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In the quest for better looking skin there are a thousand nuggets of advice to sift through. To get straight to the heart of the matter we quizzed three experts – Dr Barbara Sturm, the chemist turned beauty guru who runs a successful skin clinic and eponymous skincare line, Dr Gary Goldfaden, practising dermatologist and founder of Goldfaden MD, and Dr Harold Lancer, dermatologist to the stars in Beverly Hills and founder of The Lancer Method. Read on to discover their top advice on some of our most common skincare issues.
"My no. 1 tip is to avoid and reduce inflammation. We know that inflammation, triggered by many aggressors in daily life, is a key cause of premature ageing. Inflammatory processes are caused by environment – unprotected exposure to sun and pollutions, smoking and by diet – eating sugar, processed meats and flour, and excessive alcohol consumption," says Dr Barbara Sturm.
If your system feels out of whack and your skin is showing signs of inflammation such as redness, dry patches, dullness and more fine lines than usual, we recommend Dr Barbara Sturm Calming Serum. The ultra-light formula helps to counteract the damaging effects of pollution, environmental aggressors and burning the candle at both ends, quickly reducing inflammation for happier, smoother skin.
"Ever wonder why a baby's skin is so soft? It's because babies' skin cells naturally replace themselves every few days. As you grow older, however, the rate of skin cell turnover slows down, accentuating fine lines. By removing dead skin cells, exfoliation helps make up for the gradual slowing down of your natural skin renewal process, improving the tone and texture of your skin," says Dr Goldfaden.
There are two ways to exfoliate. First up is manual, which works to remove dead skin cells with small abrasive particles; try the daily use Goldfaden MD Doctor's Scrub. Chemical exfoliation utilises acids to quickly boost skin renewal for a fresh and glowing complexion. An intensive peel like Goldfaden MD Fresh-a-Peel contains fruit acids alongside lactic acid, apply once a week for 1-3 minutes to reveal smoother, glowing skin.
"Dark eye circles are a common complaint and are caused by multiple different factors. Whether it's a genetic issue, an environmentally induced issue, a lifestyle issue or an anatomy issue; these must be addressed. However, a triple-action eye treatment such as my Eye Contour Lifting Cream targets multiple eye area concerns for a brighter, more youthful appearance," says Dr Lancer.
A daily dose of eye cream will help to improve the fragile skin underneath the eyes, which can often exacerbate the look of dark circles. We like Lancer Eye Contour Lifting Cream which contains time-released hyaluronic acid and shea butter help to target dehydration and plump out fine lines. A blend of peptides, caffeine and firming wing kelp will help get to the root of dark circles, while diamond powder helps to illuminate and disguise shadows.
"The older you get, the bigger your pores become due to the loss of skin collagen and elastin. Unfortunately pore size cannot be shrunk, however cleansing and exfoliation keeps bacteria, dirt and excess oil out of the pore and wards off acne. Hyaluronic acid helps to bind moisture to the skin and fill fine lines and wrinkles making pores appear smaller" says Dr Goldfaden.
For a plumping burst of hydration try Goldfaden MD Needle-less Line Smoothing Concentrate which is formulated with 100% pure hyaluronic acid to help plump up skin, smoothing away lines and visible pores. Congested pores can bulge and permanently stretch, to avoid this and help tighten pore structure, we suggest a weekly deep pore cleanse with Ren Invisible Pores Detox Mask which utilises French clay and lactic acid to dislodge and draw out impurities.
"Acne and breakouts are caused by the build-up of sebum in the pore, which if not exfoliated and cleansed can clog the pore. Different hormonal changes can cause acne; many women suffer from acne around their periods. The best defence is a healthy regular regimen and lifestyle. Always take off makeup before bed and exfoliate frequently. A pore clarifying mask is helpful, particularly if you feel an onset of a breakout" says Dr Goldfaden.
Follow Dr Goldfaden's advice and always remove makeup before bed, try a gentle and easy to use cleansing water such as Caudalie Micellar Cleansing Water. If you can tell when a breakout is about to hit, stop it in its tracks with Goldfaden MD Facial Detox Mask. Created with calming zinc oxide, antiseptic sulphur and purifying camphor, it's ideal for oily skin and breakouts.
"My most prominent tip in preventing premature ageing is following a well thought out programme in skincare. Most people talk about sunscreen use, but I believe in morning and night use of a proper protocol of products, proper nutrition, exercise and stress relief" says Dr Lancer.
Find a regime that suits your skin and stick to it through party season, holidays, stressful times, and day to day you'll see your skin respond. We love The Lancer Method which combines three products twice a day, starting with The Method: Polish which gently exfoliates. Next, apply The Method: Cleanse which balances the skin's pH, follow with The Method: Nourish, an anti-ageing moisturiser that contains peptides, grape polyphenols and hyaluronic acid to smooth and hydrate.


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No reason has been given for why a majority of the council wants to oust the pair. Lueker declined to comment Tuesday on her pending departure except to say she has no specific plans for when she eventually is terminated.
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Schultz was given a severance package that included nine months of salary, all accrued vacation and holiday pay, and a limited amount of sick pay, all of which amounted to $163,265. Lueker's employment contract calls for her to get a similar severance package.
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The Danish Poster Museum's permanent exhibition, The Joy of Recognition, can be seen on the upper floor of the museum. It includes a hundred of the best-loved posters from the period 1900-2008, designed by the leading Danish poster artists of the period.
A poster is thought out in the present moment, and is not designed for a long life. Thousands and thousands of posters have vanished into oblivion, but a very mixed bunch have nevertheless survived beyond their immediate message and risen above their own period. They possess a quality and force, or show humour or an artistic touch that enables them to live on, long after their actual purpose has been fulfilled. The motifs have touched something universal that transcends time, so they still appeal to us and seem relevant today. These are the posters we recognise and remember, and still enjoy looking at, so they are the ones we call classics.
The Danish Poster Museum shows a permanent exhibition entitled The Joy of Recognition, with a selection of classic posters from the last hundred years. The emphasis is on the period from 1900 to 1950, but the selection includes posters right up to 2008, to take in the more recent poster artists who have stood out in the last few decades, and who can already be considered classics.
The exhibition outlines briefly the emergence of the modern poster, and gives a glimpse into the technique of lithography, which was most widespread in the first fifty years of modern posters. Visitors can also see and return to the great early classics by Aage Rasmussen, Aage Sikker Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Viggo Vagnby, Ib Antoni, Henrik Hansen and a great many others. They can also see more recent classics, such as Per Arnoldi's iconic railway posters, Finn Nygaard's jazz posters, or Mikael Witte's penicillin pig that exudes health and wellbeing.
The Joy of Recognition gives a good impression of how Danish posters have developed, both graphically and historically.
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First it was genetically engineered food crops, now it's tree plantations. On May 12, 2010 the USDA issued a permit to ArboGen that authorizes the experimental planting and flowering of a new, genetically engineered hybrid on 28 secret sites across seven southern states including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas– the first time genetically engineered trees would be allowed to produce flowers and seeds on the U.S. mainland.
What's the motivation behind ArborGen's proposal? Fuel. ArborGen hopes its GE "cold-tolerant" Eucalyptus will become widely planted for pulp and biomass. The company says that eucalyptus trees are better at making ethanol than corn is and that growing genetically engineered trees will produce more wood on less land and in less time, thereby protecting native forests and ecosystems. However, they forgot to mention that according to the U.S. Forest Service, GE Eucalyptus plantations in the southern United States would use more than twice the water of pine plantations in a region already suffering from a depleted water supply.
In July 2010, a lawsuit was filed against the USDA by an alliance of conservation organizations. Opponents are worried that the seeds from the eucalyptus, which is not native to the US and is considered invasive in California, will disperse and escape into native plant populations.
According to this press release from the Center for Biological Diversity, in addition to approving these test sites, Agriculture is also considering a "deregulation" petition submitted by ArborGen that would allow widespread commercial planting of GE Eucalyptus without any limits or regulation.
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This year's race will be the 69th edition of the Vuelta a España and, yet again, the Spanish race has a strong focus on the number of days aimed at climbing specialists. The first week is spent in the south of the country, in the autonomous community of Andalucía, before transitioning towards the northern coast to finish the race in Asturias and Galicia. Unusually for the Vuelta, the 2014 race will not visit the Pyrenees, Catalonia or the Basque Country.
The Vuelta a España has been seen as the toughest of the three Grand Tours over recent seasons, though that claim is less clear-cut this year. The 2014 Vuelta route has more days of mountainous or hilly racing than this year's Tour de France, but fewer of those days offer scope for big time differences between riders. Five of the Tour's six high-mountain stages were truly gruelling affairs, whereas only three of the Vuelta's seven high-mountain stages seem likely to create a major selection before the final climb.
Despite a relatively easy parcours, by its own tough standards, the Vuelta is still shaping up to be the most exciting stage race of 2014. Few Grand Tour specialists targeted this year's Giro, while a number of leaders dropped out of the Tour early with injury, which means that the level of competition is higher in Spain that has been seen elsewhere. The Vuelta's traditional approach of minimising the number of flat stages has continued, meaning there should be lots of scope for attacking action between the main favourites.
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HBO Max Greenlights Adam McKay's 'The Uninhabitable Earth' Climate Change Anthology Series – TCA
Deadline January 15, 2020
HBO Max has given a green light to The Uninhabitable Earth, a climate change anthology series inspired by David Wallace-Wells' global best-selling book and New York Magazine article of the same name, from Oscar- and Emmy-winning writer Adam McKay and his Hyperobject Industries, wiip and Animal Kingdom. The series was announced Wednesday during the TCA Winter Press Tour.
The series will be comprised of stand-alone fictional stories covering a wide range of genres and possible futures that could result from the rapid warming of our planet. McKay, who recently closed a five-year, overall television deal with HBO and HBO Max, is attached to write and direct the first episode. The plan is for the first season to enlist top directors and writers to join in creating a provocative and entertaining series that taps into our unease with just how delicately our planet is teetering on the precipice.
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"Adam is one of the rare artists who can deliver a pointed, impactful message in a piece of great entertainment," said Kevin Reilly, chief content officer, HBO Max and president TBS, TNT, and truTV. "I can't wait to see what he does with this material, as there is no timelier and more relevant message than a wake-up call on climate change and the growing impact on our lives."
In the 2019 #1 New York Times bestseller, The Uninhabitable Earth, author Wallace-Wells offers readers a travelogue of the near future and the impending terrors – rising sea levels, food shortages, refugee emergencies, climate wars and economic devastation – we will all face. His work forecasts all of the ways the world will be forever transformed if we don't take swift, sweeping measures.
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"I've been chomping at the bit to get this show going. I'm very happy that HBO Max stepped up and made the commitment. There's obviously no subject as vast and daunting," said Adam McKay.
The Uninhabitable Earth is executive produced by Hyperobject Industries' McKay and Kevin Messick (Succession), wiip's Paul Lee (Dickinson) and Mark Roybal (No Country for Old Men), and Animal Kingdom's David Kaplan (It Follows) and Andrea Roa (It Comes at Night). David Wallace-Wells serves as a consulting producer.
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First of all, you should decide on bridesmaid dresses by color. Once the theme of the wedding has been decided, it is easy to opt for the fitted shade to match it. In different seasons, the choice of the shades might be different. For example, if your wedding will be in the cold winter, the dazzling warm red and green should be the best option. Of course, you also need to make sure the color of the bridesmaid dresses you are fond of can flatter the skin tone of wearers well.
When choosing perfect bridesmaid dresses, you are sure to focus the attention on the style. Generally speaking, the pattern for maids of honor is simpler compared with skirts to prom or evening but it is also quite delicate. It is easy to find that versatile a-line wedding dresses is the most sought after. It can flatter most body types well and also the silhouette could create an elegant look so that it is appealing to lots of females. The key point is that it can match well with the brides attire.
If you are looking for an ideal bridesmaid dress under 100, shopping online is a better way to save money. Not only will you have a wide range of selections, but also it is easy to find the perfect yet affordable dress on the Internet. Before buying, you had better see whether the site is worth trusting although the clothes are much cheaper. It is advisable to look closely at any pictures of the skirts posted.
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Hi Nithin, Post meta is the only thing I really need to import. I was only focusing on the network admin settings as that's where the support techs I was speaking to in chat said I would find the import option (they created this forum post for me as after lots of troubleshooting had no solution). However, even following what you have said, in a sub-site where I clearly have meta tags defined in AIOSEO, I get no option to import any data into SmartCrawl. That's sub-site dashboard > SmartCrawl > Settings > Import / Export. There is no option to import third-party plugin data at all. What I find most frustrating was that SmartCrawl had previously offered the option to import the AIOSEO data and I dismissed the notice (on the plugins page). Now I can't find any way to get it back.
A chat support tech created this post on my behalf after replicating the issue and not having an immediate solution. I'm not sure where product "gallery" came from, it is the product "category" name I'd like to place in product meta titles and descriptions. We tried various terms but I believe %%product_cat%% is what should work, based on WooCommerce documentation. WooCommerce document how to include the product category name in the breadcrumb nav in this article: https://docs.woocommerce.com/document/show-product-categories-in-wooframework-breadcrumbs/ Perhaps their code could be adapted for our use-case?
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Does anyone know if this fix has been implement yet? I'm finding the same problem with my custom post type archives: Archives adopt the title and description of the first post. Ultimately I would like to specify custom titles and descriptions for archives of each post type. Thanks.
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Why Ovarian Cancer is Difficult to Diagnose
By Dr. Jonathan A. Cosin
Director of Gynecologic Oncology
September is ovarian cancer awareness month, so it's a good time to learn more about one of the more difficult cancers to diagnose.
While ovarian cancer may not be one of the most common cancers among women, it ranks in the top five for cancer deaths. Sometimes referred to as the "silent killer," ovarian cancer comes with symptoms that are easily mistaken for something much more benign, making it difficult to diagnose early. Four out of five cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage. When identified early, it carries a 90 percent five-year survival rate.
The symptoms of ovarian cancer can be associated with any number of conditions. A woman may experience abdominal bloating, pain in the belly or pelvis, changes in appetite, or urinary urgency and frequency. It's frustrating that all these symptoms could be tied to a variety of things that run the gamut from nuisance to life-threatening. That's why it's critical to get to a doctor if the symptoms persist almost daily for two to three weeks, or grow severe or worsen with time.
A thorough physical and pelvic exam at the doctor's office may reveal a lump in or on an ovary. A lump may also be detected during an ultrasound. A blood test to measure cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) may be ordered. While elevated CA-125 levels can mean many things, too much CA-125 in the bloodstream can be an indicator of ovarian cancer. It's important to note that too much CA-125 can also be caused by uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and a woman's menstrual cycle.
Studies have shown that a woman's chance of beating ovarian cancer dramatically improve when a gynecologic oncologist is involved in her care. Specially trained to address cancers of the female reproductive system, a gynecologic oncologist will develop the best course of action, which may include a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. Women diagnosed early have an excellent chance of being cured if aggressive treatment is pursued.
Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be offered genetic testing to determine if they have an inherited gene which predisposes them to cancer. This is important for two reasons. In identifying the presence of the gene, patients can inform other family members about possible risk. The genetic testing can also lead to specialized targeted treatments for the patient.
There are a few factors that can reduce a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. Pregnancy is known to reduce a woman's risk, as does breastfeeding. Oral contraceptive pills and tubal ligation are also associated with a reduced risk of ovarian cancer.
As is true with so many cancers, early detection is key. When the cancer is found early, treatments are more successful. By nature of its stealthy symptoms, most of the time, cancer has already spread by the time of diagnosis. There is no screening test for ovarian cancer. Ultrasounds and CA-125 testing is not recommended for women who have no symptoms.
The most important thing to remember is to listen to your body. Do not ignore changes and symptoms that may point to a more serious condition. Until you see a doctor and have an exam, you'll never know if it's truly "nothing to worry about."
Dr. Jonathan A. Cosin is the director of gynecologic oncology at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. For more information on gynecologic oncology services at the hospital, click here. For more information on cancer, click here.
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2) S𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧 – a multi-phased approach to developing additional value post-on-boarding. This helps increase perceived value. It also sets the client in a mindset that calls for continuous engagement to ongoing investment in adoption (vs set it and forget it).
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The affordable care act – five years goes by so fast
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed more than five years ago. Never has a piece of federal legislation been in the controversy spotlight for this length of time.
Typically, new federal and state laws require some tweaking before, during or after they are implemented. Fix-it bills can clarify the original intentions of lawmakers, correct mistakes and make the legislation practical to implement. In the ACA's circumstance, be-cause of the high level of animosity surrounding the law's fundamentals, significant fixes are not politically feasible.
Congress addressed about a dozen, below-the-radar fixes that have not been newsworthy—repealing the Free Choice Voucher Program and exemptions for TRICARE health plans, for example. This has left the majority of the heavy lifting fix-it work with the ACA's three primary regulatory agencies: the IRS, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor. Each of these agencies issued regulations, determinations and fixes. And, on a number of major cross agency topics, have issued joint releases to provide singular direction through ambiguous and conflicting provisions.
More than 30 safe harbors, definitions and delays by administrative action have been issued over the last five years, which creates additional controversy and litigation.
The path the ACA took through the legislative process did not provide it the typical amendment process, so it contained provisions that are difficult to implement and opened it up for legal challenges. Without a fix-it bill, it will be up to the courts and, in many instances, the U.S. Supreme Court, to determine if agency actions are consistent with the ACA.
This term, the court will decide if the IRS was within its authority to grant premium subsidies to individuals obtaining policies in states utilizing the federal exchange. Legal scholars are expecting the court to allow the subsidies to continue, despite the feelings of ACA opponents. But nothing is certain. Congress could simply act to clarify the provision to include or exclude the federal exchange states and take it out of the courts hands, but they are paralyzed to even attempt to do so.
At this point, conventional wisdom holds that while the Supreme Court may strike down a provision or two, it will not repeal the entire ACA. So if we could wave a magic political wand of bipartisan cooperation, what could be fixed in the ACA to make it a better and a more practical piece of legislation?
An original goal of the ACA was to pro-vide access to coverage for the approximately 47 million people who are uninsured. But instead of just expanding Medicaid and providing subsidies for lower income earners to buy insurance, a battle between the single payor advocates and the market regulator camps resulted in mass disruption to the individual and employer group markets that already had coverage. To make it all work, the healthy (younger, low health care utilizers) need to enroll to partially offset the high utilizers (those with pre-existing and chronic conditions) who have enrolled in mass. So what could be done to cause healthy people, who are typically younger, to buy health insurance?
Basic economics says if something is relatively expensive, people buy less. If it is relatively inexpensive, people buy more. Through the ACA's mandated age relativities (the premium cost of one age compared to another), younger people are paying two to three times the actual costs for their segment. This subsidizes the premium costs for the older ages. So a quick fix is to encourage purchasing by doing away with the younger age surcharge.
Encouraging people to buy does not guarantee they will. A more surefire tool would be a strong financial penalty. The individual man-date does not have enough bite to get most of the young and healthy to buy. For many, paying the tax cost is significantly less than buying insurance. So, raising the tax seems like a viable fix. But this solution creates a more complicated matter. When the Supreme Court ruled the individual mandate fee/penalty was a tax, it greatly limited congresses ability to increase it to the point of effectiveness.
Justice Roberts, in his opinion, warned that, while it is permissible to use a tax to influence behavior, for an assessment to be a tax—and not an unconstitutional penalty or mandate—it must leave an individual with a meaningful choice and not become "so punitive" that it begins to resemble a punishment or a mandate.
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Broadway Star Alexandra Silber Bares Her Soul in a New Memoir About Grief
It was making her Broadway debut, 10 years after her father's death, that prompted Alexandra Silber to write about the lingering aspects of grief.
By Charles Isherwood • 08/09/18 2:20pm
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Alexandra Silber, the acclaimed musical theater actor famous for her Broadway performances in Fiddler on the Roof and Master Class, would definitely have preferred not to write her new memoir, White Hot Grief Parade.
That's because the book, recently published by Pegasus, chronicles, in wrenching emotional detail, the death of her father, who passed away in 2001 after battling cancer for years. Silber, who was 18 at the time, writes in its final pages, "Reader: I would trade it all for Only. One. Thing. But that is not how it works."
After the 10th anniversary of her father's death, Silber, who'd previously written the novel After Anatevka (a sequel of sorts to Fiddler on the Roof), felt the impulse to wrestle the story of her journey onto the page.
"There's something about milestones," she says. "By then, so many anniversaries had come and gone, and I had various levels of feeling." In 2011, Silber had just "actualized a childhood dream" by appearing on Broadway, and the ache of her father's absence felt particularly acute. "One of the hard things about grief and loss is that not only do you miss the person when they are not there for the difficult things, but also when they are not there for the joyful things."
A blog post she wrote about that anniversary went viral. "What the popularity of the post illuminated for me was that we don't talk about this very much, and people long to discuss the truth, with sensitivity and compassion," she says. "So many books and films about adversity are three-quarters about how awful the immediate experience is. But there's very little about what you do when the fruit baskets die—when people move on and people get uncomfortable. What do you do when the silence hits?"
As she recalls in a typically vivid turn of phrase, Silber "unzipped" her sternum and returned to the days just before and after her father died, digging deep into the slow process of mourning, as well as the almost surreal experience of it. The book is written in fragments that concentrate on the details surrounding her father's passing, but it juxtaposes its more piercing passages with snapshots of happier moments from Silber's life. It is a collage-like portrait of suffering and recovery that reflects the hallucinatory horror of the events it describes through various tones and styles. Some passages are written as scenes from a play Silber watches from the outside. A one-page chapter is titled "The Protagonist Wishes to Express the Truth, However Cryptically"; it consists of only those words and a cryptogram. There are several haikus. And yet, as Silber lays bare the strange dynamics of her family, she exhibits a wryness that surprised even her.
"I didn't realize how much humor I possessed about everything until I wrote about it," she says. "In my memory it was a wash of sad. But breaking down the individual memories, I thought, 'Wait, that was fun,' or 'That was funny.'" Silber, an only child, remembers her then-boyfriend and her two best friends who'd moved in with her consoling her and her mother through the difficult time. "These teenage heroes who helped me through reminded me of how, in the mud and scum of things, something always sings forth."
White Hot Grief Parade does sing forth, and with a distinctive voice—one that's quirky and candid and unafraid to tell the truth. Silber writes that she almost resented the collective outpouring of grief post-9/11 because her father died just weeks after. And in another, unforgettable anecdote she details how her paternal grandmother once lied to Silber's "shiksa" mother, Catherine, telling her that the woman who had invited the family over for an upcoming dessert had died when she had not. With bubbes like that, who needs enemies?
When not promoting her new book, Silber has been working on another project derived from After Anatevka, a concert at the Minetta Lane Theatre on August 13 in which she will read passages from the novel and perform, with some fellow Broadway performers including Patrick Page and Santino Fontana, songs inspired by it.
The performance celebrates the book's audiobook publication from Audible, available to subscribers October 5. But since White Hot Grief Parade was released, it has, at least temporarily, moved center stage. Silber acknowledges its function as both a moving memoir and a clear-eyed self-help book. "I don't think I intended it to be that, but, yes, I wanted my specificity to illuminate other people's experiences," she says. "That is what all art does. It's why we go to theater and the opera, why we read books and see films. Through the veil of another person's experience you recognize yourself and something in your life."
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Nowadays, plenty of young individuals are purchasing their own apartments, cause they do not like to live with their families. When you are in that situation, before you start to live into new place, you need to design it in decent method.
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Depending on room you like to design, another pattern will be nice. Forest wallpaper will be perfect in living room, the same is with some waterfall and wildlife. If you want to decorate your bedroom, choose something nice, like flowers – – or some abstract pattern. You have a chance to use murals also in your bathroom, because of special, waterproof fabrics. If you want to gain extraordinary effect, together with dark tails, you should install in there forest wallpaper. Compose to that some interesting flowers, and you will feel like in Amazonia.
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Superstar saxophonist Kenny G to perform in Malaysia on April 2
Fans of world-renowned saxophonist, Kenny G can look forward to his one-night only concert scheduled for April 2 at the Arena of Stars, Resorts World Genting. This is to replace his early planned concert in 2020 which was cancelled due...
Datuk Siti Nurhaliza to Appear as Guest Singer in Good Friend's AR Rahman's Concert
The mega concert of legendary singer and composer from India, AR Rahman will be featuring Malaysia's very own singing queen Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza as guest singer. AR Rahman will be returning to Malaysia after high demand with the AR...
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Rake Oscar Nominations in 11 Categories
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BMT Defence Services Naval Platform Design and In-Service Support
BMT Defence Services is the leading independent centre of excellence for naval design and through-life support, delivering complex engineering and design capabilities for UK and international defence customers.
The company has platform design expertise in surface warships, submarines and auxiliaries and supports a wide range of government and industry customers with its expertise in naval architecture and engineering, systems engineering and information systems.
Naval platform design and warship upgrading
BMT's designers and engineers have the flexibility and capability to undertake the complete design and assurance of whole new naval platforms, even down to the introduction of design changes to existing in-service naval vessels during refit.
BMT are constantly challenging the design capability within our multi-disciplinary project teams. The firm focus on innovation and the application of new technologies, BMT InSpira® co-ordinates R&D efforts towards new and emerging markets.
Staff at the company are motivated, experienced and create pioneering solutions. Innovation is not an end in itself but is applied to deliver tangible benefits and is grounded firmly in long experience of designing updates and upgrades to existing warships.
The disciplines exercised by BMT's staff include naval architecture; marine, systems, structural and electrical engineering; software development; design assurance; safety and environmental compliance; and all aspects of risk and project management.
BMT is experienced in solution space engineering (the trading-off of performance against timescales and whole-life cost estimation). It gets involved early in the development of a naval programme, continuing to deliver its expertise through subsequent phases of ever more detailed design.
Being independent of equipment and sub-system manufacturers, ship builders, and prime contractors, BMT does not manufacture products, but is often involved during the manufacturing phase of defence acquisition programmes. This assures the maintenance of design intent throughout production design and execution.
In-service support and platform disposal
BMT's involvement in naval procurement continues throughout a ship's life. The company is a partner in a number of support alliances, including the Submarine Support Management Group (SSMG), which is employed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to maintain, update and upgrade the Trafalgar, Vanguard and Astute class submarines, so that they operate safely and capably at sea.
The company delivers naval authority, documentation and combat systems configuration management, as well as safety and environmental consultancy services to defence agencies. This latter service helps the defence agencies keep their naval fleets operating effectively and aids in the proper disposable of them at the end of a platform's life.
Innovative warship, submarine and auxiliary design
Whether working for the prime contractor or as a customer friend to the procurement agency, BMT has many years of experience in innovative design and support of Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) vessels, both with regard to in-service ships such as RFA ARGUS and forthcoming platforms such as the future RN aircraft carrier (CVF / Queen Elizabeth-class), Type 45 anti-air-destroyer, Royal Navy submarine programmes and MARS tanker.
BMT provides advice to the defence agencies and industries of other countries too. For instance, the company has advised French industry and the Australian, Turkish and Canadian governments. The firm is also actively engaged in the research and development of new design concepts, including ocean-going conventional submarines, amphibious warfare vessels and auxiliaries.
Framework agreement for technical support
UK Government customers may contract with BMT through the MoD's framework agreement for technical support (FATS).
About BMT Defence Services
BMT Defence Services is based in Bath, Fareham and Weymouth in the United Kingdom, and employs over 300 design and engineering professionals and support staff.
The company is a subsidiary of BMT Group, an international design engineering and risk management consultancy working principally in the defence, energy and environment, marine risk and insurance, maritime transport and ports and logistics sectors.
BMT Group invests significantly in research, serving its customers through a network of international subsidiaries. Its independence is guaranteed by its assets being held in beneficial ownership for its staff.
BMT Defence Services Strengthens Service Support Capability
BMT Defence Services (BMT), an operating company of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Seamus Brogan as head of business development - ships in service support.
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Aegir Logistic Support Vessels
Already adopted by the UK and Norwegian Navies, the Aegir family of naval task force support vessels offers users and operators configurable designs that meet the requirements for both a multi-role or more traditional replenishment tanker.
Caimen Landing Crafts
Operational pressures faced by navies worldwide mean that many are considering launching their landing craft further offshore, thus creating a demand for increased design flexibility, enhanced safety functions and maximised speeds.
Venator Configurable Minor Warship
Using a systems engineering approach to whole ship design, experts at BMT have developed a multi-functional warship design that balances buildability, survivability and performance for maximum through-life platform effectiveness and value for money.
Enterprise, infrastructure, buildability and through-life support are central to BMT's submarine design and support services.
Arrowhead 140 General-Purpose Light Frigate
Arrowhead 140 is a general-purpose light frigate being developed by Team 31, which is led by Babcock International.
VENARI-85 Mine Warfare and Hydrographic Ship
The VENARI-85 mine warfare and hydrographic ship is being developed by UK-based BMT Defence Services for use by the navies to meet the current and future mine warfare needs.
Venator-110 General-Purpose Light Frigate
Venator-110 general-purpose light frigate is one of the three design variants of the Venator-110 platform developed by BMT Defence Services to fulfil a wide range of mission needs of naval and coastguard forces.
Ivan Papanin (Project 23550) Class Arctic Patrol Vessels
The Ivan Papanin (Project 23550) class is a fleet of two multipurpose patrol icebreakers being built by JSC Admiralty Shipyards for the Russian Navy.
DSEI 2015 to Provide Platform for BMT
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, will showcase its extensive range of capabilities and designs across the naval, land and air domains at the prestigious DSEI event, to be held at London's ExCeL in September.
New Business Development Director at BMT Defence Services
BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed Roy Quilliam as Business Development Director.
Lady Gass Presents BMT with Queen's Award
BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, received a royal seal of approval on 14 November at its offices in Bath, recognising the company's outstanding performance in export growth and contribution to overseas trade.
Further Expansion for BMT
Bath-based BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced the opening of a second office in Bath.
BMT Launches Venator – 110 Multi-Mission Reconfigurable Warship and the Vidar 7 Small Modern SSK Submarine Concepts at DSEI
BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, is proud to launch two innovative, new platform design concepts at DSEI 2013.
DSEI 2013 Provides Global Platform for BMT Group
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy will showcase its capabilities and designs across the naval, land and air domains at the prestigious DSEI event, at London's ExCeL centre in September.
BMT Confirmed as Design Contractor for Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation's Logistics and Support Vessel
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced that it has been confirmed as design contractor for the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation's (NDLO) logistics and support vessel (LSV), supported by sister companies BMT Reliability Consultants and BMT Isis.
BMT Defence Services Receives Queen's Award for Enterprise
BMT Defence Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been recognised with the honour of a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.
BMT Defence Services Appoints New Head of Naval Architecture
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Catriona Savage to the role of head of naval architecture.
BMT Defence Services Continues to Raise the Bar for its Graduates
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is delighted to announce that the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Professional Development Standards Committee has once again accredited its Professional Development scheme for a further three years.
BMT Confirmed As Sub-Contractor For MARS Tanker Project
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced that it has been confirmed as a sub-contractor for the Royal Navy's MARS (military afloat reach and sustainability) tanker project, supported by sister companies, BMT Reliability Consultants and BMT Isis.
DSME Announced as Winning Bid for the MARS Tanker Competition
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) is pleased to announce that it is the preferred bidder for the Royal Navy's MARS (military afloat reach and sustainability) tanker.
BMT Defence Services Increases UK MOD Recognised Organisation Status
BMT Defence Services, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has had its status as a Recognised Organisation (RO) renewed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with an increased scope.
BMT Supports TALISMAN Programme in the Fight Against IEDs
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has supported the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) TALISMAN programme in the fight against mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
BMT Defence Link to Provide Valuable Collaboration
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced an initiative which will provide vital support to small and medium sized companies (SMEs), industry suppliers and academia looking to engage with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) supply chain.
BMT Experts Secure Key Roles Within QEC Aircraft Carrier Project
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced that two of its naval experts have secured prominent roles within the Queen Elizabeth-class (QEC) aircraft carrier project. As part of the Aircraft Ca
New Head of Naval Engineering Appointed at BMT
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the promotion of Tim Hardy to the role of head of naval engineering. Tim will lead a team of more than 60 people comprising some of the industry's
DSEi to Provide International Platform for BMT
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, will use the prestigious DSEi exhibition in London next month as a platform to showcase its global capabilities in both naval design and acquisition support. BMT will also launch a new and unique service to the defence industry designed
Internal Promotions at BMT Defence Services will Strengthen World Class Capabilities
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced today the promotion of three key staff members, which will see them take up new and challenging roles in order to drive the business forward and meet
BMT Defence Services Welcomes Chief Combat Systems Engineer Jay Hart
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international defence design, engineering and risk management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Hart as chief combat systems engineer. With over 30 years of experience serving in the Royal Navy as a co
UK MoD and BMT Work Together to Provide Urgent Equipment for Front Line Soldiers
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international defence design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has helped the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) deliver a lightweight, portable bridging device to help soldiers cross physical obstacles whilst on operations.
Electric Armour for Vehicles – BMT Advises European Defence Agency
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has completed a major study of electric armour for armoured vehicles (ELAV) for the European Defence Agency (EDA). BMT has investigated new armour technology to see how ready it is for real applications in armoured vehicles. The technolog
BMT Helps Ministry of Defence Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Safety Reporting
Leading defence design consultancy BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has delivered a cost-effective web-based solution for reporting safety performance of UK Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft. BMT's Air Support Safety and Environmental Reporting Tool (ASSERT) was developed by the
BMT Defence Services – Officially a Great Place to Work
Bath-based BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been awarded first-class status in the best companies survey of employees, marking it out as a leading company in the country, and a place where
BMT Unveils New Fast Landing Craft Design
BMT Nigel Gee and BMT Defence Services, subsidiaries of BMT Group, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, have unveiled their new design for a highly capable fast landing craft (FLC). Contracted by defence equipment and support (DE&S
Mark Stanton Appointed as Head of Systems at BMT Defence Services
Mark Stanton has been appointed head of systems at BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd. He takes over from Eugene Morgan, former director of systems engineering at BMT Defence Services, who was recently promoted to the position of business development director within the compa
BMT Defence Services Appoints Rob Steel as Head of Marketing
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has appointed Rob Steel as Head of Marketing. Steel will promote BMT's products, services and capabilities, as well as attracting new business, focusing on growth for the future maritime defence platform market and the company's
BMT Wins Further European Defence Contracts
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has secured further contracts with the European Defence Agency (EDA) following the successful completion of the overall platform energy efficiency study for the EDA in August. The contracts were awarded by the Research & Techn
BMT Professor Aappointed Chairman of IMarEST Board of Trustees
Professor Chris Hodge, chief electrical engineer of BMT Defence Services Ltd and honorary professor of Engineering at the University of Warwick, has been appointed chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMarEST). He takes over the role
Eugene Morgan Appointed as Business Development Director of BMT Defence Services Ltd
Eugene Morgan has been appointed business development director of BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of independent design and engineering consultancy BMT Group Ltd. He takes over the responsibilities of David Rainford, the former commercial director at BMT Defence Services, who has been prom
Achieving the Corrosion-Resistant Ship
Hostile environments cause structures and machines to corrode. "At $1.8 trillion, the annual cost of corrosion worldwide is over 3% of the world's GDP," says George Hays, the Director of the World Corrosion Organization. "Yet governments and industries pay little attention to corrosion except hi
BMT completes Overall Platform Energy Efficiency Study for European Defence Agency
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has successfully completed an Overall Platform Energy Efficiency Study for the European Defence Agency (EDA). The study sought to identify the most effective means of reducing energy consumption onboard a naval vessel, with the aim of improving
BMT Refines Caimen-200 Design through Further R&D
BMT Defence Services Ltd has enhanced the design of its innovative Caimen-200 fast Landing Craft Tank (LCT) by improving its performance and increasing its detail, reliability, flexibility and ease of manufacture. Caimen-200 is capable of achieving a transit speed of more than 16kn fu
BMT Continues Supporting RN Submarine Flotilla with Babcock
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £155m contract to provide engineering support to the Royal Navy's (RN) nuclear submarine flotilla over the next ten years. As part of the Submarine Support Management Group (SSMG), BMT has played a major role in keeping RN submarines
BMT Study Helps Shape Future Ministry of Defence Technology Programmes
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has completed a major study for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to help inform future defence equipment and support (DE&S) programmes. BMT won a competitive tender in February to compile the 2009 land equipment (LE) operating centre
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed James Buckley as its new head of naval architecture. Formerly head of the naval ship assurance support service, he has been an employee of BMT Defence Services since 2007, working in a variety of naval architecture and management role
RINA Prize Conferred on BMT Naval Architect
Simon Binns, senior naval architect at BMT Defence Services, received the 2008 David Goodrich Prize at the annual general meeting of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) held in London on 30 April. Mr Binns was awarded the prize for Meeting the Current Challenge of Designin
BMT's Naval Architecture Practice Community Celebrates its First Year
Since its establishment in October 2007, BMT Group's Naval Architecture Practice Community (NAPC) has pooled skills and knowledge and shared best practice across the group. In its opening year the NAPC's chosen theme was 'surface ship design'. Phil Green, BMT Defence Services' head of
BMT Appoints New Operations Director for BMT Defence Services Ltd
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has appointed David Lester-Card as its new operations director. Commenting on his appointment, David said, "After three enjoyable and fulfilling years as head of naval engineering at BMT Defence Services, I'm delighted to take up my new role as ope
BMT Advances Capability in Software Solutions
BMT has held its first annual conference in the field of software development, bringing together the expertise of the group's systems architects and web specialists from around the world. The conference featured capability presentations from each business, including complex web-based a
BMT Completes Technology Study for Next-Generation Frigate
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has successfully completed a technology assessment and road-mapping study for the Royal Navy's Future Surface Combatant (FSC) programme. The FSC is expected to build on the capabilities of the existing type 22 and type 23 multi-purpose frigates tha
IMarEST Gordon Hodge Memorial Lecture
Professor Chris Hodge FREng, chief electrical engineer of BMT Defence Services, delivered a lecture entitled 'A Century of Marine Engineering Training' at the inaugural biennial Gordon Hodge Memorial Lecture held at the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) on 16 Decem
BMT Appoints Muir Macdonald to Head Up BMT Defence Services
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has announced the appointment of Muir Macdonald as its new managing director. Muir joins BMT Defence Services from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), where his most recent appointment was as the director general air support. A member of t
BMT's New Caimen-200 Fast LCT Offers Speedier Amphibious Ops
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has unveiled Caimen-200, its innovative new design for a fast, high capacity, highly flexible landing craft tank (LCT). "Almost twice as fast as traditional LCTs, Caimen-200 marks a step-change in LCT design, technology, performan
BMT Completes RFA ARGUS study
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed a study of safety issues to determine feasible options for implementation during the planned 2008 refit of RFA ARGUS. The Aviation Training Ship, RFA ARGUS has a secondary role as the primary casualty receiving faci
BMT unveils Vidar-36 submarine design
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has unveiled its Vidar-36 design for an extremely capable and flexible, 3,600 tonne, conventional (SSK) submarine. BMT's Vidar-36 offers navies: ocean-spanning reach, presence and persistence multiple-mission v
BMT supplies Map Grid Converters for RAF's New Merlin Helicopters
BMT Defence Services a subsidiary of BMT Group, has supplied 15 innovative, hand-held map grid converters for use on the Royal Air Force's new Merlin HC Mk3a helicopters. These units enable Merlin pilots to convert Ordnance Survey (OS) map grid co-ordinates into latitude and longitude (WGS84) co-
BMT Maps Future OMAR Capability Options for the MoD
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, recently completed the Future OMAR (Operational Maintenance and Repair) Capability Options Study for the Future Business Group (FBG) of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). A key element of the current OMAR capability, the Forward R
BMT Completes Major SiCA System Upgrade for the MoD
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has significantly upgraded the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Systems Information Co-ordination Agency (SiCA) database and website. Managed by BMT, SiCA provides Naval Combat Systems Interface Co-ordination (NCSIC) for new or modified equipm
BMT Completes Collins-Class Submarine Replacement Costing Study
BMT Defence Services has completed a costing study for a class of new submarines to replace the Royal Australian Navy's existing Collins-class submarines. Commissioned by Australia's Department of Defence, BMT's independent study has assessed the total programme whole-life cost of ownin
BMT Joins BAE Systems to Compete for MARS Fleet Tankers
BMT Defence Services Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has recently joined with BAE Systems to submit a single response to the MARS fleet tanker Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) issued by the UK's Ministry of Defence. The MARS Integrated Project Team will subsequently invite qua
BMT's New Laser Scanner Speeds Surveys
BMT Defence Services, a subsidiary of BMT Group, has acquired a new FARO LS 880HE laser scanner to significantly enhance the company's ship and submarine surveying capabilities. The new scanner works by scanning, recording and digitally recreating an object or area's dimensions –
BMT and Lloyd's Register EMEA to Form Naval Ship Assurance Service for UK MoD
BMT Defence Services Ltd today announced it has formed an alliance with Lloyd's Register EMEA to provide the Naval Ship Assurance Support Service (NSASS) in a bid to aid the UK Ministry of Defence make huge savings. The NSASS will support the development, implementation, and enhancemen
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Google CEO: Android 2.3 coming "in the next few weeks" - Update
The latest giant lawn decoration at the Google Campus is of a Gingerbread man.
Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit currently taking place in San Francisco until the 17th of November, Google CEO and Chairman of the Board Eric Schmidt confirmed that version 2.3 of the company's open source mobile operating system code named "Gingerbread", previously thought to be Android 3.0, will be launching "in the next few weeks". Gingerbread will be the next major update to Android and a number of application developers have already started to release Gingerbread compatible updates for their apps, such as version 2.5.1 of Adobe Air for Android.
Following leaked images and details about a new Nexus device, dubbed the "Nexus S", that appeared late last week, Schmidt showed off the new device running on US GSM carrier T-Mobile. The CEO revealed that the device would contain Near Field Communication (NFC) chips – a technology that Schmidt believes will in future replace credit cards – for fast, short range wireless transmissions, but called it an "unannounced phone" from an "unannounced manufacturer". Engadget notes that the device logo was taped over. The current Nexus One is produced by HTC while the Nexus S is reportedly manufactured by Samsung.
In other Android related news, Dell has started to roll out its Android 2.2 update including the new Stage UI for unlocked versions of the Dell Streak tablet. Code named "Froyo" (for frozen yoghurt) 2.2 is the latest stable version of Android. It was released at this year's Google I/O developer conference and first arrived on the company's Nexus One smartphone.
Update: A video of Eric Schmidt speaking about Android, NFC and associated subjects at the Web 2.0 Summit is now available on YouTube.
Google: 77% of Android devices running 2.1 or later, a report from The H.
Google: Android Market has 100,000 apps, a report from The H.
CyanogenMod 6.0 brings Android 2.2 to older devices, a report from The H.
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Google: 1.3 million Android devices activated every day
Common successor planned for Android Gingerbread and Honeycomb
Google: Most Android devices now running version 2.2
Google releases Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" source code
Google announces Android 2.3 and the Nexus S - Update
Will there be a Google Nexus Two after all? - Update


I had this awesome, beautiful family of 3 in studio yesterday. This little newborn was such a dream, they don't come cuter than this. Mom also had her maternity pictures done with me about a month ago. Having your first baby is such a monumental time in a couples lives and these too are so calm and laid back! I look forward to watching this little guy grow up and take more photos for this family as they grow. Enjoy!!
Very professional, awesome photos, captured the love in this family. Simply beautiful.


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Texas Campus Gun Law Takes Effect on 50th Anniversary of Shooting
The Aug. 12, 1966, cover of TIME
By Olivia B. Waxman
A new "campus carry" law in Texas, which will generally allow people at the state's public universities to carry concealed handguns in campus buildings, goes into effect on Monday. The timing is eerily coincidental.
On that same date fifty years ago—Aug. 1, 1966—Charles Whitman, a 25-year-old engineering student at the University of Texas at Austin, lugged several guns up to the observation deck of the limestone tower that soars 307 ft. above campus and starting shooting at people below. He killed more than a dozen people and wounded 31 over 96 minutes before being shot dead by police in what TIME described back then as "the worst mass murder in recent U.S. history."
The magazine's Aug. 12 cover story, "Madman in the Tower," offered a disturbingly detailed play-by-play of the sniper attacks:
For a moment, nobody could make out what the odd explosions from atop the tower meant. Then men and women began crumpling to the ground, and others ran for cover. On the fourth floor of the tower building, Ph.D. Candidate Norma Barger, 23, heard the noises, looked out and saw six bodies sprawled grotesquely on the mall. At first she thought it was just a tasteless joke. "I expected the six to get up and walk away laughing." Then she saw the pavement splashed with blood, and more people falling. In the first 20 minutes, relying chiefly on the 6-mm. rifle with the scope but switching occasionally to the carbine and the .357 revolver, Whitman picked off most of his victims.
On the sun-dappled mall, Mrs. Claire Wilson, 18, eight months pregnant, was walking from an anthropology class when a bullet crashed into her abdomen; she survived, but later gave birth to a stillborn child whose skull had been crushed by the shot…
Whitman also killed his wife and mother before getting to the school, leaving notes that explained he didn't want his wife to have to "face the embarrassment that my actions will surely cause her" and that he wanted to put his mother "out of her pain and misery," perhaps an allusion to Whitman's father, who physically abused her. The motivation for the shooting, however, would remain a mystery.
Four months prior to the murders, when he told a campus psychiatrist that he was "thinking about going up on the tower with a deer rifle and start to shoot people," he was told to come back in a week. Whitman didn't, though he noted in one of his farewell notes that he hoped an autopsy would be performed on him "to see if there's any mental disorders."
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Despite the decades that have passed since then, TIME's coverage of the shooting may seem familiar to 21st century readers. In "The Symptoms of Mass Murder," TIME reporters interviewed 40 psychiatrists and psychologists on how to spot warning signs. The story "A Gun-Toting Nation" talks about how Americans "own more guns than any other people" — a fact that's still true according to a TIME round-up of gun use in America after the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting.
Americans in the 1960s were sadly accustomed to public violence. Texas had been the scene, just a few years earlier, of the murder of a president. But this time they were seeing it unfold in a new way that may have made it resonate differently or seem more shocking. The Whitman shooting has been described as one of the first examples of mass media coverage of a mass shooting.
"It was notable for being the first American mass shooting of the television era, when families sat around TV sets in the evening sharing the news together," says Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
An Austin TV and radio station called KTBC first broadcast the news only about five minutes into Whitman's shooting spree, per TIME, and that station was affiliated with the major broadcast networks (of which there were only three at the time). That meant that the whole nation could get KTBC coverage—including a live telecast from nearby—of the event. "Warnings to stay away and pleas for blood peppered [the reporter's] running account," TIME explained. "Photographer-Reporter John Thawley abandoned his camera and raced out to help rescue wounded victims while bullets spattered around him. He was not hit. (The only newsman who was: A.P.'s Robert Heard, shot in the left shoulder.) Meanwhile the story was prompting calls to KTBC from as far away as Canada requesting brief radio reports."
Steven Gorelick, criminologist and lecturer in Media Studies at Hunter College of The City University of New York, says the news-gathering operation described above marks "the dawn of what would become the age of the great echo chamber," meaning today's 24/7 cable news channels and social media networks.
But, symmetry with today aside, some things really were different in 1966. In particular, says Gorelick, the experience of consuming all of this bad news was very different.
"It's easier today than it was in '66 to think that humanity is under siege," he says, explaining that the limited number of news sources available in the 1960s—generally the paper in the morning and network television in the evening—meant that there was less of that "echo chamber" effect. As a result, people got to digest what they were hearing, often in groups. "There were moments to think about what had happened."
Write to Olivia B. Waxman at olivia.waxman@time.com.


Have a church security plan for your place of worship (or even your business).
Like it or not, Americans have to face the reality of today's real-world threats right here on our own soil. Some of these threats come from abroad or are influenced by foreign fanaticism. Unfortunately, as witnessed in recent weeks, we must also face increasing threats from within our own communities.
Of course, the gun-grabbing side of the house including many media outlets, would suggest that we all be good victims and lay down to wait and be executed. I even read recently where one poor misguided soul suggested that the police investigation after a shooting that occurred in a suburban Denver Wal-Mart was impeded because several armed patrons drew their side arms in the midst of the attacker's shooting and killing of three innocent patrons.
The inference was that police had to slow their investigation because so many folks pulled guns … I've got one word for that thought: TOUGH! This commentator went on to suggest that it is a rare event that a good armed citizen can or will stop an attack. What IS rare, is publicity that focuses on law abiding citizens exercising their right of self-defense. An exception is the armed citizen, Stephen Willeford, who's been widely recognized for stopping the church attack in Texas as we all know.
Many churches and businesses have developed security teams and measures and I applaud these efforts. Police were on scene in the recent church massacre in Texas in four minutes. As I have long said, the police want to get there, they yearn to stop the carnage, but in reality, it just takes too long in most cases. Four minutes is an eternity when people are being methodically killed.
So, that leaves you, the determined and defiant citizen who will take action to stop the threat. This decision is not to be taken lightly. Since you are already carrying concealed or open, perhaps there are some considerations you haven't thought of for your church security team.
I am a supporter of our 2nd Amendment, a past law enforcement officer, and currently a fulltime firearms and tactics trainer. Consequently, I believe in solid gun training. If you and your church members or business associates are developing a security program that includes a potential armed response, give some thought to the following.
If you can, always opt for avoiding an armed confrontation. If not, can you escape? Can you evacuate all innocent persons without compromising their safety? Any of these are a better option than engaging in a gun fight, but of course be prepared to take decisive and aggressive action if that's what it takes to save lives. Your church security team needs to train to this level and be prepared if the need arises. Being constantly aware of the environment around your church, like anyone approaching, is critical as well. In other words, remain vigilant.
A security team for a church or business is probably best served by keeping sidearms concealed. Can you conceal your chosen handgun and then efficiently access it in an immediate threat event? This skill set needs to be practiced and refined continuously. All armed personnel selected for a church security team need to have passed a background check, having a concealed carry license will accomplish this element without having to conduct separate background checks.
You need to consider that not all confrontations are related to the immediate use of deadly force. Intermediate use of force options may be a consideration. Verbal skills are part of this. Have your team work with a good trainer who provides scenario based training. When done with proper planning and good safety measures, it's an excellent way of training for reality based situations.
If you intend to be part of an organized security team and intend on carrying, your shooting skills must be top notch. Practicing basic gun manipulations such as drawing from concealment, reloads under stress, shooting from cover, shooting with movement, dim light shooting (carry a flashlight!), precision shots, and clearing malfunctions are all critical skill sets that must be a part of your church security plan and regular training. What if you need to move from one part of your church to another in the case of an active shooter? Tactical movement and not running past blind corners may be important.
Perhaps some of your security team wants to focus on other areas of training. Not to exclude your armed team members from emergency medical, but others who choose not to be armed can get involved in this way. The Tactical Combat Causality Care model (TCCC) or last ditch medical as I like to call it is an excellent example. This program is based on stopping major blood loss (by tourniquet and quick clot use), dealing with penetrating chest wounds and airway issues. Add CPR and AED use, and you have the basics for preventing or minimizing deaths in the case of an active shooter or other emergencies. Remember, in a major event like an active shooter, the responding officers have to be concerned with stopping and or locating the threat first, not providing medical aid.
Don't leave out training that addresses your local laws and concerns with civil liability. Remember too that law enforcement and other emergency services are on the way. Their response may be immediate or it may seem to take forever based on your location or availability of emergency personnel. When they arrive, someone on your team needs to be ready to communicate calmly with them, and not with a gun in hand! Also understand when it's in your best interest to remain silent.
Bottom line, it is not unreasonable to have a plan and practice it. Utilize any willing individuals in your church or business who already have a skill set in these areas.
Someone once said, "Only a fool confuses preparedness with paranoia." I couldn't agree more.
How do you prepare your church for an active shooter situation? Let us know, below. Like this article on considerations for a church security plan by Terry? Check out what he's got to say about revolvers vs semi-auto pistols, next.