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Nominations for the 2023 Business / Arts Awards are now open
The annual Business / Arts Awards recognize innovative partnerships between business and the arts, and spotlight exceptional volunteers, leaders and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the arts in Canada. For over 40 years, these awards have recognized champions of the Canadian arts sector and celebrated their commitment to fostering a vibrant cultural sector for all.
We are thrilled to announce that nominations for the 2023 Business / Arts Awards are now open until Friday, February 10th, 2023! Nominate yourself or another champion of the arts for one of the awards below.
Edmund C. Bovey Award:
Honour an individual or a couple for their exceptional volunteer work and philanthropy in the arts. This award recognizes business professionals and/or philanthropists who have demonstrated a lifetime of significant philanthropy and/or volunteer leadership in arts and culture in Canada.
The recipient will receive $20,000 to be directed to the arts organization(s) of their choice.
Learn more about eligibility criteria & how to nominate
Arnold Edinborough Award:
Help raise the profile of a young changemaker. This award is now open to young professionals from any sector who have made an outstanding contribution to the Canadian arts and culture sector.
The recipient will receive $5,000 to be directed to the arts organization(s) of their choice.
Corporate Champion of the Arts Award:
Recognize the contributions of a corporate sponsor, partner or champion that has strengthened arts and culture in Canada through its long-standing support of and commitment to the sector. This award celebrates a business that has made a significant contribution to the arts through long-term, strategic support.
Community Impact Award:
Celebrate meaningful partnerships across business and the arts. This award recognizes an innovative partnership between an arts organization and a business that has enhanced the quality of life and enriched a local cultural scene through innovative program(s), creative business partnerships or neighbourhood revitalization initiatives.
Visit businessandarts.org/nominate to learn more about the Business / Arts Awards program, the eligibility criteria for each award and how to nominate yourself or another champion of the arts. Nominations are open until Friday, February 10th, 2023.
Deadline: 10-02-2023
2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
Distinguished Artist recipients are selected by an arms-length, peer review panel comprised of provincial and national arts experts with extensive experience in a range of arts disciplines. The jury process is overseen by the Banff Centre, Secretariat for the Awards.
Nominations for the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award can be submitted from November 22, 2022 to March 8, 2023.
To prepare for the nomination:
Ensure the nominee is a Canadian citizen, lives in Alberta, or has had a significant connection to Alberta over time.
Speak to your nominee, let them know you will be nominating them, ask for a current CV and have them complete and sign the Nominee Information Release and Consent Form. When completed, have your nominee return the signed form to you, the nominator. This is one of the required documents you will include with your Distinguished Artist Award Nomination.
Write a document of no more than three pages, single spaced, explaining why this nominee merits Alberta's top recognition for artistic achievement. Include highlights of the nominee's artistic achievements and/or their contribution to advancing their artistic discipline. If the nominee does not currently reside in Alberta, clearly outline their connection to Alberta and their contribution to growing our province's arts and culture.
Complete all the fields of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award 2023 Nomination.
Contact [email protected] with any questions regarding the Distinguished Artist Award 2023 nomination process.
NOMINATE HERE
2023 Kingston Prize Competition
The ninth biennial Canadian portrait competition will be held in 2023. Eligible entries are portraits of Canadians by Canadian artists, either paintings or drawings. Deadline for entries is 26 April 2023. The Competition for the Kingston Prize is open to Canadian artists aged 18 years and over on the date of the deadline for entries.
Awards: The Kingston Prize of $20,000 and two Honourable Mention awards of $2000 each. At each exhibition venue, there will be a People's Choice award of $1000.
The opening exhibition of thirty finalists will be held at the Firehall Theatre, Gananoque Ontario in October 2023.
Please consult our website for the rules and other information. Entries may be submitted between February 6, 2023 and April 26, 2023.
Call for Submissions: Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Submissions for the 2022 Danuta Gleed Literary Award are now open. All submissions must be received by January 31, 2023.
The Danuta Gleed Literary Award was created as a celebration of the life of Danuta Gleed, a writer whose short fiction won several awards before her death in December 1996. Danuta Gleed's first collection of short fiction, One of the Chosen, was posthumously published by BuschekBooks. The award is made possible through a generous donation from John Gleed, in memory of his late wife, and is administered by The Writers' Union of Canada.
Each year, a $10,000 prize is awarded to a Canadian writer for the best first collection of published short fiction in the English language. Two finalists are also awarded $1,000 each.
The winners of the 2021 Danuta Gleed Literary Award were announced on June 1, 2022. Read the press release here.
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Canadian Playwriting Competition 2022
Calling all Playwrights! Our Annual Playwriting Competition is seeking submissions from all Canadian authors.
Theatre BC has been a parent organization for community theatre across the province since 1932. It annually hosts Mainstage—a competition amongst community theatre companies each July. Mainstage is the largest provincial theatre festival of its kind in Canada.
The Canadian Playwriting Competition is open to original scripts of drama or comedy, either full-length or one-act. Deadline for entry is December 31 annually. Independent jurors will decide upon winners in each category with a prize of $1,000 awarded for the chosen full-length, $750 for the one-act, and $500 for a script of special merit. In addition, one of the three winning plays may be chosen to be workshopped at Theatre BC's Mainstage festival in July. This choice will be made at the discretion of the judges.
There are three rounds of judging and writers will be notified of the results of each round. All scripts successfully passing to the next round will receive brief notes from the judges. Finalists will be notified when the jury process is complete in May. Winners will be notified and will also be celebrated at our Annual Provincial Theatre Festival "Mainstage" Awards Ceremony (July).
Call for Indigenous Artists: Hodgson Trophy Pin Bag
The Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games Host Society in collaboration with the Arctic Winter Games International Committee (AWGIC) is inviting Indigenous artists to participate in a design competition to create a pin bag as part of the Hodgson Trophy award.
The Hodgson Trophy will be awarded by the AWGIC at the closing ceremonies on February 4, 2023, to the contingent whose participants best exemplify the ideals of fair play and team spirit. The winning team receives the pin bag and a distinctive pin in recognition of their accomplishments.
PIN BAG DESIGN CONTEST
Artists are encouraged to produce a design centered around the theme of team spirit and togetherness. Designs will be judged on the creativity of the theme, functionality and the proposal of the materials incorporated into the final bag design.
Other parameters include:
Designs could be done in a variety of media, such as drawing, painting, collage, digital, mixed media, etc.
Participants must be local Indigenous artists (currently living in the Wood Buffalo region)
Participants are limited to one entry design
Participants must guarantee that the design submitted in the application is original and does not violate the copyright of any other person
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted
The selection panel will choose one artist who will receive a $1,000 honorarium for their design. Only the selected winner must then physically create the bag, which they will receive fair market value for. Click the "call for artist rules" button for all the information.
The deadline to send in a submission is November 15, 2022.
Culture in Your Community – Postcard Competition
In 2021, Calgary's Loft 112 spearheaded an amazing project called Cards for Community.
Using this as inspiration, Parkland Poets' Society is launching a province-wide Postcard Project showcasing culture in our very own Alberta communities.
A physical OR digital 4×6 postcard sharing some combination of words and images and showcasing culture in your community.
What the completed project will look like:
An art installation/gallery-exhibit-type display that will be a visual representation of what "Culture in Your Community" means to Albertans. The display will be unveiled in a public event being hosted in the Stony Plain Public Library on Saturday, Sept 24, 2022.
To link Albertans together in a tapestry of words and images.
How do I enter?
Submissions accepted June 1st to August 31st, 2022.
Download/Print a submission form to be sent TOGETHER with your submission. CLICK HERE FOR FORM.
Submit form and postcard by email to: [email protected] or by regular mail to: Parkland Poets' Society, 227 Brookview Way, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 2X7.
Original entries only – all ages
Must include some combination of words and images
Size 4 inches x 6 inches
One side of postcard only
Digital Submissions must be submitted as hi-res PDF or JPG files
Ideas to get you started:
Micro-stories
Original song lyrics
Handicrafts that fit on the postcard (reproduced in 2D)
Prizes for 18 and over:
First Place: $100
Second Place: $75
Third Place: $50
PLUS: one year membership in Parkland Poets' Society – Value $25
Plus: your postcard framed!
Prizes for under 18:
Inclusion on the feature wall display
After completion of the project, the winning postcards may be made available for purchase as a fundraiser for Parkland Poets' Society.
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
This funding provides up to $15,000 to support the development of an individual Indigenous artist, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists in Alberta by providing funding for a specific cultural or artistic project.
APPLICATION DEADLINE(S) September 1, 2022
Individual eligibility criteria
To be eligible for individual project funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
are legally entitled to be or remain in Canada
are legally entitled to work in Canada
have had your primary residence in Alberta for at least one full year before applying
ordinarily live in Alberta for a least six months of each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
You must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
Applicants, including ensembles or collectives, must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations
Ensembles, collectives, and collaborations are eligible to apply to this program and must list all principal artists involved in the project activities as part of their application. All members of an ensemble, collective, or collaboration must meet the individual eligibility criteria.
Principal artists cannot apply and/or receive funding for multiple projects at the same time, whether as an individual or a member of various ensembles, collectives, or collaborations.
Please note, AFA funding is not assured for any project.
Through this opportunity, you may apply for project funding to support artistic and cultural activities:
artistic and cultural production
Artistic and cultural production includes the development, creation, and production of a work.
projects should be confined to a distinct phase of a work
Alberta individual artists that have been contracted by commissioners to create a specific work are eligible to apply for project support through this funding opportunity
Marketing includes a program of activity for a specific period that promotes, advertises or disseminates work created by Alberta's Indigenous artists, and/or develops audiences for the artist's work.
Research includes a program of activity for a specific period of time that supports or results in the development of an artistic or cultural project. This may include the gathering of natural materials.
Training and career development in Indigenous arts can include:
courses of study in art forms, including working with mentors or Elders
Grant recommendations are made to the AFA board of directors. Successful recipients will be notified upon board approval, generally between four to six months from the application deadline.
We gather general comments about the applications and share them on the Adjudication page. The expert panel does not record specific comments about individual applications.
The Municipality is looking for artwork to be featured on street banners
2022 Street Banner Program
Calling all Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo artists and creative individuals of all ages and skill levels! The 2022 Street Banner program is open and accepting artwork submissions until July 29.
Artwork will be selected by a panel of community organizations and the designs will be displayed on street banners throughout the Region from fall 2022 to spring 2023. Selected design recipients will receive a $500 artist design fee and a screened banner.
Design theme: Northern spirit
Share a design that captures our Northern Spirit and showcases the dynamic cultural fabric of the region. Wood Buffalo has strong global connections, and vibrant culture that supports a diverse region rich in history.
Our Northern Spirit is dynamic and adds to the cultural diversity of languages, traditions, celebrations, sports, activities, and landscapes that can be found here in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo.
This theme can recognize the coming together of community through a number of events which include but are not limited to the Arctic Winter Games and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages.
Artwork limitations
View the the full program guide to learn more about the program – Street Banner Program Guide
Submissions can include creatively designed digital or artistic artwork. Photography will not be accepted
Minimum finished artwork size must maintain a proportional scale of 19cm x 59.7 cm (7.5" x 23.5"). Artwork to be submitted on 130 lb cold press art paper. Art Paper can be picked-up
Digital designs should be a minimum of 300 dpi as .JPG, and EPS or AI files
Use colours that are deep, saturated and provide contrast
Artistic design to fill the entire space of the art paper, from edge to edge (no borders)
Avoid detailed design on the bottom 7.6cm (3") of art paper as selected entries will have logo placement added during fabrication that will overlay on design
Consider scale and distance of the viewing audience and use large scale images. Text if used should be one – two words only and support the depiction of design
Artwork paper and submission process
Art paper needed to complete your submission can be picked up at the Culture and Social Development branch located on the fourth floor of the Jubilee Building (9909 Franklin Avenue). Completed banner submissions can also be returned to this location.
Rural artists can contact their local Municipal Offices on weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to pick up art paper and drop off completed submissions.
Submissions should also be accompanied by the completed Artist Information, Waiver and Photo Release forms.
The deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2022
Submission guidelines:
Participants are limited to a maximum of two entries
Participants must be a resident of and residing in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Artwork must stay within the theme and limitations as indicated (scale, colour, design parameters)
Digital designs should be a minimum of 300 dpi as .JPG, EPS or AI files. Email submissions to not exceed 10MB
Original artwork is required. Photographs or mechanical reproductions (e.g. scan) of artwork will not be accepted
On the back of each submission, clearly include:
age (if under 18)
phone number and
Banner selection process
Artwork will be chosen by a selection panel made up of representatives from community organizations
Selected submission will be notified on or before August 10, 2022
Chosen artwork will be professionally digitalized and transferred on to a 76.2cm x 238.76cm (30" x 94") banner. Banner placement maybe on a singular or double banner pole
Selected banner design recipients will receive a $500.00 artist design fee and a screened banner
2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize
The 2022 CBC Nonfiction Prize is now open for submissions.
You have until Feb. 28, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. ET to submit your original, unpublished works of nonfiction, up to 2,000 words. There is no minimum word requirement.
You may submit memoir, biography, humour writing, essay (including personal essay), travel writing or a feature article.
The entry fee is $25, which covers the costs of administering the prize.
The winner will receive $6,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, have the opportunity to attend a two-week writing residency at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and have their work published on CBC Books.
Four finalists will each receive $1,000 from the Canada Council for the Arts and have their work published on CBC Books.
Submissions are read by a panel of established writers and editors from across the country. The shortlist and winner will be decided by a jury comprised of three prominent Canadian writers.
Montreal writer Chanel M. Sutherland won the 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize for her story Umbrella.
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What does Sucrase do in the body?
The sucrase component of the enzyme is responsible for the digestion of sucrose into glucose and fructose, and also for the digestion of maltose into glucose.
1 Where is sucrase used in the body?
2 What does enzyme sucrase act?
3 What happens sucrase?
4 What happens when you lack sucrase?
5 What is the role of salivary amylase in our body?
6 Is sucrase an amylase?
7 What produces sucrase and lactase?
8 Where is sucrase found in the human body quizlet?
9 Why would sucrase work poorly in the stomach?
10 Is sucrase a sugar?
11 What causes low sucrase?
12 Does CSID cause Sibo?
13 Does CSID go away?
14 What foods should be avoided with CSID?
15 Is CSID chronic?
16 What is it called when your body can't break down sugar?
17 What does low sucrase mean?
18 Is CSID serious?
19 Can you get CSID later in life?
20 What happens if CSID goes untreated?
21 What is a normal sucrase level?
22 Where is lactase used?
23 Where is glucoamylase found in the human body?
Where is sucrase used in the body?
the small intestine
This sucrase enzyme breaks down sucrose and maltose into their basic sugar components in the small intestine. The small intestine then absorbs these basic sugars.
What does enzyme sucrase act?
Sucrase is a digestive enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose to its subunits fructose and glucose. One form, sucrase-isomaltase, is secreted in the small intestine on the brush border.
What happens sucrase?
Sucrose is broken down into glucose and another simple sugar called fructose, and maltose is broken down into two glucose molecules.
What happens when you lack sucrase?
Summary. Congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency (CSID) is a genetic condition that affects a person's ability to digest certain sugars. People with this condition cannot break down the sugars sucrose (a sugar found in fruits, and also known as table sugar) and maltose (the sugar found in grains).
What is the role of salivary amylase in our body?
Amylases digest starch into smaller molecules, ultimately yielding maltose, which in turn is cleaved into two glucose molecules by maltase. Starch comprises a significant portion of the typical human diet for most nationalities.
Is sucrase an amylase?
Pancreatic juices also contain amylase, which continues the breakdown of starch and glycogen into maltose, a disaccharide. The disaccharides are broken down into monosaccharides by enzymes called maltases, sucrases, and lactases, which are also present in the brush border of the small intestinal wall.
What produces sucrase and lactase?
The main disaccharidases are maltase, sucrase-isomaltase and lactase (see Fig. 12.1). These enzymes are synthesized on the endoplasmic reticulum, transported to the Golgi apparatus and then to the brush border.
Where is sucrase found in the human body quizlet?
Where is sucrase found in the human body? On the microvilli of the small intestine.
Why would sucrase work poorly in the stomach?
The sucrase-isomaltase enzyme complex is normally found within the tiny, finger-like projections (microvilli or brush border) lining the small intestine. When this enzyme complex is deficient, nutrients based on ingested sucrose and starch cannot be absorbed properly from the gut.
Is sucrase a sugar?
Is sucrose a natural or added sugar? Sucrose can be a natural sugar or added sugar depending on its source. It is considered a natural sugar when we consume it directly from whole plant foods.
What causes low sucrase?
Mutations in a gene (the SI gene) cause congenital sucrase-isomaltase deficiency. The SI gene provides instructions for producing the enzyme sucrase-isomaltase. This enzyme is found in the small intestine and is involved in the digestion of sugar and starch.
Does CSID cause Sibo?
Due to the common overlapping symptoms between CSID, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and other sugar intolerances (E.g. lactose intolerance), the actual prevalence is likely to be under estimated, due to a misdiagnosis.
Does CSID go away?
CSID is a chronic issue that does not go away with gradual exposure or with time. Just as you went through a learning period to fully understand your disorder, other people also need time to learn and adjust.
What foods should be avoided with CSID?
Foods that are the least tolerated by people with CSID include (3): Fruits: apples, apricots, bananas, cantaloupe, clementines, dates, grapefruit, guava, honeydew, mango, mandarin oranges, nectarines, oranges, peaches, and pineapples. Starchy vegetables: beets, butternut squash, carrots, cassava, and corn.
Is CSID chronic?
Congenital sucrase isomaltase deficiency (CSID) is an autosomal recessive disorder which leads to chronic intestinal malabsorption of nutrients from ingested starch and sucrose. Symptoms usually present after consumption of fruits, juices, grains, and starches, leading to failure to thrive and malnutrition.
What is it called when your body can't break down sugar?
Glucose-galactose malabsorption is a condition in which the body cannot take in (absorb) the sugars glucose and galactose, which primarily results in severe diarrhea.
What does low sucrase mean?
Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency is a rare disorder and is caused by mutations of the Sucrase-Isomaltase Gene. Low sucrose levels and reduced maltose activity can affect digestion of starches. This can cause symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and abdominal bloating.
Is CSID serious?
Congenital Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency is not a disease that a patient can outgrow. Indeed, symptoms persist in adults. However, GI symptoms associated with CSID can vary. For example, GI symptoms experienced by adults may not be as severe as the GI symptoms experienced by children.
Can you get CSID later in life?
The word congenital means present at birth, and most congenital disorders are diagnosed when one is an infant or in early childhood. However, many patients with Sucrose Intolerance due to CSID are being diagnosed later in life, when they are in their teens or even when they are adults.
What happens if CSID goes untreated?
Left untreated, the disease can lead to accelerated motility and broad malabsorption of all nutrients (not just carbohydrates) resulting in weight loss, low body mass index, dehydration, metabolic acidosis, hypercalcemia, failure to thrive, and developmental delay.
What is a normal sucrase level?
Sucrase deficiency was defined as less than 25 μg/mL/min, moderate normal sucrase as between 25 and 50 μg/mL/min, and normal sucrase activity as more than 50 μg/mL/min.
Where is lactase used?
This enzyme helps to digest lactose, a sugar found in milk and other dairy products. Lactase is produced by cells that line the walls of the small intestine.
Where is glucoamylase found in the human body?
Maltase-glucoamylase is a membrane-bound enzyme located in the intestinal walls. This lining of the intestine forms what is called a brush-border in which food has to pass in order for the intestines to absorb the food.
What does the motor system do?
What does the left bronchus do?
What does the baroreceptor reflex do?
What does the epicardium do?
What does the spleen do in the digestive system?
What does the fundus do in the stomach?
How do you do a sterile dressing change?
What is the synonym of drowsy?

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Why does this picture sicken me? | Boostew!
Why does this picture sicken me?
The Age uploaded another quality piece of journalism today, with the news that Terri Irwin attended yet another black tie event in honour of using a personal event for her family's gain um exploiting her simian child in pursuit of publicity her late husband.
Taking to the red carpet like a reptile to water, Terri Irwin shed her khaki uniform for a ruched black sleeveless gown and the seamless aplomb of the A-listers at her side for a gala that honoured Steve Irwin's memory yesterday.
In one scene of a video clip played in his memory, Steve Irwin was holding up a giant snake and Terri joked that it reminded her of something he used to say in the privacy of their bedroom.
Bindi, she pointed out, had been filming all her life — literally. She said her late husband had filmed both the live births of his children.
Ewwww. And all the different levels of ew. Aside from the fact that there is way too much information here, will there be no end to the outpouring about the Irwins? Does nobody in public life 'take a moment' any more? Whatever happened to dignity, respect for the fruit of your own loins and privacy? I know they can't do much about the reams of dross written about them, but do we have to hear about every tiny aspect of their grief? Every new flush of emotion?
I'm not crazy about the unnatural, over-produced child/adult they've made out of Bindi Irwin. But I feel sorry for the little bogan..
This wasn't anything that was contrived to capitalize on Irwin's death. This was an event that Steve and family had on their appearance schedule since last year, complete with Bindi performing and all that. Steve was a big showman, with a showbiz family and the money they take in goes into the zoo and conservation. Steve bought huge areas of land in Australia for conservation. The remaining family is just carrying on with the same work. It's a job and most people don't just give up their jobs because a family member died. Quite the opposite, in fact because people are told they should get on with their lives and get back to work. Bindi loves her dancing and performing and I'd expect it's something she'll cling to even more than ever to fill up the void left by the loss of her father.
I thought that the most sickening thing about the photos was the extremity of Naomi Watt's clavicles. I am definitely way, way over the 'trend' of emaciation that shows no sign of evaporating, despite constant predictions that it will do so. And she complements her Belsen-oid appearance so well with that icky colour, too.
Leave them alone and let them have a life. I'm soooo tired of people who are unhappy or unfulfilled in their personal lives they need to critize others. LEAVE THEM BE! Are you out there buying up land to help conservation? Are you out there saving animals? Are you out there putting your life up to public ridicule???????? I think not. CROCS RULE!!! SO DOES TERRI AND BINI AND STEVE!
freedom of speech is a wonderful thing, but why don't you anonymous posters go back to NW and The Age. you'll find all your starfucker needs in those rags. leave us bloggers alone to criticise as we see fit!
"I think not." Ah ha ha ha.I was thinking of censoring anonymous comments, as I find the idea cowardly and inane. But like Susanna I value freedom of expression – there's some seams of amusement here and some really golden moments of logic. You may stay.-luv, the auth.
I note that the cowardly anonymous commenter (have the courage of your convictions for god's sake, man) has but a feeble grip on the English language. CROCS RULE!!! SO DOES TERRI AND BINI AND STEVE! should of course read:CROCS RULE!!! SO DO TERRI AND BINI AND STEVE! It's always the uneducated.
Actually should be Bindi rather than Bini as well, but really who cares how they spell the name of a child who was either named by her whacked-out parents after a noxious weed that sticks in your bare feet or after a someone else's religious symbol.
I am very concerned for them, all three of them. I think Terri has put way too much pressure on herself by working so hard to "have fun" like she said she was going to do during the interview with Barbara Walters. They all not only need to grieve, they all deserve to get to grieve. It's really sad. I don't think taking time off to grieve will mean it's the end of Steve's dream. His mission is over, and truthfully, Bindi cannot fill her dad's shoes. It is causing a bit of controversy, and rightly so. I lost my husband less than 2 years ago. I was "out of it" for the first year. Our son, who was 12 when his dad died, is still going through the adjustment period. I am concerned that Bindi will feel pressure to take her dad's place. She was on the Ellen Degeneres Show last week, and literally said "sometimes I feel like I'm my dad." Terri is still in too much shock to fully realize what she's doing. I am afraid she may regret some of the things that are happening. Do you know there is a line of clothing for sale now at the Australia Zoo called "Steve Lives"? Does that not arouse any concern at just how much pressure she may be under trying to keep Steve alive? It certainly does me. By the way, the best I can tell the only way I can leave a name is if I already have a Google account, otherwise I can only pick from Other or Anonymous. I don't think people who go anonymous are cowards of what they say, just the reactions some people have when people do not feel the same way they feel about a particular subject.
Remember the piece Dr Germaine Greer wrote that The Guardian published?She was torn to shreds for it by all Austraya.She did say in it that Bindiweeds TV show was planned before he died and thats why he went to the stingray's place."Crowe, who greeted Irwin with a kiss: "She knows I'm there if she wants me. She can just call me, whatever it is that she might need … I can help her with." …..Russ? Bindi needs another stingray for her TV show please.


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"Crayon Eater"... but, but... THEY TASTE LIKE PURPLE!!!
Everyone knows that red tastes better.
Well thats no fun, they're already called Jarheads anyway.
Whats the Naval equivalent to Crayon eater?
I prefer it to "crayon eater".
The only really significant development areas left at the moment are strategic offence for the AI and diplomacy.
There are a lot of minor UI areas that I left out when programming functionality, which I am fixing as I need them while playing, plus some smaller windows such as habitable world search. However, those are just labour intensive - they don't need a lot of thought and aren't even that necessary for a first release. They are tidying up more than anything.
The thing that is taking time at the moment is testing and and fixing bugs for existing functionality. I tested functions within the code as they were written to ensure no immediate execution errors, but once all the different areas of the code interact during a real campaign, it creates a lot of unforeseen situations. Even the fact that something is going wrong is not always immediately obvious. Also, fixing one thing sometimes uncovers other problems that were hidden by the first bug. I've caused some fairly spectacular problems by fixing minor bugs .
Out-of-town guests, BBQ, hot tub? Sounds like you need to get your priorities straight...and invite me over for the party. What? I'll bring the beer.
Not too far off, just south of Belarus.
Ukraine, that's in Central Europe if I'm not mistaken. West of Russia, with Uzbekistan south of Russia near Georgia. Ya'll are south of Finland I think, now that I've written my guess-timate, I'm gonna go fetch ye olde Atlas.
It's northwest of Georgia, along the coast. . . so Missouri?
Lies, everyone knows that America is situated on a pangea-like supercontinent and people claiming to be from other "countries" are just alien Invaders trying to earn our trust with Doritos and mountain dew. USA! USA!!!
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The 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is approaching, and the personal finance website WalletHub today released its March Madness By The Numbers report, which examines the billion-dollar basketball, betting and business bonanza. The report includes an infographic full of fun facts about the financial side of the tournament as well as a panel discussion with a group of leading sports business experts.
$1.9 Billion – Hourly losses by companies due to unproductive workers during March Madness.
$9 Billion – Estimated amount wagered on the 2015 NCAA tournament ($7 billion illegally).
81% – Of HR professionals say their organizations don't have policies addressing office pools.
2X – Easier to win back-to-back Mega Millions lotteries than it is to fill out a perfect bracket.
17.5 Million – Barrels of American beer produced each March, compared to an average of 14M in all other months.


ARS scientists found antibiotic-resistant bacteria occurring naturally in undisturbed Nebraska prairie soils. Click the image for more information about it.
Durso and her team examined native prairie soils that had little human impact and no animal grazing during the past 20 years. They collected soil samples from the sites and screened them for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. They found that all prairies contained bacteria that were resistant to tetracycline and cefotaxime—two commonly prescribed antibiotics that treat a wide variety of infections—and nearly half of the samples contained bacteria resistant to two or more antibiotics.
According to Durso, data from the study can provide a baseline for what occurs naturally in soil—giving scientists a starting point for figuring out how best to manage antibiotic resistance in agricultural productions.
Read more about this research in the September 2016 issue of AgResearch online.
ARS is USDA's principal in-house scientific research agency.


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Rich has worked at Pixar Animation Studios off and on since 1992. He was a directing animator on Toy Story, and a supervising animator on both "A Bug's Life" and "Monsters Inc.". He recently finish work on Toy Story 3. Rich has also delivered professional animation courses in past 3 years at the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. His students have always pulled out some extraordinary results in just two weeks of his dialogue class.
Andrew L. Schmidt is a senior animator with Pixar Animation Studios. He has worked in the animation industry for 20 years and has a long list of credits in both traditional 2D animation and CG animated films. He began his career in 1990 in London, UK at Amblimation Studios where he worked on Fievel Goes West, We're Back and Balto. In 1996, Schmidt relocated to Los Angeles, California where he worked for Dreamworks Feature Animation on The Prince of Egypt, then moved to Warner Brothers Feature Animation where he animated on The Iron Giant and Osmosis Jones. In 2000, Schmidt moved to San Francisco and joined Pixar Animation Studios where he has worked on Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Wall-e, Up and Toy Story 3. He has also animated on various Pixar short films, including supervising animation for Partly Cloudy.
Dripha has been a 3D character animator in most of the CGI companies in Paris for more than 12 years and 3D teacher at the Gobelins, Supinfocom and The Animation Workshop for 6 years. She had the opportunity to work on different types of projects like Feature films, short films, music videos, commercials or video games. Dripha started in 1997 when there was not so many schools teaching 3D, therefore she had to learn by herself how to use this new technology and combine it to the traditional principles of animation. She is completely self taught and now, she likes to share her knowledge and techniques with people who want to learn 3D to be more confident with the computers and software, and those who know the technology but want to improve in the art of animation, to get further in this infinite universe of creativity and expression.
BZ Petroff is a seasoned production executive who has been in the entertainment business for 25 years. She has worked for HBO, Colossal Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Tippett Studios, W!LDBRAIN and is currently plying her trade at Lucasfilm in San Francisco in their video games division. BZ has helped produce Live Action, 2D & 3D Animation, Visual FX and Video Games and knows how to budget, schedule and produce just about any form of media.
Sunit Parekh is an artist with a background in painting and installation. He has worked in film and broadcast animation for many years and can write Hellboy, Blade 3, Matrix: Reloaded and a long list of short films on his resume. In January 2008, Sunit moved with his family and his company HydraLab to Viborg, where he now teaches students in 3D animation.