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Christian Bale's Poor, Suffering Body
By Dustin Rowles | Celebrity | June 3, 2019 |
Y'all, this is Christian Bale in his last movie, Vice.
This is Christian Bale in his next movie, Ford v Ferrari.
Bale lost another 40 pounds to play the role of British driver Ken Miles, and I assume that 40 pounds comes off of Christian Bale's regular frame and not his Dick Cheney frame. This, on top of The Machinist weight loss, his weight loss in The Fighter and Rescue Dawn and his weight gain in American Hustle, and you gotta wonder how many times Bale can put his body through the wringer like this before it finally tells him to f**k off? The human body is not made of molding clay, Bale. It cannot be sculpted like that.
Anyway, here he is in the trailer for Ford v Ferrari with Matt Damon, who plays Carol Shelby, a car designer tasked with creating a Ford car that can compete with the Ferrari at the 1966 Le Mans World Championship. Bale's Miles is tasked with test driving it. I'm excited about that, but I'm weirdly even more excited about Jon Bernthal as Lee Iacocca because I think Bernthal may be one of the best actors of his generation, it's just that not everyone else has picked up on that yet.
Definitely stick around for Tracy Letts' scene inside the car at the end of the trailer, too (also, bless Bale's performance in Vice, but Letts would have been even better in that role).
Ford v Ferrari opens on November 15th, right during the height of Awards season.
Dustin is the founder and co-owner of Pajiba. You may email him here or follow him on Twitter.
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If snow has fallen on your collection day, please do not place your garbage and recycling carts at the curb line. Instead, place your carts inside of your driveway entrance or on the curb, just off of the street.
Will my solid waste be collected during severe winter weather?
Collection is generally not disrupted due to winter weather, but delays do occasionally occur.
Complete cancellation of solid waste collection due to winter storms is a rare occurrence; but is possible. These situations are dictated by the weather event. In the rare case that garbage collection is canceled, this information will be communicated through local media outlets and on the Town's website.
Is it possible to roll the carts through snow?
Yes, but there are limitations. You may have to clear a path to the curb first.
What if it's snowing so hard & the snow becomes so deep that I am unable to roll the cart to the curbside?
The Town makes every effort to collect your solid waste during the normally scheduled collection day.
If the snow becomes too much of an obstacle for you to maneuver your cart to the curb, then you will either need to clear a path to the curb or hold your materials until your next scheduled collection day.
If I normally place my cart on the grass next to my driveway, where should I place it during the wintertime when it snows?
If your cart cannot be placed along the curb line or within your driveway entrance, you will need to shovel a level area on the curb that is large enough for your cart to fit.
Where may I place my cart in the event that there is a snow bank at the curb?
If your cart will not fit inside of your driveway entrance then you may need to shovel an opening into the snow bank where the cart may be placed.
Please do not place your cart on a snow bank unless you have shoveled a level opening in the bank where your garbage can be collected. Your garbage will not be collected if the cart is placed on too uneven a surface because the garbage truck's mechanical arm may not be able to reach the cart.


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Socialness Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Posted on December 09, 2022 by Amy Olson
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A new Dartmouth study investigates how social interaction is perceived.
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Although people are generally predisposed to perceive interactions to be social even in unlikely contexts, they don't always agree on exactly which information is social, according to a new Dartmouth study.
The findings show that much of the brain responds more strongly to information that is interpreted as social versus random.
Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the results contribute to research illustrating how humans are drawn to social connections.
By taking into account people's own perceptions, we can understand the underlying neural processes better.
Rekha Varrier, postdoctoral fellow in PBS
It has long been known that humans tend to perceive social information, including in inanimate stimuli, such as seeing a face in a rocky outcropping or interpreting the motion of two shapes, as a social interaction.
Previous studies on social perception using such geometric-shaped animations have often relied on labels assigned more than 20 years ago by researchers that designated which animations should be classified as social versus random, or nonsocial, motion. However, Dartmouth's study employs a more subjective approach and is based on participants' own reports of whether they perceive a given animation as social or not.
"Through this research, we set out to understand how and why people can perceive the same dynamic social information differently," says lead author Rekha Varrier, a postdoctoral fellow in the Functional Imaging and Naturalistic Neuroscience (FINN) Lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. "By taking into account people's own perceptions, we can understand the underlying neural processes better."
Rekha Varrier, a postdoctoral fellow in the FINN Lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
To examine the behavioral and neural correlates of "conscious" social perception, the Dartmouth team used data from the social cognition task in the Human Connectome Project. With over 1,000 healthy adult participants, the project provides researchers with a large, public dataset to work from.
For the task, participants were asked to watch 10 animations of two or more shapes in motion that were 20 seconds in length while their brain activity was recorded in an fMRI, or functional magnetic resonance imaging, scanner. The task was designed to be balanced, as five of the animations were meant to be social and the other five were not. After watching each animation, participants were asked to indicate how they perceived the content by selecting one of the following labels: social, nonsocial, or unsure.
The results demonstrated that participants were biased towards perceiving information as social in that they were more likely to declare an animation intended to be random as "social" than to declare one intended to be social as "random." Furthermore, participants tended to express higher uncertainty on how to categorize animations when the stimuli were meant to be perceived as nonsocial, perhaps indicating a reluctance to declare content as nonsocial altogether.
"Humans depend on social structures to survive," says senior author Emily Finn, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, and principal investigator of the FINN Lab. "Our brains and minds might be primed to see things as social because it confers an evolutionary advantage."
Senior author Emily Finn, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, and principal investigator of the FINN Lab. (Photo courtesy of Emily Finn)
Finn also notes, "We're likely tuned to see social information in our surroundings because the cost of missing a social interaction would likely be higher than that of falsely perceiving something as social."
"Our fMRI results indicate that much of the brain cares about social information," says Varrier. "We found that the neural response to social content occurs early both in time and in the cortical hierarchy."
The findings show that the processing of social information occurs in early brain regions that are typically involved in processing visual information, including regions in the lateral occipital and temporal regions.
Through future work, the researchers plan to develop their own set of animations that are deliberately ambiguous, which will enable them to ask more precise questions about why there are different perceptions of social interactions across individuals. The results could potentially be used to better understand autism spectrum disorder and to gain a more nuanced understanding of social perception.

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Here's the link - photos from last night coming soon - Santa Cruz on Tuesday.
Finally! A timba tour that's actually happening! See you there!
Here's the link for Tuesday, Oct. 24th at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz. For Roccapulco SF tickets tomorrow, Saturday call 415-940-0001.
Yeni Valdés - among the most imitated Cuban vocalists since Celia Cruz - was the first woman in two of Cuba's greatest bands - NG La Banda and Los Van Van, singing with the latter for 16 years. She now lives in Santa Cruz, California with her husband, Erick Barbería, a batá master who played with the legendary Papo Angarica and a multi-talented timbero equally at home with lead vocals and all the percussion instruments. They'll be playing in a star studded show produced by DJ Asho and featuring Timbalive, DJ Walt Digz, DJ Melao and DJ Danis la Clave next Friday, October 13th. Here's are links for venue information and tickets. And here's the press release in downloadable format.
Tirso is doing a whole series of educational timba piano videos on youtube!


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DJ Mag at Zouk ft KL Gregori Klosman 10 February 2018
Jason Cheah 7th Feb 2018
Parisian DJ, producer and label owner Gregori Klosman who DJs at Zouk KL on 10 February is a man well practiced in unlocking vast potential. With a natural knack for getting the best out of himself and those around him, the wildly talented Frenchman has become a hugely influential figure in the landscape of modern electronic music.
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As a producer, Gregori is renowned for bringing energy and character to everything he touches. Pushing an upfront and fresh strain of house and EDM, the producer has won legions of fans with his blistering, club-focused sound ever since he first arrived on the scene with 'Fuckin Down' alongside Tristan Garner, a track that scored him a huge hit and caught the attention of Steve Angello, Chuckie, David Guetta, and more.
2013's "Funk It" was an instant global success and now in 2014, Gregori displays his versatility with the vocal-led, pop-leaning hit "Time To Be Alone." Releasing his music on the likes of Fool's Gold, Big Beat, Doorn, Spinnin and Guru, as well as remixing Erick Morillo, David Guetta, Avicii, Bob Sinclar, Ne-Yo, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, and Lady Gaga amongst others, Gregori's name has been a permanent fixture in the upper echelons of house music.
His explosive, adrenalin-fuelled DJ sets have made Gregori a highly in demand DJ around the globe. From residencies in Ibiza to show-stopping performances at the world's biggest festivals such as Tomorrowland, not to mention tours that encompass the UK, Japan, Sweden, Spain, France, USA, Croatia, Brazil and Australia, Gregori always finds a deep connection with his crowd. A master selector behind the decks, he draws on a vast musical knowledge to unleash the party on a monstrous scale each and every time he settles into the booth.
With his own label, Guru Recordings, Gregori continues to spread his house manifesto far and wide. Placing a strong emphasis on the development of new talent, he nurtures emerging artists and brings them into the fray amongst a tight collection of big names to give Guru its inimitable feel and identity
With Blink and Hypeembeats on support for the night.
ZOUK KL: 436, Jalan Tun Razak, KL
Admission (with one drink): RM35 before midnight / RM45 after midnight. For reservation please call 03-2110 3888 / 016-332 3191 or e-mail rsvn@zoukclub.com.my


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West Country tourism trends
The West Country's tourism industry is bracing itself for the first influx of visitors over Easter weekend as the multi-billion pound industry that supports almost 180,000 jobs in the region swings into action.
Hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, holiday resorts, caravan park operators, museums and Stately Homes all see the Easter weekend as a crucial time to get the season off to a strong start.
Amanda Harrington, Sales and Marketing Manager with travel specialists Bakers Dolphin, which has shops in Bristol's Broadmead and Weston-super-Mare said: "The traffic jams on the motorways around Bristol will be an indicator of how the season is starting and from all the statistics we have people are staying in the UK this year.
"We have seen a huge surge of bookings in the last six weeks from people in the region and they are looking at staycations. We are seeing huge numbers coming into the region and taking bookings for the rest of the year on tours to places like Scotland, Ireland and Northumbria.
"It seems the buying power of the pound against the Euro is having an effect and this year definitely sees a trend of people not going abroad and staying in the UK. That means the South West right down to Cornwall will benefit."
Wookey Hole Caves has invested £3 million since last summer in buying a holiday park near the attraction to provide accommodation and a further £1 million in changes to the attraction itself.
General Manager Daniel Medley said: "We are expecting to welcome 150,000 people to stay in accommodation we provide this year, ranging from rooms in our hotel, luxury lodges, camping and caravans. We have invested in accommodation in order to meet the demand as people want to stay in Somerset.
"Years ago Somerset was a place people passed through on their way to Cornwall and they might stop off to look at the caves to break their journey. Now people know Cornwall can get very crowded; they realise that the Mendip Hills has fabulous countryside, that there is a magnificent coastline to Somerset and that Weston-super-Mare, Wells and Bristol have so many attractions for the visitor to enjoy.
"Our bookings are coming from the Midlands around Birmingham and Wales and they realise that Somerset has everything they want for a holiday."
Wookey Hole has also introduced adventure tourism this year with the Wild Wookey cave challenge, which enables adventurous visitors to enter the caves through a cliff-face hole before winding their way through a maze of natural wild cave passages and taking on a roped descent to the water's edge of the River Axe.
Said Daniel Medley: "We have to keep refreshing the attraction to bring people back year after year and this is a new and exciting move for us employing qualified and experienced caving instructors and investing in equipment, lights, harnesses and gloves so that people can explore the caves under the Mendips in safety.
"There is greater demand for activity holidays and we have reacted to that demand and we expect that to bring more wealth to the region as people attracted to come to us then spend money in the local pubs, hotels, restaurants, shops and other tourist attractions."
Michelle Michael, co-owner of the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare, said: "We're excited for the coming season. Our refurbished Boardwalk café is already proving popular and we've been focussing on adding value for our customers with our Kids Eat Free promotion and our two-tier wristbands.
"Easter is always exciting as we see our first big crowds of the year. We are an all-weather attraction and provide year-round entertainment but there is nothing quite like the buzz of the pier on a busy, sunny Bank Holiday and we have been preparing for this for weeks.
"People might think the Grand Pier is a traditional attraction but in fact we have invested in sophisticated indoor rides and computer-based games that are geared to the 21st century and which our Victorian ancestors would marvel at.
"We've also put focus on our events schedule. We're kicking the season off with an exciting Firework Night on Easter Weekend which we're sure will draw the crowds and we've got some great themed party nights coming up throughout the Summer for people looking for a night out with a difference. As well as this we're experiencing strong demand for weddings, which is a sign of just how popular the seaside is as a destination.
"We are definitely on the road to a successful season. We've been doing everything we can to attract visitors and we can't wait to see everyone enjoying their visit to the Pier."
The region has the largest hotels and restaurant sector in the UK, in terms of both employment and in receiving more tourists than any other UK region. Mark Payne, chairman at the Bristol Hoteliers Association said: "It's a very important time for the city's hoteliers as it acts as a shop window for future business.
"Although the currency is not performing particular well on the back of Brexit, on a more positive note it is helping to drive bookings. We are seeing an increased interest in "staycations" this year as visiting Europe or America is now 25% more expensive.
"We have increased volumes of visitors coming from Europe, in particular the French, German and Irish market is looking stronger for the majority of our members with a leisure focus.
"This year is a very important one as there will be overspill from Cardiff where the Champions League final is being held. It's a great chance for Bristol to showcase itself to fans from other major European cities as well as dignitaries and sponsors."
As one of the best destination venues in the region Mehmet Kandimer, General Manager at Cadbury House in Congresbury is looking forward to the forthcoming spring and summer season.
He said: "Hotels in general have had to redefine their offering, fighting back against non-hotel venues. This has been achieved by continual investment in the product, adding value and higher levels of service.
"Here at Cadbury House being so close to the airport means we attract guests looking for somewhere to stay before they jet off on holiday as well as business people wanting a close venue to hold meetings. The period around Easter really sees the numbers rise in terms of holiday makers and continues right through until the Autumn.
"Unsurprisingly the number of weddings during this period also increases with couples wanting to make the most of longer days and warmer weather."
John Dowling, DoubleTree by Hilton, Bristol City Centre agrees Easter is a key time for the hotel and city.
He said: "Firstly we get a lot of people who are driving down to Devon and Cornwall for the holidays that do a stop-over in Bristol to break up a long journey. This then continues throughout the spring and summer with July and August being our highest occupancy months of the year.
"We also get a lot of guests coming into the city for the festivals and being close to the train station certainly helps as travellers can hop off the train and be with us in a matter of minutes. There has also been a rise this year in the number of UK-based guests booking rooms due to the less favourable exchange rates.
"This year also the ladies cricket world cup has resulted in an increase in bookings around the time of the eight matches taking place in Bristol and we certainly have received a lot of business from it."


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This film is about new chances created in life. The plot I understand, is hard to explain. But I hope that you all broaden your imagination. This was for the NGTT, but I am not sure if _Luis_ got my FLA, so I was not included!
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Author's Note: Sometimes I write villains who are subtle and nuanced. This is not one of those times. The Terrible Nephew is terrible, and terrible things happen to him because he deserves them. Sometime villains really are bad and wrong, and sometimes, we want them to suffer a lot of consequences.
As a friend summarized: "Old lady lesbians terrorizing awful men". An absolute delight, and the Terrible Nephew's suffering is a balm to the soul.
The Terrible Nephew deserves all the geese in his bedroom and all the off-key choruses that these two delightful and determined women throw at him. I love Bertrice and Violetta's support of each other, and how they learn that they deserve all of the good things in life, too.
A warm & charming story. Such a refreshing change from the usual 'beautiful, vulnerable, young woman is saved by a handsome, misunderstood rake'. Instead, two lonely, vulnerable, older women find strength, courage & love in each other. Well done Ms. Milan.
This was a hilarious, delightful, heartwarming, wholesome story, and I enjoyed every moment of it. If you like Courtney Milan's other books, you'll love this one. I was crying on the train when I finished this, and it was so worth it.


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Starting in Poland, Krystyna Zytecka is changing the way domestic violence is handled by building alliances with the police and other authorities, creating centers that ensure the safety and confidentiality of victims, and shifting the focus from the perpetrator to the victim and the victim's needs and rights.
In South Africa, access to ordinary legal services has never been accessible to the black majority. Ashwell Zwane and Bernert Lekalakala are changing that by establishing the country's first full-service legal practice that is based in the historically black townships in which the overwhelming of majority black South Africans continue to live.
Rabee Zureikat has introduced a form of tourism to Jordan which challenges existing social systems and progresses toward more egalitarian, inclusive societies. Rabee s exchange tourism leads to equity by helping marginalized rural communities rediscover their strengths and by exposing economically powerful urban communities to new cultural and regional perspectives. Both parties engage in a two-way equal exchange in which each side learns and contributes.
Nani Zulminarni is reversing the pattern of discrimination against women who head their households by educating and enabling them to generate resources to provide for their families and raise their position in the community. She also educates the public on the critical role these women can play in society.
Zulfikar works to empower widows who are the victims of human rights abuses, under the cover of various channels, so that the women can take the lead in exposing the violations and seeking redress.
Barry Zuckerman is broadening the notion of health delivery to low-income families to address social as well as biological determinants and focus resources on illness prevention.
Anna Zucchetti promotes an integrated model of sustainable development for Peru's valley areas threatened by urban sprawl. She is preserving green spaces for city dwellers and valley residents, halting ecological damage, maintaining local culture, and improving the economic circumstances of various populations.
A pediatrician by profession, Marcela Zubieta is alleviating the suffering of child cancer patients through an integrated approach which combines improved medical attention with complementary support services for poor patients and their families.
Zubaedah is building a youth movement to reverse the marital practices of polygamy, frequent divorce, and remarriage, which are prevalent in parts of Indonesia and detrimental to the health and well-being of families.
Simone is a pioneer in the development of local resources, turning them to her advantage in the fight against child malnutrition and poverty in Africa. She is the first female business/industry leader in the food production industry in Africa. Simone supported the emergence of women entrepreneurs and positioned the sector as a source of employment and a means to fight against poverty.


The list of inspection reports for this week is hundreds deep. We have no idea what happened that allowed city employees to get that much done in the matter of days. On Halloween alone there were more than 100 reports entered. (Apparently October 31 is not a city holiday. Thanks, Annise!) Anyway, here are some familiar places that didn't finish out October in a particularly happy way.
Late Nite Pie (302 Tuam), which has moved and closed and opened again in the past few years, was temporarily closed by the city after inspectors turned up 11 violations during a routine visit. Those included no Food Dealer's Permit; no Food Service Manager's Certification; unused equipment or utensils improperly stored or unclean; food-contact surfaces not clean to sight and touch; and an ice machine set up in a way that allows for contamination. We're certainly not happy LNP's inspection broke this way, but based on some of the experiences we've had there, we're not all that surprised.
The Droubi's outpost on the Rice campus (6100 Main) earned six violations - enough for a citation, but not enough to be shut down. Food was not stored at proper temperatures; at least one employee wasn't washing his or her hands; raw animal foods were not properly separated; and there was no one with a Food Service Manager's Certification present. Also, the place earned the following violation: "Potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135F (21C) to 41F (5C) or below within six hours." Which is funny, because 135 degrees Fahrenheit is most definitely not equal to 21 degrees Celsius. Maybe if the city hired more Rice grads, this type of thing wouldn't happen.
Hendricks Pub (3320 Kirby), one of the new places that's going to turn Upper Kirby into the new Washington before some other area comes along and becomes the new Upper Kirby, didn't have a great inspection. Of the dozen violations the kitchen earned, the worst were potentially hazardous food being improperly thawed in water (we doubt it was in Roak's swimming pool, but it's a funny thought); food not stored at least six inches off the ground; raw animal food not separated in a way that prevents cross-contamination; and ice dispensing utensil(s) not stored on a clean surface with the handle sticking out.
Les Givral's downtown branch (801 Congress) got hit with eight violations, but didn't suffer a citation or a closure. Their problems included not taking effective measures to minimize the presence of insects and rodents; no Food Service Manager's Certification; not having enough hand-washing sinks; food that was either not marked with a disposal time or had been kept past disposal time (those shrink-wrapped spring rolls, maybe?); and equipment/utensils/glassware/plates not handled in a way that prevents contamination.
Candelari's Pizza (2617 W. Holcombe) earned 11 violations and got hit with a citation as well. They didn't cool food quickly enough upon receipt; store food far enough off the ground; maintain proper food-storage temperature; or close openings to the outside that could allow insects entrance. The inspection was based on a complaint; no violations were repeats.


Landscape Supply of Utah and expert lawn care professionals offer a variety of helpful tips for winterizing gardens and lawns.
Feeding Lawns – The fall is the most critical time to fertilize lawns. The first fertilizer application should occur around mid- to late-September and the second in November, before the ground freezes.
Repair – Repairing summer's damage is optimal in the fall months. This includes reseeding any areas of the lawn that may have sustained damage during the spring and summer months.
Pruning – Pruning in the fall is counterproductive, as the winter months actually promote growth. It is, however, a great time to remove dead wood from trees, as this prevents insects from causing damage to surrounding areas.
Vegetable Gardens – Consider planting winter crops, such as lettuce and spinach. Good winter crops include Swiss chard, broccoli and carrots.
Cover the Plot – To prepare gardens for winter, consider using nitrogen-rich Utah topsoil that can easily be turned over in the spring.
Transplant – Autumn is the best time to transplant shrubs and trees. Evergreens should be planted in September and October, with deciduous trees having a larger planting window.
Mulch – Using Utah mulch around trees and in garden beds helps prevent voles, mice and chipmunks from making their homes in yards. Adding mulch Salt Lake City helps to protect plants against hard freezes, ensuring the roots are adequately covered.
Flower Beds – Cleaning out perennials once they have bloomed helps promote seasonal growth.
Ponds – For water features Utah, consider cleaning ponds in the fall. Cleaning out leaves is important, as once they decay, the spike in ammonia levels can be fatal to fish. Consider adding a cover over the pond in the late fall through cold winter months, or even draining the pond by 25- to 50-percent.
Diets – Fish naturally become less active in cold weather and their metabolisms slow down. Fall months offer an ideal time to put fish on a diet. When the water temperature is around 60 degrees, fish need a lower-protein diet that allows for easy digestion. When the temperatures further decrease to 50 to 55 degrees, fish don't require any regular feedings.
Pond Equipment – Use this time to check pond equipment. It's best to avoid running water in the wintertime, as this disrupts hibernating fish. Stop running pumps and bring both the filter and pump indoors for the winter months. For freezing weather, consider using a floating unit that acts as a deicer, which essential adds air bubbles to help prevent ponds from freezing.
Spring – Think forward to spring months and begin planting spring-blooming bulbs in the fall months. This includes tulips, daffodils, crocuses, alliums and irises.


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Frameworks has come a long way since its inception in 2003 and changed even more in the past few years since we set up an office in town. Then it was Marg and I and the Frameworks brand was largely about the consulting work one person could do. Since then we have grown and morphed into something different. Now Frameworks is made up of an amazing group of people and the brand is held and grown by a creative, innovative and inspiring team.
The whole Frameworks team has had a large input to the design of the new branding and website.
With the breadth of skills, knowledge and creativity now available in the team we can provide a more diverse range of services and support whole of organisation changes, regenerating workplace cultures and contributing to workplaces that work. We bring from the past the Frameworks values of 'excellence, doing what it takes and solving the real problems', but we take to the future new skills, learning and innovation. From our travels to the States we are inspired to be a New York company in downtown Hobart.
In recognition of this we have been rebranding, renovating and recruiting. We have designed a new website, put in new systems and created a new room for groups.
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This website sees the launch of this new phase of our business and as you explore you will meet our team and see a range of the services we offer. But as always feel free to talk with us. We customise our work to the organisations we work with and it is through conversation with you that we can identify the real issues and develop a response that will give you the solutions you've been looking for.
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Progress MS-12 docks with ISS to restock Station supplies through early-2020
by Chris Gebhardt July 30, 2019
written by Chris Gebhardt July 30, 2019
In a mission to resupply the International Space Station, the Russian Federal Space Agency – Roscosmos – used the Progress MS-12 uncrewed vehicle to continue testing and validating the super fast-track 2 orbit, 3-hour launch-to-docking profile for their spacecraft.
Confirmed by NASA earlier this month, this super fast-track rendezvous will eventually be employed on human launches to the international outpost beginning next year.
Launch of Progress MS-12 occurred from Site No. 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz 2.1a rocket at 08:10:46 EDT (12:10:46 UTC) on 31 July 2019. Docking to the Station followed at 11:29 EDT (15:29 UTC).
Progress MS-12:
While construction of this particular Progress vehicle and its Soyuz 2.1a carrier rocket began years ago, the final push for launch operations began in early July, when the integrated Progress vehicle underwent solar array testing.
By 19 July, engineers completed fueling of Progress MS-12 with fuel and compressed gases, after which they delivered the craft to the final assembly and testing facility for integration with its Blok-I payload adaptor and encapsulation inside its payload fairing.
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After encapsulation, Progress MS-12 was transported to the final integration facility, where it was connected to the top of the Blok-I second stage of the Soyuz 2.1a rocket. Thereafter, the Blok-I stage was mated to the Blok-A core stage.
Soyuz 2.1a is a two stage to orbit rocket, featuring a Blok-A core stage, which is augmented by four strap-on liquid-fuelled boosters (Blok-B, V, G, D), and a Blok-I second stage.
Fully integrated, the launch vehicle and Progress MS-12 cargo craft were transported to Site No. 31/6 at Baikonur on 28 July and erected vertical for final prelaunch processing.
Launch on Wednesday morning was timed down to the second to permit Soyuz to execute a flight program that resulted in Progress MS-12 being injected into orbit directly in the plane of the International Space Station's orbit 8 minutes 45 seconds after liftoff.
Location of the International Space Station relative to the Baikonur Cosmodrome at the second of Progress MS-12's scheduled launch on Wednesday, 31 July 2019. (Credit: GoISSWatch App)
In this manner, launch is not timed to the moment the launchpad intercepts the orbital plane of the International Space Station but rather for the precise time prior to plane intercept that will allow Soyuz to launch and enter the dead center of the Station's orbital plane 8 minutes 45 seconds later at Blok-I engine cut off and orbit insertion.
For Wednesday's launch, that precise time was 08:10:46 EDT (12:10:46 UTC – which was 18:10:46 local time at the Baikonur Cosmodrome) – at which point the Station was 493 km southwest of the launch site.
At the moment of liftoff, the Soyuz 2.1a's four side-mounted Blok-B, V, G, D boosters produced 839.48 kN (188,720 lb force) of thrust each, with the Blok-A core stage additionally producing 792.41 kN (178,140 lbs force) of thrust.
The four boosters burned for 1 minute 58 seconds before separating in the visually-defining Korolev cross pattern; with booster separation, the entirety of the vehicle's thrust was provided by the Blok-A core stage, which at that point were thrusting at 921.86 kN (207,240 lb force) of thrust.
About 4 minutes 44 seconds into flight, while the Blok-A stage was still thrusting, the Blok-I's engine ignited in the Soyuz's traditional "hot staging" technique.
Two seconds later, as the Blok-I's engine reaches full thrust, the Blok-A core stage shutdown and separated – leaving the Soyuz under the singular power of the Blok-I's RD-0110 engine, thrusting at 298 kN (67,000 lb force).
The Blok-I fired for 4 minutes, shutting down 8 minutes 45 seconds after launch – at the precise moment Progress MS-12 was inserted into a 210 x 210 km orbit inclined 51.6 degrees to the equator.
Almost immediately after stage shutdown, Progress MS-12 separated from the Blok-I stage and unfurled its solar arrays and communication antennas.
This immediate deployment was crucial to validating the orbital insertion parameters and health of the Progress through the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia to ensure the craft is in the correct orbit to perform the super fast-track 2 orbit, 3.5-hour rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station.
Should something not be correct with orbit insertion, Progress MS-12 could always revert to the standard 36 orbit, 2-day rendezvous profile with the Station.
A Progress MS-series vehicle approaches the International Space Station for docking. (Credit: NASA)
Under the nominally planned timeline, Progress MS-12 performed an automated docking with the ISS's Pirs docking compartment at 11:29 EDT (15:29 UTC) – 3 hours 19 minutes after launch.
Cargo and Station supply status:
In all, Progress MS-12 is delivering 1,184.5 kg of dry cargo, 800 kg of fuel for the Station's refueling system tanks, 50 kg of oxygen, and 420 kg of water to the Station.
On the cargo side, scientific equipment, life-support components, as well as food, clothing, medicine, and personal care packages for the crew are also included.
While this is a Russian resupply craft, Progress MS-12 will carry 18 kg of supplies for the United States Operating Segment (USOS) of the Station, which includes NASA, Canada, Europe, and Japan.
Specifically, Progress will deliver sample kits and smoke detectors for the Zarya service module and crew care packages for the USOS crew.
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With the amount of supplies launching on Progress MS-12, the Space Station's overall critical supply inventory (known as the Station's consumables) outlook in terms of the supply item that will run out the quickest will now be fully stocked through February 2020 without any resupply missions after Progress.
That critical consumable is food, which is currently stocked through January 2020 without Progress MS-12.
According to NASA, "Prior to Progress, all consumables on the station are good until 2020 with the short pole being food (currently tracking to mid-January 2020.) Progress extends that to February along with just about every other consumable.
"So overall supplies are looking very good onboard."
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Weezer have toured both the Blue Album and Pinkerton in recent years.
Ever see Gus Van Sant's shot-for-shot remake of Psycho, where everything is exactly the same but nothing feels right? Hearing and watching the performance of a record — accurate, but somehow inauthentic — is music's uncanny valley.
The stated goal of this enterprise is to "play the album" — and regardless of studio trickery, performance challenges or appropriateness, what the audience wants is to hear the album like they remember it. Yet the more successful the band are, the closer this gets to total irrelevance. The more it sounds like the album, the more reason fans have to just stay home and listen to it.
Do you think Joni Mitchell spent 1972 touring Blue by playing the whole album, in recorded order? No of course not, that's ridiculous. Neither would a new band play their entire debut album as it was made. But now, fans who are too young to have heard GZA tour Liquid Swords the first time clamour to recapture the experience — except what they're getting is a false construction, a recreation of something that never existed in the first place.
During her 2013 summer tour, Björk played "Jóga," the first single from her 1997 album Homogenic (arguably her best and most successful record, creatively and commercially). She's probably played it during every tour since — at least every one that I've seen — but she's never played it exactly as it was recorded. Like Feist, she's a deconstructionist of her own material, mining it for its rhythmic and melodic roads not taken; through reinterpretation, she turns every version of "Jóga" into an alternate universe of potential. In her hands — in the hands of any creative, forward-looking artist who's engaged by their art as an ongoing conversation — it's a living, breathing piece of work that's filtered differently by Björk in 2013 than it was by Björk in 1997. It doesn't sound the same because she's not that person any more.
The same goes for the 2013 version of a band playing an album made decades before — a huge part of the visceral thrill of watching promising young bands is feeding off their hunger, drive, ambition and fear. The "classic album" was made, almost certainly, in that context — it wasn't a "classic" the day it was released, the years have built that status. Equally transformed were the band who made that record — they're simply not the same artists, without the same hunger and ambition and view of the world as they were. Not a bad thing, but "classic albums live" isn't a time machine. It won't make you 21 again. Don't pretend it does. This is not the same as arguing bands shouldn't play older material, because again, ridiculous. What I'd like to hear is the artist you are today interpreting your material, approaching it as a contemporary artist revisiting earlier material, not some bizarre time machine that pretends the last bunch of years never happened, artistically, culturally or musically.
Playing the album is the ultimate act of fan service, of "giving people what they want." It's also completely stagnant. Your art used to be in galleries alongside other contemporary visionaries, and now it's nothing more than a museum piece, a frozen diorama of the artist you once were.


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PRWeek's "Power List" Overlooks Minnesota and Fly-Over Country…Again
by arikhanson | Jul 7, 2017
Earlier this week, PRWeek unveiled its annual "Power List"–a list of people they believe are power brokers in the PR business across the U.S. (of course, I can't read more about the list because PRWeek is gated and I'm not paying $350 a year to read all their content).
The list includes senior leaders at Weber Shandwick, Edelman, Microsoft and General Motors, just to name a few. It skews male (just 18 of the 50 are women) and caucasian/white (just six minorities represented in the list).
This post could be a rant about that first stat above–after all, this is an industry completely dominated by women. Yet, only 18 of the 50 on a POWER list are women? Seriously? I'll let Gini Dietrich take that one and run with it.
But for the sake of this post, I want to tackle a different angle. Another aspect the PRWeek folks completely missed. The fact that just SIX of the people on this list DO NOT work on either the East or West Coast.
Put another way, 88 percent of this list works in New York, Boston, DC, San Fran, and Seattle.
And, even more astonishingly, there are just THREE people from the Twin Cities and Chicago on this list.
Minneapolis is the 15th largest market in the U.S. and 17 Fortune 500 companies are based in the Twin Cities including Target, Best Buy, 3M, General Mills and United Health Group.
Chicago is the third largest market in the U.S. and Illinois is home to 36 Fortune 500 companies like Walgreens, Allstate, State Farm, Caterpillar, and McDonalds.
That's a lot of big businesses based in those markets–almost all of which have senior-level communicators that could most likely make a list like this (and, communicators with big PR/comms budgets, most likely).
To be precise, that's 53 Fortune 500 companies between the two markets. For comparison, New York is home to 55 Fortune 500 companies. California has 53. So, I get that New York and San Fran are going to be well represented in lists like this. But 88 percent of the people from the Coasts?
I believe a few different factors are at play here, including:
PRWeek is based in New York. So, chances are, the PRWeek editors may know many of the NY folks on this list personally. Relationships matter, as always.
New York, DC, and San Fran are the biggest PR markets. No one is going to argue that. They should make up a sizable portion of the list. Maybe not 88 percent though.
I don't read PRWeek religiously (see above and $350 price tag) but I'm just going to go out on a limb and say the PRWeek reporters would probably want to talk to a decent number of the people on this list for stories in the future. Greasing the wheels a bit, perhaps?
So, I can't say I'm surprised. After all, Minnesota and the Upper Midwest have been dubbed "flyover country" by New Yorkers for a reason. Why should we start getting respect now?
But then I think about the Fortune 500 list.
And then I think about the PR/creative talent in this town (and in Chicago).
And then I think about our history.
Yeah, I think we're owed a little respect, dammit.
And yes, Carmichael Spong Relate's Julie Batliner is on the list. And that's fantastic. But that's one notable leader from Minnesota (the 15th largest DMA last I checked). And, just one more from Chicago (the 3rd largest). And, to add insult to injury: Just one from Dallas (5th), too. And NONE from Atlanta (10th) or Denver (17th)–not necessarily "flyover country", but definitely in the mid-section of the country.
To recap: 44 of 50 leaders from New York, San Fran, DC, Seattle and Boston.
Six from the rest of the country. And only one from Minnesota.
With all that said, I thought I'd offer up a few suggestions to the PRWeek folks for next year's list. I know it's too late for 2017, but these leaders would be ideal candidates to put on the 2018 list. It's time the Minnesota PR community gets some much-deserved respect (I'm sure Chicagoans have their own ideas, but I just don't know that many people down there):
Lynn Casey, CEO and chair of Padilla–a fixture in Twin Cities PR for more than 30 years.
Matt Kucharski, president of Padilla–been with the firm for almost 30 years and poised to take it the next 20.
Matt Furman, chief communications and public affairs officer at Best Buy (he's also spent time at Mars and Google–not a bad resume).
Jorg Pierach, founder of Fast Horse–one of the best PR shops in all of Minnesota including a roster that boasts Coca-Cola, Heineken and Deluxe.
Katie Boylan, lead communicator at Target (following Dustee Jenkins' exit in June)–only the second biggest retailer in the country. No big deal.
Just a few idea, PRWeek editors. Take em, or leave em. Any way you cut it, I'd love to see Minnesota (and the Upper Midwest, in general) better represented in next year's list.
Note: Photo courtesy of Olgilvy PR via Creative Commons.


This is the story of how an unambitious, unsociable man who could barely support himself, much less his family, and had no experience whatsoever in running a hotel, came to build and run the first hotel on Raquette Lake. That such a person who, according to one of his relatives, "was neither suited to the country, nor the people" and "made enemies through the country" could be capable of this feat seems to defy all we know about other proprietors of pioneer hotels. Wilber, the man who built the hotel, » Continue Reading.


If you want to start a career in fashion merchandising, you can start by attending a program at one of the fashion schools in Missouri. There are four fashion merchandising schools in Missouri, located throughout the state.
All four schools have Bachelor's degree programs, and three also have Master's degree programs. The average cost of tuition in Missouri is $16,339. Depending on your FAFSA, you may be able to get grants and scholarships. In Missouri, the average scholarship award is $8154.
If you plan on pursuing a Bachelor's degree in this field, you can expect to complete many different classes in fashion, business, and marketing. Some of the classes that may be included in your curriculum include Retail Sales Promotion, Retailing & Consumer Behavior, Consumer Textiles, and Fashion Insight.
If you have the option, you may want to consider pursuing an internship. This experience can help you find a job after graduation, in addition to making you feel more comfortable with the fashion industry.
Another way to get involved in your local fashion industry is participating in Missouri Fashion Week. This event happens every year, and it brings together designers, merchandisers, and marketers from all over the state. By networking as a student, you can meet people who may be your future employers or clients.


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Q: Is there any point in requesting traffic data in proximities smaller than 1km? I already know from another question I posted, that the the here traffic API has data in tiles 1x1 km. So my question is this: Is there any way that someone could get data in proximities smaller than that? (say 100m). Is there even any point in sending out requests with small proximities? If not why doesn't the API restrict you from doing so.

A: I haven't checked this, but I assume that you receive all tiles that intersect the area within your radius. So giving a small radius which defines an area that is completely covered by a single tile would only return this tile, while a bigger radius will intersect multiple tiles and return all of them.
If you want to ignore everything outside of your radius, you can iterate over the geo-positions and keep only those entries within a specific distance to your center point.
To do this, add &responseattributes=sh in the traffic flow request to receive the road shape as a list of geo-positions (see request example).
The field 'SHP' then contains the positions of the traffic flow data as a list of latitude and longitude, from which you can keep only those entries which are within a given distance to your center point (using H.geo.Point(lat, lng).distance(centerPoint)).
In case of a very small radius you should consider to check the intersections of the shape lines rather than the shape points.

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Questa voce raccoglie le informazioni riguardanti il Nõmme Kalju Football Club nelle competizioni ufficiali della stagione 2018.

Stagione
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In coppa nazionale perde la finale contro il  (2-1 ai tempi supplementari).
In Europa League viene eliminato al primo turno dagli islandesi dello Stjarnan (1-3 complessivo).

Maglie e sponsor
La divisa casalinga era composta da una maglia nera con rifiniture bianche, pantaloncini neri e calzettoni neri. Quella da trasferta era invece composta da una maglia magenta con rifiniture nere, pantaloncini magenta e calzettoni magenta.

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