Hi there, here we are again at Body Works Physiotherapy with Holly as our model and we're going to talk a little bit about how we activate our core muscles now. If you watched the last video you saw how we talked about what the muscles are and now we're going to teach Holly how to use her inner core muscles.
So usually we start in the position like Holly is in now; lying on your back with your knees bent up and your head on a pillow. Now we want to look at the position of the feet; so you want your feet to be in line with the knees and hips, so we want the big toes to stay connected to the ground and we want your knees and hips to stay lined up with your body so that your knees don't fall apart from each other.
Now I want to work on trying to figure out how to connect our breath with our core because the diaphragm forms the roof of the core so it's important to learn how to breathe; so often we start with this.
So first I want to talk to Holly about breathing laterally and get some expansion sideways into her ribcage and the lower ribcage and as she breathes out thinking about a slow sigh, ahhhh, letting her chest soften so that the diaphragm can relax and we can get activation then with the core in a moment.
Once we've taught Holly how to breathe and let her chest soften; then we're going to teach her how to find her inner core muscles and this is a little bit different for different people. So we know that deep core transverses abdominis muscle runs horizontally like a girdle through here. Often I'll have people bring one hand onto their hips so they can feel just inside their hip bone and what they do is think about using like a Kegle muscle contraction and so you want to get a little tightening underneath your finger tip and contracting it in. Usually with your hand there what you'll feel is a little bit of an in drawing towards your spine not popping up towards the ceiling and then it's important to figure out how to connect the breathing with your core so that you don't hold your breath once you contract your core muscles.
For other tips on how to find this you can refer to our hand out or we'll have another little video following this one.


The process in leasing cell sites would be that landlords and property owners will be contacted by the carriers, with the aid of third party site acquisition leasing companies, who are being paid in order to identify sites and get the lease signed for the new cell tower site. The payment of these companies will be based on the rental price and terms they are able to negotiate, so the better terms for the carrier, the more money the leasing consultant will make. These carrier leasing companies are also paid premiums if they can turn the lease around fast. You are therefore advised to be wise in making your deal with the carrier leasing company since they could give you a worse deal that would mean more money for them.
So, as you are already contacted to install on your property the cell tower or antennas on your rooftop, act immediately in the offer presented so that you can decide if the offers given are fair and not a mediocre one for you. Be informed that if you have other choices like in your neighborhood or a better location, you will have a good amount of leverage in your negotiation with the wireless carrier, for this will determine the amount of your lease.
Another way to have a better or fair negotiation is to pay close attention to the terms of the telecom lease and its confusing terms. Considering that most of us are not telecommunication experts nor are our real estate lawyers, it is advisable that we get the help of a cell tower lease consultant to help us understand the terms and agreement.
Therefore, if you are the property owner who is faced with the negotiation of a cell lease agreement, it is advisable that you first ask some questions from the agent who is planning to lease your space for the purpose of a cell tower. Some examples of the questions you should ask from the agent are the going rate of a cell tower in your area, why the interest is on your property, what could be your average lease payment, and others.


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The chair on which J.K. Rowling wrote the "Harry Potter" series is going up for auction, and it comes with a letter from the author. The chair and the letter will cost you 65,000 dollars. Valuers, however, say that the high price is worth every penny because of the importance in a "Harry Potter" history.
There are not many things in the "Harry Potter" world that are so valuable because the books became very popular very fast. Publishers published them in large editions, so they are very common.
The author herself inscribed the sides of the chair. On the chair it says, "I wrote 'Harry Potter' 'while sitting on the chair."
Difficult words: valuer (a person who says how valuable/expensive something is), importance (being important), inscribe (to write on something).

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Entrepreneurs are known by different names and nomenclatures. One of the names usually attributed to them is that of an 'Innovator'. This is because entrepreneurs are the ones who conceive and come up with different business ideas and plans and then start working on them. While this may most of the times be true, it is not always so!
Many times it also happens that an entrepreneur, including a successful one, will just pick up an existing idea from the market, develop it further and then revamp it as being brand new. This blog will help in discovering some of the closer aspects on such business making ideas.
Doing smart business is no longer about doing everything from scratch. As a matter of fact, it is about studying the market carefully, understanding the existing ideas already being implemented there and then working on the same ideas. However, no matter how easy this seems, it is not so.
You should be able to understand and pick up the lacunae and/or gaps which are usually created by the existing businesses so that you can find out innovative ways of concealing these gaps.
If you are venturing into something related to technology, then this will help you. When you try any software, you immediately realize and understand the functioning of the gadget along with the features it has and the shortcomings it faces. Once you understand the gap or the shortcoming which the current technology faces, you can then start developing on bridging such a technology gap.
The best example of this would be VidAngel which was actually developed following the humungous success of YouTube, Amazon Prime, Netflix etc.
So you found the gap and developed another product which takes care of the gap, does it end the process here? Not really. In today's commercial world, it is very important that you market and promote your product equally well. Commercial presence of your product is also very crucial. Hence, besides taking care of branding your product, also ensure that your product reaches the market at the 'perfect time'.
You are almost close to hitting the jackpot, so why miss it for a few yards, right? Plan your launch in such a way that even before your competitors realize that their product falls short of some features, your product comes to the rescue of the target audience. This is the best way to capture and conquer the market.
Thus, if you are thinking of picking up an existing idea and then developing it further, even then there are lots of things to think about. For instance, when you develop the product or service, you should always think to yourself, "What is it which will make people prefer my product or service over my competitors?" or to put it simply," why should people buy my products?" Once you get a definite answer to this, there is nothing which will stop you from becoming successful.
This is because when people use any product, they associate themselves with that brand which they don't want to change. Hence, unless and until there is nothing substantial to make them switch brands, you may not be able to make headway into the business. It is here that you will face a tougher and a more challenging situation.
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A person wearing a protective mask uses a smartphone while sitting at a bus stop in Shanghai, China. (Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg)
World Economy Watches and Waits for China's Great Reboot
Enda Curran
Dong Lyu
Mar 07 2020, 11:54 AM Mar 09 2020, 3:15 PM March 07 2020, 11:54 AM March 09 2020, 3:15 PM
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In any normal year, China's political class would be convening around now inside Beijing's Great Hall of the People to rubber-stamp the year's targets for economic growth and the policies to make it happen.
Instead, the Chinese capital is hushed. Large gatherings are called off as the nation and the rest of the world grapple with the coronavirus that's killed thousands and stopped output in China and is now spreading on multiple continents.
The inability of officials to meet, however, is not the only reason China is yet to unveil a comprehensive plan to reboot the world's second-largest economy as the virus sends it tumbling toward a practically unheard-of quarterly contraction.
While still fighting a health emergency, President Xi Jinping's government now also has to decide how much to spend and on what, mindful of the risks long posed by a large debt burden and the declining usefulness of yet more new roads and railways. Much will also depend on whether it wants to preserve the growth target of "about 6%" it was originally expected to set within the Great Hall.
If it does keep aiming high then a scale of stimulus not seen since the 4 trillion yuan ($577 billion) wave after the Great Recession will be required. That would likely help support slumping global growth too.
For now, the wait-and-see approach is being fed by government statistics indicating that the epidemic itself is being brought under control, which may save Beijing the need to spend big.
"The government has not brought out the big stimulus guns, because they want to wait to see the extent to which activity can recover on its own," said Andy Rothman, a former U.S. diplomat in Beijing who's now an investment strategist at Matthews Asia.
In Hubei province, the epicenter of the virus outbreak, new cases have been gradually trending down to an average of less than 150 per day this week compared to above 400 a week ago. Fresh cases elsewhere have slowed to a trickle with most provinces reporting no new cases in consecutive days and only sporadic infections.
Coronavirus Spread in China Slows Sharply But Doubt Remains
That development is comforting believers in an imminent 'v-shaped' recovery. Shares in Merck KGaA surged this week after the company said the impact of the virus will probably subside in the second quarter, and shave only 1% from revenue.
Yet anecdotal reports from across China's vast east-coast manufacturing heartland suggest much of the nation's industrial capacity remains idle or is running at less than full capacity. Amid curbs on transport and strict anti-virus measures, the 'resumption rate' remains somewhere around 80% or lower.
What Bloomberg's Economists Say...
We had anticipated the pace of restoration to pick up. That doesn't appear to be happening. Staff availability is probably still a constraint for smaller firms. This may persist for the next week or two. Even so, we expect the operating rate to continue to climb. This is a priority for the government -- and it has many levers to achieve its objective.
David Qu and Chang Shu, Bloomberg Economics
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A further risk is that because of the decline in new infections, the economy will restart and workers will return too soon.
Ben Cowling, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at Hong Kong University, warns of a possible second wave in China as business resume and people come back to work and mingle with one another. Large cities are also vulnerable to infections coming in from overseas through trade links.
"In other cities in China the total number of cases has been very low, and they are still vulnerable to an epidemic," Cowling said.
There's also mistrust over China's official statistics, which have been repeatedly revised through the course of the outbreak, including an extraordinary addition of nearly 15,000 cases of infection on Feb. 13. It's changed the definition of what is a confirmed case of infection multiple times.
In this uncertain environment, officials also face a difficult task in deciding how to calibrate stimulus without once again loosening what have been tight reins on borrowing; with total debt now heading toward three times the size of the economy, financial stability has been a top priority.
An aggressive stimulus package could involve bigger interest rate cuts than the small tweaks to market rates already enacted, a flush of liquidity via lower bank reserve ratios, and a combination of tax cuts and infrastructure spending. Yet much of that was already expected for this year even before the virus hit, as the economy was already in a long-term slowdown.
Read More: China Signals More Easing to Shore Up Virus-Weakened Economy
The outlook for infrastructure spending in particular is clouded by a lack of suitable large-scale projects -- China already has the world's largest high-speed rail network -- and funding constraints at the local level.
In short, the design of a stimulus package is much harder than it used to be.
Nevertheless, China's economy is in danger of being hit from both sides as the rest of the world economy wobbles too, according to David Loevinger, a former China specialist at the U.S. Treasury and now an analyst at fund manager TCW Group Inc. in Los Angeles.
"China needs even more stimulus since it's now being hit by both a domestic and external shock," said Loevinger.
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This handheld digital oscilloscope has all of the functionality of a digital multimeter (DMM), such as measurements for voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and diode and continuity check. It can be used both as a DMM and a professional oscilloscope. It provides multi-signal measurement and inspection. It is durably designed for operation even in harsh industrial environments. This handheld digital oscilloscope is an ideal tool for engineers and technicians in the performance of complex measurements and troubleshooting during on-site inspection.


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Q: Fixed effects model with dependent variable that can only increase I am estimating the following the model:
$\Delta y_{ijt} = \alpha_{j}*\alpha_{t} + \beta*x_{it-1} + \epsilon_{ijt}$,
where $\alpha_{j}$ are individual dummies and $\alpha_{t}$ are time dummies, such that $\alpha_{j}*\alpha_{t}$ is a high-dimensional categorical variable (roughly 34000 dummies). $x_{it-1}$ are some other (continuous) controls, $\epsilon_{ijt}$ is the error term. $\Delta y_{ijt}$ is defined as $y_{ijt} - y_{ijt-1}$, whereas $y_{ijt} > 0 ~\forall ~i,j,t$ and is continuous. I estimate the model using OLS on the demeaned data (within-estimator rather than actually including the dummies).
By construction I have $y_{ijt} > y_{ijt-1} \Rightarrow \Delta y_{ijt} > 0$. Can this property of $\Delta y_{ijt}$ cause problems (biased estimates of coefficients, biased standard errors)? I got an remark suggesting this but haven't had the chance to asked the person who made the remark for further explanation. So, I'll hoped someone here can provide some clarification.

A: Strict positivity isn't a problem in general. Many real-world quantities are strictly positive and can be analyzed just fine with ordinary least squares, as long as your data fits the necessary assumptions, such as independence of samplings and (near) constant variance of residuals across all relevant subgroups.

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I like this location a lot! The budtenders are nice and knowledgable and there are both top shelf and economy options. It has a surfer feel to it!
Customer service and product is always top quality. My go to dispensary in Lincoln City.
Disappointed in product, I feel it was overpriced, another tourist trap.
Best prices, selection, and service on the coast. I'm from out of town and everytime I am in Lincoln I'll come again!
This is the best shop I've ever been in. Always friendly, helpful and they know their products. They have a great staff and you feel right at home when you walk in. I rarely ever shop anywhere else. I recommend it to everyone.
Rad bunch running this joint. Highly recommended if your in search of the best bud in LC.
Moved to town from the Portland area a year ago, and LC Collective is now what I compare every other dispensary too. This place is amazing. Everyone is super friendly and they really know their stuff. Having multiple tiers to choose from for the flower is great, and they have a really good selection of oils, pens, shatter, etc. The staff really takes care of their regulars. After a few trips they quickly figured out what I like, and have made alot of amazing recomendations for me ever since.
I went in and the guy was super knowledgeable. He explained each and every pre-roll and edible. Both gentlemen were very friendly and easy-going and super fast to check out. If I lived in Lincoln City, I'd go here for all of my stuff.


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This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Whether you love reading beachside, poolside, or somewhere inside with the AC blasting, nothing beats spending a lazy summer afternoon with a compulsively readable book! And if you're in the market for the best books to read this summer, look no further than our list of the best beach reads! No matter what your taste might be (frothy romance, unputdownable thriller, fun fantasy, or even funny horror), we've got a summer read recommendation for you! Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu Tina Das is at a crossroads in her life when she decides to return from New York City to Delhi to attend her cousin's wedding—the event of the year. Coming home also means contending with her divorced parents' new love interests, her best friend's romantic misadventures, and a former flame—but when she receives an unexpected offer, Tina has to decide which direction she wants her life to take. Beach Read by Emily Henry January is a successful romance novelist who no longer believes in love. Gus is her college rival, a literary novelist who's experiencing sever writer's block. When they find themselves neighbors for a summer on the shores of Lake Michigan, they decide to challenge each other to swap genres—and then try not to fall in love. Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson Kerry is devastated when the owner of Strong Knits dies because she not only loses a part-time job, but a mentor. But when the owner's son Jesse decides to step up and try to revitalize the shop and asks for Kerry's help, Kerry is only cautiously optimistic—Jesse has a playboy reputation, and she doesn't want to get hurt. But as they bond over what the shop means to the community, Kerry wonders if Jesse is ready to be serious about business, and love. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix Set in 1990s Charleston, Patricia is an overwhelmed housewife who belongs to a very unusual book club, where they read true crime books and gruesome horror. When a stranger moves into their close-knit neighborhood and weird things begin happening—and then children go missing—Patricia suspects something sinister is going on, but no one will believe her. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Linus is a caseworker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, and he takes his job very seriously. But when he's sent on special assignment to observe a top-secret orphanage with some especially unique kids, he finds that his entire worldview is challenged by their caretaker, Arthur. As he gets to know the kids and Arthur, he has to make a decision between doing his job and doing what's right. 500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan Lissa is a London nurse who needs a change of pace after a traumatic experience treating a patient. Cormack lives in rural Scotland and he's never spent any time in a city as big as London. When they swap places for a few months, they strike up a digital friendship to help each other cope—but will that relationship hold when they finally meet IRL? Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner Jo is a formidable Hollywood show runner, and Emma is her assistant. When the two are photographed whispering to each other on the red carpet, the paparazzi assumes they must be secretly dating. Jo and Emma try to play down the rumors and go back to normal, but with everyone talking about them, they can't help but wonder if maybe there could be some truth to what everyone is saying. A Sweet Mess by Jayci Lee Aubrey doesn't have time to date, not while she's busy seeing her bakery expand in exciting new directions. But then she has a very fun one night stand with Landon, who turns out to be food critic whose review of her business nearly ruins her. He offers Aubrey a spot on a reality TV show he's judging to try and make it up to her, and Aubrey agrees in order to prove he's wrong about her—but she's determined not to let him get close again. The Guest List by Lucy Foley For a multi-POV thriller, pick up this book about a destination wedding on a remote Irish island that goes terribly wrong when someone turns up dead at the reception. This book gets in the heads of the bride, the best man, the maid of honor, the plus one, and the wedding planner to tell a thrilling mystery. Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory When Olivia moves to L.A. to start her own law firm, she doesn't expect to date. But then she flirts with a very cute guy, one thing leads to another, and she discovers her new flame isjunior senator Max Powell! Olivia doesn't want the pressure of dating a politician, so she and Max begin seeing each other in secret—but with an attraction this explosive, their relationship can't stay under wraps for very long. The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon In this tech-savvy romance, Samiah has just gone viral after it was revealed her boyfriend is a catfishing jerk—with two other wo
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The Yin-Fire day master is mounted on the Ox. Lexi Ainsworth's universal energy is Grave.
Lexi Ainsworth possesses a powerful demeanour and steers towards her goal with elbows and intelligence, diligence and a wakeful mind. She has a particular worldview and an unshakable point of view. However, when it comes to tact, she is not necessarily inconsiderate but can also let others go first as long as it is not overdone. Because Lexi Ainsworth is ambitious she strives for a top position. Yet, she always seeks the pleasantries of being and can be lazy for weeks. If she manages to control those two sides of him, Lexi Ainsworth will indeed achieve what all Monkeys want, success!
Lexi Ainsworth may be supported in her strong desire to advance but some things are really hard for her. Diligently and cautiously, she always works without any complaint but is not particularly imaginative. Lexi Ainsworth possesses a great sense of family. However, that does not show in verbal proof of affection or physical closeness but in doing everything to secure prosperity and stability for her family. Thus, Lexi Ainsworth bravely works for her beloved ones without making much ado about it.
Lexi Ainsworth is introvert and seems to be cold and stable. She does not like the show, is humorous and very well liked by others. She loves most to be indoors and likes to collect or save money. Tasks, she easily tackles and motivates others by infesting them with her own ideas. Lexi Ainsworth possesses a natural authority and acts with patience and persistence whereas obstacles are no problem for her.
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This Monkey is considered to be the fiery lover par excellence whereas evil tounges claim the emphasis would be on fire and not on love. However, Lexi Ainsworth's partner will not be bored. She tends to see the world full of intrigue and to protect against them she sets up one after the other herself. Trust is not her strength, and in the professional life, she rather keeps a firm hold on the reins. Lexi Ainsworth may not be deceived often that way, but it costs her unnecessary waste of time and energy she could spent with more pleasant things of life.
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The following table lists the stems and the branches of Lexi Ainsworth's BAZI chart at her birth. The day master (DM), first row of the day pillar, is the self-element. It represents the me, the key from which all stems and branches receive their strength. That makes Lexi Ainsworth a Yin Fire autumn person. In autumn Fire is trapped.
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With Floridians paying four times more in flood premiums than they receive in pay-outs from FEMA, the state is backing a push for increased private participation and freedom of form for Florida flood coverage.
His words follow his recent call for Floridians to buy more flood coverage.
"Already we have seen companies come forward to receive licenses and others have added lines to write business that has largely been a government programme until now," says McCarty.
McCarty envisages opportunities for both domestic carriers and Bermuda reinsurers, with "domestic insurers keen to discuss additional reinsurance coverage for flood".
Much of this coverage will constitute an endorsement on existing homeowner policies, but McCarty also sees flood policies being extended as allied lines or on a stand-alone basis.
"Florida purchases a lot of flood coverage out of the federal programme—in fact about 38 percent of the premium in the programme is bought by Floridians." But while flood coverage is important for a state facing considerable storm surge risk, so too is the pricing, data granularity and sustainability and the federal flood programme, said McCarty.
The federal flood programme has suffered a number of deficits in recent years and with Floridians contributing four times more than they are getting out of the programme, it is apparent that reform is necessary, says McCarty.
Reforms enacted by Biggert-Waters will encourage greater private participation in flood, but recent brakes applied by Capitol Hill have "contained anticipated rate increases, and put them on a much gentler glide path" says McCarty, slowing the pace of reform.
While this development will inhibit some of the anticipated private growth envisaged under the original Biggert-Waters bill, there is "still room for the private market to play" argues McCarty—and the capacity for private participation will undoubtedly increase as the market moves towards rate adequate pricing.
Turning to the depopulation of Citizens, McCarty says that it is going "extremely well", with the state taking the number below the one million mark.
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How to keep your farm secure while you're away on holiday
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When business-owning parents leave their children equal shares in the operation, a battle can erupt between those who work for the company and those who don't. There are better ways to fairly distribute wealth to heirs, writes Trevor Dickinson.
Health and safety do's and don'ts for farmers
Navigating your way through the numerous rules and regulations of workplace health and safety can seem a daunting prospect, but labour consultants are there to guide you. Jeandré van der Walt spoke to a number of experts in the occupational health and safety industry about the key aspects of farmworker safety.
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Very few family farming operations transition effortlessly from one generation to another. The process requires careful planning, hard work and a lot of patience. Annelie Coleman spoke to several experts about the factors that drive success, and found that timeous succession planning, a family constitution, and a willingness to allow new entrants topped the list.
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A comprehensive and all-inclusive budget is critical to the success of any production operation, according to Anche Suurd, an agricultural economist at NWK. Without this basic financial tool, it is extremely difficult to obtain a clear idea of the actual performance of the business, or sustainably create and build wealth.
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Malaysia Destroying Ancient Hindu Heritage Sites
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Under the name of Islamization, Malaysia has demolished thousands of Hindu Temples and Buddhist Temples in Malaysia.Malaysian government appear to be practicing ethnic cleansing. Hindu temples demolitions have become main subject issue in Malaysian since 2005.
Demolishing Temples in Kadaram (Kedah) is part of our Honourable Hindu King Raja Raja Cholan's kingdom. He have build many temples in Kedah Malaysia but the left over was Bujang Valley.
Malaysian government silently sold the UNESCO heritage and archaeological place Bujang Valley for housing development. Since this Bujang Valley Temple is coming under UNESCO heritage and belong to Raja Raja Chiolan, the State of Kedah have no right to sell the land or the surrounding land to any private developer. Bujang Valley historical and archaeological side being there from 8th century.
Bujang Valley is recognized as a heritage place which is older than Angkor Watt in Cambodia. There is a similar city as this which is in Johor called Kota Gelanggi which also comes under Indian king Raja Raja Cholan.
Till today Kota Gelanggi was kept secretly in the forest and the Malaysian government does not allow people to visit that area.
We are in doubt that this place might also be secretly demolished too.
Now it has come to everyone's attention that the Malaysian government silently sold the UNESCO heritage and this archaeological place Bujang Valley for housing development. Since it is coming under UNESCO heritage and belong to Raja Raja Cholan, the Malaysian government have no right to sell the land or the surrounding land to a private developer for housing development.
Bujang Valley's historical and archaeological side being there from 8th century. This Bujang Valley is also recognized as a heritage place which is older than Angkor Watt in Cambodia.
Kota Gelanggi was a place which stands in the middle of ancient traders map and route. It is time for India and Tamil Nadu government to intervene and bring this matter to the world leaders' consultation for declaration as a heritage place.
Indonesia is also consist with the largest Muslim population. However, this country including Thailand, Cambodia, Burma and Vietnam are still preserving our ancient values and historical (Hindu Temples) place of worship as a proof heritage. However, Malaysian government is demolishing all the archaeology and historical land and preventing the future generation to study the real fact that they were Hindus.
Recently, the Sri Muneswarar Kaliyaman Hindu Temple demolition at Jalan P. Ramlee KL has led many demonstrations to stop this Hindu temple from demolition.
Infact, many opposition Members of Parliament have tabled an EDM at the Malaysian Parliament in respect of this unlawful temple demolition. The speaker of the house rejected the opposition Members of Parliaments' EDM. This unlawful temple demotion issue has led three opposition Members of Parliament who are Indians were suspended for raising these Temples demolitions by ruling UMNO government.
One MP Rt.Hon. Mr. Surendran (Human Rights Lawyer) was suspended by the speaker from the Parliament for 6 months which was unreasonable. The other two MPs who were also (Human Rights Lawyers) Rt.Hon Mr. Sivarasa and Rt. Hon Mr. Sivakumar were suspended for two days. Please see the below FYI.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4iHM608AA
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5jDcx3bskU
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E4FcymsAiY
Indian-rights group Hindraf has also called on Malacca state authorities to halt the development of two condominium blocks, a hotel and a multi-level car park in Kampung Chetti in Melaka, a village gazetted as a national heritage site in 2002. The Kampung Chetti dates back to 1414 – almost a hundred years before the Portugese invasion.
"Hindraf is very disappointed that such attempts to destroy and demolish the ambiance and the surrounding of historical sites within Malaysia seems, to be going unabated under the very nose of the Malacca state government and the National Heritage Department."According to Hindraf, the construction site is located between the residential area of the village and the Muthu Mariamman temple, which was built in 1827.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCj96MF1bqI
The International Communities and Hindu Council UK are very concerned about the violations committed by the Malaysian Ruling UMNO government against the Poor Ethnic Indians and their Hindu Temples demolitions in Malaysia. Infact the Hindraf defacto leader Mr. P. Uthayakumar have written a letter about these Temples demolitions, Ethnic Indian deaths in police custody and about 450,000 stateless Indians who are without any citizenship to the UK former Prime Minister Rt.Hon. Mr.Gordon Brown MP in 2007.
Mr. Uthayakumar ( Human Rights Lawyer) was convicted unlawfully for Sedition for
30 Months since 05/06/2013. This British Trained Human Rights Lawyer is currently serving prison sentence in Kajang prison in Malaysia for demanding Basic Human Rights and Constitutional Rights under Article 11 of the Malaysia's Federal Constitution (Freedom of Religion). Article 11 guarantees freedom of religion to every person.
During the Tribute event to Late Rt. Hon. DR. Nelson Mandela at the House of Lords on 18/12/2013, it has been stated that Mr. P.Uthayakumar (Defacto Leader of Hindraf) is another Mandela of Malaysia who is currently serving jail sentence since 05/06/2013 for demanding Basic Human Rights and Constitutional Rights for the poor Ethnic Indians in Malaysia. Please see the below weblink FYI.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcq_cWJ9BeY
We urge the Prime Minister of Malaysia to release Mr. P. Uthayakumar as soon as possible from their unlawful Sedition conviction and stop Hindu temples demolitions with immediate effect. Please see the below weblink FYI.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRIxtTUbjhw
It also came to the International Communities attention that, many Indians deaths occur in police custody in Malaysia, there are more than 350,000 Indians in Malaysia do not have birth certificates, National identity cards and the Tamil schools are also not equally treated like the Malay schools, The poor Malaysian Indians are economically pushed away from the main stream and it is a Racial discrimination since there is no equality given to Tamil schools children.
Please see below FYI. Rt. Hon. PM. Najib made promise to Hindraf Chairman Mr. P. Waythamoorthy for his MAU (Blue print) agreement to uplift the Poor Malaysian Indians.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14BmLr18FZ4
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIGUhou01cU
We urge the Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib to comply his G13 agreement with Hindraf's Blue Print (MAU) demands to uplift the Ethnic Poor Indians in Malaysia and stop Hindu temples demolitions.
Ano Rao. LL.B (Honours) London
Executive Member of Hindu Council UK.
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Building Green at LSU
Jul 1, 2007 Art & Design, ArchitectureGreen, Sustainability
In LSU's Atkinson Hall, fifth-year architecture students are designing a building for downtown Baton Rouge that will cut down on carbon emissions and use a fraction of the electricity it takes to power comparable structures. A few classrooms away, a group of fourth-year students is discussing ways to build smarter, more energy-efficient buildings. Even second-year students in intro-level courses are focusing on design with the environment in mind.
It's all part of a concerted effort by LSU's School of Architecture to teach students about "building green."
"When you look at energy consumption and global climate issues, it's critically important that our students become leaders and take responsibility for designing buildings that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly," says Thomas Sofranko, interim director of the School of Architecture.
That's what green architecture is all about. It's a term that describes economical, energy-saving, environmentally-friendly, sustainable design and development. The concept has been around since the 1970s but has enjoyed renewed interest in recent years, as architects and engineers recognize the threats posed by global climate change and the need to design buildings that will not only stand up to a changing planet but help preserve its natural resources.
Universities are starting to recognize the importance of this movement and LSU's School of Architecture is among those leading the charge, thanks to Professor Chris Theis. He's been at the helm of the movement since the late 1970s, and has helped the School develop several courses that teach sustainable design.
"It's important for our students to be at the forefront of what's going on out there," Theis says. "There are just a handful of schools that are actively involved in this and we're definitely in the top 10 percent of those."
One of the most significant steps the School is taking to educate students about sustainable design is by requiring them to take a course that, once completed, will lead them to LEED certification. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental and Design) is an organization that provides a set of standards for environmentally sustainable construction, taking into account such factors as water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process.
LEED certification is becoming increasingly important, as a growing number of clients in the private sector are demanding their buildings be LEED-certified. Several states are also mandating that any new, government buildings meet LEED standards. Even the Louisiana Legislature considered a bill last year that would have required all newly constructed state buildings to meet not only the minimum LEED standard, but the more rigorous silver standard of LEED certification.
"That bill didn't go anywhere," explains Theis' "But bottom line is this is happening all over and our students need to be prepared for it."
That's why Theis is teaching the students in his fifth-year comprehensive studio course to design a Visitor's Center for the Capital Area Complex that is capable of being LEED certified. It's a lot simpler than it sounds. First, students have to research what LEED certification entails. Then comes the tricky part – figuring out how to implement the items on a lengthy checklist that measures things like how much carbon the building emits, how many electric lights it uses, and how much natural ventilation it has, to name a few.
Access to cutting-edge software helps. Theis' studio course has a free one-year subscription to Building Green Suite, a computer program that guides users through the LEED certification process, something many professionals in the field don't yet fully grasp. His students are also familiar with many web-based resources that practitioners are only beginning to realize exists.
"Many professionals and many schools don't realize this information is out there," says Theis. "This really gives our students an advantage."
Fourth-year students are also learning about sustainable design in a studio led by professors Marsha Cuddeback and Frank Bosworth. Cuddeback began boning up on the topic last summer, when she taught a special pilot course on LEED certification. It made her increasingly aware of the need to change the way architects think about how they design. Now, she's trying to incorporate that new perspective into her fourth-year studio.
"We don't have choices anymore. The only acceptable choice is to pay attention to how your building is impacting the environment," she says. "These issues of efficiency and using appropriate materials and the way it impacts economic development is just critical and it's critical that our students understand this."
Students are grasping the importance of it. In fact, the course Cuddeback taught last summer, Architecture 4221, came about at the request of students, who wanted to find out what LEED and the certification process were all about.
"I was asked by a group of students last spring to help them find out more about it, and that's sort of how the course developed," Cuddeback says. "It was great because I was learning about it at the same time they were and now I'm very interested in it."
Even second-year students, who are just beginning to study basic principles of architecture, are being introduced to the factors that go into sustainable design. Faculty members are making them aware of issues that would not have been considered even just a couple of years ago.
"It's the simple things like the orientation of a structure and where the sun's going to fall on it," says Sofranko. "As we start teaching kids to think about those kinds of things it makes a big difference."
It's making a big difference with practitioners, who are seeking out interns and graduates with a firm grasp of the subject. They need young associates who are up to speed on the latest trend because that's what the market is dictating.
"Clients are beginning to demand that we become more conscious of the build environment and its impact on other environmental systems," says New Orleans-based architect Nick Musso. "My client base and most of my peers are beginning to awaken to the fact that we have to address this."
Musso is impressed by the attention LSU's School of Architecture is giving to sustainable design, and says the School is one of the leaders in the field.
But there's still much more that can and will be done to educate not only students but faculty. Theis is involved in several national organizations that promote sustainable design and mandating LEED certification. One such non-profit, Architecture 2030, has issued a challenge to all architecture schools to implement courses on the topic by 2010. While many schools have been reluctant to do so, LSU is already doing it.
Theis, who is also president of the national Society of Building Science Educators, is also leading a conference on the topic in the spring. From that, he hopes to create a series of regional workshops that will be aimed at architecture faculty members who teach design studios.
"It will be a teach the teachers kind of workshop," he says. Faculty members like Cuddeback are all for it. A recent convert to the importance of sustainable design, she is anxious for the day when the concepts of sustainable design are integrated into everything the School of Architecture does.
"It's no longer about adding a component to a course that's called sustainable architecture or green architecture," Cuddeback says. "It should be fully integrated to the point that it's hardly recognizable. It should become something that is just done."
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Thousands of US flights canceled as air travel breaks pandemic record over 4th of July weekend
Americans didn't let high gas prices and airport chaos deter them that July 4th.
Millions of travelers crowded into airports and many were confronted with chaos as thousands of flights were delayed or cancelled.
The Transportation Security Administration estimates it screened more than 6 million people from Friday through Sunday — a number close to pre-pandemic levels. Nearly 2.5 million passengers were screened on Friday alone, making it the busiest day at US airports since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This amid growing demand, staff shortages and high gas prices, a combination that led to it Headache for hundreds of thousands of travelers. Nearly 17,000 flights were delayed over the weekend and more than 1,400 were canceled, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
One of those frustrated passengers is Alam Khan, whose flight from New Jersey to Toronto was canceled days before his wedding.
"We just got here, they told us right away it was cancelled," Khan said.
Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg was under pressure to address the mess.
"It's something that affects us all and it impacts the economy when that happens because so many people can't get to where they need to be for work, so many people can't get to their loved ones," he said he "Sunday Morning" on CBS.
Buttigieg is urging airlines to do better, noting the industry received a $54 billion bailout at the height of the pandemic.
"We sent a lot of taxpayer money specifically to keep these airlines on staff," he said. "And now they need the people and they need the resources to get people where they need to go."
More flights were delayed this year than any other year in the last decade. Lack of staff is one of the biggest factors, especially for pilots. Just last Thursday Delta pilots protested across the country to demand higher wages and better working conditions.
The chaos at airports could be why 42 million Americans have opted to bypass airports entirely this holiday and take to the streets instead – despite almost record high gas prices.
That's what Khan ended up doing so he could make it to his wedding. He drove more than nine hours to Toronto after his rebooked flight from Newark was also canceled.
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I unintentionally created three cards that fit the description "Step it Up!" I wasn't happy with the first card, the layout was nothing special. A few modifications and each Step Up was an improvement.
Card layer measures 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"
Rich Razzleberry 2 3/4" x 4"
Orchid Opulence cardstock 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Whisper White (stamped layer) 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"
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Jerusalem Post Diaspora
Lithuanian PM: Sports complex in Jewish cemetery to be built with 'proper respect'
Wiesenthal Center's Zuroff: It's a case of cover-up in the desecration of the ancient facility.
By SAM SOKOL
Updated: AUGUST 26, 2015 01:48
(photo credit: JEFF BARAK)
The Lithuanian government will coordinate with the Jewish community regarding the construction of a sports complex in the middle of a historic Jewish cemetery in Vilnius, a representative of Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius has promised.
This week the London-based Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries in Europe, a hassidic organization that has provided the project with rabbinical approval, released the letter by First Deputy Chancellor of the Government Rimantas Vaitkus in response to harsh criticism by some Jewish organizations.
The government plan to develop a $25 million convention center in the middle of the ancient Snipiskes Cemetery in Vilnius has aroused spirited opposition, garnering condemnations from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and leaders of Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox communities in both the US and Israel.
The local Jewish community has come out in favor of the plan, which would see the new building replace a Soviet-era stadium built in the middle of the graveyard.
Snipiskes "must be given proper perpetuation, with the involvement of you and the Jewish community of Lithuania," Vaitkus wrote the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries, pledging adherence to guidelines agreed upon between the rabbis and the government in 2009.
Following the registration of the site as public property, consultations with the committee and local community representatives will immediately commence, he continued, adding that a planned parking lot will be built outside of the cemetery grounds.
"We wish to reassure you that no works will be undertaken without the knowledge of or consent by you [the committee] or the Jewish Community of Lithuania, so that the future congress center may operate while ensuring proper respect for the sanctity of the cemetery."
The Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries lobbied hard to preserve the site, securing the "comprehensive preservation and protection of the remainder of the Snipiskes Jewish cemetery that resulted in scrapping the planned development on the cemetery grounds, the removal of the parking lot and ensuring that no digging or construction would take place within the boundaries of the cemetery," executive director Rabbi Abraham Ginsberg said.
The government "will comply with the conditions and requirements of Jewish law and tradition" as interpreted by the committee, he said, asserting that he was speaking "on behalf of world Jewry."
"Any reports, rumors and speculation to the contrary, are totally untrue, baseless and unfounded," he added.
Many prominent rabbis of Lithuanian descent around the world have come out against the plan, including senior Israeli ultra-Orthodox leaders such as Shmuel Auerbach, Meir Soloveitchik, Israel Isaac Kalmanovitz and Tzvi Rotberg.
A number of American yeshiva deans, including members of the prominent Kotler and Feinstein rabbinic dynasties, recently issued a joint statement to "protest any use of this sacred site other than for prayer and solemn reflection."
Earlier this month the local community fired its chief rabbi Chaim Burshtein over his outspoken opposition to the project and to the actions of community chairwoman Faina Kukliansky, whom he described as a "dictator."
In an open letter posted on Facebook, Burshtein asked Kukliansky if she had received any payments for okaying the project, citing a leaked American diplomatic cable in which a senior member of the Committee for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries was quoted as saying that "he estimated the cost of rabbinical supervision of digging for the entire project at 100,000 USD.
"The CPJCE appears to be striving for maximum flexibility – to the point of accepting exploratory digging in or near the cemetery, a stance that would infuriate some other Jewish groups should they learn of it – in order to bring this dispute to a successful conclusion," the diplomatic dispatch stated, adding that the "Jewish representatives also said repeatedly that excessive publicity would limit their flexibility to move forward with the plan."
Asked about his claim to speak for world Jewry, Ginsberg said that he had spoken to several of the American rabbis who came out against the plan and hinted that a statement of support would be forthcoming.
They were "presented with lies," he alleged, adding that he had yet "to meet one rabbi who is clearly informed of the true facts of what is going on the ground there who opposes the whole plan."
Both the government and CPJCE letters are "another case of cover-up and camouflage by the partners in the crime of the desecration of the ancient Vilna Jewish cemetery," Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center accused.
"Both the government and the Jewish community have based their entire project on a stamp of approval by a group of rabbis who in effect represent only themselves, and whose decision on this issue has been unequivocally denounced by a far larger number of leading rabbinic authorities whose stature in the ultra-Orthodox world is far greater.
The basic question here is the sanctity of cemeteries vs financial interests," Zuroff said.
Dovid Katz, a Vilnius-based historian who has been vocal in opposing the project, went even further.
"As for this document, it is just another utterly useless repetition that those building the $25 million convention center will continue to get their 'permissions and blessings' from this morally corrupt group of London graveyard-traders who are ignoring the unanimous view of all other rabbis including the greatest living exemplars of Lithuanian rabbinical learning," he said.
It is a shame to build a convention center where "people will cheer, clap, sing, use bars and toilets surrounded by thousands of the graves of over a half millennium
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The Norwegian Union of School Employees (, SL) is a trade union representing workers in the education sector in Norway, including teachers, headteachers and teaching assistants.

The union was founded in 1982 and affiliated to the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions.  By 2016, it had 6,500 members, and by 2019, this had increased to 6,948.

Presidents
1982: Sverre Worum
1993: Gro Standnes
2005: Stein Grøtting
2013: Anne Finborud

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Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Education trade unions
Trade unions established in 1982
Trade unions in Norway


Motivated by the young people she interviewed for her PhD research, Dr. Block is working to better understand and identify the barriers to sport faced by young people from new and emerging communities. The research assesses different models for promoting sport as a tool for social inclusion and focuses on the creative ways in which some clubs and community organisations seek to overcome the barriers she heard of, like cost, transport, and lack of understanding of the sports clubs.
By looking at the objectives, barriers and facilitators of different models, Dr. Block is able to assess their sustainability and better understand the experiences of participants. The research looks at short term and long term goals under the broad agenda of sports as a tool for social inclusion.
By interviewing staff and representatives from various sports organisations, along with young people from new and emerging communities, Dr. Block will gain insight into the social landscape of sports programs.
Made possible by philanthropic funding, this research aims to identify the principles of best practice and work with sports clubs and community organisations to implement, evaluate and potentially scale up these programs.
Sports Without Borders looks forward to the outcome of the research, and commends Dr. Block for her efforts to better understanding the complexities of sport as a tool for social inclusion for new and emerging communities.


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Concomitant enterotoxigen… - Göteborgs universitet
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Concomitant enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection induces increased immune responses to Vibrio cholerae O1 antigens in patients with cholera in Bangladesh.
Fahima Chowdhury
Yasmin A Begum
Mohammad Murshid Alam
Ashraful I Khan
M Saruar Bhuiyan
Jason B Harris
Regina C LaRocque
Abu S G Faruque
Hubert Endtz
Edward T Ryan
Alejandro Cravioto
Ann-Mari Svennerholm
Stephen B Calderwood
Firdausi Qadri
dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01426-09
Adolescent, Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial, blood, Antigens, Bacterial, immunology, Bangladesh, Child, Child, Preschool, Cholera, complications, immunology, Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, immunology, Escherichia coli Infections, complications, immunology, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Vibrio cholerae O1, immunology, Young Adult
Vibrio cholerae O1 and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are major bacterial pathogens that cause dehydrating disease requiring hospitalization of children and adults. The cholera toxin (CT) produced by V. cholerae O1 and the heat-labile toxin (LT) and/or heat-stable toxin (ST) of ETEC are responsible for secretory diarrhea. We have observed that about 13% of hospitalized diarrheal patients are concomitantly infected with V. cholerae O1 and ETEC. In order to understand the outcome of such dual infections on the clinical and immunological responses in cholera patients, we studied patients infected with V. cholerae O1 (group VC; n = 25), those infected with both V. cholerae O1 and ETEC (group VCET; n = 25), and those infected with ETEC only (group ET; n = 25). The VCET group showed more severe dehydration and had a higher intake of intravenous fluid and more vomiting than the ETEC group (P = 0.01 to 0.003). The VCET patients showed higher vibriocidal responses and increased antibody titers to cholera toxin and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in plasma than did the V. cholerae O1 patients (P = 0.02 to <0.001). All responses in the V. cholerae O1 and in the VCET groups were more robust than those seen in the group infected with ETEC only (P = 0.01 to <0.001). We thus show that concomitant colonization with ETEC induces immune responses to V. cholerae antigens that are more robust than those seen with V. cholerae O1 infection alone. It is possible that LT or other factors expressed by ETEC may play a role as a mucosal adjuvant in enhancing the immune responses to V. cholerae O1.


mercury in retrograde « AFTER THE POP !
MERCURY RETROGRADE: The purpose of Mercury retrograde is to review and revise our life and our connection with reality. The timing of this universe is geared toward the Sun as it moves through the zodiac. Mercury has an orbit that at times gets ahead of the Sun allowing us to look into the future toward new and innovative ideas. However, we cannot continue in that vein until we come back to the present designated by the Sun and put our new ideas into manifestation. During the time that Mercury jumps ahead, we ultimately have to bring the ideas back into the present to test and evaluate to see how they fit into our life. As Mercury retrogrades back into the present, the connection with the Sun happens as we test drive our ideas and re-align with reality and the natural timing of the universe.
in 2011, mercury went into retrograde just about august 3rd and will start its arc back around august 26th. the technical insanity of my weekend would attest to the inside out quality of this phase. so many things seemed to cease operating and i found myself drifting into a communication void. it was frustrating, humbling, and overwhelming. nothing but surrender led me to peace. now 3 days later, my life is once again connected and at peace, but the nightmare that was this weekend left an imprint.
i have so many very big changes in front of me and i am completely leery of making a decision during this retrograde period. i am often so fueled by impulse and do not think out my moves. this is precisely one strong explanation for the financial predicament i find myself. i have been told that fear of economic issues will fade once sober, but i believe i have to grow up emotionally before that will happen. and i hope that is what i am doing.
i have started working with the hep-c+ patients at our clinic. now the intakes are being testes for most sti's and i will be delivering the test results. surprisingly most have remained sti-free through all their marauding. but every now and then, as in today, there is a person who has no idea that they have been exposed to something and need to consider taking care of themselves in a new way. the woman i informed today teared up as we talked. it didn't seem as if she were devastated, but perhaps more that this was one more trauma or burden that she found herself having to bear at this point in her life. i am scheduling follow-ups with all the positives in 1 month and then 1 month later. it is my experience that a person's brain goes numb when they are told, and are unable to take much of anything else in. a month should give that numbness a chance to subside.
i continue to wait to hear about my transfer at work. it always seems to be such a long wait for these transfers to happen for me. waiting is not my strong suit. and yet i have been doing it for at least a season every year for the past 3. there must be deeper lessons here.
i read about this remix at andy towle's site. it's a remix of poly styrene's "ghoulish" with hercules and the love affair. it's etheral and i really kinda like it.
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2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films: LIVE ACTION SHORTS
friday, january 31 at 7:00pm; monday, february 3 at 7:00pm; saturday, february 8 at 1:00pm | GENERAL ADMISSION: $10 • LOFT MEMBERS: $8
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Don't miss your chance to experience this year's best short films the way they were meant to be seen – on the big screen – before the 92nd Annual Academy Awards telecast on Sunday, February 9, 2020! Predict the winners and you could win free passes to The Loft Cinema!
"The short films … offer a vision of what the Academy Awards should and could be but very rarely are: eclectic, cosmopolitan, scrappy and surprising." – A.O. Scott, New York Times
Once again, The Loft Cinema is proud to present this nationally-touring program highlighting all of the Live Action Short Films, Animated Short Films and Documentary Short Films that received Academy Award nominations this past year. The 2020 Oscar Nominated Short Films program offers viewers the rare opportunity to experience the year's best short films from across the globe, collected together in this special cinematic showcase courtesy of Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures. At the screenings, pick up an "Oscar Shorts Prediction" ballot in the lobby, check off your favorite film, and all those who correctly guess the winner (the winning films will be announced at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 9) will be entered into a drawing for free movie passes to The Loft! Pass winners will be notified the week following the Oscar telecast. Don't miss your golden opportunity to experience all of this year's Oscar nominated short films, exclusively at The Loft Cinema!
This year's nominated films:
Brotherhood: Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences. (Dir. by Meryan Joobeur, 2019, Tunisia, English subtitles, 25 mins., Not Rated)
Nefta Football Club: In south Tunisia, two football fan brothers bump into a headphones-wearing donkey in the desert on the border of Algeria. Unaware that two men are waiting for the donkey and its hidden drug stash, the brothers take the animal back home with them. (Dir. by Yves Piat, 2018, Tunisia/France, in Arabic with English subtitles, 17 mins., Not Rated)
The Neighbors' Window: The life of a middle-aged woman with small children is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street. (Dir. by Marshall Curry, 2019, USA, 20 mins., Not Rated)
Saria: Inseparable orphaned sisters Saria and Ximena are fighting against daily abuse and unimaginable hardship at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala when a tragic fire claims the lives of 41 orphaned girls. (Dir. by Bryan Buckley, USA, in Spanish with English subtitles, 23 mins., Not Rated)
A Sister: An emergency services dispatcher must tap into all her professional skills when she receives a call from a woman in a desperate situation. (Dir. by Delphine Girard, 2018, Belgium, in French with English subtitles, 16 mins., Not Rated)
Total program running time: 105 mins.
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'Fit young lady' who fell in Dunnes Stores awarded €64k damages
The Irish Times – July 1, 2016
Singer who slipped and fell in Dunnes Stores has been awarded €64,300 in damages for injuries by the High Court.
Rachel Prior (32), a singer known by her stage name of 'Rachy P', sued Dunnes over injuries she sustained after she slipped and fell to the ground on December 6, 2008, when she was shopping at its outlet in Henry Street, Limerick.
She claimed her feet shot out from under her and she fell forcefully onto her back after she came into contact with milk or cream on the floor surface in the vicinity of the diary fridge. She claimed she suffered immediate pain.
The court heard Ms Prior, of Woodlawn, Brickhill West, Cratloe, Co Clare,suffered pain in her neck and lower back and other injuries as a result of the accident.
Dunnes denied the claims.
During the case, the supermarket's lawyers said Ms Prior's social media posts, including images showing her holding bowling balls and punching a virtual reality boxing machine, showed she was not suffering from any significant disability.
Mr Justice Anthony Barr said Ms Prior had established negligence.
He accepted expert evidence on her behalf that the floor where the accident occurred is shiny and a spillage would not have been readily visible to a person walking down the aisle.
The judge found no contributory negligence by Ms Prior, who he said, was a truthful witness.
While some of her injuries have resolved, she will continue to have lower back pain in the future, he said.
He noted Ms Prior accepted that since the accident she did high energy dance routines as part of her musical performances and other activities, some of which were posted on social media.
Ms Prior said despite her injuries she had tried to get on with her life, but "would pay for her activities in the days after a gig."
The judge said it appeared she will be able to pursue a singing career which involves energetic dance moves.
Noting the online postings, he said she is able to pursue fairly active sporting and recreation activities. It is clear she is "a fit young lady".
She will, the judge said, have to adopt her lifestyle to take account of her condition.
She had "not attempted to overstate her injuries," and "was genuine in her complaints," he said.
The judge agreed to place a stay on the €64,300 award in the event of an appeal provided €30,000 was paid to Ms Prior plus another €20,000 towards her legal costs.
Kelly & Co. Solicitors are personal injury solicitors based in Kildare


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UPDATE Assange Press Release - Wikileaks Releases Vault 7 "Dark Matter"
1 UPDATE Assange Press Release - Wikileaks Releases Vault 7 "Dark Matter" Thu Mar 23, 2017 11:05 am
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Today, March 23rd 2017, WikiLeaks releases Vault 7 "Dark Matter", which contains documentation for several CIA projects that infect Apple Mac firmware (meaning the infection persists even if the operating system is re-installed) developed by the CIA's Embedded Development Branch (EDB). These documents explain the techniques used by CIA to gain 'persistence' on Apple Mac devices, including Macs and iPhones and demonstrate their use of EFI/UEFI and firmware malware.
Among others, these documents reveal the "Sonic Screwdriver" project which, as explained by the CIA, is a "mechanism for executing code on peripheral devices while a Mac laptop or desktop is booting" allowing an attacker to boot its attack software for example from a USB stick "even when a firmware password is enabled". The CIA's "Sonic Screwdriver" infector is stored on the modified firmware of an Apple Thunderbolt-to-Ethernet adapter.
"DarkSeaSkies" is "an implant that persists in the EFI firmware of an Apple MacBook Air computer" and consists of "DarkMatter", "SeaPea" and "NightSkies", respectively EFI, kernel-space and user-space implants.
Documents on the "Triton" MacOSX malware, its infector "Dark Mallet" and its EFI-persistent version "DerStarke" are also included in this release. While the DerStarke1.4 manual released today dates to 2013, other Vault 7 documents show that as of 2016 the CIA continues to rely on and update these systems and is working on the production of DerStarke2.0.
Also included in this release is the manual for the CIA's "NightSkies 1.2" a "beacon/loader/implant tool" for the Apple iPhone. Noteworthy is that NightSkies had reached 1.2 by 2008, and is expressly designed to be physically installed onto factory fresh iPhones. i.e the CIA has been infecting the iPhone supply chain of its targets since at least 2008.
While CIA assets are sometimes used to physically infect systems in the custody of a target it is likely that many CIA physical access attacks have infected the targeted organization's supply chain including by interdicting mail orders and other shipments (opening, infecting, and resending) leaving the United States or otherwise.
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Thank you for tuning into the second episode of the Miami History Podcast. The podcast is a collaboration between Historian Dr. Paul S. George and History Blogger Casey Piket. The second episode of the podcast will continue the story of Henry Flagler and his contribution to the founding of the City of Miami. The episode will recap the series of events that led Flagler to begin negotiating for land along the Miami River.
Following the founding and development of the City of Miami, Flagler turned his attention to what many referred to as "Flagler's Folley". He was intent on extending his railroad to the City of Key West. From 1905 until 1912, Flagler invested a lot of money and effort to see what he referred to as a lifelong dream. Following the completion of the Oversea Railway, Flagler lived just one more year. He passed away in his home in Palm Beach in 1913.
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NXT-ID, Inc. (NXTD) (NXTDW) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, 3D-ID LLC, a company engaged in biometric identification is an official contractor under Team Battelle for the biometrics technology portion of the recently awarded TIES (Technical Information Engineering Services) Unrestricted Suite Contract from the Department of the Army.
3D-ID LLC has a suite of 3D facial recognition products developed for government, law enforcement and security agencies.
The contracts were awarded on 08 May 2015, and include nine total awardees. The estimated total contract value of the entire TIES program is $994M. This IDIQ contract will be Task Order driven and Task Orders under the Unrestricted Suite will be issued on a Full and Open Competition Basis among all nine Awardees.
The work conducted under TIES will span multiple areas of interest supporting the Information and Intelligence (I2WD) mission including Biometric Enabled Intelligence (BEI). I2WD is the Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate which is part of the US Army's Communication's-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC).
Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security, health and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries.


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(1850) Когоутек () — астероид главного пояса, который принадлежит к светлому спектральному классу S. Он был открыт 23 марта 1942 года немецким астрономом Карлом Вильгельмом Райнмутом в обсерватории Хайдельберг-Кёнигштуль.

Изначально получил индекс 1942 EN, который считается некорректным по астрономическим меркам: астероид был открыт в марте и должен был получить наименование 1942 F. Назван в честь чешского астронома Лубоша Когоутека.

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Industry praise for new cyber security centre
Michelle Hammond
The Australian arm of global tech giant Huawei has welcomed the establishment of an Australian Cyber Security Centre, announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard earlier today.
Gillard, who outlined the federal government's national security strategy yesterday, said an Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASCS) will be established in Canberra to boost the country's ability to protect against cyber attacks.
Utilising the skills of the best cyber security experts in Australia, Gillard said the ACSC will "help ensure Australian networks are among the hardest to compromise in the world".
In 2012, 5.4 million Australians fell victim to cyber crime, with an estimated cost to the economy of $1.65 billion.
Gillard said the ACSC will be responsible for analysing the nature and extent of cyber threats, leading the government's response to cyber incidents.
"It will work closely with critical infrastructure sectors and key industry partners to protect our nation's most valuable networks and systems," she said.
"The centre will also provide advice and support to develop preventative strategies to counter cyber threats."
The announcement comes after internet security company AVG identified five digital threats facing businesses and consumers in 2013.
"Our lives are becoming more closely intertwined with online services and so the potential rewards for cybercriminals in that area grow too," said Michael McKinnon, security advisor at AVG Technologies Australia.
"I expect to see more attacks on the cloud services that businesses and consumers rely on day-to-day, both to cause disruption and to steal personal and financial data."
Establishment of the ACSC will begin immediately and is expected to be fully operational by late 2013.
It comes as part of a wider move to strengthen Australia's cyber capabilities, including $1.46 billion out to 2020 to strengthen sensitive networks, and establishing the office of a cyber policy coordinator within Gillard's own department.
Huawei Australia has welcomed the announcement of the ACSC, but chairman John Lord said the task of combating cyber threats cannot be left to government alone.
"Huawei is encouraged by the government's vision to bolster Australia's cyber security defences," Lord said in a statement.
"[However,] collaboration is the key to success, and major global technology companies like Huawei must be part of the solution to cyber threats.
"Huawei stands ready and willing to work with industry and government to make this vision a reality."
During a recent speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Lord called for the creation of a national cyber security evaluation centre.
This centre would test the security credentials of technologies being implemented into critical infrastructure projects.
It would allow for a collaborative approach to cyber security between industry and government, resulting in the best possible network technologies, with robust security assurance for government, operators and end-users alike.