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This MA offers the opportunity to study the complex issues and debates within women's studies and gain a critical understanding of the intersections between feminist thought and wider social and cultural debates. ...Read more
1 year Full time degree: £7,810 per year (UK/EU)
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Violence and conflict are always gendered processes. Shining a critical light on gender helps us to understand violence and conflict better. This MA is ideal for students looking to broaden their theoretical...Read more
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What do Kate Middleton, Kate Beckinsale, and Kate Moss all have in common?
Well, they're all named Kate, of course, are impossibly hot, and hail from one of the sexiest countries on Earth. But here's why you're in this article: they all share the hottest accent in the world!
According to Time Out's Global Dating Survey, Brits have the sexiest accent, garnering a whopping 27% of the vote. The survey asked 11,000 respondents across 24 global cities for the accent they find the most becoming. Residents of New York, Paris, and Sydney were especially taken with the proper British way of speech.
Next up, the American accent took second place, with 8.7% of the vote. Clearly these people have not heard someone from Quincy, MA or anywhere in Appalachia, for that matter. Irish accents took third place (or "turd" place, if you ask an Irish person) in the report, with 8.1%.
Surprisingly, the Aussie accent only got 8% of the vote, while France, where everyone's mistress has another man, took just 7.7% of votes. Paris was slated the best place to date, though -- and with all those mistresses, who could disagree?
Before you practice your British accent, here are the 10 statistically sexiest accents in the world.
Chloe Pantazi is an editorial assistant on Thrillist's travel team, and the office's resident Brit. She's chuffed with the results of this survey. Follow her on Twitter at @ChloePantazi.


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The National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) is committed to implementing the Government's policies and programs to improve the lives of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
The NIAA recognises that each community is unique. Our team includes people across Australia who work closely with communities to make sure policies, programs and services address these unique needs.
We work directly to, and support the Minister for Indigenous Australians.
The NIAA works to influence policy across the entire Australian Government. We liaise closely with State and Territory governments, Indigenous peak bodies, stakeholders and service providers to ensure that Indigenous programs and services are delivering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as intended.
The National Indigenous Australians Agency was established by an Executive Order signed by the Governor-General on 29 May 2019.
The Executive order gives the NIAA a number of functions, including:
to lead and coordinate Commonwealth policy development, program design and implementation and service delivery for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
to provide advice to the Prime Minister and the Minister for Indigenous Australians on whole-of-government priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;
to lead and coordinate the development and implementation of Australia's Closing the Gap targets in partnership with Indigenous Australians; and
to lead Commonwealth activities to promote reconciliation.
You can read the full list of responsibilities in the Executive Order.
On 1 December 2019, the NIAA implemented a new structure designed to better meet the Government's priorities, effectively deliver on our Executive Orders, strengthen our ability to deliver as one team and enhance our partnership with Indigenous Australians.
Key design underpinnings include creating a greater balance of strategic, social and economic policy including a dedicated focus on economic development in the north; enhancing relationships across jurisdictions as well as in place; and improving Agency wide performance.
The NIAA is led by the CEO, Jody Broun, and two Deputy CEOs each with distinct responsibilities. Letitia Hope is the Deputy CEO for Policy and Programs, and Blair Exell is the Deputy CEO for Operations and Delivery.
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Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
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The UK's advertising board rules that No Man's Sky's marketing was not misleading
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One of the most common allegations levied toward No Man's Skyin the weeks following its release was that the marketing campaign was misleading. People expected to find vibrant planets full of incredible wildlife. That turned out to be the exception rather than the norm. Instead, people found a lot of emptiness.
The disappointment led 23 people to file complaints to the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). These complainants asserted that both Valve and Hello Games were guilty of misleading advertising, and that the "game content was not as depicted or described."
The ASA recently posted its ruling based on its investigation into these concerns. Valve was immediately dismissed because third-party developers post all marketing content to the game's page. As for Hello Games, the ASA outlines issue after issue and consistently found that No Man's Skyis clear from any wrongdoing with regard to its pre-release marketing.
All of the points raised such as deceptively engaging environments, different interfaces, and lengthy warping times (read the ruling for the full list) were all deflected by Hello Games. The crux of most individual decisions was either that: it's a functionally-infinite game and the average player will eventually encounter something like the advertising in a normal playthrough; the specific issue wasn't impactful enough to influence a consumer's purchasing decision; or it wasn't materially misleading.
The ASA concluded its findings by stating "We considered that the overall impression of the ad was consistent with gameplay and the footage provided, both in terms of that captured by Hello Games and by third parties, and that it did not exaggerate the expected player experience of the game. We therefore concluded that the ad did not breach the Code."
It seems the misplaced trust comes from the personal expectations so many put on No Man's Sky. A vacuum of concrete details led to people imagining infinite possibilities. There's a lesson to be learned here, although we're probably collectively destined to repeat our mistakes. Those mistakes were predicated on what wasn't said rather than what was shown, at least according to the regulating committee in the United Kingdom.
ASA Ruling on Valve Corporation and Hello Games Ltd [Advertising Standards Authority via reddit]
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A Facebook post from the PSNI warns the public of a 'suspicious object' called 'the sun'.
A good-humoured post on PSNI Craigavon's Facebook page said: "Security alert ongoing in Lurgan after this suspicious object was spotted.
"Any ideas? I'm stumped. Someone suggested it was something called "The sun" but that's already been sighted once this year so let's not get ahead of ourselves."
The post adds that as "we head towards the weekend the weather will be staying as is apparently, moving from "shorts and flip flops" weather towards "taps aff" weather".
On a serious note the post adds: "Just remember please, no amount of burny fire ball cancels out council by laws, so drinking in public still is a no no.
"Be safe, be respectful, and if you're ginger, get the factor 4,000,000 on."


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Category: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Horror Remakes That Kick Ass: "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)
June 13, 2012 Slasher StudiosInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Released in 1978, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a remake of the 1956 movie of the same name, which is also based off a novel, written by Jack Finney. Some people see remakes as inferior films just as a rule and since the turn of the century when it seems every major horror film has been a remake many people forget that a remake can be just as good if not better than the original and that brings us to the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. In many ways the 1978 version just might be the best version of this franchise.
The screenplay by W.D. Richter was excellent and well plotted and takes elements from the original film and novel and improves on it while adding some new elements that take this movie to the next level. The characters are well developed and likeable and that raises the stakes of the suspense since we the audience become attached to the characters. These kinds of movies aren't always well written, but can still work. I can name several great horror flicks that are great, but featured ok writing and it was the direction and or music that elevated them, but in the case of Invasion of the Body Snatchers it was a mixture of all of these things.
The screenplay is heavily based on the characters and how they react to the events surrounding them and the characters are more than strong enough to carry the picture. When the action does kick in the movie is still driven more by the characters rather than the action. Richter could have taken the easy way out and simply do a basic rewrite on the original, but instead he adds onto the original and again adds a few new things. As stated earlier the characters are great, and W.D. Richter wrote simply a terrific and chilling screenplay.
As I write this review I've never seen any of Philip Kaufman's movies except for Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but with this movie he creates a masterpiece of Sci-fi/Horror. From the very opening shot, Kaufman creates a tone for the movie, which I feel is very important; right away we get the sense that something isn't quite right and as characters pass we get the sense something is very wrong. As the invasion starts, Kaufman is really able to deliver a great sense of paranoia as we have no idea who's been replaced by the pods. A lot of the camera shots are simple techniques such as the camera kinda moving wildly to show the confusion and paranoia of what's happening and simple close ups that sort of cut everything out except the characters to make you feel isolated. These are things many horror movies use and it's always effective and maybe even more effective here.
The pacing of the film is excellent as every scene in the movie somehow moves the story forward in terms of plot, characters and suspense. Like I said from the very first scene of the movie Kaufman sets a tone for the movie and creates a very bleak tone that is highly chilling; once the sense of paranoia sets in never once does it let up throughout the picture. In my opinion this is as close to perfect direction as you'll get. Despite how well written the movie was without the right director it could have been boring, but Kaufman does an excellent job and with his direction and Richter's script, they create one of the great Sci-fi/Horror flicks.
All these elements of the film would have been lost with a lesser cast, but Invasion of the Body Snatchers has one of my all-time favorite casts and the action is brilliant. If this were some splatter flick the cast wouldn't be as crucial, but when a movie focuses on the characters if the acting isn't strong no matter how well written and directed the movie will suffer. Donald Sutherland as Matthew Bennell and Brooke Adams as Elizabeth Driscoll are the leads and both are brilliant in their roles. Sutherland is one of my favorite actors and in my opinion this was his best performance; while I haven't seen as much work with Brooke Adams I have seen enough though to be a fan. Both Sutherland and Adams work so well together and it's quite difficult not to get attached to them.
Jeff Goldblum as Jack Bellicec is excellent like always, and in typical Goldblum fashion his character is a bit out there, but is highly likeable and entertaining and Veronica Cartwright as Nancy Bellicec is also solid; Cartwright might have the smallest role of four main characters, but the writing is strong enough as is Cartwright's performance that she feels just as developed as the lead characters and not forgotten is Leonard Nimoy who is excellent as Dr. David Kibner.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't the type of movie that will have the audience jumping out of their seats and in many ways that is the best thing about the movie. Any average or even below average filmmaker can create jump scares and most of the time we jump more as a reaction and not because we're scared. But after the movie we quickly forget the only jump scares that work are the ones that are set up (see Wait Until Dark), but this movie aims to be chilling and that's how it scares you and in my opinion it's movies like this that leave a lasting effect on the viewer. It takes a lot more talent to create such a suspenseful and chilling movie filled with paranoia and I'd go as far to say Philip Kaufman did a better job at that here than Roman Polanski did in the brilliant masterpiece Rosemary's Baby.
Another reason this movies works so well is simply because of the characters. Since we get to know them so well it raises the stakes when they are in danger. They are likeable and we want to see them survive and not become one of the pod people. Once that final hour hits its non-stop suspense now as the characters are in danger the suspense level hits big time. And again I also love the sense of paranoia this movie has. Once the invasion starts happening you don't really know who's who. It seems like the whole city has been taken over, which most people were, but you just don't know who is a pod and who isn't.
My favorite part of the movie are the cameos by Kevin McCarthy who of course was the star of the original 1956 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, he's credited as the running man, he's the one that warns of pending danger. And of course the cameo by Don Siegel who was the director of the original appears briefly as the Taxi Driver.
The ending of the movie was pure brilliance, which I will not spoil. To my surprise a lot of people debate the ending. I thought it was quite clear what happened. You don't get the typical Hollywood ending and as much as people complain about it when they don't get it they seem to complain more. The ending of the movie was quite chilling and is a scene that will leave a lasting imprint on the viewer.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of the very best movies you'll find in the horror genre. The tone of the movie is dark and bleak and while it's not action packed the movie is so well done it doesn't need action to be scary. As much as I love the original 56 version, the remake is the definitive Body Snatcher movie. Look for Robert Duvall in a cameo in the opening as the priest on the swing.


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Note: these are in no particular order, and are only in reference to songs released in the year 2018. I love a lot of music and artists, but these are 10 songs I believe deserve special recognition.
you should see me in a crown | Billie Eilish
"Count my cards, watch them fall
Blood on a marble wall…"
Cool, moody, and completely enthralling, this new single by Billie is a good sign that her debut full-length album will be something of great magnificence.
Second Night of Summer | BØRNS
"Throwing me that shade like I'm not cool enough…"
Blue Madonna kicked off 2018 on a great start musically, and, in my honest opinion, is even more impressive than BORN's 2015 debut album. This song in particular is a highlight from the album, groovy with fantastic synth-laden interludes. It's a great song to blast while driving on a summer night.
Wilson (Expensive Mistakes) | Fall Out Boy
"I became such a strange shape
Such a strange shape from trying to fit in…"
Although MANIA was largely inflated and directionless (with an alienating and odd lead single), this song is a stand out. Energetic, fun, and with lyrics formed from movie quotes and references, "Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)" is a great addition to the FOB discography.
Mr. Tillman | Father John Misty
"I'm feeling good, damn, I'm feeling so fine, I'm living on a cloud above an island in my mind…"
Sardonic, darkly witty, and intensely self-aware—"Mr. Tillman" is Father John Misty (a.k.a. Josh Tillman) at his best. (I mean, I'm a little worried for him, if I'm being honest, if half of these lyrics are true. But it's a great song!)
Respect Commander | Jack White
"She has all my respect
And I cannot protect
My heart from her command…"
Before the release of Boarding House Reach, Jack White was quoted as saying that his new album was, "good gardening music or roofing music or, you know, back-alley stabbing music". I think this song pretty much captures that sentiment. Divided into two parts – a frenetic instrumental segment, and a bluesy, guitar-driven segment – "Respect Commander" sees Jack White channeling his inner Jim Morrison, and it will have you saying (like a friend of mine said after I forced her to listen to the whole thing in my car): "Wow, that was wild."
After the Storm | Kali Uchis (feat. Tyler, the Creator & Bootsy Collins)
"The sun'll come out, nothing good ever comes easy
I know times are rough, but winners don't quit, so don't you give up
The sun'll come out, but we've been struggling endless days
Someday we'll find the love, 'Cause after the storm's when the flowers bloom…"
This song became my anthem for a better part of this year, as I embarked on the winding adventure that was making my TV show, "The Coroner's Assistant." Kali's words of wisdom kept me going on the harder days, after we had to cancel long-planned shoots, find new locations last minute, and hope that the weather didn't turn on us. "After the Storm" is empowering and will make you believe that your hustling and hard work will be worth it.
Life In Pink | Kate Nash
"What's wrong with me?
Am I person yet?"
In April 2018, Kate Nash released her latest album after five years. This album encapsulated the Kate Nash I knew and loved when I was a lonely, insecure teenager: a songwriter who addresses topics like mental health issues, creativity, hope, and belonging. "Life in Pink" does all that – in a bubbly pop rock song that will make you want to roll down the windows and scream along.
Mariners Apartment Complex | Lana Del Rey
"You lose your way, just take my hand
You're lost at sea, then I'll command your boat to me again
Don't look too far, right where you are, that's where I am
I'm you man…"
Working with Jack Antonoff, the producer of her upcoming 2019 album, Norman F***ing Rockwell, Lana Del Rey released two singles at the end of the summer that caught her fans off guard and blew them away. "Mariners Apartment Complex" is one of her best singles to date, capturing perfectly the nostalgia that Lana's music has always strived to encompass, with her vocals sounding better than ever after letting go of her beloved reverb.
Dancing's Not a Crime | Panic! At the Disco
"We could be waltzing
But Darlin' don't be throwing shade, now
Don't call me Saint California if you're at another altar
Just gimme your vows, gimme your vows…"
Pray For the Wicked was a divisive album for many long-time Panic! fans. I thought it was an incredibly fun record, energetic and confident – and "Dancing's Not a Crime" is Pray for the Wicked at its most fun. (And, of course, Brendon totally kills it vocally, like always.)
Chlorine | twenty one pilots
"Hide you in my coat pocket, where I kept my rebel red
I felt I was invincible, you wrapped around my head…"
Dynamic, layered, complex, "Chlorine" is a stand out from Trench, the phenomenal latest release from this Columbus duo. This track is stunning from start to finish, crafted with Tyler Joseph's endlessly inventive lyricism and undeniable energy.


Think of success as a muscle. It must be conditioned to perform at peak levels. The habits you adopt affect how your success strengthens and grows. On the flip side, your habits can diminish your success because they play a significant role in how you feel and approach the day.
In essence, successful leaders are those who consistently practice successful habits.
This should come as no surprise. Making reading a priority means you are prioritizing your education. Successful leaders always seek ways they can improve themselves. They look to other leaders for advice and inspiration.
Even reading your choice of self-indulgent fiction has been shown to increase creativity, a tool that is essential for staying relevant and innovative in today's crowded business space.
Successful leaders make goals and consistently reassess those goals.
This should be obvious, yet many leaders fail to set clear goals. If you are going to pull long hours and devote your life to a company or product, you should do so with a goal in mind: an idea of where you want to land.
Successful leaders celebrate the milestones they reach and question what's keeping them from reaching others.
Their goals are focused and few. The fewer direct goals you have, the more focus you can put toward achieving them.
Successful leaders build positive relationships.
You are who you associate with. Do you tend to collaborate with others who are positive and motivated? Or do you find yourself in toxic environments?
You should never be the smartest person in the room. If you find that this has become the case, it's time to expand your network. Form positive connections with people by showing genuine interest in your interaction, rather than an "out-for-yourself" attitude. In the same breath, be sure to limit your exposure to toxic people.
Generosity is at the heart of most success stories. Generosity is about being willing to give of yourself to serve others.
Yes, generosity is an investment. But the payoff is huge. Take mentorship, for example. This is a relationship built on generosity — on giving advice and sharing valuable insights. You are giving back to the broader industry by helping to groom someone who will succeed, innovate, and positively change the field. What you give you are bound to receive back in rewarding ways.
Successful leaders allow for "me" time.
These leaders understand they have only 24 hours each day and are not so selfless as to give it all to someone else. Time is valuable. Successful leaders are aware of how and who they invest their time in.
By taking time for yourself — to clear your head, brainstorm, organize your desk — you are recognizing yourself as an asset. You cannot contribute fully if you are running on empty.
Successful leaders spend time with people who inspire them.
This includes their own teams. They stay connected with what is happening with their employees. It is important to reconnect with the day-to-day details of your company to keep your focus sharp on why your business exists in the first place: your customer. This does not mean, however, you need to stand over people's shoulders or micromanage. You've built a team you can trust. Trust them.
Successful leaders are not shy about collaborating with diverse audiences.
In fact, they seek out experts in other fields through reading, interaction and research. They are quick to pour their skills into the lives of others without expecting an immediate return on investment.
How do you stack up against the most successful leaders in your industry?


Sparse Bayesian linear regression with latent masking variables.
Robust encoding of scene anticipation during human spatial navigation.
Multi-phasic bi-directional chemotactic responses of the growth cone.
Two new FRET imaging measures: linearly proportional to and highly contrasting the fraction of active molecules.
Uncertainty-dependent Extinction of Fear Memory in an Amygdala-mPFC Neural Circuit Model.
PLoS Computational Biology 12(9): e1005099.
Reconstruction of spatial thermal gradient encoded in thermosensory neuron AFD in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Journal of Neuroscience 36(9), 2571-2581.
Numerical indices based on circulating tumor DNA for the evaluation of therapeutic response and disease progression in lung cancer patients.
Rescaling of spatio-temporal sensing in eukaryotic chemotaxis.
Occlusion Aware Particle Filter Tracker to Handle Complex and Persistent Occlusions using Multiple Feature Fusion.
Monitoring of treatment responses and clonal evolution of tumor cells by circulating tumor DNA of heterogeneous mutant EGFR genes in lung cancer.
Urakubo, H., Aoki, K., Yagishita, S., Kasai, H., Ishii, S.
The role of adenylate cyclase 1 in reinforcement synaptic plasticity: a modeling and experimental study.
SfN annual meeting (126.03), San Diego, USA, 2016.11.12-16.
Descriptive, generative, and hybrid approaches for neural connectivity inference from neural activity data.
Brain decoding can be improved by diffusion imaging based registration.
Data-driven Probabilistic Occlusion Mask to Promote Visual Tracking.
Distributional Smoothing with Virtual Adversarial Training.
ICLR2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
電子情報通信学会技術研究報告IBISML, 116(300), pp.9-15, 京都, 2016.11.16.
Urakubo, H., Aoki, K., Yagishita, S., Kasai, H. and Ishii, S.
Delayed activation of adenylate cyclase 1 as a causality detector of Action-Reward conditioning: Simulation and experiments.


The founders of Inspiria Knowledge Campus wished to set up a world-class educational institution!
Initially it was an idea, nothing more. Slowly and gradually the idea began to turn to reality as the magnificent campus eventually began to take shape. Soon, at the beginning of this year, we were all set to start. Affiliations and other necessary formalities followed and by June the first students enrolled themselves.
At the end of July the excitement in the campus was palpable. The die was cast and on the 3rd of August the classes began.
The dream was converted to reality.
What no one expected was how so quickly the institution settled in its groove! In the first week the administration was alert, the teachers cautious and the students eager and curios. Thank God teething problems that any new start-up faces were few and far between. And in just one month's time everyone became tuned to their daily routine at Inspiria. Today it seems the institution has been around for ages as we look all set with four interesting under graduate courses. In future we shall see many more under graduate programmes hopefully.
The classes continue with a sense of new found zeal and enthusiasm, the exciting co-curricular activities continue side-by side! Faculty members and students discover the joy and thrill of working in a paper-less environment. And one month after its glorious beginning, life at Inspiria carries on….
At Inspiria, our students are our dearest possession. Indeed we exist for them. Here's looking to a long and happy future for Inspiria.


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So down on the farm this girl has been busy. You were right. . . those of you who said I would be busier retired than I was working. Yup, sure is true. I have had some great trips to speak to some wonderful guilds. The Ladies in El Paso totally rock and I so enjoyed my time with you.
Then I had a much needed quilt retreat in the Arkansas Ozarks which gave me time to work on a new project. Sorry, no peeking until it is done. Watch for a new pattern coming in the June issue of The Quilt Pattern Magazine.
Last week I was in Washington DC to attend the Creative Arts Business Summit with Morna McEver Golletz. What a fabulous experience that was!
This week I am so excited to be attending the first ever EQ Academy in Ohio to get totally edumakated in using EQ Stitch embroidery software. I can't wait to be inspired by all of those EQ7 Geeks at the Electric Quilt Co. What a dream come true! I'll let you know how it goes.


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Q: Disable Script Debugging in C# I want to disable the notorious pop ups for script debugging
I tried the code:
     webBrowser1.ScriptErrorsSuppressed = true;

It didn't work with just this code. I had to change the settings in the internet explorer options. I had to disable script debugging (others) and disable script debugging (Internet Explorer).
Is there any way I can do it by writing some code so that there is no need to change the IE settings as I want to make the app portable?

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Good on you Arianna: When the MSM is a pain in the proverbial tuchus.
Unless your current residence is a cave in the middle of nowhere, you've probably been subjected to heard about the current firestorm occupying the thoughts of the MSM right now.
I am, of course, talking about Balloon Boy.
Now, I am not going to get into the subject of Balloon Boy very much actually. However, the day this story broke, I was watching The Ed Show as usual. Don't get me wrong, I was very relieved that little Falcon was safe and sound. That should have been the end of it, at least for programs that do their best work reporting on hard news. But noooo….I was very irritated when Ed Schultz devoted the first 15 minutes of his show to the Balloon Boy saga.
Thank you Arianna. As much as I like Schultz, this was well deserved by him. We are in the literal life and death struggle over health insurance reform, we have the war in Afghanistan to worry about, unemployment is high, etc., so Ed, get to the meaty stuff, the important stuff! No infotainment please. Ed does a great job I feel of presenting the issues, and he should stick to that and not fall for the latest distraction. The people who are in desprate need of these reforms cannot wait around while journalists chase after the next Anna Nicole, or Octomom, Balloon Boy, or Jon and Kate + 8!
Please Ed, stay focused on the fight ahead. That's all we ask. In the meantime, I'm sorry, but I have to file this post in part under the closest thing I have to your Psycho Talk segment, my WTF category.


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The second teaser trailer for Shinji Higuchi's remake of Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, renamed The Last Princess, has been made available on the updated official website. The trailer is also available on YouTube.
The half-a-minute clip is not radically different from the earlier trailers, and includes mostly the same shots.
The big budget film, marked for a May 10 release, stars Jun Matsumoto, Masami Nagasawa, Hiroshi Abe and Daisuke Miyagawa, and the script was penned by Kazuki Nakashima. Japanese rocker Tomoyasu Hotei, RnB singer Kreva and bassist Seiji Kameda (of the band Tokyo Jihen) have been announced as working on the theme song.
It went too fast for me, to make anything of it, look mostly like a recut of the original trailer. I wonder what the mine shaft lift and the fire celebration is all about.


At least 20 people have been killed, including at least two police officers, and more than 100 injured after at least one gunman unloaded hundreds of rounds of ammo on a Las Vegas country music festival on Sunday night.
There were 30,000 people in attendance at the event.
The Strip has been completely shut down after the sniper opened fire on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort and casino, located across a junction from the event.
Police confirmed that one suspect had been killed, and said at 12:38am that they believed there were no more shooters. Reports of shootings at other locations were unfounded, police said.
The shooter was killed after cops breached at the Mandalay Bay with explosives.
Police are now looking for a woman named Marilou Danley, whom they believe may have information that could help their investigation.


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Trends- Hidden Object Games
Delivered June 16th, 2020. Contributors: Katherine D.
Early FindingsTrends- Hidden Object Games
There are several trends that will drive monetization for free-to-play apps in the future. These include both consumer-facing trends, such as core games and cooperative games, as well as more back-end trend improvements like changes in how advertising revenue is made and farmed out. Regardless of the trend chosen, the future is bright- while the industry seems saturated with big players, the field only continues to expand with no end in sight.
A Look at Mobile Gaming
Consumers spend a mind-boggling $120b on mobile in 2019, up 2.1 times since 2016. Gaming will make up 72% of that spend. By country, China is the largest market with 40% of spend.
Mobile is also the hottest place to play games. It saw a 25% increase in spend, more than all the other gaming platforms combined. Spend here is 2.4 times that of PC and Mac gaming, and 2.9 times that of home console gaming. It should surpass over $100b in 2020.
Casual gaming is the hottest category for mobile gaming, making up 47% of downloads. However, a portfolio of casual games is necessary for most companies as users will switch between several games. Puzzle games tend to hold attention the longest, with Anipop alone representing 10% of the total amount of time spent on the top 100 games. On the other hand, while core games made up only around 1 out of five games, more time was spent with them. Action games hold attention the longest. PUBG Mobile dominated this category.
Trend 1: In-App Advertising will Fuel Revenue
Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass are huge opportunities for game publishers to monetize, as consumers try out new games.
5G will also likely be a new battleground as gamers will be the first to try.
Mobile ad spend will hit $240b as brands continue to invest.
In November 2019, Mopub had seen brand spend on video increase by about 180% year-on-year.
In 2019, in-app advertising (IAA) revenue overtook in-app purchases (IAP) for casual gaming, with a split of 56% IAA vs 44% IAP.
Trend 2: Programmatic Advertising Gives Games an Edge with Advertisers
While the traditional measure for mobile advertisers is cost per install (CPI), many marketers will increasingly move towards Return on Ad Spend (ROAS).
This will drive the move towards more programmatic advertising, as mobile advertisers demand more efficient use of their dollars.
According to eMarketer, $36b of mobile ad spend will be programmatic by this year.
Rovio Entertainment Corp, the makers of Angry Birds, moved 92% of their ad revenue to run on bidding and say they've seen much better results.
Trend 3: Core Games Drive Revenue
Core RPG, Strategy, and Action games made up over half of spend in key markets like China, Japan and South Korea. However, Western markets are beginning to shift towards these games as well. The combined effect of this prioritization resulted in core games contributing 76% of spend.
This growing contribution to revenue is most likely because these games tend to have deeper engagement and longer playing sessions. This trend will only grow stronger, as mobile devices' power and hardware capabilities drive even more immersive experiences.
Fate/Grand Order made the most in terms of consumer spend in 2019. It is a Japanese RPG mobile game that's free-to-play with in-app purchases.
Casino games are also promising as revenue drivers. This genre only accounted for 1% of time, but 6% of revenue. Coin Master, the top Casino game, is particularly strong in the US, UK, and Germany. It's free-to-play with in-app purchases.
Trend 4: Gold Rush Continues
The market still has a lot of space to expand, even as some players are already well-established. This will only continue to grow as people depend increasingly more on their mobile- as it is, consumers spent 35% more time on their mobile in 2019 than 2017. This shift is also underpinned by a generational shift. Gen Z has 60% higher user engagement with mobile vs. the previous generation.
17% more games broke the $5m spend in 2019 vs. 2017.
Once traction has been established, growth seems to become steeper rather than flatten out. Games that exceeded an annual consumer spend of $100m grew by 59% in 2019 vs. 2017.
Trend 5- Increasing Need to Balance Competition with Connectivity
While esports and combat games take up a large swathe of gaming, there is a very strong desire for cooperative games as well.
While the appeal may be built around a larger universe to explore, it's also a proven shift driven by age, as older gamers are more likely to look for cooperative games and move away from competition. The steepest drop is between the ages of 13-35, with the sharpest being for women between 13-20. This may be because many competitive games reward an environment hostile towards women gamers, leading them to drop out of those games and seek more cooperative games (or leave gaming altogether).
On the other hand, 40% of gamers make 6 or more friends a year in cooperative gaming, meaning they are highly invested in the platform and are a ripe target for monetization.
This desire for cooperation and networking is one of the main drivers behind the success of Fortnite, which let mobile users play alongside and with home console and PC users for the first time. Microtransactions and Battle Passes allow users to purchase skins, dances, and character features that reinforce the social aspect of the game.
The game's popularity is fed not just by being able to play together, but to watch together. During their recent October 2019 event, there were more than 7m simultaneous viewers across Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube.
Fortnite's revenue in 2019 was a whopping $1.8 in 2019.
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Microsoft has recently launched a new campaign GO ON: Give someone their first time online (www.get-someone-online.com) which is appealing to the public to encourage non-internet users to give the internet a go. The campaign is in support of the Race Online 2012 initiative, led by the UK's digital champion Martha Lane Fox.
The idea is to give people the gift of the web this Christmas, whether it's pledging to help a family member set up an email account, registering someone they care about for a free internet training course, donating their old PC or actually gifting someone a low cost web ready PC for Christmas.
Research from Microsoft to support the campaign has found that there are an estimated 30 million PCs and Laptops lying around homes in the UK which could potentially be given a new home. And to make it as easy as possible for internet users to do their bit, Age UK will be making their 475+ charity shops across the UK available as donation centres for old computers for the duration of the campaign. The campaign ends on 31st January 2011.
In the UK there are 9.2 million adults that are currently offline, and who are missing out on the huge range of benefits the internet provides. The research went on to explore how the internet has been changing people's lives and found: 29 per cent have found a job, a romance searching 13 per cent have found their partner or spouse online and more than one in ten people (12 per cent) have found their dream home. Furthermore, 19 per cent have found their dream holiday and a lucky 5 per cent have won a significant amount of money through an online game or competition.
First Time Online – http://apps.facebook.com/firsttimeonline/ which includes a cool game which people can play.


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Ravindra Jadeja, wife give baby daughter Sanskrit inspired name
Ravindra Jadeja, who recently became father of a baby girl has named his "bundle of joy and little princess" 'Nidhyana'. Jadeja will be representing India in the Champions Trophy semi-final against Bangladesh.
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Updated: June 13, 2017 7:48:17 pm
Sharing the news of his daughter's name, Jadeja wrote, "We have named our bundle of joy and little princess "Nidhyana'".
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who recently became father of a baby girl has named his "bundle of joy and little princess" 'Nidhyana'. Jadeja is right now on national duty and will be representing India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final against Bangladesh on June 15, 2017.
The all-rounder would hope that the daughter brings him good luck and he finds his form back in the tournament which he dominated in the 2013 edition. Sharing the news of his daughter's name, Jadeja wrote on Twitter, "We have named our bundle of joy and little princess "Nidhyana'".
We have named our bundle of joy and little princess "Nidhyana" #daughter
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) 13 June 2017
Jadeja hasn't got a decent opportunity to bat in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy yet and has scalped only three wickets in three outings in the middle. India would hope their spinner to return to dominating ways when they take on Bangladesh in the all-important semi-final. With R Ashwin back in the Playing XI, the spinners are expected to play a key role in India's campaign.
Currently third in ICC ODI rankings, the Men in Blue have a chance to reclaim the top spot in ODI rankings. They need to beat England in the final to pip South Africa off the top spot. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is back at top as he overtook AB de Villiers and David Warner in ICC ODI rankings for batsmen.
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A Ghost-Ridden Realm
The very word ghost conjures up a shadowy, vaporous figure and calls to mind any number of places such a phantom might choose to haunt: graveyards on moonless nights, misty moors, fog-shrouded castles perched high on craggy hills. Such places seem to hold closely guarded secrets of the past and are endowed with an atmosphere of sorrow and forboding.
To be sure, not all reported phantom encounters occur in such disquieting locations. But tales of ghosts that favor mysterious sites are the most enduring. And just as enthralling as their dramatic habitats are the ways in which the spirits are said to announce their presence. Many people recounting ghostly visits describe a drop in the surrounding temperature just before the ghost appears, or a thickening of the atmosphere - as if, according to one observer, "the room seemed to get very full of people". Others tell of hearing voices or footsteps where no one is present, seeing strange lights, or smelling distinctive odors, such as tobacco.
Photographer Simon Marsden did not experience any of these sensations as a child growing up in two allegedly haunted houses in the English countryside. But he did become fascinated with ghosts. In 1974 he decided to chronicle in pictures some of the thousands of phantoms said to inhabit the British Isles, reputedly the most haunted region in the world. Marsden spent twelve years visiting and photographing almost 1,500 sites. Here I tell you about five of them.
The wraiths of Wilion Castle
Looming above the landscape of southeastern Ireland, only firescarred walls remain of once-stately Wilton Castle. Until it was ravaged by flames in the early 1920s, this rambling structure was home to generations of the Alcock family, prominent in the region since the early seventeenth century. If local legends are to be believed, a fair number of ghosts are now harbored within the castle walls.
One story recounts strange lights that are sometimes seen in the remnants of a castle tower where an old woman, a one-time actress, died in a fire. Another tale has it that every year on the anniversary of his death, the shade of Harry Alcock, who died in 1840, is seen driving slowly away from the castle in a ghostly carriage. Crowds once gathered in anticipation of the event, and a local shoemaker claimed to have spoken with the phantom.
The strangest tale, however, is that of neighbor Archibald Jacob, who served as a magistrate and captained a local militia company at the time of the rebellion against Britain in 1798. Jacob flogged and tortured many people in the parish. While returning home from a ball at Wilton Castle one evening in 1836, he was killed by a fall from his horse. For years afterward, his ghost was said to haunt both the scene of his death and the castle. On one occasion, a Catholic priest was summoned to the castle to conduct an exorcism. When he made the sign of the cross, the ghost of Archibald Jacob allegedly appeared in the fireplace, then disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
Reaching out from a watery grave
Since earliest times, spirits have often been associated with water, whether a ock-fanged coast, a tumultuous river, or an idyllic pool. Some of them are said to be the ghosts of people who have drowned, and these spirits allegedly entice other hapless victims to join them in their watery bowers. In Devon, England, at Lydford Gorge, there exists a dark pool of water fed by a twenty-foot cascade; known as Kitty's Steps, this cataract is said to contain such a seductive spirit.
The story holds that an old woman named Kitty was returning home from market one day many years ago. Rather than follow the main road, Kitty led her horse down a shortcut through a ravine. The narrow pathway took the woman close by the waterfall, where she had played as a child. Recent heavy rain may have made the path slippery, or, as some believe, a spirit may have beckoned to Kitty from the pool. In any event, Kitty never reached home and was presumed drowned. her horse was found quietly grazing on the riverbank; a red kerchief that she had worn around her head was discovered near the pool. Since then, Kitty's apparition has been reported standing near the waterfall, her kerchiefed head bowed, staring into the water.
In 1968, the pool - or, some say, the water spirit, claimed another victim. A young soldier who was hurrying back to his camp also used the shortcut through the ravine; he was missing for several weeks before his body was found floating on the water's surface below Kitty's Steps.
The specter that stalks Creech Hill
Creech Hill, near Bruton in Somerset, England, was once the site of an ancient Romano-Celtic temple where, in the late eighteenth century, amateur archaelogists uncovered two crossed skeletons, though to be those of a Norman and a Saxon. Apparently the scene of brutal confrontations long ago, the area is also said to have a long history of hauntings. A number of people traveling at night over the hill or near it have reported the sounds of heavy footsteps and strange laughter, and some have told seeing a black ghostly shape.
One night, it is said, a farmer returning from a nearby market stumbled upon a figure lying by the road at the foot of Creech Hill. Suddenly the figure rose to a commanding height and let out a bone-chilling shriek. The terrified farmer fled for home, with the dark specter close on his heels. When he burst through his front door and collapsed across the threshold, his stunned wife caught a glimpse of a long black figure bounding away in the direction of Creech Hill, laughing crazily.
In yet another account of the Creech Hill phantom, a man, armed with a lantern and a stout hazel stick, ventured across the hill one night to keep an urgent appointment. Halfway through the his journey, he encountered a deadly coldness, and then something tall and black rose up from the ground before him. Startled, the man struck out at the hideous shape, but the stick passed right through it; he tried to flee but found himself rooted to the spot. Peals of maniacal laughter deafened the traveler as he swung wildly at his tormentor again and again. Not until the first light of dawn appeared did the apparition vanish, leaving its victim free to move once more.
A phantom with a deadly drink
One of the earliest ghosts reported in the British Isles is said to haunt and ancient burial mound at the Manor of Rillaton, located on a moor in Cornwall. The ghost, apparently a Druid priest dressed in a long flowing robe, would approach passersby and mutely offer them a drink of a magic brew.
According to one account, a local nobleman encountered the phantom late one night while riding across the moor after a day of hunting. As he passed the mound, the figure of a frail old man with a vacant stare and pallid complexion walked toward him, clutching a golden cup. Silently he extended the vessel as if to offer a drink. The nobleman hesitated at first, feeling an inexplicable chill envelop him, but he gave it to his thirst and drained the cup.
Or so he thought. When the nobleman lowered the cup, some liquid remained. Again he drank deeply. And again the liquid reappeared. Enraged by what he saw as the mysterious figure's trickery, the nobleman flung the liquid into the stranger's face and dropped the cup at his feet. Still the robed figure remained silent, a strange, sardonic smile crossing his face. At that, the nobleman spurred his horse and rode for home, deeply concerned over what his meeting with the ghostly stranger might portend. A few days later, both the nobleman and his horse were discovered dead at the bottom of a nearby ravine.
Years later, in 1837, when archaeologists began excavating the burial mound at the Manor of Rillaton, they made an intriguing discovery: A skeleton was unearthed, and beside it lay a golden cup.
The restless souls of Whitby Abbey
If the legends are true, the majestic ruins of Whitby Abbey in northern Yorkshire, England, are alive with ghosts. First established in A.D. 657 on a cliff overlooking the sea, the abbey was destroyed by the Vikings some two hundred years later, then rebuilt upon the same site by the conquering Normans in 1067. The founder of the original abbey, Saint Hilda, never left, it is said: Her ghost, wrapped in a shroud, frequently appears in one of the abbey's highest windows.
Saint Hilda may also be responsible for another apparition reportedly seen at the abbey. She became well known during her tenure as abbess for ridding the district of snakes. She would drive the snakes to the cliff's edge and decapitate them with the whip. Since then, a great hearselike coach, guided by a headless driver and pulled by four headless horses, has been seen racing along the cliff near the abbey, then plunging over the edge and into the sea.
Perhaps the most troubled ghost of all those said to inhabit the abbey ruins is that of Constance de Beverley, a young nun who broke her sacred vows for the love of a brave but false knight named Marmion. As punishement for her misdeeds, she was bricked up alive in a dungeon in Whitby Abbey. Her ghost as allegedly been seen on the winding stairway leading from the dungeon, cowering and begging release.


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Jürgen Klopp praises and warns his Liverpool
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Jürgen Klopp has praised his players in the English football top club FC Liverpool in the highest tones, but at the same time warned against self-complacent.
"We always have to fight and do not remember how well we could be. We are not the Harlem Globetrotters," said the German team manager on Friday: "There is a lot of very good teams we have to measure ourselves."
Nobody, emphasized Klopp, "is happy to be second. To reach a finale is great. But if you lose it, it's all worthy."
His current team have a "top squad, the best I had ever had," Klopp said, "but is more important to ensure the right mood in the team and in the stadium to succeed."
In the Champions League Liverpool is clear after the convincing 2-0 at Inter Milan on quarterfinal course, in the Premier League, on the other hand, the way to the championship title is still very far.
Currently Manchester City is located on the top of the table nine points of Liverpool. "I'm really wasting any thought of the table constellation," Klopp said, "We have to win our games, and then we will see if we come closer or not."
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WARM AND INVITING Here are some of the best Italian Bread Recipes. Is there anything better than the smell of bread baking in the oven? I remember years ago my landlady Ziti would make bread at least once a week. Not one loaf of course but at least six. You could smell the bread baking half way down the block. When I returned from school I would take out a stick of butter from the fridge knowing she would soon be knocking on the door with a warm loaf of bread and a package of scamorza cheese.
Once you get the hang of making bread you'll never go to the bakery again except for the pastries. Baking bread may take a little time, but it's well worth the effort. You'll be creating memories that last a lifetime. I love the way food can transport you to a different place in time.
I couldn't imagine what Italian food would be like without bread. Then again I couldn't imagine what any food would be like without bread. Yes folks I love bread. We're very old friends who go back many years. Michelangelo once said "I feast on wine and bread and feasts they are". How true that is. Bread represents many things and is important in the lives of many people. I even eat bread with Chinese food. I know this is bizarre behavior, but I inherited it from my father and can't seem to help myself.
There are many types of Italian bread Recipes to choose from. It's amazing to think that simply from flour and water and yeast you can create a wide variety of items. My favorites are the rustic crunchy kind that gets crumbs all over the tablecloth, focaccia bread and Easter bread. These three Italian bread recipes seem like a great place to begin.
Basic Italian bread for you to enjoy.
Delicious focaccia bread topped or stuffed with you favorites.
A special family treat for the holiday.


Ah nuts. You've done it again!
Year after year you promise yourself that 'this is the year I'm going to make my own Sloe Gin'.
As the winter months roll in, the air getting colder and the nights getting darker, you find yourself berating the shops for displaying their decor slightly too early, and chastise the Christmas adverts for 'not being as good as last years' (despite making that very same claim 12 months ago…), whilst all the while eagerly awaiting the sight of 'that' Coco Cola ad, so you can be the first one to post on social media that 'Christmas is officially here!'. And throughout all of this tinsel tinged passive aggressiveness…you've forgotten to pick your sloes!
'Oh drat!', you exclaim. 'Now my sloe gin will never be ready in time for jolly old Saint Nick!'.
Well fear not my festive chum. Whilst you may have been a little 'sloe' off the mark (see what I did there?!…) all is not lost! You see, this year I've opted to go for something a little bit different to bring some yuletide cheer to proceedings. And whilst you may roll your eyes at a Christmas post being made in mid-November, this little concoction is going to need a minimum of 6 weeks before it's ready to whack under the Christmas tree…I give you a 'The Gin Shelf' limited edition infusion of cranberry, orange & cinnamon, which I've aptly named 'Gin-gle Bells'.
Ok, so I'm going to let you in on a secret. This is super easy to make, and if you get a wriggle on then you'll have this ready in time for Christmas morning! (…or afternoon, you know…up to you!).
Top Tip: Frozen cranberries will avoid you having to individually prick each berry if you opt for the fresh fruit alternative!
1. Chuck your sugar in to your storage jar and pour in the gin. Slosh it about for a bit until your sugar has dissolved.
2. Add the cranberries & orange peel and give the whole thing a bit of a mix.
4. Stick your gin infusion in to a dark place, out of direct sun light, returning to give it a good shake once a week to keep those juices flowing and flavours infusing!
5. I'd recommend leaving the gin to infuse for 6 weeks, though you can give it slightly more or less time depending on the flavour profile you're after.
After 6 weeks of patiently waiting, you're going to want to strain your gin through a muslin cloth, to remove the berries, peels and any residue. And then you're done – your very own Christmas gin is ready to be bottled up and enjoyed!
This really is Christmas in a glass, and the perfect Crimbo sipper. It can easily be enjoyed neat over ice or as a festive gin & tonic (best served with a premium light tonic water). If you want something a little edgier, try it alongside a ginger ale or ginger beer to add a little warming spice to the equation to complement those cinnamon flavours.
And if you're feeling extra generous, why not decant some of your gin in to smaller batches to make for a perfect home made gift or 'stocking filler' for friends and family?!
Add me to your Christmas Card list!
Thinking of giving my 'Gin-gle Bells' creation a go?! Great! I'd love to see your progress pictures and end products! Hit me up across social media (@theginshelf) and stop by to say 'hi!'.


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I hope everyone enjoys The Rock Opera Orchestras version of this great Puccini aria; it certainly is one of my favorites. This aria made me fall in love with Pavarotti's voice the first time I saw him sing it live when I was a little boy. Our version of this great piece really defines who I am and what I have become as a rock/opera artist!
Many thanks to the entire crew at Chris Gabello Photography for their great work, my lovely "co-star" Holly Nelson, the rock stars in the band, and the lovely ladies of the orchestra. You make me feel so proud to share the stage with all of you. Many more thanks to the men and women at VMG music and to the boys at CEN/SONY/Red, and last, but certainly not least, to my manager, Mr. David Novik. "Look, Ma, we made a video!"
Alexander Kariotis and the Rock Opera Orchestra - "Nessun Dorma - No One Sleeps"


Bulk disk eraser sitting on it powered up for an hour should do it. Remember those?
Just water? Rice, ziplock, and a few days might get you powered up enough to wipe it.
Otherwise, nope. Everything is soldered.
> I have a dead iPhone that is being replaced through insurance. The phone was submersed in water and died a slow horrible death.Before I send the dead one to the insurance company, is there a way to ensure my data cannot be retrieved from the phone? In other words, is there a data card that can be removed or is the flash memory soldered on the board?


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Against the backdrop of Netanyahu's threat to hold elections if Kahlon insists a new public broadcaster go on air, the finance minister says he's ready for any scenario.
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon's appearance at TheMarker Finance Conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday came against the backdrop of a threat by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold early Knesset elections if Kahlon insists that a new public broadcasting corporation go on air as scheduled on April 30.
"The political system has adjusted. If I were to tell you that I'm not speaking to Lieberman, Lapid and Bennett, I would be lying," said Kahlon, leader of the Kulanu party, referring to the heads of the Yisrael Beiteinu, Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi parties respectively. "Everyone is talking to everyone, and we are talking too.
With regard to the dispute over the new public broadcasting corporation, called Kan, over which Netanyahu wants to have closer government oversight, Kahlon said he is unaware of any shift in the prime minister's position since last Thursday. That's when the finance minister claims he came to an agreement with Netanyahu calling for Kan to go on air as planned and for a bill sponsored by Netanyahu regarding oversight of public broadcasting to advance through the legislative process. "We will not permit harm to democracy, freedom of expression or freedom of the press," Kahlon said.
Kahlon was elected on a pledge of stemming the increase in the cost of housing. One of his policies was the imposition of a special tax on owners of three or more homes in order to encourage the sale of homes being held for investment. That proposed legislation is currently the subject of a challenge before the High Court of Justice.
Regarding taxes, the finance minister said the Israeli economy is "strong and stable" and noted there is a tax surplus. "I am a big believer that the money needs to return to the public," he said, along with spending on government social welfare programs. "We've made several tax reductions, and I am waiting for the end of the first quarter [the end of March], to see the entire macroeconomic [picture]." But, he added, he has no intention of lowering the value added tax from its current 17 percent level.
Calling social problems the top priority, he singled out the need for custodial nursing care and services for the disabled and the elderly. Disability payments will be increased, he promised, as a first step.


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The first seven months were marked by 1.343 achieved net profit and investments into production modernisation
The investments were urgent and will allow Steklarna Hrastnik to grow further and preserve its competitive position on a highly demanding market. Due to a 2-month production downtime during overhaul, the set-up of a new furnace and machine refurbishment, the volume of sales fell by 4% compared to the same period last year, which reflected in a poorer profit or loss from ordinary activities; however, the results of the first 7 months of 2013 nevertheless show a stable operating trend. In this period, Steklarna Hrastnik achieved a net profit of €1.343 million, which is 22% more than planned.
In the first 7 months of 2013, Steklarna Hrastnik achieved €29 million in revenues, while EBITDA amounted to €4.5 million and consolidated EBIT to €1.9 million.
"The results for this year's first 7 months have revealed that Steklarna Hrastnik holds a great potential that is yet to improve with our focus on more demanding clients and more expensive products" explained Andrej Božič, the General Manager of Steklarna Hrastnik. "We have managed to raise the selling price per kilogram of glass by 3%, decrease our stocks by €1.3 million and optimise unprofitable programmes."
By investing into the training and growth of its human resources and by technically modernising the production, Steklarna Hrastnik improved the manufacturing processes of glass products and raised the level of their quality to the point of becoming the leading global manufacturer of boutique bottles for luxury beverages. Furthermore, this has been confirmed by the international SIB AWARD, which was presented this July in Las Vegas to three technically very demanding luxury beverage bottles that are produced by Steklarna Hrastnik, i.e. the D'usse Cognac bottle for the Bacardi beverage producer, the Slovenia vodka bottle for the Good Voda company and the U'lovka Vodka bottle. "We are particularly proud of the recognition given to us by the Intertek international agency" adds Božič. "Namely, the Sainsbury's retail chain commissioned the Intertek international company to perform an overall review of Steklarna Hrastnik as a new supplier according to SQP standards and we excelled in every assessment category."
In human resources, Steklarna Hrastnik presented nine practical projects for the youth. These aim to provide the youth with practical experience in these times of crisis.
In environmental impact reduction, Steklarna Hrastnik will focus on reducing and recycling glass waste as well on searching for possibilities to use the waste powder formed during the production process as a construction material.
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In November 2011, Steklarna Hrastnik was proud to receive the basic Family Friendly Company Certificate.
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Steklarna Hrastnik was a finalist at the 2012 Zlata Nit pageant in the Big Companies category, and received...
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