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6 Ways to Boost Employee Concentration
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By Kylie Ora Lobell September 11, 2019
Kirsty Senior has been in HR for more than a decade, and she has seen a lot of employees grapple with distractions—specifically smartphones and social media—at work. Now, as the co-founder of CitrusHR, an HR consulting firm in England, she reflected on what strategies have worked for getting employees to focus.
"The most successful thing I have seen is designing a workplace that allows people to be agile and work where the current task best suits," she said. "But also, [you need to be] smart about where people are positioned in the office. If people are easily distracted, then putting them in a more visible place will mean it is harder for them to get caught up on instant messaging or Instagram without colleagues noticing. Some organizations will have security reasons why smartphones are not allowed in the office, and being clear about that is vital."
The Loss of Concentration and Focus
Senior is among many HR professionals and business leaders who are doing their best to get employees to concentrate on work. But as author and Georgetown University professor Cal Newport points out in his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Grand Central Publishing, 2016), this isn't so easy. Newport argues that deeply focusing on one task at a time is the key to truly being productive, but our attention is constantly being diverted by the distractions that Senior noticed.
For instance, technology has now contributed to humans having an average attention span of only eight seconds. In the year 2000, our attention span was 12 seconds long, which means that it has steadily declined over time.
Multi-tasking, which was once touted as a best practice in our fast-paced economy, has now been found to reduce intelligence and hinder productivity. In one study during which people who were and weren't multi-tasking were given a comprehension test, the ones who were multi-tasking received scores that were 11 percent lower than the scores of those who were not. If you're sitting near a multi-tasker in an office setting, your own comprehension could decrease by 17 percent. Another study found that if you're multi-tasking, you could squander up to 40 percent of your productivity.
The evidence is compelling: Being focused on a task, or in a "deep work" state of mind, is much more efficient—if you can get there. "When you concentrate, you give whatever you're working on your full attention," said Dana Case, director of operations at MyCorporation, a startup-consultation business in California.
"This helps you be more productive overall and avoid making simple mistakes and errors that could otherwise come up if you're distracted. Employees that fully concentrate are able to do their best work, which makes for the best possible employee."
Though focus is important, how does this work in a modern office, where bosses can be demanding, social media is tempting, Slack and e-mail messages are expected to be answered promptly, workers eat lunch at their desks and companies are embracing the open office design? These experts have some tips on how to create a deep-work environment that will improve productivity and increase overall employee well-being.
1. Allow for flexible schedules.
While 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (or more like 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) is the typical workday schedule these days, it doesn't work for everyone. When you're trying to get employees to focus, consider allowing them to work on their own schedules, said Jennifer Donnelly, senior vice president of human capital for The Segal Group, an HR and benefits consulting company in New York.
"Some people work best in the early morning, while other people can crank out work into the late hours of the night," she said. "Encourage employees to take breaks and reward themselves for dedicated times of focus."
Thankfully, Donnelly pointed out, more companies are providing telework and flexible work arrangements and reaping the benefits, since remote workers are more productive, take less sick leave and fewer breaks, and quit less often.
"Employees that are disciplined and don't need a lot of structure and direction excel in this environment and consider the flexibility to manage their own time and schedules a great benefit," she said.
2. Consider modifying your open office plan.
Though the current trend is to have an open office plan, where employees can, ideally, brainstorm together and have impromptu meetings, this can be detrimental to employees' ability to focus. Before deciding on an open floor plan or remodeling your office, survey your workers, suggested Baron Christopher Hanson, lead consultant and owner of RedBaron USA and Baron Christopher Development, a design business in South Carolina.
"Take the time to interview your employees and executives, then do the math to architecturally focus on how they focus. Deeply consider their responses before you design a custom workplace."
In addition to your open office, have small, quiet spaces where employees can go to really focus on tasks such as talking on the phone, intensive negotiating or drafting long e-mails, Hanson said. "Chitchat, exterior noise or a loud co-worker can wreak havoc on a workplace if you don't have everyone honestly answer a simple questionnaire about how they best focus."
Too much activity can also make employees' brains start to wander, so, Hanson said, "never combine noise and eye contact. In [an] open space, try to situate desks and views so visual distractions don't compound with noise."
Some employees may even focus better when they are sitting next to noisy colleagues in an open office situation. It's all about finding out what works best for your employees and implementing it, according to Leesa Schipani, a partner at KardasLarson Human Resources Consulting in Connecticut.
"Concentration is important for many tasks like analysis or content development. By creating open spaces, quiet spaces and relaxing spaces, employees can choose where to work for the concentration level they need."
3. Ditch the bad lighting.
While dim lighting can cause employees to feel tired, harsh lighting can result in a lack of focus. When designing your office, carefully considering the lighting is critical, said Jennifer Gaggion, interior designer/principal at Design Your Monday, a corporate interior design company in Connecticut.
"While often overlooked, lighting can greatly influence mood and productivity in the office. Bright lighting may be stimulating but can also cause headaches if an appropriate wattage is not used. Softer white lighting can be used to create a calmer mood or library-type environment for employees to get reprieve."
4. Allow employees to personalize their own spaces.
Employees need to be able to set up an environment where they can focus. Giving them the opportunity to bring in personal items and decorate their desks contributes to their productivity, as well as their happiness.
"Many of our employees have Himalayan salt lamps on their desks," Case said. "Others listen to ambient music on their earbuds. One of our employees has turned her desk into a truly calming shrine, with crystals, an oil diffuser and a salt lamp."
Donnelly said that, in her office, she sees that "some employees will respond best to personal touches, such as pictures of their family to remind them of their 'why,' or a positive, inspirational quote that will keep them going."
5. Make sure managers lead by example.
Employees will follow in their managers' footsteps. If managers are constantly distracted, this will signal to employees that it's OK to act the same way. If managers are focused on their tasks at hand, this models good behavior to employees, according to Dana Goren, chief customer officer and vice president of human resources at Hibob, a people management platform company with locations in Israel, New York and England.
"If [managers] aren't frequently checking their phones during the workday, then odds are their staff will pick up on the protocol," Goren said. "They can also encourage team members to attend meetings without their cellphones and do the same so that others will follow suit. Managers should try to keep phones off to the side during meetings."
6. Hold employee fun days.
When employees are always working and running around, they tend to burn out. Make sure you provide them with some rest and relaxation by holding enjoyable company gatherings. You'll give them a chance to unwind and cultivate relationships with managers and co-workers, and you'll increase company morale at the same time.
"Dedicate an employee as the company's 'fun manager' as part of their responsibilities, and allow a half day per month for fun activities that allow employees to relax and prevent burnout," Donnelly said. "A company 'Olympics,' a beach day, a taco Tuesday, volunteer events or cooking classes help keep employees in a positive frame of mind and inspire them to take work seriously for themselves and for the larger team."
Kylie Ora Lobell is a copywriter and editor based in Los Angeles who has written for New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles and Legal Management Magazine.
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Example SO post on Limits
Questions about achieving more under ios7   remain unanswered.
Is there a way to store more tha 50 Mb with a HTML5/Javascript app on mobile safari?
or are we forced to look at Cordova style solutions ?
Is there a non Native app solution ?
EDIT: We ended up building a Hybrid App.
RANT:
In my view Apple is deliberately sabotaging SAFARI so people have to build native apps so Apple can take a % of sales.  If people can build good HTML5 apps then there is no need for a store APP and Apple is just a platform.
Greed will come back to bite you Apple.

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Il duomo di San Pietro (in tedesco: Dom Sankt Peter) è la cattedrale di Worms, in Germania.
Nel 1923 è stato insignito del titolo di basilica minore.

Questo imponente edificio tardo-romanico, insieme al duomo di Magonza, ripete abbastanza fedelmente lo schema architettonico della cattedrale di Spira: pianta basilicale, tre navate con campate scandite con sistema obbligato.

Storia

Costruzione

La costruzione che oggi ammiriamo fu iniziata nel 1125. Il cleristorio è del 1160. Alla consacrazione del 1181 anche il coro occidentale era completato. Il rinnovato interesse per il Romanico che si ebbe nel XIX secolo portò, non solo per Worms ma anche per Spira e Magonza, a vari cicli di restauro, tra cui, per Worms, la totale demolizione e ricostruzione del coro occidentale, pericolante. I lavori terminarono nel 1933, e nel bombardamento del 1945 la volta resse. I restauri postbellici sono terminati nel 2002. Le torri circolari sono del periodo di Burchard.

Medioevo

La città e la sua cattedrale furono sede di importanti eventi, tra cui il Concordato di Worms nel 1122 che pose fine alla lotta per le investiture. Federico Barbarossa (1152-90) favorì in modo particolare la chiesa. Nel 1156 sua moglie Beatrice di Burgundia fu incoronata regina nella cattedrale e gli sposi donarono alla chiesa un'importante reliquia di san Nicola. Nel 1184 il Barbarossa concesse il privilegio di città libera a Worms. Nel 1235 vi si sposò Isabella d'Inghilterra.

Guerra della Grande Alleanza
L'importanza della diocesi e della cattedrale di Worms deriva dalla Dieta di Worms del 1521. Poco dopo la dieta, alcune congregazioni di Worms si convertirono al luteranesimo. Nel 1556 tutte le parrocchie del Palatinato seguirono l'esempio.

Durante la Guerra dei Trent'anni, le truppe svedesi possedettero la città tra il 1632 e il 1635 e la cattedrale fu utilizzata per le funzioni protestanti.

Il destino della città fu segnato il 31 maggio 1689 (Guerra della Grande Alleanza) quando le truppe di Luigi XIV la distrussero e, dopo un primo tentennamento, incendiarono anche la cattedrale. Per fortuna le bombe poste all'interno non esplosero, tranne due che fecero crollare parte del tetto. La ricostruzione iniziò subito, nel 1694, ma nel 1732 la cattedrale assunse un aspetto barocco, che fu demolito durante la rivoluzione francese.

Rivoluzione francese

Nel 1803 la diocesi fu sciolta. Nel 1806 la chiesa di San Giovanni, a pianta centrale, annessa, fu demolita. I resti più antichi di una chiesa risalgono al periodo merovingio (VII secolo). Notizie precise si hanno in riferimento alla costruzione del vescovo Burchard e cioè 1000-1025, di cui restano importanti elementi costruttivi, come le torri scalarie. Questa chiesa svolse la sua funzione per oltre un secolo prima di essere sostituita dalla costruzione del periodo Staufer.

Descrizione

La struttura è in pietra arenaria locale rossa. Le pareti non importanti per la tenuta statica sono in una specie di tufo dello stesso colore, ma più leggero.

La torre sulla crociera è identica a Spira che fu costruita poco tempo prima.

Il portale nord porta, al di sopra, un'edicola con un bronzo di Federico Barbarossa, del 1181 e la scritta, medioevale, di una esenzione dalle tasse che questo imperatore fece ai cittadini di Worms nel 1184.

Il complesso dell'abside occidentale con le torri angolari che la sovrastano è la più famosa e bella realizzazione del periodo romanico germanico. Stretta tra le due svettanti torri circolari dell'epoca della cattedrale di Burchard, la torre del coro si innalza al di sopra dell'abside verso il cielo. Essa ha un matroneo nano, al pari delle torri circolari, ed un tetto di pietra con finestre ad abbaino. Gli stessi motivi architettonici sono ripetuti nel coro che sta sotto e che gli fa da eco. Alla base delle colonnine figure umane ed animali. I capitelli sono fatti di foglie larghe avvolte, molto particolari, detti "Capitelli di Strasburgo" Anche se, alla luce della recente datazione, tale disegno potrebbe essere apparso per la prima volta a Worms.

Il portale gotico della cappella di San Nicola riporta il Santo protettore dei marinai e dei condannati a morte.
Il portale sud, gotico, ha una statuaria ricca di simbologia. La lunetta riporta la Santa Vergine.

All'esterno sei torri, quattro laterali scalari cilindriche e due sull'asse centrale, ottagonali, una sul lato occidentale e l'altra sulla crociera, lato est. La chiesa ha una doppia abside ai lati ovest ed est e cripta sul lato orientale.

Il colore rosso scuro della pietra e le finestre più piccole di quelle di Spira rendono l'interno poco luminoso e molto raccolto. Anche l'esterno è cupo e serioso a causa anche della formazione di concrezioni scure sulle superfici.

La torre della crociera prende luce sia dagli abbaini sulla volta ottagonale che da piccole finestre in corrispondenza del matroneo nano. Dal lato interno è identica alla cattedrale di Spira.

Le volte a vela della navata, alta 27 metri, sono costolonate. Una serie di archi ciechi o meglio finte finestre poco profonde separa la sommità degli archi della navata centrale dal cleristorio. I pilastri sono meno elaborati che a Spira. Quelli che non reggono le campate sono semplici. Gli altri hanno semicolonne e lesene poco accentuate che si raccordano a tre costoloni della volta. Un cornicione, anch'esso poco accentuato, è presente al di sopra degli archi della navata.

C'è un'asimmetria tra il lato nord e quello sud. Nel primo, le larghe lesene dei pilastri non portanti la volta si interrompono, scendendo dal cleristorio, all'altezza del cornicione sotto gli archi ciechi, mentre nel lato sud le lesene proseguono fino a congiungersi al cornicione dell'attaccatura del pilastro agli archi della navata. Differenze si notano anche lungo lo stesso lato della navata. Sono sempre diversi sia i fasci dei pilastri portanti, con larghe lesene e semicolonne, messi in modo differente ogni volta. Ma ci sono differenze anche negli archi ciechi sotto il cleristorio. Tutto questo non è frutto di ripensamenti ma dell'intenzione di non creare un effetto di ripetitività lungo la navata o forse anche per ridurre le riverberazioni acustiche. Capitelli discreti sono all'attaccatura dei costoloni della volta. Anche l'attacco degli archi della navata presenta una sagomatura. Finestroni allungati, con vetrate molto colorate, molte recenti, sono sulle pareti esterne delle navate laterali.
Le torri scalarie sono rotonde ma con ricami differenti. I matronei nani con colonnine ed archetti, merlature a varie altezze e cornici sagomate adornano le superfici esterne del corpo longitudinale e delle torri, secondo lo stile più ricco ed articolato del tardo Romanico. Lesene e merlature di pietra più scura accentuano e sottolineano i motivi ornamentali dell'esterno.
La cattedrale di Worms è anche caratterizzata dalla presenza di rappresentazioni di mostri in pietra.

Organi a canne
L'organo a canne principale della basilica si trova su cantoria nella sezione superiore della parete di sinistra della seconda campata della navata centrale; venne costruito dalla ditta Klais nel 1985 (opus 1623) ed è a trasmissione mista (meccanica per i manuali e la pedaliera ed elettrica per i registri), con 34 registri. La sua consolle dispone di tre tastiere di 58 note ciascuna ed una pedaliera di 30.

Nel coro si trova un secondo strumento, realizzato nel 1996 dalla ditta Oberlinger con la collaborazione di Daniel Roth. Ispirato agli organi di Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, è racchiuso all'interno di una cassa lignea neoclassica ornata con intagli e rilievi; è a trasmissione integralmente meccanica, ed ha 18 registri su due manuali e pedale.

Un ulteriore organo a canne si trova sulla cantoria della cappella di San Nicola; opera di Erich Breitmann, risale agli anni 1970 ed ha 11 registri su due tastiere e pedaliera, e sistema di trasmissione elettrico.

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Graybar Reports Third Quarter Results
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, today reported its third quarter sales.
For the third quarter, Graybar's net sales were $1.88 billion, a 5.2 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. Net income attributable to Graybar for the quarter was $34.5 million, down 29.3 percent from the same period in 2019.
The decrease in net income was partially due to a non-cash pension settlement charge of $17.7 million that the company recognized in the third quarter. The company expects an additional pension settlement charge in the fourth quarter.
For the first nine months of the year, the company reported net sales of $5.41 billion, a 5.1 percent decrease compared to the same period last year. Net income attributable to Graybar for the first nine months of the year decreased 28.5 percent to $93.0 million.
"While the business environment remains uncertain, Graybar is well positioned to weather the storm," said Kathleen M. Mazzarella, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Graybar. "We continue to focus on keeping our employees safe, serving our customers and strengthening our communities. Our financial condition remains strong, and we are moving forward with strategic investments that will contribute to our long-term success. Our employees continue to respond to challenging circumstances with teamwork and resilience. I thank everyone at Graybar for their extraordinary efforts this year."
Graybar, a Fortune 500 corporation and one of the largest employee-owned companies in North America, is a leader in the distribution of high quality electrical, communications and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Through its network of 288 North American distribution facilities, it stocks and sells products from thousands of manufacturers, helping its customers power, network and secure their facilities with speed, intelligence and efficiency. For more information, visit www.graybar.com or call 1-800-GRAYBAR.
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Monday is Memorial Day, which, for many, is associated with a day off work, food, family and fun. I, too, enjoy kicking off the summer with a good Memorial Day celebration; however, Memorial Day is more than that… a lot more.
Memorial Day is the time for Americans to reconnect with their history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives for the ideals we cherish. A day set aside for remembrance of those who have served or are currently serving and those who have died in our nation's service.
For the history buffs out there (definitely not me… I looked it up!), Memorial Day was first proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan and was first observed on May 30, 1868. Flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers on that day in 1868, except in the south, which at first refused to acknowledge Memorial Day and honored their dead on separate days until after WWI.
It would be expected for me to suggest to you all that you enjoy a healthy Memorial Day by making healthier food choices when grilling out, limiting your alcohol intake and engaging in activities that will get your heart rate up and keep you moving. And I do encourage you to do all of those things. However, I invite you all to make this Memorial Day "healthy" by also focusing on a different area of your wellbeing: your spirit.
On Monday, May 30, I encourage you to enjoy your day off work, spend time with family and friends, get outside, have some fun (hopefully the weather will cooperate) and celebrate Memorial Day in your own way. In addition, I ask that each of us take some time, even a couple of moments, to stop and think about why this day is observed and send out a special thank you to those that lost their lives serving our country, as well as those that have and are currently out there fighting for our freedom now. Play the National Anthem, attend a Memorial Day ceremony/observance and fly your American flag proudly. Whatever way works best for you, help carry on the tradition and the significance of Memorial Day and honor those that it was created for.
Until next time… never forget the sacrifices of others and honor them in your heart.


Munich's surfing outlaws might soon have a legit wave to ride amid plans for the city to buy a popular Isar River break to assuage liability concerns.
Attracting scores of surfers and thousands of fascinated onlookers each day, the Eisbach (Ice Creek) wave inside the Englischer Garten public park has become an established surf spot in the landlocked Bavarian city.
Riding on the Isar River tributary wave is technically forbidden, but dedicated surfers still take to it every day as both the city and the park, which is owned by the state of Bavaria, tolerate their fun.
But the danger of hidden rocks just below the surface is a liability headache that neither the Englischer Garten management nor the state of Bavaria want – thus the large "Forbidden – mortal danger" sign posted next to the swell under the Prinzregentenstrasse bridge.
In the last few years, local media has also reported rumours that city officials were planning to flatten the wave after several people drowned in the Eisbach – though none of the deaths were surfing related.
"Naming the number of accidents would be far too explosive," park director Thomas Köster told The Local, refusing to comment further on the issue.
But now there may be a light at the end of the tube for everyone.
Bavarian Finance Minister Georg Fahrenschon sent Munich Mayor Christian Ude a written proposal this month that offers to sell the patch of land that contains the wave to the city, which would have more legal rights to properly regulate its use.
The swath of river would likely be sold to the city for a symbolic sum - reportedly as low as €1 - as a sign of good will, because all sides want to see the beloved cultural phenomenon continue to flourish, Steiner said.
A Munich city official told The Local that there was no official news on the offer, but that the issue had been "discussed often" and the city hoped to find a solution soon.
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>Hi all, I've just ordered the fixpack 42 CD from the os2ss.com site.
Fixpak 40 was, I believe, the last FP for Warp 3 and Warp Connect.
that has been superceded by Warp Server for e-Business (WSeB).
heard from quite a few who had a lot of problems with it.
how good it is. It should work … I just don't know how well.
Thank Lorne and Dan. I'll cancel my order.
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Family violence is widespread, serious and preventable. It's a critical public health and safety issue in Australia, where one in four women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by someone known to them.
Preventing family violence is everyone's responsibility. Council is well placed to take a leading role in preventing family violence due to its strong partnerships and collaborative approach in working with the community, local organisations and other levels of government.
Council is committed to preventing family violence. We are developing an Action Plan to promote safe, equal and respectful relationships in Kingston.
The Kingston Family Violence Working Group has been formed to assist council in developing and setting priority actions for the Action Plan. This working group includes representatives from the community, community organisations and Council.
The Kingston Family Violence Working Group is leading consultation with the community to hear your view on how we can address this important issue together.
Pop in to one of our community forums. Check out the dates here.
If you would like more information about the Action Plan, this community consultation, or are interested in leading change in your community, please contact Amy Wallis, Kingston Family Violence Project Officer, in confidence on 9581 4906 or email amy.wallis@kingston.vic.gov.au.
when children hear, witness, or see the effects of violence on another family member.
While men and women can be perpetrators or victims of family violence, the overwhelming majority of perpetrators are men, and the victims are women and their children.
The violence can occur in many different types of relationships including between intimate partners (domestic violence), from a parent to a child, from a child to a parent, between siblings, grandparents, extended families, kinship networks or carer relationships.
Family violence can affect anyone regardless of age, cultural background, education, sexuality or ability.
Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women, men and trans and gender-diverse people. Equality does not mean that all people will become the same but that their rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on their gender.
strengthening positive, equal and respectful relationships.
If you are in any immediate danger or want to report an incident, please call the Police on 000.
Telephone counselling and information for men.
For links to more support services in Kingston go to www.asksomeone.org.au (Bayside area).
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Council voted to adopt the Prevention of Family Violence Action Plan 2019-2021 for implementation. View the minutes of the October 22 Ordinary Council Meeting.


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Houston, Texas – Noble Iron Inc. (NIR:TSX Venture Exchange) announced its unaudited interim financial results for the period ended September 30, 2014.
Total consolidated revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $5.8 million, compared to $5.0 million during the same period in 2013. Total revenue for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 was $16.1 million, compared to $15.1 for the same nine month period in 2013.
The Company's Construction and Industrial Equipment Rental and Distribution segment revenues were $4.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014, compared to $4.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2013. Segment revenues totaled $12.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $11.6 million for the same period in 2013.
Software segment revenues were $1.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014, compared to $0.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2013. Segment revenues were $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, compared to $3.5 million over the same period in 2013.
The Company's total revenue for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 increased by $0.8 million, or 15%, over that of the same period in 2013. Company revenues increased $1.1 million, or 7%, for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, compared to the same nine month period in 2013. The overall increase in total Company revenue was driven by higher rental revenues within the Construction and Industrial Equipment Rental and Distribution segment. The increase in rental revenue was driven by increased fleet as well as sales and marketing initiatives.
Net loss for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2014 was $1.7 million and $4.4 million, respectively, as compared to $1.3 and $3.8 for the same three and nine month periods in 2013. The Company's net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was largely a result of increased depreciation and expenditures for fleet repair and maintenance incurred at the company's California operation. Support, Maintenance and Delivery expense for the Company increased by $0.4 million, or 26%, in Q3 2014 versus Q3 2013, and by $1.4 million, or 30%, year over year from the nine month period ended September 30, 2013.
Adjusted EBITDA declined $0.4 million year over year, and quarter over quarter, for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2014 as compared to the same period in 2013. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA is related to increased expenditures on fleet repair and maintenance, outside trucking and marketing initiatives incurred at the company's California operation. Sequentially, Adjusted EBITDA increased by $0.4 million for the Company comparing the three months ended September 30, 2014 to the prior three month period ended June 30, 2014.
The Company chose to increase spending on fleet repair and maintenance rather than pursuing the disposal and replenishment of rental equipment fleet over the first nine months of the year at its Southern California operations. These expenses are expected to remain at higher than normal levels through the balance of the year, albeit at a declining rate. Capital expenditures for fleet additions at the Company's Houston, Texas location continued as planned.
Noble Iron Inc. operates in equipment rental, equipment sales, and enterprise asset management software for the construction and industrial equipment industry.
Noble Iron Inc.'s equipment rental and dealership business operates under the name "Noble Iron", and currently serves customers in California and Texas. Noble Iron offers construction and industrial equipment and accessories for rent and for sale, and is the exclusive distributor of LiuGong Construction Machinery equipment in Southeast Texas.
Noble Iron Inc.'s software division operates under the name "Texada Software". Texada Software develops software applications to manage the complete equipment ownership lifecycle: from equipment purchasing; rental & sales transactions; inventory management; maintenance & depreciation tracking; through to used equipment sales, disposal & inventory replenishment. Texada Software offers in-the-cloud or client-based software, and is scalable to meet the needs of any equipment rental company, dealership, construction company, contractor, and any customer who owns or uses construction or industrial equipment.
References in this press release to Adjusted EBITDA are to earnings before interest expense, deferred income taxes, depreciation, amortization, share based compensation, gain on fair value increment on acquisition (net of deferred income taxes), acquisition expenses, accretion on convertible debt, interest on convertible debentures, severances and foreign exchange. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure used by investors to compare issuers on the basis of ability to generate cash flow from operations. Adjusted EBITDA is not an earnings measure recognized by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), does not have standardized meanings as prescribed by IFRS and is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Noble Iron's management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is an important supplemental measure in evaluating Noble Iron's performance and in determining whether to invest in its common shares. Readers of this information are cautioned that Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to net income or loss determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of Noble Iron's performance, or cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as measures of Noble Iron's liquidity and cash flows. Noble Iron's method of calculating Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the methods used by other issuers and, accordingly, Noble Iron's Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and statements that an event or result "may", "will", "should", "could" or "might" occur or be achieved and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including the difficulty in predicting acceptance of and demands for new products, the impact of the products and pricing strategies of competitors, delays in developing and launching new products, fluctuations in operating results and other risks, any of which could cause results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from the results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Many risks are inherent in the industries in which the Company participates; others are more specific to the Company. The Company's ongoing quarterly filings should be consulted for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to these forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Management assumes no obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, further events or otherwise.


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TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
SUBTITLE J. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 723. TEXAS TRAFFIC SAFETY ACT
Sec. 723.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Traffic Safety Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Sec. 723.002.  GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE.  The establishment, development, and maintenance of a traffic safety program is a vital governmental purpose and function of the state and its legal and political subdivisions.
Sec. 723.003.  TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND ACCOUNT.  (a)  The traffic safety fund account is an account in the general revenue fund.  Money received from any source to implement this chapter shall be:
(1)  deposited to the credit of the traffic safety fund account;  and
(2)  spent with other state money spent to implement this chapter in the manner in which the other state money is spent.
(b)  A payment from the traffic safety fund account shall be made in compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the governor.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.162, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
SUBCHAPTER B. PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM
Sec. 723.011.  GOVERNOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROGRAM.  (a)  The governor shall:
(1)  prepare and administer a statewide traffic safety program designed to reduce traffic accidents and the death, injury, and property damage that result from traffic accidents;
(2)  adopt rules for the administration of this chapter, including rules, procedures, and policy statements governing grants-in-aid and contractual relations;
(3)  receive on the state's behalf for the implementation of this chapter money made available by the United States under federal law;  and
(4)  allocate money appropriated by the legislature in the General Appropriations Act to implement this chapter.
(b)  In preparing and administering the traffic safety program, the governor may:
(1)  cooperate with the United States or a legal or political subdivision of the state in research designed to aid in traffic safety;
(2)  accept federal money available for research relating to traffic safety;  and
(3)  employ personnel necessary to administer this chapter.
Sec. 723.012.  TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM.  The statewide traffic safety program must include:
(1)  a driver education and training program administered by the governor through appropriate agencies that complies with Section 723.013;
(2)  plans for improving:
(A)  driver licensing;
(B)  accident records;
(C)  vehicle inspection, registration, and titling;
(D)  traffic engineering;
(E)  personnel;
(F)  police traffic supervision;
(G)  traffic courts;
(H)  highway design;  and
(I)  uniform traffic laws;  and
(3)  plans for local traffic safety programs by legal and political subdivisions of this state that may be implemented if the programs:
(A)  are approved by the governor;  and
(B)  conform with uniform standards adopted under the Highway Safety Act of 1966 (23 U.S.C. Sec. 401 et seq.).
Sec. 723.013.  DRIVER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  The statewide driver education and training program required by Section 723.012 shall provide for:
(1)  rules that permit controlled innovation and experimentation and that set minimum standards for:
(A)  classroom instruction;
(B)  driving skills training;
(C)  instructor qualifications;
(D)  program content;  and
(E)  supplementary materials and equipment;
(2)  a method for continuing evaluation of approved driver education and training programs to identify the practices most effective in preventing traffic accidents;  and
(3)  contracts between the governing bodies of centrally located independent school districts or other appropriate public or private agencies and the state to provide approved driver education and training programs.
(b)  Instruction offered under a contract authorized by this section must be offered to any applicant who is over 15 years of age.
Sec. 723.014.  COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES.  On the governor's request, a state agency or institution, state officer, or state employee shall cooperate in an activity of the state that is consistent with:
(1)  this chapter;  and
(2)  the agency's, institution's, officer's, or employee's official functions.
Sec. 723.015.  PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM BY LEGAL OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  A legal or political subdivision of this state may:
(1)  cooperate and contract with the state, another legal or political subdivision of this state, or a private person in establishing, developing, and maintaining a statewide traffic safety program;
(2)  spend money from any source for an activity related to performing a part of the traffic safety program;  and
(3)  contract and pay for a personal service or property to be used in the traffic safety program or for an activity related to the program.
SUBCHAPTER C. GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS, GRANTS-IN-AID, AND PAYMENTS
Sec. 723.031.  GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.  To implement this chapter, the state may accept and spend a gift, grant, or donation of money or other property from a private source.
Sec. 723.032.  GRANTS-IN-AID AND CONTRACTUAL PAYMENTS.  (a)  A grant-in-aid for a governmental purpose or a contractual payment may be made to a legal or political subdivision of this state to carry out a duty or activity that is part of the statewide traffic safety program.
(b)  To implement this chapter, a contractual payment may be made from money in the traffic safety fund account for a service rendered or property furnished by a private person or an agency that is not a legal or political subdivision of this state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.162, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.


Beatroute was one of the bands stirring the interest at last year's Bylarm (the annual pop/rock business/talent gathering in Norway). One year later the quartet - Vibeke (vocals), Mads (guitar), Andreas (bass), and Bård (drums) - has finished the debut album. Andreas and Bård used to be (early-/mid-90's) in the power-pop-core combo Kung Fu Girls (2 albums released), but Beatroute is something completely different. Will they be able to raise eyebrows by showing some warmth and temptation, beyond the rather defensive album title.
Everything's composed, produced and performed by Beatroute (with some additional contributions from friends and colleagues, such as the horns section from label-mates Jaga Jazzist). Recorded at their base-camp Bryn Ballroom, Beatroute plays a mixture of airy, hovering pop music. Sometimes being Stereolab-ish (and/or Snowpony), for then to go into some Dub and Ska breaks, beats, and rhythms. Anonymous holds both vocal and instrumental (the quirky A Waiters Nightmare and Il Traditore) songs, with the voice of Vibeke splicing things together. The vocal sounds life-weary, cool/chilling, almost arrogant, and for me - I'm afraid - a bit too anonymous most of the time. The best songs are the catchy Chin To Chin, Stairs Into the Sea, and Tropic of Cancer, which shows Beatroute from their most extrovert side.
I guess this record can be more fitting (and chilling) when summer comes. Right now, when winter can't decide to step over and let spring get by, the album's coolness just don't fit in. I also find most of the songs to be what the album title implies, too anonymous. Beatroute's music has been described as (loosely translated): "Where Prozac stops, Beatroute starts". Well, I don't have all the answers, but Anonymous could kill off someone's winter depressions. Myself, I'm holding on to some other cup of tea.


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In Central Asia's Forbidding Highlands, a Quiet Newcomer: Chinese Troops
In Central Asia's Forbidding Highlands, a Quiet Newcomer: Chinese Troops by Gerry Shih – Washington Post
Two miles above sea level in the inhospitable highlands of Central Asia, there's a new power watching over an old passage into Afghanistan: China.
For at least three years, Chinese troops have quietly monitored this choke point in Tajikistan just beyond China's western frontier, according to interviews, analysis of satellite images and photographs, and firsthand observations by a Washington Post journalist.
While veiled in secrecy, the outpost of about two dozen buildings and lookout towers illustrates how the footprint of Chinese hard power has been expanding alongside the country's swelling economic reach.
Tajikistan — awash in Chinese investment — joins the list of Chinese military sites that includes Djibouti in the strategic Horn of Africa and man-made islands in the South China Sea, in the heart of Southeast Asia.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping's economic ambitions over the past seven years have brought a wave of major investment projects, from the resource-rich Caspian Sea to Cambodia's coastline.
The modest facility in Tajikistan — which offers a springboard into Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor a few miles away — has not been publicly acknowledged by any government.
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Quick, which of the following subjects strike you as a bit obvious for parody? Rambo movies. Saddam Hussein. Casablanca. President Bush regurgitating in public. The interrogation scene in Basic Instinct. The binding-your-lover-with-a-silk-scarf routine in Basic Instinct.
If you said "all of the above," it's doubtful you'll find Hot Shots! Part Deux half as funny as you want it to be. Of all the comedies masterminded by at least one member of the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (Airplane!), this is the first in which the triumphantly sophomoric, one-damned-gag-after-another aesthetic of ZAZ seems to have lost its wise-guy sparkle. Directed, like the first Hot Shots!, by Abrahams (who cowrote both films with Pat Proft), Part Deux once again features Charlie Sheen as the heartthrob patriot Topper Harley. This time he wears his hair long, his bare-chested body as pumped up as Sylvester Stallone's, and the movie sends him on a mission to rescue hostages from a Hussein-like dictator. Hot Shots! Part Deux has a few moments of manic inspiration (there's a great, postmodern throwaway capping an Apocalypse Now send-up), and it provokes just enough chuckles so that you don't feel cheated. Mostly, though, it's a soggy, underdone affair. Watching it, you feel one step ahead of the movie, instead of the other way around.
Why, in 1993, would someone want to goof on Rambo, anyway? The Top Gun satire in Hot Shots! worked as a tart kiss-off to the high-five swagger of the Reagan-Bush years. By now, though, the pop paramilitarism of the '80s has been roundly deflated. Even Stallone (in the upcoming Cliffhanger) is setting out to reinvent his career for the third or fourth time. What's more, in the CNN era, a parody subject's shelf life isn't what it used to be. A year ago, the sprawling,let's-make-a-slapstick-dork-out-of-Saddam sequence that opens Hot Shots! Part Deux might have seemed charged with vengeful zing. Now it's about as biting as a Richard Nixon joke.
As Topper, Sheen lowers his voice an octave and never drops his stoic superguy facade. There are occasional stabs at giving the character a daffy- effeminate underside (and Sheen seems more than game to oblige). But Abrahams doesn't do enough to transform Topper into a truly warped straight arrow, like Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun films. Much of the time, the film itself veers perilously close to becoming the sort of high- body-count action spectacular it's supposed to be parodying. When gags are tossed off in the midst of bomb blasts and deafening machine-gun fire, is it any wonder that audiences will tend to ignore the comedy and focus on the mayhem? If Hot Shots! Part Deux proves anything, it's that making fun of big, raucous, sky-high explosions is a joke of rapidly diminishing returns.
'Hot in Cleveland' season finale: Betty White on the lam!
Cops: Too Hot for TV!


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About the Stamford Police Department
The Stamford Police Department recently moved next door to a new facility. The ribbon cutting of the new building coincided with the 125th anniversary of our Police Department. Our new address is 725 Bedford Street. The City is currently conducting a search for a permanent police chief and Thomas Wuennemann, a 35 year member of the Stamford Police Department and is serving as the Interim Police Chief.
The Stamford Police Department is the sole, full-time law enforcement agency responsible for public safety in the city. The Stamford Police Department consists of several different units, all falling within four Police Districts. Due in large part to the efforts of the Police Department, the FBI has ranked Stamford as one of the safest cities in the nation for nine consecutive years The department is firmly committed to a collaborative, cooperative and interactive community policing philosophy. District Commanders regularly attend meetings with neighborhood associations and community groups, and are committed to working with residents to identify and solve community issues before they become crime problems.
The success of the Stamford Police Department has also been achieved in part because the department has significantly enhanced its capacity to provide excellent police services by adding several specialty units, as well as acquiring advanced tactical and technological equipment. The department plans on significantly expanding forensics capabilities as well as implementing advanced tactical training to ensure that both visitors and Stamford residents continue to feel safe and secure in their neighborhoods and schools.
Some examples of the specialty units that contribute to our excellent patrol operations include the Criminal Investigations Unit, the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOC), the Special Victims Unit (SVU), the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad (CARS), the Canine Unit, the Motorcycle Unit, the Harbor Patrol Unit, the Neighborhood Impact Unit, and the Traffic Enforcement Unit. The department also sponsors a youth mentoring program which includes, summer camps, basketball leagues, and a female Juvenile Police Commission. These all operate and are designed to strengthen and reinforce positive police/youth relationships.
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The Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Squad (CARS) is responsible for investigating fatal or serious accidents that may result in a fatality. All investigators in the unit have received extensive advanced training and are experts in the field of motor vehicle accident reconstruction. The investigators also conduct periodic checkpoints such as Click-It-Or-Ticket seatbelt enforcement and Operating Under the Influence check points.
The Canine Unit consisting of five officers and five highly trained dogs. The unit significantly improved the department's capacity to conduct narcotic searches, assisting in crowd control, locating missing persons, and ammunition/explosion detection.
Our Motorcycle Unit operates year round. The unit is responsible for traffic enforcement which includes laser speed enforcement, traffic control signals and stop sign violations, and most importantly, monitoring school bus violations to help protect our children.
Our Harbor Unit operates year round and consists of three vessels including a Rock Salt 28 ft Police Special, an aluminum hulled patrol boat.The unit has many responsibilities including search and rescue operations, enforcing laws pertinent to the water, conducting criminal law enforcement on the water and assisting local, state, and federal agencies in homeland security operations along our coastline.
Members of the police department have gone to public and private schools conducting security site surveys and identified trouble areas in regards to a secure school environment. They then presented action plan recommendations to school administrators and school faculty.
In addition to the aforementioned specialty units, the patrol, the investigative and narcotics units provide outstanding protection for the citizens and visitors alike in Stamford on a daily basis.The Stamford Police Department has officers who work with or who are active members of the FBI Task Force, DEA, U.S. Customs & Homeland Security, ICE, ATF, and the United States Marshall's Office.
Through diligence and hard work, the members of the Stamford Police Department are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for visitors and residents of Stamford.
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The virus enters through the mouth and nose, multiplies in the throat and intestinal tract, and then is absorbed and spread through the blood . The time from being infected with the virus to developing symptoms of disease(incubation) ranges from 5 - 35 days (average 7 - 14 days).
Travel to an area that has experienced a polio outbreak In areas where there is an out break,those most likely to get the disease include children, pregnant women,and the elderly. The disease is more common in the summer .
There are three basic patterns of polio infection: sub clinical infections, non paralytic,and paralytic. About 95% of infections are sub clinical infections, which may not have symptoms.
People with sub clinical polio infection might not have symptoms, or their symptoms may last 72 hours or less.
Clinical poliomyelitis affects the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), and is divided into non paralytic and paralytic forms. It may occur after recovery from a sub clinical infection.
Symptoms usually last 1 - 2 weeks.


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More than nine lives for this brand
Born in Hong Kong and nurtured in the Mainland China market, the Toby Black intellectual property is set to stride the world.
Florence Law, General Manager of Toby World Limited, sees ample potential in the licensing market
Toby Black, the edgy yet charismatic little black cat, is a hot-selling character created by Azona (Asia) Limited. The cartoon feline has already achieved strong momentum in Mainland China's fashion market.
To realise the brand's full potential, Azona established Toby World Limited at the end of 2018 to further expand the licensing branch in addition to the fashion business, developing a diverse array of products combining cute appeal and functionality. The company's first move was to take part in the Hong Kong International Licensing Show (HKILS) in January this year where it quickly fostered partnerships with multiple quality European brands, aiming to further boost mainland sales by expanding into overseas markets.
Licensing business with fashion roots
Florence Law, General Manager of Toby World Limited, said that since its 2006 launch, Toby Black's distinctive image had made the brand popular with high school and university students, giving it a presence in more than 300 shops in over 80 mainland cities. The cat has more than 1.2 million fans on e-commerce giant Tmall and is sold actively on all major online trading platforms and offline school campaigns, as well as at over 500 university events.
"We have an extensive online and offline sales network and experience in product development and have sold hundreds of millions of products. Licensing has taken off in the mainland market, with remarkable growth recently, and hoping to reach out to other businesses we established a subsidiary in December last year. We hope to use this to develop other products and roles through licensing."
Suitcases highlighted by cat paw imprints and scratch marks sell fast in Europe and the mainland
Ms Law said that during the HKILS, many mainland manufacturers approached them about cooperation – but Toby Black has bigger plans.
"We are very selective in match-making; we only work with premium brands and factories as partners. The first wave of a product launch has to be a hit. We certainly expected that the Asian market would welcome Toby Black, but a number of European and American brands are also interested in leveraging our network and experience in order to enter the mainland market. We have a line-up of exciting products set for launch."
For example, in collaboration with Dutch travel-product brand Princess Traveller, Toby Black crafted a special collection which debuted in the mainland and European markets. Florentine Ouborg, Founder and Commercial Director of Princess Traveller, said: "We always seek to cooperate with like-minded companies; past collaborators include international brands like Coca-Cola, Heineken and Hello Kitty. This time we work with a black fluffy friend from Hong Kong, which is equally exciting! The final design is fun and stylish and is selling out fast in the Netherlands."
The cat-paw portable charger's fans include top actress Yang Mi
Value-added partners
Another exciting collaboration is with Spanish brand FOSA, using its patented vacuum storage system to launch a series of unique products highlighting Toby Black's identity. The intelligent heating system developed by FLEXWARM in Shenzhen has won design awards and is patented in Japan and the mainland. The warmer-maker will soon enrich the Toby family with such products as a heated down blanket, heated scarf, warm waist belt and heated eye mask – all representing a perfect marriage of design and functionality.
Other products include household goods such as stationery and slippers. A portable phone charger, shaped like a cat's paw, attracted a cult following after top mainland actress Yang Mi began using it.
"These partners all have a keen interest in the mainland market, but we try to cater to international tastes that respect the true spirit of design. Instead of simply copying the image and applying it to different products, we invest in model-making for unique products. The Princess Traveller's suitcase is an example – highlighting the fun and edginess of the brand through our engraved cat paw imprint and scratch marks," Ms Law said.
With the mainland as a sales base, Toby Black is proud to be a Hong Kong design brand, with an in-house design team where the dozen designers are all from Hong Kong. To empower the Toby Black project, they also recruit more designers for brand identity, graphic design and visual merchandising.
"To expand our licensing business, our team comprises licensing professionals; along with our history in marketing network and experience, these contribute to smooth launches," Ms Law said.
Toby Black memory pillow with a hood shows the character's versatility
"Our next step will be having a good grasp of the necessary marketing communication language, to build the right position and establish ourselves as a premium licenser, where other factories would be drawn to be our partners. To achieve this, we will have an active presence at trade shows – it's the best channel to promote branding and communicate with the market."
Unique model
Ms Law also shows great confidence in the potential of the licensing business. "Licensing helps to extend our business blueprint; next we hope to participate in areas like franchising, wholesale, theme parks and premium gifts," she said. Alongside the new product launches, the company has also mapped out a holistic marketing strategy where social media platforms and promotional animations are all ready to launch at the right time.
"In the mainland, the most popular licensing brands are from overseas, but we are adopting a reverse model. Toby Black first built its foundation on the mainland and now, we hope, through bringing it to the international arena, we can boost Chinese sales with its international fame, and take the brand further."
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What interests me most is the formal link between essayistic film and Chinese literary essay tradition (and to a lesser degree, cultural expression). I grew up with and was trained to write essays according to such tradition up till the age of 18. After 18m I was trained to write academic papers at an American liberal arts college, where I also took a creative non-fiction writing class. I continued taking creative writing classes after college, including two playwriting workshops in which I wrote plays extensively. I would say I am influenced, if not shaped, by American literary tradition. To a degree, the shift of language and the rhetoric and structure that come with it has determined my current way of thinking and expressing. '''I am curious about the implications of Chinese literary essay tradition in my current role as a filmmaker.'''
'''What interests me most is the formal link between essayistic film and Chinese literary essay tradition (and to a lesser degree, cultural expression). I grew up with and was trained to write essays according to such tradition up till the age of 18. At 19 I learned to write academic papers at an American liberal arts college, where I also took a creative non-fiction writing class. I continued taking creative writing classes after college in the US, including two playwriting workshops (weekly, lasting for 1.5 years). I am influenced, if not shaped, by American literary tradition. To a degree, the shift of language and the rhetoric and structure that come with the shift has determined my current way of thinking and expressing. I am curious about what revisiting Chinese literary essay tradition adds to my awareness as a filmmaker.'''
I do not regard the social-political conditions of contemporary China as an aesthetical influence for my current work. This makes Zhao Liang, the filmmaker Yu analyzes in the essay, and myself two authors with different intentions. (I still took some notes on this aspect, as the emergence of "image writing" is inseparable from political expression in China, as I learned from this essay.)
I agree with Yu that "current criticism and theorisation around the essay film... is largely rooted in western cultural and social contexts" (173) and read attentively as she unpacks the process of 'screening-writing' with practices of 'image writing' by Chinese filmmakers, using Liang's film as a subject.
In Yu's definitions, 'screen-writing' is a higher level term for 'essay films in the western sense' and 'image writing' is a practice of Chinese filmmaker as they make essayistic films.
'''What are the literary tradition does Yu talk about here?'''
'''What are the literary tradition does Yu refer to?'''
1. The Chinese prose forms of sanwen (scattered writings), suibi (the brush follows) and xiaoping (small appraisals), "established in the Tang and Song dynasties (c. 618-1279) and proliferated in late Ming China (1573-1644)," share the same timeline as well as literary qualities as Montaigne's Essais (c. 1570 - 1592). The qualities are: "scattered quality, inclusiveness, spontaneity and temporary mode, aiming to raise thoughts and provoke questions rather than offer conclusions" (Pollard 2000, Kafalas 2007, Handler-Spitz 2010, cited in Yu). (175)
Yu regards the development of "image writing" in China a form of response to social change, drawing on the histories of Ming China and the Chinese Republic. (175) She points out that 'image writing' is an intellectual practice in China and is male-dominated, a reality shared by Chinese independent cinema. The Tian'an men crackdown in 1989 is a marker of the state's shift on "furthering economic develops as well as de-emphasising the political reform and ideology." Film became an attempt towards free expression.* (176)
Yu regards the development of "image writing" in China a form of response to social change, drawing on literary forms developed during Ming China and the China Republic in the early 20th century. (175) She points out that 'image writing' is an intellectual practice in China and is male-dominated, a reality shared by Chinese independent cinema. The Tian'an men crackdown in 1989 is a mark of the state's shift on "furthering economic developments as well as de-emphasising the political reform and ideology." Film employing "image writing" has since become a space of mediation.* (176)
'''"Capturing images is similar to taking notes or making suibi, that is, letting 'the brush follow'."''' (176)
'''"Capturing images is similar to taking notes or making suibi, that is, letting 'the brush follow'."''' **(176)
Several Chinese filmmakers compare editing to writing, and the writer deals with both duration and space. One filmmaker, Kang He, also observes that image writing becomes an extension of the writer's identity. (Kang 2017, cited in Yu).
'''I find Yu's comparison of "image writing" and essay film in the western sense useful. It offers me a breaths of positions.'''
'''I find Yu's comparison of "image writing" and essay film in the western sense useful. It offers me a breadth of positions as a Chinese national (indicated on my passport) shaped by Euro-American texts, pedagogies, intitutions.''' Yu cites a few key texts in essay film:
Yu observes language's function "for forming, acquiring, analysing, interpreting, theorising and communicating our knowledge." She and the authors she cites suggest that the language in the essay film "constructs thoughts, which could be expressed through or as moving image." *** (177)
*Thinking about the images from the protests from the US... "documentary" v. "documents"... when there is fear of expression, direct cinema (or a more precise terminology) is not an option, or needs to be "translated." -- "Image writing" in the political sense becomes mediated thoughts and commentary.
* I think about the images from the current BLM protests in the US. A lot can be said about "documentary" v. "documents" (see Aperture issue 214, "Documentary, expanded" spring 2014). When there is fear of expression, direct cinema (I might need to find a more precise terminology) is not an option. Social comments are "translated" through "image writing."
** Note-taking here is documentation rather than annotation. I have developed the latter as a key component of my practice. (I did write a lot of suibi for home assignments in middle school and high school, but don't remember what they are about.)
*** '''These authors help me clarify why I do not intend to make my own films essay film. I always intend for a story that hint at human nature. Some themes I have touched so far in my films: loneliness, loss, comfort/discomfort, searching for home. I am always looking to evoke humanistic qualities — sorrow, compassion, the instance of being moved — rather than commenting on socio-political changes.'''
I went through the process of identifying the character's objective on a weekly basis for a year and a half. I realize later that the process is a training to understand human beings, to get to the core of our desires, disappointments, insecurities.
It does not always work like that in real life. We do not identify our objectives all the time. And we certainly do not write our own stories out from our sheer will. Sometimes the things we want the most become the most unidentifiable, precisely because it touches our desires, disappointments, insecurities. We lose our clarity when we try to spell them out loud.
To articulate what we want knowing — consciously or unconsciously — that we do not have what we want, that is anguish.
In my first year, I stayed away from writing. Writing is something I know well and feel comfortable with. I wrestled with my tendency to keep its place in the things I was trying to make. I subjected myself to the much less comfortable or familiar medium of film.
In making film, I stayed away from uninformed choices. I stayed away from this notion of freedom that "I can make whatever I want." I tried to learn proper forms. That was my research, and it was excruciating. I watched lynda.com tutorials and asked for the "correct way" to operate a camera and a sound recorder. I learned to stabilize my camera with my tripod. I learned to use premier. I was stressed the first time I had to sync the audio with the video.
I called this process a penance — I was choosing to do the things that pained me and exhausted me. I felt like an idiot around the medium, not to mention the craft of it. In order to overcome my clumsiness I tried to put something out constantly, all the while aware, annoyingly, that something was not quite there. The uncertain and unknown nerve-wracked me and humbled me. What I knew — from life, from writing — felt irrelevant in the vastness of new image-making knowledge.
I placed a heavy weight on feedback. I felt I relied on others to see, because I was not sure if I was seeing what I saw, or if I could now express what I saw.
I felt I was never doing enough. I knew there was something wrong with this kind of thinking and doing. It came from a deeper place. (e.g. moving to a new country, living from family support, etc.) I was in a kind of darkness whose end I tried to see and whose space I tried to feel. Trying and trying and trying.
In making film, I stayed away from essay films, or — from the days I did not look into this term — films with a clear presence of a voiceover. The second film I made during the Master's had a voice component. I didn't want to do the voice and asked someone else to do it. I wanted the voice to be the voice of a character... I ended up doing the voice after Simon commented the voice felt totally detached, "a voice of a BBC announcer where what you are looking for is a whisper." I felt I did not want to expose myself like that after recording the voice.
"Capturing images is similar to taking notes or making suibi, that is, letting 'the brush follow'." **(176) Several Chinese filmmakers compare editing to writing, and the writer deals with both duration and space. One filmmaker, Kang He, also observes that image writing becomes an extension of the writer's identity. (Kang 2017, cited in Yu).
What are the retorical devices Yu refers to?
I think about the images from the current BLM protests in the US. A lot can be said about "documentary" v. "documents" (see Aperture issue 214, "Documentary, expanded" spring 2014). When there is fear of expression, direct cinema (I might need to find a more precise terminology) is not an option. Social comments are "translated" through "image writing."
Note-taking here is documentation rather than annotation. I have developed the latter as a key component of my practice. (I did write a lot of suibi for home assignments in middle school and high school, but don't remember what they are about.)


Here you go � the second tutorial for the last minute Christmas, which sooner or later all of us are faced with. This time �Vendetta Uncinetta� has prepared a soft and simple felt bow for us, which reminds us that Christmas isn�t Christmas without a bow as a backdrop.... Here you go � the second tutorial for the last minute Christmas, which sooner or later all of us are faced with. This time �Vendetta Uncinetta� has prepared a soft and simple felt bow for us, which reminds us that Christmas isn�t Christmas without a bow as a backdrop.
Hot Glue Gun Hair Clip, Comb or Barrette Felt Rudolph Bow - stitched and trimmed HOW TO: Step 1 - Turn over your Reindeer Eyes so the front is facing down and place a �... Are you looking for an inexpensive way to decorate gifts? Learn how to make felt bows � with some added glitter sparkle! Hello, it's Rachel again from Lines Across and Let's Wrap Stuff.
Templates to make bows are at the end of this post To make the hair bands I measured the �babies� head deducted about a 1/2? and hot glued stretchy soft elastic together. And then hot glued the bows to the seam on the headband.... To make a bow tie, sew the short ends of the large bow piece together, then flatten the loop so the seam sits at the centre back. Pinch the middle of the bow, wrap a thin length of felt around it, and secure with a few stitches at the back. Without cutting the thread, sew the bow to the shirt.
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Another Girl Selling Her Virginity
(Via Zerohedge)
Another broke millennial, stuck in the gig economy – where wage stagnation has drowned out any hopes for a better life, is selling her virginity online to the highest bidder…In recent years, broke millennials have been selling their 'assets' online to pay bills or cover college expenses. Last November, we reported on one unconventional dating website called SeekingArrangement.com, where upwards of 2.5 million millennials could be selling sex for their next debt payment.
Bailey Gibson, 23, is auctioning her virginity at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch legal brothel in Carson City, Nevada.
Her pitch: she is a 'good girl' gone bad, and says she's selling her virginity after giving up on marriage following a rough breakup.
According to the Mirror, Gibson grew up with Christian foster parents in a gated community in the suburbs of Sacramento, California. Her childhood was very sheltered from the outside world, but something snapped when her ex-boyfriend cheated on her.
In a blog post she tries to explain herself:
I learned that love can be deceiving when I discovered that he slept with his ex on Valentine's Day, however. Being the naive 19 year old that I was, I thought that if I stayed with him and we enrolled in couples therapy, I could make our relationship right again.
At that point I had virtually nobody and my ex-boyfriend brought me companionship. So, I stayed. Foolishly. Only to be heartbroken after one of our couples therapy sessions when I found out that he had already met and slept with someone else – on their first date no less.
After grieving for a while, I came to the conclusion that waiting until marriage to lose my virginity was the wrong decision, because my ex-boyfriend wasn't worth waiting for.
Bailey added, "I wanted to lose my virginity in the most profitable way possible."
She then contacted Dennis Hoff, who runs the Bunny Ranch. It's unclear where Bailey's virginity has been priced at, but nevertheless, Hoff stands to earn 50 percent of the winning bid.
Further, Baily clarifies why selling her virginity online is the trendy thing to do:
Society perceives me as a deviant, and I am okay with that. At the end of the day, it is my body. I have the right do what I want with it.
Going through the Bunny Ranch allows me to legally have sex for money. Does this make me a prostitute? Gasp! Meh, I don't know. If you take a picture once, does that make you a photographer?
I do not think that capitalizing upon your purity makes you a bad person. Just like having sex with multiple men does not make you a bad person. We all make choices. Mine was to wait. Now it is to sell.
Last year, Katherine Stone, then 20, sold her virginity for $400,000, with Hof taking his 50 percent cut of the final bid. Last November, we reported on an Abu Dhabi businessman who paid $2.9 million for a 19-year-old model's virginity. In April of 2017, a Hong Kong businessman paid $2.5 million for an 18-year-old Romanian model's virginity.
As explained by UBS strategist Matthew Mish, millennials have never been more in debt and this shocking development could hint why millennials are selling their virginities and or resorting to unconventional dating websites, in the millions to trade sex for the next debt servicing payment.
As Mish points out in the Figures below, the median debt-to-asset ratio for Americans under the age of 35 has gotten out of control.
With the financial security of the millennial in grave danger, as per UBS strategist Matthew Mish's charts, we start to get a sense for why the millennials are auctioning off their 'assets' to the highest bidder; they are simply broke.
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The Mis-education of Uncle Tom. The Racist Democrats. Part 2
The left will rewrite history, whether it be Uncle Tom or Confederate statues. Don't believe the hype.
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the fictional novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. The character Uncle Tom was based on a real life person, Josiah Henson a former slave. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the most read book of the 19th Century. There was printing day and night 24 hours a day to keep up with demand. It was translated into over 60 languages. As history would have it, President Abraham Lincoln the first Republican President, met Harriet Beecher Stowe and said, "So you're the little lady that wrote the book that started this big war". Uncle Tom's Cabin was that influential.
Uncle Tom's Cabin had such an impact on the abolition of slavery, that the southern slave states made it a crime punishable by imprisonment or death to have, read, print or sell the book. It was even popular internationally putting more pressure on the institution of slavery. This gave a big boost to the slavery abolitionists movement among whites, blacks, Christians and the Republican party.
The real Uncle Tom was born Josiah Henson June 15th, 1789 in (Charles County) Rockville, Maryland. He was seperated from his family at 9 years old when his father back-talked a slave owner and was punished with a hundred lashes and had his right ear cut off. Josiah was owned by slave master Isaac Riley. Riley beat a young Josiah unconscious for having a book of grammar. It was forbidden in those days for a slave to learn how to read. But later on Josiah saved money to buy his freedom. To his dismay he was cheated out of his savings and freedom by master Riley. He then escaped to freedom in Kentucky. Soon many that escaped with him were sold and auctioned off. Then in 1850 in the compromise agreement the Democrat slave states were able to get into the legislation the Fugitive Slave Act which made it possible for Marshal's to automatically deputize anyone in free states to help apprehend a runaway slave from a slave state. This was a strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 which covered runaway slaves, who sought freedom in free states. So Josiah Henson and his family of two children and a wife trekked 600 miles on foot from Cincinnati to Canada to freedom. That was the only place where a man could be truly free after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
Josiah started a Black settlement in Ontario, Canada with a multi-racial school which was unheard of at that time. He became a minister, author, educator and abolitionist who helped 100 slaves escape to Canada to freedom. He preached all over the U.S. and Europe, even getting a personal meeting with the Queen of England, Queen Victoria.
Josiah also lead a Black Militant Unit in The Canadian Rebellion of 1837-38. The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada were against The British Crown and political reform.
The southern slave states could not let the positive heroic legend of Uncle Tom stand. His faithful and brave character in the fictitious book who was beaten by Sambo every night until his death had to be diminished, as not to embolden the other slaves to follow in Josiah's cavernous footsteps. So they created the Uncle Tom traveling minstrel show. This depicted Uncle Tom as a dumb, ignorant buffoonish character. This show traveled all over erasing the positive image of Josiah the real Uncle Tom. Remember at this time many still were forbidden to read but everyone could understand a traveling minstrel show. That even made it all the more sinister. Feeding falsehoods to and unsuspecting people. And to this day our people do not know Josiah Henson, the real Uncle Tom, educator, minister, author, abolitionist and goodwill ambassador. Do not let them rewrite history. Do not let them tear down his statue.
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COVID-19, Really?
Are the CDC, local governments or politicians responsible for falsely labeling homicide deaths as COVID-19?
As per the Cedar Rapids Police Department they say the body of Jordan Driver Haynes, was found in a vehicle along I-380 was murdered. The county medical examiners office has identified the body and ruled cause of death a homicide. The circumstances are still under investigation. So if the police find an apparent homicide victim confirmed by the county coroner, how can this person come up on the list as a COVID-19 pandemic victim? This has been happening very often, and has been documented and reported. Family members have relatives die of various illnesses and accidents and then find somewhere that their loved ones death has been listed as COVID-19.
We have to expound on the financial incentives for this fraud. A COVID-19 patient brings $13,000 reimbursement to the hospital from the government. A COVID-19 patient put on a ventilator brings $39,000 from the government. Many hospitals and local governments are running in the red and hemorrhaging funds. In New York City in close to twenty years 16 major hospitals have been closed down. Many blue states are close to insolvency. So the big dollars of the COVID-19 come up may be too sweet for some hospitals and governments to give up. Some doctors have said they have been pressured to label deaths as COVD-19.
So may things about this pandemic situation has not panned out to be what we were sold. The people are skeptical because of prediction after prediction after prediction has been wrong, from the amount of ventilators to the peak of hundreds of thousands dead in a week, to the hospitals being overrun and so on. The so called experts have been, wrong, wrong, wrong. The governors and mayors of blue states seem to relish wielding their draconian dictatorial powers to oppress their loyal subjects unnecessarily. The masses are starting to push back. Now we are having a decline in deaths and infections and an increase in suicides. The tide is starting to turn where the people are saying enough! The virus does not override my constitutional right of freedom to assemble and freedom to practice my religion in my designated house of worship.
The people are saying enough we want our lives back!
SJWs Attack Woman Who Made Native American Feather Art Online
Lauren Jean Welding LLC Facebook page had posted a new artistic addition to her roster of impressive work. Unfortunately, completely lacking all logic and frankly mad that someone who have such a hobby that doesn't include ruining your life or succumbing to our poison pill American culture, the wild pack of SJWs closed in on their target, a woman in Montana who enjoys making Welding Art.
They decided to take their anger out on someone who created a piece of art, giving her bad reviews (currently sitting at 1.2 Stars) & commenting obvious and recycled leftist gibberish.
It's important to note that a woman, Elizabeth Warren specifically, ran a whole Presidential Election without one word from these people. Her entire career was uplifted and guided by the fact she had applied and then apologized for literally lying about being a Native American. The lack of irony is not without mentioning many of these people would never dare question one of their own.
Go support her page and her collection of art from the masses of future cat ladies and men who share their girlfriends!


TRAIN strikes will hit Spain on August 3, as Renfe workers show their dissatisfaction for plans to privatise parts of the network.
Long-distance and AVE trains will be reduced to 75% of their usual service.
The Cercanias in Malaga will also be affected, with 60% of trains running.
Services will resume more usual timetable during peak hours.
On the C-2 line however only half the services will run.
Another strike is planned for September 17.


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Home Entertainment Rian Johnson whodunnit KNIVES OUT gets its first trailer
Rian Johnson whodunnit KNIVES OUT gets its first trailer
The amazing ensemble cast includes Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collete and more
Edward Douglas
Director Rian Johnson is a filmmaker who has been building quite a fanbase ever since his very first film Brick debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. He hasn't exactly been the most prolific filmmaker — his 2012 sci-fi film Looper was a decent hit, while he's made a couple forays into television, most notably directing episodes of Breaking Bad. Johnson's last movie was also his biggest — a little movie called Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
After that franchise installment's relative success , Johnson returns to earlier crime territory of his first two films, Brick and The Brothers Bloom, with Knives Out, a whodunnit crime-comedy with an absolutely jaw-dropping ensemble cast.
The first footage for the movie shown at CinemaCon went over like hotcakes, and now, Lionsgate has released the first trailer, which you can watch below.
The movie revolves around a wealthy family congregating for the birthday of their patriarch (Oscar-winner Christopher Plummer) who turns up dead, gaining the attention of a detective (Get Out's Lakeith Stanfield) to show up and investigate. The amazing cast Johnson has assembled includes Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette and Don Johnson.
Wait, is that not enough cast for you? Okay, then, it also stars Ana de Armas, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Frank Oz and many more, quite a few which you can see in the picture above.
Knives Out will open on November 27, just in time for Thanksgiving family squabbles… just please don't kill anyone in your family…
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Gosh, dunno if I can see a Rian Johnson movie without my childhood being destroyed …
Seriously, I plan to see this.
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