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The new kids' movie, "Peter Rabbit," has come under fire after its release on Feb. 9, not because the silly movie based on Beatrix Potter's classic stories doesn't seem much like the source material, but because it's being accused of taking food allergies too lightly.
There's a scene in the movie in which Peter and his bunny pals pelt blackberries at Mr. McGregor, who has a severe blackberry allergy that is severe enough to require him to administer his EpiPen.
Following the movie's release, the organization Kids with Food Allergies posted a warning about the scene on its Facebook Page, and the Twitter hashtag #boycottpeterrabbit started picking up steam, prompting Sony Pictures to apologize for making light of food allergies.
The outcry over the scene has me, the mother of a child with severe food allergies, feeling conflicted. On the one hand, I'm hesitant to jump on the bandwagon. I've been advocating on behalf of food allergy awareness for the past decade, ever since my daughter's first allergic reaction landed us in the emergency room.
Part of that advocacy is extremely heightened vigilance in the form of questioning ingredients at every family party, class party and birthday party we attend. And because of the need to question everything all the time, I'm already seen as somewhat of a helicopter mom. I just don't like also being seen as a mom who can't take a joke.
On the other hand, I hate that people don't take food allergies seriously enough. Too many people don't think they're real, or think that parents exaggerate their severity. And movies that treat allergic reactions as a punch line just contribute to that problem.
She notes that people already don't seem to understand food allergies.
"People have to acknowledge that this is a real thing," Kovochich said. "We're not making this up."
"Nowadays, when allergies are so prevalent, to make a joke of that is extremely insensitive," Kovochich said. "How scary is that for someone like my child, who has had an allergic reaction and is scared of having one in the future, to have to watch that when he thinks he's going to a movie to be entertained?"
He asks, "Would making a joke about cancer be funny?"
My final conclusion is that it seems to many of us in the food allergy community that Sony Pictures was correct in its apology that the "Peter Rabbit" scene doesn't take allergies seriously.
"Food allergies are very serious," my daughter Alex reiterates. "People might not realize how serious they can be. People won't take them seriously if these jokes continue to happen."


The fund aims to maximise long-term investment growth by investing in a range of offshore opportunities available in global markets around the world.
The Sharenet BCI Global Balanced Fund of Funds is a moderate to aggressive risk profile global portfolio that aims to provide investors with a high long-term total return by way of investing actively across global asset classes. This fund is an FSB regulated unit trust that provides you with convenient access to offshore investments. You can gain access to global markets, the best of breed managers and shares such as Facebook and Apple while protecting against the risk of local politics.
The fund is suitable for investors seeking exposure to foreign equity markets to access a broader opportunity set. Investors seeking exposure to foreign markets and who want to access a broader opportunity set. Who are over-exposed to South African investments and seek to diversify their portfolios into foreign markets.
The fund offers you a combination of the best global managers and very cost-efficient tracker funds and ETF's (exchange traded funds). This allows us to manage the asset allocation using these instruments and at the same time to offer one of the most affordable global funds to our investors. Invest in ZAR but your investment exposure is in foreign currencies like USD, GBP, EUR and YEN. No exchange control or SARB approval required.
The Sharenet team has been managing fund-of-funds for years and have built up a formidable track record. We manage the asset allocation of the fund and place the funds with the best managers in those asset classes.
From as little as R 1 000 you are able to access many international sectors like technology that are underrepresented in the South African market. Alternatively, you can start with a R 25 000 deposit and maintain liquidity, meaning you can make a withdrawal at any time.
Our professional, and experienced team select reputable managers who have shown that they can consistently outperform their benchmarks. Our research has shown that combining managers with different complimentary styles can boost return as well as the stability of the return. We carefully analyse the management styles of the different managers and then use quantitative techniques to determine the optimum combination.


CSUN strives to reduce its own footprint on the environment and to educate its students and the broader campus population on sustainable practices. The campus therefore acts as a living-learning community where students can gain knowledge in sustainability and put that knowledge into practice. Our education plan in sustainability incorporates both informal education, which includes events, signage and employee training, and formal education, which includes an expansion of sustainability offerings in the curriculum. CSUN has a strong record of research and development partnerships between its academic colleges and physical plant management, which include the design and installation of its sustainable energy facilities. The university plans to expand partnerships to provide additional opportunities for students to actively participate in sustainability practices whilst helping the campus achieve its own sustainability goals.
CSUN has been making continuous efforts to engage our campus and community in our sustainability efforts. This can be seen through our website, signage, posters, social media, contests, events, employee development sessions, training's, etc.
CSUN has established several strategies to improve our campus engagement around sustainability both in academics as well as the campus operations. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Administration Section.
Previous Value: CSUN has been making continuous efforts to engage our campus and community in our sustainability efforts. This can be seen through our website, signage, posters, social media, contests, events, employee development sessions, training's, etc.
Explanation: Clarification requested, the additional text has been added: CSUN has established several strategies to improve our campus engagement around sustainability both in academics as well as the campus operations. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Administration Section.
1.	Incorporate the objectives defined for sustainability into established campus, division, and program planning processes.
2.	Improve coordination, infrastructure, data collection and record keeping in support of sustainability efforts.
3.	Utilize sustainability as a branding opportunity, particularly for recruitment.
CSUN has established several strategies to improve our campus public around sustainability. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Administration Section.
Explanation: Clarification requested, additional text has been added: CSUN has established several strategies to improve our campus public around sustainability. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Administration Section.
CSUN has signed the Second Natures (formerly ACUPCC) Climate Commitment. We have submitted our Climate Action Plan to Second Nature as of January 2016 and are planning on achieving climate neutrality by 2040.
CSUN's Sustainability staff will be primarily responsible for tracking progress and updating the CAP.
Energy use is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from the United States, accounting for some 80% of total emissions. Only 10% of electricity generation in the U.S. is from renewable sources, and only 7% of total energy used comes from renewables. Electricity distributed by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to the campus is generated primarily from coal (39%) and natural gas (24%). Extraction of these natural resources has significant environmental impacts, and the combustion of them causes pollution. Reduction in the use of fossil fuels is a core component of CSUN's commitment to sustainability. This reduction can be achieved in three ways – by conservation, efficiency, and use of renewables. The first two of these result in cost savings to the campus, and the third can also pay off economically over the long term.
CSUN has developed a Climate Action Plan as well as a Strategic Energy Management Plan that both have sections that focus on our making our campus buildings more efficient. These plans can be found on CSUN's Sustainability website.
Previous Value: Energy use is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions from the United States, accounting for some 80% of total emissions. Only 10% of electricity generation in the U.S. is from renewable sources, and only 7% of total energy used comes from renewables. Electricity distributed by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to the campus is generated primarily from coal (39%) and natural gas (24%). Extraction of these natural resources has significant environmental impacts, and the combustion of them causes pollution. Reduction in the use of fossil fuels is a core component of CSUN's commitment to sustainability. This reduction can be achieved in three ways – by conservation, efficiency, and use of renewables. The first two of these result in cost savings to the campus, and the third can also pay off economically over the long term.
Explanation: Revision requested, additional text has been added to support this credit: CSUN has developed a Climate Action Plan as well as a Strategic Energy Management Plan that both have sections that focus on our making our campus buildings more efficient. These plans can be found on CSUN's Sustainability website.
Facilities Planning, Design and Construction is responsible for new construction. Physical Plant Management is responsible for monitoring and reducing our campus' energy consumption.
CSUN's goal is to provide sustainable food choices that are healthy and delicious in its on campus food service locations. There are six University Corporation (TUC)-run food service locations (The Marketplace, The Arbor Grill, Geronimo's, The Orange Grove, The Pub, and the Campus to Go delivery service), five convenience stores (The Edge, The Arbor Grill Convenience Store, West Side Store, La Tienda, and Mercantile Exchange), six Freudian Sip coffee shop locations, and three franchised food service outlets (Burger King, Juice it Up, and Subway). The food service outlets offer a wide variety of food that are delivered in many forms and offer a wide range of possibilities to pursue more sustainable food choices.
CSUN has established 10 main strategies to move our Dining Services towards a more sustainable operations. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Dining Services Section.
Previous Value: CSUN's goal is to provide sustainable food choices that are healthy and delicious in its on campus food service locations. There are six University Corporation (TUC)-run food service locations (The Marketplace, The Arbor Grill, Geronimo's, The Orange Grove, The Pub, and the Campus to Go delivery service), five convenience stores (The Edge, The Arbor Grill Convenience Store, West Side Store, La Tienda, and Mercantile Exchange), six Freudian Sip coffee shop locations, and three franchised food service outlets (Burger King, Juice it Up, and Subway). The food service outlets offer a wide variety of food that are delivered in many forms and offer a wide range of possibilities to pursue more sustainable food choices.
Explanation: There was a clarification requested. The following additional text has been added: CSUN has established 10 main strategies to move our Dining Services towards a more sustainable operations. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Dining Services Section.
3.	Provide nutrition and sustainability information for foods from campus food services.
CSUN has developed a Climate Action Plan as well as a Strategic Energy Management Plan that both have sections that focus on our making our campus more energy efficient. These plans can be found on CSUN's Sustainability website.
Explanation: Revision requested, additional text has been added: CSUN has developed a Climate Action Plan as well as a Strategic Energy Management Plan that both have sections that focus on our making our campus more energy efficient. These plans can be found on CSUN's Sustainability website.
"All CSU campuses will pursue water resource conservation to reduce water consumption by 10 percent by 2016, and 20 percent by 2020 including such steps to develop sustainable landscaping, install controls to optimize irrigation water use, reduce water usage in restrooms and showers, and promote the use of reclaimed/recycled water. In the event of a declaration of drought, the CSU will cooperate with the state, city, and county governments to the greatest extent possible to reduce water use. (78-; 88-Adopt; 01-No Change; 04-No Change; 14-Revise)"
The University has completed a Water Action Plan that will be used to help reduce water consumption on campus and meet the mandated goals. CSUN has made tremendous efforts to conserve water over the past couple of years. Recently, some of the most impactful projects are stemming from our Grounds Department. Our main focus areas have been to remove turf and replant with native drought tolerant vegetation, upgrade our irrigation system, pilot new water conservation technologies.
Facilities Planning, Design and Construction as well as Physical Plant Management.
CSU Northridge spends a substantial amount of money on goods each year as part of its everyday operations including almost $1 million a year in office supplies alone. This purchasing power can be utilized to help build a sustainable economy when the triple bottom line is considered with each purchase made. CSUN seeks to reduce the significant impacts of its consumption by reducing the amount of total products purchased and increasing sustainable products purchased.
CSUN has established several main strategies to shift our purchasing habits towards more sustainable products and vendors. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Purchasing Section.
Previous Value: CSU Northridge spends a substantial amount of money on goods each year as part of its everyday operations including almost $1 million a year in office supplies alone. This purchasing power can be utilized to help build a sustainable economy when the triple bottom line is considered with each purchase made. CSUN seeks to reduce the significant impacts of its consumption by reducing the amount of total products purchased and increasing sustainable products purchased.
Explanation: Revision requested, additional text has been added: CSUN has established several main strategies to shift our purchasing habits towards more sustainable products and vendors. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Purchasing Section.
Purchasing and Consumption Working Group and CSUN's Purchasing Department.
In addition to the CSU Sustainability Policy, there are extensive plans for Transportation outlined in CSUN's Climate Action Plan.
Transportation Working Group and CSUN's Parking and Transportation Department.
Eduction of CSUN's waste is necessary to conserve valuable natural resources, reduce environmental pollution and reduce negative social impacts. As landfills fill up it is imperative that CSUN implement strategies to significantly reduce the volume of its waste. Reductions will ultimately result in a positive economic gain for the campus once procedures are in place.
CSUN has established several main strategies to shift help reduce waste and increase our diversion rate. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Waste and Materials Management Section.
Previous Value: Reduction of CSUN's waste is necessary to conserve valuable natural resources, reduce environmental pollution and reduce negative social impacts. As landfills fill up it is imperative that CSUN implement strategies to significantly reduce the volume of its waste. Reductions will ultimately result in a positive economic gain for the campus once procedures are in place.
Explanation: Revision requested, additional text has been added. CSUN has established several main strategies to shift help reduce waste and increase our diversion rate. These strategies can be found in the CSUN Sustainability Plan under the Waste and Materials Management Section.
Waste and Materials Management Working Group, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction as well as Physical Plant Management.
CSUN is located in a region that is characterized by an insufficient supply of local water to serve its population.
CSUN's commitment is to be a good steward of water resources, and to conserve wherever we can.
CSUN has several strategies outlined in both our Sustainability Plan as well as our campus Water Action Plan that will help us reduce and conserve water.
Previous Value: CSUN is located in a region that is characterized by an insufficient supply of local water to serve its population. This problem was noted in the 1920s when the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was established and will be increasingly evident as more and more demands are placed on water resources. The problem of inadequate local supply has been addressed by accessing water from the northern parts of the State and the Colorado River, but it appears inevitable that these sources will cease to be as effective in future in light of continued population growth and the effects of global warming. Though comparatively the price of water is not as high as that of energy, water is a scarce and vital resource. The price of water is expected to increase in the next decade and beyond as larger populations increase the demand for this resource. Additionally, extracting, transporting and heating water require large amounts of energy, so being water wise also reduces our consumption of energy. CSUN's commitment is to be a good steward of water resources, and to conserve wherever we can.
Explanation: Revision requested, additional text has been added: CSUN has several strategies outlined in both our Sustainability Plan as well as our campus Water Action Plan that will help us reduce and conserve water.
Water Working Group, Facilities Planning, Design and Construction as well as Physical Plant Management.
he statement may be found here: http://www.iigcc.org/publications/publication/2014-global-investor-statement-on-climate-change.
A focus on sustainability achieves cost savings, represents responsible stewardship of the university's physical resources, and prepares knowledgeable graduates who will also be leaders and stewards of the earth's resources. California State University, Northridge is already a leader with sustainable buildings, efficient practices, reduced energy and water usage, and the generation and use of alternative energy. Further, the university's focus on sustainability promotes educational experiences for students.
Consider and implement as appropriate recommendations of the campus sustainability plan draft submitted by the Institute for Sustainability, including enhanced curricular offerings.
Continue to advance sustainable and green practices with regard to facilities design and utilization, facilities and grounds maintenance, and business processes, thereby reducing waste and energy consumption.
Continue to move paper-based processes online.


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Armchair Fiction ATOM CURTAIN, THE & THE WARLOCK OF SHARRADOR
Armchair Fiction presents extra large editions of classic science fiction double novels. The first novel is Nick Boddie Williams' "The Atom Curtain." He broke the barrier to a continent in exile. For two hundred and seventy years America had been totally cut off from the rest of the world by an impenetrable wall of raging atomic fury. To the frightened countries of the Old World, what had once been the greatest of all powers was now the most fearful of all mysteries. No man ached to know what lay behind that frightful barrier more than Emmett O'Hara, restless air-sentinel of the International Patrol—whose American ancestors had been stranded in Britain the day the Atom Curtain was raised. Then, on December 20, in the year 2230, while on routine patrol, O'Hara did the impossible. He broke through the barrier—and lived! But the full story of O'Hara's discoveries and adventures in Atomic America is so utterly breath-taking that readers are sure to rate it a classic of modern science-fiction. The second novel is "The Warlock of Sharrador" by well-known sci-fi author and famed comic book editor, Gardner F. Fox. For unremembered eons the god had slept. For a million years it had quested through the star worlds of its dreams, until it lived only as a faint legend in the race memories of mankind. But now the time had come for man to recall its name, and to worship it once again. Noorlythin arose and went out into the world of men—with his robot minions. The High Mor wanted all Earthers dead…including Kael McCanahan's father and the rest of their crew. With the flame-tressed Flaith, McCanahan fled through filthy sewers and the dusty desert—only to be confronted by Noorlythin! But McCanahan's father left him a valuable legacy…the means to destroy Noorlythin, and his minions once and for all. If only McCanahan could keep it away from his enemies, and rescue the lovely Flaith…
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Stedelijk Museum Schiedam is a municipal museum for modern art and owns a fine collection of works by artists such as Karel Appel, Lucebert, Constant and Corneille. MVRDV recently transformed this impressive museum in The Netherlands into an appealing space for displaying art as well as for relaxation. The focal point of the project is a neoclassical Giudici chapel, which until recently stood neglected. The transformation unites all the demanded programme in a series of large book shelves, which contain the reception desk, wardrobe, the museum store, the cafe counter and various spaces for displaying art.


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When you get the opportunity to visit a campus you're potentially interested in, take full advantage of the time you have there.
Whether you're an aspiring college athlete or not, one of the most effective parts of the college application process is visiting a campus. It's the best way to find out if you like or don't like a campus and why.
Every college admissions office puts together a laundry list of visit opportunities for prospective students on a yearly basis, but there is an extra wrinkle for prospective student-athletes. That comes in the form of official and unofficial visits. While everyone understands that one is official and the other isn't, what are the differences and how do they apply to those impacted?
Official visits are any trips to college campuses by a prospective student-athlete that's paid for by the college they're visiting.
Official Visit vs. Unofficial Visit
Unofficial visits are completely paid for by the prospective student-athlete or their family.
The benefit of official visits is that they allow a college to really "wine and dine" a recruit. When hosting someone for an official visit, college programs can pay for the transportation needed by the recruit to get to and from campus, their housing and three meals per day for both the athlete and a parent. Colleges can also include tickets to a home sports event.
There is no flexibility for college athletic programs to pay for anything when it comes to an unofficial visit, but they're still able to reserve tickets for the recruit and their family to a home sports event.
As one can imagine, the NCAA enforces some regulations on official visits. At the Division I and II level, student-athletes are allowed just one official visit per school, and five total. So if you find yourself being asked to go on several official visits, you need to be thoughtful of how you spend them.
There is no limit at Division III or NAIA schools with regard to total official visits made by a recruit, but they can only make one visit per school. If you're taking unofficial visits, though, recruits and/or their families can visit as many colleges as many times as they want.
What Doesn't Change
The big, overarching concept that's the same between both official and unofficial visits is how one evaluates the school itself. Don't forget, it's important to like more things about a school than solely the athletics program. Asking yourself the same questions regardless of what type of visit you're on is crucial to making an informed decision when the time comes.
How are the dorms?
Is the food any good? Hey, this is important! You have to eat least three times a day for four years, ya know.
What are the academic buildings like? Are you a fan of the campus layout? What about the surrounding area? Would you be excited to attend this school even if sports weren't a factor?
Don't forget about academics. What majors, advising programs, and internship opportunities are available? What resources are available to help you succeed?
This is just the start. Head over to the bookstore, ask current students (both athletes and non-athletes) as many questions as you can, and try to research any unanswered questions after you get home.
A Secret Tip: Act Natural
Here's the thing—you'll probably feel like a high school student during these visits. That's OK because, well, you are a high school student. But I have a secret to tell you: as long as you're not walking around with your parents or a bunch of other recruits and aren't on an official tour of the campus, you'll look just like just all the other college students there. It's true. Nobody will know the difference.
This is an awesome opportunity to wander around campus by yourself and get a sense of what your experience as a student could be like.
You might be thinking, "But that's weird! I don't want to do that!" I get it—I would've thought the same thing as a high school junior or senior. However, you're going to have to do this for real (like meet other students and speak to campus administration) sooner than you think, so there's no better time than now to give it a try.
When you go on official visits or do admissions-sponsored tours/programs, you're going to see the best and most wonderful things about that school. That's literally their job. There are plenty of awesome colleges out there, but no place is all sunshine and rainbows. Exploring the campus by yourself is an opportunity to get a sense of what potential downfalls there are, and it'll give you a chance to decide whether any of them are deal-breakers or not.
See if people hold doors open for you. Are students walking around campus with a smile on their face? If you get something to eat in the cafeteria, can you sit down with a random person to eat without feeling like an outcast? Is it easy to set up a meeting with the dean of students? Whether your experiences are positive or negative, it's a decent indicator of what your experience at that college/university could be like.
Visits are an integral part of the college admissions process, regardless of whether you're a recruited athlete or not. When you get the opportunity to visit a campus you're potentially interested in, take full advantage of the time you have there.
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The Digital Blackness conference contributes and builds on a conversation that began within universities in the US in 2016, but orientates the debate from a Black-British perspective – centring the local context of UK communities, researchers, activists and artists; asking how the digital reshapes the meaning, performance, representation, and reception of Blackness in Britain as part of the wider on-going transnational digital exchange and negotiation.
Please include your name, contact details and institutional affiliation if applicable, and attach your abstract as a Word document to the email. Deadline for abstracts is 20 March 2017.
Organisers intend to publish selected papers as part of a journal special issue.
Further information on the conference website.


The WINNER of 3 Lemon Shortbread digi stamps happens to be chosen TOP THREE as well!
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We are currently seeking a Licensed Psychologist (Part Time or Full Time opportunities available) to join us in our Training Department which provides formal training opportunities for master-level, doctoral-level, and post doctoral-level graduate students in Psychology, Social Work, and Marriage and Family Therapy programs. Our year-long psychology internship is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
The Licensed Psychologist will serve as a primary Supervisor for post-docs, interns, and trainees.
Provides individual and group supervision to post-doctoral, doctoral psychology and/or masters-level interns/trainees.
Supervises any of the following direct service experiences: assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, and group treatment.
Provides 24-hour availability and crisis intervention to supervisees on an as-needed basis.
Reviews and approves clinical documentation and contributes to formal written evaluations.
Participates in monthly seminars and training department meetings in the APA-accredited doctoral internship.
A doctoral degree (either Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in clinical, counseling or school psychology from an APA-accredited graduate program and an APA-accredited internship.
California licensure eligible with the ability to supervise post docs, interns, and unlicensed professionals in the state of California.
At least two years of supervisory experience preferred.
Expertise in the area of child/adolescent psychology.
Dedication to Community Mental Health.
Must be available to work 16 hours per week, at a minimum, and attend seminars/meetings on Wednesdays two times per month.
Psychologists with bilingual Spanish speaking skills and/or from a diverse background are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Vilho Ylönen, né le  à Hankasalmi et mort le  à Konnevesi, est un tireur sportif finlandais.

Biographie
Soldat dans l'armée de l'air finlandaise, il fait sa première apparition olympique en 1948, où il participe à la patrouille militaire, se classant deuxième. Il est deux fois médaillé olympique de tir en 1952 (carabine  trois positions) et 1956 carabine  trois positions et participant des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1960 et 1964. Il remporte aussi quatre titres mondiaux de 1949 à 1958, un titre européen en 1955 et 44 titres nationaux.
Il est aussi actif en biathlon.

Palmarès

Jeux olympiques
 1952 à Helsinki
  Médaille d'argent en carabine  trois positions
 1956 à Melbourne
  Médaille de bronze en carabine  trois positions

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Tireur sportif finlandais
Biathlète finlandais
Tireur aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1952
Tireur aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1956
Naissance en mai 1918
Naissance à Konnevesi
Décès en mars 2000
Décès à 81 ans
Médaillé d'argent olympique finlandais
Médaillé de bronze olympique finlandais

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Die Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin 1988 fanden vom 12. Februar bis zum 23. Februar 1988 statt.

Der deutsche Musicalfilm Linie 1 von Reinhard Hauff eröffnete die Berlinale. Probleme gab es bei der Besetzung des Jury-Präsidenten. Gert Fröbe hatte bereits seine Zusage gegeben, musste aber kurzfristig krankheitsbedingt absagen. Moritz de Hadeln berief daraufhin den italienischen Filmkritiker Guglielmo Biraghi zum Jury-Präsidenten.

Wettbewerb

Im Wettbewerb waren folgende Filme zu sehen:

Internationale Jury

Die internationale Jury bestand aus folgenden Mitgliedern: Guglielmo Biraghi (Italien), Ellen Burstyn (USA), Heiner Carow (DDR), Eberhard Junkersdorf (Deutschland), Tom Luddy (USA), Heinz Rathsack (Deutschland), Daniel Schmid (Schweiz), Andrei Smirnow (UdSSR), Tilda Swinton (Großbritannien), Anna-Lena Wibom (Schweden) und Pavlos Zannas (Griechenland).

Preisträger

Die Jury wählte aus dem Wettbewerbsprogramm folgende Preisträger aus:

 Goldener Bär: Rotes Kornfeld von Zhang Yimou
 Silberne Bären:
 Die Kommissarin (Spezialpreis der Jury)
 Norman Jewison (beste Regie)
 Holly Hunter (beste Darstellerin – Nachrichtenfieber)
 Manfred Möck und Jörg Pose (beste Schauspieler – Einer trage des anderen Last)
 Janusz Zaorski (herausragende Einzelleistung – Drehbuch und Regie)

Einen Goldenen Ehrenbären für sein Lebenswerk erhielt Alec Guinness.

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 Preis der Kinderjury (Kinderfilmfest): Hasenherz von Gunter Friedrich
 Teddy Award: The Last of England von Derek Jarman (Spielfilm), Die Wiese der Sachen von Heinz Emigholz (Dokumentarfilm), Tilda Swinton (Jurypreis)
 FIPRESCI-Preis (Wettbewerb): Die Kommissarin von Alexander Askoldow
 FIPRESCI-Preis (Forum): Dani, Michi, Renato & Max von Richard Dindo
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Lin Chase: Women in Technology from Pittsburgh to India
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews Lin Chase, current director of research and development for technology at Accenture in Bangalore, India. Chase has a bachelor's degree in physics, and a PhD in computer science-robotics. After finishing her undergraduate degree the 1980s, she worked in Pittsburgh's fledgling high-tech industry, better known for steel production and heavy industry:
At the time, I felt like I was really on target with how these technologies could be used; and I was really, really good at building relationships in the companies.
But I didn't think I was being taken seriously in certain situations because of both being young and being female.
A lot of the industries we were looking at were capital intensive: automotive, rail transport and the military. ... And these, traditionally, are not great industries for young women to take on. So I just decided I was really interested in getting a Ph.D. and furthering that kind of intellectual experience. And I really wanted some time to get some gray hairs and be older.
She went on to get her Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon, and worked in the tech industry in Paris, London and Silicon Valley. Today, working in India, she says that "being a Westerner trumps being female," but she sees that the women who succeed in India are ones who "don't have personal full-time responsibilities at home."
There is a small handful of women I know [in India] at work in their 20s or early 30s who are very, very devoted to their work, and I'm very sorry to say most of them are divorced.
I make a big effort to bring women on to my team. I go to great lengths to make sure they understand, and everyone on my team understands, that anyone who has elder care or child care responsibilities at home gets special treatment in terms of hours they need to work, whether or not I can pay for their Internet access at home, and whether they can have a laptop to take home. I don't say specifically it's the women who get this. I say anyone with elder care or child care responsibilities. It's not really about being male or female. It's really about work-life balance.
Do tech companies here in the U.S. made the same kind of effort? I would hope so.
You can listen to audio excerpts of the Post-Gazette's conversation with Chase:
Women in management roles in India
Acceptance as a female manager
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As I think we all know, I have some obsessive tendencies when it comes to cooking. When I get into cooking or eating something, I get REALLY into it, and I have been known, occasionally, every so often, to go a tiny bit overboard. Most recently, I double-whammied and obsessed over chocolate chip cookies and true crime.
My (most recent) deep dive into true crime got started with a crash course on the podcast My Favorite Murder. If you're not familiar and even the tiniest bit into true crime, run, don't walk. I know I'm a little late to the game here, but trust me, this is definitely a case of the better late than never. But alas, this blog isn't about podcasts, it's about books, and so, with MFM playing in my ears, I turned to my bookshelves for a true crime novel I had yet to read.
I found it in Six Four, which won the Best Japanese Crime Fiction of the Year in 2003. While I thought it leaned a little more towards a political drama than crime fiction, it satisfied my craving for a gritty police novel with mystery, intrigue, and, yes, crime. I'm betting it'll someday become an HBO mini-series starring lots of cigarettes. You heard it here first.
Simultaneously, I was also on the quest for the ultimate chocolate chip cookie recipe. And, with the help of my co-workers, who patiently taste-tested and gave feedback during my last week at work, I found it. This is a recipe worth memorizing, if I do say so myself.
If you read that last paragraph carefully, you'll notice that I managed to sneak in a life update: I am officially two weeks into a brand new position about which I'm really excited. As of late July, I'm the Director of Admissions and Community Outreach at the GCE Lab School in Lincoln Park, Chicago. It's been a wild transition, which I'll use as a great excuse for not having posted in a while, and I'm just really, really pumped to be a part of this great new community of learners. If you're in Chicago, or know someone who is, get in touch and let me talk your ear off about this amazing school.
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The best, hands-down, no contest.
I'm big on chocolate chip cookies. Huge, soft, over-chipped, warm, and salty. That's the cookie for me. After taste-testing a few different recipes and versions with people who were kind enough to eat a bunch of cookies for the sake of science, here's the definitive best chocolate chip cookie ever.
Preheat the oven to 350 and get your cookie sheets ready. I personally don't line them, but that's more of a me being lazy kind of deal. You do you.
Brown the butter: put the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir frequently, then stop when it begins to rapidly bubble and brown. Remove from heat when it's the color of caramel. Set aside to cool. Wow, what a waste of time, you say. What kind of crazy person would do this? You would. Because it's a part of making the best cookie ever.
In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, and sea salt. Mix, then set aside.
In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or using a hand mixer , combine the cooled butter and sugars. Beat for about three to five minutes, until light and fluffy. Yes, I time it. No, I don't feel weird about this.
Add the vanilla and the eggs. Beat for another three minutes.
Slowly add the flour mixture to the mixer while on low speed, then mix in the chocolate chips and candy, if applicable, by hand.
Using an ice cream scooper for enormo cookies and a cookie scooper for regular sized cookies, scoop the cookies onto your waiting cookie sheets, then top with a few flakes of the finishing salt.
Bake for between 10-12 minutes, until golden brown.
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Plot: A father haunted both by the disappearance of his own daughter and by a yet-unsolved kidnapping case he worked over a decade ago navigates his role in the local police force and another active kidnapping case.
Thoughts: I thought this novel was brilliantly written, and I immensely enjoyed reading it. What I had trouble with, however, was its branding as a true crime novel. Because it is not a true crime novel. It is a novel that breathtakingly unfolds a painstaking drama in a local police department. It was hard for me to separate the expectations that I had for the book from the actual experience.
All that yammering aside, I did enjoy reading it. Six Four was different than anything I've ever read, and I really enjoyed how deeply emotional the story got. It was evocative, poetic, and visceral. Give it a read only if you've got the time (and emotional capacity) to read a 500 page book like that.
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Clinton added that the last thing we need to do is "[go] after American Muslims" in our fight against terrorism.
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"Losing Ourselves in Hong Kong"
Hong Kong, China - April 15, 2009 to April 19, 2009
Hong Kong from Victoria Peak
15-April 2009 to 19-April 2009: …Afterwards, we headed for the cable car and made the scenic nearly half-hour ride. The clouds looked dark and threatening, but they hadn't delivered any precipitation. However, the winds were howling and that made the cable car ride a bit scary as we were swaying in it.
Day 0: ALREADY IN IMPROVISATION MODE
Day 1: BUSY DAY IN HONG KONG
Day 2: FINDING OUR WAY ON OUR OWN
Day 3: LAST BIT OF HONG KONG
Since our flight wasn't until about midnight tonight, both Julie and I wanted to take the whole day to wrap up packing and getting ready for our marathon two-month trip to China and Japan.
Imagine our unpleasant shock when our newly bought Asus mobile laptop (to replace our old Dell laptop which had a broken soundcard and limited hard drive space) started to act funny and even ask us if we wanted to format the C: drive!
Keep in mind that we had already loaded our Mapsource Japan software along with other important things like MS Office, McAfee, and more.
So when the reality had sunk in that the hard drive was somehow dead (after less than a week of use), our relaxed day of getting ready all of the sudden turned into a mad scramble to get a replacement laptop, load all the necessary software, and still wrap up the packing and preparation duties.
Julie wasted no time in returning the defective product to Amazon . Shortly thereafter, she headed out to Best Buy in search of a suitable replacement at the last minute.
Meanwhile, I was still trying to wrap up all the preparation work on the main computer so I could eventually transfer all my research files to the new laptop. But that was when I learned that the network also stopped working!
I suspected it was McAfee hijacking the machine again (even though their Firewall was disabled). Eventually, the problem was resolved but only after bugging tech support.
Next, I checked on the car and learned that the hydraulic that is supposed to hold up the hood was stuck!
It just seemed like everything I touched was breaking today.
Anyways, after nearly 12 hours of scrambling to get the replacement laptop, loading software, fixing the network, finish packing, finish preparations, and calling all the credit cards for travel notifications, we finally managed to get it all together and get on with the trip.
Even when I made a brief stop at work to get my out-of-office assistance up, I was greeted with the blue screen of death.
Indeed, it was just one of those days…
The drama that took place on the day of flying out of Los Angeles did have a silver lining…
It was that I was tired and managed to sleep for 10 hours of the 14-hour flight to Hong Kong. Thus, the flight went along uneventfully and arrived at the very early time of 5:30am.
When we landed in the Hong Kong airport, we collected our bags, took a very convenient Airport Express train for 24 minutes into downtown (now why can't a place like LA overcome all the special interests and corruption and get a system like this?), and finally took a taxi to our hotel at the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel in downtown Hong Kong.
Fortunately, the hotel let us get a room early as it was still about 7:45am. That relieved us as we wouldn't worry about lugging our leavy luggage everywhere we went on this leg of the trip.
Julie's auntie actually called the hotel at around the same time we arrived. So within 20 minutes, she ultimately met up with us at the hotel and then proceeded to take us around (essentially acting as our tour guide).
First up was a local dim sum place. Julie and I had always wanted to try an authentic Hong Kong dim sum and now was the time. It was only around the corner from our hotel, and I wasn't sure if Julie's auntie was familiar with this place or not, or if she just knew about this place by name.
Nonetheless even on a weekday at 8am, this place was busy. We had trouble finding a seat and we ultimately shared a table with a stranger. After eating on our side of the table while the stranger was still reading his newspaper, eventually he left as he was apparently already done eating. That left us with the table, and it felt like a normal dining experience afterwards.
After the delicious dim sum, Julie's auntie hailed a cab and after a few minutes in the heavy traffic, we stopped at what would turn out to be the way to Victoria Peak.
Once past the ticket booth, Julie's auntie handed us some prepaid Octobus cards, which apparently had enough in there to handle all of our public transportation needs throughout the Hong Kong leg of the trip. So we swiped our cards to get past the turnstiles and make it just in time for the next tram up to the summit.
As the tram proceeded to move uphill on the tracks, I had gotten the sense that this hill was quite steep. Yet the higher up we went, the steeper the ascent became. I swore we were close to a 45 degree angle, which is fairly difficult to walk up let alone tram up. It was impressive to say the least, but it was certainly no place for a brake failure or any sort of malfunction.
Eventually by 9:30am, we got to the end of the short tram ride and proceeded to walk around the already crowded and busy area shopping area immediately thereafter. Apparently the escalators to go further up weren't open yet so we walked onto some walkways that led to other outdoor overlooks.
We could already see right away that the overlooks provided impressive top down views of Hong Kong and Kowloon. We took numerous photographs from these various lookouts despite the many people that were already here. I could only imagine how much crazier it'd get later on in the day.
Although the view of Hong Kong was breathtaking, the haze (we suspect from pollution) did take a little away from the gorgeous view. Still, the weather was fine and the views were expansive.
On the other side of the lookouts was a quieter harbor featuring power plants and some offshore tankers. I guess compared to the frontal views of the skyscrapers of the city, it's no wonder why it was quieter on the back side.
Eventually we lingered long enough at the lower overlooks for the escalator to the rooftop to be open. It required additional paid admission to get up here so it wasn't as crowded up there. But the views weren't all that different than the lower overlooks, I thought.
At around 11am, we walked towards a bus stop and eventually got on and headed towards Stanley Harbor. We passed through a fairly atmospheric arcade before we ultimately were on the waterfront that we believed to be Stanley Harbor.
There, we spent a few more minutes walking around as the sun definitively broke out and caused us to sweat. It was pretty much random meandering on the boardwalks here (flanked by concrete barricades).
It was fairly clear that these touristed parts so far were primarily for foreigners as we could tell by the types of goods being hawked and the various non-Chinese restaurants. But with the plethora of boats all over the harbor, it made for an interesting photo op.
It didn't take too long before we got the flavor of this place and boarded another local bus that ultimately took us to Kowloon (Cantonese for "9 Dragons") after what seemed like a couple of hours.
Once here (it was past 1:30pm at this point), we stopped by a pretty good lunch place serving soup dumplings and pulled noodles. Then, we walked around the Avenue of the Stars while getting pretty cool views across the harbor back towards Hong Kong.
It was on the Avenue of the Stars that we did some star searching (literally) for Cantonese movie stars we were familiar with like Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, and Li Xiaolong (better known as Bruce Lee). There was also Michelle Yeoh and others whose names slipped my mind.
I don't recall how far we went along this Avenue of the Stars, but it felt like we went quite a ways. But then auntie took us away from the harbor and deeper into Kowloon, which was scruffier and less polished. Apparently, we were going to visit some other of Julie's relatives.
This was when Julie exclaimed, "So this is where the real Hong Kong is." It was an interesting comment since everything we had done on this busy day took place at touristed spots.
But this place had the narrow streets flanked by tall high rises and big neon Chinese signs with lots of people (mainly locals) and taxis moving about. It lacked the glitz and glamour of the more expensive parts of town, but it had character in its own right.
Ultimately, we arrived at Julie's auntie's apartment where we said hi to auntie's 90-year-old mother as well as other relatives cohabitating.
Julie's auntie was really going out of her way to make sure we were being taken care of. She insisted on treating us for all the food (the dim sum brekkie plus the lunch). Julie and I were wondering if we could somehow repay the favor for dinner, but I knew that it was going to be a fight to pay the next restaurant tab.
Next up, we then walked through some street markets between Julie's auntie's apartment and the place we were going to have dinner (as we were headed there). The street market was atmospheric as there were heaps of vendors all crowded on a particular street flanked by high rises.
With the crowds all about, I definitely had to keep an eye out for pickpockets. But other than that, it was a pretty neat experience to go through this. Though we were definitely in no mood to buy anything (no luggage space plus didn't feel like buying cheaply-made knock offs).
The dinner place that Julie's auntie took us to served up some more pretty decent stuff, and we were beginning to realize that Julie's auntie was treating us too well. She wouldn't even take no for an answer when we insisted that we had eaten enough and then she went on to order additional plates of stuff. We seriously needed to walk this stuff off.
Then when it came time to pay the restaurant tab, as expected, we fought to pay for the restaurant bill, but ultimately Julie's auntie won that one too. The best we could muster up was to treat her and her daughter the next time they come back to the States for a visit.
At this point in the day, I think jetlag was starting to creep up on us. It hit Julie particularly hard but even I was starting to feel some of the effects. Nonetheless, we still seized the moment and kept going with the touring not knowing what tomorrow would bring (especially with the weather).
The nightcap was spent walking back to the Avenue of the Stars area where we saw the gorgeous skyline across the harbor at night. It was too bad I didn't have a tripod and the winds kind of made it difficult to hold still for such shots. But at least the wind kept it fairly cool and managed to keep the humidity at bay (come to think of it, the whole day wasn't humid at all).
After a ferry back across the harbor towards downtown Hong Kong, we took a taxi back to our hotel. Julie was severely jet lagged at this point and couldn't wait to crash.
We arranged with Julie's auntie that we'd return to Kowloon on our own tomorrow. At some point, we had to figure out some things for ourselves to get better oriented and acquainted with the city. Experience is the best teacher, right?
So the saga continues…
With all the stuff we managed to do yesterday even as jetlagged as we were, today we expected to have a more laid back day in the city while seeing more of Julie's relatives (some of which haven't been seen for over a decade or more).
But first up was a visit to the Big Buddha at Tian Tan in Lantau not far from the Hong Kong airport.
The weather today was cloudy. It was a far cry from the great weather we had yesterday. And we were glad we fought through the jetlag in yesterday's good weather to do most of the sightseeing. Because who knows whether Victoria Peak would've been clouded over had we given into our jetlag and put it off for today?
Julie and I took the Metro on our own and met up with her auntie at 8am. It actually wasn't too difficult at all finding our way through the subway. And besides tepidly finding the subway stop near our hotel in the first place, this part of the morning went pretty uneventfully (except for one guy who ran into me and bounced backwards thinking I should've gotten out of the way somehow).
Auntie told us about the uncertainty of the weather situation regarding the cable car to get to the Tian Tan, but we pushed forward anyways after she had one of the Metro clerks call and see whether the cable car would be running at the Buddha site.
After spending the next hour riding the train all the way to the last stop on the Orange Line, we stopped by a nearby restaurant at 9am (pretty close to the cable car area) and had ourselves another dim sum brekkie.
Again, we stuffed ourselves and really resisted Julie's auntie trying to feed us more dishes. Afterwards, we headed for the cable car and made the scenic nearly half-hour ride.
The clouds looked dark and threatening, but they hadn't delivered any precipitation. However, the winds were howling and that made the cable car ride a bit scary as we were swaying in it.
Normally long cable car rides would be enjoyable and relaxing, but with the swaying of the cable cars and the howling of the winds whistling through the crevaces in the cable car, Julie and I looked at each other hoping that nothing bad would happen.
As we went from one pylon to the next, we eventually started to see the Big Buddha against the haze in the distance. That gave us some hope that the drama would be coming to an end soon.
We were actually a little relieved once we were off the cable car and proceeded to walk through the Ngong Ping Village towards the Big Buddha. That was when Julie's auntie told us that one of the cable cars fell shortly after it was opened not too long ago. No one died because the cable car was empty, but we appreciated her restraint in not telling us the story while we were on the cable car swaying in the howling winds.
It was quite a bit of a walk even past the Ngong Ping Village to get to the base of the Big Buddha. Walking through the village felt like Disneyland in the sense that they always put shops at the ride exit, but in this case, you're forced to walk through this village of shops and people trying to talk you in at the end of the cable car ride. Beyond that, we could see there was a lot of construction going on, and you had to walk between fences with covers on them to keep you from seeing behind them.
After turning a corner and then paying for admission, we passed through a turnstile and proceeded to walk up stairs with the Big Buddha looming above it with one hand up.
Once at the base of the Buddha, we walked a loop around the big statue trying to figure out ways to take photos of it. Clearly it was big and it was difficult to try to fit it in the photo in a meaningful way. So I was using some of the smaller statues in offering position towards the Big Buddha himself.
After getting our fill of the buddha attraction, we headed back down the steps and proceeded to wait for a bus. That bus would take us back to the Metro station. We opted not to go for the cable car ride back, and we were glad we didn't as we had noticed the transport was momentarily stopped and some of the cable car pylons were completely shrouded in dark clouds and heavy winds.
The nearly hour-long ride back in twisty mountain roads was a bit scary as the bus driver seemed to go awfully fast. Every time he made turns, I could feel my butt sliding back and forth on the seat.
Mercifully, we did return to the Metro in one piece at 11:45am. We took the subway ride back to Hong Kong and Julie's auntie returned home on one of the stops along the way. Once we got into downtown Hong Kong, we decided to risk getting lost trying to soak in the essence of the city while walking around the downtown area on the way back to our hotel.
Sure we could've stopped at the very last stop, but we wanted to lose ourselves in the city – literally!
So at 12:45pm, we were scoping out Central Station before getting up to street level walking along Queen's Road towards our hotel.
It was clear that this was the happening part of Hong Kong with the high volume of people here. We were hoping we could come back here in the evening under the bright lights and crowds of people looking for a good time.
But we were due back to our hotel to meet up with more of Julie's relatives before 2pm. So onwards we went.
Eventually, we did get back to the hotel gaining more perspective and orientation on the way as the city pulsates with energy. We briefly rested before we met up with Julie's older cousin Michelle along with Michelle's mother and her mother's caretaker.
By now, it looked like it was raining pretty hard. So Michelle hailed a taxi and took us to a restaurant in the city. There, we had some more Chinese food (featured goose instead of duck) while talking and getting caught up about what was going on in our lives and even about the global financial crisis (GFC).
After the belated lunch, we taxied our way over to Causeway Bay where we spent time over at her place. We did some more talking, looking over photographs, met (or reacquainted in Julie's case) her husband Mario, and did some more catching up. With the rain unrelenting outside, we thought all this socializing might allow us to wait it out.
By around 4:30pm it was still pouring rain. Still, Michelle took us back out into the Sogo area where it looked like another happening place in the city. Lots of bright lights and people moving about in a display that was quite reminiscent of Times Square in New York.
But with our dinky umbrella (since it had to fit in our limited size luggage), half our bodies were soaking wet. But even with all the sogginess, there were still lots of people out and about seemingly undeterred by the drenching. So the atmosphere in this so-called Sogo area was still electric.
When Michelle let us go and we said our good-byes, we ended up taking the Metro back to the vicinity of our hotel. I know she wanted us to go shopping and spend more time in the area, but after our rain- (and snow-) socked trip in Oregon, we had enough of the rain.
Eventually, we were back at the hotel at 7:15am as darkness took over. We decided to forget about the nightlife in Central Hong Kong and just call it a night. Given the rains, foremost on our minds was how the weather would be tomorrow. We especially wondered about the weather conditions in Guilin, which was the next leg of our trip…
After waking up and spending a good deal of time getting packed and ready to go for our next leg of the trip in Guilin (which wouldn't be until this afternoon), we left our luggage at the hotel lobby after checking out and then took the Metro back to see Julie's auntie.
Unlike the Summer thunderstorms in New York where the rains usually cleaned up the air and reduced the humidity, in Hong Kong, it seemed like the rain actually increased the humidity. Indeed it was a bit sticky.
By around 9am, we met up with her and then walked around in the light drizzle towards another Dim Sum restaurant. This time, it was some restaurant with a nice view of the main Hong Kong area. The skyline looked mysterious as it was shrouded in dark clouds. And even as we socialized at the table, we saw moments when it was raining buckets outside.
We spent the next couple of hours catching up over another delicious yet different dim sum meal.
By around 11am, the place was busy as we left. We killed another half hour walking around town while paying a visit to the bookstore so Julie could pick up copies of sequels to "Twilight ." Obviously, she was seriously hooked at this point after seeing the movie a few days ago on DVD.
Back at the Metro station, we said our good-byes to Julie's auntie before taking the trains back to the hotel vicinity. There, we collected our bags, waited for the free airport shuttle, and then rode the Airport Express train back to Hong Kong Airport.
It was a rather pleasant and uneventful ride back, but our minds remained on the rainy weather and how that'd impact our Guilin experience coming up next as we awaited our domestic flight later this afternoon…
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Willie L. Brown, Jr. Fellowship Program
The Willie L. Brown, Jr. Fellowship program provides SF State students who have faced barriers pursuing a college education with professional experience in the public sector while developing a lifelong commitment to public service. At the same time, the program provides San Francisco's public agencies with a diverse, qualified and well-educated workforce. Undergraduate fellows intern in city government two days a week in high levels of the executive branch, legislative branch, and city agencies under the direct supervision of a seasoned professional. Fellows typically work on semester-long projects agreed upon in collaboration with their direct supervisor. Each fellow earns a $3,000 stipend by the conclusion of the program.
Through the generosity of philanthropic partners, the program is launching a graduate fellowship opportunity in collaboration with SF State's School of Public Affairs & Civic Engagement (PACE). Graduate students in PACE will be eligible to participate in this two-year fellowship, which will comprise year-long work placement at a government agency, independent research and presentation of that research at a professional conference. The application process for two fellowship positions will open in Fall 2018 with a targeted start date in Spring 2019.
In 2015, a group of donors contributed more than $1 million to endow the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Fellowship program. Their generosity allowed the University to significantly increase the number of students accepted as fellows each semester. Among those supporting the program are: George and Judith Marcus, Dignity Health, Darius Anderson, Kofi Bonner, PG&E, Steven Kay, Clint and Janet Reilly, Wahid Tadros, Larry Baer, Oz Erickson, Richard Guggenhime, Al Dworman and Elisa Stephens.
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"Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and fears unto him that was able to save him from death." Hebrews 5:7
The Apostle says that Christ was "crucified through weakness" (2 Cor. 13:4). We must remember, however, that weakness was not imperfection in him, though it is imperfection in us; for when we speak of the weakness of Christ's human nature, we mean its weakness as compared with the strength and power of his divine nature. Our Lord felt the weakness of his humanity, for though in union with his eternal Deity, though most blessedly upheld and supported by the power and strength and consolation of the Holy Ghost, yet it was inherently weak, and an experience of its weakness was a part of the sufferings that he endured. Having, then, to bear as laid upon this weakness the whole weight of imputed sin, the whole curse of the law, the whole indignation of the Almighty, our Lord was brought to a spot where he needed special support. To be brought through that work safely, honourably, successfully, agreeably to the will of God and in the fullest harmony with the eternal purposes—to this point were the prayers and supplications of our suffering Lord directed; this was the solemn conflict which our gracious Lord had to endure in the garden in its beginning and upon the cross in its finishing. We know what he felt—at least the Holy Ghost has given us an account of that solemn agony in the garden, when he said, as in a moment of weakness, "Let this cup pass from me." It was so bitter in contemplation; it was so full of unmitigated wrath; the ingredients were so mingled with the anger of the Almighty against sin and the manifestation of his displeasure against every one who was chargeable with it, that as he stood there and then as our substitute, in our place, to endure what we must have endured without him, and to bear the whole weight of eternal wrath and indignation, which must have sunk us and all with us, were we millions, to a deserved hell, that he needed the special interposition of the help of God to hold him up as he drank it to the very dregs. It was to obtain this help that he offered up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears; and it was the vehemency of the conflict which made the blood fall from his brow and tears drop from his eyes, and his whole soul engaged in an agony of mingled grief and horror, fear and supplication, each increasing and stimulating the other, and the whole poured forth with prayers, cries, weeping, and supplications unto him that was able to save him from death; not from the death that he came to die, but to save him from everything connected with the original sentence of death, as involving in it the wrath of God and its consequences.
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Biography George Raffalovic was born to Gregor Raffalovich and his wife Nadine in Cannes on December 10, 1880. He studied at the university of Nancy, and was naturalized a British subject in 1910. He was author of "The Deuce and All" (1910), a collection of twelve fantastic tales, "The History of a Soul" (1911), and other fiction and non-fiction, some in French. Some of Raffalovich's work was published by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), whose magazine the "Equinox" (1909–13) he is supposed to have helped to finance. He was member of a family of rich Russian Jewish bankers, resident in Paris, other members of which also wrote.
Following the outbreak of the First World War Raffalovich continued to publish articles on Ukraine, mainly in "The New Age", with which Paul Selver, the Slavist and translator of Taras Shevchenko's poetry, was closely involved. In 1915 he was suspected of sympathising with the Central Powers with which the UK was at war. Fearing the possibility of arrest, he ceased his Ukrainian activities in Britain and in November of that year emigrated to the USA where he attempted, without success, to organise the publication of a Ukrainian periodical. For a while his interest in Ukrainian affairs continued and resulted in a large collection of newspaper cuttings relating to Ukraine, mainly from the Boston press (Cuttings concerning Ukraine, November 1917 – January 1920, 8 volumes, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.). Later he received a doctorate from the Ukrainian Free University in Prague and taught Slavonic and French history at a number of American universities. He died on 17 May 1958 in New Orleans, USA.


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Старе Мазі́ково (, ) — присілок у складі Моркинського району Марій Ел, Росія. Входить до складу Моркинського міського поселення.

Населення
Населення — 53 особи (2010; 69 у 2002).

Національний склад (станом на 2002 рік):
 росіяни — 57 %
 лучні марійці — 43 %

Джерела

Примітки

Посилання
 На Вікімапії

Населені пункти Моркинського району
Присілки Марій Ел


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from distutils.core import setup
import sys
import py2exe
import os
import glob
from py2exe.build_exe import py2exe as build_exe
import appInfo

if len(sys.argv) == 1:
    sys.argv.append("py2exe")
#     sys.argv.append("-q")

manifest_template = '''
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
manifestVersion="1.0">
<assemblyIdentity
version="0.6.8.0"
processorArchitecture="x86"
name="%(prog)s"
type="win32"
/>
<description>%(prog)s</description>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="asInvoker"
uiAccess="false"
/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT"
version="9.0.21022.8"
processorArchitecture="x86"
publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="x86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>
'''

CONTENT_DIRS = [ "media" ]
# EXTRA_FILES = [ "./media/icon16.ico", "./media/icon32.ico" ]
EXTRA_FILES = []

class MediaCollector(build_exe):
    def addDirectoryToZip(self, folder):
        full = os.path.join(self.collect_dir, folder)
        if not os.path.exists(full):
            self.mkpath(full)

        for f in glob.glob("%s/*" % folder):
            if os.path.isdir(f):
                self.addDirectoryToZip(f)
            else:
                name = os.path.basename(f)
                self.copy_file(f, os.path.join(full, name))
                self.compiled_files.append(os.path.join(folder, name))

    def copy_extensions(self, extensions):
        #super(MediaCollector, self).copy_extensions(extensions)
        build_exe.copy_extensions(self, extensions)

        for folder in CONTENT_DIRS:
            self.addDirectoryToZip(folder)

        for fileName in EXTRA_FILES:
            name = os.path.basename(fileName)
            self.copy_file(fileName, os.path.join(self.collect_dir, name))
            self.compiled_files.append(name)

myOptions = {
    "py2exe":{
        "compressed": 1,
        "optimize": 2,
        "ascii": 1,
#         "includes":,
        "dll_excludes": ["MSVCP90.dll","w9xpopen.exe"],
        "bundle_files": 2
     }
}

RT_MANIFEST = 24

class Target:
    def __init__(self, **kw):
        self.__dict__.update(kw)

MyTerm_windows = Target(
    # used for the versioninfo resource
    copyright = "Copywrong All Lefts Unreserved.",
    name = appInfo.title,
    version = appInfo.version,
    description = appInfo.file_name,
    author = appInfo.author,
    url = appInfo.url,

    # what to build
    script = "main.py",
    dest_base = appInfo.file_name,
    icon_resources = [(1, "icon\icon.ico")],
    other_resources= [(RT_MANIFEST, 1, manifest_template % dict(prog = appInfo.title))]
)

setup(
    options = myOptions,
    cmdclass= {'py2exe': MediaCollector},
    data_files = [("", ["COPYING",]),],
    windows = [MyTerm_windows]
)

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(iii) It doesn't change the colour of turmeric indicator. (iii) It changes the colour of turmeric indicator to red.
(iv) It doesn't feel soapy on touching. (iv) It feels soapy on touching.
Distilled water doesn't changes the colour of blue or red litmus paper. So, it is neutral in nature.
The above solution could be a base or a neutral solution because blue litmus paper doesn't change its colour in the neutral as well as basic solution.


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Un perdedor amb sort (títol original:  Loser) és una pel·lícula estatunidenca d'Amy Heckerling estrenada el 2000. Ha estat doblada al català.

Argument
És la història de Paul Tannek, un jove de  províncies, que abandona el camp per anar a la gran ciutat de Nova York, amb la finalitat de continuar els seus estudis a la universitat. El seu estil camperol, el seu aire idiota, la seva ingenuïtat i la necessitat d'estudiar per conservar la seva borsa d'estudi, atreuen les burles dels seus tres collogaters, petits fills de rics, que consideren la facultat com un lloc de festes i de disbauxa. Un dia, en el curs de literatura, coneix  Dora Diamond, estudiant que manté una complicada relació   amb el professor d'aquest curs, Mr Alcott, i que l'ha obligat a buscar un treball, després haver perdut la seva feina precedent com a cambrera en un local de strip-tease, per poder continuar finançant els seus estudis. Seduït per Dora, Paul intenta treure's la seva imatge de perdedor per conquerir-la.

Repartiment
 Jason Biggs: Paul Tannek
 Mena Suvari: Dora Diamond
 Zak Orth: Adam
 Thomas Sadoski: Chris
 Jimmi Simpson: Noah
 Greg Kinnear: Professor Edward Alcott
 Dan Aykroyd: Mr Tanneck
 Twink Caplan: Gena
 Robert Miano: Victor
 Mollie Israel: Annie, Chris' Girl
 Colleen Camp: Homeless Woman
 Andy Dick: Ofici Clerk
 Steven Wright: Pantie Bar Man
 Brian Backer: Doctor a E.R.
 Meredith Scott Lynn: Dog Loving Girl
 David Spade: Empleat del videoclub

Referències

Pel·lícules del 2000 doblades al català
Pel·lícules de comèdia romàntica dels Estats Units
Pel·lícules dels Estats Units del 2000


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definitive hard SF epic
STARPLEX by Robert J. Sawyer
According to his introduction from the 2010 edition, Robert Sawyer's Starplex marked a turning point. Starting with his next novel, the Ontario writer would start publishing the type of present-day or near-future science fiction he is best known for today, with ordinary women and men dealing with perhaps one or two extraordinary changes in circumstance in an otherwise familiar world. But before this literary shift, he would write one final definitive hard SF epic.
Invasion via code
GOLDEN FLEECE by Robert J. Sawyer
There's a game, call it the pop-culture-mash-up-elevator-pitch game, that publicists are particularly good at. When trying to sell a new work, especially from a new or unknown writer, the goal is to sum it up, in a sentence or three, as an amalgam of other well-known (and likely well-received) works. This game does, of course, have a home version.
Ófriđur in Winnipeg
TOMBSTONE BLUES by Chadwick Ginther
BY AE
Winnipeg is the perfect setting for an epic retelling of Norse mythology.
Poetry in Big Data
When We Talk About Technology: Lexicon by Maxx Barry
I just couldn't square those stories with a world where people have household robots and we can have serious lunchtime conversations about the large-scale commercialization of unmanned drones.
Malicious radiospheres and the uncanny quiet of peacetime...
BURNING PARADISE by Robert Charles Wilson
To look at Robert Charles Wilson's Hugo-winning Spin and this year's novel, Burning Paradise, one might conclude that the author has a fixation with spheres of mysterious origin surrounding the Earth. But the similarity in mechanics is superficial. The more important commonality between the two books is how the focus remains on the characters and how ordinary people respond to extraordinary events.
You should read this book, if you haven't already.
A Canticle for Leibowitz: Monks, Nuclear Apocalypse, and the Second Coming
BY Paul Jarvey
This book surprises with its first six-century jump, from dirt-eating survivalism to rediscovery of electrical power, and then shocks with its second leap to a rebuilt world of interstellar travel. That the spectre of nuclear apocalypse hangs over this renaissance, neither forgotten nor properly respected, is only to be expected. But, again, this is not a story about governments or fallout victims. It's a story about vultures and about the desperate unkillable thread of humanity that remembers itself.
Ashes of Candesce: Book Five of Virga
You can tell that Ashes of Candesce is a series finale. The heroes of the four previous books all come together for the first time. The stakes are higher than they've ever been. And almost every dangling plot thread, including some from the very first book, is finally tied off. If you weren't entirely sure if the saga was finished or not, the book is capped with an epilogue for good measure.
romance, explosions and adventure
iD by Madeline Ashby
Madeline Ashby recently published iD, the second book in her Machine Dynasty series. The story follows the adventures of a small cast of vN (sentient, humanoid robots) as they struggle against the wills of their human owners and creators, and ultimately against their own limitations.
Review: The Sunless Countries
The Sunless Countries: Book Four of Virga
In four books Schroeder has had four completely different main characters, in four completely different locales within Virga, with four completely different (immediate) plots. There's a larger story, but Schroeder has almost been building it up by sonar. We've been getting a sense of larger, looming events by a series of glancing blows — collisions between our many protagonists and the greater story, as they pursue their own ends. But with Book Four, The Sunless Countries, one gets the distinct impression that we're almost at the main event.
Review: Thunder Road
THUNDER ROAD by Chadwick Ginther
Thunder Road is the kind of book that might never have been on my radar if it hadn't been nominated for the Aurora. And at the same time, it's exactly the sort of book that I want the Auroras to introduce me to. Written by a Manitoban and set largely in the author's native province, it blends Norse mythology into the Canadian landscape as smoothly and naturally as Joss Whedon married the Hellmouth to Southern California.


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"The pleasures of the novel go far beyond the crackling, breathless plot and the satisfaction of watching the puzzle fall into place. The book is shot through with humor, both laugh-out-loud and subtle." —New York Times Book Review
From National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner Laura Ruby comes an epic alternate history series about three kids who try to solve the greatest mystery of the modern world: a puzzle and treasure hunt laid into the very streets and buildings of New York City.
It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived in New York with a vision for a magnificent city: towering skyscrapers, dazzling machines, and winding train lines, all running on technology no one had ever seen before.
Fifty-seven years later, the enigmatic architects disappeared, leaving behind for the people of New York the Old York Cipher—a puzzle laid into the shining city they constructed, at the end of which was promised a treasure beyond all imagining. By the present day, however, the puzzle has never been solved, and the greatest mystery of the modern world is little more than a tourist attraction.
Tess and Theo Biedermann and their friend Jaime Cruz live in a Morningstarr apartment—until a real estate developer announces that the city has agreed to sell him the five remaining Morningstarr buildings. Their likely destruction means the end of a dream long held by the people of New York.
And if Tess, Theo, and Jaime want to save their home, they have to prove that the Old York Cipher is real. Which means they have to solve it.
"An epic mission to solve one of the greatest mysteries of their time. I loved this book. It is full of twists and turns" (from the Brightly.com review, which named York: The Shadow Cipher one of the best books of 2017).
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Le Narfell est un pays qui se trouve dans la région des Terres Froides, dans le nord du continent Féérune, dans le monde imaginaire des Royaumes oubliés. Il est plus ou moins basé sur la Russie orientale et la Mongolie.

Il était autrefois le cœur d'un grand empire qui incluait le Grand Val, le Thesk et une partie du plateau de Thay.

Les habitants de Narfell sont appelés les Nars. Ils sont grands et bruns, portant souvent les cheveux en queue de cheval. Ils sont musclés et leur peau est légèrement bronzée.Leurs vêtements sont de couleur vive mais adaptés pour l'équitation.

Géographie
Le Narfell est un pays sec et froid, constitué de plaines herbeuses où pullule le gibier (buffles, rennes...). La principale source d'eau se trouve être les petits lacs qui parsèment le pays, territoires sauvages en tout temps où rôdent les ours noirs.

Histoire

À son apogée, le Narfell était dirigé par des prêtres maléfiques. Ils gardaient le pouvoir en faisant des sacrifices humains au nom de puissants démons. On dit même qu'il existe une race hybride depuis ces temps-là. Cette grande civilisation est tombée il y a plus de 1500 ans, contre son terrible ennemi, Raumathar.

Les survivants de l'empire partirent s'installer aux frontières en attendant de rebâtir leur puissant royaume. Ce rêve a pourtant disparu. Désormais, le Narfell est un pays gelé occupé par des barbares qui ont tout oublié de la grandeur passée et qui se contentent de survivre dans cette région dure et malmenée par les hivers. L'Outreterre sous Narfell est peuplée d'âmes-en-peine et de cauchemars, et même les drows l'évitent.

Les restes de l'empire de Narfell existent, des ruines couvrant encore le pays. Ces ruines sont évitées par les Nars car ils contiennent souvent des pièges magiques et des fantômes. Parfois, des aventuriers étrangers s'y promènent, et les Nars ramassent et dépouillent leurs cadavres.

Économie

Le commerce est minime, mais les marchands qui ne souhaitent pas traverser le Thesk transitent par le Narfell, au lieu de prendre la Grande Route. La Grande Route commence au Damara et entre au Narfell par une passe dans les Montagnes de Giantspire avant de se séparer avec la Route Froide, à N'Jast. À partir de là, la route continue jusqu'à Nathoud, dans l'ombre des Montagnes Icerim, au nord du Rashéménie. Le Grand Fossé, comme on surnomme la route, est infranchissable l'hiver et est le territoire de hobgobelins.

Gouvernement
Le Narfell est à peine unifié par un conseil tribal présidé par la tribu Harthgroth, la plus puissante, forte de 4000 guerriers. Cette tribu est l'une des seules à voir les étrangers comme des partenaires commerciaux potentiels, et non comme des ennemis (ce que fait la tribu Creel, la plus violente).
On peut noter qu'une des tribus est très pacifique (les Var), et qu'une autre possède le niveau de civilisation de l'Impiltur.

Cités importantes
 Bildoobaris, la capitale du Narfell, n'est qu'une sorte de grande plaine ouverte, dans l'ombre du Mont Bar. Pendant une dizaine de jours, tous les étés, la plaine devient une cité grouillante de plus de 30000 Nars, venus de tout le pays pour le festival national, où tout le monde boit, mange et commerce.

Coutumes
Les Nars constituent un peuple tribal relativement agressif et fier. Les 27 grandes tribus s'aiment ou se détestent.

L'adage Nar populaire est "Des actes, pas de paroles". Ce que fait un Nar est plus important que le rang social qu'avait son père ou tout ce qu'il peut dire.

Les Nars sont pour la plupart nomades et voyagent dans le pays en traquant les troupeaux de chevaux, de bœufs ou de cerfs. Ils habitent dans de grandes tentes. Les Nars aiment la chasse et l'équitation. Ce sont de très bons cavaliers, plus à l'aise pour se battre sur le dos d'un cheval qu'au sol. Les chevaux Nars sont à la fois la fierté et la richesse du pays.

La langue nationale est le damaran. Les Nars sont connus pour parler très vite.

Les pays des Royaumes voient les Nars comme des barbares enragés défiant tous les étrangers. Pour les Nars, un étranger est ce qui ne leur ressemble pas.

Religion

Les Nars vénèrent particulièrement Lathandre, Tempus et Aurile. Avec le temps et le commerce, ils ont appris à connaître Waukyne.

Région des Royaumes oubliés