New research and delicious, easy-to-follow recipes were presented at the Blueberry Health Research and Culinary Luncheon on Wednesday, where dieticians, researchers, and chefs met in Bouley's Test Kitchen in New York City to explore the world of blueberry cuisine. The intersection between cuisine and healthy lifestyle choices is often met with apprehension, as people try to navigate their way through nutrition, each time given the opportunity to nourish their bodies.
Chef David Bouley's test kitchen, located in the financial district of Manhattan, is inconspicuously tucked into a second story space with wide open windows overlooking the city's sidewalk below. Natural light blankets the long white tables that wait to be decorated with intricate and thoughtful dishes, while on the other side of the rectangular room is furnished with ceiling high bookcases, alluring music, chandeliers, a grand piano, and equipped with a full kitchen and staff.
The event was hosted by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, which is devoted to studying the health benefits of blueberries through research. They've recently become an integral sponsor of a new study, which is in its early stages and focuses on blueberries' flavonoid components, conducted by Dr. Eric Rimm in collaboration with the University of East Anglia in the UK.
"What berry is better than another berry?" asked guest speaker Rimm, who is a professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health and served on the advisory committee for the 2010 USDA Guidelines for Americans.
Guests were taught how to construct a blueberry-wheat berry salad by Rebecca Scritchfield, one of the event's speakers, who is a registered dietician, health fitness specialist, and founder of Capitol Nutrition Group. Cooked wheat berries, celery, parsley, scallions, lemon juice, oil, and walnuts were decorated with plump blueberries.
While Scritchfield encouraged healthy lifestyle choices, guests were served a five course meal, each dish incorporating blueberries from hors d'oeuvres to dessert. Blueberry-marinated tuna was delivered in slender white spoons preceded Chatham Bay Sea Scallops with a blueberry and Balinese pepper crust were followed by chilled blueberry soup with a blueberry sorbet. The meal was ended after guests finished their blueberry Clafoutis with an apricot coulis, and blueberry gelato. The blueberry inspired dishes, David Bouley explained, were carefully constructed with health in mind.
"I honestly could not care less about how many calories I eat a day. I don't know and you probably don't either," said Scritchfield, who encourages her dieters to eat as many healthy foods as they can without starving themselves.
Scritchfield explained if there were a perfect diet then we would all be on it, but nutrition and health are individualized care and need to be treated as such. The goal, she tells her clients, is health with weight loss as a side effect. With a 95 percent failure rate for diets, lifestyle and behavior change are key.
Even if a dieter does lose weight, they will regain two-thirds of what they lost within the year and within five years they'll fully gain it all back and even sometimes gain more than they started out with in the first place. In order to avoid the exacerbating and frustrating yo-yoing, Scritchfield suggests implementing the following eight lifestyle strategies for everyday life.
Decorate with color, half with produce and don't eliminate foods you love, so long as they're balanced, proportioned, and met with greens and fruits. Only 33 percent of Americans are eating enough fruit each day and that's something that can change by throwing blueberries into salads, breakfasts, and desserts.
"Healthify" your home by making sure good foods have the best access to you and your family. A bowl of fruit is placed on the counter instead of a bag of chips and changing your grocery list into a cleaner and more healthful one, are just a couple of easy changes.
Master the "mini workout" which teaches women to work out without the stress and stringency. By creating small work outs whenever there's a chance to, it eliminates the stress and negative ties people often wind up making with physical activity.
Make movement your stress reducer and boost "feel good" endorphins, which are known to increase comfort, confidence, and course calming hormones throughout your body.
Activate your life with physical projects, exercises, and events that fulfill you. The average person gets 17 minutes of exercise a day when we really need 60 minutes.
Do something you truly love for one hour a week and consider it your own "happy hour" regardless if it included indulging in drinks or not. Read a book, go out to lunch with a friend, or pamper yourself with a massage or manicure. As long as you remember that a healthy lifestyle doesn't mean it needs to be a regimented and stressful focus in your life, success will come.
Make a "to don't list" for yourself. Back out of commitments in a responsible way, if you feel that they won't fulfill or reward you or else it will only create stress. Stress is the number one reason for poor sleep quality, which accounts for 48 percent of Americans.
Slowdown and recharge by spending more time prepping meals at home and with the family. Entertain over meals and play interactive games with family and friends at home. According to Scritchfield, studies show that children who have sit-down meals with their family are less likely to engage in negative behaviors such as drugs and alcohol.
The mind and body must be in unison, in order to create a healthier and happier lifestyle. It simply means to make sure that you shouldn't deplete your mental and emotional health while you work to improve upon your physical health. Scritchfield often works with therapists to better her understanding of why people may overeat, overcompensate, under love or under nourish themselves.


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The Valley International Trade Association Newsletter – October 2015
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Posted at 15:45h in News, VITA Newsletters by Erica Gass
VITA Presents "The Cross-Border eCommerce Experience" with iGlobal
Join VITA & Daniel Johnson from iGlobal Stores on Wednesday, November 18th, from 8-10am to learn:
Benefits of localizing your website with foreign addresses, characters and currencies.
Mitigating the risk of international credit card fraud and refused orders.
Increasing revenue with transparent shipping options and upfront landed cost calculation.
Daniel Johnson is Vice President of iGlobal Stores, a leading provider of cross-border eCommerce technologies that simplify cross-border complexities in eCommerce for international consumers by eliminating or reducing common barriers that occur when selling globally.
Register at https://thevalley.net/event/vita-global-networking-breakfast-november-2015
Port of Los Angeles Boat Tour
VITA Board members and members took a field trip to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro for a boat tour around the harbor on October 20th.
Attendees got a close-up view of day to day cargo operations with massive ships, cranes and containers being imported and exported.
Connected World Trade
Mark Matsumoto, author of "Exporting in the Connected World" and President of Network International Exports, Inc. spoke at the VITA Global Networking Breakfast on Wednesday, September 30th.
Mark shared effective techniques, actionable tools and advice from his book for those starting and growing an international business.
Visit https://thevalley.net/news/vita-global-networking-breakfast-september-2015 for full presentation.
New Member Spotlight
Jeffery Daar, Daar & Newman Lawyers
Jeffery Daar has practiced law since 1982 and is a principal of Daar & Newman Lawyers. His diverse expertise includes strategic planning, complex state and federal litigation, innovative dispute resolution, and international transactions and disputes.
Jeffery's practice focuses on both litigation and transactional projects. Jeffery's extensive litigation background gives him added insight into structuring transactions for clients along with his entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and dispute resolution.
Jeffery's background also includes cross-border litigation and transactions, class actions, insurance, including insurance insolvency, products liability, consumer litigation, unfair competition, appellate work, private post-secondary schools and colleges, and intellectual property. He has extensive experience with restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, attachments, and other prejudgment relief.
Visit www.daarnewman.com for more information.
Ex-Im Bank Reautorization Update
By Gary Mendell, Meridian Finance Group
Late last month the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of reauthorizing the charter of the Export-Import Bank of the United States after a bipartisan group of members filed a discharge petition allowing a floor vote. Now it's up to the Senate to vote in favor of reauthorization and send the legislation to President Obama to be signed into law so Ex-Im Bank can resume full operations as expeditiously as possible.
Ex-Im Bank is the official export credit agency of the United States, with a mandate to provide financing, insurance, and guarantees that increase U.S. exports. Since commercial banks and insurance companies support most U.S. export trade finance requirements, Ex-Im Bank serves as the lender/underwriter of last resort when options are not available in the private sector. They also deal with sales to high-risk foreign markets, small U.S. companies new to exporting, competition from foreign countries, etc.
Meridian Finance Group is one of Ex-Im Bank's most active partners, brokering hundreds of Ex-Im Bank credit insurance policies, originating Ex-Im Bank direct loans to exporters, structuring Ex-Im Bank cross-border equipment financing, and collaborating with Ex-Im Bank lenders nationwide. While most of Meridian's credit insurance and trade finance business is underwritten in the private sector, we're proud of the work we do with Ex-Im Bank to foster exporting; a key component of U.S. economic recovery.
During the lapse in Ex-Im Bank's authority, the agency has continued supporting its existing customers but has been unable to take on new transactions. While carrying on our work with Ex-Im Bank to the extent this has remained possible, Meridian has joined with insurance companies, banks, and our other private-sector partners to try and fill the gap in the availability of trade finance. In some cases we've been able to improvise successfully; in others, our clients have had to stand by awaiting Ex-Im Bank's return.
Once Ex-Im Bank has been reauthorized, the agency should be able to resume underwriting new business, from large aircraft deals to transactions for small-business exporters. Ex-Im Bank programs support tens of billions of dollars in U.S. export sales annually, strengthening the economy and creating or sustaining hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide. Rather than costing U.S. taxpayers money or adding to the fiscal deficit, since 1990 Ex-Im Bank has returned nearly $7 billion to the U.S. Treasury.
For more information about Ex-Im Bank programs and/or updates regarding Ex-Im Bank reauthorization, contact Meridian Finance Group at 310-260-2130 or export@meridianfinance.com.
How to Avoid and Manage Disputes in International Transactions Webinar
This webinar discusses what business people should know about how international disputes work and what they can do to avoid them when conducting and structuring international business transactions.
The speakers are highly experienced international lawyers, including Jeffery Daar, Peter Kaye, Linder Myers, Diego Zavala, and Mersan Abogados.
Royce Law International Trade Expo
VITA member Euro VAT Refund will be presenting at the first annual RoyseLaw International Expo on Wednesday, November 18 from 6:00pm-9:00pm, at the San Mateo Marriott-San Francisco Airport.
This is an opportunity for North American companies to hear from a worldwide mix of country representatives, importers and exporters, and subject matter experts on international trade. Gain local knowledge from experts and foreign trade offices:
Opportunities, incentives and pitfalls by country and region
Where and when to access resources
Each country's competitive advantages and challenges
Top contacts and local knowledge
For further details and registration, please visit TradeExpoRegistration.com. To receive a 50% discount on this event, please use discount code: SPECIAL
Port of Long Beach Delivers Best October in Eight Years
The docks continued to be busy at the Port of Long Beach in October as cargo volume rose 6.3 percent compared to the same month last year, making for the best October in eight years. The gains also come on the heels of the top quarter in the Port's 104-year history.
Strong export growth of 6.5 percent in October buoyed the Port's overall numbers. A slight decline in imports indicated that retailers of clothing, electronics and other consumer goods apparently stocked up early for the rapidly approaching shopping season that starts with "Black Friday" on the day after Thanksgiving.
"We had an early peak in July and August, with much of the inventory for the holiday shopping season coming early. Year to date, we're up more than 5 percent, so 2015 is shaping up to be one of our best years ever," said Port of Long Beach CEO Jon Slangerup.
A total of 619,983 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) moved through the Port in October. Imports were down 0.8 percent to 307,995 TEUs. Exports increased to 128,308 TEUs. Empty containers continued to rise, climbing 20.8 percent to 183,681 TEUs. Empties are sent back overseas to be refilled with goods.
For more details on the cargo numbers, please visit www.polb.com/stats
Science Partnerships Promote Trade, Investment and Sustainability
By Tony Livoti, President, Monterey Bay International Trade Association
Global trade and investment between countries are cornerstones for sustained peace and prosperity. Countries that interact via business and investment opportunities create a win-win environment, leading to job creation and economic development for each country involved. This fact is no more true than in the ocean technology sector, where countries that collectively address the challenges of a shared ocean through trade and investment opportunities also directly affect the globe's "blue economy," bringing economic and environmental benefits to the countries involved and to the entire global marketplace.
Qingdao, Shandong in China, the ninth busiest port in the world, and sometimes referred to as the "California" of China, has been tabbed as China's "Blue Silicon Valley," where up to 50 percent of China's investment into its blue economy has been focused. At the same time, America's "Blue Silicon Valley" is emerging in Monterey Bay, just 20 miles from Silicon Valley in California.
Monterey Bay's one-of-a-kind national marine sanctuary has seen hundreds of millions of dollars invested in 30 different marine science organizations located in Monterey Bay in the last 20 years. Now, this community is ready to share its expertise, technology, services and products in sustainable marine science with the rest of the world.
The Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) has initiated an outreach program to commercialize Monterey Bay's marine science community in the global marketplace by forming a partnership with the leaders of Qingdao's marine science community…
New Vat Liabilities for eBay Sellers
Many eBay sellers are unaware that they are crossing the fine line from non-commercial to commercial sales activities. There was a recent court case in Germany where Finance Court handled the case of an eBay seller generating about EUR 20,000 and up annually through acquisitions and sales from a coaster collection inherited from his father including about 320,000 pieces. It was estimated that he generated 20% profit of total revenue and was therefore assessed VAT by the revenue office.
The decision of the Finance Court demonstrates that auction platform sellers can be considered businesspersons even when selling private items. Therefore, when making multiple sales on platforms like eBay, it is important to seek advice ahead of time to determine whether the sales are considered non-commercial or commercial business activity, and the VAT liabilities that come into play when the fine line is passed.
To find out if your company is required to register and charge VAT within the EU, visit www.eurovat.com/contact
Global Business Resources
There are many resources available to both the newcomer to global business and the seasoned professional. The sites listed below offer a wealth of information.
Asia Manufacturer
Asia Manufacturer is a website dedicated to posting trade leads solely originating from Asia. Its aim is to increase foreign trade between Asia and other nations interested in the trade leads provided. Leads can be searched by selling leads, manufacturers, products, and buying leads in the search bar at the top of the homepage. Free membership is required in order to use this site.
MSU-CIBER: Market Potential Index (MPI)
The Market Potential Index (MPI), an indexing study conducted annually by MSU-CIBER, helps companies rank Emerging Markets on eight dimensions. The dimensions are then combined to create an overall market potential index. The latest rankings are provided on the site as well as access to past analysis.
The World is Open for Business
This module was created in cooperation with the U.S. Commercial Service and is the first chapter of the book "A Basic Guide to Exporting." Subjects covered in this module include: Why you should sell globally; agencies that specialize in helping small to medium-sized businesses export successfully; old assumptions about exporting that may not be accurate; and how to transform yourself and your business through exporting. A case study on the company Domes International is also included.
Analyzing a Company's Ability to Export
This website introduces one to the following concepts: how the CORE software helps to understand a company's ability to export; competitive capability in the domestic market; how to ensure defensive competitiveness; how motivation can influence a company's ability to export; how important the commitment of top management in a company can be for the firm's ability to export; how organizational readiness is important to a company's ability to export; and how product readiness can influence a firm's ability to export. Also included is a case study on Advanced Biomedical Devices, Inc.'s readiness to export.

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Home tech reviews Xiaomi Redmi Y2
Xiaomi recently launched the successor to Redmi Y1, which shares a lot of similarities with the Redmi S2 launched in China, but carries the Redmi Y2 moniker in India. Similar to its predecessor, the Y2 is also designed keeping the young smartphone users in focus.
When I first saw the Redmi Y2, it looked like a hybrid between the Mi A1 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro. It's priced close to Redmi Note 5, which has similar hardware but falls short in the camera department.
Even though Xiaomi has been at the top in terms of market share, we cannot ignore that users are now talking about the iterative design upgrades and ignorance towards Android updates. So, I tried to find out if the Redmi Y2 is an incremental upgrade over its predecessor or it's just another iterative upgrade.
Looking at Xiaomi's track-record, the company has assured that they are all ears to feedback from their users, but what do we learn from the Y2? We'll find out in the review.
The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 has been priced at Rs. 9,999 for the 3GB RAM variant and Rs. 12,999 for the 4GB RAM variant. It will be available in India in Elegant Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey color options exclusively from Amazon India and mi.com from June 12. The company will also sell the device at Mi Home stores.
Redmi Y1 looks a lot like the Mi A1 with vertical cameras.
Like other Redmi phones, the Redmi Y2 is made out of metal. While in this case, the design language isn't the same as the Redmi 5 or even the Note 5 series. It's more like a Mi A1 having an 18:9 ratio in a longer form factor.
The major distinctive element in the design the vertical camera module and two shiny separation lines as the antennae bands as seen on Samsung phones most recently. Rest of the design is strikingly similar to the Mi A1 and the Redmi Note 5 Pro. It has the same gentle curves on all its sides. It does not dig into the palm, but it does feel slippery because of the smooth curvy finish.
The camera design at the rear is exactly what we've seen on Redmi Note 5 Pro. There's a slight protrusion. so considering a back cover would be a good idea to save it from scratches.
It is heavy at 170 grams and is big in size (thanks to the elongated 6-inch display), which makes it slightly difficult to operate with one hand. There is a one-handed UI mode for better accessibility, but to be honest, I haven't used or seen people using it very often.
The connectivity ports and buttons reside at the standard Xiaomi positions. That means the SIM and microSD slot is on the left and volume rocker and power/lock keys are on the right. A microUSB port, loudspeaker grill are at the bottom and there's an IR blaster and headphone jack on the top.
The finish on the smartphone is the same as what we have seen on recently launched Redmi phones, so no surprise there. It's sturdy to hold and looks like it can survive a few drops from reasonable height.
Redmi Y2 Specifications
Dimensions: 160.7 x 77.3 x 8.1 mm
OS: Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Screen size: 5.99 inches
Resolution: 720 x 1440 pixels
CPU: Snapdragon 625
RAM: 3GB/4GB
Storage: 64GB
Battery: 3,080mAh
Rear camera: 12MP + 5MP
Front camera: 16MP
From the front, it looks like any other Xiaomi phones with 18:9 display in this form factor. The gold variant which I have has white bezels and if you're not a big fan of them, you can get the grey variant with black bezels around the display.
I've been repeating it but a lot of features of the device are iterative, including the display. The 5.99-inch HD+ unit looks good, and this is a consistent approach that Xiaomi follows with all their devices.
Colours are warm and it's sharp enough too. Touch response is good and sunlight visibility is good for a phone of this range. There's not much to complain about the display. We compared it with the Redmi 5 and the Redmi Note 5 side by side, and the similarity between the panels was clearly visible.
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I'd like to thank the Wikipedia editor Elefantikus — during an exchange on the German Jens Söring Wikipedia page, he pointed out a part of the trial testimony that seems to contradict the meaning of one of the Söring custody log entries I have mentioned in my writing on the case.
The entry in question was made at 5:28 pm on 5 June 5 1986, while Söring was being questioned about his involvement in the Haysom murders. It reads:
"Returned to Charge Room no untoward incidents took place. Whilst at interview spoke to Keith Barker at 4.30pm solicitor." This entry seems to state that it was Söring who spoke to the solicitor Keith Barker — if it had been someone else, then the police officer who wrote the entry down (I can't decipher his name) should have noted that.
Yet it turns out that the anonymous custody officer made a mistake — he didn't note down that Barker actually talked to Detective Sergeant Kenneth Beever, not Söring. Beever informed Barker that Söring had already signed a waiver of his right to talk to his lawyer and was voluntarily answering questions. Beever testified to this during the suppression hearing in Söring's case, which took place in March 1990. Recall that the purpose of this hearing, which was held outside the presence of the jury, long before trial, was to determine whether Söring's confessions could be entered into evidence at his future trial.
In the hearing transcript for March 3, 1990, pp. 154-55, Beever testifies as follows, under cross-examination from one of Söring's lawyers:
Q Would you turn to page 2 of the custody sheet?
A Yes. sir.
Q I call your attention to the entry at 5:28 p.m.
A Yes.
Q Did you cause that entry to be made?
A Yes, I did, sir.
Q Did you speak to Keith Barker at 4:30 p.m.?
A Yes, sir, I did.
Q On the 5th of June?
A Yes. sir, I did.
Q During the middle of Mr. Soerlng's interview?
Q Did you tell Mr. Barker at that time that Mr. Soering had not waived his Miranda warnings, had not waived his right to an attorney?
A No, sir, I didn't say that. I didn't discuss that with Mr. Barker at ail.
Q Did you discuss Mr. Soering's presence in the station with Mr. Barker at that time?
A Yes, In loose terms, yes, sir, yes.
Q And Mr. Barker asked to speak to his client, didn't he?
A No, sir.
Elsewhere, Beever testified that he specifically ordered the custody officer to make this entry as an "aid [sic] memoire", so there would be a written notice that Beever had spoken to Jens Söring's lawyer, since any contact between a lawyer for a suspect and an officer should be noted down. The custody officer complied with Beever's order, but didn't mention who, specifically, spoke to Keith Barker. I cited the entry about the phone call as evidence that Söring was not denied access to his lawyer during his interrogation. I may reach out and ask for corrections in the pieces I've published, but for now, I think this blog should be enough to set things straight.
In any event, the misleading log entry doesn't change the facts: At 12:50 pm on 5 June 1986, Söring signed a form stating that he did not wish to consult his solicitor before talking to the police. He did so despite the fact that Keith Barker, earlier that same day, had explicitly counseled Söring not to speak to the police outside Barker's presence (advice that Elizabeth Haysom largely heeded, see below).
We know this because Barker submitted an affidavit to Söring's legal team in 1995 as part of Söring's appeals of his conviction. In that affidavit, Barker stated: "After the initial magistrate's hearing I recollect that I went to the cells where my clients were held before they were taken away and I said to them both of then that they were to answer no questions without me being present."
Barker goes on: "My file indicates that after returning to my office I drafted a letter which was hand delivered to Richmond Police Station to which Mr Soering had been taken. In this letter I requested that I be present when either of my clients were interviewed and I believe I also telephoned and spoke to the then chief Superintendent and I asked to be present when he was interviewed and I believe that I was told that Mr. Soering had signed the custody record as not wantinq a solicitor present." Interestingly, Elizabeth Haysom made a different choice: "I was in the police station when I was present on 6th June and 7th June for interviews with Miss Haysom."
So even without the custody log entry, the facts remain clear: Jens Söring freely chose to speak to police without his lawyer present. The police accurately informed Keith Barker that this was the case. Now the question is whether it's important that Keith Barker wanted to be present when Söring was questioned. The answer, legally, is no. In the 1985 case of Moran v. Burbine, the US Supreme Court held that if a suspect has knowingly waived their right to the presence of a lawyer and decided to speak to police, then police don't have to inform him that his lawyer has telephoned the police station and requested to speak to the suspect. The right to have a lawyer present is the suspect's right, not the lawyer's right. As long as the suspect has been informed of his rights and understands them, he is free to waive them, as Söring did. This is why all of Söring's confessions were admissible.
This also helps us understand a clever tactic Söring uses whenever he is speaking to someone who doesn't understand the facts of his case. He always carefully says things like "They didn't let me talk to my lawyer" or "I never got to speak to my lawyer." Söring never mentions that he himself declared in writing that he didn't want his lawyer present. But he most certainly did, as he was forced to admit during the suppression hearing (2 March 1990, pp. 58-59):
Q And then again following the same procedure after that was done, you were asked [at 12:50 pm on 5 June 1986] whether you wanted a solicitor as soon as practicable or whether you wanted a solicitor at this time, weren't you?
A Yes. I signed where It says, "I do not want a solicitor at this time."
Q You did?
Q And you signed this indicating you did not want a solicitor at this time, right?
A At 12:50, yes.
So ultimately, the mistaken custody log entry changes nothing.
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"The Right To Be Human", with an opening reception on the 19th of January 20:00pm at the Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, Warehouse B1, Port,Thessaloniki. This exhibition rebuts, re-examines and rejects inequities and exemplifies the goals of global humanism and social justice. It is co-curated by Professor Thalia Vrachopoulos, Art Historian-critic from JohnJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, and Professor Harry Savopoulos, Art Critic, School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.


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This Just in: Ciara Is Launching a Beauty Brand
The singer announced the news in an Instagram Live with Allure's editor in chief Michelle Lee.
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Ciara is the ultimate multi-hyphenate: singer, dancer, team owner, and most recently, fragrance entrepreneur with the launch of R&C alongside husband Russell Wilson. But that's not where her beauty pursuits are ending. This afternoon, during an Instagram Live session with Allure editor in chief Michelle Lee, the currently pink-haired superstar announced that she's launching a new beauty brand.
On Friday, February 12, Ciara revealed that skin care has been such an important part of her self-care routine during the pandemic that she has decided to launch her own skin-care formula. She tells Lee that she's been working with experts to create a product that has personally made a huge difference in her skin.
There was very little Ciara could share just yet — even the name is a secret right now — but she says the brand will "speak to all skin types" and pigmentation. "I'm super thrilled. I'm super proud," she tells Lee, which, along with the secret formula, may explain her gorgeous glow.
Lee tried to squeeze as many details out of Ciara as possible — she almost got her to admit it may be more than just a skin-care line (perhaps some hair products and makeup in the works?) — but Ciara is pretty tight-lipped for now. Allure has reached out to Ciara's reps to get more details, and as soon as we have more information, we'll be sharing it with you.
More celebrity beauty brands to check out:
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Marci Robin is a contributing editor at Allure. She previously served as senior beauty editor at GoodHousekeeping.com, executive editor of xoVain, and senior online editor at NewBeauty; her writing has also appeared in publications such as InStyle, MarthaStewart.com, and Refinery29. She graduated from Florida State University with a degree... Read more
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There are only four American Football teams in the history of the sport that have never even made it to the biggest stage of all – the Super Bowl. Cleveland, Detroit, Houston and Jacksonville hold that dubious honour at the current time – and the Super Bowl betting markets do not fancy any of them to change that record for the time being. But who have been the most successful teams of all time?
Super Bowl victories are really the only way to measure success in American Football. There may be individual star players that never got to size up a winner's ring – but for the teams themselves it is all about winning the big show at the beginning of February. Read on to find out who has celebrated more than the others when it comes to gridiron.
Five Super Bowl Wins – San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers really were the team of the 80s. Four of the team's Super Bowl triumphs came in that decade, as head coach Bill Walsh marshalled a lethal offense led by the peerless Joe Montana. Not only did San Francisco have one of the best quarterbacks the sport has ever seen – it was also blessed with an incredible wide receiver in the form of Jerry Rice.
Even when time caught up with Montana, the 49ers unveiled new QB sensation Steve Young, who teamed up seamlessly with Rice to add another Super Bowl win in 1994. They connected for a long TD on the opening drive of that game and never looked like losing.
Five Super Bowl Wins – Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys are known as 'America's Team' and only squeeze past San Francisco thanks to an extra Super Bowl appearance – albeit a losing one. Dallas has won the big game five times as well and enjoyed a flurry of success in the early 1990s after originally dominating the sport in the 1970s.
Head coach Jimmy Johnson, under larger than life owner Jerry Jones, masterminded the second Super Bowl winning dynasty in Dallas, relying on Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin to get the job done. There hasn't been much to shout about this side of the millennium though.
Six Super Bowl Wins – Pittsburgh Steelers
Where the 49ers dominated in the 1980s, the Steelers went before in the 1970s, winning four Super Bowls thanks to the passing of quarterback Terry Bradshaw, wide receiver Lynn Swann and running back Franco Harris. Plus, there was the 'Steel Curtain' defense that seemed to be made of the very stuff that gives the team its nickname.
That all-conquering 1970s Steelers team forged a tradition of physical and mental strength. But it took 16 years after Super Bowl XIV for Pittsburgh to return to the championship game. It took another ten years for the next Super Bowl win – and another in 2008 made the franchise one of the most successful in the history of the sport.
Most Successful Team of All Time – New England Patriots
But it is the New England Patriots that can claim the title, thanks to six Super Bowl victories and five more unsuccessful appearances in American Football's glittering jewel. The Pats have crammed all their success into the 21st century thanks to the winningest QB-head coach duo in the sport's history. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were made for each other and won six championships together in just 17 years.
But it was Super Bowl LI when the Patriots showed just why they are the most successful team of all time. Down 28-3 in the third quarter it looked as though Atlanta was going to win its first ever championship game. But with three scoring drives in the fourth quarter alone, New England staged the greatest ever comeback and ensured that Tom Brady would need to be measured for yet another ring. He has now gone on to win another Super Bowl in Tampa Bay, while the Pats valiantly attempt to add to their trophy room.
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Fast Facts about Nancy Kerrigan's husband, Jerry Solomon: Wiki & Net Worth
Nancy Kerrigan is renowned as a world-class figure skater. She married her former manager, Jerry Solomon. Jerry is also a sports agent and is Nancy's number one fan.
Solomon has a career in managing athletes
Jerry Solomon only pursued one career: managing athletes. While the marketing president of ProServ, he personally managed Nancy's career. During Nancy's heydays in ice-skating, Jerry scored a sweet deal of Nancy in advertising contracts worth USD 3 million.
Jerry was no small-time player. He played with the big boys. He has his own sports management, marketing, and entertainment company called Stargames LLC where he serves as President and CEO. He has had tennis champion Ivan Lendl, volleyball Olympic gold medalist Karch Kiraly, athletic Olympic medalist Shannon Miller, and Nancy, of course, in his stable.
Under his company, Jerry has organized several sports events like beach volleyball and tennis invitational games with the participation of well-known athletes. He also did some for his wife in the area of ice skating and golf. Jerry also has gotten into television production, of course focusing on sporting events that featured Ivan Lendl and his wife, Nancy.
Because of his expertise, which is well-respected in the industry, he got a book deal for himself on managing sporting events. He was also sought to act as an executive in different sporting events. Not to mention his part-time professor position at the University of New Hampshire and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Jerry earned his bachelor's degree from UCLA and finished his master's in International Business at Columbia University.
Nancy is Jerry Solomon's third wife
Nancy is Jerry's third wife. Jerry's second wife, Kathy, was a tournament manager for ProServe at one time. It was rumored that Nancy was the reason why Jerry and Kathy's marriage fell apart. They supposedly got together while the two were still married. Nancy's mother defended her daughter and denied allegations that Nancy dated Jerry while still married to Kathy. Jerry and Nancy married in 1995; Jerry was 41 and Nancy was 25. They have three children together. Matthew was born in 1997, Brian in 2005, and Nicole in 2008. Jerry has a son with Kathy named Clay.
Little much is known about Nancy and Jerry's personal lives. Not many know that Nancy had six miscarriages before they had children. Nancy was beside herself because of this.
Three children
Their three children performed with Nancy on Muscleman's Apple Sauce Family Skating Tribute. Actually, Brian and Nicole take after Nancy's talent. They are athletes in their own right and compete in gymnastics and sports competitions. Brian dreams of competing in the Olympics someday. Nicole studies dance (tap, ballet, and jazz).
Jerry, to this very day, still feel bitter about Tonya Harding's attack on Nancy in 1990. He said that, although people know Nancy's talent and her Olympic medals, the attack is still the first thing people remember about Nancy. There is still a feeling of frustration because of this.
With Jerry's expertise, Nancy's net worth grew to USD 8 million at the height of her career. However, Jerry's own net worth is unknown.
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Maintaining Lab Activity During an HVAC Retrofit: Challenges and opportunities with McGill's Otto Maass Building
Photo courtesy Claude Giguère
By Claude Giguère, Eng., FCSC, LEED AP, and Pierre-Luc Baril, Eng., HFDP, LEED AP
Built in 1964 within McGill University's downtown Montréal campus, the Otto Maass Building is dedicated to graduate and post-graduate education research chemistry. It contains 235 chemical fumehoods over a total gross floor area of 11,617 m2 (125,000 sf). The average fumehood density is of 1 hood per 47 m2 (500 sf) of gross area, including offices and mechanical rooms.
Before renovations, this building was by far the biggest energy-consumer on the McGill campus, accounting for 12 per cent of total energy use over only 1.9 per cent of total floor area. Mechanical systems had not been renovated since construction, and there were no energy-recovery devices. Additionally, air quality was deficient both within laboratories and at the outside perimeter of the building, affecting the safety of McGill chemistry staff, students, neighbours, and passersby.
In 2009, the federal government announced a $2-billion plan—the Knowledge Infrastructure Program (KIP)—targeting renovations in colleges and universities. McGill decided to apply a portion of its allocation to the Otto Maass Building by renovating all mechanical rooms and service shafts serving laboratories, as well as 3485 m2 (37,500 sf) of laboratory space.
To comply with the initial program requirements, McGill had to complete the building's renovation within 18 months, including conceptual and design phases. In this timeframe, and considering the type of research and teaching, it was not feasible to move the researchers elsewhere and to vacate the building because swingspace for these types of laboratories is both rare and expensive. The project had to be executed while the building was almost fully occupied. This presented a level of complexity similar to replacing an engine on a car while it drives down the highway.
Amongst the professionals working on the project, the belief held was the building would be extremely difficult and risky to renovate—not only because of these conditions, but also because some of the building components were covered with asbestos. However, the users, the McGill representatives, and the project manager wished to keep the project going. They knew they could potentially lose a large portion of the government funds if they did not deliver on time. They were comfortable with the risks involved and were ready to deal with the major constraints that would be imposed during renovations. They asked the professionals to develop a strategy that could be applied to handle impediments and provide contingencies.
Early on in the design phases, charrettes were held for an integrated approach not only with the design team (e.g. architect, mechanical, electrical and structural engineers, asbestos consultant, project manager, and facilities management representatives), but also with the numerous stakeholders of the project (e.g. users representatives, operation and maintenance group, energy managers, environmental health and safety officers, waste management and fire prevention offices). These meetings helped outline various project goals and challenges, and unified and optimized everyone's needs. Early in the conceptual phases, an energy-recovery opportunity was identified based on the understanding another project was taking place in a major server room located in the nearby Burnside Building. The opportunity offered the possibility to transfer approximately 300 kW of wasted heat (year-long) to the Otto Maass Building for terminal reheat purposes.
The strategy developed to handle the project did two things. First, it divided the project into various bid packages. In fact, a total of 10 packages were created to break down the renovations at the Otto Maass Building. Second, the strategy included the preordering of equipment with lengthy lead times. Ventilation units (supply and exhaust), exhaust fans, laboratory furnishings, and chemical fumehoods were ordered before the call for tenders so they could be manufactured while the design was still ongoing and while the contractors would be bidding on the project. These items were then transferred to the chosen contractor (the lowest 'prequalified' bidder) so he could become responsible for these items.
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In conjunction with the main strategy developed, a construction package was issued to a separate contractor during the design phase to cover the installation of a temporary ventilation system throughout the building. This allowed the mechanical system to be demolished early in the project without interrupting laboratory usage. Temporary systems supplying 56,600 L per second (120,000 cfm) of 100 per cent fresh air were installed to supply the occupied laboratories.
Aware the central services shafts would have to be demolished, the distribution of this temporary ventilation was achieved by securing ducts to the exterior of the building and by going through existing windows to reach the various locations requiring a supply of air. Flexible ducts were also employed within the spaces to reach specific areas. The four temporary ventilation systems were used during the construction phase—which included winter periods with outdoor temperatures reaching as low as −29 C (−20 F).
Certain fans were also installed early in the project to provide some lab-exhausting capability, and pressurization controls were integrated to modulate the exhaust. The rest of the required exhaust capacity came from the existing units, which had to be kept in working conditions during a portion of the main project.
During construction, there was nearly no complaints from users regarding the quality of the air supplied by the temporary systems. In fact, to everyone's surprise, indoor air quality (IAQ) achieved with the temporary setup was a lot better than it was before the project started.
The renovated laboratories represent nearly half of the building's total laboratory area. As it was not possible to simultaneously renovate all the laboratory space, the work had to be planned in phases where users were moved from one area to another as soon as the renovation of a laboratory was completed. (Some users had to move their research setups more than once during the renovations.)
Renovated laboratories were not only energy-efficient, but also sleekly laid out. Photo courtesy NFOE et associés architectes
One of the biggest challenges besides managing the renovations of an occupied building was to fit everything in the three existing mechanical penthouses, each one having a footprint of only 230 m2 (2500 sf). In fact, the new systems took a lot more space than the old ones they were replacing because of the added heat recovery devices and the more efficient low-velocity design (greater face area inside the unit meant a bigger unit for a given flow). Therefore, larger equipment and ductwork needed to be installed.
Fitting everything in the tight areas available was achieved by optimizing the space and defining a diversity strategy for the fumehoods with the users. Such a strategy involves reducing the usage of hoods from full flow (100 per cent) to partial flows most of the time. A 60 per cent diversity was agreed on. This meant a maximum of 60 per cent of the fumehoods could be used simultaneously at full exhaust flow.
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At the end, a total of 70,800 L per second (150,000 cfm) of capacity was installed—six supply systems of 11,800 L per second (25,000 cfm) each and 100 per cent fresh air, and six exhaust systems of similar capacity. The energy-efficient mechanical systems include:
variable air volume (VAV) controls;
direct-drive fans;
run-around glycol heat-recovery loops;
low-velocity systems;
manifolded distribution networks;
high-dilution fans; and
low-temperature terminal reheats.
In the left photo, an existing lab is shown—most were not renovated since the original construction. The right photo shows the new look. Photo courtesy Pageau Morel
These terminal elements are heated by a low-temperature water loop that extracts heat from laboratory equipment rooms and from the major server room located in the nearby Burnside Building. The heat recovery loops are used all year long.
In winter, the system's fresh air supply is preheated by the energy in the exhaust air through an energy-recovery loop. In summer, the reverse process occurs, but is much less efficient. To increase the energy transfer rate, the temperature in the exhaust air stream is first lowered by evaporative cooling approach. This process uses the water recovered from the condensation on ventilation units cooling coils that would have normally been sent to the waste drains.
The laboratory renovation focused mainly on the retrofit of graduate research laboratories each equipped with 18 hoods, resulting in a density of one per 18.5 m2 (200 sf) of net lab area. The main goal was flexibility of use. The old laboratories were designed for unique purposes that were costly to adapt for varying needs. The new laboratories needed to simultaneously accommodate different types of research.
The retrofit was planned with a core workbench area surrounded by fumehoods along the outside walls. A glass partition wall was installed between the laboratory area and the write-up area, creating two distinct but communicating zones. Hence, students and researchers could safely work, take notes and see what is happening in the lab without being in laboratory space. Although the two zones are independently ventilated, air from the write-up area is first sent to the laboratory area before being exhausted, resulting in a reduction of the total amount of costly fresh air treated by the ventilation units.
Photo courtesy NFOE et associés architectes
Laboratory hoods were replaced by modern VAV hoods modulating exhaust flow with regard to sash position (height). The hoods are also equipped with motion sensors that modulate the face velocity at the hood from 0.3 m per second (60 ft per minute) when not in use to 0.5 m per second (100 ft per minute) when operated. When a user stands in front of the hood, the face velocity automatically increases to ensure potentially toxic vapours are contained within the hood.
Any laboratory equipment that generates a lot of heat was located in dedicated equipment rooms. The heat dissipation is recovered by heat pumps connected directly to the low-temperature terminal reheat network. Finally, a storage room was added to each laboratory area to isolate chemicals not being used, reducing the chemical load and required ventilation in the actual laboratories.
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To optimize energy consumption, a building automation system controls all parameters of the mechanical and electrical systems. Motion sensors automatically adjust air changes per hour (ach) and lighting in all areas depending on whether the area is occupied. Perimeter areas with windows have integrated motion and daylight sensors that function on the same basis, but with the added control of lighting according to the intensity of natural light.
These photos depict exterior temporary ventilation and ductwork, along with interior temporary ventilation under the existing ceilings.Photos courtesy NFOE et associés architectes
A large portion of the building's controls is related to fumehood operation. When a fumehood's sash is opened or closed, the air flow to the laboratory space must be adjusted to rebalance the air flows inside the room. An anticipation control was implemented to reduce air temperature variations cause by the rapid hood sashes opening.
User comfort and safety were two of the main issues when designing. User participation was also deeply thought out to prevent energy waste. Students, professors, researchers, and other users were educated and informed about the energy consumption and associated cost of a hood sash left open on a non-used hood. This was done to encourage them to close sashes as soon as they walked away from the hood.
During the project, energy meters were installed to monitor the energy consumption of the building via an energy management software already in use at McGill. Further, commissioning was done once construction was completed to optimize every energy aspect of the various systems. This ensured the university obtained the most energy-efficient chemistry facility possible.
Even without the capacity to improve any components from the building's envelope, these various measures lowered the annual energy bill by $1.3 million—a 59 per cent reduction. This is in line with early energy calculations during the design phase, which predicted energy reductions of 50 to 60 per cent. Pre-project building energy consumption represented about 12 per cent of the total energy consumption of the downtown campus. The renovated building energy consumption now represents about four percent of that total, which is equivalent to a reduction of about 3000 annual tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2).
The write-up area is separated from the lab by glass partition.
The construction cost was around $14 million. Unlike previous years, systems are now easily maintainable, indoor and outdoor air quality has dramatically improved, and McGill now has more versatility in how laboratory spaces are assigned to researchers with continuously changing needs. Additionally, the integration of larger system capacities than were required at present is available for use in future renovations.
This year, the project was awarded with an Honorable Mention in the Existing Educational Facilities category at the 2014 International Technological Awards hosted by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). It was also awarded with an Honorable Mention in the Existing Institutional Building category at Association québecoise pour la maîtrise de l'énergie's (AQME's) 2013 Energia Awards—a testament to its technical expertise in energy efficiency and sustainable design.
Claude Giguère, Eng., FCSC, LEED AP, is vice-president and associate at Pageau Morel et associés inc. in Montréal. He has more than three decades of experience in consulting engineering. Giguère was president of CSC for the year 2012−2013, and became a member of its College of Fellows earlier this year. He can be reached at cgiguere@pageaumorel.com.
Pierre-Luc Baril, Eng., HFDP, LEED AP, is an associate at Pageau Morel et associés inc. in Montréal and is specialized in designing energy-efficient laboratories. He is certified as a healthcare facility design professional (HFDP) by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Baril is actively involved in the executive committee of CSC's Montréal Chapter. He can be contacted at plbaril@pageaumorel.com.
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Renewed work on a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system marks a positive development for Jordan, promising improved connectivity in and around the capital city.
Jordan's burgeoning and rapidly urbanizing population, estimated at nearly 7 million and expected to reach 8.5 million by 2025, is putting growing pressure on the country's transport infrastructure.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa in May, HM King Abdullah highlighted the importance of urban development and transport infrastructure, as well as the opportunities for public-private partnerships to bring such projects to fruition.
As Jordan's urban centers develop, the government will be hoping that BRT projects play a part in alleviating the strain of getting around Amman and other hubs, reducing congestion, and curbing costs. Amman has been the center point of Jordan's rapid urbanization and population boom. Earlier this year, the city's Mayor Aqel Biltaji put Amman's population at an estimated 4 million.
High on the list of urban challenges is traffic congestion, particularly in and around the country's major cities. "Motorists lose a lot of money on fuel consumed while their cars are stranded in traffic," Ayman Smadi, executive director of transport and traffic at the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), told local media in September. By some estimates, traffic jams can cost up to JD1 billion per year in wasted time and fuel, according to GAM.
Long in the offing, the Amman BRT system, which falls under the purview of GAM, is expected to play a key role in reducing congestion for commuters, while also providing stimulus to the construction industry.
Progress on the initial BRT line, which will operate within the city of Amman, has been somewhat stop-start, with construction beginning in 2010 before being suspended in 2011 amid concerns over feasibility and funding. Following a reassessment, the government relaunched the plan in 2013.
The project recently received renewed impetus in the form of $152 million in funding from the French Development Agency, France's department for promoting sustainable development abroad.
The financial cooperation agreement signed in June paved the way for construction to resume, with work now under way on a 4 kilometer section of Princess Basma Street. Construction is scheduled to take 30 months, according to local press reports, with responsibility for infrastructure and buses to be divided between GAM and the private sector, respectively.
Once completed, the BRT system will have a fleet of 150 high-capacity buses, shuttling as many as 200,000 passengers daily around a 33 kilometer network, 25 kilometers of which will be dedicated bus lanes. Separating buses from the main body of traffic is seen as particularly useful during rush hour and has been a successful approach in other major cities around the world.
Work is also gaining pace on a second BRT line, which will link Amman with the satellite city of Zarqa, located 22 kilometer east of the capital. Zarqa, which has a population of close to 1 million, is the Kingdom's third-largest city and a major commuter hub for Amman, with some 100,000 passengers travelling between the two cities each day, according to Ministry of Transport estimates.
Once completed, the Amman-Zarqa BRT line could reduce commute times to as little as 23 minutes each way, with buses arriving every 70 seconds at peak travel times. The authorities aim to start work on the project in 2016, with a JD110 million tender for construction expected in the coming months, Minister of Transport Lina Shbeeb told media in October. Financing from regional sources, including a GCC grant awarded through the Kuwaiti Development Fund, is set to provide JD100 million of the project's expenses, according to Marwan Hmoud, director of the Land Transport Regulatory Commission.
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using GitTfs.Core.TfsInterop;
using GitTfs.VsCommon;

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October 2017 saw the reunion of Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis as L.A. Guns with the release of their first album together in over 17 years entitled "The Missing Piece". With a new-found energy and the enthusiasm L.A. Gunsstormed onto the stage in Milan, IT for the 2017 edition of the Frontiers Rock Festival they recorded their mind-blowing set and the rest is history. Today the band releases a live video taken from this event for the song "No Mercy". Watch it HERE.
This once in a lifetime performance was recorded and will be released on CD, DVD and Blu-Ray formats. The album, which is aptly named "Made in Milan", will be released March 23rd via Frontiers Music Srl.
The band has also launched a pre-order store in the U.S. that includes signed items, t-shirt bundles, vinyl, and more. Visit the store HERE.
This current incarnation of the band has been touring non-stop and the cohesiveness of the unit, not to mention Phil's stunning and unique vocals and Guns' mind-bending guitar playing, are on full display here. A must hear and listen for all fans of the band, both new and old school!


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Warning: This post contains spoilers for This Is Us' series finale.
This Is Us fans who were braced for some major sleight-of-hand in the series' finale instead witnessed a quiet, lovingly crafted hour with one quick flash-forward and no giant plot revelations.
"Us" was "a simple reflection on family and time," said series creator Dan Fogelman. Instead of the twists for which the series became known, the final hour instead split its time between Rebecca's funeral and a lazy Saturday in the Pearson home when The Big Three were kids. "In some ways, that's the most challenging stuff," the executive producer added. (Read a full recap of the finale, and check out our breakdown of the show's final flash-forward.)
We know you've likely got questions about the NBC drama's final episode, and at a finale screening on Sunday as well as in a conference call with reporters Tuesday, we asked Fogelman (and some of his actors) for a final helping of Pearson family scoop.
WHY DID REBECCA DIE IN THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE, AND NOT THE FINALE? | "That decision was made really early on," Fogelman told TVLine at the screening. "The reason was the theme of the show, the very thing that's spoken about at the end of the series: Just because somebody leaves doesn't mean the world doesn't continue and that they don't continue living on with the family. So it was important to me that the last episode not be all about Rebecca's death, and the sadness that revolves around her death, but to actually focus on a day that was just a normal slice of life in this family's history."
WHICH PARTS OF THE FINALE WERE SHOT WELL IN ADVANCE? | William and Randall's scene outside the girls' bedroom, as well as scenes from the Pearsons' lazy Saturday, were captured long before Season 6. In the conference call, Fogelman said he hadn't seen that footage in a while, and "I didn't have a big, full-fledged backup plan, which is what made it all a little bit terrifying. It's literally why I had to watch the first cut of the past footage with my wife [series star Caitlin Thompson], which I've never done before, because I was too scared to watch it alone."
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WAS THE SERIES ALWAYS GOING TO END WITH REBECCA AND JACK? | Fogelman told reporters he always thought the show's final dialogue would be Jack and Rebecca exchanging "I love you"s, as it is in the episode — albeit with some background noise from the other scenes in the montage. The show is about family and time, and the way a family loves one another. And I thought that this original love story, sentiment-wise, was the right language to end on." Milo Ventimiglia told TVLine that scene partner Mandy Moore "was very worried about that being the last thing. She was like, 'I don't know how I'm going to do this. I'm just going to be a wreck,' but she wasn't. She was wonderful and peaceful and beautiful." Added Moore: "It was incredible to have that one last opportunity to look in each other's eyes and recognize what this experience has been like for both of us. I know I will never ever have a partner like him again, in any regard, and I'm really grateful for it. So I just tried to stay present and be in the moment with him."
DOES RANDALL BECOME PRESIDENT? | "Randall's political journey ahead of him is probably the closest we come in this show to our Sopranos going to black at the end of the episode, and you're left to choose your own adventure as to what you think happens with him," Fogelman told reporters, chuckling. "In my mind, I know what happens to Randall and his family, but it's meant to not be answered… It's up to the audience to decide what they think happens next with Randall."
WILL THERE BE A SPINOFF? | "I'm pretty set on this being it," Fogelman said on the call. "Who knows what change of heart my ensuing midlife crisis brings, but I really feel we've put these stories to bed now." — With reporting by Diane Gordon
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Everybody's favorite RINO-rabblerouser Ron Paul straddles the earmarks debate by supporting them in principle but rejecting them in practice, as the L.A. Times Reports:
"The principle of the earmark is our responsibility. We're supposed to -- it's like a -- a tax credit. And I vote for all tax credits, no matter how silly they might seem. If I can give you any of your money back, I vote for it. So if I can give my district any money back, I encourage that. But because the budget is out of control, I haven't voted for an appropriation in years -- if ever. . . .
"I don't think the federal government should be doing it. But if they're going to allot the money, I have a responsibility to represent my people. If they say, Hey, look, put in a highway for the district, I put it in.
"I put in all their requests, because I'm their representative."
Yes, you are. But this is also a republic. And you also have a responsibility to say, as somebody who's elected and paid to do their homework and understand the issues, "We can't afford it," which you said -- sorta. Why not just say that in the first place, rather than putting the earmark in anyway?
Paul suggested that doing away with earmarks was a back-door way for the executive branch to gain power over the legislative branch: "The whole idea that you vote against an earmark, you don't save a penny. That just goes to the administration and they get to allocate the funds. . . .
"If you don't earmark something, then somebody else spends it and there's no transparency."
Rep. Paul never gives examples of this in action, or how much money has been spent in this way. And frankly, the "if we don't spend it, somebody else will" philosophy doesn't hit me as sound financial policy.
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Haruhi Suzumiya is the best anime and manga this troper has ever seen/read. It has unique and well-made characters, a superb plot, great Character Development... It can be serious, intellectual, philosophical, psychological, Crazy Is Cool, romantic and hilarious. Need more? The anime convinces with Scenery Porn, brilliant if a little sadistic comedy and a bitchin' rock-song in the 12th episode. The novels convince with the best narration I have ever read and don't forget those unique and likeable characters. The way it uses every genre in the most mundane setting, without coming off idiotic (though certainly weird when you start with it) surely is a bonus. For me, it's not like watching a show, it's like immersing in a whole new world. I neither read much nor am I obsessed with anime, but this is a piece of gold. — Smokie
Yes, so very yes. I can watch the series over and over again and never get tired of it.
This Troper has watched the series over and over again. The more you watch it, the more little details you notice, and how the Anachronic Order creates interesting situations as characters say things that are quite humorous later on. It starts with a hilariously bad student film and goes from there. You will come to care for these characters, as each and every one of them is so real and complex. The finales (either based on chronology or date aired) are easily incredibly strong Crowning Moments of Heartwarming. This series also has the proud distinction of being the only media to ever make This Troper cry. Oh, and did I mention that it only has fourteen episodes?!? Easily my favorite show ever.
This series, while not the first anime This Troper watched pre-licensing with fansubs, was definitely his gateway series to weeaboodom. That was over 3 years ago, and unlike some other series I watched around that time, this one still holds up extremely well.
Of course, it gets horribly depressing and nihilistic if you think about it too much; everyone in the universe is a Cosmic Plaything. That said, someone that can create this terrifying thought experiment and still have it considered comedy is a genius.
This anime is by far the best. It helped/helps me get through bad times and periods of depression, and I always feel lighthearted and on top of the world when I've watched a few episodes. Everything about it, from the characters to the plot to the music, makes me cry with happiness because it's just so beautiful. And fear not, guys - It doesn't look like it'll be ending anytime soon. I can't top what the other posters said, but I can say that I agree wholeheartedly. Long live Haruhi!
This Troper loved the first season, after she found a website that showed the order of the episodes and figured out what episode goes where in the timeline. However, the second season really disappointed me, because of ENDLESS EIGHT. I hated that, and thought that that show was ruined forever. And then she watched the disappearance movie. That movie was by far the best movie this troper has ever seen, with a great analysis of the characters of Kyon and Yuki, a great plot, great music... And don't even get me started on the stab scene. This Troper doesn't get ever get scared by anime, but the music and the amazingly creepyness that is Asakura Ryouko had me literally shaking by the end of it the first time I watched it. After watching it, the awfulness that was Endless Eight was completely forgiven in This Troper's mind.
I'm going to make myself very unpopular by saying this, but I actually liked Endless Eight. There's very little plot and no character development; the focus is entirely on the construction of the scenes, the way in which subtle choices of what to show and how to show it, details of camera angle, colour, music etc. add up to create the atmosphere. (For those who don't know, this is done by showing eight episodes that are nearly identical in terms of sequence of events.) In most shows, these details just wouldn't be interesting enough to sustain the viewer through four hours, but for me, Suzumiya Haruhi is well-made enough to pull it off. And the finale to Endless Eight was epic.
Oh my god I thought I was the only one!
This troper always felt the Endless Eight was a bizarrely key element to the series. The exhausting, never-ending, boredom of the arc not only help the viewers relate to Yuki's plight. It also creates that sense of epic awesomeness that is caused by the finale.
The anime? please! The light novels are the original source material and they have the best look at Haruhi Suzumiya than the anime or manga ever could. Yes it doesn't have the admittedly awesome vissuals and music, but for subtle and complex character development, insight into the plot, and humour the anime only tries to recreate while sacrificing half the plot, there's nothing better. We're a rare breed, but the novels have been translated and we're here to support them.
Absolutely. The series was my introduction to Haruhi. The film pretty much sealed the deal (and set a standard that I don't think will be matched for a while, it out-epiced Ghost in the Shell and Spirited Away for me). I had a brief flirtation with the manga before I discovered the light novels. There's just so much richness of detail and backstory, KyoAni's work is sublime but there's always more to be found in the books. Please, hurry up and translate the remaining ones!!!
It says a lot about how good the light novels are that an adaptation that takes out so many key elements is still really really good.
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