no data of Exif/Orientation against this image and it returns default value.
Exit get Attribute method
    public int getAttributeInt(@NonNull String tag, int defaultValue) {
    if (tag == null) {
        throw new NullPointerException("tag shouldn't be null");
    }
    ExifAttribute exifAttribute = getExifAttribute(tag);
    if (exifAttribute == null) {
        return defaultValue;
    }

    try {
        return exifAttribute.getIntValue(mExifByteOrder);
    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
        return defaultValue;
    }
}

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R.L. Stine never imagined he'd carve out a successful future for himself by writing a horror book series, which he started by accident. The "Goosebumps" creator says he is proud of spreading chills and thrills among children, and helping youngsters develop a reading habit.
It has been a long road for the franchise. Since 1992, the "Goosebumps" franchise has expanded its universe. The adventurous world came to life on the big screen with two feature films -- "Goosebumps", which was aired in India on &flix, and "Goosebumps 2", which will premiere on the channel later this year.


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Though the same silence is observed at the 11th hour of November 11 each year, when the silence fell over the Western Front for the first time, it was 8pm in Wagga. A centenary since the war ended, at the weekend, 600 men, women and children marched on Baylis Street behind the Kapooka Australian Military Band. Of those, roughly 350 were currently serving members of the army, ariforce, navy and auxiliaries. Also joining the procession was the mounted infantry re-enactment ensemble. "It was certainly more than we expected to see in the march," said Wagga RSL Sub-Branch Remembrance Day committee chief David Abbott. The former soldier followed the procession, while his son, 22-year-old rifleman Dale Abbott, carried the flag ahead of the uniformed marchers. Upon arrival at Wagga's cenotaph inside the Victory Memorial Gardens, the national flags were raised to half-mask while the catafalque party stood in attendance. During the course of the four years of war, 62,000 Australians died or went missing. An additional 166,000 were wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. They were part of the 417,000 Australians who served. Though the war affected all states and territories, it had its most profound effect on the smaller towns across the nation. As evidenced by the cenotaphs across the Riverina, thousands were lost. In Lockhart Shire, a hundred soldiers failed to return. In Junee, a further 180 lost their lives. Afghan veteran and active member of the First Recruit Training Battalion at Blamey Barracks, Major Michael Jasny illustrated the loss in greater emphasis. During the main street procession, Major Jasny had the honour of carrying the torch for those who have served in all subsequent wars. "To say I was humbled was an understatement. A contemporary veteran I may be, I have seen some things and experienced some loss," he said. He recognised the acute honour, as a descendant of First World War soldiers. "I can say with absolute certainty that I have never witnessed the depravity experienced by our brothers and sisters in arms, the old guard, my great-grandfathers a century ago." "How lucky are we that the Anzacs, our forebears, would possess such a profound sense of duty that they would sacrifice everything to travel to distant lands – some 8000 miles away – to fight tyranny. "Even more extraordinary is the fact that the survivors who returned home, scarred by the horrors of the supposed 'war to end all wars', courageously picked up their old lives and continued serving their families, their communities and this great country." Major Jasny thanked the members of the civilian public who had joined the procession through the streets. "Do we not owe them? Well, of course, we do that's why we're here today. On behalf of all those who served in the First World War, and indeed all veterans past and present as well as all ex-serving and serving members of the ADF in the Riverina. I sincerely thank you all for being here. "Believe me when I say it means more to those who are still around than you can possibly imagine." The acting president of the Wagga RSL Sub Branch Richard Salcole paid tribute to neighbouring towns across the region and their unique means of commemoration. "In Temora, a Hudson bomber actually delivered 62,000 poppies to signify every single Australian who was lost during the bloody war," said. "Those in uniforms have taken the toll to serve their countries, and their families have bared the costs of losing them. Mr Salcole served 15 years as a logistics specialist in the defence force. He urged the gathering of observers to remember not only those who had died abroad but those who had returned with the adversities they faced to plague them forever. "It's a matter of remembering all veterans. The signing of the armistice was to end all wars, but the 62,000 were the to be the first of many Australians lost in subsequent battles," said Mr Salcole. "When the Second World War came just a few years later, another generation of Australians were at war. The bombing of Darwin, the bombing of Sydney Harbour and the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as the threat to Melbourne really showed how close war came to our shores. "From there were moved into Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam. The battles raged on and on, but we still remembered those fallen in World War One." In previous years, the signing of the armistice has been recognised with a minute's signing at 11 o'clock. But this year, a two-minute silence was observed. On November 11, 1919, to recognise the first year since the war's end, the British monarch King George V ordered all Commonwealth subjects to suspend activity for two full minutes in honour of those who had been lost. To usher the close of the commemorative silence in Wagga this year, Kapooka's Australian Army Band joined the Australian Military Wives Choir and Ozy Youth Choir lead the gathering in the national anthem. There are no remaining veterans of the First World War alive today, but many of their relatives and descendants were present. City mayor Greg Conkey is one such representative. He joined the acting president of the Richard Salcole in laying one of the six commemorative wreaths.
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November 11 2018 - 2:00PM
Remembrance Day Armistice Centenary World War One commemorated at the Wagga cenotaph
Emma Horn
Centenary of Armistice: Wagga remembers the 62,000 lost in World War One
Commemoration of the Armistice Centenary in Wagga
Pictures: Emma Hillier
Though the same silence is observed at the 11th hour of November 11 each year, when the silence fell over the Western Front for the first time, it was 8pm in Wagga.
A centenary since the war ended, at the weekend, 600 men, women and children marched on Baylis Street behind the Kapooka Australian Military Band.
Of those, roughly 350 were currently serving members of the army, ariforce, navy and auxiliaries.
Also joining the procession was the mounted infantry re-enactment ensemble.
"It was certainly more than we expected to see in the march," said Wagga RSL Sub-Branch Remembrance Day committee chief David Abbott.
The former soldier followed the procession, while his son, 22-year-old rifleman Dale Abbott, carried the flag ahead of the uniformed marchers.
Upon arrival at Wagga's cenotaph inside the Victory Memorial Gardens, the national flags were raised to half-mask while the catafalque party stood in attendance.
During the course of the four years of war, 62,000 Australians died or went missing. An additional 166,000 were wounded, gassed or taken prisoner. They were part of the 417,000 Australians who served.
Though the war affected all states and territories, it had its most profound effect on the smaller towns across the nation.
As evidenced by the cenotaphs across the Riverina, thousands were lost. In Lockhart Shire, a hundred soldiers failed to return. In Junee, a further 180 lost their lives.
Afghan veteran and active member of the First Recruit Training Battalion at Blamey Barracks, Major Michael Jasny illustrated the loss in greater emphasis.
To put that into a bit of perspective today, that would be every man, woman and child in Wagga would have been killed, and everyone within a 200-kilometre radius wounded.
Major Michael Jasny
During the main street procession, Major Jasny had the honour of carrying the torch for those who have served in all subsequent wars.
"To say I was humbled was an understatement. A contemporary veteran I may be, I have seen some things and experienced some loss," he said.
He recognised the acute honour, as a descendant of First World War soldiers.
"I can say with absolute certainty that I have never witnessed the depravity experienced by our brothers and sisters in arms, the old guard, my great-grandfathers a century ago."
"How lucky are we that the Anzacs, our forebears, would possess such a profound sense of duty that they would sacrifice everything to travel to distant lands – some 8000 miles away – to fight tyranny.
"Even more extraordinary is the fact that the survivors who returned home, scarred by the horrors of the supposed 'war to end all wars', courageously picked up their old lives and continued serving their families, their communities and this great country."
Major Jasny thanked the members of the civilian public who had joined the procession through the streets.
"Do we not owe them? Well, of course, we do that's why we're here today. On behalf of all those who served in the First World War, and indeed all veterans past and present as well as all ex-serving and serving members of the ADF in the Riverina. I sincerely thank you all for being here.
That you have taken a small amount of time out of your weekend to be here, and likewise on days such as Anzac Day is the right way to honour the men and women who have fought, sacrificed, suffered and died in service to Australia.
"Believe me when I say it means more to those who are still around than you can possibly imagine."
The acting president of the Wagga RSL Sub Branch Richard Salcole paid tribute to neighbouring towns across the region and their unique means of commemoration.
"In Temora, a Hudson bomber actually delivered 62,000 poppies to signify every single Australian who was lost during the bloody war," said.
"Those in uniforms have taken the toll to serve their countries, and their families have bared the costs of losing them.
Mr Salcole served 15 years as a logistics specialist in the defence force.
He urged the gathering of observers to remember not only those who had died abroad but those who had returned with the adversities they faced to plague them forever.
"It's a matter of remembering all veterans. The signing of the armistice was to end all wars, but the 62,000 were the to be the first of many Australians lost in subsequent battles," said Mr Salcole.
"When the Second World War came just a few years later, another generation of Australians were at war. The bombing of Darwin, the bombing of Sydney Harbour and the Battle of the Coral Sea, as well as the threat to Melbourne really showed how close war came to our shores.
"From there were moved into Korea, Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam. The battles raged on and on, but we still remembered those fallen in World War One."
In previous years, the signing of the armistice has been recognised with a minute's signing at 11 o'clock. But this year, a two-minute silence was observed.
On November 11, 1919, to recognise the first year since the war's end, the British monarch King George V ordered all Commonwealth subjects to suspend activity for two full minutes in honour of those who had been lost.
To usher the close of the commemorative silence in Wagga this year, Kapooka's Australian Army Band joined the Australian Military Wives Choir and Ozy Youth Choir lead the gathering in the national anthem.
There are no remaining veterans of the First World War alive today, but many of their relatives and descendants were present. City mayor Greg Conkey is one such representative.
He joined the acting president of the Richard Salcole in laying one of the six commemorative wreaths.
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Dr. Amy Borja received a B.S. Ed. from Baylor University and an M.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, with all course work completed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She earned a Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. As a doctoral candidate, Dr. Borja received a Graduate Fellowship and multiple Kennedy Fellowships for Golden Age Studies. Her dissertation studied the fifteenth century Castilian novel, Crcel de Amor, using a structural thematic approach to analyze the texts political and metanarrative content. Dr. Borja taught at the University of North Texas for three years before joining the faculty at the University of Dallas in 2009.
Schreiber, Amy. Una lectura cervantina de Concierto barroco. El sol de los talleres: Estudios en homenaje a Stanislav Zimic. Ed. Mara ngeles Fernndez Cifuentes. Newark, Delaware: Juan de la Cuesta (2014): 229-240. Documentacin cervantina Tom Lathrop no. 38.
Reflections of Cervantes in Alejo Carpentiers Concierto barroco. Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies. March 27-29, 2014.
Diego de San Pedro: Literary Innovator and Social Historian. 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies. May 7-10, 2009.


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Jan. 09, 2017 | 12:10 AM
At least 68 killed near Yemen's Bab al-Mandab
Fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president carry an injured comrade into an ambulance as they are deployed in the coastal district of Dhubab on January 7, 2017, during a military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies. AFP / SALEH AL-OBEIDI
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on January 09, 2017, on page 9.
Bab Al-Mandab strait
Dhubab district
Abdel Aziz Al-Majidi
At least 68 fighters have been killed in two days of fierce battles between Yemeni forces and Houthi rebels near the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, military officials said Sunday.
Government forces Saturday launched an assault to recapture the coastal Dhubab district, just 30 kilometers north of Bab al-Mandab which links the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
The government and its allies in a Saudi-led coalition recaptured Bab al-Mandab Strait in October 2015, pushing the Iran-backed rebels further north.


Today it's my stop on the #Jihadi Blog Tour! Huge thanks to Karen Sullivan at Orenda Books and to Yusuf Toropov for allowing me to hop on the tour! You can see the full schedule below!
A former intelligence agent stands accused of terrorism, held without charge in a secret overseas prison. His memoir is in the hands of a psychologist with her own agenda, and her annotations paint a much darker picture.
As the story unravels, we are forced to assess the truth for ourselves, and decide not only what really happened, but who is the real terrorist.
Peopled by a diverse and unforgettable cast of characters, whose reliability as narrators is always questioned, and with a multi-layered plot heaving with unexpected and often shocking developments, Jihadi: A Love Story is an intelligent thriller that asks big questions.
I have no idea where to start with my review for Jihadi. Not necessarily a bad thing, just a lot to digest.
I'm not going to lie, it took me a few days to really get into the book. As it's not my usual genre, I read a little at a time and then I did something I never do. I took notes. Yes you read that right. Never in my life have I taken notes on a book, possibly in school but that's a good 15 years ago now!
Jihadi is the kind of book that you need to read slowly. You need to soak in every word, every new character, every harrowing scene. Whether you realise it or not, while you are reading, it seeps into the deep recesses of your mind, and takes hold of your emotions.
I tend to shy away from books that have war, terrorism and religious themes running through them. However, Jihadi has been a thoroughly breathtaking introduction to subjects that cause so much trouble in the world we live in.
Towards the end of the book, I found myself becoming emotionally invested in the fates of the characters. All of them. Toropov has created a wonderfully diverse set of characters and they all have their own quirks and agendas.
While I was on the fence to begin with, by the end of Jihadi I was definitely certain of one thing. It's most definitely a piece of modern literature unlike anything I've read before and in the best possible way.
The prose is wonderfully written and beautifully observed. I found myself having to stop reading on more than one occasion, such was the vividness of the picture painted with the authors words.
I'm so thankful to Karen and Yusuf for my copy of Jihadi: A Love Story. You can pick up a copy HERE .


The world is going to build more data centers. Moore's Law and other clichés imply we're going to get faster, cheaper and better. And I'm haunted by the season ender of "Person of Interest" and all those fears about the singularity.
Rob High, IBM Fellow and the CTO of Watson Group, is pushing the powers of its Watson technology, a technology that requires plenty of servers. The key to Watson is natural language, with the technology created by linguists to understand how human beings communicate.


"STIMULATE THE BODY THORUGH PRE-WORKOUT" by R Lange, S Colyer et al.
Recent use of pre-workout supplements has increased exponentially giving rise to the need for well controlled studies to determine if using pre-workout supplements enhances an individual's workout. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the acute effect a pre-workout supplement has on heart rate, mental focus, and one rep. maximum when performing a bench press. METHODS: This was a single blind study using; 12 participants who regularly exercised (11 males, 1 female) but did not already take a pre-workout supplement were studied. Variables measured were heart rate (HR), mental focus, and one rep. maximum. Participants came for a total of four visits; an introduction, a control (C) trial (water), an experimental (E) trial (single serving of Juggernaut™), and a placebo (P) trial (sugar water) was ingested. RESULTS: Mean values for 1RM were C= 89.02 kg ± 24.90 kg; E=94.50 kg ± 27.05 kg; P= 92.42 kg ± 26.54 kg. Mean values for HR were C=125.83 ± 19.68 bpm; E= 136.333 ±18.41; P= 132.75 ±17.96. Mean values for mental focus were C= 95.917% ± 6.156%; E= 97.625% ± 3.724; P= 97.292% ± 2.701%. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that an individual's heart rate, mental focus, and one rep maximum on bench press will increase after taking the pre-workout supplement.
Lange, R; Colyer, S; Boehler, A; Bradley, R; and Burns, S (2013) "STIMULATE THE BODY THORUGH PRE-WORKOUT," International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings: Vol. 11 : Iss. 1 , Article 11.


If you're looking for a themed cafe serving high quality food, Fresh Fruits Lab is definitely the place to go! Located in Kembangan, eating in this cafe is really a unique experience you'll never forget! Food is served on lab-styled utensils, the drinks are served in test-tubes and the entire cafe setting mimics that of a science lab!
Every diner gets complimentary tubes of fruit juice!
The first dish we tried was the Beer Shrooms ($10) served with Arrabiata Dipping Sauce. There was a good mix of the mushroom and batter, which had a tinge of beer taste!
Next up was the Masago Caviar Pasta ($20) topped with baked half shell scallop topped with fresh quail egg. The pasta sauce was light and the massage caviar spiced up the entire dish, giving it a very unique yet addictive taste!
The next dish we had was the Cajun Chicken ($19) which is roasted Cajun spiced chicken with cream masago caviar sauce. It is also served with grilled cauliflower, clarified butter truffle mash, bacon, cherry tomatoes and green zucchini. The truffle mash went so well with the entire dish and was not too overpowering.
Lastly, we had the Soft Shell Crab Burger ($19) which is dipped in its homemade chilli crab sauce. The amount of batter was just nice as well, not making the entire dish too gelat. This dish has a unique local twist to it and is definitely a must try!
For the drinks, we had the Unicorn Soda ($8) which is grapefruit sofa filled with colourful and fruity ice cubes.
Another must-try is the Beetroot Latte ($6) served with mini biscuits!
All in all, this cafe is definitely a must-go due to the unique atmosphere you can never find elsewhere and the delicious food it serves! We would definitely recommend a worthy trip down to this cafe!


Mobile phone games maker DeNA and Nintendo have entered a "business and capital alliance for the joint development and operation of gaming applications for smart devices" the two companies announced today.
The two companies believe they can create new business opportunities by combining their strengths, and will jointly operate new game applications developed specifically for smart devices. These applications will feature Nintendo IP.
In addition to developing and operating smartphone games together, DeNA and Nintendo will also develop a new "core system," which they say will be compatible with a variety of smartphones and tablets, as well as Nintendo's own dedicated videogame platforms. A new membership service utilizing this system will launch in Fall 2015.
As part of their new partnership, DeNA is to allocate 15,081,000 of its treasury shares (corresponding to 10.0% of its issued shares, having a total value of about 22 billion yen) to Nintendo by means of a third-party allocation, and Nintendo is to acquire such shares in DeNa. At the same time, Nintendo is to allocate 1,759,400 of its treasury shares (corresponding to 1.24% of its issues shares, having a total value of about 22 billion yen) to DeNA, and DeNA is to acquire such shares in Nintendo.
Nintendo says this new alliance is not expected to have any effect on its business performance for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends March 31st, 2015. "The expected impact upon future business performance is to be reflected in the forecasts of financial results for the next fiscal year onwards," the company said in a statement.
Nintendo may be teaming up with DeNA to create games for smartphones, but that doesn't mean they intend to stop creating games for dedicated videogame platforms. In fact, their next dedicated videogame hardware is codenamed "NX," company president Satoru Iwata revealed at a press event today.
Iwata said it is currently too early to reveal details on NX, but that more details on this device will be shared next year. He did not provide any further details regarding what shape the device would take, but has said in the past that Nintendo's next home console and handheld will both share a similar architecture and operating system.
During the joint press conference with DeNA, Iwata clarified that Nintendo will not port videogames created for dedicated consoles to smart devices. He went on to say that Nintendo intends to use smartphone games to draw consumers to their dedicated videogame platforms, and that the company maintains its passion for dedicated game devices and game experiences that offer good value to customers.
Update: During a Q&A session, Iwata was asked why the company chose to announce its next dedicated videogame console during a press conference about their partnership with DeNA. He replied that Nintendo chose to make the NX announcement so people would understand that Nintendo are not exiting the dedicated videogame business, and that the company "will be progressing with dedicated videogame devices with passion".
My first reaction was that this is too early but actually the Wii U's been around for a while.
The console generations are kind of messed up now, though.
On the other hand, mobile Nintendo titles! Money money money!
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I am really interested to see what Nintendo does on mobile, they've always been so good at developing with their platform's strengths and needs in mind and it'll be interesting to see how they tackle this environment. New hardware seems like a smart move, the Wii U has great games and all but it's had a few years and hasn't got the staying power for many more.
...Am I too optimistic to think this "new membership service" might lead to Nintendo actually having a proper account system for their digital stores? Them not having one certainly hasn't stopped me buying tons of games digitally, but it'd be nice.
Totally one of gods gifts to women!
Well, of course Nintendo is making something new, just like Sony and Microsoft already are working on their next thing.
Honestly I would not expect anything before late 2016 or even 2017 though, at the earliest. By then the Wii U has been out for 4 - 5 years, so its probably time.
As for the system itself, going by the info we have so far, I sense that cloud gaming is a huge part of this. Maybe streaming games to the different platforms, workload being 50 - 100% handled by dedicated rigs hosted by Nintendo?
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"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it". - Upton Sinclair.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning". - Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled.
"Think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider than that!" - George Carlin.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans". -John Lennon.
"A lot of things have been done in the name of Jesus that heaven does not approve of" - Jostein Gaarder.
DeNA? The company that makes these crappy "pay to win" games for my phone? This makes me...concerned. "Free" app mobile gaming is the worst thing to happen to games since EA.
Can't wait for Mario Legends and Metroid Battle Tactics.
From what I've been hearing from GDC, the NX should be what I've been predicting. It will be a home console that you can plug you mobile device into to extend your mobile games to your television. The basic idea is that you can buy the next Zelda game (for example) play it on your home console. Unplug the mobile portion and take the game with you or at least take a portion of the game with you. Very similar but more advanced (obviously) than the Dreamcast memory card game things.
It's the next logical step for our industry.
I'm not sure I understand this much... but it does offer an interesting option.
For example.. my mom loves puzzle games. Now imagine a Wii u RTS *hey.. wouldn't be that hard with the gamepad honestly* where she could play the puzzle game on her own, plug it into the game, and I get resources.
Or a Zelda game where you need to decode maps. *kinda like windwaker* You could either pay rupees to do it, or do it yourself in your free time on your phone.
Or.... possibly the best idea ever. Streetpass. -EVERYONE- has phones. People don't want to carry around their 3DS's, send the street pass data to their phone!
Eh. I'm holding out for the Constitution class.
I wouldn't want to see a freemium model for things like Zelda puzzles, or anything...but I could definitely see some of that mobile swappability. Play on your home console, then pick it up on your phone during your commute - almost like the WiiU tablet, but on a mobile network instead of just being in the same room.
Or if you play games on the phone, bring them home and pick up on the TV. Or have the same games on the phone, but have a universal controller that works with all of them instead of the stupid and confusing and glitchy and inaccurate and accursed on-screen soft keys for mobile versions of "real" games.
Basically, Nintendo could take control of the mobile game market with some very smart integrations, partnerships (which they're apparently on top of!) and innovations.
Everything I'm reading says that the mobile marketed games will be completely separate from what theyre doing on the main hardware.
I can see the NX being a joint successor to the Wii U and 3DS, a unified handheld and TV-based console while being more of the latter, while mobile development replaces Nintendo's dedicated handhelds. I wouldn't count on it having any sort of backwards compatibility, unfortunately.
Looks pretty interconnected to me.
That's referring to their network and Club Nintendo infrastructure. They're pretty adamant that a mobile device's games and a console's games should be treated differently.
but hasn't nintendo said that they're specifically not going to be doing that?
From what I'm currently reading, these games are a bit different. They're small mobile games meant to advertise Nintendo's ips and hardware. What I'm hearing from GDC is that the next consoles from Nintendo will be able to connect together in a fashion like I explained above.
So basically major title on the system, mobile companion title on the phone with additional functionality unlocked on both by owning/linking the hardware and your mobile device?
I also realize that if Nintendo releases mobile games that takes advantage of Amiibo support they will likely be literally printing money. Amiibos are already ridiculously successful with their own customer base, expanding that to a wider audience that won't even require them to first buy Nintendo Hardware and are used to the concept with Skylanders/Infinity?
Reminds me of an article a few years back about what Super Mario Brothers 3 would look like as a free to play mobile app.
I would love to be able to SimCity a Kakariko Village, then take it home and play Zelda with it.
This works with some of the rumors I've been hearing.


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Dr. Nick Chamberlain
In 1992, Dr. Chamberlain received his B.S. in Business Administration graduating summa cum laude with a concentration in Finance, from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of Sigma Iota Epsilon and Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International. In 1996 he received his Doctorate in Chiropractic and a concurrent B.S. in Human Anatomy, from Parker College of Chiropractic, in Dallas, Texas. He is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), and has taken post doctoral studies in orthopedics, rehabilitation, functional capacity evaluation, and pain management.
Dr. Chamberlain was trained by the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP) and has worked as a Designated Doctor for the State of Texas, doing impairment ratings and peer review work for the previous Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC), now part of the TDI. He has training in functional capacity evaluation, work conditioning, work hardening and multidisciplinary case management.
Dr. Chamberlain is a trained provider of the American Red Cross "Protect Your Back" program, and is a former adjunct Professor at Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, Texas.
In addition to his work as a Chiropractor, Dr. Chamberlain has been the president and head instructor of Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense since 1981. During this time Chamberlain Studios has grown to include two full time studios and over 20 after school programs and affiliate schools across the nation. In addition, he is active in the martial arts through local karate events, national seminars and tournaments and is the former team doctor for the Christian Wrestling Federation.
In rare moments of free time, he is an avid chess player, scuba diver, potter and traveler. He has been featured on many of the local TV news stations and nationally in: "Stan Lee's Superhumans"; Dennis Rodmans "Geek to Freak"; Several episodes of Veria's HDTV Health series and has written and produced several books and DVD's on the martial arts. Dr. Chamberlain has advanced training and certification in Japanese sake and along with master brewer John Simms, was the first to brew sake in Dallas. Seen above, and to the right, is one of his wood fired sake sets which are made for the martial arts promotion ceremonies in Gasan Ryu Kenpo. Other Japanese inspired items are made for the annual Mizutaki dinner and local restaurants. Dr. Chamberlain and his wife Dr. Jones have recently acquired a stray dog that was abandoned near the karate school. Her name is "Radar" and she works out in many of the karate and fitness classes.
He can be reached for appointments at either of the two Chiropractic offices at: 214-366-1133 or by email at [email protected]. For martial arts questions: 214-351-5367 or [email protected]
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Bhubaneswar's 'Raahgiri' name now changed to 'Patha Utsav', informed by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena on Saturday.
The decision was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of Jena. The name of the weekly event 'Raahgiri', aimed at promoting non-motorised transport system in the Capital city, was rechristened on Saturday.
Three proposals for the new name will be awarded by the BMC. The name of the awardees will be announced during an event on Sunday.
It may be mentioned that Jena on Tuesday had informed about the name change. However he has asked the city denizens to suggest a name for the popular weekly event.
Jena had informed that people can send suggestions for new name in between November 22 to 24, by means of social media. He had added that selected proposers will be awarded accordingly.
Earlier, the Minister of Tourism & Culture Ashok Panda informed that the second phase of 'Raahgiri Day' celebrations will begin from November 27 in Bhubaneswar.
The 'Patha Utsav' will be observed in every Sunday and to be held between morning 6 AM to 10 AM.


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Bethel Heights could disappear into Springdale
Updated: 10:46 PM CST Dec 18, 2019
Emma Claybrook
BETHEL HEIGHTS AND THE CITY OF SPRINGDALE. 40/29'S EMMA CLAYBROOK REPORTS ON WHAT'S NEXT IN THE PROCESS. A BETHEL HEIGHTS RESIDENT GAVE ME THIS BAG OF DIRTY SLUDGE HE SAYS WAS IN HIS FRONT YARD THIS MORNING. PEOPLE IN BETHEL HEIGHTS WANT THE CITY AND THE STATE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CITY'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT...TODAY RESIDENTS ASKED FOR THE SPRINGDALE WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION FOR HELP. we are just wanting the wastewater to stop flowing on our property and our neighbor's property and we feel the best way to do that is for the citizens to vote to be annexed into springdale JASON STEELE'S PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO SPRINGDALE BACK IN SEPTEMBER...NOW HE WANTS TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WASTEWATER ON THEIR PROPERTIES. not only will this help bethel heights it will help all the citizens in northwest Arkansas with wastewater flowing into their springs of course that's bad and we've tried to work with bethel heights and so we've decided the best way is to go to a vote STEELE AND SEVERAL OTHER BETHEL HEIGHTS CITIZENS PRESENTED TO THE SPRINGDALE WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION TODAY. WITH MORE THAN 3,000 SIGNATURES...THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A SPECIAL ELECTION TO MAKE BETHEL HEIGHTS A CITY OF THE PAST. CHRIS WEISER WITH THE COMMISSION SAYS THE CITY IS HAPPY TO HELP. what bethel heights is doing is beyond comprehension that that could happen that the adeq has allowed it to happen over many years and it needs to be cleaned up before there is a worse environmental disaster THE SPRINGDALE CITY ATTORNEY SAYS THE SIGNATURES HAVE TO BE VERIFIED...THEN BOTH SPRINGDALE AND BETHEL HEIGHTS HAVE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE ALLOWING THE SPECIAL ELECTION. IF A MAJORITY OF VOTERS VOTE YES...BETHEL HEIGHTS WOULD CEASE TO EXIST...AND SPRINGDALE WOULD PROVIDE WATER AND SEWER FOR ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS. its an environmental issue that should be addressed that should've been addressed by the adeq the city of bethel heights has ignored it, in my opinion criminally and they need to be held accountable A DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION BUT STEELE SAYS HE HOPES IT CAN BE ON THE BALLOT IN MARCH FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION. I REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR AND MULTIPLE OTHER BETHEL HEIGHTS CITY ADMINISTRATORS TODAY
People in Bethel Heights presented more than 3,000 signatures to the Springdale Water & Sewage Commission in favor of holding a special election to consolidate the two cities. Jason Steele's property in Bethel Heights was annexed into Springdale in September. He said he wants to help other people who are facing similar problems with wastewater from the treatment plant on their properties. "We are just wanting the wastewater to stop flowing on our property and our neighbor's property, and we feel the best way to do that is for the citizens to vote to be annexed into Springdale," Steele said. "Not only will this help Bethel Heights, it will help all the citizens in Northwest Arkansas with wastewater flowing into their streams. We've tried to work it out with Bethel Heights and we've decided the best way is to take it to a vote." Springdale Water & Sewer Commission chairman Chris Weiser said the city is happy to help the citizens of Bethel Heights. "What Bethel Heights is doing is beyond comprehension. That it could happen, that the ADEQ has allowed it to happen over many years, and it needs to be cleaned up before there is a worse environmental disaster," Weiser said. Springdale City Attorney Ernest Cate said the signatures on the petition need to be verified with both city's clerks. Then, both Springdale and Bethel Heights's city councils have to pass city ordinances allowing the special election. If a majority votes in favor of the consolidation, Bethel Heights will cease to exist and Springdale will provide sewer and water for the new Springdale residents. "It is an environmental issue that should've been addressed by the ADEQ. The city of Bethel Heights has ignored it, in my opinion criminally, and they need to be held accountable," Weiser said. A date has not been set for the special election, but Steele said he hopes it can get on the ballot in March for the primary election. 40/29 News reached out to the mayor and multiple Bethel Heights city administrators for comment but did not get a response.
SPRINGDALE, Ark. —
People in Bethel Heights presented more than 3,000 signatures to the Springdale Water & Sewage Commission in favor of holding a special election to consolidate the two cities.
Jason Steele's property in Bethel Heights was annexed into Springdale in September. He said he wants to help other people who are facing similar problems with wastewater from the treatment plant on their properties.
"We are just wanting the wastewater to stop flowing on our property and our neighbor's property, and we feel the best way to do that is for the citizens to vote to be annexed into Springdale," Steele said. "Not only will this help Bethel Heights, it will help all the citizens in Northwest Arkansas with wastewater flowing into their streams. We've tried to work it out with Bethel Heights and we've decided the best way is to take it to a vote."
Springdale Water & Sewer Commission chairman Chris Weiser said the city is happy to help the citizens of Bethel Heights.
"What Bethel Heights is doing is beyond comprehension. That it could happen, that the ADEQ has allowed it to happen over many years, and it needs to be cleaned up before there is a worse environmental disaster," Weiser said.
Springdale City Attorney Ernest Cate said the signatures on the petition need to be verified with both city's clerks. Then, both Springdale and Bethel Heights's city councils have to pass city ordinances allowing the special election.
If a majority votes in favor of the consolidation, Bethel Heights will cease to exist and Springdale will provide sewer and water for the new Springdale residents.
"It is an environmental issue that should've been addressed by the ADEQ. The city of Bethel Heights has ignored it, in my opinion criminally, and they need to be held accountable," Weiser said.
A date has not been set for the special election, but Steele said he hopes it can get on the ballot in March for the primary election.
40/29 News reached out to the mayor and multiple Bethel Heights city administrators for comment but did not get a response.


Walton Fly-in Glamping Party near Redstone | Aspen Wedding Music....Bluegrass and More!!
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Vassiliki Kydonaki (born 26 March 1993), commonly known also as Vasso Kydonaki, is a Greek footballer.

External links
 Profile at uefa.com

1993 births
Living people
Women's association football midfielders
Greek women's footballers
Greece women's international footballers
21st-century Greek women

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La déviation de la verticale (DV) est l'angle entre la verticale (déterminée par la pesanteur) et la perpendiculaire à l'ellipsoïde terrestre.

La déviation de la verticale résulte du relief et des anomalies internes de densité de la Terre.

DV est un vecteur (composantes ξ, η), qui caractérise la différence entre zénith astronomique (φ, λ) et zénith ellipsoïdique ou géodésique (B, L) :
ξ = φ - B = différence de la latitude
η = (λ - L).cosφ = (différence de la longitude).cosφ

La latitude géodésique est l'angle que fait localement la normale à l'ellipsoïde de référence avec le plan équatorial. La latitude astronomique est l'angle que fait la verticale du lieu (perpendiculaire localement au géoïde) avec le plan équatorial ; c'est elle que l'on peut mesurer directement à partir d'observations.

Comme le géoïde n'est pas parfaitement assimilable à un ellipsoïde, DV varie en fonction du lieu ; il peut valoir entre 10" (plaines) et 50" (montagnes).

La valeur de la déviation de la verticale en un lieu varie légèrement suivant l'ellipsoïde choisi (voir système géodésique).

On lira avec intérêt cet article du Bulletin d'information scientifique et technique de l'IGN n° 75.

Voir aussi
 Niveau à perpendicule, sphère céleste
 Géodésie, Géophysique, Gravimétrie
 Horizontale et verticale

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Références

Géodésie
Géophysique


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The Bill, which amends O.C.G.A. § 33-24-53, targets attorneys and medical professionals who purchase and sell accident reports as a means to exploit victims. Unscrupulous attorneys and doctors use these reports to obtain personal contact information of accident victims and their families, and then directly contact these victims in their homes, hospital rooms and by telephone in an unlawful attempt to procure new clientele.
The disdainful practice is a violation of privacy and a clear disregard for the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. Unfortunately, the regrettable actions of a few have given rise to a public distrust of many. The term 'ambulance chaser' has become synonymous with a field of law, which at its best, exists solely to empower people over corporations and insurance companies, to serve those harmed by the negligence of others and to guide everyday citizens to justice through what is often a daunting and complex legal system.
As a personal injury and wrongful death law firm, The Murray Law Firm has long been aware of the unscrupulous and illegal measures some attorneys in this field use to obtain clientele. As such, The Murray Law Firm founded the SAC 'EM Campaign (Stop Ambulance Chasing) to raise public awareness, empower victims, and effectuate change. The new Bill is an encouraging step toward that end, and we cheer the legislation. To learn more about this newly proposed legislation, please visit the Georgia General Assembly website by clicking here.


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CIA contract agent accused of murder in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The American accused of killing two Pakistani men isn't a diplomat, as U.S. officials have said, but rather a CIA contractor in the country doing security work, a U.S. government official said Monday.
The revelation that Raymond Davis was working for the U.S. intelligence agency when he shot two men -- one of them in the back, according to Lahore police -- is a dramatic twist in a case that has already inflamed hard-line clerics and an angry public that wants the American tried in a Pakistani court.
In protests since Davis' arrest last month, hard-line Pakistani clerics have condemned the shootings and demanded that the government not release the American.
Despite the revelation of Davis' true line of work, U.S. officials on Monday renewed their argument that he enjoys diplomatic immunity and must be released.
U.S. officials notified Pakistan that Davis had been posted to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad in January 2010, U.S. officials said. Pakistan's only recourse under international law is to order Davis out of the country, according to a senior U.S. official who briefed reporters on background Monday.
"Any other form of action, including a judicial action or any other proceeding, is inconsistent with his status," the official said.
Davis was jailed January 27 after fatally shooting two men who pulled up to him on a motorcycle in a bustling Lahore neighborhood.
U.S. officials and Lahore police said Davis told them he shot the men in self-defense. Evidence showed the two men may well have been robbers, according to police who found cash and cell phones linked to a robbery reported earlier that day.
But Lahore's police chief, Aslam Tareen, has said witnesses told police that Davis kept firing, even when one of the men was running away.
"It was clear-cut murder," Tareen told reporters.
That Davis was working for the CIA as a contract employee -- his actual employer is a company called Hyperion Protective Services -- seems to explain the assortment of gear Lahore police reported finding in his rental car following his arrest.
According to a Lahore police report, Davis' car contained 9mm pistol, five ammunition magazines, two cell phones, an infrared light, a digital camera, a telescope, a long-range wireless set and a survival kit.
While acknowledging that Davis is a CIA contractor, the U.S. official said that Davis is not a case officer or paramilitary officer.
"Davis is a protective officer, someone who provides security to U.S. officials in Pakistan. Rumors to the contrary are simply wrong," the official said.
He was doing "advance work," scouting areas of Lahore at the time of the shooting, the official said. Davis' role required him to "know the environment" such as traffic patterns and areas to avoid, the official said.
Until Monday, U.S. officials had described Davis only as an employee who was attached to the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and who was working at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore at the time of the shootings.
Formally, they continue to describe him only as a member of the "technical and administrative staff" of the embassy.
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Breaking: Libya coming apart/pilots defect to Malta
LIBYA, 3:29 p.m. ET: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi still is in Libya, a Libyan diplomatic source told CNN. The source also denied the Libyan air force was conducting air raids against protesters in Libya.
Separately, a senior official in the Italian secret service also said that Gadhafi remains in Libya. Earlier today, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Reuters that Libyan leader Gadhafi may have been on his way to Venezuela.
SUDAN, 3:24 p.m. ET: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says he will not run for re-election four years from now, a senior member of the country's ruling National Congress Party announced Monday.
"He will also leave his post as chair of the NCP to allow for the transformation of power to a new generation," said Rabi Abd al-Ati. The senior NCP member rejected the notion that al-Bashir's decision was prompted by popular uprisings in the region, including neighboring Egypt.
LIBYA, 2:15 p.m. ET: Two Libyan Air Force pilots defected to Malta on Monday after being asked to bomb Libyan citizens, a Maltese government source said. The pilots' fighter jets were armed with rockets and loaded machine guns, the source said. Malta is a short flight from Libya.
LIBYA, 2:04 p.m. ET: Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi met in Tripoli with ambassadors of the European Union, blaming the unrest in the country on "terrorists and destructive plans" and stressing that Libya has the right to "take any measures" to protect its unity, stability, people and resources, Libyan state television reported.
LIBYA, 1:19 p.m. ET: Libyan helicopter gunships are firing into crowds of protesters, according to the National Front for the Salvation of Libya, an opposition group. CNN was unable to confirm the report independently.
LIBYA, 12:45 p.m. ET: Oil company Total says it will evacuate most of its expatriate employees and their families from Libya. Shell said it has temporarily relocated the families of expatriate staff.
LIBYA, 12:30 p.m. ET: The U.S. State Department has ordered family members of U.S. Embassy employees and non-emergency personnel to leave Libya.
LIBYA, 12:26 p.m. ET: Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has declared war on the Libyan people and is committing genocide. Who is Gadhafi?
YEMEN, 12:17 p.m. ET: Two human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch, are reporting that 12 people have died as a result of protests in Yemen.
LIBYA, noon ET: British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Reuters that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi may be on his way to Venezuela. CNN has not confirmed. Gadhafi has maintained power in the country for 42 years. The Libyan ambassador to the UK, Omar Jelban, is denying that Gadhafi is on his way to Venezuela.
Libya, noon ET U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had talked with Gadhafi, saying he was deeply concern about the violence, and that it must stop. At least 233 people have been killed in the protests, according to Human Rights Watch. Its report cites information from hospital sources. CNN is not able to independently confirm the figure, as the network has not been granted access to report on the ground.
Google has designed this map of protests based on what it calls "reliable tweets." Personal up-to-the-minute audio reports have been uploaded on Google here. CNN has not yet vetted these reports.
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FINAL 2020 Oscar Predictions
By The Mad Movie Man on	 February 9, 2020 Feature, Oscars
It's that time of year again. When I think I know what I'm talking about and make seemingly reasonable 2020 Oscar predictions.
Of course, the night always throws up crazy surprises, and I'm sure 2020 will be no exception. So, here are my FINAL 2020 Oscar predictions.
(Update: I got 15/20 right. Not too bad, but Best Picture wrong. AGAIN. Still, the win for Parasite has warmed my soul! See you all next year then!)
Prediction: 1917
Could spoil the party: Parasite
From what was a wide-open, five-horse race about a month ago, Best Picture seems to have calmed down to a rather more predictable conclusion, with spectacular war epic 1917 looking the strong favourite.
Having won the top prize at countless preceding awards ceremonies, Sam Mendes' battlefield thriller is likely to take Best Picture, helped by the Academy's track record for rewarding war films (over 10 have won Best Picture), as well as its love for the long-take cinematgraphy (as evidenced by Birdman's big wins back in 2015).
If 1917 is to miss out, then it seems like the only possible underdog winner would be Bong Joon-ho's Parasite. A deliriously entertaining thriller with complex themes under the surface, it's a deserving winner and a favourite of film fans around the world.
However, 1917 has a winning track record through this awards season, as and Parasite will take some easy victories elsewhere. So, it might be too much for the Academy to give the South Korean thriller the biggest prize of all.
Prediction: Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Could spoil the party: Sam Mendes – 1917, Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
This is a close one to call. All the previous award shows point towards an inaugural Best Director win for Sam Mendes (1917). However, I think there's a good chance that Bong Joon-ho will take home the prize for Parasite.
While the Academy will definitely fawn over 1917's one-shot cinematography, Parasite's energy and spectacle is hugely deserving of a top award. Plus, the Oscars have in recent years shown a tendency to split the winners of Best Picture and Best Director. In that, this category almost counts as a secondary Best Picture win.
Bong Joon-ho has made waves with his appearances on the awards circuit – ruffling the feathers of some and winning supporters with others. The love out there for Parasite is palpable, and following Alfonso Cuarón's win last year for Roma, there's no reason a foreign-language film can't take home the statuette.
And for an outside bet, legendary director Quentin Tarantino has never won this category. And with his movie-loving Once Upon A Time In Hollywood a favourite among industry voters, this could be his year.
Prediction: Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
Could spoil the party: Nobody
Joaquin Phoenix has been leading the Best Actor race since day one. It's a really strong field this year, but Phoenix's performance as the titular villain in Joker has been head and shoulders above the rest.
Despite the controversy the film stirred up upon release, the one consistent was the near-universal praise for Phoenix's electrifying turn as a man descending into madness. Plus, his previous work has made him an Academy favourite, yet never a winner.
For Phoenix not to win this year would be the upset of all upsets, although there is certainly real quality among the chasing pack. Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Antonio Banderas (Pain & Glory), Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) and Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes) are all deserving nomineees, but are unlikely to topple Phoenix's march to the top prize.
Prediction: Renée Zellweger – Judy
Could spoil the party: Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
In what seems to be another category with a runaway winner, Renée Zellweger has been cleaning up through awards season for her role in Judy.
Starring as legendary entertainer Judy Garland, Zellweger's performance is undeniably brilliant, although plaudits for the film as a whole have been less verbose. Still, recognition for Zellweger will give an enormously underrated film a deserved moment in the spotlight.
However, given that Judy has gained relatively less acclaim, Zellweger's win won't be as clear-cut as Phoenix for Best Actor. There's Scarlett Johansson waiting in the wings with her fantastic performance in Marriage Story. Meanwhile, there's a passionate fanbase behind four-time nominee Saoirse Ronan for Little Women.
Prediction: Brad Pitt – Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
A very clear-cut win lies ahead for Brad Pitt for his turn in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Having picked up the Supporting Actor award all through awards season, it would take a monumental effort to overturn him.
But it will be a thoroughly deserving first acting statuette for the legendary actor. Arguably the brightest spark of an often languishing film, Pitt's blend of charisma, humour, physicality and depth made him simply brilliant in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
As far as the chasing pack goes, there's not much chance for a surprise here. Filled with legends of the silver screen in Tom Hanks, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino and Anthony Hopkins, there's no shortage of talent in this category. But if Song Kang-ho were nominated for Parasite, the race could have been far closer.
Prediction: Laura Dern – Marriage Story
Could spoil the party: Florence Pugh – Little Women
Laura Dern has cleaned up this year for her excellent supporting turn in Marriage Story. Having previous nominations in this category, her dominant win should come as no surprise, and overdue recognition for one of Hollywood's best actors.
Standing out in a smaller role alongside Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson's stunning lead turns in the film, Dern's charisma and presence is hugely memorable in Marriage Story, leaving her far ahead of the following pack in this category.
As for a potential upset, there's a feverish band of supporters behind Florence Pugh (Little Women). The rest of the nominees are all excellent, but are unlikely to come anywhere near Dern, and even a win for Pugh would be a real shock.
Prediction: Parasite
Could spoil the party: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
In what could be a very close race, Parasite looks like it could just edge out some of the biggest names in Hollywood to take a thoroughly deserved Best Original Screenplay win.
The film's psychotic twists and turns are more than enough to merit the award, not to mention its riveting assessment of wealth disparity in modern society. Still, that doesn't mean it's a dead cert here just yet.
Quentin Tarantino has won twice from three nominations in this category before, and given the industry love for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, he stands a good chance of the win. For a random upset, look to Rian Johnson's ingenious Knives Out with its sole nomination, although a victory there would be miraculous.
Prediction: Jojo Rabbit
Could spoil the party: Little Women
Comedies always fare well in the screenplay categories, not to mention the quirkier comedies of the year. Just look at The Lobster's surprise nomination (Original Screenplay), as well as past wins for The Big Short and The Descendants.
So, Jojo Rabbit is surely the perfect fit for a screenplay win this year. It's a quirky, offbeat comedy that blends big laughs with introspective drama and history. And that's just what the Academy loves to see, particularly from the likes of acclaimed writer-director Taika Watiti.
However, there's such passion behind the campaign for Little Women that it would be a surprise to see it go home without a major award. Criticism has been directed at its often muddled use of time jumps, but the film's clever finale has also drawn praise. This'll be a close one, but Jojo Rabbit should just edge it.
Prediction: Klaus
Could spoil the party: Toy Story 4, Missing Link
This would be a delightful surprise. Netflix's vibrant and imaginative Christmas comedy Klaus has been a real breath of fresh of air, and is exactly the sort of film that deserves the highest recognition.
With a clever take on the origins of Christmas, the film is a hilarious and heartwarming watch. Couple that with pleasant and vibrant 2D animation, and there's a lot to love about it.
But Pixar are serial winners in this category (having won half of all the Best Animated Feature awards), so counting out Toy Story 4 would be an enormous mistake. Meanwhile, underdogs Laika have snuck a few surprise wins with Missing Link, although it seems to have lost awards momentum in recent weeks.
Best International Feature
Prediction: Parasite (South Korea)
The easiest category to predict this year, Parasite's domination of Best International Feature has seen it put all its efforts into the Best Picture race.
This would be a deserving consolation for the South Korean thriller if it doesn't win any top awards. But there's absolutely no contest for Best International Feature this year.
The following pack is certainly filled with quality, from Spain's Pain And Glory to France's Les Misérables, and Poland's Corpus Christi to North Macedonia's Honeyland. But if you're looking for a certain win, then Parasite has got this category all sewn up.
The Rest of the Feature Film Awards
Best Cinematography: 1917
Best Original Score: Joker
Best Original Song: (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again – Rocketman
Best Production Design: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Best Costume Design: Little Women
Best Makeup & Hairstyling: Bombshell
Best Sound Mixing: 1917
Best Sound Editing: 1917
Best Editing: Parasite
Best Visual Effects: The Lion King
PREDICTED FINAL AWARDS TALLY
1917 – 4 awards
Parasite – 3 awards
Joker – 2 awards
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – 2 awards
Judy – 1 award
Marriage Story – 1 award
Jojo Rabbit – 1 award
Klaus – 1 award
Rocketman – 1 award
Little Women – 1 award
Bombshell – 1 award
The Lion King – 1 award
Thanks for reading my 2020 Oscar predictions, make sure you tune into the 92nd Academy Awards on 9th February from 5pm PST. (You can watch the ceremony in the UK from 1am GMT on Sky Cinema Oscars).
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