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9 of the fastest-growing US jobs are in health care — here's how much they pay
Published Thu, Dec 12 20192:00 PM EST Updated Tue, Jan 21 202011:31 AM EST
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Health care has been one of the biggest political issues during the past decade and it's also been one of the biggest drivers of job growth. Since 2012, employment in the health-care industry has grown 30%, adding nearly 3.7 million jobs to the economy, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
If you're entering the workforce or thinking about switching careers, health care a good field to consider — even if you're not willing to head to medical school.
Over the next decade, health-care jobs are expected grow at a clip three times as fast as the overall job market, according to the BLS's latest Occupational Outlook Handbook. By 2028, the industry will add another 2.7 million jobs, accounting for nearly a third of all job growth.
Jobs are growing because there's more consumer demand for health care, says Michael Wolf, the division chief for occupational employment projections at BLS. Some of that comes from swelling ranks of older Americans, but medical advancements have also opened up care options.
"There's more that can be treated, and that increases demand for health care," Wolf says.
Fastest-growing jobs in healthcare
Of the 15 fastest-growing jobs in the BLS projections, nine are in the health-care industry. Here are the some of the roles projected to have the most openings, how much they pay, and what degree (if any) you'll need:
Home health aides and personal care aides
Rank among the fastest-growing jobs: 3
People employed in 2018: Nearly 3.3 million
Median salary in 2018: $24,060/year ($11.57/hour)
Expected growth by 2028: 36% (nearly 1.2 million jobs)
Required education: High school diploma or equivalent
People employed in 2018: 118,000
Median salary in 2018: $108,610/year ($52.22/hour)
Expected growth by 2028: 31% (37,000 jobs)
Required education: Master's degree
Occupational therapy assistants and aides
People employed in 2018: 51,700
Required education: Associate's degree (for assistants), High school diploma or equivalent (for aides)
People employed in 2018: 3,000
Expected growth by 2028: 27% (800 jobs)
Nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners
Rank among the fastest-growing jobs: 10
Physical therapist assistants and aides
Expected growth by 2028: 23% (154,900 jobs)
Required education: Postsecondary nondegree award (often from a community college, vocational school, or technical school)
Here's what to consider when assessing some of these fast-growing jobs.
Many offer hourly pay, rather than a salary
If you're elderly and want to maintain your independence, home care is cheaper than going into a nursing home. But the flip side of that is that if you are a home health aide, your salary is still probably very low — the median is just $24,060 a year, which works out to about $11.50 an hour.
Part of this is because home health workers are paid by the hour, and agencies often have trouble giving their workers a full 40 hours each week. Even though an estimated one out of every seven new jobs in the next decade will be in home care, Medicaid has yet to catch up to a reality where more people live at home longer into their golden years, says Vicki Hoak, executive director of the Home Care Association of America.
Despite this, depending on where you live, being a home health aide can be a financially viable career. According to a recent study on college value by Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce, which Grow has covered previously, many of America's best short-term and long-term value schools are practical nursing programs, which train home health aides.
A lot of primary care isn't actually provided by doctors
Team-based care — which the National Academy of Medicine defines as "the provision of health services to individuals, families, and/or their communities by at least two health providers who work collaboratively with patients and their caregivers" — has become an increasingly common health-care model over the past few decades.
"The idea about that is to try and maximize the efficiency of the workers by devolving some of the less complicated tasks to lower-skilled workers," says Wolf. "So, rather than have exclusively physical therapists working with people, you have physical therapists devising a treatment plan, and then physical therapy assistants working with the individuals to implement that plan."
The idea about that is to try and maximize the efficiency of the workers by devolving some of the less complicated tasks to lower-skilled workers.
Division chief for occupational employment projections, BLS
The trend toward team-based care helps explain the sharp projected growth for physical and occupational therapy aides and assistants, physician assistants, medical assistants, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners. Collectively those roles account for more than a million jobs now, with hundreds of thousands of new openings expected in the coming decade.
They also earn far more than home health aides, with median salaries for physician assistants and nurse practitioners both exceeding $100,000 a year. Registered nurses, who can perform many of the same tasks as nurse practitioners short of prescribing medication, can earn nearly $72,000 a year.
While these projections are ultimately just projections and can't account for future economic setbacks or recessions, they paint a picture of an industry that's growing at a formidable pace. It's a clear sign that working in the health care industry can be a viable career path going forward, even if you don't want to be a doctor.
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edicine Creek, Kansas. Early August. Sunset.
The great sea of yellow corn stretches from horizon to horizon under an angry sky. When the wind rises the corn stirs and rustles as if alive, and when the wind dies down again the corn falls silent. The heat wave is now in its third week, and dead air hovers over the corn in shimmering curtains.
One road cuts through the corn from north to south; another from east to west. Where the two roads cross lies the town. Sad gray buildings huddle together at the intersection, gradually thinning along both roads into separate houses, then scattered farms, and then nothing. A creek, edged by scraggly trees, wanders in from the northwest, loops lazily around the town, and disappears in the southeast. It is the only curved thing in this landscape of straight lines. To the northeast rises a cluster of mounds surrounded by trees.
A giant slaughterhouse stands south of the town, lost in the corn, its metal sides scoured by years of dust storms. The faint odor of blood and disinfectant drifts in a plume southward from the plant, riding the fitful currents of air. Beyond, just over the horizon, stand three gigantic grain silos, like a tall-masted ship lost at sea.
The temperature is exactly one hundred degrees. Heat lightning flickers silently along the distant northern horizon. The corn is seven feet high, the fat cobs clustered on the stalks. Harvest is two weeks away.
Twilight is falling over the landscape. The orange sky bleeds away into red. A handful of streetlights blink on in the town.
A black-and-white police cruiser passes along the main street, heading east into the great nothingness of corn, its headlights stabbing into the rising darkness. Some three miles ahead of the cruiser, a column of slow-circling turkey vultures rides a thermal above the corn. They wheel down, then rise up again, circling endlessly, uneasily, rising and falling in a regular cadence.
Sheriff Dent Hazen fiddled with the dashboard knobs and cursed at the tepid air that streamed from the vents. He felt the vent with the back of his hand but it wasn't getting any cooler: the AC had finally bit the dust. He muttered another imprecation and cranked down the window, tossing out his cigarette butt. Furnacelike air boiled in, and the cruiser filled with the smell of late-summer Kansas: earth, cornstalks. He could see the circling turkey buzzards rise and dip, rise and dip above the dying smear of sunset along the horizon.
One ugly motherfucker of a bird,
thought Hazen, and he glanced over at the long-barreled Winchester Defender lying on the seat beside him. With any luck, he'd get close enough to assist two or three of them into the next world.
He slowed and glanced once again at the dark birds silhouetted against the sky.
Why the hell aren't any of them landing?
Turning off the main road, he eased the cruiser onto one of the many rutted dirt lanes that cut their way through the thousand square miles of corn surrounding Medicine Creek. He moved forward, keeping a watch on the sky, until the birds were almost directly overhead. This was as close as he was going to get by car. From here, he'd have to walk.
He threw the cruiser into park and, more out of habit than necessity, snapped on the lightbar flashers. He eased his frame out of the cruiser and stood for a moment facing the wall of corn, drawing a rough hand across his stubbled chin. The rows went in the wrong direction and it was going to be a bitch getting through them. Just the thought of shouldering through all those rows made him weary, and for a moment he thought about putting the cruiser in reverse and getting the hell back to town. But it was too late for that now: the neighbor's call had already been logged. Old Wilma Lowry had nothing better to do but look out her window and report the location of dead animals. But this was his last call of the day, and a few extra hours on Friday evening at least guaranteed him a long, lazy, boozy Sunday fishing at Hamilton Lake State Park.
Hazen lit another cigarette, coughed, and scratched himself, looking at the dry ranks of corn. He wondered if it was somebody's cow who'd wandered into the corn and was now dead of bloat and greed. Since when was it a sheriff's responsibility to check on dead livestock? But he already knew the answer: ever since the livestock inspector retired. There was nobody to take his place and no longer a need for one. Every year there were fewer family farms, fewer livestock, fewer people. Most people only kept cows and horses for nostalgic reasons. The whole county was going to hell.
Realizing he'd put off the task long enough, Hazen sighed, hiked up his jangling service belt, slipped his flashlight out of its scabbard, shouldered the shotgun, and pushed his way into the corn.
Despite the lateness of the hour, the sultry air refused to lift. The beam of his light flashed through the cornstalks stretching before him like endless rows of prison bars. His nose filled with the smell of dry stalks, that peculiar rusty smell so familiar it was part of his very being. His feet crunched dry clods of earth, kicking up dust. It had been a wet spring, and until the heat wave kicked in a few weeks back the summer sun had been benevolent. The stalks were as high as Hazen could ever remember, at least a foot or more over his head. Amazing how fast the black earth could turn to dust without rain. Once, as a kid, he'd run into a cornfield to escape his older brother and gotten lost. For two hours. The disorientation he'd felt then came back to him now. Inside the corn rows, the air felt trapped: hot, fetid, itchy.
Hazen took a deep drag on the cigarette and continued forward, knocking the fat cobs aside with irritation. The field belonged to Buswell Agricon of Atlanta, and Sheriff Hazen could not have cared less if they lost a few ears because of his rough passage. Within two weeks Agricon's huge combine harvesters would appear on the horizon, mowing down the corn, each feeding half a dozen streams of kernels into their hoppers. The corn would be trucked to the cluster of huge grain silos just over the northern horizon and from there railed to feed lots from Nebraska to Missouri, to disappear down the throats of mindless castrated cattle, which would in turn be transformed into big fat marbled sirloins for rich assholes in New York and Tokyo. Or maybe this was one of those gasohol fields, where the corn wasn't eaten by man or even beast but burned up in the engines of cars instead. What a world.
Hazen bullied his way through row after row. Already his nose was running. He tossed his cigarette away, then realized he should probably have pinched it off first. Hell with it. A thousand acres of the damn corn could burn and Buswell Agricon wouldn't even notice. They should take care of their own fields, pick up their own dead animals. Of course, the executives had probably never set foot in a real cornfield in their lives.
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Hazen stopped suddenly. He swept his beam through the stalks ahead. The air, full of dust, now carried another smell: the perfume of decay. He glanced up. The buzzards were far above now, directly over his head. Another fifty yards and he would be there. The air was still, the silence complete. He unshouldered his shotgun and moved forward more cautiously.
The smell of decay drifted through the rows, sweeter by the moment. Now Hazen could make out a gap in the corn, a clearing directly ahead of him. Odd. The sky had flamed its red farewell and was now dark.
The sheriff raised his gun, eased off the safety with his thumb, and broke through the last corn row into the clearing. For a moment he looked around in wild incomprehension. And then, rather suddenly, he realized what he was looking at.
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wo hours later, Sheriff Dent Hazen stood in approximately the same spot. But now, the cornfield had been transformed into a gigantic crime scene. The clearing was ringed with portable sodium vapor lights that bathed the scene in a harsh white glow, and a generator growled somewhere out in the corn. The Staties had bulldozed an access road in to the site, and now almost a dozen state cruisers, SOC trucks, ambulances, and other vehicles sat in an instant parking lot carved out of the corn. Two photographers were taking pictures, their flashes punctuating the night, while a lone evidence gatherer crouched nearby, picking at the ground with a pair of tweezers.
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When I first began transforming my teen space into a Teen MakerSpace, I was adamant that the space had to be tech, tech, tech heavy. All tech, all the time. I pushed back hard against suggestions that I should do things like have gel pens or paint. Part of my concern was legitimate, cost and clean up. Having consumable materials increases your cost right out of the gate. But there are a lot of consumables in tech making as well; see, for example, the 3D pen. You constantly have to replace the filament.
The clean up concern is legitimate as well. We work hard to try and keep our surfaces and floors protected, but there have been accidents. Tables and counters are easier to protect than floors, we simply cover them with cutting mats and it works pretty well.
I have slowly changed my idea of what a makerspace can and should be, in part because of my teens. It turns out, they like to do a lot of traditional arts and crafts just as much as they like to do coding, robotics and electronics. And many of our teens don't have access to the tools necessary to learn these traditional types of arts and crafts anymore than they have access to the tech to learn coding and electronics. So we – so I – have expanded my idea of what a makerspace is. If it involves making something, I will consider it for the space. So today I am sharing with you 5 of their favorite more traditional arts and crafts activities that we do in our Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH).
Making things out of clay has turned out to be really popular for us. We have a toaster oven in the space that we use to bake the clay. They make anything from figures to jewelry using the clay. Desiree, one of our TMS assistants, has become quite good at clay art.
We have a dedicated teen coloring station with blank cartoon and graphic novel strips that teens can create, but we also just print off coloring sheets. We provide colored pencils, markers, and gel pens. I really pushed back against gel pens in the beginning because they are so expensive but found a great set at a reasonable price and we keep them locked up when the room isn't staffed. It's a relaxing activity and it's pretty easy from a staff perspective, and the teens love it.
Although many of our teens do use our supplies, we have a small handful of teens that come regularly and bring their own supplies and art books. They will also often draw pictures for us. A couple of times they have drawn pictures of us, which is an incredible honor.
Who knew this childhood favorite would once again be so popular? We buy plain Shrinky Dink sheets at the local craft store and the teens are welcome to create anything they would like. They often trace and color their favorite manga characters. But you can also use Shrinky Dinks to do things like create jewelry.
Lego can be very tech savvy. For example, you can use Legos to create a Rube Goldberg machine. Legos can also be combined with tech like LittleBits or Raspberry Pi to make remote control vehicles or small robots. But sometimes, the teens just like to build with them. In fact, we now host a daily Lego challenge. We put up a sign with a small pile of Legos and ask teens to do things like build a car, make an animal, or even create a campfire scene. We get a lot of our daily challenges out of this book.
I suppose in some ways this is just an extension of the coloring/drawing type of activities, but I have to go on the record as saying that I pushed back hard against buying pain and paint brushes. For one, we really do try and limit the amount of money we spend on consumables because you have to replace them a lot. But the truth is, it's not as high of a cost as I thought it might be. You can buy a value pack of acrylic paint at Michael's for $8.00. And a value pack of brushes for around $5.00. We don't provide high quality materials by any means, but they get the job done. The teens not only paint on paper, but they will bring in t-shirts to paint, they paint their cell phone cases to personalize them, and more.
1) The idea of a makerspace is always evolving.
2) Don't be afraid of more traditional arts and crafts.
Although we have a Teen MakerSpace that tends to be technology focused, we have also found that our teens want and enjoy a lot of more traditional arts and crafts. In fact, we have created both a drawing and teen coloring station in our Teen MakerSpace and both have proven to be very popular. So when we were trying to think of a 3rd quick, easy and inexpensive outreach module, teen coloring was the winner!
We have a variety of coloring sheets. We also have some high quality colored pencils, fine tip markers, and – after suggestions from our teens – a large assortment of gel pens. But I recently went to a very cool crafters conference and they had made coloring postcards and I thought – I can do that.
I am here to tell you that it was harder than I ever thought it would be. But I did, in fact, do it and I am quite happy with the finished product. I designed the postcard in Canva, which is an online site. The most difficult part was trying to find image outlines that had places to color as opposed to actual graphics. I used Canva because it has a preset postcard size that worked. I then downloaded my image and laid it out in a 4 part piece in Microsoft Publisher so I had a master to photo copy onto a thicker card stock.
I will also say, you can use portion of a coloring sheet to make fabulous buttons if you have a button maker. You could also provide stickers and teens could make names or sayings on their buttons using their coloring page as a background. And because I always get asked, we have American Button Machines button makers and we adore them. They are one of our most popular items in our Teen MakerSpace. We have both the 2.25 and 1.25 size and they are equally popular. It costs on average about 10 cents per button.
I recommend having higher quality coloring tools – not crayons, though you will notice above that we bought name branded crayons for outreach. You can buy logo crayons at places like 4Imprint.com and GoImprints.com. Gel pens can be expensive but we bought this set at Costco for only $20.00.
So there you have it, 3 different outreach modules that are all set up and easy for us to grab and go when we are invited to go outside the library to promote our Teen MakerSpace. As I mentioned, our goal was to make them easy to carry and set up/take down and inexpensive, but they had to be hands on because we are promoting the idea of making and our teen makerspace. We do have some remote control robots that we can take with us for the "wow" factor. Now I have to get out there and go do some outreach!
What kinds of outreach activities does your library do? We're always looking for more great ideas.


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Tina Meier, Executive Director of the Megan Meier Foundation, talks about what parents can do when the school isn't responsive after reporting your child's bullying
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What can I do if the school isn't responsive?
I think many times when a parent is in a situation where they feel they have been proactive. They know that their child is being repeatedly bullied or cyberbullied. And they go to the school. They try to take the appropriate steps. But it feels like they're not getting the reaction that they want. The school seems to - maybe they're saying it's not that big a deal here, or we're going to handle it, but it continues to happen. As a parent, when you find out your child is being bullied and you have gone to the school, contacted them, let them know, but it still is happening, I think many times as a parent we don't know where to go. This situation not only affects the child, but it affects the entire family dynamic. So it can really have a ripple effect. What we want to make sure is you document every single time the situation has happened. Make sure you go to the school. You document when you went to the school and who you spoke with. Make sure you speak to the teachers and the principal and the counselors. If you still are not getting the answers you want, we have to understand in our state there are privacy laws that require schools to not give out any disciplinary information, anything they are doing with another student, the same as they would do with your student. So sometimes in situations they will say that they're handling it. And maybe they have handled it in a certain way, but on the other end, you don't know that they gave them in-school suspension or detention, and it feels like nothing is being done. But regardless, at the end of the day, if your child is still repeatedly going through this, I would make sure that in writing you have a meeting, that you go to the school - and our foundation has many resources of step by step, different letters that can go to the school - making sure that they ask for a plan to make sure that their child is safe while they're in that school. Not worrying about what the other kids are doing, but what can the school do to make sure my child is safe throughout the day. What are some safeguards that we're going to put in place? And make sure that that is done in writing. Make sure that you get that back and that something is being done with it. Again, if that becomes overwhelming, a lot of parents will switch their children out of school or do in-home schooling, which that is absolutely - they can do whatever they want to do. But we don't want to rip children out of schools and put them into other schools if each and every school that they go into, they're going to encounter that same group of kids. So we really want to work with children, build up their coping skills, work with them, but also make sure they're protected while they're at school.
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Tina Meier
Tina Meier is an internationally recognized expert on bullying, cyberbullying, internet safety, conflict resolution, the roles of parents and educators, sexting, and suicide awareness and prevention.
On October 16, 2006, Tina Meier's life took a devastating turn when her 13 year old daughter, Megan Taylor Meier, took her own life. All attempts were made to save Megan, but unfortunately Megan passed away on October 17, 2006, just weeks from her 14th birthday.
Approximately 5 weeks prior to her passing, a 16 year old boy by the name of Josh Evans, contacted Megan through her MySpace account and they began a friendship. Tina Meier, allowed Megan to have a MySpace account with many restrictions and under her watchful eye. Unfortunately, on that fateful day of October 16, 2006, Josh Evans and Megan began to have an argument over MySpace. A few others joined in and horrible and hurtful messages and bulletins went out publicly to hundreds of kids. The last words that were said to Megan from Josh were, "The world would be a better place without you" and "Have a shi**y rest of your life."
Six weeks after Megan's suicide, Tina Meier was informed that Josh Evans never existed. In fact, he was the fictitious creation of Lori Drew, an adult neighbor that lived down the street, her 13-year-old daughter Sarah, which was Megan's former friend, and an 18-year-old employee that worked out of Lori Drew's home.
In December of 2007, Tina Meier, founded the 501 (c)(3) non-profit Megan Meier Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to "create awareness, education and promote positive change to children, parents and educators in response to the ongoing bullying and cyberbullying in our children's daily environment." Tina's hope is to make a difference through spreading Megan's story, create awarness regarding internet safety, and educate others on the consequences of bullying and cyberbullying. She hopes to help one child at a time cope with these negative social issues. Ultimately, her goal is to empower children to be the change and continue the Foundation's mission.
At the time of this tragedy, the State of Missouri did not have laws in place to prosecute someone using electronic communications to cyberbully another person. Tina worked closely with Senator Scott Rupp and Governor Matt Blunt's Internet Task Force for the State of Missouri to help pass Senate Bill 818, which went into law on August 28, 2008. This law amended the harassment and stalking laws to include electronic communication.
Each year, Tina travels throughout the country as a keynote speaker addressing the issue of bullying and cyberbullying in today's world to students, educators, administrators, parents, youth rallies, counselors, law enforcement, and other professionals. Through Tina's inspirational and educational message, the audience is empowered to make a difference not only for themselves, but others also.
Tina has continued to spread the Foundation's message and Megan's story through national and international media appearances such as network television stations, radio, news shows, magazines and syndicated talk shows. She also accepted a Presidential invitation to attend the 2011 White House Anti-Bullying Conference, presented at the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference in Washington, DC, and served as a consultant during the production of the ABC Family movie, Cyberbully.
Tina Meier resides in St. Louis, Missouri, with her daughter Allison.
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Four brave young men were sworn in as new Kissimmee Firefighters at last night's City of Kissimmee Commission Meeting after being hired on January 22, 2019 by the Fire Department.
Firefighter Robert Wambold, Firefighter Steven Maciel, Firefighter Isaiah Radford, and Firefighter Jacob Hunter were sworn in by Fire Chief Jim Walls in front of City Commissioners and loved ones. Radford was born and raised in Osceola County and Hunter, a 3rd generation Firefighter was also born and raised in Osceola County.
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Nexto Extreme to Extreme copy?
First, thank you for engineering and making available a very useful product.
Second, what is the procedure for backing up one ND2700 to another?
This would appear to require a special USB cable to connect the two drives. Since both are e-SATA capable, can the e-SATA cable be used for this purpose?
First, you can use the "Sync function" supported by our ND-2700 to back up that to another. In details, you can refer to the ND2700's manual.
If you use the device supported e-SATA interface on SATA 2.0 specification, you can use that.


Winter is certainly amongst us with the dark, dreary nights so here at Mumazine HQ we like nothing better than to combat the cold and warm up our plums! And it couldn't be easier than with our Baked Plums with Honey Yoghurt recipe. This quick and easy formula is a favourite at Mumazine and it really is child's play, so why not get your little ones involved in cooking this warm and tasty treat?
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and serve with a dollop of yogurt drizzled with honey. Any leftovers are delicious served cold with breakfast cereal.
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Byun Hee-bong (Jangseong-gun, 8 de junho de 1942) é um ator surcoreano, reconhecido por sua extensa carreira no cinema e a televisão do país asiático que iniciou a começos da década de 1970. Por seu desempenho como actor tem recebido galardões e nomeações em eventos como os Baeksang Arts Awards, os Grand Bell Awards e o Festival de Cinema Asiático e do Pacífico, entre outros. Tem aparecido em várias produções cinematográficas de Bong Joon-ho, entre as que destacam Barking Dogs Never Bite, Salinui chueok e The Host.

Ao longo da década de 1970, ele se tornou conhecido na TV como um ator que interpretava homens excêntricos que não se encaixavam na sociedade coreana. Ele fez a transição para a tela grande na década de 1980 e, no início de sua carreira no cinema, estrelou o clássico filme de Lee Doo-yong Eunuch (1986) e A Surrogate Father (1993).

Carreira
No ano 2000, Byun registou um destacado papel secundário na estréia com diretor de Bong Joon-ho, Barking Dogs Never Bite, interpretando a um estranho homem de manutenção de apartamentos fanático da carne de cão. Bong ofereceu-lhe um novo papel no cortometraje Sink & Rise (2004) e em suas obras seminários Memories of Murder (2003) e The Host (2006). Esta última obra converteu-se no filme coreano mais bilheteria de todos os tempos e lhe valeu a Byun obter muitos elogios por sua atuação como o patriarca de forte vontade de uma família "perdedora", incluindo os prêmios ao melhor ator secundário no Festival de Cinema de Ásia e o Pacífico e nos Blue Dragon Filme Awards.

Outros de seus créditos cinematográficos notáveis incluem produções como Volcano High (2001), o filme dramático My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003), a comédia de terror To Catch a Virgin Ghost (2004), a fita de suspenso The Devil's Game (2008), o filme de espionagem The Spies (2012) e o filme distribuído por Netflix Okja (2017).

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Kicking off our monthly residency at The Library with three damn fine live acts, followed by the notorious goth/post-punk/industrial/whatever club night with Flock-resident DJ after the bands till 2am.
Our headliners are a mash-up of latter-day Depeche Mode, a noisier Sisters, Dreamtime-era Cult, and a bit of Killing Joke. With some raucous guitars. And a pop song sensibility; the song is king, after all.
Ed and Rob from regular Carpe headliners Rhombus are gigging with the guys as special guests. Expect some stripped-down acoustic reworking of their catalogue, and perhaps the odd unlikely cover.
Making their Carpe Noctum debut are the fast-rising gothic rock band; classic influences with a contemporary sheen.
Doors 7pm, bands from 7:30-10pm, club night till 2am.


What kind of stuff do I love? Jewelry, flowers, kitchen toys, shoes, candles, etc. I also LOVE food stuff and food stuffed in food. Stuffed peppers, stuffed cabbage, stuffed French toast...what's not to like?
So when I got a chance to receive a preview copy of Stuffed: The Ultimate Comfort Food Cookbook by Dan Whalen, I was thrilled.
Dan is the man behind The Food In My Beard blog and now he has a book!! I've actually met Dan when I was in Boston a few years ago and am so happy for his success.
Each recipe includes a heat number and pig-out number: I really liked that idea. The pig-out number is more fun than seeing the calorie count, right? And the heat number is pretty explanatory. There are great photos, clear directions, and a back story for each recipe. You'll find recipes for stuffed breads, stuffed pasta and rice, stuffed meats, stuffed veggies and fruits, stuffed sweets, and a few basics like fresh pasta dough.
WARNING: after looking through the book you may feel like you've gained 10 pounds. Some of the recipes include Loaded Potato Pierogi, Hamburger Stuffed with Mac and Cheese, and Pork Belly Stuffed Cornbread Bites. But there are some lighter recipes as well, and I decided to try one of those.
from the heat. Put your egg into the ice water to stop the cooking.
lemon juice, mayonnaise and mustard, and mix well.
yourself by buying olives that still have their pits, go ahead and take out the pits.
these little guys on a super fancy charcuterie plate at your next party!
Sevillano, Ascolano and Barouni varieties.
This was so delicious! Of course stuffing olives isn't an easy task, but once in a while for a special party it's definitely worth it! If you don't want to stuff olives, please still make the tuna salad and just add a few chopped olives. This recipe has a great flavor and is so much more fun than your typical tuna with mayonnaise and celery.
What's YOUR favorite food to stuff?
Yay! This was one of the recipes I tested. Your olives look adorable! I love Dan's new book and am so happy for him! I'm a huge fan of the pig-out scale.
Way cool ;) I must have felt a special connection!!! I think they should use one of my photos in the 2nd edition!
Oh my gosh, imagine stuffing enough to feed a crowd!


Colour-in Bunting – Blue. Ahoy, Mateys! If you're planning a birthday for your little one, you can't go wrong with Eggnogg's pirate themed Colour-in Bunting. In the weeks leading up to the big event, why not get your child involved (and calm the excitement) by colouring their own unique party decorations.


Unclaimed Trust Account Funds; Disposing of Unclaimed Funds; What Constitutes Due Diligence to Locate Owner of Funds.
You have presented a hypothetical situation in which an attorney performs approximately 700 real estate closings a year. From time to time, funds remain in the attorney's trust account for various reasons. The attorney is uncertain about what to do with unclaimed funds held in trust when the parties to whom such funds are due are missing, cannot be found or have failed to cash their checks drawn on the attorney's trust account. Typically, the attorney or his bookkeeper discover uncashed checks for small amounts of money, often less than $50.00. In addition, the attorney has a collection practice in which a debtor sometimes overpays or miscalculates the interest when paying off an account. The amount of overpayment is often less than $2.00. When the attorney issues a refund check from the trust account, the check is never cashed and the funds remain in the attorney's trust account.
You have asked the Committee to opine on the degree of diligence and expense required of the attorney to locate and properly disburse such funds to their owner; the extent to which, if at all, the attorney may deduct reasonable fees or costs incurred in locating the owner of such funds; and, whether the attorney may obtain, in advance, written authorization from such parties to keep such unclaimed funds after exercising reasonable diligence to locate them.
The appropriate and controlling Disciplinary Rules related to your inquiry are DR:9-102(B)(4) which requires an attorney to promptly pay or deliver to the client or another as requested by such person the funds, securities, or other properties in the possession of the lawyer which such person is entitled to receive; and, DR:2-105(A) which requires that a lawyer's fee shall be reasonable and adequately explained to the client.
In LE Op. 832, the Committee opined that it was proper for an attorney to dispose of unclaimed trust funds in accordance with Title 55, Chapter 11.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended (Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, §55-210.1, et. seq.). See also, LE Op. 818. The Code of Professional Responsibility makes no provision for the disposition of funds belonging to a client or another, other than delivery to the person legally entitled to received them as required by DR:9-102(B)(4). The issue of whether there are other acceptable, lawful alternatives to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act are questions of law beyond the purview of the Committee. Once the attorney determines that property is either "unclaimed" or "abandoned" as defined by the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, the attorney must dispose of the funds in accordance with the directives of this statute.
The Committee is of the opinion that an attorney must exercise reasonable diligence in attempting to contact and disburse trust funds to persons entitled to receive them. The legal definition of due diligence under § 55-210.2 includes a first class mailing to the last known address of the owner of property or funds, but it is not limited to that. The Committee believes that an attorney owes an ethical duty to use whatever means are reasonable under the circumstances, which will include in almost all instances first class mail to the last known address of the owner. In many instances involving very small payments or refunds, first class mail to the last known address of the owner will be the only reasonable effort required. However, if the attorney knows in which city the person resides, it would be reasonable for the attorney to call information or have a postal records check done to discover a current address or telephone number, if the amount of money involved justified the cost.
The Committee believes that it would not be improper to deduct from the funds held in trust reasonable costs incurred by the attorney in attempting to locate the party to whom trust funds are owed, but this does not include an attorney's fee. However, the Committee is of the opinion that it is improper for an attorney to agree with a client or owner in advance that the attorney can keep the unclaimed funds under any circumstances.


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This porch makeover was inspired by the letters EAT. This word "EAT" will be in my booth at Hermann's Antique Mall in Downtown Brenham along with a few others that spell GARDEN and WINE. Drop by and pick up a few letters of inspiration for your makeover.
The rag rugs below add a punch of color for spring. Adding some inside touches like the ceramic hen, vintage table cloths and pillows make it more inviting. I like to elevate my accessories with little stools or upside down pots. Who would like to come sip some iced tea and sit a spell on the porch?
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Ambassador Marcel Tibaleka Presents Credentials to Swiss President
This year, Uganda and Switzerland mark 56 years since the establishment of bilateral relations.
posted onNovember 24, 2022
Uganda's ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Marcel Tibaleka presented his credentials to Ignazio Cassis, the president of the Swiss Confederation.
The ceremony took place on November 22 at the Federal Palace in Bern, Switzerland.
Cassis welcomed Amb. Tibaleka to Switzerland and noted that his appointment shows a strong continued commitment to the Swiss-Uganda bilateral relations.
While serving in his previous capacity as the Swiss Foreign Minister, President Cassis launched the 2021-24 Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy, a blueprint for engagement and cooperation between Switzerland and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The strategy serves as a guiding cooperation framework for different stakeholders including civil society, academia, the public, and private sectors
Ambassador Tibaleka hailed the warm bilateral relations enjoyed by the two countries. He stressed that Uganda attaches great importance to these relations which he looks forward to deepening during his tenure.
This year, the two countries mark 56 years since the establishment of bilateral relations.
Ambassador Tibaleka, in welcoming the 2021-24 Sub-Saharan Africa strategy, appreciated Switzerland's decision to play a stronger role in the development of Sub-Saharan Africa, and in particular expressed Uganda's readiness to work together with the Swiss Government in the priority areas of; Peace, Security, Prosperity and Sustainability.
In order to strengthen cooperation in Economic and Commercial Diplomacy, Amb Tibaleka encouraged the Swiss Government to facilitate Swiss companies with financial instruments and other incentives so that they can invest in Uganda.
President Cassis pledged the Swiss Government's support to Amb. Tibaleka, to facilitate the successful execution of his duties in Switzerland.
Ambassador Tibaleka was accompanied to the ceremony by Uganda Embassy officials Brigadier General Emmanuel Kazahura, Defence Attaché; and Brian Mwesigwa, First Secretary.
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The YB-52 prototype, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, takes its first flight on April 15, 1952.
On April 15, 1952, the huge YB-52 Stratofortress takes wing from Boeing Field. The plane surpasses anything then flying, with eight engines slung below swept wings measuring 185 feet from tip to tip. It is capable of carrying the largest nuclear devices available and one version is able to carry up to 30 tons of conventional weapons. The plane's range initially is more than 5,000 miles and development of aerial refueling makes missions of up to 30 hours possible. Between 1954 and 1962, Boeing will manufacture more than 740 B-52s, first in Seattle and then Wichita, and scores of aircraft remain in active service.
The XB-52 Stratofortress prototype was rolled out in secret at Boeing Field on November 29, 1951. It did not fly until October 2, 1952. Thus the second prototype, the YB-52, was the first of this generation of aircraft to fly with its takeoff from Boeing Field on April 15, 1952.
The success -- or irony -- of the B-52 is that it never had to complete its primary mission: the dropping of a nuclear weapon in war. Rather, hundreds of aircraft remained aloft on rotating shifts to provide the Strategic Air Command with an assured means of retaliation in the event of a surprise nuclear attack by the Soviet Union or other power. The B-52, later augmented by intercontinental ballistic missiles and then by submarines capable of launching nuclear missiles, provided the first, sturdy leg of the three-pronged strategy of deterrence.
The B-52 saw combat in Vietnam, with several losses, delivering conventional bombs. It has also served as an important launch platform for experimental aircraft and spacecraft, including the X-15. Chiefly due to the failure of the North American B-1 swing-wing bomber to assume the B-52's key missions, the older but proven bomber (with many improvements and variants) remains on active duty as of 2019.
I wonder how it feels to be the pilot (or crew) of an aircraft that was flying before their parents were born?
Yup, with Major T. J. "King" Kong at the helm.
I feel sure most of them will still be flying in 25 years from now.
My Great-grandfather was born in 1868, at the height of the Indian wars. Bison still covered the plains, cattle drives were just starting North out of Texas.
He lived long enough to see the B-52 go into service.
The BUFF is as old as me.
The kid that lived next door just graduated USAF Flight School. Got assigned to the Buff. Pretty cool. He has wanted to be a pilot since he was 13, at least.
My late brother flew on those. He loved flying and joined the USAF when he was 15. He and his crew were exposed to so much radiation that he was on 20 different meds when he died in 2006. He was a Korean War vet. I miss him.
If they're still flying in 33 years,then they will have been in service for 100 years.
But, can it fly on just seven engines if one goes out?
I believe it can stay in the air with only 4 of the 8 running.
Impressive. He might have been aware of Custers demise at the Little Big Horn in 1876. What history making times.
I'm fairly certain that the grandmother of the last B-52 pilot has yet to be born.
The original Wright flyer from Kitty Hawk would have still been flying in 1971 if it had the same longevity as the B-52.
Grandparents, not just parents anymore.
I remember those early B-52s.
They had a high tail fin and twin machine guns in the tail.
When Johnny comes marching home again HOORAW.The best cockpit scenes eva.
If it aint BOEING I AINT going.
They kept the prototype for years at Wright Paterson at the air force museum(the old one).they moved and had to cut it up.Cant save them all which is a shame.


The Gophers can point to plenty of positive developments during their four-game winning streak.
It's only one measure, but ESPN's Football Power Index currently gives the Gophers a 31.8 chance of winning at Nebraska this week and only a 16.5 percent chance of winning at Wisconsin in the regular-season finale.
If the Gophers can pull off those road upsets, and beat Northwestern at home (54.4 percent chance), they'll be Big Ten West champions.
When Ohio State routed Nebraska 62-3 on Saturday night, the Gophers moved into a three-way tie for first place with the Cornhuskers and Badgers. And Iowa's blowout loss at Penn State gave Minnesota the proverbial control of its own destiny.
"Going into the last three games, this is everything we've wanted," quarterback Mitch Leidner said.
The Gophers don't care how they got here. Sure, their defense would love to have those final 54 seconds back from Penn State after blowing that lead and losing in overtime. And an offense averaging 33.4 points per game laid a big egg in the 14-7 loss to Iowa.
But after falling to 0-2 in conference play, the Gophers have reeled off a four-game winning streak against Maryland, Rutgers, Illinois and Purdue. Those four teams are a combined 5-19 in Big Ten play, so frankly, anything less than a sweep would have been disappointing.
• Smith is the Big Ten's second-leading rusher with 954 yards and has surpassed 100 in each of the past four games.
• The Gophers rank third in the nation in turnover margin (plus-12). They have scored 90 points off turnovers, up from 37 last year, and have held opponents to 23 such points.
• The Gophers have turned 69.1 percent of their trips to the red zone (37 of 42) into touchdowns, ranking third in the Big Ten. That's up from 52.7 percent last year.
• Emmit Carpenter has emerged as one of the Big Ten's best kickers, hitting 16 of 18 field goals, including a 52- and a 53-yarder against Purdue. He also booted eight of his nine kickoffs for touchbacks against the Boilermakers and improved to 35-for-35 on extra points.
• The defense remains inconsistent — stifling at times, porous at others. But going on the road and holding Maryland and Illinois to a combined 27 points was impressive. And after giving up 28 first-half points to Purdue, the Gophers held the Boilermakers to three in the second half, while forcing three turnovers.
• The Gophers have 25 sacks this season, up from 22 last year. Minnesota had six sacks against Purdue, including four in that dominating second half.
The difficulty of sweeping these next three games is heightened because the Gophers must play Nebraska and Wisconsin on the road, before those huge red-clad crowds. Nebraska might be without quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. (head injury), and the Gophers won in Lincoln two years ago. But they haven't beaten Wisconsin anywhere since 2003.
Northwestern (3-3 Big Ten) is no pushover, either. The Wildcats fell 28-24 at Ohio State two weeks ago and stayed within a touchdown against Wisconsin until the fourth quarter.
So it will be a three-game grind, but the Gophers have played some of their best football in recent years during stretches like this. In 2014, their whole season pointed toward a difficult November, and they wound up going 2-2 against Iowa, Ohio State, Nebraska and Wisconsin.
Last year, Claeys took over for Jerry Kill heading into a three-game stretch against top-15 opponents. The Gophers went 0-3 against Michigan, Ohio State and Iowa, but each game was competitive.


This game has a real nice feel to it. I imagine on a tablet or phone this would do me for a very long time.
I'd make the bamboo appear to grow out of the ground and shift from a dull brown to a vibrant green (green indicating ready to cut).
That delay is my only qualm with the game - takes you right out of engagement. You're doing all these super fast taps and moves and then you have to slow down and wait for 10 seconds. These kind of games you want to be back into combat as fast as physically possible.
Other than that, really great. On tablet if you could make it multiplayer where you swipe out from the players position, that'd be really cool. Make it that your character gathers bamboo in a backpack and slashing your opponent will cut through his bag straps and make him drop his loot.
Thanks for making this and best of luck in the competition!
* cut animation should trigger on proximity to bamboo, not just by a delay - currently you can trigger the cut animation before you even make it to the bamboo.
Finally, what's with the third leg?
Great LD entry, simple but fun. Audio would have been great for mood.
Really like this game. The animation of cutting the posts is satisfying. Also like how hitting multiple ones in a row works.
I agree on the said, the reset timer were annoying and also think this could be nice on touchscreen.
Cool - I played it on my Windows 8 machine with a touch screen and it works really well (except that it's difficult to click all the way out towards the edges). Cool concept, this could work really well for phones and tables with just a little more work to make it feel complete. You could look into using PhoneGap to convert the HTML5 to "native" Android, iOS & Windows Phone (and blackberry and like everything else too) apps if GameMaker doesn't support building for them directly. If you don't know what PhoneGap is, it's basically a tool that embeds your HTML code into a modified version of Google Chrome for that phone OS. It works really well in most cases.
Cool little game, I didn't understood how I missed the cut and it was a little annoying to wait for restart, but otherwise I liked it, good job !
Pretty cool, probably unfinished, but can see the potential!


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UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES AGREEMENT WITH EIB TO IMPROVE ROAD SAFETY
The Verkhovna Rada has ratified a financial agreement between Ukraine and the European Investment Bank (EIB) to improve road safety. Some 334 deputies voted on Thursday for corresponding draft law No. 0014 of December 13, 2019, the parliament's website said.
According to the text of the explanatory note, the agreement stipulates the provision by Ukraine of the EIB state guarantee to ensure the implementation of the project "Improving Road Safety in Ukrainian Cities."
It is expected that the project will reduce the number of accidents and the severity of their consequences; increase the share of travel by bicycle, on foot or by public transport in the total volume of traffic and, accordingly, reduce the number of trips by private transport. In addition, the project will reduce the time spent by passengers at public transport stops, as well as the operating costs of road transport owners and emissions of harmful substances into the air.
According to Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy, the estimated cost of the project is EUR 177 million, of which an IEB loan is EUR 75 million (the agreement was signed on July 9, 2018), a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is estimated at EUR 75 million (it is planned to sign the agreement in 2020 year), and own funds of cities and technical assistance totaling EUR 27 million.
"Improving safety for the cities of Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kamenetz-Podilsky includes improving the infrastructure of road intersections, infrastructure for cyclists and public transport, arranging facilities to reduce speed in settlements and near schools, etc.," he said on his Facebook page on Thursday evening.
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EPICENTER K NEGOTIATING EUR 100 MLN LOAN WITH EIB TO EXPAND AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT FLEET
Epicenter K LLC (Kyiv) is negotiating the financing of a project to expand grain storage infrastructure, purchase of agricultural machinery and grain hoppers for the amount of over EUR 100 million with the European Investment Bank (EIB).
"The Epicenter K company is in the negotiation process with the European Investment Bank regarding obtaining a loan of more than EUR 100 million, but the company has not yet made a final decision on obtaining it," the company said.
As reported, the EIB board of director on November 14, 2019 approved a project to provide financing for the expansion of grain storage infrastructure, the acquisition of new agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as railway cars for grain transportation.
The bank expects that, thanks to the project, 1,100 additional permanent jobs will be created for new operations, 300 workers will be hired for the construction period and 15-20 local subcontracting small and medium-sized enterprises will be involved.
The EIB also indicates that this operation is covered by the political risk guarantee of the European Union for EIB loans outside the EU.
Epicenter K has been developing the agricultural business since 2016. The agricultural division of the Epicenter K group of companies cultivates over 120,000 hectares of land in Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil, Cherkasy, and Kyiv regions. The group also includes 20 livestock farms and six silos. Epicenter K plans to reach one million tonnes of grain storage capacity.
EIB, EPICENTER, LOAN, NEGOTIATING
EBRD AND EIB READY TO PROVIDE EUR 900 MLN LOAN TO UKRAINE FOR ROADS IN 2020
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are ready to provide a targeted loan in the amount of EUR 900 million to Ukraine to develop the road sector, acting Head of the State Automobile Roads Agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) Slawomir Nowak has said. "I have already held negotiations with the EBRD and the EIB. A new credit line will be opened for Ukraine in the amount of EUR 900 million," he said.
According to Nowak, the negotiations were very difficult, but trust in the state and its managers ultimately allowed for a positive solution.
"Within the framework of this new credit line, we will also offer to finance the Weight-in-Motion system at the next stage," the acting chief of Ukravtodor said.
Nowak also said that he recommended that Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy eararks funds from the Road Fund allocated for road safety to the installation of the Weight-in-Motion (WiM) system.
As reported, Ukravtodor launched in test mode the first two WiM points on the Kyiv-Chop highway.
On September 11, the Rada adopted at second reading a bill allowing automatic recording of violations during weight monitoring on roads.
Weight-in-Motion (WiM) systems will fulfill a function of pre-selection for inspectors of the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety until a law allowing automatic weight and weight control on roads is passed.
Ukravtodor previously planned in October to launch the first six WiM points at the entrances to Kyiv. In general, it is planned to install up to 100 WiM points.
EBRD, EIB, LOAN, ROADS
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK ISSUES EUR 200 MLN LOAN TO UKRAINE
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a long-term low-interest loan in the amount of EUR 200 million to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the Early Recovery Program, Head of the EIB Representation in Ukraine Jean-Erik De Zagon has said, when opening six repaired medical facilities in Kharkiv.
According to him, the funds are used to invest in the restoration of key infrastructure objects in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as to ensure adequate living conditions for internally displaced persons.
He noted that the purpose of the loan is to improve the living standards of people in Eastern Ukraine.
"Our Early Recovery Program was specifically developed to help people of Eastern Ukraine, including thousands of IDPs, deal with tough challenges they are facing following the armed conflict. This EUR 200 million program is part of our overall EUR 5.8 billion portfolio in Ukraine. It aims at improving living standards for people in terms of housing, healthcare and education. And it is a convincing proof that as an EU Priority Partner, Ukraine can greatly benefit from EU support and financing. We are happy to provide help where it is needed most and that it will directly impact the lives of ordinary citizens," the banker said.
EIB, LOAN
EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK WILL ISSUE GRANT TO DEVELOP HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IN UKRAINE
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide grant assistance to the State Agency of Automobile Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) to develop a feasibility study for the construction of the Lviv-Mukachevo-Uzhgorod highway with a branch to the Hungarian border, the agency's press service has reported. "This corridor is very important for Ukraine, because the export flow to the countries of Southern and South-Western Europe is directed through it. In addition, the new road will also provide a stable communication with Zakarpattia region," Oleksandr Kava, the adviser to the Ukravtodor head, said.
According to the report, the new road will connect with the Hungarian M3 highway through the Dyida checkpoint and the Slovak D1 highway through the Uzhgorod checkpoint.
The maximum speed on the highway will be 130 km/h.
"This road will reduce the trip time in the direction of Lviv-Mukachevo to an hour and a half instead of the current 3.5 hours," the report says.
CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOP, EIB, GRANT, HIGHWAY
EIB CONSIDERS KHRAKIV REGION AS ONE OF PRIORITY REGIONS FOR COOPERATION IN UKRAINE
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is considering Khrakiv region as one of the priority regions for cooperation in Ukraine and the bank is negotiating with Kharkiv authorities on the participation in the Safe City project, Head of EIB Resident Representation for Ukraine Jean-Erik De Zagon has said. In order to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), it is necessary to create a good climate, De Zagon said at a briefing before the start of the Kharkiv SME Day Forum in Kharkiv on Tuesday.
The bank sees that in Kharkiv region there is indeed development in the medical field, as well as in the field of transport and education, much is being done to improve the infrastructure and living conditions, he said, adding that this is done thanks to the efforts of the local authorities and the bank.
His bank has already sent EUR 1.5 billion to the development of SME in Ukraine in general and plans to continue financing projects for SME," the head of the EIB Resident Representation for Ukraine said.
Answering journalists' questions, de Zagon confirmed that the EIB is negotiating with the authorities of Kharkiv on participation in the Safe City project.
The bank is at the negotiation stage. The bank has not yet reached any specific agreements, but we are moving very fruitfully along this path, de Zagon said.
Yesterday, in particular, he was shown a pilot dispatch center for city traffic control center that will be used for the road network and infrastructure to work well. The bank has already provided EUR 21 million for this and will continue to cooperate, he said.
COOPERATION, EIB, KHRAKIV REGION, PRIORITY REGIONS


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Woody Curry
Shared Weight: Woody Curry's Journal
July 21, 2014 - Segment 3 - We continue listening back to our series on the Vietnam American War, Shared Weight. In this segment, we meet Woody Cuury, a veteran from the Baltimore ghetto, who talks about how he survived the despair of war and transformed himself.
February 5, 2013 – Segment 3
February 5, 2013 - Segment 3 - It's time for our regular segment with Woody Curry, Vietnam veteran and addiction counselor at The Baltimore Station. Tonight, Marc and Woody talk about the neurological basis for addiction, the brain, and more.
Woody Curry's Journal
A veteran from the Baltimore ghetto tells how he survived the despair of war and transformed himself.
Video: The Streets of Hanoi
While in production for Shared Weight: "The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later," Producer Steve Elliot took his camera, and his life, in his hands to film a taxi ride through the streets of Hanoi.
August 29, 2012 – Hour 2
A recent report showed that suicides among our active duty troops doubled in one month, with 12 suicides in June and 26 in July. Every 36 hours a veteran from Iraq or Afganistan kills themselves. Eighteen veterans from all wars commit suicide each day.
May 28, 2012 – Hour 2
In honor of Memorial Day, we're rebroadcasting a conversation between Marc and Woody Curry from last October. It was shortly after President Obama announced that the US was withdrawing its soldiers from Iraq, and the conversation ranged from the problems facing veterans on their return home, to the culture of the military, to the place of war in our society.
March 20, 2012 – Hour 1
We discuss the tragic civilian massacre of March 11th, in which at least 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children, were killed. US Army staff sergeant Robert Bales is suspected of carrying out the killing spree. Three military veterans and one journalist join us this hour.
October 26, 2011 – Hour 1
Followinig President Obama's announcement that the US will withdraw its soldiers from Iraq by the end of the year, we look at issues that face veterans, including substance abuse and mental health problems stemming from the trauma of war, as they return home. Our guest is Woody Curry, Vietnam veteran and Clinical and Associate Executive Director of the Baltimore Station.
August 17, 2011 – Segment 1
Scientists continue to learn more about how addiction works, which informs how our society views and treats addiction. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has just redefined addiction as a chronic brain disorder. We'll discuss the implications of this development with Dr.
June 22, 2011 – Hour 1
Suicide in the US military is on the rise. Independent newspaper Stars and Stripes investigated the matter, citing failures of leadership on the ground and vicious hazing. Joining us today to discuss this issue is:
Data suggest that children living in neighborhoods with high crime and drugs may be at high risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. In this hour we take a look at how the trauma and stress of inner-city life affects Baltimore's youth.
We're joined by:
April 27, 2011 – Hour 1
Woody Curry, Clinical and Associate Executive Director of the Baltimore Station, a residential addiction treatment center in Baltimore, joins us to discuss process addiction. Also known as behavioral addiction, process addiction is non-substance-related addiction, which could include such addictions as gambling, sex, eating, and exercise.


The chair of Salem State University's Board of Trustees, Paul Mattera, announced that President Patricia Maguire Meservey plans to retire from her role as the university's president, with a transition anticipated to take place this summer. President Meservey is Salem State's 13th president and has led the institution through a successful period of growth over the past decade.
University Status – In 2010, Salem State College became Salem State University. President Meservey was a leading champion for this legislated change in status which reflects the large, comprehensive institution the university has become. University status brings greater recognition to the high quality of Salem State's academic programs and the many accomplishments of its faculty and students. With the university designation, Salem State expanded academic programming grounded in the expertise of its faculty and designed to address the changing needs of its community and workforce. Among many highlights, Salem State's School of Social Work was ranked #91 (of over 250 programs) by US News & World Report.
Increased Graduation Rates – Student success is Salem State's key goal. From 2007 to 2016, the graduation rate for baccalaureate students increased 15 percentage points – the largest change in the state university system. Salem State's six-year graduation rate for first-year freshmen has increased from 37 percent in 2007 to 52 percent in 2015, with a graduation rate for transfer students at 67 percent. This growth reflects the exceptional efforts of faculty and staff to support students, and the university continues to set aggressive goals in the area of student success.
New State-of-the-Art Academic and Student Life Spaces – Changes to the physical campus over the past decade are profound. Nearly 760,000 square feet of new construction and renovations have been completed or are underway, bringing state-of-the-art academic and student life spaces to campus. Through the support of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and generous donors, combined with resources of the university's operating budget, over $250 million has been invested in campus improvements. Highlights of these changes include the Frederick E. Berry Library & Learning Commons, the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative & Performing Arts, the Harold E. & Marilyn J. Gassett Fitness Center, athletic fields and courts, and two residence halls that provide accommodations for nearly 900 students. Efforts are currently underway to secure the Commonwealth's support for a new science facility to support the growing demand for science, health care, and technology programming.
A Successful Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Raising Over $26 Million – In December of 2016, Salem State announced the successful completion of the university's first comprehensive campaign. Exceeding its goal, over $26 million was raised during the campaign from over 11,000 donors, with a remarkable 93 percent participation rate among faculty and staff. The funds resulted in the establishment of 48 new scholarships for students and much needed financial support for academic programs.
While Salem State's presidential transition is anticipated to take place over the summer of 2017, President Meservey is committed to remaining in her role as president until her successor arrives on campus.
The search for Salem State University's 14th President will be overseen by the university's Board of Trustees and will begin immediately, starting with the appointment of a search committee representing important university constituencies and the selection of a search firm to assist in identifying candidates of the highest quality. The selection of the search committee and search firm are expected to be completed by the end of January.
"Pat will play a key role in guiding the university through this period of transition. I know I speak for the entire Board in expressing our deep appreciation for Pat's exemplary leadership and wishing her Godspeed," said Mattera.


The celesta was invented in 1886 by Victor Mustel and patented.
The sound bars are located above the wood resonators and struck from above by Filzhämmer.
In the manufacture of this instrument is neither a piano mechanics (vertical stop) nor a grand piano action (attack from below) may be used.
Today, the company Schiedmayer Celsta GmbH is the only company that manufactures the celesta according to the specifications of Mustel world.


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Radio host Kornheiser apologises to Armstrong
Cycling legend to appear on show today
Lance Armstrong will confront US radio talkshow host Tony Kornheiser today after the sports journalist recommended running riders down during an anti-cycling rant.
The seven-time Tour de France winner wrote on his Twitter page: "… Just off the phone w/ Tony Kornheiser who's very sorry 4 his comments re: cyclists. Going on the show 2morrow 2 discuss this w/ him."
However, Kornheiser's colleagues at radio station ESPN980 seem far from contrite. After Armstrong's original Tweet, in which he branded Kornheiser "a complete f-ing idiot", they wrote on their Twitter page: "Hoping to be a Trending Topic Worldwide today, keep your fingers crossed…" Armstrong's response? "How douchebags apologize."
ESPN have now removed the controversial broadcast from their website, but it can still be found on YouTube. Kornheiser's anti-cycling diatribe was sparked by a discussion about a proposed new cycle lane from the White House to the Capitol in Washington.
His comments included: "They don't share the road, they dominate the road. They dare you to run them down … And then when you do, they get angry. What is that about? … And so you tap them. I'm not saying you kill them, I'm saying you tap them. Tap them once … If you're not rubbing, you're not racing, right? So you pop them a little bit and see what happens…"
Armstrong will appear on Kornheiser's morning show on ESPN980 today, which starts at 10am Eastern Time.
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alumnus maurice ruffin takes literary world by storm with his debut
CAMPUS NEWS: FEBRUARY 7, 2019
NOVELIST MAURICE RUFFIN
Alumnus Maurice Ruffin Takes Literary World By Storm With His Debut Novel
Novelist and UNO alum Maurice Ruffin is taking the literary world by storm with his debut novel "We Cast a Shadow." Ruffin was photographed at The Orange Couch in New Orleans, one of his favorite spots.
A gauzy haze bathes the area, perhaps the creation of the bright stage lights meshing with the dark room at The Ace Hotel. Maurice Ruffin, dressed in black, is holding court center stage, preparing to read an excerpt from his debut novel "We Cast a Shadow."
A standing-room-only crowd has packed the lower room and the upstairs balcony, prompting Ruffin to joke that contrary to what must have been advertised, there would be no "free money."
He turns serious, thanking the crowd and his family for their show of support. It has been a long journey. He started writing the book seven years ago.
"Seeing y'all here is very important to me, because when I started I didn't know if I would finish the book," Ruffin says. "All I can say is that community helped me do this, there are so many people in this room right now who have pulled me over the finish line."
It has been quite a finish but, perhaps, only the beginning.
The superlatives are flying from coast to coast and all points in between about the University of New Orleans double alumnus and his first novel. Ruffin, who earned a bachelor's degree in English and a Master of Fine Arts from the University's Creative Writing Workshop (CWW), is being touted as a rising literary star and a "writer to watch."
He was among 32 writers featured last fall by the The New York Times in an article about impactful literature created by African-American men. Fellow UNO alumnus Jericho Brown also was featured in the article.
Ruffin's novel, released Jan. 29 by One World/Random House, has been characterized as a "must-read" on various book lists, including reviews by The Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly and Cosmopolitan magazine.
"I'm humbled," Ruffin says regarding the media attention his novel has drawn. "I worked on the book for years and only a small circle of friends knew anything about it. Now, I'm seeing positive reviews from NPR and The Boston Globe! It's a true blessing!"
Ruffin's popularity from the buzz that his novel has generated is increasingly apparent. Walking down Chartres Street one February afternoon, he is accosted by the words of a passer-by.
"Congratulations! I can't wait to read your book," the man says as he passes.
Ruffin, pleasantly startled and a bit bemused, stops walking and sticks out his hand.
"I'm Maurice," he tells the man unnecessarily.
They both laugh as the man shakes Ruffin's hand and introduces himself as well before continuing down the sidewalk.
Ruffin, an attorney with the Social Security Administration, is married and lives in New Orleans, where he was born and raised. He calls his wife, Tanzanika, "the executive producer of my entire life." She also is an attorney and the two started dating in high school.
"I couldn't have accomplished any of this without her," Ruffin says.
He started writing as a youngster, and Ruffin feels fortunate to have people around him who encouraged him to pursue his writing. Growing up in New Orleans East, he chose to attend the University of New Orleans because it's "home," he says.
"I'm from here, my family is here," Ruffin says. "I've lived here my whole life and whenever I wanted to advance myself and gain new skills I just looked right across the city and said, 'That's my spot, I'll go there.'"
After earning a law degree, a fellow writer encouraged him to apply to UNO's Creative Writing Workshop program.
During the book signing, Ruffin shares his writing insecurities and how then-CWW director Rick Barton responded.
"I told him I was an amateur, I don't have any previous writing degrees," Ruffin recalls. "He told me 'We're going to accelerate you by 10 years.' And sure enough, by the time I got to the next director, I was like 'Neal, I'm sorry, I'm a better writer than you!'"
The audience—including UNO's CWW director M.O. "Neal" Walsh – laughs and applauds loudly in response to the story.
Ruffin's novel is set in an unnamed southern city about 50 years in the future where walls separate the rich and the poor and police violence against people of color is a common occurrence. Ruffin says New Orleans "informs the setting," and readers will recognize some familiar sights.
Like the city, the narrator's name is not given. "My name doesn't matter," is the opening sentence in a novel some reviewers have compared to Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man."
In simple terms, Ruffin says the novel is "a story about a family." However, the novel's themes of love and racism, of social conditioning and stereotypes, add layers of provocative complexity.
The narrator father is an African-American attorney who is trying to protect his biracial son from the dangers that many young black men face in America, Ruffin says.
"He wants to protect his son from racism. He wants to save his son so that he can have the same opportunity as any other American . . . His son is very light-skinned and he's sort of pushing his son to pass as white. The son is resisting it and the mother can't quite understand why the dad is so insistent," Ruffin explains.
The son has a very dark birthmark on his face that's getting bigger as he gets older, which adds a sense of urgency. The father wants the birthmark removed via a skin lightening or demelanization process that would in effect allow his son to look more white and less like a target for a hate crime.
The novel is an outgrowth of news stories that were prevalent several years ago, Ruffin says. Such stories included the murder of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black Florida teenager who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain; the racially tinged political struggles of President Barack Obama and several high-profile police-involved fatal shootings of unarmed black people, he says.
The job of a writer is to reflect what he sees, Ruffin says. Writing "We Cast a Shadow," was his way of processing some of those events, he says.
"I was trying to understand what I was seeing on television, the internet and in real life. Why were people being incarcerated, beaten or killed mainly because of their skin color," he says.
For his readers, Ruffin says he'd like them to read the book with an open mind.
"I want them to understand that most of the easy answers we get from politicians and media personalities are not answers. I hope readers come to understand that they should educate themselves on the history of racism in America and dig deeper than the typical stories we repeatedly hear," he said. "Mostly, I hope they share the book with their loved ones and have conversations about the book!"
When Ruffin began writing, "We Cast a Shadow," he had three goals: Finish the book, be proud of it and get it published.
He finished writing the book in 2016 and was proud of it. In early 2017, while shopping in Walmart with his mother, he received a phone call from his literary agent: You are wanted in New York.
That trip to meet with publishers secured that final goal.
"Trying to publish a book is one of the most difficult things a writer can do," Ruffin says. "There are hundreds of thousands of talented people just trying to get their book in the world."
He met with four publishers; the last meeting was with One World.
"The second I met Victory, I said this person understood what I was trying to do," Ruffin said regarding his book editor Victory Matsui.
For nearly two years, Ruffin and Matsui worked to polish the book, including cutting some 15,000 words.
"The first time she said cut a chapter, I was like "Cut a chapter? Are you crazy, that was a six-month chapter!'" Ruffin recalls with a laugh.
He appreciates the constructive criticism, and calls Matsui "a genius."
"Every cut was the right cut. The book is better because of the cuts that Victory made," Ruffin says.
Ruffin also credits his "writing tribe" for helping bring the book to fruition. He and fellow UNO writing workshop alumnus Tad Bartlett, started the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance more than a decade ago.
He urges all writers—neophytes and professionals—to find a supportive writing community.
"My advice for writers in general and budding writers, you need to find people who are trying to do what you are trying to do," he says. "You need to find a way to train yourself to be a better writer than you are at the moment."
And, never give up on yourself, Ruffin says.
"You have to walk on faith," he says. "It doesn't matter how dark the path seems . . . keep walking that path, you're going to find someone who is going to want to hold your hand, hold a flashlight and say, 'I got you, come on.' So, don't ever, ever give up."


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est un jeu de tir à la troisième personne développé par Platinum Games et édité par Sega. Le jeu est distribué en octobre 2010 sur PlayStation 3 et Xbox 360.

L'histoire prend place dans un univers futuriste fictif où des terroristes communistes russes transforment une station orbitale en arme de destruction massive et menacent d'attaquer les États-Unis.

Synopsis
 a lieu dans un avenir proche où la population de la planète Terre a atteint les 10 milliards d'habitants. Les nations du monde entier se battent pour la mise à disposition des ressources rares, le monde fait face à des pénuries alimentaires et à des conflits en tous genres. Les États-Unis d'Amérique ont tenté d'atténuer leurs problèmes démographiques et énergétiques en lançant en orbite une ville spatiale en forme d'énorme cylindre. Appelée Providence, la ville fournit une autre source de carburant à partir du Soleil.

Toutefois, le gouvernement de la Fédération de Russie a été renversé par un coup d'État par des communistes se faisant appeler l'Ordre de l'Étoile russe. Cette nouvelle puissance a rapidement pris le contrôle de la station spatiale, en s'en servant comme arme capable de détruire des villes entières. Démontrant leur détermination en pulvérisant San Francisco à l'aide de micro-ondes, ils souhaitent que les principaux responsables politiques des États-Unis se rendent. Ils menacent de renouveler l'attaque sur New York s'ils n'obtiennent pas satisfaction. Ne voulant pas se soumettre, la présidente des États-Unis déclare la guerre aux terroristes.

Sam Gideon, scientifique de la D.A.R.P.A. possédant une armure à réaction sur-développée (A.R.S.), est envoyé en renfort chez les Marines et plus particulièrement dans un commando appelé Bravo pour sauver le professeur Candide et reprendre le contrôle de Providence bien qu'il y est officiellement pour tester l'A.R.S.

Système de jeu
Le héros porte l'Armure à Réaction Sur-développée ARS (), une tenue de combat capable de multiplier les capacités du soldat qui la porte, grâce à sa texture faite de nanotubes en carbone et permet de copier l'apparence et les caractéristiques de trois armes simultanément et de grenades (Système B.L.A.D.E), ces armes peuvent être améliorés elle est aussi équipée de réacteurs et d'un système augmentant la réactivité de son porteur (sorte de «  »).

Développement
Shinji Mikami, concepteur du jeu, avait choisi de situer l'action de  dans le futur pour avoir davantage .

Distributions

Voix originales
 Gideon Emery : Sam Gideon
 Kari Wahlgren : Elena Ivanova
 Steve Blum : Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Burns
 Benito Martinez : Professeur François Candide
 Marc Worden : Victor Zaitsev
 Lee Meriwether : La Présidente Elizabeth Winters
 Fred Tatasciore : Daniel Grassi
 Chris Cox : Voix additionnelles
 Josh Keaton : Voix additionnelles
 Robin Atkin Downes : Voix additionnelles
 Mark Deklin : Voix additionnelles

Voix françaises
 Raphaël Cohen : Sam Gideon
 Pascale Salkin : Elena Ivanova
 Michel Elias : Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Burns
 Stéphane Miquel : Professeur François Candide
 Martial Le Minoux : Victor Zaitsev
 Julie Carli : La Présidente Elizabeth Winters
 Emmanuel Bonami : Voix additionnelles
 Philippe Bozo : Voix additionnelles

Accueil
 GameSpot : 9/10
 GameTrailers : 9/10
Récompenses
 Classic Game Room Game of the Year 2010
 GameSpot Best Original Game Mechanic (Rocket Sliding)
 GameSpot Best Game No One Played
 GamesRadar Most "Oh Shit" Moments Per Minute
 IGN - Best Sci-Fi Game 2010
 X360 Magazine - Best Shooter

Voir aussi

Références

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Jeu de tir à la troisième personne
Jeu PlayStation 3
Jeu Xbox 360
Jeu vidéo sorti en 2010
Jeu Windows
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Jeu vidéo développé au Japon
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