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Here's a list of some of the projects we are currently working on as well as a few past past highlights. Not an exhaustive list.
GoDigital Media Group / Cinq Music
GoDigital Media Group and their subsidiary Cinq Music have been making waves in the news for their revolutionary work in the music industry. As an industry that has experienced a massive economic restructuring, Cinq is playing a major role in creating the new music industry generating revenue streams in the digital age. Having signed heavy hitters such as Janet Jackson, T.I., and Master P, Cinq is well on its way to changing how we think about the music economy. SMT Entertainment is proud to be on the team of experts working with Cinq and securing media placements on their be half.
Transcendental Meditation is an effortless technique from the Vedic tradition. Brought to the U.S. by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in the 1950s, and made popular by The Beatles and other celebrities, TM is practiced by millions of people all over the world. It has experienced a resurgence in the last few years being featured on Oprah, Ellen, Dr. Oz, ABC News, and other media outlets. SMT Entertainment is proud to work in an advising capacity for the TM Organization on a variety of projects.
Dark Specter
Dark Specter is a short film series about an unknown supervillain pursuing quest for world domination. However, he gets caught between his ambitions and real world responsibilities caring for his well-meaning but nagging mother. This "dramedy" has won many awards at film festivals across the U.S. including "Best Short Film" and "Best Fantasy." SMT Entertainment is proud to have spearheaded the media campaign for "Dark Specter 2" including PR, social media, online advertising, and website development.
SottoPelle® Therapy
SottoPelle is a pioneer and world leader in bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Founded in 1992 by Gino Tutera, MD, FACOG, SottoPelle has treated tens of thousands of men and women suffering from hormone imbalance due to menopause, andropause, Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain injury. SMT Entertainment is the head of social media and online marketing strategy for SottoPelle and manages their accounts across all media platforms.
My Life On The Spectrum
My Life On The Spectrum is an informative concert performance led by singer Dane Brandt-Lubart. Diagnosed with autism at age four, Dane shares his story of triumph over marginalization and discrimination in a world that is still coming to understand those with mental and intellectual disabilities. Comprised of a combination of popular cover songs and informative monologues, this lively show leaves most viewers feeling uplifted with a new understanding of autism. SMT Entertainment has worked with My Life On The Spectrum since 2015 as it has toured the Northeast US performing in schools, theaters, fundraisers, and more.
Endless Night Vampire Ball
The Endless Night Vampire Ball is series of annual party events taking place in New Orleans, LA, NYC, Tampa, and is currently expanding to other cities and countries. It was named by TripAdvisor as "The No. 1 Halloween Party In The World" and is known for its lavish display of Victorian themes, Venitian attire, and theatrical performances. SMT Entertainment is proud to handle all PR for the Endless Night Vampire Balls.
MANAM Fashion
MANAM is an LA-based fashion company founded by Natalie Yaru. They specialize in custom hand-crafted leather work and their white leather pants were worn by Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine (August 2017). SMT Entertainment was happy to provide PR and consulting services in the wake of the Rolling Stone feature.
Your Time With Thomas
Your Time With Thomas is a docu-series on YouTube created and hosted by Thomas Orlina. The show follows Thomas throughout LA as he navigates he way through the entertainment industry and discusses exciting topics his audience enjoys. SMT Entertainment handles all of the online marketing, advertising, and and marketing strategy for the show.
Stargroves
NYC indie pop band founded by singer/songwriter Teddy Watson. What started off as a small local project in NYC become a band which has released a successful album, singles, music videos, and performed throughout the US and Canada. SMT Entertainment has represented Stargroves with social media, online marketing, and PR for several years. The group has been featured in major publications including Billboard Magazine, PerezHilton, MTV Buzzworthy, E! Online, Pop Trigger, The Young Turks, and many others.
A romantic comedy staring Keith Harris, Whitney Goin, Michael Abbott Jr., and Burt Reynolds, first premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival to two sold out showings. SMT Entertainment was honored to represent the film as their PR agency, securing interviews and features for all of the main cast.
One of the world leaders in innovative technology, Fujifilm North America has brought on SMT Entertainment for multiple projects to provide a variety of services and connections within the entertainment industry. Projects are ongoing and project details are confidential.
Ozwald Bozwald
NYC DJ/producer. He has had music placements for several top brands including Coca-Cola, Bacardi, Heineken and TV shows such as Workaholics, Fashion Star, Rob and Big, and ESPN College Football. We are proud to have handled his PR for several of his music video and single releases which garnered hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube and featured placement in several blogs and online reviews. He was interviewed on 100 Huntley Street, the largest and longest running Christian TV talk show in the world broadcasting to to 6 million people in the U.S. and Canada.
Michael Losier
He is the author of the best selling book "Law of Attraction," four time guest on Oprah's SiriusXM radio show, and former host of "Law of Attraction Radio" on SiriusXM. Stephen has worked with Michael for several years on marketing and social media campaigns.
Ed Keels
One of the top business coaches in America. We've created several social media campaigns for his company across multiple platforms.
Stephen is happy to have played a major part in creating the press campaign for the largest and longest running Beatles celebration in the world, the 40th annual Fest For Beatles Fans. The event was held on the four floors at the Grand Hyatt hotel in NYC and celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Beatles coming to America. During that time, Stephen had the pleasure of securing press coverage for many of the top British Invasion acts including Donovan, Peter Asher, Billy J. Kramer, and several others. Coverage secured and coordinated by Stephen for this event includes Metro NY, CBS News, ABC News, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Access Hollywood, and several others.
Stephen had the pleasure of handling the PR for an event honoring Joey Ramone, lead singer of the legendary punk rock group The Ramones, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in NYC.
Joey Ramone Birthday Bash
Stephen has been a part of the public relations team that handles the annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash since 2009. The event celebrates the life of punk rock legend Joey Ramone and raises money for Lymphoma research. Coverage secured for these events includes in many of NYC's top outlets including NY1, Time Out NY, Metro NY, Brooklyn Vegan, Village Voice, SiriusXM, and others.


The accommodation in Aigueblanche was perfect up to the breakfast moment. I did not expect such a poor breakfast; the old lady didn't play too much attention to me and served me only tea and few bread and croissant. How could I start riding for a 50 km uphill with this breakfast? I asked for ham and cheese, she brought them to me but she was not happy at all, it looked like an unusual request. I asked for extra bread but I think it was too much for her and I did not ask any further. I had a second breakfast in Bourg St Maurice and the overall food was not bad.
The route from Aigueblanche to Aime and Bourg St Maurice is really strange because it looks like and highway, with bridges and tunnels but it has bike lane, very strange feeling, I felt safer there than in other narrow road actually.
From Bourg St Maurice a sign says 43 km to Col de l'Iseran that means more or less the same amount of uphill. Bon curage as the French says. The landscapes don't miss here and the Lac du Chevril below Tignes offered beautiful blue colour to the mountains frame.
After an huge lunch in Val d'Isere I started the uphill towards the top, the last 17 km, the most impressive 2770 m of Col De L'Iseran. .
On the way up I met a really nice American cuboviaggiatore. I hope he doesn't mind I call him cuboviaggiatore, just joking, we had a nice and really pleasant chat. He is travelling with a Panda around Italy, big challenge!! (My old Panda will thank him). So please American friend stay in contact I would love post some picture of your trip.


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Do you broadly support the 10 Goals for competitive and resource efficient Transport
Do you agree with the general thrust of this section of the White Paper?
Identify priority opportunities & challenges proposals (out the relevant part of the 40 proposals)
How can we work together through UKTiE to best promote UK interests. (EU Political influence from a UK Multi-Modal Industry perspective)
Conclusions from Workshop 1 – An Efficient and Integrated Mobility System (ASP 4F384)
Rapporteur: Martin Jones; Scribe; Michal Grinber
Those in workshop one broadly supported the 10 goals set out in the Commission's transport white paper, for competitive and resource efficient transport. There was also agreement with the general thrust of this part of the white paper. There was little further discussion on the first two questions.
The workshop then considered the initiatives outlined in sections 1-23 of the list at the back of the white paper. We spent some time talking about rail as several in the workshop had a direct interest.
A number of points were made:
the Commission's proposal to recast the first rail package had caused some concerns from those working in the UK system. Our regulatory system gave considerable discretion to the regulator to decide when and how to act to ensure fair competition and tackle abuse of market position
but other countries were in a different position, which had perhaps led the Commission to propose a rather blunter and prescriptive approach
early engagement with the Commission had had some success in influencing the shape of the proposal
we needed to recognise that other member states perceived the regulatory environment in a very different way. In France and Germany it was quite common to see senior people moving from jobs in major (private sector) national champions into the public sector and back again. This gave business a different appreciation of how Government worked and how to engage.
there was a need to strike the right balance between achieving the right market objectives and avoiding unnecessarily burdensome administration
In discussion of the other initiatives in the list, it was felt that there was a very clear case for the EU to pursue some (e.g. completion of the single European sky) whereas for others (e.g. quality of services at airports) there was a weaker case. There was some discussion about passenger rights; was it right for the EU to require carriers to provide for passengers affected by "acts of god" when they had paid very low prices for their tickets. Should there be equivalent passenger rights regimes across all modes?
The main theme that came through was that the Commission and other institutions should focus more on implementing legislation that was already there rather than constantly proposing new legislation. Some of the existing legislation might not be perfect but the industry was used to it and understood it. It did not need adjusting at such regular intervals. The Commission should devote more effort to making existing rules work better, and enforce where the law was not being applied properly.
There was some discussion about how UKTiE could work together to promote the interests of UK transport stakeholders. It was noted that there were relatively few senior and influential players, perhaps a dozen or so in the Commission and EP. And a good proportion of those had spoken at the event. This was in itself a good start and was a basis for future engagement. The two UK MEPs on the TRAN committee could advise on other MEPs that would be receptive to UKTiE input. UKTiE could also think about working with industries from other countries where there were shared views.
Conclusions from Workshop 2 – Innovation of the Future: Technology and Behaviour (WIB 05M003)
Rapporteur: Mark James; Scribe: Beril Katz
There was concern about the origin of the assumptions behind the White Paper. For example the projection on the use of alternative fuels appears to be a straight extrapolation from the position we are in now. The White Paper needs to be seen in the context of previous rather ineffectual similar statements and so the Workshop felt that a delivery plan would be of greater importance. Much of the document was inspirational rather than specific and needed greater detail e.g. it was necessary when looking at say greater use of hydrogen and electric vehicles to evaluate the 'upstream' sources of alternative energy such as CO2 emissions incurred in the generation process.
What problem are we trying to fix? It was felt by the workshop that technology sometimes misses out on the delivery. The technical road map may help us reach the objective. With regard to behaviour again we need to focus on the objective and the Workshop felt that price is the most determining factor.
The Workshop wanted an emphasis on outcomes and they felt that the White Paper could be better attuned to that. Technological application alone is insufficient and a business case is therefore always necessary. The Workshop was of the view that the priorities needed to be challenged through a combination of three elements a) a common European wide project; b) a business case and c) legislation. It was felt that the European Union should work on the basis of incentives leading to SMART management and that this should be preferred over legislation which was thought to be a very blunt instrument The Workshop felt it was difficult to prioritise the opportunities and challenges identified and that there was an important omission in the document – who is expected to pay for it?
It was felt by the Workshop that there was a major role for UKTIE in facilitation of market opportunities in Europe and that in many technological areas the UK enjoyed a lead that was of wider European application. Road user charging technology was mentioned in this regard. The UK needed to be more pro-active with regard to Europe and there was a role for UKTIE in pushing for performance based regulation rather than prescriptively based regulation.
Conclusions from Workshop 3 – Modern Infrastructure and EU Funding for Transport (ASP 1E1)
Rapporteur: Mark Watts; Scribe: Anna Negrini
In general terms there was support for the long term vision of the 10 Goals, but a feeling that they should be more focused on outcomes, not over-prescriptive proposals for how to get there. It was agreed that a one–size-fits-all solution is not the best way of achieving outcomes.
The White Paper should focus more on how laudable ambitions can be turned into reality. Policies should be more evidenced based and therefore there needs to be more accessible impact assessment process. For example tripling length of high speed rail may be desirable, but is it the most rational policy outcome or use of resources.
(a) The TEN-T is the key priority, much of the network is desirable but whilst some elements are less of a priority others need greater ambition (e.g. rail links to international airports). But recognising that so much of the financial support needs to come from the private sector more industry led priority setting is vital. Therefore the requirements, maps and funding needs to be shaped by industry input. The best way for the UK industry to respond is to come up with evidence-based suggestions. (b) The principle of Internalisation of external costs has attractions, but it has to be practical and politically acceptable and take into account the international dimension and competitiveness. There is no appetite now, but it is a big challenge and we should engage in the debate and on-going policy development process. The private sector needs to be more involved in that debate.
(a) UKTiE should push the EU to greater account of the external dimension, trade, technology and strategic land use planning, in the development of transport policy and regulation, so it is not developed in isolation. (b) UKTiE should give a joined up multi-modal UK view of what would help. (c) UKTiE should develop a common position on the White Paper. (d) UKTiE should contribute to TENs, by arguing for industry input into requirements, maps, & funding and develop an evidence-based suggestion for the UK network. (e) UKTiE should promote a 'market' view of transport polcy, rather than a 'modal' or 'one size fits' all view. (f) UKTiE should promote dialogue and debate between UK interests and political, policy and stakeholder interests in other key Member States (e.g. France, Germany).
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Edward Thomas Hardy was born in Hammersmith, London, on 15 September 1977, the only child of artist and painter Anne (née Barrett) and novelist and comedy writer Edward "Chips" Hardy. He is of Irish descent. Hardy was brought up in East Sheen, London. He studied at Tower House School, Reed's School, and Duff Miller Sixth Form College. To further his acting ambition, Hardy later studied at Richmond Drama School and the Drama Centre London.
In 1998, Hardy won The Big Breakfast Find Me a Supermodel competition at age 21 (and with it a brief contract with Models One). Hardy joined Drama Centre London in September 1998, and was taken out early after winning the part of US Army Private John Janovec in the award-winning HBO-BBC miniseries Band of Brothers. He named Gary Oldman as his "hero", adding that he imitated scenes from the actor while at drama school. He made his feature film debut in Ridley Scott's war thriller Black Hawk Down (2001). During this time, Hardy also had a brief stint as a rapper and hip hop producer with his friend Edward Tracy (under the name "Tommy No 1 + Eddie Too Tall"), with whom he recorded a mixtape called Falling On Your Arse In 1999 that remained unreleased until 2018.
In 2002, Hardy gained some heavy international exposure as the Reman Praetor Shinzon, clone of USS Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Nemesis. The following year, he appeared in the film Dot the i, and then travelled to North Africa for Simon: An English Legionnaire, a story of the French Foreign Legion. He then returned to the United Kingdom to feature in the horror film LD 50 Lethal Dose (2003).
Hardy was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in Blood and In Arabia We'd All Be Kings performed at the Royal Court Theatre and Hampstead Theatre. He was also nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer of 2003 in a Society of London Theatre Affiliate for his performance as Skank in the aforementioned production of In Arabia We'd All Be Kings. Hardy appeared with Emilia Fox in the BBC miniseries The Virgin Queen (2005) as Robert Dudley, a childhood friend of Elizabeth I. Dudley's character has been described as an ambiguous young man who's torn between the affection of his wife (played by Fox), his love for Elizabeth and his own ambitions. Hardy featured in the BBC Four adaptation of the 1960s science fiction series A for Andromeda.
In 2007, he appeared in BBC Two's drama based on a true story, Stuart: A Life Backwards. He played the lead role of Stuart Shorter, a homeless man who had been subjected to years of abuse and whose death was possibly a suicide. In February 2008, he played a drug-addicted rapist in the British horror-thriller WΔZ. In September 2008, he appeared in Guy Ritchie's London gangster film, RocknRolla; Hardy played the role of gay gangster Handsome Bob. Though a sequel to RocknRolla, titled The Real RocknRolla, has been rumoured to be in production, in which Hardy will reprise the role of Handsome Bob, filming has yet to commence on the project. In 2008, Hardy starred in the film Bronson, about the real-life English prisoner Charles Bronson, who has spent most of his adult life in solitary confinement. For the film, he put on three stone (19 kg/42 pounds).
In June 2009, Hardy starred in Martina Cole's four-part TV drama The Take on Sky One, as a drugs and alcohol fuelled gangster. The role gained him a Best Actor nomination at the 2009 Crime Thriller Awards. In August 2009, he appeared in ITV's Wuthering Heights, playing the role of Heathcliff, the classic love character who falls in love with his childhood friend Cathy.
In early 2010, Hardy starred in The Long Red Road at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. The play was written by Brett C. Leonard and directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Hardy won some good reviews for his portrayal of Sam, an alcoholic trying to drink away his past. In 2010, he starred as Eames in Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception for which he won a BAFTA Rising Star award. Hardy replaced Michael Fassbender in the 2011 film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released on 5 September 2011 at the 68th edition of the Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Venice. In March 2010, Hardy signed a first look deal at Warner Bros.<
In 2011, Hardy starred in the film Warrior, which was released on 9 September 2011 by Lionsgate Films. His performance as Tommy Riordan, who is trained by his father to fight in a mixed martial arts tournament against his brother, gained praise from critics. Hardy also starred in This Means War (2012), a romantic comedy directed by McG. He played the supervillain Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, released on 20 July 2012. He played a bootlegger in John Hillcoat's crime drama Lawless (2012). Hardy has signed up to play the lead role of Sam Fisher in Ubisoft's upcoming film adaptation of their video game series Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. He also appeared in Riz Mc's music video for the song "Sour Times".
In 2014, Hardy starred in the crime film The Drop alongside James Gandolfini, in what would be the latter's final appearance in a feature film before his death. Hardy also joined the cast of the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders in its second series. He portrays Alfie Solomons, the head of a Jewish gang and runner of a distillery which disguises itself as a bakery.
Hardy starred in five films in 2015. The first, Child 44, set in 1950s Soviet Union, saw him playing Leo Demidov, a Soviet secret police agent who investigates a series of child murders. Despite mild praise for his acting, Child 44 was reviewed negatively by critics and was a box office failure. Hardy then played the title character, Max Rockatansky, in the action film Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). His performance was praised by critics and overall the film received critical acclaim and became a box office success, grossing over $378 million against a $150 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film in the Mad Max franchise. He played a dual role as London gangsters Reggie and Ronnie Kray in the crime thriller Legend (2015). On 7 December 2015, Hardy won Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awardsfor his portrayal of the Kray twins, and on the same night attended the premiere of the biographical western thriller The Revenant, in which he co-stars with Leonardo DiCaprio, at Leicester Square, London. On 14 January 2016, Hardy received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Revenant.
Hardy co-starred in Christopher Nolan's action-thriller Dunkirk (2017), based on the British military evacuation of the French port of Dunkirk in 1940 during the Second World War. He appeared alongside Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy and Harry Styles. Hardy also co-produced and starred in the eight-part BBC One television drama series Taboo. It was created by Hardy, Steven Knight, and Hardy's father, Edward "Chips" Hardy. Taboo was aired in the United States by FX.
In 2018, Hardy will star in Venom, as Eddie Brock / Venom, based on the Marvel Comics source material. The film will be released on 5 October 2018 and will be the start of "Sony's Marvel Universe" (along with Silver and Black) but will be connected to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as an "adjunct" film. In 2019, Hardy will star in Josh Trank's Al Caponebiopic Fonzo.
Hardy is also attached to star as iconic war photographer Don McCullin in a film based on McCullin's autobiography, Unreasonable Behaviour.
In 1999, Hardy and producer Sarah Ward married, divorcing in 2004. From 2003 to 2004, he was in a relationship with actress Linda Park. They lived together in London and also co-starred in the play Roger and Vanessa in 2004. He has a son born in 2008 with his then-girlfriend, assistant director Rachael Speed, whom he met on set of The Virgin Queen in 2005. They separated in 2009 after four years together. In 2009, Hardy began a relationship with actress Charlotte Riley, after they met on the set of Wuthering Heights. They were married in July 2014. In October 2015, their first child was born. They had two rescued dogs, Max and Woodstock, one of which Hardy appeared with in a PETA advert to promote pet adoption. Woodstock died on 5 June 2017 due to an aggressive case of polymyositis.
In 2010, Hardy became an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, a leading UK youth charity which provides training, personal development, business start up support, mentoring, and advice. In 2012, he and Riley became patrons of Bowel Cancer UK. Prior to the inaugural Invictus Games held in London in September 2014, Hardy, along with other entertainers and athletes, read the poem "Invictus" in a promotional video.
Hardy was named one of GQ magazine's 50 best dressed British men in 2015. One of the highest profile actors in contemporary British popular culture, Hardy appeared on Debrett's 2016 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom.
Hardy was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine until his mid-20s, after which he checked himself into rehab following a particular low point. He has said that he was 'out of control' on drink and drugs before he turned his life around, and was lucky that he did not contract HIV while he was at his lowest.
During the filming of Bronson, Hardy met with Britain's most notorious prisoner several times and the two became good friends. Bronson was impressed with how Hardy managed to get just as muscular as he was and how well he could mimic his own personality and voice. Bronson has stated he believes Hardy was the only person who could play him.
Hardy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2018 Birthday Honours for services to drama.


Super Typhoon Nock-Ten over the Philippines on Dec. 25, 2016.
This is not the Christmas gift people in the Philippines were hoping for. Super Typhoon Nock-Ten slammed into the eastern parts of Luzon on Christmas Day with 155-mile-per-hour sustained winds, becoming the strongest such storm to make landfall there so late in the year.
This is not the first typhoon to hit the disaster-prone nation on Christmas, but it is the most intense, by a considerable margin. Previous Christmas typhoons were Category 2 or 3 storms, according to Weather Underground, whereas Nock-Ten (known as Typhoon Nina in the Philippines) hit the equivalent of a high-end Category 4 storm.
Nock-Ten put a damper on the holiday in Asia's largest Catholic nation. According to the Associated Press, one governor offered a local delicacy made with roast pig at evacuation shelters to entice residents to evacuate vulnerable areas.
The storm's first landfall took place Sunday night, local time, in Catanduanes province, where strong winds and rain knocked out power and communications. Several feet of storm surge flooding likely also occurred along the shoreline there.
After Catanduanes, the typhoon roared westward while weakening over the mountainous southern parts of the Philippines' main island of Luzon. The storm's center may come close to the capital of Manila, before moving out to sea toward China.
According to hurricane scientist Philip Kotzbach, only 2 Northwest Pacific tropical cyclones have been as strong so late in the season: Hester in 1952 and Susan in 1963. Super Typhoon Nock-Ten is the most intense Christmas Day storm on record in the Northwest Pacific Basin.
Due to interaction with land, the storm is expected to have weakened to a Category 1 or 2-equivalent typhoon by the time it passes over or south of Manila on Monday, local time.
Officials warned of storm surges in coastal villages, flash floods and landslides, and asked villagers to evacuate to safer grounds. In addition, strong winds, flooding from heavy rains and a storm surge is a concern in Manila, particularly since the city of nearly 13 million is low-lying and sees floods during more ordinary heavy rainstorms.
Christmas is the biggest holiday in the Philippines, which has Asia's largest Roman Catholic population, making it difficult for officials to get people to heed their storm warnings. With many refusing to leave high-risk communities, some officials said they decided to carry out forced evacuations.
Gov. Miguel Villafuerte of Camarines Sur province, which is in the typhoon's expected path, offered roast pig, a popular Christmas delicacy locally called "lechon," in evacuation centers to entice villagers to move to emergency shelters."I know it's Christmas ... but this is a legit typhoon," Villafuerte tweeted on Christmas Eve. "Please evacuate, we'll be having lechon at evacuation centers."
The Philippines averages about 15 to 20 typhoons per year, and suffered a horrific blow in 2013 when Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful tropical cyclones on record anywhere in the world, wiped out the city of Tacloban. That storm left about 7,000 people dead or missing and displaced more than 5 million.


Timbavati Safari Lodge offers you a step into a truly African Cultural Village experience.
Have you ever wondered about the ways in which South African rural people live?
Join us for a very unique, guided "Cultural Village Walk" and experience a personal and close up look at how many of the rural people in South Africa live and survive. Our local Shangaan village of "Sigagule" is a unique place to visit, talk to the people, take photos, and witness for yourself, traditional life, in a rural village.
You will stroll through the village with a local guide for about 1 ½ – 2 hours. The guide will inform you of the traditions and culture of the people as you walk, stopping to take photographs when you want, and point out places and things of interest.
The village people know you are visitors and are contributing to the community, as the money from the walk goes to the Guide, Sihlekisi School Project, maize meal for poor families, and to the "sangoma" (traditional healer) for time and photographs.
During the walk you will visit the "Sangoma" (traditional healer), a family home, the clinic, and the local trading store and tavern before returning to the lodge. A visit to the Sihlekisi School and crèche is also made if time permits for the extra walk to the far end of the village.


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Q: How to change IBM Lotus Notes Client preferences via API? Is there a way to programmatically change Lotus Notes client preferences?  Notes clients usually choose File, Preferences to bring up to the Preferences dialog box.
There are a few Preferences that we'd like to confirm are set, and if not, set them -- like in the Widgets category, make sure 'Show Widget Toolbar and the My Widgets panel' is selected.
Where are these Preferences settings stored?  Can they be modified via LotusScript, Java, or .INI file modifications?
I do know that Domino admins can create Policy documents that can configure Notes clients desktops, but I did not see an option for enabling the Widget toolbar.  This would be a good way to roll out our packages, but I would like to have a script to change the widget preferences that the client can run locallys.
Thanks in advance.

A: Many preferences are stored in notes.ini. To test if this is the case for the preference you are talking about, make a backup of your notes.ini, then start the Notes client, change the setting, quit the client, and diff the notes.ini against the backup that you made

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Although coverage chronologically spans from prehistory to the present, the emphasis is on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is written in a readable, flowing manner and is deeply rooted in native traditions and lore. The title is a reference to a message sent by President Andrew Jackson to the Choctaws and Chickasaws indicating that, as a friend, he planned to move the people to the Trans-Mississippi West to "land of their own, which they shall possess as long as grass grows or water runs."
Author: Clifford E. Trafzer
Dr. Trafzer is the Costo Professor of American Indian Affairs at the University of California Riverside. Raised in Arizona, Clifford Trafzer was born to parents of Wyandot Indian and German-English blood. He earned a B.A. and M.A. in history at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, where he also worked as an archivist for Special Collections. He earned a Ph.D. in American History in 1973 with a specialty in American Indian History and the same year became a museum curator for the Arizona Historical Society. Before joining the faculty of the University of California, Riverside in 1991, Trafzer taught at Navajo Community College, Washington State University and San Diego State University.
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var uglify = require('gulp-uglify');
var rev = require('gulp-rev');
var revReplace = require('gulp-rev-replace');
var rename = require('gulp-rename');
var getHeader = require('../utils/getHeader');
var inject = require('../utils/inject');
var log = require('../utils/log');

module.exports = function(gulp, options) {
  var config = require('../config')[options.key || 'optimize'];

  return task;

  function task() {
    if (options.verbose) {
      log('Optimizing the js, css, and html');
    }

    var assets = useref({searchPath: './'});

    // Filters are named for the gulp-useref path
    var cssFilter = filter(config.cssFilter, {restore: true});
    var jsAppFilter = filter(config.appJsFilter, {restore: true});
    var jslibFilter = filter(config.libJsFilter, {restore: true});

    return gulp.src(config.index)
      .pipe(rename("index.html"))
      .pipe(plumber())
      .pipe(inject(config.templateCache, 'templates'))
      .pipe(assets) // Gather all assets from the html with useref
      // Get the css
      .pipe(cssFilter)
      .pipe(csso())
      .pipe(rev())
      .pipe(cssFilter.restore)
      // Get the custom javascript
      .pipe(jsAppFilter)
      .pipe(ngAnnotate(config.ngAnnotateOptions))
      .pipe(uglify())
      .pipe(getHeader())
      .pipe(rev())
      .pipe(jsAppFilter.restore)
      // Get the vendor javascript
      .pipe(jslibFilter)
      .pipe(uglify()) // another option is to override to use min files
      .pipe(rev())
      .pipe(jslibFilter.restore)
      // Replace the file names in the html with rev numbers
      .pipe(revReplace())
      .pipe(gulp.dest(config.build));
  }
};

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