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The 12 Best Nikon DSLR Cameras Ever
To mark over 20 years of great Nikon DSLRs we've chosen our 12 Best Nikon DSLR Cameras Ever... but which cameras made the list?
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Best A4 printers
A4 printers at a glance:
Most printers will read SD and Memory Stick formats, although more advanced units will also read CompactFlash and USB sticks
Connect wirelessly to a printer with a computer, smartphone, tablet or camera. Some printers have a unique email to send photos or documents for printing via email
USB 2.0 and Ethernet
Connection ports for wired connectivity. USB is the most popular, though Ethernet is useful for a multi-user environment
Connect a PictBridge-compatible camera to this port to control printing and file transfer from your camera's menu
Used for previewing photos and accessing features and menus. Advanced models have a large (88mm) touch-sensitive screen
Use the scanner to copy photos either directly for printing or to send them to a computer as a file. A resolution of 1200dpi or 2400dpi is sufficient for high-quality copy work
Epson Expression Photo XP-950
Website: www.epson.co.uk
Price: £300
The Epson Expression Photo XP-950 is an A4 printer that also prints photos on A3 media. It is small (479x356x148mm), and features include an 88mm LCD touchscreen; automatic Wi-Fi set-up and Wi-Fi direct connectivity; a memory card reader that reads SD, Memory Stick and CompactFlash; a 4800dpi flatbed scanner, and PictBridge, USB and Ethernet connectivity.
The printer uses six Claria Photo HD dye ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black (CMYK), plus light cyan and light magenta).
The XP-950 is easy to set up and performed faultlessly throughout our test. Photo print quality is exceptionally good, mainly due to the use of six inks. The XP-950 will satisfy both the casual user and the dedicated photographer who wants to produce high-quality prints.
The Epson Expression Premium XP-605 is a compact printer (390x341x138mm) that includes a 63mm LCD screen with touch-panel navigation buttons; dual front-loading media trays for A4 and photo media; a scanner with 1200x2400dpi resolution; and a memory card reader supporting SD and Memory Stick cards.
Connectivity is via USB, PictBridge and Wi-Fi. Epson Connect allows you to print wirelessly from smartphones and tablets, or by emailing the printer's unique email address. This printer uses five ink cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow, photo black and a black for text printing).
The XP-605 is an ideal budget home printer that produces vibrant colour test prints. While
the media trays are perhaps a bit fiddly, they nevertheless handle the media faultlessly.
Website: www.hp.com/uk
Price: £60
The compact (445x608x390mm) HP Envy 4500 has minimal features, including a small mono LCD screen for menu navigation. The 4500 uses a USB port, but does not have PictBridge or a memory card reader. However, it does offer Wi-Fi. The scanner has a 1200dpi resolution, while media from A4 to 150x100mm can be used, and there are two cartridges – a cyan, magenta and yellow tri-colour, and black.
Photographic quality is fine for the occasional user. The colour swatches on our test print are excellent, while other photographic elements are vibrant. The blacks are rendered as a dark grey, although this does produce good shadow detail. Black & white prints are neutral with no visible colour cast, albeit with weak blacks. For those on a tight budget, the HP Envy 4500 may fit the bill.
HP Envy 120
The HP Envy 120 measures 429x336x110mm and has a 109mm LCD screen that swivels up to a 45° angle when the unit is on. Features include Wi-Fi and USB connectivity, and a memory card slot for SD, Memory Stick and USB drives. The printer uses two ink cartridges, a tri-colour (cyan, magenta and yellow) and black.
The motorised media tray has a capacity of 80 A4 sheets. There are plenty of ePrint apps available for the user to download and print, such as lined paper and greetings cards.
Print quality is similar to that of the HP Envy 4500, with vibrant colours that lack a dynamic punch in the blacks. Our test print had a slight overall red cast, which was noticeable in black & white prints. The scanner has a resolution of 1200x2400dpi, and when scanning a thick book the lid does not sit squarely on the document surface, causing blurred areas on the scan.
Website: www.canon.co.uk
While the functionality of the entry-level Pixma MG3550 may be limited, Canon has not scrimped on photo quality. The compact MG3550 measures 449x304x152mm and offers Wi-Fi print for connection to smartphones, tablets and computers, USB connection to a PC, and a scanner with a resolution of 1200x2400dpi. Two ink cartridges are used: a tri-colour and black.
The front-loading media tray takes up to 100 sheets of 80gsm A4 plain paper. Print quality is surprisingly good for an entry-level printer. Colour images print with vibrant colours, and while a portrait had a bit too much red, it was still pleasing. Black & white prints have a good range of cast-free greys through to a solid black. The printer lacksa memory card reader and LCD screen, but reproduces photos with good definition.
The Canon Pixma MG7150 has six ink tanks, for pigment black (for text), black, cyan, magenta, yellow and grey. Features include Wi-Fi printing; a memory card reader that supports SD, Memory Stick and CompactFlash cards; an 88mm TFT touchscreen; USB 2.0 and Ethernet ports; a 2400x4800dpi scanner; and an illuminated touch panel for printer functions.
Despite measuring 466x369x148mm, the MG7150 feels compact. There are two media trays, with one cassette holding up to 125 sheets of A4 plain paper and the other holding up to 20 sheets of photo media, and a direct disc print tray.
Print quality from the MG7150 is excellent, producing vivid colours that are not oversaturated. Reds are a very strong colour, while the black & white element on our test chart displayed clean, neutral, grey tones.


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Culture, diversity & CSR
Insight scheme
We love your enthusiasm! Applications for all training schemes will be open 1st October 2021, so make a note to check back then. We'll also announce it on social media, so please follow us on any of our channels to be reminded, and enjoy the latest news, updates and insights into life at Osborne Clarke in the meantime.
Your training and development
Your training at Osborne Clarke is exactly that: Yours.
A bespoke programme that evolves through continuous review and communication, created with your skills, your ambitions and your passions as the guiding principle.
Roll on Friday's Firm of the Year for career development
Ranked in the top 15 firms.
Building future lawyers
Following your time with BBP completing the SQE preparation courses and examinations, you'll embark on two-years of different placements throughout the firm, each one building on the growth and development gained by the one before. Starting from an initial scoping meeting to define your first step, followed up with regular reviews and discussion about what comes next and what you need to get there. By the time you reach qualification you'll know what you want to do and be prepared - and inspired - to do it. And it doesn't stop there. Unlike other training programmes, ours extends into your first year as a qualified associate, where you'll be given further support to develop specialist "future of work" skills, grow your network and, if you haven't already, experience a secondment.
Taking care of the human
The OC difference lies with our people. So beyond ensuring our future lawyers have all the legal and technical training to succeed, we're just as focused on what the human behind them needs.
A trusted support system that includes dedicated development managers and supervisors, mentors and of course a peer network active from the moment you receive your training contract offer (with its own social budget).
A flexible approach to connected working, with no expectation of five days in the office. We are also committed to offering successful candidates the opportunity to train on a part-time basis, and are actively involved with the Law Society's 'Project Rise'.
The opportunity to broaden your social and networking skills thanks to high levels of client exposure from the get-go.
Access to our OC Mind and Body network to ensure you have everything you need to be mentally and physically at your best.
The chance to broaden your horizons and nurture empathy by getting involved in a range of CSR projects. Read more about OC for Good.
"We've designed a training and development program that puts the individual front and centre. We want to bring out the very best in our people, make the most of their unique talents, and inspire them every step of the way."
Alexandra Gower, Training Principal
Are you inspired by...
…new experiences?
One of the most rewarding experiences both personally and for your career is going on secondment, either to a client or to one of our international locations. The fastest and most exciting route to growing your network, while building industry, sector and client insight and experience. You'll have the opportunity to experience a secondment either during your first two years, or after qualification.
…innovation?
Whether you start out with an interest in legal tech, or go on to develop one, we would encourage you to spend time with OC Solutions. At the forefront of innovation in our industry, the team focusses on providing our clients with digital solutions that will help revolutionise the way they work.
…doing good?
Our role as good corporate citizens is central to who we are as a firm, and fundamental to your growth both as a lawyer, and as an individual. From the day you start at Osborne Clarke you will be an integral part of our CSR and D&I committees, giving you the chance to have an active role in improving life at the firm, in our communities and the world at large. We allocate more hours to spend on CSR activities than many of our peers, and we're proud of what our people have achieved, with pro-bono work, fundraising, and making Osborne Clarke a more diverse and inclusive place to work.
Everything you need to know:
We have 30 training contract vacancies available to start in September 2025: 13 in London, 14 in Bristol and 3 in Reading.
The application process will open on 1 October 2022.
Deadline for applications is 15 January 2023.
Assessment centres and interviews will run throughout February and March 2023. Please ensure that you are available on the proposed dates as unfortunately we are unable to provide any alternatives.
Osborne Clarke has three UK locations where you could complete your training. Find out more:
Introducing our Bristol office
Bristol is a thriving city and one of the most vibrant legal centres outside of London. From our Bristol office we advise national and international clients, as well as the high-growth and entrepreneurial businesses that are putting the South West on the map. Our Bristol team includes some of our key corporate, commercial and litigation Partners, as well as specialist teams in areas like pensions, tax and residential development.
In mid-2023 our Bristol office will be housed in the brand new Halo building in the buzzing Finzels Reach area of the city. Halo has been certified by BREEAM as Outstanding – the first building in the UK to attain this certification. With energy coming from renewable sources like solar panels, and innovative water and heat saving technology throughout, Halo is on track to become the UK's most sustainable office building. While working in the office you'll be able to enjoy green spaces throughout, excellent cycle facilities that include changing areas and showers, and beautiful in-house yoga and spin studios.
Competitive in the Bristol market, in your first year you will receive £45,000 p.a., rising to £47,000 p.a. in your second year, and to £69,000 once qualified.
Just as there's more to life than work, there's more to how we reward your contribution to Osborne Clarke than simply your salary. Find out more about our Flexible benefits (UK only).
Placement programme
Bristol trainees have been able to complete placements in up to four of the following areas:
Corporate (including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and equity capital markets)
Property disputes
Regulatory disputes
Construction and projects
Bristol is where Osborne Clarke was founded, and one of our early clients was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. We acted as legal advisors to Brunel on the construction of the Suspension Bridge and the Great Western Railway. There's always something happening at our Bristol office, from our legal battle of the bands in aid of our location charity, to informal team evenings in one of Bristol's many great bars and restaurants.
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2 Temple Back East
Temple Quay
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Introducing our London office
Our London office is in the heart of the City – ideally situated for the top-flight clients we advise. As you'd expect there's a lot of M&A (we're one of the top 10 firms for this in the City), capital markets and financial institutions work. But there's much more to our London office than that. For example, we have one of the most highly regarded Real Estate teams in the square mile, our Tech, Media and Comms team is the go-to team for cutting edge tech companies and we excel in areas like International Arbitration.
Competitive in the London 'City' market, in your first year you will receive £51,500 p.a., rising to £53,500 p.a. in your second year, and to £90,000 once qualified.
London trainees have been able to complete placements in up to four of the following areas:
Projects (including project finance)
Despite its size, our London team is close-knit, enjoying a wide range of social and team activities, like our annual quiz and sporting competitions. There's also a chance to get involved with fundraising for our location charity.
Osborne Clarke London
One London Wall
EC2Y 5EB
Introducing our Reading office
The Reading office is home to a close-knit and growing OC team. With its own distinct, high profile client pool, the office is known for doing City work for leading names from its Thames Valley base. There's a strong technology focus (from start-ups to Big Tech) and the team's strong links to our Silicon Valley office mean that we advise many US clients making their entry to the UK market, as well as venture capitalists and private equity investors across all sectors, including telecoms, life sciences, infrastructure and energy & utilities.
Our Reading team is a regional market leader, with fee earners working not only on Thames Valley-based matters but also leading and assisting on cross-office matters and with our international teams.
Competitive in the Reading market, in your first year you will receive £46,350 p.a., rising to £48,150 p.a. in your second year, and to £81,000 once qualified.
Reading trainees have been able to complete placements in up to four of the following areas:
Osborne Clarke Reading
3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road
RG1 3JH
In late-2022 our Bristol office will be housed in the brand new Halo building in the buzzing Finzels Reach area of the city. Halo has been certified by BREEAM as Outstanding – the first building in the UK to attain this certification. With energy coming from renewable sources like solar panels, and innovative water and heat saving technology throughout, Halo is on track to become the UK's most sustainable office building. While working in the office you'll be able to enjoy green spaces throughout, excellent cycle facilities that include changing areas and showers, and beautiful in-house yoga and spin studios.
Reading is home to a small but focused OC team. With a distinct, high profile client base, the office has strong links to our Silicon Valley office and advises many US clients making their entry to the UK market.
Technology. Private Equity. International Work. Our small and close-knit Thames Valley team is a regional market leader.
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The Iranian Student Association at NC State celebrated the Persian New Year on March 15th, 2015 at Talley Student Union!
More than 250 guests from across the triangle attended and enjoyed the ceremony. There was lots of entertainment including classical live performance by Ranam band, Nowruz Khany (Poetry Reading), Don't forget the lyrics!, celebrity DJ Taba from Radio Javan, and of-course Persian cuisine and pastry.
Moreover, we were honored to host the "Be the Match" organization at our Nowruz party. We appreciate those who lined up to help those who are in need, literally with a simple procedure they were giving someone life.
Yalda Night (1393) was celebrated based on old Iranian ritual. This was an effort to promote Iranian cultural awareness as well as introducing Iranian rich culture to the people outside of our community.So many Iranian and non_Iranian gathered around to make a nice and unforgettable night.
Iranian New Year (1393) was celebrated based on our Iranian heritage. This is an effort to a more comprehensive and inclusive approach towards the Iranians residing in North Carolina with the aim of further promoting general awareness and understanding of the Persian culture within and outside of our community.
That was a nice event where you can socialize, establish new friendships, and have fun. This year, the ISA welcome party was held on Aug 30 in Witherspoon Student Center.
Each year, ISA hosts several events where members, Iranians residing in NC, and those who are interested in Iranian culture engage in fun and interesting activities while meeting new people.
These events are organized with special emphasis on our Persian heritage and aimed to introduce and promote Iranian culture.
Iranian New Year (Nowruz 1392) was celebrated by ISA based on our Iranian heritage. This was an effort to a more comprehensive and inclusive approach towards the Iranians residing in North Carolina. ISA was honored to host over 320 guests from different countries, for the first time. It was our great pleasure to have Prof. Louis A. Martin-Vega, dean of college of engineering at NC State University, and Mrs. Elizabeth James, director of office of international students at NC State University, and Iranian and American professors among our guests. Based on the feedbacks, we received from our members, this ceremony, held on March 20th, 2013 at Talley student center, was an extremely pleasant and unforgettable event. With all honesty, ISA would have never been able to achieve such a success without your supports.


Falcon Health making presentations of their health triangles!
The 8th graders are starting health, working hard, and leaving magazines in shreds! In Health, from January 11th-17th in room 502 the 8th grade students of Falcon were working on expressing their health triangles through a plethora of pictures, quotes, words, and anything else they can find.
A health triangle is a way to present a person's physical, social, and mental/emotional health balance. You make each side a certain size compared to the other two sides based on how well balanced you are in that region of health.
"We reflect on our health triangle with a different perspective that is fun and visual, not only that, but it really requires us to think about what we enjoy to do, and how it affects our healthy lifestyle." said Abby Broecker.
The Students spent the whole week during health to cut out pictures, quotes, and words from magazines, finding pictures of themselves and things they like to do from home, and putting them on a large piece of paper. Most succeeded to fill the whole thing.
"I liked it! I thought is was great that we expressed important things about us and our lives." Said Rachel Thomson.
The students were graded based off of how well they filled their paper, and how little uncovered spots their were. "I told kids to be creative and that it there shouldn't be many empty spots, therefore, I have been grading posters covered in glitter and glue." Said Sean Tucker, the teacher assigning the project. The students definitely took him seriously.
"I thought that it was fun because we got to explore ourselves and present how we are healthy to Mr.Tucker and the class. But, I also thought it was hard to go through all of the magazines and find little things that represent us then cut them out." Said Kamryn Abrahams.
This table is working hard to achieve their goal of finishing by the end of class.


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The battery has not been filled or fitted in yet. It is going in a Triumph 5ta uprated to 12v. Had one fitted previously but it got neglected over winter and failed, but initially proved excellent, better lights and easy starting. Ordered one afternoon, and delivered next day. Well protected for transportation. What more can you ask for!
I wanted a relatively cheap battery for a cheap second bike and this fitted the bill. Works great.


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Pascal Greggory (Parijs, 8 september 1954) is een Franse acteur. Hij werkt heel dikwijls samen met auteurs-cineasten.

Leven en werk

Afkomst en eerste stappen
Greggory was de jongste telg uit een keurig protestants gezin, zijn vader was zakenman. Op zijn twaalfde sloot de jonge Greggory zich aan bij het koor van de Parijse Opera. Hij volgde toneellessen bij Jean Périmony en als vrij leerling woonde hij ook lessen bij aan het Conservatorium van Parijs.

Hij maakte zijn debuut op de planken in 1974. Een jaar later speelde hij in een stuk van schrijver-fotograaf François-Marie Banier met wie hij een zeven jaar durende relatie aanging.

In de filmwereld debuteerde hij bescheiden als een ziekenhuispatiënt in het succesvolle drama Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976). Hij ontmoette later André Téchiné van wie hij voor het eerst een belangrijke rol kreeg: in het biografisch drama Les Sœurs Brontë (1979) speelde hij de getormenteerde Branwell Brontë, de enige broer van Charlotte, Emily en Anne Brontë. Ondanks de aanwezigheid van Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani en Marie-France Pisier behaalde de film niet het verhoopte succes. Greggory's carrière kwam vooralsnog niet van de grond.

Jaren tachtig
In 1982-1983 deed hij een tweede belangrijke ontmoeting: Nouvelle Vaguecineast Éric Rohmer bood hem aanlokkelijke rollen aan in zijn tragikomedies Le Beau Mariage en Pauline à la plage. Hij speelde daarna enkele keren onder regie van actrices Arielle Dombasle en Rosette die hij had leren kennen op de filmsets van Rohmer.

Zijn imago van mooie jongen leverden hem ietwat gladde en kleurloze rollen op die hem niet echt bevredigden. Daarom focuste hij zich vanaf het midden van de jaren tachtig meer en meer op het toneel waar hij in stukken van Heinrich von Kleist en Rohmer werd geregisseerd door Rohmer zelf en in Hamlet (Shakespeare) door Patrice Chéreau van wie hij de levensgezel werd.

Jaren negentig
Vanaf de jaren negentig vond zijn filmcarrière een tweede adem dankzij de films waarvoor Rohmer en Chéreau hem vroegen. In Rohmers L'Arbre, le Maire et la Médiathèque (1993), voor de zevende keer aan de zijde van Arielle Dombasle, kreeg hij de hoofdrol. Chéreau bedacht hem met intense bijrollen in het veelvuldig gelauwerde historisch drama La reine Margot (1994) en in het drama Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998). In het pregnant gevangenisdrama Zonzon (1998) was hij een van de drie gedetineerden die door hun gedwongen samenleven moeizaam leerden begrijpen wat echte vrijheid was.

Hij nam zowel hoofd- als bijrollen voor zijn rekening. Zo maakte hij deel uit van de prestigieuze cast van Le Temps retrouvé (1999), Raoul Ruiz' verfilming van het gelijknamige laatste deel van Prousts À la recherche du temps perdu.
In datzelfde jaar incarneerde hij de Franse hertog Jan II van Alençon in de historische oorlogsfilm The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, en dit vijf jaar na zijn vertolking van de hertog van Anjou, de latere Hendrik III van Frankrijk, in La reine Margot.

Hij bleef echter ook bedrijvig op de bühne als vertolker van onder meer Strindberg en Botho Strauss (in een regie van Chéreau). Hij behaalde heel wat succes met zijn rol van de klant in het in 1996 met de Molière voor beste regie bekroonde stuk Dans la solitude des champs de coton van de aan Aids overleden toneelschrijver Bernard-Marie Koltès. Patrice Chéreau regisseerde het stuk en speelde de andere hoofdrol van dealer. De glansrollen van Greggory en Chéreau werden in datzelfde jaar vastgelegd in een door Chéreau gedraaide televisiefilm.

Drukke jaren tweeduizend
Greggory zette het nieuwe millennium sterk in met beklijvende hoofdrollen in auteursfilms: naast Sophie Marceau in het drama La Fidélité (Andrzej Zulawski, 2000), naast Nathalie Richard in de zedenkomedie La Confusion des genres (2000) en in het drama Raja (Jacques Doillon, 2003). Na meer dan twintig jaar kruiste hij opnieuw het pad van Isabelle Huppert in het psychologisch drama La Vie promise (Olivier Dahan, 2002) waarin hij als gevangene in voorwaardelijke vrijheid samen op de vlucht is met ex-prostituee Huppert en haar dochter.

Voor Chéreau draaide hij in die jaren het medisch drama Son frère (2003) en het ontnuchterend huis clos-relatiedrama Gabrielle (Patrice Chéreau, 2005), naar een novelle van Joseph Conrad, waarin hij en zijn vrouw, opnieuw Isabelle Huppert, na tien jaar huwelijk beseffen dat ze liefdeloos samenleven.

Ook mooie bijrollen waren voor hem weggelegd: in de avonturenfilm Arsène Lupin behoedde hij Arsène Lupin (Romain Duris) voor de gevaarlijke gravin van Cagliostro. In het spannende wraakdrama La tourneuse de pages (2006) vroeg hij als advocaat zijn jonge stagiaire of ze oppas voor zijn zoontje wou zijn. Zijn echtgenote, een verzwakte depressieve pianiste, verpestte als jurylid tien jaar geleden echter het toelatingsexamen van het conservatorium van de stagiaire en ze herkent de jonge vrouw nu niet meer. Aan zijn bijrol als begripvolle manager die Édith Piaf met vaste hand probeert te leiden en tegen zichzelf in bescherming te nemen in de dramatische biopic La Môme (Olivier Dahan, 2007) hield hij een nominatie over voor de César voor beste acteur in een bijrol.

In 2008 werkte hij samen met twee Duitse cineasten die bekendstonden om hun persoonlijke aanpak: onder regie van Helma Sanders-Brahms vertolkte hij Robert Schumann in de biopic Clara. In Nuit de chien van Werner Schroeter, gebaseerd op een vroege roman van Juan Carlos Onetti, probeert hij als verzetsman te ontsnappen aan een ontketende dictatuur. Andere auteurs-cineasten met wie hij in die tijd meerdere films draaide waren Jacques Doillon en Maïwenn.

In het theater bleef Greggory ook onverminderd bezig. Hij speelde onder meer in werk van de Scandinavische auteurs Kaj Munk en Jon Fosse (een van de laatste regies van Chéreau) en van Harold Pinter.

Televisie
Van meet af aan was Greggory ook te zien op het kleine scherm. Naast zijn werk met andere regisseurs draaide hij zowel met Rohmer als met Chéreau een paar televisiefilms.

Privéleven
Omstreeks 1989 werd Pascal Greggory de levensgezel van Patrice Chéreau. Daarvoor was hij de levensgezel van François-Marie Banier.

Filmografie
 1976 - Docteur Françoise Gailland (Jean-Louis Bertuccelli)
 1977 - Madame Claude (Just Jaeckin)
 1979 - Les Sœurs Brontë (André Téchiné)
 1982 - Chassé-croisé (Arielle Dombasle)
 1982 - Le Beau Mariage (Éric Rohmer)
 1983 - Pauline à la plage (Éric Rohmer)
 1985 - La Nuit porte-jarretelles (Virginie Thévenet)
 1988 - Les Pyramides bleues (Arielle Dombasle)
 1988 - La Couleur du vent (Pierre Granier-Deferre)
 1992 - Villa mauresque (Patrick Mimouni)
 1993 - L'Arbre, le Maire et la Médiathèque (Éric Rohmer)
 1993 - La Soif de l'or (Gérard Oury)
 1994 - La reine Margot (Patrice Chéreau)
 1997 - Lucie Aubrac (Claude Berri)
 1998 - Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (Patrice Chéreau)
 1998 - Zonzon (Laurent Bouhnik)
 1999 - Le Temps retrouvé (Raoul Ruiz)
 1999 - The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) (Luc Besson)
 2000 - La Fidélité (Andrzej Zulawski)
 2000 - La Confusion des genres (Ilan Duran Cohen)
 2001 - Un ange (Miguel Courtois)
 2002 - Nid de guêpes (Florent Emilio Siri)
 2002 - La Vie promise (Olivier Dahan)
 2002 - 24 Heures de la vie d'une femme (Laurent Bouhnik)
 2003 - Raja (Jacques Doillon)
 2003 - Son frère (Patrice Chéreau)
 2004 - Arsène Lupin (Jean-Paul Salomé)
 2005 - Gabrielle (Patrice Chéreau)
 2006 - La tourneuse de pages (Denis Dercourt)
 2006 - Pardonnez-moi (Maïwenn)
 2007 - La Môme (Olivier Dahan)
 2007 - La France (Serge Bozon)
 2008 - Le Bal des actrices (Maïwenn)
 2008 - Clara (Helma Sanders-Brahms)
 2008 - Nuit de chien (Werner Schroeter)
 2009 - Walled In (Gilles Paquet-Brenner)
 2010 - Le Mariage à trois (Jacques Doillon)
 2010 - Quartier lointain (Sam Garbarski)
 2012 - Bye Bye Blondie (Virginie Despentes)
 2014 - Mon amie Victoria (Jean-Paul Civeyrac)
 2015 - Le Dos rouge (Antoine Barraud)
 2016 - Tout de suite maintenant (Pascal Bonitzer)
 2017 - Le Serpent aux mille coupures (Eric Valette)
 2018 - 9 doigts (F. J. Ossang)
 2018 - Méprises (Bernard Declercq)
 2018 - 3 Aventures de Brooke (Yuan Qing)
 2019 - L'Heure de la sortie (Sébastien Marnier)
 2019 - Doubles Vies (Olivier Assayas)
 2019 - Sœurs d'armes (Caroline Fourest)
 2019 - Notre-Dame  du Nil (Atiq Rahimi)
 2019 - Frankie (Ira Sachs)
 2019 - Saturday Fiction (Lou Ye)
 2022 - Un beau matin (Mia Hansen-Løve)

Prijzen en nominaties

Prijzen
 1999 - Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train : Étoile d'or voor beste mannelijke revelatie

Nominaties

César voor beste acteur
 1999 - Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train
 2001 - La Confusion des genres

César voor beste acteur in een bijrol
 2008 - La Môme

Frans acteur
Frans filmacteur

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Sencha Forum > Ext JS Community Forums 4.x > Ext: Q&A > How can I get the informations of the selection of a filefield ?
View Full Version : How can I get the informations of the selection of a filefield ?
The problem persist, I can't get any information of the selection. Not even the name or the number of selected files.
With that line, I only get the name of the file, but I'd like to upload this files and I don't think it's possible with only that.
Thanks that link seems very interresting !
I've succeed on getting that informations and before going further, I'd like to know if this informations are sufficient.
I have an upload method in C# side that work. Is it possible with the informations I showed in the last post to fill a filefield? And how to do that?
Because in the C# side I make a Request of a filefield and then all the method work. But if I don't use a filefield to catch the informations in C#, I don't know how I can get an HttpPostedFileBase type, wich is the type I use for my upload.
Do you know where can I find a browse button that work in all browser? Because this tuto doesn't work for IE.


DAVAO, Phillippines (KTRK) -- A dead whale recovered in the Philippines was found with "the most plastic we have ever seen" in the animal, according to a natural history museum.
A great white shark estimated to be about 17 feet long was captured on video feasting on a dead small whale a mile off San Clemente.
The orca had been carrying its dead calf around for 17 days before finally abandoning the decomposing carcass.


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import {forwardRef, ForwardRefExoticComponent, RefAttributes} from "react";
import {TABS} from "react-toolbox/lib/identifiers";
import {Tab as TabType, tabFactory, TabProps as RTTabProps, TabTheme} from "react-toolbox/lib/tabs/Tab";
import {
    TabContent as RTTabContent,
    TabContentProps as RTTabContentProps,
    TabContentTheme
} from "react-toolbox/lib/tabs/TabContent";
import {Tabs as TabsType, tabsFactory, TabsProps as RTTabsProps, TabsTheme} from "react-toolbox/lib/tabs/Tabs";

import {CSSProp, fromBem, useTheme} from "@focus4/styling";
import rtTabsTheme from "react-toolbox/components/tabs/theme.css";
const tabsTheme: TabsTheme = rtTabsTheme;
export {tabsTheme};

import {FontIcon} from "./font-icon";
import {rippleFactory} from "./ripple";

type TabContentProps = Omit<RTTabContentProps, "theme"> & {theme?: CSSProp<TabContentTheme>};
const TabContent = forwardRef<RTTabContent, TabContentProps>((props, ref) => {
    const theme = useTheme(TABS, tabsTheme as TabContentTheme, props.theme);
    return <RTTabContent ref={ref} {...props} theme={fromBem(theme)} />;
});

const RTTab = tabFactory(rippleFactory({rippleCentered: false}), FontIcon);
type TabProps = Omit<RTTabProps, "theme"> & {theme?: CSSProp<TabTheme>};
export const Tab: ForwardRefExoticComponent<TabProps & RefAttributes<TabType>> = forwardRef((props, ref) => {
    const theme = useTheme(TABS, tabsTheme as TabTheme, props.theme);
    return <RTTab ref={ref} {...props} theme={fromBem(theme)} />;
});

const RTTabs = tabsFactory(Tab as any, TabContent as any, FontIcon);
type TabsProps = Omit<RTTabsProps, "theme"> & {theme?: CSSProp<TabsTheme>};
export const Tabs = forwardRef<TabsType, TabsProps>((props, ref) => {
    const theme = useTheme(TABS, tabsTheme, props.theme);
    return <RTTabs ref={ref} {...props} theme={fromBem(theme)} />;
});

export {TabProps, TabTheme, TabsProps, TabsTheme};

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Open Data Albania is exploring on the structure of the economic damage caused to the State Budget. According to the Supreme State Audit, during 2015 period, 84% of the total economic damageamounting to ALL 125.8 billion belong to "State Property Management and Concessions".
Out of this amount, ALL 100.5 billion are economic damage caused in the area of sale and lease of state assets and ALL 5.3 billion are other violations of financial discipline. The energy and hydrocarbons sectorpose the highest risk in this area.
In the 2012-2015 period, the damage caused to the sector of "State Property Management and Concessions" has grown over eight times. In 2012, this sector recorded a damage of ALL 12.7 billion versus a total economic damage of ALL 13.5 billion.
Taxation and Customs Sector are two other areas in which a high economic damage is caused to the state budget. These two sectors recorded a damage of ALL 12.6 and 4.2 billion. The damage in these two sectors has been increasing since 2012, but this phenomenon is felt more in the last year where the damage in the area of Taxation has been increased 45 times and the damage in the customs sector has increased 5 times compared with the previous year.
Damage in the field of public procurement in 2015 was ALL 2.6 billion, or 2% of the total economic damage. Four years ago, public procurements have caused an economic damage of ALL 444.6 million.
In the group of current expenditure, the majorweight of the caused damage is held from remuneration and the payroll system.
City Planning is the sector with the smallest economic damage over the years. In 2015, the damage from this sector is worth ALL 63 million. Unlike other sectors, the economicdamage caused to the city planning has decreased by about 49% compared with four years ago.


Fresh fruits and vegetables are excellent for health. Unfortunately, fresh produce doesn't last as long as processed foods. Find out how to store your fresh items for long-lasting deliciousness. Storing fruits and vegetables isn't rocket science. Instead, it's a matter of knowing where and how to save produce, along with knowing how long it'll keep.
When it comes to storing your apples, you should keep them unwrapped in the refrigerator. Apples will last for 3 weeks before going bad. Same goes for oranges. Keep them in an open container in the fridge, and you'll keep them for 2 weeks. Berries are a little more difficult. Berries only last 3-5 days uncovered or vented in the refrigerator.
Storage for vegetables varies just as widely as it does for fruits. With cucumbers, you should keep them in plastic wrap. As for radishes, you should keep them in their bag with a dry paper towel. They'll stay good for 2 weeks with this method.
If you had trouble getting the most out of your produce before, not to worry. Proper storage methods give you plenty of time to eat up your favorites. If you need more help getting the freshest fruits and vegetables, here's an infographic that tells you which types of produce are in season.


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We 'Need to Protect' Sabah's Forests
The Danum Valley Conservation Area in Sabah is one of the planet's most scenic and biodiverse areas. Photo Credit: Flickr
The natural environment isn't something "out there"; rather, it's an integral part of who we are as a species and as a people. That's why we must stop destroying forests. By protecting natural habitats for other species, we ultimately protect ourselves.
This is the gist of an inspiring speech that Masidi Manjun, minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment in Sabah, has recently given on the need for environmental protection.
As his three-pronged portfolio itself indicates, the health of tourism, which generates plenty of income for locals in the eco-diverse state, is intricately linked to the health of local culture and the local environment. None in that interlinked trio can survive intact if any of the other two are in bad shape.
Masidi Manjun, Sabah's minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment. Photo Credit: Masidi Manjun via Twitter
But let Masidi explain: "Sabah is not just a land full of different species of flora and fauna but it is also our home," he said. "We share this home with various unique creatures and we depend on the environment for our survival," the minister elucidated. "The trees provide us oxygen and the roots give us a stable land to build something on."
Currently, 26% of local forests are total protected areas (TPAs), amounting to 1.87 million hectares, which the state seeks to boost to 30%, or 2.2 million hectares, by 2025. That's an welcome goal, but needless to say matters are all that dandy in Sabah, where extensive deforestation has seen local jungles decimated and myriad species driven to the brink of extinction.
"[I]n recent years, due to the logging and agricultural activities that were done with extremity, our rainforests have minimised in size, thus threatening the survival of our biodiversity and ecosystem," the minister conceded. "For example, [of] our Sumatran rhinoceros, the world's smallest rhino, there is only two of them surviving in Malaysia now since a female passed away due to skin cancer," he added, referring to two captive rhinos now kept in a conservation project in Sabah.
"They are the victims from habitat loss due to logging as well as poaching," Masidi went on. "The possibility that we might never see these magnificent creatures again is undeniable. To stop this happening to other unique species, we need to protect the environment."
Yes, we do need to protect the environment much better. Here's hoping that locals and officials alike in Sabah will set about doing so.
Tags: biodiversity in Sabah, deforestation, environmental protection


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Q: Oracle TRIGGER to set 'RESTRICTION' column on table 'LRESTRICTION' to 'YES' based on 'LAMOUNT' column of table 'LMEMBER' Im trying to create a trigger on oracle sql that updates the 'RESTRICTION' column of 'LRESTRICTION' table to display 'YES' or 'NO' based on the value of 'LAMOUNT' column of 'LEMBER' table when 'LAMOUNT' = 5, I have tried a few other ways but I cant seem to understand how to actually set a trigger properly as there always seems to be errors. I am new to sql and having a hard time understanding triggers as the error messages are also confusing to me they dont seem to be as straight forward as in other languages. My question here is how can I create a trigger that does what Im trying to do or is it even possible?
My tables look like this:

CREATE TABLE LMEMBER (
FNAME VARCHAR2(10),
LNAME VARCHAR2(10),
MTYPE VARCHAR2(7),
IDNUM NUMBER(6) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
LAMOUNT NUMBER(2),
LDURATION NUMBER(3)
);

CREATE TABLE LRESTRICTION(
ID_NUM NUMBER(6) REFERENCES LMEMBER(IDNUM),
RESTRICTION VARCHAR2(3)
);

-------##########------
And my trigger looks like this:
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER SET_RES
AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE ON LMEMBER

FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
    IF: NEW.LAMOUNT:5
        UPDATE LRESTRICTION
            INSERT INTO LRESTRICTION(RESTRICTION)VALUES('YES')
    END IF;
END;

Error is get from this:

Errors: TRIGGER SET_RES
Line/Col: 2/20 PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "" when expecting one of the following:

   . ( * @ % & = - + < / > at in is mod remainder not rem then
   <an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like like2
   like4 likec between || indicator multiset member submultiset

Line/Col: 2/20 PLS-00049: bad bind variable '5'

also tried more triggers with SET RESTRICTION = 'YES' instead of INSERT INTO LRESTRICTION(RESTRICTION)VALUES('YES') and also tried 'WHEN' and 'WHERE' clauses instead of IF but I cant seem to make it work

A: You have typos in your IF clause. And the syntax for an UPDATE is UPDATE table SET column = <something> WHERE <some condition>.
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER set_res
AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE ON lmember
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
    IF :new.lamount = 5 THEN
        UPDATE lrestriction
        SET restriction = 'YES'
        WHERE id_num = :new.idnum;
    END IF;
END;

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About HAT
HAT Australia/UK
HAT Asia/UK
Fellowships & Residencies
Residency Proposals
Selection of the Designer-Makers
HAT Website
Documentation Commission
Critical Writing Residency
HAT Publication
Further Elements
About the HAT Project
HAT is a programme of international exchange research fellowships for designer-makers.
The HAT Project creates opportunities for designer makers to spend time working as artists in residence in a range of international contexts. Each residency is set up for an average of three months during which time the artists undertake practice based research.
Partnerships are established and linkages made with a range of organisations and arts agencies in the UK and abroad. Through these partnerships a programme of fellowships is established over 2 or 3 years. The fellowships are awarded to selected artists. Each of the residencies are linked by a theme or specific area for research or area of craft practice. Through the programme a body of experience, knowledge, critical exchange and work is built up, and relationships developed between the artists, the hosts and the "communities" of practice that are connected with the artists and hosts.
The principle of exchange is central to the HAT Project. The countries and organisations that act as hosts to the residencies also act as partners in the Project. They have responsibility for supporting reciprocal residencies, which in turn are then hosted by partners in the UK. Working within the structure and context of the HAT programme the HAT project brings the artists, curators, academics, cultural promoters and producers together to engage with and support the research process.
Each artist sets their own research programme and objectives. There is no specific requirement that artists will produce finished work during or at the end of the three month residency. However it is recognised that during the course of the Project various outcomes and new opportunities will present themselves. The residency is intended to provide the opportunity to focus on the development of the individual artist's creative practice in a stimulating, often challenging, and supportive context.
The residency programme concludes with a conference/workshop event, the cHAT week, when all the HAT artists come together with many of the Project partners and hosts. This event provides the platform for extending the international dialogue and network, for sharing and reflecting on the experience of the individual residencies and for negotiating various outcomes, collaborations exhibitions, publications, seminars, commissions and trading events.
Working with documentation materials from the residencies and the HAT week and with contributions from writers and cultural commentators, a Project publication is produced. The HAT book serves as a legacy document for the Project and it communicates the collective experiences from the research processes to a wider audience.
HAT Australia/UK took place beween 2002 and 2004. To see the web site relating to that series of residencies, please CLICK HERE
The HAT team visited Bangladesh, Pakistan and South Asia in December 2005 to undertake research for the current project. To learn more about this: - CLICK HERE


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Q: How to find where Java project/JAR's are locally on machine after a build? Where can I find the directory that my Java project places the JAR's after being built?

A: If you happen to be using NetBeans you'll need to "Clean and build" and it can then be found from the yourProjectName/dist folder.


Lost your job and need help paying your Cobra premiums? Or, completed nione months of the premium reduction and need help paying your Cobra premiums?
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) helps workers and their families by providing the right to purchase group health insurance under certain provision. For more information about COBRA please visit their website www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRA or call them at 1-866-444-3272.
If you are unemployed or are curious about unemployment benefits please go to this site for more information.


Enjoy a lovely log cabin next to the beach, close to the nature trail and playground. A very quiet spot, with a gorgeous view of the lake. Relax on the covered wood porch, encircled by delicate birch trees and rhododendron, or warm yourself in front of the stone fireplace.


Mad Men's costume designer, Janie Bryant, has opened up her impeccably decorated home for the first time.
Meticulously filled with pieces from the 1770s to the 1970s, Ms Bryant shares her house in Los Feliz, just east of Hollywood, with her tour manager husband Peter Yozell, and their poodle, Lucie.
Ms Bryant, who has already created three collections of clothes and accessories for the Mad Men and Banana Republic collaboration, revealed she 'so wants to' design a home collection.
'I would love to design china, silver, or barware —or bedding. Bedding with big Rococo-inspired embroidery,' she explained.
From embroidered hummingbirds on the bedroom curtains to bold peacock feathers surrounding her living room mantel, Ms Bryant is also a self-confessed bird-nut.
'Hummingbirds, peacocks, ostriches, and cockatoos are my favorite birds because they all fall in the categories of both quirky and elegant,' explained Ms Bryant.
Her sofa in the living room is from the Fifties, just reupholstered in a tiger-print fabric, and cowhide rugs line the entryway - an animal motif that runs throughout the Spanish-style house, helping to pull it all together.
'Even though I grew up in Tennessee, my soul is from New Orleans,' said the Emmy award-winning costume designer.
She gets her New Orleans fix from Hazelnut, the stylish home accessories store on Magazine Street run by Mad Men actor Bryan Batt (who played Sal Romano).
'At first I didn't think we could pull off 70's Baroque in a Southwestern Craftsman. But she's such a tastemaker, I just thought "Hey, she might be onto something,"' said Ms Kleinman.
The guest bath is painted in Benjamin Moore's Swiss Coffee, and the mural hanging above was painted by the house's previous owners - which played a big part in selling Ms Bryant the home originally.
Not surprisingly, the custom closet is Ms Bryant's pièce de résistance.
'The closet was my favorite room to do,' said Ms Kleinman, who designed the wardrobe, and found a specific light fixture from a hotel in Milan.
'That mural was the first thing that made me see where this house was going to go,' said Ms Kleinman.
Throughout the house, the curtains are made from embroidered linen, some light fixtures are antiques from Milan, and Ms Bryant designed her pink velvet sofa.


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Chinese news agency: Xi says annual growth should be at least 6.5 percent in coming 5 years
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese news agency: Xi says annual growth should be at least 6.5 percent in coming 5 years.
In a video published on social media, Gallagher highlights the faces and current units of active-duty SEALs, calls them "cowards"
San Diego County's still waiting for test results on possible coronavirus case
Public health doctor says case is the only one of its kind so far in region
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gives Scripps Research $50M to fight deadly diseases
The latest grant pushes the family's decade-long giving to $135 million
Raul Campillo, candidate for San Diego City Council District 7
Raul Campillo, a candidate for San Diego City Council District 7, met with the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board ahead of the 2020 primary election.
Monty McIntyre, candidate for San Diego City Council District 7
Monty McIntyre, a candidate for San Diego City Council District 9, met with the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board ahead of the 2020 primary election.
Wendy Wheatcroft, candidate for San Diego City Council District 7
The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board interviewed all four of the candidates in the San Diego City Council District 7 race ahead of the March 3, 2020, primary election in which the top two vote-getters race will advance to a runoff election in November.
Q&A: Noli Zosa, candidate for San Diego City Council District 7
San Diego City Council candidate Noli Zosa met with The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board ahead of the 2020 primary election.
Meet the candidates for San Diego City Council District 7
The four candidates for the San Diego City Council District 7 race met with The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board ahead of the 2020 primary election.
Padres roster review: Garrett Richards
Sizing up the Padres' 40-man roster heading into the 2020 season: Garrett Richards pushed his way back from Tommy John surgery in 2019 and is expected to slot toward the top of the Padres' rotation in 2020
Readers React
Readers React: San Diego Zoo's record on elephants speaks for itself
Animal activists put San Diego Zoo Global on annual list
High Schools / Preps
U-T Prep Report online radio podcast
Guest is Oceanside boys soccer coach Frank Zimmerman


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Officer: Partner Fired Fatal Shot Moments After Loud Sound
The Associated PressJul 19th, 2017, 7:43 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The partner of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman who had called 911 told investigators he was startled by a loud sound near their squad car seconds before his partner fired his weapon.
Officer Matthew Harrity's account, as given by state investigators, is the first to emerge of the moments leading up to the death of Justine Damond, a 40-year-old meditation teacher and life coach who was due to be married in August. It's also the only one, since Officer Mohamed Noor — who fired the shot that killed Damond — has so far refused to be interviewed.
Damond's death late Saturday night in an alley behind her southwest Minneapolis home sparked anger and a demand for answers both in the city and in her home country, where the shooting has been front-page news for days.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Damond approached the driver's side window of the squad car immediately after Harrity said he had been startled by the sound. Noor, in the passenger seat, shot Damond through the open driver's side window, the BCA said.
Harrity was interviewed Tuesday. The BCA said Noor's attorney didn't say when or if Noor would talk to investigators, and under the law an interview can't be compelled.
Noor's attorney didn't respond to messages from The Associated Press.
Harrity and Noor are on paid administrative leave. Harrity has been with the Minneapolis police department for one year, and Noor has been with the department for nearly two.
According to the BCA, Harrity told investigators that he and Noor responded to a 911 call from Damond about a possible assault near her home at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Harrity was driving the squad car as the officers went through an alley to look for a suspect. The squad lights were off when the noise startled him, Harrity said.
No weapon was found at the scene. The officers did not turn on their body cameras until after the shooting, and the squad car camera was also not activated.
Harrity told investigators that after the shooting, the officers got out of their vehicle and gave Damond immediate medical attention.
Harrity said that he and Noor saw a man, estimated to be between 18 and 25, bicycling in the area before the shooting. That man stopped and watched as officers attended to Damond. BCA agents are asking that man, and any other potential witnesses, to come forward.
The BCA said that unless more people come forward, there are no additional interviews scheduled.
David Klinger, a criminal justice professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, said police officers can't be compelled to testify in an outside investigation.
"Police officers are citizens … they have the same Fifth Amendment right as anyone. They don't have to give a statement," Klinger said. "His lawyer might be saying, you're not going to talk until I feel you're rested and not under stress."
In a news conference after the BCA's update, Mayor Betsy Hodges said she wished Noor would speak to investigators.
"It's frustrating to have some of the picture but not all of it," she said. "We cannot compel Officer Noor to make a statement. I wish we could. I wish that he would make a statement."
Assistant Chief Medaria Arradondo said the department is reviewing its policy on body cameras and was doing so before Damond's death. Arradondo said the department is just eight months into a department-wide rollout, and the review includes focusing on how often officers activate them. He said the department wants to increase that frequency.
The city also said it planned to release a transcript of Damond's 911 call after it is shared with family members. Officials had initially declined to make it public.
The BCA said forensic testing is being completed and evidence is still being examined. When the investigation is done, the BCA will present all its findings to prosecutors for possible charges.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gave an interview Wednesday to Australia's "Today" show, shortly before the release of details from the BCA's preliminary investigation, and joined the chorus demanding answers.
"How can a woman out in the street in her pajamas seeking assistance from police be shot like that? It is a shocking killing," Turnbull said.
In Damond's hometown of Sydney, about 300 people attended a silent vigil in her honor Wednesday morning at Freshwater Beach. Mourners threw pink flowers into the Pacific Ocean.
Records from the city's Office of Police Conduct Review show Noor has had three complaints against him. Two are pending, and the third was dismissed without discipline. Under state law, details of open cases and cases that result in no discipline are not released.
Noor was also sued earlier this year after a May 25 incident in which he and other officers took a woman to the hospital for an apparent mental health crisis. The lawsuit claims Noor and other officers violated the woman's rights when they entered her home without permission and Noor grabbed her wrist and upper arm. The lawsuit, which is pending, said Noor relaxed his grip when the woman said she had a previous shoulder injury.
Damond, who was planning to be married next month, was a meditation teacher and life coach. Her maiden name was Justine Ruszczyk, and though she was not yet married, she had already been using her fiance's last name.
This article was written by Amy Forliti of the AP, with contributions from the AP's Jeff Baenen and Doug Glass.
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Amory Ross
There's much to learn on an overnight training run for a young offshore racing team
By Amory Ross
You know those beautifully quiet, majestically serene offshore moments? Well they don't happen here."
What Taylor Walker is referring to is the constant drum of conversation among the crew of Dreamcatcher, a 1972 Swan 48 currently being sailed by the young MudRatz Racing Team.
Several hours earlier, we are tied to a dock in Stamford, Connecticut, preparing for an overnight practice on Long Island Sound. Two weeks remain until the start of the 51st Newport to Bermuda Race, and with only a handful of practice nights on board, tonight's objectives are clear: gain experience sailing in the dark, test new instruments and deliver the boat 70 miles to Mystic, Connecticut, where a morning rig-tune session and evening fundraiser await.
MudRatz was born in spring 2014 from interest in creating a junior sailing "superteam." With advanced coaching and increased resources, these regional teams can fast-track the learning process for the more competitive-minded. MudRatz founder Brandon Flack didn't want to cannibalize local yacht clubs and their summer programs, so the initiative began life limited to the wing seasons. The boat donations started with a Melges 24, but the fleet of toys at MudRatz's disposal has since grown, as has its racing calendar. It now looks after a Melges 20, a 49er, three Melges 24s, a Melges 32 and, most recently, a Swan 48.
It's April 2018, and Dreamcatcher sits high in its cradle in Jamestown, Rhode Island. "Welcome to the new team clubhouse!" yells Flack from the elevated deck to a confused 20-year-old Sarah Wilkinson, standing alongside the keel below. For a team without a physical address, there is some truth to the statement. "Brandon, what have you done?" she replies.
Sarah's father, Don "Donzo" Wilkinson, tragically passed away while sailing in 2010. As the founding commodore of the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association, Don was passionate about bringing people together over a common love for sailing, and in his honor, the Wilkinsons created the Donzo Wilkinson Award, recognizing such qualities in others. The award was eventually given to Flack for his work with the MudRatz, and upon hearing of its presentation, H.L. Devore — a good friend of Don's — called Flack the next morning to tell him that Donzo would have wanted the kids to race to Bermuda. That planted the seed, which led the group to Stephen Kylander, who was adamant that Dreamcatcher, his boat of many years, find a worthy new home. The storied racer was soon gifted to Sarah and the rest of the team now assembled in Stamford.
The MudRatz youth offshore team gathers for a safety briefing during the long motor out of Stamford Harbor to begin their overnight training before the Newport Bermuda Race.Amory Ross
Sarah is one of 11 sailors preparing for the 635-mile voyage to Bermuda. There's also 17-year-old Peter Cronin, diagnosed with a degenerative hip disease that barred him from contact sports. He took up sailing at age 12, and he brings a fiery desire to win. Fifteen-year-old Gannon Troutman, of Virginia, the youngest sailor on board, saw an ad for sailing and thought it'd be fun.
"I don't really have an answer as to how I found this," he claims, vaguely recalling a toy boat he once owned.
Troutman's parents offered to put him through an introductory course, and he fell for the sport immediately. "I feel free when I'm on boats," he says. "Especially offshore."
Troutman now helms the family's first boat, a J/70, but he ultimately aspires to sail professionally.
This is a collection of young dinghy sailors desperate to grow into bigger boats. They are universally curious.
The remainder of Dreamcatcher's cast of young characters includes goofball Fitz Finkenauer, 22, a first-year engineer at General Dynamics, and Anne Longo, 20, who is prone to seasickness but vows to fight through. She's given up sailing on Wednesday nights so she can fundraise while babysitting for other racers. Watch captain and recent Stanford graduate Lindsay Gimple, 22, is also an engineer at General Dynamics, and is joined by her younger sister Megan, an 18-year-old go-getter and comedian who's missing this practice to be at prom. There's the unflappable Morgan Buffum, 23, a gentle giant who never complains. Dreamcatcher boat captain and coach Neal O'Connell, 24, grew up sailing against Walker, and similarly possesses an enthusiasm for teaching kids how to sail. The adults, John Winder and Kylander, are on board as coaches, alongside Walker.
Peter Cronin, 17, settles in for the night as thick fog momentarily lifts to reveal clear, starry skies on Long Island Sound.Amory Ross
Whenever I try to reach Walker, he's busy with something team related. He's installing equipment, fundraising with parents or helping kids through personal issues. Even his fiancee is in on the effort, cooking and preparing the onboard food. At 29, he's approachable and largely in tune with the kids, yet mature enough to create an environment of respect and discipline. What Walker says largely sticks, and that's impressive as a young leader of youth sailors.
Walker oversees a small network of volunteers, but the kids must also fundraise themselves. When I arrive in Stamford, a few of them are writing thank-you notes in the cockpit. But tonight's gathering is not about fundraising, it's about practice, and as the team parents say their goodbyes, Walker tells me he's just handed out the new wet-weather gear. "I didn't want them to have it for the Block Island Race because I wanted them to know how lucky they are to be getting it," he says. "We were so cold, but they know this is an enormous privilege."
After a brief pre-departure checklist, we shove off into a windless, foggy twilight. Visibility is extremely limited, and once outside the narrow channel, Walker hands responsibility over to Cronin and Gimple, acting watch captains for the trip. Gimple runs a short but detailed safety briefing that covers emergency equipment on board and the planned watch rotation, then Cronin directs the group to get the sails hoisted.
There's a lot of indecision as the mainsail starts to go aloft. Crew movement is rough and uncoordinated, and nobody seems too sure of what is happening next or what needs to be done. Slowly, though, all of the right pieces go into place and we edge out into Long Island Sound under main and jib in 3 knots of wind. The engine is turned off, but the boat is no quieter — the banter is accentuated by the stillness of the air. While everyone is settling in before nightfall, necessities like headlamps and batteries become a point of frustration — who stole whose, who forgot theirs — the little things that remind me these are kids and largely inexperienced in the art of offshore preparation. But that's why they are here, and nothing is handed to them. They are learning from their own mistakes.
As a midnight storm cell approaches, Peter Cronin, right, and volunteer David Yonks raise a smaller jib. With little experience working in the dark under headlamps, maneuvers are particularly challenging.Amory Ross
Darkness takes hold, yet still they talk, five of them huddled around the helm like a campfire. The stories are endless, and Cronin has seemingly destroyed a million boat trailers through no fault of his own. A personal favorite involves a blazing tire fire and an unlikely passerby with gallons of water with which to douse it.
The hours roll by. It's now midnight, and there's a group in the nav station monitoring the radar. A big thunderstorm is approaching from the west, and they're apprehensive. Walker has been checking his phone's weather app, but the lightning is a long way off. Nonetheless, with no wind, concern leads to action and the engine is turned on.
Learning how to trim a sail at night takes practice, and light. A bright torch illuminates telltales and draft stripes but distracts the helmsman, so it must be done sparingly.Amory Ross
Now under power, the banter resumes, and I start to wonder if it will ever subside. I understand what Walker means when he says serenity doesn't exist with this group. But I listen intently. This is a collection of young dinghy sailors desperate to grow into bigger boats. They are universally curious about what it takes to make sailing their life, and they are verbally ambitious.
Flack has managed to get a Q&A with Team Brunel as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet races toward Cardiff, Wales, so Walker starts filming questions from the group. Cronin wants to know why Pete Burling is called "Pistol Pete," and Wilkinson wants to know how Abby Ehler got to be a boat captain in such a male-dominated event. Gimple is making a movie about the MudRatz adventure and has been filming everything, a media crewmember in the making.
A morning watch change with Peter Cronin in the nav station, Gannon Troutman on the bunk and Sarah Wilkinson shedding gear. Weary faces reveal a team still learning the importance of sleep when sailing through the night.Amory Ross
At 0100, the threat of weather behind us is gone, so the engine is switched off. But the fog is thicker than ever. Miraculously, a few kids succumb to sleep. It's FOMO, the youthful fear of missing out, that has kept most of them awake until now, but fatigue is slowly winning over their will to stay engaged. Wilkinson picks up a faint bow light off the port side. Whoever it was passed very close, but she was watching. The vessel wasn't on AIS, but there's also nobody monitoring at the nav station.
There's a lot of talk about school, pending exams, graduation and summer plans. It's clear this is a diverse group of kids that span in age and maturity, but their love for sailing supersedes all differences. Their curiosity for one another's lives is genuine.
I capitalize on the tranquility to pick Walker's brain and learn more about what makes the MudRatz different from other youth big-boat efforts. He asserts the distinction lies in the amount of preparation and work they do before and after racing.
Gannon Troutman grinds the jib sheet through a tack for trimmer Sarah Wilkinson on approach to Noank, Connecticut, and the Mystic River. The MudRatz maintain stringent safety practices while sailing, and life jackets are required at all times.Amory Ross
"They are learning the work ethic necessary to survive in competitive sailing. They have no buildings, they have no funding. Group peer pressure to perform and work hard drives them," he says. "There's an element of self-selection to it too, where the kids that don't put in the work don't survive."
Flack tries to reward that spirit using his own connections. For example, at the end of the previous MudRatz sailing season, he had the team pick two of their own — the two who worked the hardest — to join the crew of Hanuman during a practice day in Newport before the J Class World Championship. The two MudRatz representatives were so embraced by the Hanuman sailors that they were invited to join the crew dinner that night and come back the next day.
These are kids who aren't home getting into trouble, wasting their time on their phones or sitting in front of a gaming console.
It's now 0200, and we're doing circles in the fog. They're getting tired and a little disoriented. Things are pretty loose, but it's important to remember that these are kids who aren't home getting into trouble, wasting their time on their phones or sitting in front of a gaming console or television. It's comforting to know that getting lost is still possible in 2018. A while later, I find out the donated radar isn't working properly. With the heavy fog, inconsistent winds, inoperable radar and an 0900 appointment in Mystic, we again strike the sails and turn to power.
We motor through sunrise, and the boat is finally quiet save for the rumble of the diesel engine. They've talked themselves to sleep (or run out of Coca-Cola). I underestimated how significant age can be in terms of sleep and time management, and the effects of this are obvious with this young group.
The Bermuda Race has nonnegotiable "youth team" restrictions, requiring that 50 percent of the crew, plus one, are age 14 to 23, with an average age of 17. The Dreamcatcher crew are 15 to 23, plus Walker, Winder and Kylander, but the ambition for the next Bermuda Race in two years' time is to have everyone on board under the age of 35.
Dreamcatcher, a 1972 Swan 48 with many successful ocean races to its name, was gifted to the MudRatz by the boat's longtime owner, Stephen Kylander.Amory Ross
Sailing experience aside, the main obstacle to that becoming a reality is safety. Older people tend to make wiser decisions, and particularly in challenging scenarios like sailing across oceans. But they are learning at that too. Walker instructs safety-at-sea courses for the Storm Trysail Club and has been drilling safe practices throughout the night. As part of its training earlier in the year, the MudRatz team sailed Dreamcatcher to SUNY Maritime in 20 knots to participate in a comprehensive safety course with life rafts and helicopter baskets in a live wave pool (from there, Cronin went straight to prom to hold court as king). Though tonight's foggy conditions are not favorable for a man-overboard drill, Walker maintains they conduct one every time they go sailing.
Nearing Mystic, Dreamcatcher is still wrapped in heavy fog. I'm downstairs, talking to one of the kids, when through the hatch comes a loud cry. We had nearly run aground on Seaflower Reef, an isolated rocky outcropping surrounded by deep water. Cronin, in the nav station at the time, claims somewhat confidently, "Yeah, yeah, I got it."
I put my head to the window and there it is, right next to us. A second glance out the companionway shows our wake's old trajectory running it right over. He clearly did not have it.
Sometime later, when his youthful ego recedes, he offers a sincere apology. "Sorry guys, that was a learning experience. I promise I'll never make that mistake again."
Ultimately, this overnight journey is about learning what it takes to compete, but it's clear that being there for each other and caring for the team is paramount, as is getting firsthand decision-making experience, working hard and taking responsibility for actions. Nowadays, it's far too rare that kids get such an opportunity. Yet, I also think they know it, and truly appreciate the chance to do Donzo proud.
Two weeks later, Dreamcatcher will finish the Newport Bermuda Race in four days, 14 hours, 23 minutes and seven seconds, winning its 15-boat Class 5 division and placing seventh of 85 overall in the amateur St. David's Lighthouse Division. The MudRatz are also awarded the Stephens Brothers Youth Prize for the best performance by a youth-division crew.


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ALC Welcomes Tom Ingrassia to Caney Convocation Series
On Tuesday, February 7th, ALC will welcome the second speaker in its Caney Convocation Series. As part of Black History Month, Tom Ingrassia, a motivational speaker, life coach, and Motown historian, will be on campus to present Motown and the Civil Rights Movement. About this special program, Ingrassia says, "In this engaging multimedia presentation, I trace the development of, and interconnections between, the escalating popularity of The Motown Sound – "The Sound of Young America" – and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s." Promising to be an entertaining and enlightening event, students are encouraged to participate in this informative and timely convo.
Mr. Ingrassia is an accomplished music journalist with more than 25 published articles, many of which have appeared in magazines ranging from Billboard to Goldmine to the San Francisco Hot Ticket. He has worked with various artists on collaborative projects, including Mary Wilson from The Supremes on a coffee table book about her life. And that's not all. Ingrassia is a true chameleon, having served in roles as various as an entertainment consultant (interestingly, for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, among other places), an entrepreneur, a beauty pageant judge, and academic dean. About his desire to share his philosophy of life and success, he has said, "I've learned that living life successfully – and achieving your dreams – takes great courage and often a willingness to take a risk or two. We continually face great opportunities disguised as unsolvable problems. We all have the power within us to achieve our heart's desire. All you need is the key to unleash that power."
Please join us tomorrow, February 7th, at 7:30 PM in the Estelle Campbell Center for the Arts on the campus of Alice Lloyd College to meet this very accomplished guest. Mr. Ingrassia promises to "take you on a trip back in time, to a turbulent era in American history, when the music of Motown reigned supreme, when Motown truly was 'The Music of Young America.'"
To find out more about this speaker, visit his website.


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Track revealed for Formula E's delayed Cape Town debut
By Sam Smith
The circuit that is set to host the first ever South African E-Prix in Cape Town next year has been revealed after a Formula E delegation visited the city this week.
Plans for a Cape Town race were initially put in motion for a date of February 28 this year but a combination of Covid-19 disruption and a lack of time to complete civil engineering work at the proposed Green Point Stadium venue meant the first race was called off last autumn.
Now, the promoter and organiser of the event, e-Movement, has issued details of the track for the first time in conjunction with Formula E.
Formula E chief operating officer, Alberto Longo told the Cape Town Money Show radio show last night that he was "super-excited about this opportunity" and stated that the race was "subject to the FIA World Motor Sport Council celebrated in June, but it's just a formality".
The backdrop for the race will include the imposing Table Mountain and a view of Robben Island, two of the most iconic locations in South Africa.
Subject to approval by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council, the track will run through the city's Green Point and Waterfront districts and around the Green Point Stadium that hosted matches in the 2010 FIFA football world cup.
The track will start at the Green Point precinct's Vlei Road then turn left onto Helen Suzman Boulevard, before another left is negotiated into Granger Bay Boulevard where two 'sharp chicanes' will be located.
Drivers will then head along the ocean front on Mouille Point's Beach Road before taking a left-hander into Fritz Sonnenberg Road, where cars pass the Green Point Golf Club, then a final right to reach the finish line.
Formula E is on the cusp of solving its feast/famine blight
A Cape Town Formula E race has been discussed since 2018. That was when e-Movement began negotiations with Cape Town authorities, including the city Rate Payers Association (RPA), regarding a suitable choice of location for the planned track.
There were originally three proposed circuit configurations in and around the Green Point stadium, which was chosen specifically to limit disruption to the city's traffic and businesses in terms of circuit build.
The Race understands that at least one of the chicanes in the first iteration of the circuit design might be modified or taken out of the layout for the first planned race next year.
One of the main instigators of the initiative is experienced sponsorship and sports marketing executive, Iain Banner, who was previously the South African representative for the IMG sports marketing company.
Banner has been involved in motorsport through his head of sponsorship role for the Rothmans Group. He was also one of the founders of the Laureus International Sports awards.
The Formula E tradition it's determined to revive next season
e-movement was founded by Banner and Bruce Forsyth in conjunction with Live Company (Aim) and also Yama Software, which became shareholders recently
At the launch of the circuit configuration, Banner claimed that "the public has been crying out for an open-wheel, street-circuit race" and that e-Movement and Formula E were "now answering those cries".
"e-Movement [Pty] Ltd has secured the rights to the event for five years, starting in 2023," added Banner.
"Bringing the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to the country is part of a broader vision to accelerate the transformation of the Western Cape and South Africa into an innovation hub that can drive the renewable energy and mobility transition across the continent and make sure it remains relevant and positioned to thrive over the next 50 years."
Construction of the infrastructure is set to begin in April and be completed by December 2022.
It is believed that the race will take place in February next year if it is included on the provisional 2022/23 calendar, which should be issued by the World Motor Sport Council in June.
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Diageo has recreated Tanqueray Old Tom Gin for the global on-trade and speciality retailers.
The product is inspired by founder Charles Tanqueray's 1835 recipe and has been brought to market with "bartenders and connoisseurs in mind'.
The launch is limited to 100,000 bottles and follows the release of Malacca last year – another Charles Tanqueray recipe brought to life by current master distiller Tom Nichol.
The Old Tom style is said to bridge the flavour gap between Dutch genevers and the London Dry style. Diageo described Old Tom as "lighter than a genever but more full-bodied and sweeter than a London Dry".
Barrie Wilson, Tanqueray global brand ambassador, added: "This exceptional liquid will allow bartenders to recreate authentic Old Tom cocktails with a true sense of how they would have tasted historically.


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Essay Proposal: What is it about Japanese survival horror that distinguishes it from its Western counterpart and why are they so successful?
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Fiona Lee
With Japan being home to many horror films and stories as well as popular video games, it was almost a given that they would be just as successful in producing what is now commonly known as 'survival horror games'; a combination of their expertise. Their treatment of fear fused with gameplay is interesting in that there is a certain quality to it that is so unique that it can be instantly distinguished from a Western produced horror game and ultimately, it is this unique 'style' that I wish to establish in order to show how their approach to survival horror has influenced games of the same genre on a worldwide scale and how survival horror games have altogether evolved drastically over the recent years.
This is not however, to say that the Japanese approach is necessarily better, but simply that there is something in its treatment that has allowed it to gain the level of attention that it has today, not just with the local Japanese audience, but having gradually expanded to the global audience as well. It has caught my attention that two of the most popular horror games in the North American game industry; Silent Hill and Resident Evil are both, whilst taken from European horror, produced by Japanese game companies, and there are so many implications of Japanese horror included in the designing of these games that this merging of North American and Japanese horror has taken survival horror games to a whole new level.
Throughout my research essay, I will be using a variety of survival horror games originated from both the West and East as examples and discuss them in terms of visual graphics, music and sound, storyline, and gameplay. I have also chosen to look into Rei: Shisei no Koe (or Fatal Frame III) in more depth as a more traditionally designed Japanese survival horror and to analyze it in comparison to a Western-based horror game; Dead Space, as they will provide more specific examples as to what each survival horror has to offer as well as what they each may lack. To do so, I am going to spend a day each playing each of the games so to gain enough play experience for a decent understanding of them. This will aid me in my close reading of the games so that the horror elements can be compared with each other through personal experience.
Japanese survival horrors significantly differ from their Western counterparts as they tend to focus more on psychological horror developed through the atmospheric and storytelling side of the game, whereas Western horror games tend to emphasize on throwing in graphical violence, gore and the occasional shock factor. This is the general difference between the two horror cultures that I wish to delve through and be able to demonstrate what it is about Japanese horror that is so succinct that it has captured the attention of North American gamers.
In order to understand why this gap between the Western and Eastern horror games exist, it is important to bear in mind that cultural differences play a huge role in the way in which these games have been designed as they must cater primarily to their respective target audiences. As such, I will look at not only the games themselves, but to trace back to the source materials that survival horror takes from (e.g. horror films and stories) and to see how much the Japanese differ to those of the Western culture. Eimi Ozawa from the University of Tokyo has written an article called the 'U.S. Adaptations of Japanese Horror Films' where she thoroughly discusses in one of the sections, the differences in portrayal of Samara/Sadako from The Ring. This relates heavily to the discussion of Japanese and Western survival horror games as the two movie adaptations too, fall under the same genre but due to receiving very typical treatment of either Japanese horror or Western horror, they become different and distinguishable from one another. This method of study does have its limitations however, as it does not directly look into games and compare them, but only something of a similar nature, so the similarities and differences may only be applied to games to a certain extent. To ensure that the more game-specific aspects of cultural distinction are covered, I will also be looking at the article "The Anthropology of Fear: Learning About Japan Through Horror Games" written by Chris Pruett which will cover the intents and historical references of Japanese horror directly through the study of horror games.
Regardless of how successful their designing of horror games may be, it is also necessary to take note of the reception of the games in both Japan and North America. Silent Hill's third installation (and onwards) is a very interesting example for this as it is designed by a Japanese company with the inclusion of psychological horror, but hasn't been as well received locally as it should be in contrast to its big success in North America. This is largely due to the fact that Silent Hill's gameplay doesn't just stop at puzzle-solving and exploration, but also includes direct combat, which is not typical of or favored by the Japanese audience. So despite the fact that it is home to so many survival horror games that we would consider 'successful' in North America, these games are actually not as well-received in their local city and it is this cultural controversy between what the Japanese audience demands for and what the North American audience demands for that survival horror games can allow for so many new, innovative ideas and development to this date.
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