Few people in life have that special something, Ken Donnelly was such a person. He knew early on that his calling was to serve. Whether it was as a fire fighter, a union leader, or as a state senator, Ken Donnelly epitomized the meaning public service. Senator Donnelly, or simply Ken as he preferred to be called, recently lost his battle with brain cancer. And, although he may be gone, his legacy will carry on through the lives he touched along the way.
I first met Ken soon after I took my first job after college. I was hired by the Massachusetts AFL/CIO to serve as the program director for young union members. The program was intended to motivate young union members to be more involved in the political process. One of the first people I was introduced to was a young legislative agent from the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM), his name was Ken Donnelly. The fact that he was a Lexington fire fighter was completely coincidental. Ken took me around and introduced me to several young union activists who became the core of our program. Most of them went on to do great things. Ironworker Steve Lynch is now a Congressman, Red Cap Steve Tolman is a former senator and current president of the Mass AFL/CIO, assembly worker George Noel became Commissioner of Labor in Massachusetts, and Ken Donnelly went on to become the second highest ranking fire fighter and a powerful member of the State Senate.
My relationship with Ken continued for a longtime. We became friends. Good friends. That was easy with Ken. He made everyone feel as though they were a good friend. That was his gift.
Ken spent nearly four decades as a full-time Lexington Fire Fighter. He soon became president of the local union, then turned his attention to the state fire fighter organization. In the early 1980s, he was elected Legislative Agent for the PFFM. He became close to Bob McCarthy who served at the time as president of the Watertown local. Then tragedy struck the PFFM when longtime president Dusty Alward was killed in an automobile accident. McCarthy and Donnelly took the helm of the PFFM and worked together until Ken's election to the State Senate in 2008.
Ken walked with kings and commoners alike. Everyone was equal in his eyes. After a long day of fighting fires, negotiating with governmental leaders, writing pension policy, or sitting through long legislative hearings, Ken was at his best when he was home on the grill or in the kitchen. That's how Ken showed his love. Good food and companionship. Ken and I spent lots of time together during his campaigns and driving to political conventions. He always made me feel needed by asking me for advice, even though he already had the answers. He was a friend to me and my family. I will always remember his kindness, guidance and generosity of spirit.
Ken was a Senator and a fire fighter, but his deepest devotion was reserved for his family. His wife Judy was at the center of his existence. The same is true about his children Ryan, Keith and Brenna. His grand children too. He valued his time with family. I remember Ken telling me that being a Senator was not going to interfere with spending time with his family. And it didn't. He valued his time at home and visiting their place in New Hampshire. He loved the outdoors and spending time with his kids.
The pageantry at his funeral was nothing less than spectacular. Flagged-draped fire trucks, hundreds of fire fighters lined up in formal uniforms, hundreds of friends and family were all there to pay respect to a simple man who made a lasting impression.
Hear Dan Rothstein and Sacha Pfeiffer speak in Lexington!
The importance of the press and of citizens in demanding a culture of accountability in a democracy. As citizens, how can we learn to ask the right questions and engage in effective action?
We've become an answer culture.
Do we have time for questions anymore? As busy parents, do we reward the constant why, why, why that is the hallmark of childhood? Do teachers entertain questions in time-crunched classrooms? Do our leaders encourage questioning and transparency as they represent us? Do our doctors have enough time to ask the questions that would aid a proper diagnosis?
The lowly question has lost its appeal in the information age. Answers are so easy—why ask questions?
Dan Rothstein is a Lexington resident, and co-founder (with Luz Santana) and director of The Right Question Institute (RQI). RQI is a nonprofit based in Boston.
Rothstein is a big fan of questions. His professional experience has taught him that thinking in questions—like little kids—may be the key to becoming better problem solvers and decision-makers, more creative thinkers, better students and more engaged citizens. In fact, Rothstein and RQI think that formulating effective questions—strategic questions that lead us to the answers we seek—may be the foundational skill for critical-thinking and higher learning. But, it is a skill that is rarely, if ever taught in school.
Early in his career Rothstein worked as the Director of Neighborhood Planning Director in Lawrence, Massachusetts trying to curb high dropout rates in the city. It was Rothstein's job to work with parents from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and get them involved in their children's education—to convince them that they could make a difference and encourage them to engage with the schools.
That was an epiphany for Rothstein and his team. "The parents named an insight that had never really been fully recognized—not knowing what to ask as a major obstacle to effective participation," he explains.
They needed to teach the parents to come up with their own questions so that they would take ownership. "We spent a lot of time trying to figure out what's the simplest way to teach what is really a very sophisticated thinking skill—learning to ask your own questions and getting better at asking questions," he says.
They tested out lots of ways to lead people through the process of developing questions and determined that an essential element was a stimulus or focus for question formation. "We came to understand how important that was. We created this term Question Focus (QFocus)." The QFocus is an initial prompt that focuses the group to form more directed and relevant questions. It can be a description of the problem at hand or a statement or subject depending on the setting.
Once a group has a QFocus, each member must pose as many questions as they can and one member records the questions without stopping for discussion. No question is judged, reworded or rejected. When the questions have been formulated, the group works on improving the questions (changing close-ended questions to open-ended and any statements to questions). They then prioritize the questions and select three key questions. They decide how they will act on each question and finally they reflect on what they have learned from the process.
It took years of trial and error to refine the process—to make it simple, usable, repeatable and reliable. The Right Question Institute calls this protocol the Question Formulation Technique (QFT).
Rothstein points out that this is not a technique that was created in a think-tank or by academics or communications experts—this is a ground-up process that began with regular people in challenging circumstances. Although they started their work with adults in low-income communities, it soon became apparent that the protocol could be effective in almost unlimited settings across age groups, disciplines and education levels.
These days QFT is used by Lexington Public Schools, Harvard graduate students, Microsoft Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, schools in rural Appalachia and many more organizations around the globe to stimulate participation, aid in self-advocacy, unlock creative potential and facilitate learning.
Why is the Question Formulation Technique so powerful?
When sugar cane plantation workers were about to lose their livelihood in Hawaii, RQI was brought in to help the workers through the transition.
Working with these farm workers, RQI gained insight about how the QFT could empower people to take ownership and participate in decisions that could affect their immediate welfare and their future. Like their work in Lawrence, they observed that the simple act of asking questions was empowering to those who felt disempowered.
What RQI observed through this experience and other advocacy work they conducted around the country was the many ways that positive interactions by disenfranchised people with institutions or figures in power could improve their self-esteem and increase engagement. "The process of asking questions sets up the expectation for responsible decision making from that authority figure," Rothstein says. It's a way to hold the system accountable.
RQI calls this network of public institutions "outposts of democracy or a Microdemocracy" where citizens or prospective citizens are often discouraged from participating in their own government. "When they experience participation on the micro level they discover the value of participating in traditional forms of democratic action," he adds.
RQI's Better Questions Better Decisions (BQBD) Voter Engagement Workshop uses the Question Formulation Technique to help citizens become more involved with the democratic process. "It's a voter engagement strategy that starts where people are and allows them to ask questions about decisions that are affecting them all the way up the democratic decision-making chain. It's a different way to approach voter education," Rothstein says. RQI thinks their strategy can make democracy work better.
It's actually fascinating that Rothstein and Santana, who started their work so many years ago with adults, have come up with an insight and a protocol that has perhaps its most natural application in the classroom.
And, it could not be timelier. As intellectuals, college educators, employers and innovators reflect more and more on our current testing-centric education system—the decline of creativity, the collapse of critical thinking and the crisis of school funding—RQI enters with a decidedly low tech, low cost protocol that can radically transform learning. Switching the classroom dynamic and allowing kids to do what used to come naturally—ask questions—paves the way toward a coveted educational goal—creating critical thinkers for 21st century jobs and lives.
Teachers continue to inspire Rothstein and his colleagues at RQI. "There's an art and a science to the question formulation technique. The science is—it's a protocol. The art is in learning how to adapt it to what you need to be teaching what the students need to be learning," he explains. RQI has now developed an extensive library of tools available for download from their site to help educators deploy the protocol in their classrooms.
The Lexington Education Foundation awarded a grant to Lexington middle schools to attend a RQI summer seminar. Social Studies specialists were interested in using the technique to foster "higher order thinking skills." RQI did further professional development across the district to enhance teachers' understanding and implementation of the protocol.
Karen Russell, an English teacher at LHS, was one of the QFT pioneers in Lexington. I talked with Russell by phone and she was very enthusiastic about using the QFT in the classroom.
Through creation of this invaluable protocol, the Right Question Institute has taken a complicated skill and made it accessible to everyone in any setting that requires engagement, advocacy or problem-solving.
In education, where problems often seem insurmountable, this technique is low-tech, affordable and transformative. Encouraging collaboration, sparking curiosity and creativity, creating confidence and laying the groundwork for critical thinking can only increase our capacity as a nation to thrive in the 21st century and help our kids realize their potential in these challenging times.
To learn more about the work of the Right question Institute, visit them online at rightquestion.org.


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Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School Foundation
This Year's Project: Classroom/Teacher Innovation Grants - Education Enhancement Fund
The Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School district serves around 1,700 students each year, and has frequently been ranked among the top high schools in Iowa by U.S. News. Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School was also named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon High School.
The Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School Foundation serves as an extension of the school district's tradition of excellence, providing scholarship and grant funds to support the students and teachers of the district.
Individuals who wish to support the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School district may do so through scholarships, grants, memorials, and endowment contributions to the Foundation. Your gift will go directly to support students and teachers in the district and will help keep the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School district one of the best in Iowa.
Current Project: Classroom/Teacher Innovation Grants - Education Enhancement Fund
Pictured above: Flexible seating purchased through funds from the Education Enhancement Fund.
The SB-L Foundation has been offered a $1,000 matching gift from the Clark, Edlund, Lonneman, and Newman families for all pre-giving gifts made before Oct. 3. Additionally, Pioneer Auto is offering a $1,000 matching grant during Big Give on Oct. 4. Please help the SB-L Community School Foundation secure these gifts by helping us raise the full matching amount, which will result in $4,000 to support teacher grants and student scholarships!
Each year, the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School Foundation awards grants through the Education Enhancement Fund to provide financial resources to teachers that are typically not available through traditional school or district sources. The purpose of this program is to assist teachers by providing funds for innovative classroom projects that improve student learning and make a positive, long-term impact in the classroom. All pre-K to 12th grade teachers and instructional staff in the Sergeant Bluff-Luton district are eligible to apply, and applications must approved by the school principal. These grants are limited to one grant per teacher per year. The maximum grant amount is $500 for an individual, or $1,500 for a team project. Grants can include funding for equipment, materials, and activities.
During Siouxland Big Give, the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School Foundation hopes to raise $6,000 to continue the work of the Educational Enhancement Fund.
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"Could we be seeing the second coming of Tiger Woods?" asked Hannington Dia in her April 23, 2013 NEWSONE for Black America posting.
She is young, gifted, and Black. Ginger Howard of Bradenton, Florida has become the youngest Black female golfer to turn professional at the age of 18. Prior, at the blooming age of 16, she was the first ever African American golfer to compete in the Junior Ryder Cup held at Gleneagles Scotland September 27-28, 2011. Ginger has to date won 78 trophies and has ranked first in 41 out of 66 tournament events. The Junior Ryder Cup is a bi-yearly contest between Europe and America.
The teams consist of boys and girls under the age of 18. Designed as an international showcase of golf's next generation, the event is designed to cultivate international friendships between top junior golfers in the United States and Europe according to a Ryder Cup web page.
Noting an "Outstanding Leaders in Golf Awards" site posted by the African American Golfer's Digest, Ginger in 2011 scored a stellar record of two wins and one loss over the two day Ryder Cup challenge. Teaming with Doris Chen, also from Bradenton, the duo managed to defeat the European French twosome of Manon Gidali and Maon Molle.
In addition to her selection to compete in the 2010 U.S. Ryder Cup, her junior golf circuit during this time also included the 2010 Leadbetter All-American First-Team, the 2010 FCWT First-Team All-American, the 2010 AJGA All-American Second-Team and the 2010 Cannon Cup East Team.
The Symetra Tour golfer became the youngest African American in the world to turn professional, and in her rookie 2012 year, noting a Ginger Howard web site, she would amass a start-up career earnings of $21,170.00.
Promoted as the world's largest international women's development tour, the Symetra Tour, per a web descriptor, is committed to developing the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) "stars of tomorrow while creating viable role models for the youth today." The top 10 money winners in each tour season earn automatic membership on the LPGA tour.
Presently, writes Dia, the 5 foot, nearly 6 inch tall Ginger can drive the ball an average of 240 to 260 yards and has tallied notable competitive years on the National Junior Golf Circuit.
The oldest of four children to Robert and Gianna Howard, Ginger often shares the spotlight with her younger sister, Robbie, who is a year and a half younger. Both girls are home schooled and perform exceptionally well in their studies says Dia.
"My sister and I started about the same time. She was four and I was six," reveals Ginger in a "Family Affair" titled writing on the Symetra Tour website. "My dad would take us to the range all the time when he was watching us. My mom worked night shifts as a nurse and had to sleep during the day. We got bored of watching him play and that's pretty much how we started," she adds.
Golf has always been a family affair for Ginger from the time she picked up her first club under her father's watchful eye to her first career Symetra Tour event.
The "Family Affair" feature writing says that "she names her sister as her biggest competitor, her mom as one of their most supportive fans" and her little brothers who could be the best athletes of them all.
"Growing up, from my first tournament up until now, he (my dad), would caddy for me. But he always plays the role of a father, always giving me good feedback about my game, and he was my first coach. He's my manager as well because he is connected to everything I do," she is quoted in the article.
As quoted in an April 19, 2013 Symetra Tour posting, the young golfer says that, "I learned a great deal about how to make ends meet while traveling with my dad during my rookie season.
Sister Robbi is very supportive and has been her cheerleader through every step of her career from competing on the course, having her as a caddie or on the sidelines cheering her onward to victory. There are times, though, when homegrown dueling comes into play.
"Sometimes, we might trash talk, but that's only if we're in serious competition," admits Ginger. "We don't do bets or anything but we're always competing against each other. She's the closest to who I am in my family and she knows my game sometimes better than I do.
Robbi, an accomplished amateur player, may be closest behind her sister's footsteps with a view of also turning professional.
The April posting further echoes her close connection to her tight knit family when living life on the Road to the LPGA." She says, "The support of my family is crucially important to me because I know without it, I wouldn't be where I am today.
The April writing further reveals that yet another guiding force in Ginger's young career is her "unrelenting devotion to God" which allows her to keep everything in perspective either on or off the golf course.
The 2013 citing reveals that with one full season already to her credit, to include a career-best tied for second, Ginger's goal for her sophomore season on the Symetra Tour is focused on one goal – to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2014.
"I have set many goals for this season as it relates to my faith," says Ginger.
"I believe that if I put in the work that is needed, along with keeping God my number one, I will obtain my LPGA card for 2014 by the end of this year.


As we've mentioned, the Indiana General Assembly has promised to try to balance the budget in the upcoming 2015 legislative session without increasing taxes. But even after they ring in the new year, the subject of money will be impossible to ignore.
Funding is at the core of many of the stories we expect to be big this year – testing, pre-k, and how the Department of Education and the State Board of Education agree (or disagree) to spend the state's education money.
We've already outlined a few education initiatives that the General Assembly hopes to fund this session. Now let's take a look at exactly what it would take to move forward with those proposals, plus a few others.
Money for K-12 in Indiana is allocated based on enrollment. Right now, a school corporation receives a minimum of $4,280 per pupil, with kindergarteners counted as half a student.
The legislature has a tradition of regularly modifying this formula during their biannual budget process, distributing additional funds based on numbers of students receiving free and reduced-price lunch, students graduating with honors, and other measures.
This time around, proposed changes suggest broader moves. Both Governor Pence and House leadership say they wants to increase base funding per pupil to help close the gap between wealthy and low-income districts. Recent research from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs confirms this gap does in fact exist, and it is only getting bigger.
Funding for education makes up 63 percent of the current two-year spending plan, according to the State Budget Agency. Most of that money goes to base funding for K-12 schools.
In the current fiscal year, nearly $6.7 billion is going to the school funding formula. It will take nearly $135 million in the next two-year spending plan just to boost school funding by a mere 1 percent per year – which doesn't quite cover the cost of inflation.
Republicans are proposing to close the gap between the per-pupil spending received by many urban districts and the amount received by faster-growing suburban districts.
That's a relatively simple process with enough money. Lower-funded districts could receive big increases while lower-funded schools get a little more. That way all districts get additional money, but the ones with fewer dollars per-student get a bigger boost.
But without putting a lot more money into the school funding formula, the changes proposed by Bosma and his caucus could result in a shift of dollars. Money now earmarked for higher-funded districts could end up redistributed to lower-funded ones – and that is a big political problem.
From the outset, money was a critical issue in the state legislature's decision to deny, then later approve the "On My Way Pre-K" pilot program. The legislature has allocated $10 million to the Family and Social Services Administration to run the program this first year, and they'll be asked to approve the same amount to continue the program next year.
But as pilot county leaders have said, $10 million doesn't go as far as one might think when divided between five counties and 2,000 eligible children. Some have struggled to find the required 10 percent match before the upcoming January launch and have expressed worry about potentially doing it again, should the legislature choose to extend the pilot. Jackson County won't even launch its efforts until August due in part to an ongoing search for the matching funds.
The five pilot counties aren't the only communities starting pre-k programs, meaning they also aren't alone in knocking on doors to find funds. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard successfully got a pre-k program approved for his city – but not without a fight. The program will cost an estimated $40 million, and members of the Indianapolis City-County Council, as well as other prominent city politicians, initially pushed back on paying for the program.
The support for public pre-k funding isn't replicated in all Indiana communities. Bartholomew County residents voted down a referenda to fund pre-k for low-income kids for a second time in November. Pre-k supporters in the area say they're not sure how else to raise funds – especially after Governor Pence decided to withdraw Indiana's application for what could have been up to $80 million over four years earmarked specifically for early childhood education.
Referendum expert Larry DeBoer told StateImpact that other counties interested in starting up pre-k ventures (perhaps one of the counties not selected for the pilot) will likely look to Bartholomew County as an example of what could happen if they go it alone.
When Indiana tossed out the Common Core and came up with a new set of academic standards, requirements in the federal No Child Left Behind law meant the state needed a new test to match them. Enter the "new ISTEP+" students will take this coming spring, as well as another iteration in the works for spring 2016.
In presenting her budget request for the Department of Education, state superintendent Glenda Ritz asked the State Budget Committee for $65 million for testing and remediation. That's an increase from last budget cycle, when the IDOE asked for $45 million.
Remember, the test students will take this year is not yet finalized, and the State Board of Education is still seeking a vendor to write next year's test. Who is selected, how the rewrites go, and how students perform will undoubtedly be some of the biggest stories in education in 2015, so seeing how the test is paid for is just the first step.
Ritz's budget request also included $70 million more per year for textbook relief and more money for schools to invest in technology and related training, both of which will continue to be topics of discussion.
Indiana has one of the country's top school voucher programs. Right now, vouchers allow a student to take state money normally distributed only to public schools to a private school of his or her choice. These "Choice Scholarships" have been available to low- and middle-income families for the past three school years, during which time the program grew larger each year. The most money a family can receive is $4,800.
Governor Pence is advocating for removing this cap on Choice Scholarships in order to expand the voucher program. This isn't the first time he's asked the legislature to do so, and last time the idea didn't pan out because of cost concerns. Whether or not expansion works out this time, and what it could mean for the size of the program and how much it costs to operate remains to be seen.


It Begins. I purchased all the items for the Prostaglandin Protocol. Wish me luck!
Frontal region thickened significantly on dut 1.5 mg.
can we duplicate the procynadin b-2 study?
Ive tried the apple poly topical. No results. Theres gotta be a way we can duplicate these results???
Back again! You guys need to watch this video.


The TWAIN Direct language is designed to revolutionize how scanners and software communicate. PDF/R, an integral part of this language, provides the portability of PDF while offering the core functionality of TIFF. PDF/R is a strict subset of the ISO-standardized PDF file format for storing and transporting raster image documents, especially scanned documents.
This suggests that TIFF isn't sufficiently portable but doesn't explain why. Maybe what concerns them is the entropy which has overtaken TIFF. The current specification (6.0) is dated 1992, and to use it properly today you need to know about three technical notes, a large body of third-party tags, and a certain amount of folk wisdom. On the other hand, the PDF Association tends to make extravagant claims about PDF, calling it an application platform and portraying it in a superhero suit, so a certain amount of bias might be involved.
Other image formats are available, and this attempt to bring PDF into the image format market is an odd one.
This entry was posted in commentary, News and tagged PDF, TIFF, TWAIN. Bookmark the permalink.
Hi Gary – I recently started following your blog (found you by way of the TI/A effort I think). I'm one of the authors of the PDF/raster draft spec and I'd be happy to discuss technical details, history, rationale, etc. I'd like to share the draft spec itself with you too. We were planning to publish it as an Internet Draft but still have a couple of holes to fill.
Please do discuss those things. If you like, I could arrange for you to do a guest post, or I can link to whatever information you provide.
As for reviewing the spec … Everyone would like my input but nobody has money to pay me. I'm afraid that at present I have to focus my time on potential income-producing activity and not spread myself too thin, but thanks for the offer.


Overall winner: Samsung galaxy note 4!
inote46plus, 10 Feb 2015i started using android devices from 2010 up to now, while i used the original iphone up to ip... moreI would say the only reason your note 4 is lagging on that particular app is because the developers of the app itself have not optimized it for newer versionsof operating systems like lollipop or kitkat perhaps.
No, it's not "way better and sharper". The difference is not that big.
- Way better battery life.
- SD card, removable battery.
- Way better and sharper screen.
Insisting on small size phones for many years; apple lost the game and; headed for bigger ones!!!!
The same occures for SD memory soon!
Apple is good enough; just 5 years behind!! Thats for sure!!!
Not mentioning the HDMI out with Note 4 via HDTV samsung adaptor.?????
Anonymous, 07 Jan 2015Hey guys iam sorry but please some one tell me which one i should buy because iam confused so ... moreIve been an iphone user for 4 yrs then switched to a note 4 exynos. It feels great when multi tasking. Opening apps at the same time is much cooler. And you can reply to all your chat apps without closing your present app. Go for a note 4 ill say.
Challenger_1976, 02 Feb 2015I've been using my iPhone 6 plus for around a week now (upgrading from an iPhone 4). At first ... moreDid you read this and other reviews. The Note 4 is way ahead of the iPhone 6+.
When I bought LG g2 there s no lag, that encouraged me to go for LG g3, when I found lag. Probably because of very very high resolution screen.
Then two apps helped me a lot.
Second NOVA launcher, if it so fluid, even my wife's iphone 5 may have done lag but not the nova launcher. I agree they are expensive but they deserve tag attached with them.
i started using android devices from 2010 up to now, while i used the original iphone up to iphone 4s. the reason i started using android exclusively were the original note and note 2. back then android was getting the flak for being laggy, and it really was from phone to phone i have used then. when i got the note 2 though, everything changed- there virtually is zero lag. i only can guess that those people who still say android is laggy have really not used recent android devices at all. i didn't see any compelling reason for me to upgrade to note 3 so i skipped that and went to have an xperia z ultra instead. back in december i decided to have the note 4, seeing that my note 2 is beginning to show it's age. i got the exynos variant, which is the only one available here in the philippines. i really was blown away with note 4 until i re-downloaded my music production/sketching app that i purchased originally on the note 2. while the app works perfectly fine with my note 2 even up to now, i am noticing some lag when touching a button on the note 4. i thought this was just my unit, but i tested the same app on my wife's note 4 and it is having the same lag. i would say if it is the first time you downloaded the app on the note 4, you probably would not notice the millisecond difference between the time you touched a button before the device makes the corresponding sound and you may have compensated accordingly. this proves irritating for me because in music production, timing and sync are everything. while i still have my note 2 with me, i prefer using my note 4 as my daily driver because of upgraded multi-tasking features. it's just that i think the note 4 is not properly optimized for kitkat; hopefully this would be fixed with the expected lollipop update. additionally, i hope samsung add back the smart rotate and smart scroll.
Swipe to scan vs tap to scan is an opinion. I prefer swipe, as it allows a shorter home button. 64 and 128gb versions is COMPLETELY USELESS. Expandable storage allows me to go bigger.
AnonD-345496, 26 Dec 2014In the name of single god I think the gpu of iPhone 6 is a monster but camera quality is weakThis week I will buy note 4 .......note 4 is very cool and well designe phone .
apple is not for the official purpose too slow as rather than note 4 .apple needs to improve there quality and they need to understand if they increase the size so iphone is cool like samsung .
Even if Note 4 has a 16Mp camera compared to iPhone 6 with 8Mp,the performance of IPhone 6 camera is better.


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From the book by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Adapted by Nicholas Wright | Directed by Logan Vaughn
Playing April 6-30, 2017
A Gripping Interrogation
South Africa: Then & Now
A Human Being Died that Night
By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela | Adapted by Nicholas Wright | Directed by Logan Vaughn
In rep with Blood Knot
The second part of Mosaic Theater's South Africa repertory, this tense confrontation recounts the black, African psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela's gripping interrogations of Apartheid-era torturer and assassin Eugene de Kock, known by many as "Prime Evil."
Adapted for the stage by Nicholas Wright from Gobodo-Madikizela's best-selling 2003 book, this taut cross-examination is "a scorching look at Apartheid guilt" (The Guardian) in a deeply wounded South Africa, and the pained negotiations between past and future in a country aching to move on.
A Human Being Died That Night will run approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.
"RIVETING . . . GRIPPINGLY INQUISITIVE. . .
this 'South Africa: Then & Now' rep establishes a
NEW HIGH BAR FOR MOSAIC."
-Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post
"AN UNFLINCHING FACE-TO-FACE DIALOGUE"
"GRIPPING, CHALLENGING, & DEEPLY THOUGHT-PROVOKING"
"ENGROSSING & NECESSARY"
-Maria Helena Carey, The Hill is Home
"GENUINE, HONEST, & TAUT . . .
IT TOOK MY BREATH AWAY"
-Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene
"BEAUTIFUL . . .
COMPELLING & TIMELY"
-Elle Marie Sullivan, MD Theatre Guide
Calendar & Tickets
Patrons who arrive late will be seated at the discretion of management.
Opening Night: Sunday, April 9 at 7:30PM
Thur April 6 at 8PM | Post show discussion with artistic staff
Sat April 8 at 3PM | Post show discussion with artistic staff
Sun April 9 at 3PM
Sun April 9 at 7:30PM | Opening Night, SOLD OUT
Tue April 11 at 11AM | Cast talkback
Tue April 11 at 8PM
Sun April 16 at 3PM | Post show discussion
Sun April 16 at 7:30PM
Mon April 17 at 8PM
Sat April 22 at 3PM | Peace Café after the show; ASL Interpreted performance and Peace Café
Sun April 23 at 7:30PM | ASL Interpreted performance
Wed April 26 at 12PM
Wed April 26 at 8PM | Post show discussion
Thur April 27 at 12PM
Sat April 29 at 3PM | Cast talkback
Mosaic on the Move
Can't make it to the Atlas during the run?
Catch A Human Being Died That Night at the Anacostia Arts Center
Wednesday, April 19 at 7pm
Playing at the Anacostia Arts Center
1231 Good Hope Rd SE
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Community Engagement Series
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SAT. April 29, at 4:30PM | "Concepts of Forgiveness" with the cast and special guests Professor Patricia Ruppert (Philosophy, Montgomery College) and Professor Tulin Levitas (Philosophy, Montgomery College)
WED. April 26, at 8PM | "Can You Find Humanity in Someone Who Tortures?" with Nanythe Talani (Journalist, Republic of Congo), Sami Baloch Badini (MD, Balochistan/Pakistan) and Feyera Sobokssa, (Human rights activist, Ethiopia) moderated by Andrea Barron (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International)
SAT. April 22, at 4:30PM | Peace Café "Confrontation, Resilience, and Reconciliation" with Torsten "Clear" Rybka (Poet, Producer and Mentor) and Jonathan B. Tucker (Poet and Educator). Open captioned performance; ASL interpreted Peace Café
SUN. April 16, at 3PM | "Creating Art From Conflict" with Professor April Sizemore-Barber (Women's and Gender Studies, Georgetown University) and Professor Paul Landau (History Department, University of Maryland) and Holly Bass (Multidisciplinary Performance Artist)
SUN. April 9, at 7:30PM | Opening Night, featuring post-show music by Jaja Bashengezi
SAT. April 8, at 4:15PM | "The Imperatives and Limits of Truth and Reconciliation" with Dr. Fran Buntman (Assistant Professor of Sociology, George Washington University) Cynthia Dawkins, (Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Dawkins-EL Project), Dr. Allen Dyer (Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University) and Ari Roth (Founding Artistic Director, Mosaic Theater)
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela (Author) is a Senior Research Professor in Trauma, Forgiveness and Reconciliation Studies at the University of the Free State. Since her work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), her research has focused on the reparative elements of victims-perpetrator dialogue in the aftermath of mass trauma and violence. Her current research applies the insights emerging from her study of forgiving to explore the dimensions of empathy in the context of perpetrators' remorse and victims' forgiveness. Her interests in relation to empathy focus on the web of feelings and the transformative shifts that open up in dialogue processes between former enemies in the aftermath of historical trauma.
After serving on the TRC, Gobodo-Madikizela spent an extended period at Harvard University as a fellow affiliated with the following programs: the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Center for the Study of Values in Public Life, as one of the inaugural fellows at the Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. During this time she wrote her award-winning book, A Human Being Died that Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness, for which she won the Alan Paton Award in South Africa, and the prestigious Christopher Award in the United States. Her other books include Narrating our Healing: Perspectives on Healing Trauma, as co-author; as co-editor of Memory, Narrative and Forgiveness: Perspectives on the Unfinished Journeys of the Past, and as editor of the forthcoming volume, Breaking Intergenerational Cycles of Repetition: A Global Dialogue on Historical Trauma and Memory. She has delivered several endowed lectures and keynote addresses internationally, and has been a speaker at graduation ceremonies. Her honours include: an Honorary Doctor of Humanities from Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2006; the Eleanor Roosevelt Award, 2007; being honoured among "100 People who Made a Difference" in the Permanent Exhibit of Hall of Heroes in the National Freedom Centre in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States, 2005; and the Social Change, awarded by Rhodes University for "contribution made by leading psychologists to social change in South Africa," 2010. She serves as a Board Member to the following organisations: Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, Healing of the Memories Institute, and as Advisor to Facing History and Ourselves
Nicholas Wright (Playwright) (1940, Cape Town, South Africa) is a British dramatist. He was born in Cape Town, attended Rondebosch Boys' School and from the age of six was a child actor on radio and on the stage. He came to London in 1958 to train as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and subsequently worked as a floor-assistant in BBC Television and as a runner in film, notably John Schlesinger's Far From the Madding Crowd. He started work at the Royal Court in 1965 as Casting Director and became, first, an Assistant Director there and then the first Director of the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs, where for several years he presented an innovatory programme of new writing. From 1975 - 1977 he was joint artistic director of the Royal Court and he was subsequently a member of the Royal Court Theatre's Board. He is former literary manager and associate director of the Royal National Theatre, and a former member of the National Theatre Board. In 2015 and 2016 he will be the judge of the Yale Drama Series competition for playwrights. His publications include 99 Plays, a survey of drama from Aeschylus to the present day, and Changing Stages, co-written with Richard Eyre.
Logan Vaughn (Director) is a New York based Director from Chicago. In 2008 Logan was awarded the Goodman Theater's prestigious Joyce Arts Fellowship in Casting and subsequently worked as the Tony Award winning theater's Associate Casting Director for five seasons. In addition to the Goodman she has cast for Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Repertory, Cardinal Stage and Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. Logan was Playwrights Horizon's Director in Residence 2012-2013, where she assistant directed Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan and Lisa D'Amour's Obie Award winning play, Detroit. In 2012 Logan was also named a Member of the Director's Lab, Lincoln Center. As a Director and Assistant Director, she has worked with Lincoln Center, The Public Theater, 59E59, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Playwrights Horizons, Second City Theater, National Black Theatre, Victory Gardens, Teatro Vista and Court Theatre. Her work in film includes assisting the Academy Award winning producing team behind Precious and Monster's Ball as well as serving as head of casting for several award winning Independents including My Name is Jerry and Southern Cross. She most recently directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Stella Fawn Ragsdale's Love Letters To A Dictator in Summer Shorts Festival at 59E59 and is currently directing Lena: A Moment with a Lady written and performed by Syndee Winters.
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Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Chris Genebach
Eugene de Kock
Jason B. McIntosh
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There's an estimated $42 billion in unclaimed property out there. Is some of it yours? Here's how to find out — and get your money.
An estimated $42 billion in unclaimed property languishes out there. Is some of it yours? Here's how to find out — and get your money.
Unclaimed money often sits buried in abandoned bank and investment accounts, uncashed dividend checks and paychecks, forgotten tax refunds and excess funds due from insurance policies you canceled ages ago. Other sources of unclaimed or abandoned property include certificates for stocks, mutual funds or other securities; security deposits; unredeemed money order or gift certificates; or the contents of safe-deposit boxes.
Typically, property goes unclaimed if a bank, utility or other company has no contact with the accountholder for longer than a year.
How much money floats around out there? According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA), rightful owners reclaimed $2.25 billion in 2011, via approximately 2.5 million claims. Claims averaged $892 apiece.
NAUPA reports that each state maintains an unclaimed property statute that protects your funds. These laws instruct companies to turn forgotten funds over to a state official who will then make a "diligent effort" to find you or your heirs. Most states hold lost funds until you are found, returning them to you at no cost or for a nominal fee.
Reclaimed amounts in some individual states are staggering: more than $200 million in New York this year; Pennsylvania needs to give away $2.3 billion. Florida even calls its unclaimed property site FLTreasureHunt.
Check everywhere and everything. What slipped your mind can surprise you. Did you live in a different state 15 years ago? Did you once hold assets or money under your maiden name?
Did you sell an old business? Put money into a now-forgotten trust? Check your old states' databases using the NAUPA map of the U.S.
Identify yourself. Most states provide a simple online process for you to claim property once you verify ID. If you prefer not to enter personal information online (such as a Social Security number, aka SSN, often requested), you may also claim over the phone from the appropriate state.
Check for old pensions. Were you once at a firm that offered a pension? Try contacting the company and ask if they still have a record of you.
If no, contact the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., a federal agency to help you can get your pension back. You'll need your SSN, the dates you worked, the pension plan name, PBGC case number if you have one and the name of company (or other plan sponsor if the firm didn't set up the account).
No frauds. Claiming funds that don't belong to you is fraud; have backup evidence and proof. By the same token, scammersclaiming to offer you help finding unclaimed money are mushrooming.
Watch the claim details. Once you find assets, your claiming process varies according to the state involved and the size of the property. Be thorough and comprehensive in completing all necessary documents.
Don't give up. Even heirs can make claims into perpetuity, in most cases.
Protect your current property. At least once a year, touch base with institutions that hold your money. Financial institutions also don't generally forward mail, so be especially diligent whenever you change your address.
If you think you left money behind somewhere, check: Some states now quietly whittle budget shortfalls with a process known asescheat, basically meaning a state takes the unclaimed money and hopes nobody ever notices.
Billions of unclaimed dollars are going nowhere. Check to see if some deserve to head directly into your retirement fund.
Sean Condon, CFP, is a wealth advisor and financial planner with Windgate Wealth Management in Chicago.
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Fiji islands lie in the western Pacific Ocean, just southwest of Hawaii. Fiji is said to be one of the friendliest places on earth. Fiji's culture is made up primarily of indigenous, Indian, Chinese and European traditions. This rich culture is made up of many aspects, being social polity, tradition, language, belief system, and arts & crafts. The islands in the Pacific Ocean became independent from Britain in 1987. Fiji is home to a variety of ethnic groups, whom are originally from the islands, which share a number of cultural traits. With more than three hundred islands within the Fijian group, the two largest islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. Although the Fijian society is known for having friendly easy-going people, they have developed a unique cultural society.
The indigenous culture is very much an active and living culture, and is part of everyday life for the majority of the population. Fijian culture has created communal and national identity, traditions and hierarchy, and its language. Within the Fiji society there is a great importance attached to the family unit, the village, and the vanua (land). The chief positions in society were hereditary. The hierarchy of chiefs presides over villages, clans, and tribes. Although chief positions were hereditary, a deceased chief was followed by a kinsman, who was not necessarily his son. Chiefly succession was from older brother to younger brother, after the death of their father. When the youngest brother died, the eldest son of the eldest brother became chief. Respect and strict obedience are expected of children. From the time they can understand, children take orders from older men in the family, specially their fathers. Discipline and punishment is typically done by the father, while the mothers are more indulgent with their children. Women are expected to be virgins at the time of marriage, premarital sexual relationships were not allowed within the society. In Fijian society men are able to have more than one wife at a time. Generally the more wives a man had, the higher is social status was. When a couple got married they usually stayed at the groom's father. Many families were expanded due to this tradition practiced. The family structure is led by a strong figure whose authority can not be questioned. Typically the men held this position. Power within each family was granted according to age and gender. Women's social structure is based on her husband or her family if more wealthy than the husband's. This tradition still lives on in the Fiji society today. The official language spoke in Fijian society is English while the national indigenous language is Bauan, which is the only dialect that exists in Fiji groups. Most villages in the island chain have their own dialect. Standard Fijian is based on dialect spoken by the Bau. This dialect was chosen by missionaries as their standard for translation of the Bible. In 1850, a written form of Fijian was developed by the missionaries, which has contributed the high degree of literacy in the islands. Regardless of which ethnic community you originate from, there is a sense of national pride being identified as well as regional pride showing what part of Fiji you are from. For example, people from Nadi whether Indian or Fijian will say with pride "I am from the Jet Set Town." This is a form of identity used in the Fijian society.
Culture in the Fiji islands is also identified. Culture is identified by various arts and crafts, music, traditional etiquette, and varying forms of clothing attire. Men's and women's arts and crafts are separated. The Fiji arts reflect upon local adaptations of their Polynesian and Melanesian heritage. The traditional crafts made by Fiji women included pottery, woven mats, and bark cloth. The men did a large deal of carving and sculpting in wood. The various types of weaving included basket weaving, coconut rope weaving, and coconut leaves weaving. Woven mats generally made by Fijian women were mainly used for special formal occasions such as weddings. Mats are made by leaves of a pandanus tree, first you scrape and boil the leaves and then dry them in the sun. Carving which was done by Fijian men was used for items of practical use and simple shapes and designs were used as well. Carving today no longer plays a major role in Fijian society, its uses consist of tourism and used for Tanoa which was used for drinking Kava. Performing arts was a major aspect of the Fiji society. In the Fijian society the performing arts included music and the meke which is a type of dance performed by men and women. During the meke women performed a dance called the seasea which is better known as the women's fan dance, while the men partaken in a dance called meke wesi known as the spear dance. The meke is usually a narrative depicting important events such as war, a scandal, or chief installment. The music of the Fijian society consists of various chants which told a story or presented information that was to be passed on from generation to generation. In Fiji society, men and women are accustomed to traditional attire, women wore grass skirts and men wore loin cloths. Through the traditional clothing attire, it was easy to identify women. Skirts were short for single women, long for married women, and girls wore virgin locks before marriage. The national dress of the Fijians was a Sulu which resembles a skirt. The most common for of the Sulu worn by both men and women is the Sulu va Toga. The Sulu va Toga is a wrap around piece of material decorated with patterns and designs, usually worn for casual and informal occasions. Besides the Sulu va Toga, men have a Sulu va taga which is a tailored Sulu and can be tailored onto their suits as well. This type of Sulu can be worn to formal or semi-formal occasions. For formal occasions for women, they normally wear a blouse made of cotton, while for special occasions they wear a tapa sheath which goes around their chest rather than a blouse. Etiquette in the Fijian ceremonies represents two things, first it shows respect to other common groups, strengthen tribal and family ties, and reinforce social tribal and family ties. With various items used during ceremonies, the common item you will find at Fijian ceremony is kava. Kava also known as yaqona is Fiji's national drink. Kava is a non-alcoholic drink, made from the roots and stems of the yaqona which is a species of the pepper plant. When drinking kava at ceremonies one must perform the traditional ritual. While performing the traditional ritual to show appreciation one must clap once, clasping the hands, take the cup, and drink the yaqona in a single gulp before returning the cup to the bearer, clapping three times, and say the word maca. Secondly, the other popular item used at Fijian ceremonies is the tabua also known as a whales tooth. They are traditionally given as gifts for atonement and were important in negotiations between rival chiefs.
In the Fijian society there are several religions within the culture. The three major religions that exist in the Fijian society are Christianity, Muslim, and Hindu, with several other small religions as well. Religion in the Fijian society is quite diverse with Christianity being the dominant faith of majority of the population. Although Christianity being the dominant faith of society, also has many denominations as well with the major one being Methodist. Christianity during the nineteenth century had a tremendous impact which resulted in certain traditions being proscribed. During the pre-Christian era, human sacrifice was practiced. Men were buried alive to hold up the pillars of the chief's house. Forms of cannibalism exist as well. During this era, bodies of enemies were piled up cooked for festivals, such as installation of chiefs or the launching of a new canoe. Fiji has various public holidays celebrated by each of the three religions. Each of three major religions celebrates certain holidays based on their belief system. Christians celebrate Easter and Christmas, deepawali for Hindus, and Eid for Muslims. Deepawali celebrated by the Hindus, is considered a festival of light where lights or lamps are signify victory of good over the evil within every human being. Before Fiji became a colony, religion, myth, and legend were closely related. Myths were accepted across Fiji, which said their origins were found through the Kalou Vu Degei. Forms of the old religion still exist, such as the practice of witch craft and other old deities as well; witch craft is practiced in private due to Christianity being the dominant religion now practiced. Many Fiji politicians wanted to make Fiji a Christian state; however they were not successful in doing so. Some Fijians feel that religion should be taught as a school subject. This decision mainly varies between schools. Certain schools teach about the Christian faith and Muslim faith depending on the religious organization running the school.
Fijian society is very unique in how it still keeps with its traditional culture in society. Many countries as they expand tend to capture the tradition of other surrounding countries.
What makes Fiji so unique is that it welcomes all ethnicities, and is a friendly country. Takukei meaning ownership helped the Fiji insist that they and not the Europeans, who first colonized the island, have rights to the land and its resources. With all the many ethnic groups in society, Fiji still maintains to practice its traditional cultural society. Fiji does not discriminate towards other ethnic groups or religious groups when they celebrate their own ethnic or religious holidays.
"Fiji."The World Fact Book. 2007.
Resture, Jane. "Indo-Fijian History and Culture."JaneOceania. 2007.


Just inside the entrance to the old city it's like taking a trip back in time whilst still enjoying 5-star luxury. Incredibly comfortable rooms, delicious breakfast and tea.
But, without a doubt, the most entertaining and interesting aspect to this hotel are the hosts. Nikos & Angela are the most attentive and welcoming hosts. They possess an intimate knowledge of the island and are willing to plan and assist with any arrangement. Their charming, talented & intelligent sons also add a great deal to the welcoming atmosphere of the Kokkini Porta.


Something is just fun or more than just fun?
When have you had fun?
Time off from being responsible, or being irresponsible? Certainly obligation kills fun. Later discussion: you can't fun someone, fun is something you have. I like the word recklessness that came up later more than irresponsible.
When is circus just fun and when is it more than that?
> It's not fun when performers are trying to be fun and not.
What work have we seen that have been fun and much more than fun?
Circus cabarets. In live/work spaces by invitation, for free/donation/small amount. A gathering where you don't know the work, unexpected, no guarantee of quality just of commitment, and the social, smoky, drinky, fun. You can heckle.
Gathering by Rabbit. A roomful of people invited to a gathering and finding instructions to make the event. Including pizza delivered to the audience. Bumpy. No flow. Much longer than it seemed but that was much of the point, you had to work to make it happen and the results seemed serendipitous but perhaps weren't, more complex than simple action and reward.
Excess of things to do - is that part of fun? Because it invites an active choice/agency ?
Sometimes you as a maker can anatomise a show - ah, you're doing that, now this, it's like watching a skeleton striptease and that's no fun.
- Is that because everyone is present and potentially active?
is there a communality here that enables rapid communication of response to connect us together?
is there fun in the relative anonymity?
in a stadium, where you happen to be in the same space, is there still a connection?
- is there a liberation in a larger space?
- which is why watching sport is less fun if you don't take a side?
- enables a bigger expression of feeling = more potential fun?


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69 Gower Steet, Bloomsbury
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The Garth Hotel is centrally located in the lovely Bloomsbury area of central London, a short walk from the world famous British Museum, Covent Garden, Oxford Street & Theatres. Euston and King's Cross rail stations & St Pancras Eurostar terminal are all nearby.
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Room Size. Suitable for a Short Stay, but Compact.
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Check-in: 2:00 PM till 11:00 PM
Children Policy: Children welcome
Pet Policy: No pets
Set in the heart of elegant Bloomsbury, the Garth Hotel is only a few minutes walk from The British Museum and within easy walking distance of Oxford Street and Covent Garden for shopping, Soho for Chinese food and Theatreland. Also nearby are Trafalgar Square and the National Art Gallery, as is Regent's Park with London Zoo. Other famous landmarks such as the London Eye, St. Pauls Cathedral, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace are easily reached via public transport or leisurely walking.
There are many museums and art galleries nearby and within a short bus ride are Sotheby's and Christies, the famous auctioneers. Also nearby are Portobello Road and Camden Passage for those interested in antiques and fine art, and Camden market, a trendy and popular place for the young at the weekend.
The hotel itself, is a small, privately owned hotel in Bloomsbury, the district of Central London famous as the home of 'The Bloomsbury Set', a group of authors that included Virginia Wolf and E. M. Forster. Built around 1800, the building is a Grade II listed Georgian town house of historical interest. It was the birthplace in 1839 of William De Morgan, the famous potter.
We pride ourselves on the warm and friendly atmosphere at The Garth, and have established a reputation for our hospitality, which has brought back the same guests year after year. The rooms and public areas are decorated with numerous paintings, photographs and prints to create an art gallery effect.
The 18 bedrooms are equipped with tea and coffee making facilities and a hairdryer.
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A few days ago, I ran across an interesting report from IDC regarding mobile gaming. In particular, it provided a breakdown of mobile devices on which people preferred to buy and play games. Allow me to eliminate the drama. People love using iPods touch, iPhones, and iPads for gaming. But that's not the interesting part.


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PopGap #11: Inside Out (2015)
By dorrk, November 18th 2015
Peer Review: Ranking the movies and the rankers who rank them.
Flickchart User:
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#42/768 (95%)
My rank:
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Before: 742 / After: 742 (no change)
Maybe the hype did me in on Pixar's Inside Out. I'm not the biggest fan of animation to begin with, although I appreciate Pixar's craftsmanship and especially their attention to sophisticated storytelling, which is what I find lacking in most kid-oriented movies. Although many have been declaring Inside Out as among this dependable company's greatest achievements, I thought it was surprisingly slipshod by their usual standards, despite an ambitious concept and a typically engaging opening.
Inside Out purports to examine the emotional operations of an 11-year-old girl (Kaitlyn Dias) as she adjusts to the upheaval of her family moving from Minneapolis to San Francisco. Modulating her reactions to the series of new conflicts she encounters are figures representing the core emotions of Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Fear (Bill Hader), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Anger (Lewis Black). So far so good, and although director Pete Docter's realization of emotional activity looks like something out of a generic Nickelodeon show, the human scenes more than make up for it, with visually interesting and emotionally complex characters. Where Inside Out lost me was the entire middle, when the emotions began engaging in unhinged slapstick hijinks, leading to Joy and Sadness getting lost in the recesses of Riley's brain and desperate to return to their control center before she commits to a fateful decision. Although Inside Out ends poignantly, the entire second act was dull, disposable, and constantly suggesting provocative implications far beyond the movie's conventional formula.
The entire Joy and Sadness quest was problematic for me, both on a conceptual level and in simple narrative terms. Taken at face value, Inside Out presents human emotions as individual, flawed and willful entities randomly controlling what are essentially giant dumb meat puppets, which offers as much substantial insight as a microscopic Martin Short forcing Dennis Quaid to sneeze. In this scenario, Inside Out attempts to depict a very serious mental breakdown as a goofy adventure. Is a scene in which two core emotions, through their own incompetence, are in danger of disappearing forever into a mental abyss the stuff of a hilarious family fare or is a tween girl on the verge of transforming into an irreparably damaged sociopath? That the movie even raises this as a potential issue and completely ignores it reveals an utter lack of attention to their own concept.
The more logical way to interpret Inside Out would be to reverse its premise, viewing the broadly comical activities of the emotions as manifestations of the brain's imperfect coping with combinations of sensory input and biological chemistry. That is, Riley doesn't go into a funk because Joy and Sadness are klutzy mis-handlers of precious memory balls, but, rather, Joy and Sadness dysfunction so badly because Riley's immature brain struggles to process the overstimulation caused by the traumatic move and new, unfamiliar input from her parents (Diane Lane and Kyle MacLachlan). However, this reading is also undercut by the larger flaw of Inside Out: the lack of actual correlation between its inner- and outer-narratives.
As amusing as it may be to watch Joy, Sadness and the wacky imaginary pal Bing Bong (Richard Kind), stumble through Riley's spatial cognition center, what does it mean to Riley? Apparently nothing. It's just a gag using the context of the story but not existing within it. There is a lot of this type of shin-deep cleverness in Inside Out, but it seldom connects to an equally smart, deeper understanding of how emotions and thought work. It's a cute pun to have a literal "train of thought" that makes regular stops at all the mind's important junctions, but this would only work inside the AI of a robot, not a tween girl. Wouldn't a more accurate depiction involve an impossibly wild mess of tracks and switchovers than can accommodate drastic turns, sudden reversals and instant jumps across space? Very little of the candy-coated "drama" that occurs within Riley's mind matters — if it did, she would've doubtless ended the movie with a new home in a special facility.
If anything, by the end, Inside Out paints an adequate and moving picture of the resilience of the human mind as it deals with difficult circumstances — which, on its own, could've been fascinating, but without the half-hour of irrelevant and pandering wackiness that noisily distracts from everything important to the story. I have this same gripe with many animated movies, which feel that they need to burst with zany adventurism to please children. I think children are better than that. of course, even a sub-standard Pixar is a head above most of its competition, and Inside Out delivers just enough substance to survive its diversions.
Flickchart user IcallItFutile earned his respectable compatibility score of 742 by including 8 of my Top 100 movies in his own Top 20, compensating for his inclusion of a few widely beloved films about which I have wildly diverging opinions. I had to dig deep to #42 on his Flickchart to find a movie I hadn't seen. Since it is outside of his Top 20, my ranking of Inside Out does not affect his compatibility score. Inside Out is the second of two movies on this month's list from 2015.
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Connecticut Joins the Quiet Campaign to Undermine Constitutional Presidential Elections (Washington Examiner)	May 21, 2018
Posted by daviddavenport in Op/Eds, Politics.
Both houses of the Connecticut legislature recently passed the National Popular Vote Bill, which now sits on the desk of Gov. Dannel Malloy, who is expected to sign it. With his approval, Connecticut will join a quiet campaign to undo the Electoral College by means of a clever end run rather than a proper constitutional amendment.
Four times in our history (fewer than 10 percent of presidential elections), the winner of the popular vote lost the presidency in the Electoral College. The issue is on many minds these days, since two of the four were in this century: George W. Bush's win over Al Gore in 2000 and Donald Trump's election in 2016.
Rather than take the straightforward and transparent approach of changing the electoral process by constitutional amendment, proponents of change want to travel an easier incremental path: asking state legislatures to approve the National Popular Vote Bill. The bill, when adopted by enough states to constitute 270 electoral votes, triggers a requirement that each state signing onto the compact cast its electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. Very clever, indeed.
Connecticut will become the 12th state (including the District of Columbia) to sign on, with a cumulative total of 172 electoral votes, only 98 shy of the goal. Of course, politics are always at play in voting bills, and not coincidentally all of the states approving so far are liberal — for example, all were states carried by Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016. The bill has been introduced in 11 other state legislatures, and with the Trump win still stinging Democrats, it may gain further momentum from Connecticut's recent approval.
There is both an historic case and a current argument for the elector system established in Article II and the 12th Amendment of the Constitution. The Founders sought all manner of checks and balances along with separations of power in what they clearly understood to be a federal republic, not a direct democracy. So there would be two chambers of Congress, one for the people (the House of Representatives) and one for the states (the Senate). Likewise, both the people, through the popular vote, and the states, with the electoral vote, would play a role in choosing a president. Tinkering with federalism in favor of more direct democracy has become trendy, but if you are going to do it, at least be big enough to follow the Constitution's own process for change and pass an amendment.
But even today, there is a practical role for the elector system.
Have you noticed what the candidates do in the last couple of weeks of a campaign? They crisscross the country, stopping in key battleground states, arguing the issues of special importance there in order to win the requisite electoral votes. And how would they campaign if there were only a national popular vote? They would go to the big cities and states and appear on popular media. It is hard to say that this is a preferable campaign. In addition, votes must be counted at some level and, under the present elector system, if there are recounts, these are only in one or two states. Imagine the specter of a national recount with the popular vote and even the possibility of not being able to seat a president by inauguration day.
If you want to change the electoral system, there would be an easier and more fair way to do it by eliminating winner-take-all electoral rules in the states. These are not constitutionally mandated, and each state controls that decision. In fact, Nebraska and Maine already allocate electoral votes by congressional district, rather than winner-take-all. This would eliminate some of the unfairness the pro-democracy people see while not beginning to undo the constitutional system of the republic.
Connecticut's vote should be a wake-up call, not a call to a clever end run around the Constitution.
David Davenport is a contributor to the Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential blog. He is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution.
To view the column at the Washington Examiner:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/connecticut-joins-the-quiet-campaign-to-undermine-constitutional-presidential-elections


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SponsorPay Sees Mobile Platform Grow 308%, Makes Strategic New Hires
By Marketing Team
Berlin, GERMANY, 19 June 2013 – SponsorPay, the world's leading value-exchange advertising platform, announced today that the company's mobile revenues in May 2013 were 308 percent higher than in May 2012. This growth has fueled the company's expansion with the hire of senior executives in developer relations and finance in the San Francisco and Berlin offices, respectively.
SponsorPay's mobile revenues in May 2013 were 308 percent greater from a 355 percent increase in transactions* compared to the same month last year – mobile now forms more than half of the company's overall business. These results reflect an industry trend in which mobile is becoming an increasingly popular platform for entertainment, including games, music services, social networking and communication. Games, in particular, command one-third of all time spent on mobile devices. Simultaneously, the number of mobile gamers in the US is expected to hit 121 million this year, rising to 141 million in 2014. In response to these developments, brands are shifting their attention to mobile advertising – an estimated $7.29 billion market this year in the United States alone.
"We're committed to help resolve some of the key monetization and user acquisition challenges facing the industry today," said Janis Zech, CRO and cofounder of SponsorPay. "Our mission is to drive value in the mobile app ecosystem, and enable developers to focus their energy and passion on creating great apps."
SponsorPay's innovative Mediation Platform, launched in March this year, has already gained considerable traction among leading publishers such as Droidhen, Animoca, Alawar, Nordeus and Tagged, among others. The platform's sophisticated yield optimization solution has delivered a 31 – 33 percent increase in eCPMs for clients.
At the same time, the SponsorPay's user acquisition products have also seen tremendous success with well over 40 million installs delivered in the past year to partner brands such as Groupon as well as developers GREE and DeNA, among others. This year, in particular, has been explosive with a record 300,000+ installs delivered in just 24 hours to advertising partners last month.
Another major area of focus for the company has been to attract topnotch talent. Benjamin Chen joins SponsorPay as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Developer Relations. An industry veteran, Chen's previous stints include leading developer relations and sales teams at GREE International, DeNA Global and Playdom.
SponsorPay also welcomes Maroje Guertl to its Berlin headquarters as Vice President of Finance and Strategy. Guertl brings with him years of experience at investment banks Credit Suisse and UBS, as well as Bain & Company.
"We're excited about this tectonic shift to mobile and have been investing heavily in building out our next generation advertising platform. It is an exciting time to join SponsorPay and my pleasure to welcome our newest executives," added Andreas Bodczek, SponsorPay CEO and co-founder, who will be moving to San Francisco in July to help lead business development efforts.
* The extension of the platform to advertising formats with lower payouts, such as video, has resulted in lower average transaction values (ATVs) but a significant increase in transaction volume.
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Inspire UK
Cream's Artistic Director Dean Brindley was invited by Schwarzkopf to take part in its Inspire UK shoot. One of only eight cutting-edge stylists handpicked from elite UK salons, Dean worked with the Schwarzkopf team and their models in London to recreate two styles from their Essential Looks collection. Inspired by the colour and glamour of the 1940s, Dean used OSIS+ Session Label Powder Cloud to add weightless volume and create two Opulent looks with a modern twist. Inspire UK was launched by Schwarzkopf to encourage the cream of young, British hairdressing talent to create their own interpretation of the Essential Looks trends. "The goal of Inspire UK is to allow hairdressers to interpret the trends we have defined within Essential Looks," a spokesman for Schwarzkopf is quoted as saying. "Inspire UK as a diffusion line of Essential Looks is where creativity meets the salon floor, delivering trends that really resonate with clients. It's not enough to show a directional trend look: we have to show how this can be practical and easily wearable for everyday clients."
Click here to see Dean working on his Inspire UK looks
HJ Live North
Gloucester Salon Director Will Eagles was on stage in Manchester for the HJ Live North exhibition. The biggest professional hairdressing event in the north took place at Manchester Central and welcomed seasoned stylists, barbers, protégées and industry legends. Will followed Rick Roberts' Monochromatic collection which included a British Sign Language Interpreter - a first for HJ Live - showcasing Schwarzkopf's new collection, a bold take on Fifties Hollywood starlets. Joining him on day one of the event were barber Joseph Lanzante, who demonstrated new advances in micro pigmentation and how it can work for clients with hair loss, and newcomer Kirby Blythe, who transformed model's hair from daytime to evening looks with her Modern Glamour collection. "HJ Live North was a great success," said a spokesman for the event. "Cream showcased their Opulent Collection - a contemporary take on old-school glamour teamed with a dark side. "Androgynous styling and strong, stand-out colours reigned supreme."
London Fashion Week Men's
MD Scott Smurthwaite and Artistic Director Dean Brindley were asked to work on the prestigious Alex Mullins runway show for London Fashion Week Men's. At the British Fashion Council Presentation Space in The Strand, Scott and Dean prepped models wearing Alex's autumn 2017 menswear collection. Alex is heavily influenced by his south London childhood, and it's this kicked-back, home-spun, lazy Sunday narrative that inspired him to create the Seventies-inspired collection, showcasing large, bold, simple prints and colours out of heavy fabrics. Lots of exaggerated, heavily-patterned headscarves, large pocket detail and hats gave his collection a fresh approach, and hair of course had to follow suit. So Scott and Dean created iconic Seventies looks with a modern twist. Alex launched his eponymous label in 2014 and is now stocked by luxury stores across the world, including 10 Corso Como in Milan, Shanghai and Seoul, and Joyce in Hong Kong.
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Gok and the cream art team
The cream art team were delighted to be asked to work alongside Gok Wan on his ''audience with Gok Wan' Show' at the grand opening of Gloucester Quays Designer outlet village.
The cream art team provided hair expertise and make up for all the models for the show working closely with Gok.
Cream has worked with many celebrities over the years and Gok has got to be the nicest… what a lovely and talented guy.
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Cream are regularly asked to perform shows and demonstrate their talents at a hugely diverse selection of venues, both nationally and internationally. Nothing to date quite tops one of the most recent shows we were invited to do.
Schwarzkopf celebrated their 111th year in business by inviting all of their most successful hairdressers and industry colleagues to a five star hairdressing and fashion show gala dinner. To create the ultimate iconic setting they exclusively hired the Concorde hanger at Manchester airport and constructed a show catwalk directly underneath Concorde itself. The effect was truly spectacular! Around 400 guests witnessed an iconic hair show and demonstration, whilst our models strutted their stuff underneath what can only be described as the most famous plane in the world.
We can only wonder where our next show will be…
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cream were asked to demonstrate The Essential looks collection for Schwarzkopf International and took the catwalk by storm working on the largest show stage three days in succession.
Unanimously voted by the fellowship organisers 'best show 3 days in a row', delivering our models to an international audience was an inspiring experience. Our models were carefully handpicked from the London dance academy Rudeye. Rudeye built their reputation by working with stars such as Gwen Stefani and Madonna and executed nothing short of a show stopping performance.
The preparation and rehearsal that cream team put into an event of this size was phenomenal but it proved to be our best show to date…


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Elks Trophy Triumph At Inaugural Widnes Rec Tournament
Photo by CJ O'Shea
The Widnes-based Earle Road Elks ice hockey team picked up their first ever piece of silverware after beating the Trafford Thunder in a dramatic final at the inaugural recreational ice hockey tournament held at Planet Ice Widnes over the weekend.
The Elks had finished second in the B Competition qualifying group stage with two wins from their three games, with the only defeat coming against the Thunder who topped the group with three wins from three.
The final was incredibly close with the Elks taking the lead after just 3 minutes and then having to defend against waves of Thunder attacks, picking up several penalties and, at one point, having three players in the penalty box at once.
The Altrincham-based Thunder team finally managed to equalise, setting up a thrilling last few minutes during which the result could easily have gone either way. Then, with the prospect of a penalty shoot-out looming, the Elks broke away and fired in the winning goal with just seconds left on the clock.
The tournament victory represents a huge success for the Widnes rink's least experienced team which only began playing competitive games earlier this year.
The other Widnes team in the B group, the Halton Huskies, finished 3rd overall with 1 win from their 3 games beating bottom team Coventry Centurions before losing to both the Thunder and Elks.
In a separate competition held at the same time, the Widnes-based Riverside Raiders team had a difficult time, playing with a reduced roster and losing all four of their group games.
The A Competition - which was for more experienced teams - was dominated by the Coventry Snipers, a team made up mainly of Czech and Slovak players who are now living in England, who won all four of their group games, conceding just 1 goal while scoring 28.
The Snipers beat second place Altrincham Jets 6-0 in a slightly one-sided final and the Deeside–based Flintshire Phantoms beat Blackpool Seagulls 4-1 to secure third place.
The next competitive ice hockey game at Planet Ice Widnes is on Sunday 29th July when the Riverside Raiders take on the Kingston City Knights in their final home group game of the Summer Classic Cup competition. Face off is at 4.30pm and admission is free.
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BREAKING NEWS - Tachikawa Ki-54 trainer is recovered!!!!
A Tachikawa Ki-54 trainer has been pulled out of Lake Towada where it had been resting for more than 69 years thanks to the efforts of the volunteers of Aomori-ken Koku Kyokai (Aviation Association of Aomori Prefecture).
The plane made an emergency landing on September 27, 1943 due to engine trouble on her way to Hachinohe airfield, Aomori prefecture, from Noshiro airfield, Akita prefecture. There were four passengers. One was saved by a fisherman but the other three were lost. Their bodies were not found in the wreck.
The plane was first discovered two years ago by a marine research company but the first effort for recovery was unsuccessful because half of one of the wings was buried in the mud. During the second successful recovery the plane was split in three, main wing, nose around the cockpit and rear fuselage but all in all the recovery team is confident it will be successfully restored.
The 38th Sentai was organised in April 1943 from the 1st Chutai of the 3rd Sentai. From March 1942 until June the 3rd Sentai was based in Hachinohe airfield and then relocated to Hokkaido.
A last set of photos, from HERE. The aircraft will be moved next week to Misawa Aviation and Science Museum pending restoration. We hope to visit it for a very close inspection and we will definitely keep you informed through our blog.
Notice the interior color!
Notice the "blue" color of the flaps.
Source here. Note the interior green and possibly the dark brown primer in the windows.
Photos below, coutresy of Mr. Oota Hiroyuki, from HERE.
One of the two Hitachi Ha-13Ko engines.
Tail marking: 38th Sentai
Harold K said...
I wonder how much of the damage to the airframe is from the ditching, and how much from the recovery process? Still, I'm sure that wonders can be done restoring it.
Amazing how the colors have stood up after so long; even in fresh water.
Arawasi said...
According to the news the plane is in very good condition considering it's been under water for so long. As you can see the fabric of the control surfaces is gone but it's really amazing that the tail marking and the Hinomaru have been preserved so well. The yellow top on the tail indicates that it belonged to the 2nd Chutai.
Look at those colors!
That is amazing! I wonder if this will answer some questions about paint colors, or just add more fuel to the fire?
Great to see another rare WW2 aircraft recovered!
Excellent news and photos. It's remarkable to see it's still got some or its colour!
So; the props appear to have been turning when the a/c was ditched.
Great photos, George; thanks and keep them coming.
Is this the 'famous' army light grey green?
The paint is in a remarkable good condition, and they always say the Japanese has crappy paints.
Am I the only one deeply saddened that the recovery team has hacked up such a beautifly preserved aircraft? I would much rather have seen it resting peacefully until the proper equipment could have been brought in to allow it to be recovered intact.
>Am I the only one deeply saddened that the recovery team has hacked up such a beautifly preserved aircraft?
First of all the recovery team need some congrats for the overall effort. The plane broke appart into 3 pieces during the process. Nobody "hacked up" anything. There have been 2 more similar recoveries in the past. The Nate in Tachiarai and the Shiden in Shikoku. The Nate was in bad pretty condition, the Shiden much better. There is no way to know how the whole plane will behave once you start pulling it out of the water. A wing may fall, the fuselage may break. It largely depends on the conditions of the original crash, and the state the plane was in underwater. In any case I will wait to see the restoration results before I pass judgment on the team.
Yes. We hope to visit the plane soon to take more photos of the surviving paint/colors.
Good observation. It is very possible the plane had a hand of red-brown primer that protected the paint.
Ronnie Olsthoorn said...
My first reaction was "on no!" when I saw this post. I just hope it is in good hands. By far the best-preserved IJA paint I've ever seen!
PS. "Notice the "blue" color of the flaps." - that's the aileron, and it's in standard dark blue-grey primer as expected.
What's more interesting is the bright colour of the actual flaps. I'd have expected blue-grey there too (like on Ki-27).
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