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Introducing Michael Ostroff
Pegi Nicol— Something Dancing About Her represents the culmination of everything Ostroff has achieved so far
by Peter Harcourt
September 1, 2005 August 8, 2021
On Sunday the 13th of February 2005 at the National Gallery of Canada, Pegi Nicol—Something Dancing About Her received its world première. The screening was timed to coincide with the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Pegi Nicol MacLeod at the Carleton University Art Gallery, curated by Laura Brandon, who was also launching the publication of her biography of the painter. Michael Ostroff, an Ottawa filmmaker, directed the film, which is a National Film Board production. In spite of limited publicity, it played to a packed house and received a standing ovation. A second screening at Carleton University a few weeks later also packed the house. Who is Pegi Nicol MacLeod, some of us might ask? But more to the moment, who is Michael Ostroff?
Born in 1950 in Montreal, Michael studied history and political science at Sir George Williams University, now part of Concordia. By also taking a film course, he was able to make his first short, the quality of which got him into York University for a special two-year program. In those days York's distinguished faculty included Jay Leyda and James Beveridge. "But the person that had the most influence on me," Michael recalls, "was clearly Beveridge who had an infectious love of Canadian film. And in 1971, you could count the number of filmmakers on your two hands. Goin' Down the Road had just opened and everybody was thrilled. Could we actually make films in Canada? Is this now a possibility?"
From the outset, Ostroff knew that he wanted to make political films. In 1973, he began a three year stint at Crawley Films in Ottawa, after which he moved to Ireland where he found a dynamic artistic community which included Neil Jordan and Jim Sheridan who were about to make their first films. This sense of community provided Ostroff with a model for what he wanted to achieve when he returned to Ottawa. He found it, in part, through making advocacy videos for councils and unions, most consistently for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Not only did these works keep the wolf from the door but they allowed him to hone his skills as a filmmaker, gradually developing a distinctly Ostroffian style. While the elements of this style all operate simultaneously in most of the films, four recurring strategies of Ostroff can be singled out for special investigation.
Advocacy Films
First off, Ostroff's films are all about communities. Wakefield Mill (1984), made for the National Capital Commission, is about the rise and fall of two 19th century entrepreneurs who achieved enormous success in a farming and logging community just north of Ottawa before they were brought down by changing economic times. Like City of Gold (1957), Wakefield Mill consists largely of still photographs, all of them hand-tinted, plus archival footage of early pioneer days that Michael knew about through working at Crawley's. Helped by the music of Ian Tamblyn, the film beautifully evokes the 19th century's faith in the value of local enterprise before big city take-overs rendered infeasible such individual initiatives.
Similarly in By the Skin of our Teeth (1980), at that time working for the Ottawa Tenants Council with Brenda Longfellow as narrating presence, Ostroff explores the community of single moms trying to raise their children on the pittance provided by mothers' allowance. One especially sad young mother of four confesses that she was reduced to fraud, simply to have money to buy her kids Christmas presents. Although a simple piece and highly dependent on talking heads, the film was enormously successful.
"By the Skin of our Teeth was very effective, Michael remembers," because the interviews managed to capture some of the emotion of the women. It was a static piece because it was a very early video production and in those days the cameras were so primitive and the editing facilities even worse. Cutaways were virtually impossible. But despite all those technical problems, it did very well. It was picked up by DEC [Development Education Centre] and there were screenings all across the country."
Secondly, the films all possess a dialogic structure. Different elements in the films speak to one another in dramatic, sometimes conflicting ways. For instance, in Basic Rights (2000), Ostroff explores the community of rural postal workers, most of them female, and their mistreatment by Canada Post who designated them free-lance entrepreneurs so they were not allowed to unionize, receive benefits, or charge expenses. For this film, Ostroff devised an ingenious system of radios and wireless mikes, which allowed the crew to shoot from a separate automobile while interviewing the subjects as they went about their work. This film is not at all static! We both hear their grievances and see the beautiful landscapes of the Maritimes, Quebec and Manitoba. These images dialogue with written statistics of their economic plight and the rush of expenses at the gas pumps as they fill up their tanks.
Thirdly, more often than not, there is a metaphoric resonance to cutaways. As Ostroff notes, "The context is absolutely crucial in all the stuff I do. I really try to bring in some images or ideas that will get people to think beyond the narrowness of the story."
In Bridging the River of Silence (1991), a finely evocative film about Renfrew County's response to wife abuse, dexterously captured by the unobtrusive camera of Joan Hutton, there are recurring shots that might suggest domestic bliss—a windmill, a cat, an abandoned stove. These images, however, contrast forcefully with the stories told by the women of the violence they suffer from their (generally drunken) men. There are also repeated shots of a communications tower, suggesting a world in which, within these marriages, communication has broken down.
Undoubtedly, the finest of all the union films is Many Rivers to Cross (1999). Taking two years to make and lasting 95 minutes, it registers the protracted and most dramatic negotiations between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and the up-tight bureaucrats representing Canada Post. The film is blessed by the presence of Philippe Arbour, the pony-tailed chief negotiator for the union who possesses the magnetic characteristics of a star.
All the union people dress casually and seem to be having fun, as if to relieve the tension of the on-going negotiations, unlike the bureaucrats who never smile in their suits and ties. There is a wonderful scene of the workers demonstrating outside in Hull where the negotiations are taking place. Across the river we see the parliament buildings, which, of course, represent the site of ultimate authority.
River imagery recurs throughout the film, providing a context for the negotiations taking place. Not only do the postal workers talk, metaphorically, of having to cross a river; but also throughout this film there are cutaways of the mighty Ottawa River with water surging through a variety of dams. These recurring shots suggest both power and protection—keeping the two sides separate from the one another.
Unfortunately, because of complicated legal negotiations, the film never received the exposure it deserves; but it is—amazingly, considering the subject matter—a film of Shakespearean proportions. It changes the way we think about such supposedly utilitarian films.
Finally, the fourth strategy concerns the collage of dissolves which often appear at the opening of Ostroff's films. Traditionally, dissolves accelerate time but Ostroff uses them knowingly to suggest a poetic fusion of elements to come: "I like to have something at the beginning that says to the audience that this video is really different. There's a certain level of thought that's gone into this production and I'm hoping that you bring a certain level to it as well. … Most of the bigger pieces have something at the front, some kind of preface that tries to shape the entire documentary." These sequences serve as little fanfares that warn the viewers that they have to stay awake.
Of course there are other films and other stylistic strategies, including Ostroff's ability to combine the immediacy of cinéma vérité with the authority of more formal strategies. But let's consider his more public films, which reach less inwards to the local politics of advocacy groups than outwards to the more public politics of the production of art.
The Public Films
Designed for television, Speaking of Movies (1994) is a tribute to the pioneering work of Gordon Sparling. Brought back from New York to work for Associated Screen News (ASN) in Montreal in the 1930s, Sparling had one overwhelming desire: he wanted to establish a Canadian feature film industry. This was not to be; but working through ASN, he managed to produce a number of Screen Cameos — ten-to 20-minute shorts which represented the only creative filmmaking in Canada at that time.
Already in his 90s at the time of Ostroff's documentary, Sparling is first seen operating the clapper board for the beginning of the film, after which the opening credits ape the style of Sparling's cameos, including the sound-track for Rhapsody in Two Languages (1934). Throughout this tribute, there is everywhere a dialogue between the past and the present, with Sparling watching his cameos on a television monitor.
Featuring the orchestra of Horace Lapp, Music from the Stars (1938), is offered as Canada's first Musical; and Shadow River (1933), based in part on a poem by the Métis writer, Pauline Johnson, intercuts night-club scenes of British-speaking sophisticates with strikingly beautiful representations of the Canadian landscape as one of the women recites the poem. Corny though these films may seem today, they do register an achievement for their time and, then as now, encounter an ultimate blockage.
"You can see in Music from the Stars," Michael explains, "when they finally got a sound stage in Montreal, the shooting is black-&-white glorious. You could see that with the crew he had around him, Sparling could have produced a feature film. They may have had difficulty with the talent, with the acting; but technically they had the ability to do it. But certainly his career aspirations were limited by the cultural domination of the Americans."
Had Sparling got his way during this time of the Great Depression he would have created an escapist cinema of entertainment in the manner of Busby Berkely. Nevertheless, as Laurier LaPierre assures us in the commentary, the work of Gordon Sparling represented "a step forward to Canadian Nationhood."
Budge: The One True Happiness of F.R. "Budge" Crawley (2002) was also designed for television. To stunning effect, Ostroff begins this film with the crucial sequence taken from The Man Who Skied Down Everest (1975) in which a Japanese athlete attempts to ski down the highest mountain in the world. He failed, of course, and slid most of the way, which is why the Japanese didn't care to finish the film. But Budge purchased the footage, let his wife, Judith Crawley, write it and managed to win an Academy Award at which, during his acceptance speech, he thanked nobody! "A sort of grand fiasco," Don Franks explains in the commentary, "that was Budge—a crafty opportunist to some, a mischievous hero to others, striving to create a Canadian cinema with almost no acclaim. But the Everest film gained him the first Academy Award for a Canadian feature-length film."
With many testimonials from the people who worked with him, Ostroff superimposes shots of Budge and his crew over scenes of the projects being filmed, once again relating the present to the past. Yet for all his aspirations and certainly his courage, Budge's most ambitious projects were, in fact, fiascos. He less skied through the industry he helped to create than slid through it.
Prior to Budge, Sound Venture Productions in Ottawa had commissioned Canvas of War: The Art of World War Two (2000). The challenge for Michael with this film was to organize the presentation of a lot of different artists. He invited Seaton Findlay to help him: "Seaton and I worked on it to try to find a story because there was no story. There was hardly any thread to connect one artist to the other except for the fact that they were young Canadian artists going over to portray the war."
They adopted basically a chronological sequence linked to the different stages of the European war, but with a cunning procedure: the different stages of the conflict were punctuated by intertitles, as Ostroff had done before; but the printed words anticipate statements that the various interviewees will use thus linking the characters to the titles in, arguably, a musical manner.
Many artists are interviewed and others evoked, including Pegi Nicol. Molly and Bruno Bobak are the most eloquent, both speaking with elegance and wit. Paradoxically, as one might say of the paintings themselves, the film is beautiful both in its visual style and through its sensitivity to its subject matter. After his film on Budge, Ostroff was to return to the subject of paintings—this time dealing with a little-known Ottawa painter, Pegi Nicol MacLeod.
Five years in the making, Pegi Nicol— Something Dancing About Her represents the culmination of everything that Michael has achieved so far. Pegi Nicol tells the story of an artist, as both the Sparling and the Crawley films had done, but with all the stylistic strategies that had so animated the advocacy films. The Bobaks actually put him onto the project, especially Molly, who even found money for the initial research
Having access to Laura Brandon's papers, Ostroff devised a series of chapters which enabled him to search for the most appropriate images. "Because I had access to the transcripts and the letters," he comments, "I had a list of scenes in my mind of what could be used in terms of the transcripts and the letters. But in terms of matching the images with the text, that's the whole basis of this style of filmmaking."
Indeed, the precise matching of image and comment is one of the film's great accomplishments. When we hear her writing to her friend Marian about her abortion we have a shot of a woman walking through a blustering day, a black hat pulled over her eyes. When Pegi is sent out to British Columbia to paint the natives, as we hear her explaining that they didn't like the white invaders, there is an accusational shot of a native woman walking past the camera. And as part of the opening montage, we see a vat of red paint being pulled into the screen, the toxicity of which will eventually kill her.
Initially planned to contain dramatic re-enactments, when the budget couldn't afford them, Ostroff personally rewrote the script to deal with the absence. This proved to be an inspired decision bestowing on the film a ghostly dimension. As we see photographs and hear voices, always in dialogue with the paintings and aided at times by the haunting music of Ian Tamblyn, we get a strong sense of the presence of Pegi's life and work even though, in terms of moving images or of her actual voice, she is absent from the film.
Finally, the film gains additional authority by its serial construction. An image is established within a particular context and then after a time, it appears again, within a different context. Then again and then again, as the contexts shift and change. These recurring images— whether photographs or paintings—act like leitmotifs in music, doubly important for this painter's work which, in itself, is musical in design. These recapitulations guide the spectator's journey through this presentation, in black & white and colour, of the life of Pegi Nicol and of her search for a community that would receive her art.
Although modest in range, at the level of craft, the films of Michael Ostroff represent an extraordinary achievement. His early work brings to his utilitarian subjects not only the authenticity of lived lives but also the authority of poetry. His later films, more poetic in their subject matter, often display a musical organization which contests the historical simplicities of linear narrative. Ostroff's films are about the search for community through unions, among artists, or social advocates, in tandem with a search for wider social acceptance.
Because these quests parallel what many people experience in their day-today lives, the films of Michael Ostroff achieve a universal appeal. They ought to be better known.
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Buoyant mood thanks to record take-up rate, encouraging market trends and strong occupancy levels. The 2017 Bremen property market report shows once again that the city is an attractive location for investors and developers.
Every year, Bremeninvest works with leading analysts to collate data on the property market in Bremen. "Investors and developers are showing a lot of interest. The stability of the market and the huge economic potential, for example in the logistics industry, make Bremen a location of choice," says a delighted Andreas Heyer, CEO of Bremeninvest. Bremen's affordable prices and low vacancy rate compare favourably with other locations in Germany. These are just two of many good reasons for taking a closer look at commercial property, the logistics market and retail development in Bremen.
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This year, as in 2016, take-up of office space in Bremen is set to exceed 100,000m². The top performer is the Überseestadt (New Harbour District). In 2016, its take-up of 30,000 m² was the highest in the city and gave it a 29.5 per cent share of the overall office market. This trend continued into the first half of 2017, when 18,250m² of office space was taken up. There were also slight increases in the city centre, where Heyer says that a number of major developments are scheduled for 2018 that will meet the high demand for office space.
The current vacancy rate of 3 per cent in the office market is the lowest it has been for more than ten years. As well as having the highest take-up rate, Überseestadt also has the lowest vacancy rate – despite the huge amount of building work going on there.
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Bremen is an international hub for the logistics sector. Its location in the north west of Germany, on the Weser river and close to the North Sea, coupled with its highly efficient infrastructure, make it the ideal choice for companies with international operations. The amount of logistics space available in Bremen reflects this appeal and in 2017 rose to nearly 2.8 million square metres. This is equivalent to around 50 per cent of all logistics space in the Bremen/Oldenburg metropolitan region. The vacancy rate has now fallen to 0.7 per cent. "The trends in the logistics market underline the key role that Bremen plays in the movement of goods within Germany and around the world," says Heyer.
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More than 700 shops, around 200 places to eat out and over 50 cultural institutions are located in Bremen city centre. Bremen is a key market in the north-west of Germany – more than half a million people are resident in the city itself and a similar amount live in the surrounding areas. The potential for consumer spending is obvious and annual revenue in the retail sector has risen again to reach €3.811 billion. Purchasing power, at 98.1 per cent of the national average, was on a par with last year. "The city centre is experiencing something of a boom," reports Heyer.
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The number of retail units in the prime locations is limited. Vacancies are the exception and are mainly caused by businesses moving from properties that are due to be converted. So although the market in Bremen can seem slow-moving at times, its trump card is its stability. "Bremen is a fantastic market for people who are looking to invest without taking risks," explains Thorsten Tendahl, who heads up the Bremeninvest team responsible for business support and relocations. A strategy of tailoring building activity precisely to the market largely avoids the kind of fluctuations that you find elsewhere. This means that demand stays constant and therefore prices do too.
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Trademark protection in Germany and abroad – what you need to know
Many companies fail to choose the right approach when it comes to trademarks and Intellectual property right protection in general, according to Bremen lawyer Dr Eckhard Ratjen – not just in Germany, but also particularly when entering markets in other countries. But with the right strategy, many problems can be avoided from the outset.
Coffee in Bremen – roasteries in Germany's coffee capital
Almost half of all coffee beans imported into Germany pass through Bremen's ports. Coffee roasters such as Lloyd Caffee and Cross Coffee have helped to cement the image of Bremen as Germany's coffee capital.
The Bremen property market is booming
Bremen is expanding. Several construction projects will reshape the city centre. The 2018 Bremen property market report – an overview of office, logistics and retail properties, and of investment market trends – confirms that the city is an attractive location for investors and developers.
Working in an idyllic location
To the south of Bremerhaven, plans are taking shape for a new business and industrial park that will fulfil strict sustainability criteria. Situated on what is known as the Luneplate, a site close to the largest nature conservation area in the state of Bremen, the park is set to become the home of companies operating in the green economy.
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Safety first: sensor expertise in Bremen
We don't normally get to see Littelfuse's products. And yet there's hardly any electronic device that doesn't require components from this global market leader. The European headquarters of the US firm are located in Bremen. And they're far more than just a sales office.
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A billion euros for Bremen's city centre
Our city centre is evolving. Bremen is creating affordable and desirable residential areas, offices and retail space. The city is set to get a more modern look thanks to projects near the main train station, in new districts and right by the river.
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InnoWi – Bremen's patent application specialists
Good ideas may be rare, but imitators are easy to find. Which makes it all the more important to secure patents for new inventions. Bremen-based InnoWi helps companies and the research community to register new patents, and is also on hand to provide advice and access to funding.
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Schuppen 3 transforms into EuropaQuartier
Exciting times in Überseestadt, Bremen's New Harbour District. Large parts of the old 400 metre long Schuppen 3 building are to be demolished to make way for a new quarter featuring a mix of apartments, offices, retail units and services. And there is a good reason why it will be called EuropaQuartier.
"I fell in love with Bremen as soon as I saw it"
It was a cold February evening when Paramjit Kohli first came to Bremen from India – and he loved it immediately. Read on to find out why he founded a company here and what lessons he has learned over the past year.
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The capital of fish fingers
Fish fingers have been made in Bremerhaven for almost 60 years. Over this period, they have withstood all food trends and are more popular today than ever before. On average, each German consumer eats 24 of them a year. And they were probably made in Bremerhaven, the fish finger capital.
Major project on the key technology of lightweight construction is taking shape
The construction of the complex new EcoMaT research and technology centre at Airport-Stadt Bremen is at an advanced stage. Prospective tenants include Airbus and Testia, as well as a number of leading medium-sized businesses and scientific institutions. After the topping-out ceremony, work will get under way on the interior of the building.
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Further expansion at a site with big ambitions
Bremeninvest is currently managing the fifth construction phase at Bremen Industrial Park, scheduled for completion in 2020, and has already taken reservations from several companies. Businesses that have already relocated here are investing in their growth and their future.
Business parks in Bremen – space for individual requirements
Bremen has the right location to suit any company, from the logistics sector at the Cargo Distribution Center (GVZ) to research institutes at the Technology Park and international companies at Bremen Airport-Stadt. Or perhaps you are looking for more of a mix of sectors to stimulate creativity? We can show you the right business park to suit your needs.
"By 2040, the Überseeinsel peninsula will be the quarter where people want to live and work!"
On the south side of the Europahafen, it's full steam ahead for a new urban development showpiece – the Überseeinsel peninsula. Formerly the business premises of Kellogg's, this 15-hectare pocket of land now has investment backing from Europa Immobilien GmbH, represented by Dr Klaus Meier. In our interview, he talks about opportunities, challenges, and visions for the future for the Überseeinsel.
From greenfield site to Hansalinie Industrial Estate: the flagship project continues to grow
The Bremen Hansalinie Industrial Estate is ideally situated for businesses in the automotive industry, located in the immediate vicinity of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen just off the A1 autobahn. But it also offers a number of benefits for service providers, trading companies and the skilled trades. If you want to set up business here, you need to act quickly.
Artificial intelligence made in Bremen
Artificial intelligence isn't just a matter of computer programming. It's a challenging question: how can a robot successfully deal with real, unpredictable surroundings? For 30 years, solutions to this problem have been developed at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). This Bremen-based facility has been so successful that its employees are now founding their own company.
Team Beverage moves headquarters to Bremen
In April 2018, Team Beverage AG moved its headquarters from Wildeshausen in Lower Saxony to Bremen. The company provides services to the drinks industry in wholesale, retail and the catering and convenience sectors. Now, its success story is set to continue at Bremen Airport-Stadt with the relocation of its head office and 90 or so employees.
A Vietnamese visiting Bremen for the first time
Huong Thi Hoang is the new voice of Bremen's economic development agency in Vietnam. The country has one of the world's fastest growing economies and is extremely popular with international investors. Now, Hoang visited Bremen for the first time – and had a big surprise right on her first day.
Organic underwear made in Bremen: Canadian sisters launch their own pop-up store
Tizz & Tonic: Two sisters from Canada are producing and selling sustainable and organic underwear in the centre of Bremen. But what was it that attracted them to Bremen? We caught up with the two well-travelled fashion designers to find out.
Bremen Airport-Stadt: where aerospace and business meet
Bremen Airport-Stadt is an international transport hub and a centre of excellence for the aerospace industry and for research and learning. It occupies a leading position among Germany's airport locations. Here are ten benefits that Bremen Airport-Stadt offers.
7 reasons why business people quickly feel at home in Bremen
Hard facts take top priority when it comes to the choice of location for international or domestic businesses. But the faster we feel comfortable outside the workplace in the everyday routines and culture of a foreign country, the sooner we feel at home. In addition to trade, science – and of course its port, Bremen has plenty to offer when it comes to quality of life.
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Home to 19,500 on-campus students, several research institutes and high-tech companies, parks, hotels, restaurants, cafés and the Universum Bremen science centre, the technology park in Bremen is one of Germany's most successful. So what is the secret behind its 30 years of success?
Sweetness by the barrel – Dewin GmbH imports honey from China
Chinese honey has come a long way – and in January 2018, ten containers full arrived in Bremerhaven from China. But is it actually organic? It certainly is – Lin Zhao, managing director of Dewin, works closely with laboratories in Bremen to confirm the quality of his honey. The proximity to these laboratories was a deciding factor in his choice of location for his business.
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GIPF RULES PDF
Let's begin with a comforting notion: GIPF is not hard to learn. The length of these rules is not meant to overwhelm you; it is the result of our attempt to be as. In the RULES, unless inconsistent with the context, words and expressions defined in the ACT and not in the RULES shall bear the meanings thus assigned to. Learn how to play Gipf by reading the rules and instructions. Don't be deceived, winning Gipf is easier than you might think.
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Each turn a player must add one piece to the game and this must be done in 2 steps: When all the spots on a line are occupied, you cannot play in the direction of that line. Concerning the rules, there are only a few changes in the beginning of the game. By doing so, he pushed a white piece onto the central spot and formed himself a row of 4 pieces on the e-diagonal. Let's think of it as a basic piece with a " GIPF-potential ". The players are completely free to also use their second, third, fourth et cetera turn to bring more GIPF-pieces into play.
Gipf: I play the game
One way to play with them is to require you to win their corresponding game in order to activate the powers, but as with all the games in this series, Kris Burm suggests several "levels" of play, and this is just one of them. When learning the game, we advise you to play with 3 or 4 GIPF-pieces.
They are now in play.
At the most basic level, the term potentials is just a fancy term for the pieces that act as expansions to GIPFand provide special powers. A piece is not in play as long as it is covering a dot, meaning that the turn is not yet completed.
It rarely happens that it is better to leave an opponent's GIPF-piece on the board. The first player to run out of pieces loses the game, even if the other player, too, would run out of pieces in his next turn. On the one hand, just as in the basic game, a player must comply with the gupf to bring a piece into play each turn; on the other hand, he glpf also take care rhles his "GIPF" stays in play i.
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Now they are in play. Pieces which are not in play are hereafter referred to as the reserve. In general Potential powers Microbadges Links References. Pieces in reserve are pieces of your own color that are not in play.
A basic piece with a potential on it is called a loaded piece. Starting the game 1. Pieces The players start with rulea pieces in reserve each. GIPF is not hard to learn. Each line is characterized by 2 black dots and a various number of intersections with other lines. If Black would have made that move – with a black piece, of course – he would have captured 2 white pieces.
A piece or more pieces on the board can only be moved by introducing a new piece. White forces Black to return 5 pieces to his reserve. One can move a piece only one spot at a time, rulws two or more. Note that the free spot interrupts the row!
GIPF Game Rules
The correct order of the project now remains somewhat unclear. A turn The players take turns. As soon as gipv piece is pushed in the direction of gipc spot, the move must be executed. When 4 pieces of one color are lined up and more pieces extend this row, these pieces must also be taken from the board, regardless of their color. The board There are 24 dots at the edges of the pattern on the board.
Note that all the pieces are moved in one and the same direction. If these rows don't intersect each other, all must be captured; if they do intersect, the player playing with that color may choose which row he will take.
As soon as 4 pieces of the same color are lined up next to each other, they must be taken from the board by the player with that color. Players should always be able to see how many pieces the opponent has left in his reserve.
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Note that White lost more pieces than Black, yet still wins!
White puts a piece on spot b1. White moves over the pieces on the b1-i4 line 1 spot.
It is of no importance which player causes the situation; the pieces must always be taken by the player playing with the color of the 4 pieces in a row. A piece can be pushed from a dot to a free spot in the play area. The game starts with an empty board i.
The version for advanced players. The first player to run yipf of pieces loses the game, even if the other player, too, would run out of pieces in his next turn.
Since it is imperative to bring a piece into play each turn, a player must try to keep his reserve "alive". Then your opponent brings a GIPF-piece into play.
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GIPF-pieces instead of basic pieces. The board must be placed between the players in such a way that the dot marked "E1" points at the player with the white pieces. Thus, if a player has no pieces left in his reserve, the other player is the winner.
It is advisable not to rupes a row of pieces; always move pieces one by one, starting with furthest piece in the row. Only the pieces covering a spot are part of the game. Tules completes the move.
First one must put a piece on a dot step 1. If the spot is already occupied, it must first be cleared: Dots aren't part of the play area; they serve to position a piece before bringing it into play.
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Detail Synthetic Study of Infrared Fluorescent Dyes: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of their Photodynamic Therapy Probes
Document Type : Review Article
Lavanya Gopala 1
Yi-Jia Yan 2
Zhi-Long Chen 2
1 Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University.
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, College of Chemistry and Biology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
Dipyrromethene boron difluoride (BODIPY) derivatives can be used as effective photosensitizers (PS's) to eradicate a broad spectrum of microbes that threaten the global population health. Moreover, these compounds could be used in diagnostic or therapy, controlling the balance between the fluorescence emission and the photodynamic activity. There is still much work to be done in the search for ideal PS's with applications in photodynamic therapy (PDT). To effectively use near infrared region BODIPY dyes for labelling during biological analyses, or as biomarkers in biomedical applications such as imaging diagnosis, a hydrophilic character is usually required. It was found that the introduction of the strong electron-withdrawing group at the meso position in the BODIPY skeleton was responsible for the drastic bathochromic shift in the absorption spectrum. Several studies on the development of small molecule fluorescent probes have been performed with short wavelengths and with poor water solubility. There should be new investigations to obtain more information on the mechanisms of photodynamic action relating to cell damage and experiments in vivo infection models. In order to understand the effect of the substituents, a predictive quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) regression model, based on theoretical holistic molecular descriptors as developed. An even better fluorescent probe would combine the photostability of the BODIPY group with a chromophore that absorbs at longer wavelength that makes for better light penetration in cells and tissues. In this review, we will summarize ideas on different wavelengths and hydroelectric abilities through modifications of molecular structures of the biological probe molecule. BODIPY's materials and chemical modification methods for modulating the optical properties presented here could be versatile for developing efficient photo-responsive bio-related materials to control the biological activities and efficient quenchers on the biotechnological assays with labelled biomolecules.
BODIPY
Biological Probes
Photosensitizers
QSAR-Studies
Main Subjects
Phytochemistry
Volume 5, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Receive Date: 20 May 2021
Revise Date: 27 May 2021
Accept Date: 17 June 2021
First Publish Date: 17 June 2021
Gopala, L., Yan, Y., & Chen, Z. (2022). Detail Synthetic Study of Infrared Fluorescent Dyes: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of their Photodynamic Therapy Probes. Chemical Review and Letters, 5(1), 12-67. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.287098.1109
Lavanya Gopala; Yi-Jia Yan; Zhi-Long Chen. "Detail Synthetic Study of Infrared Fluorescent Dyes: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of their Photodynamic Therapy Probes". Chemical Review and Letters, 5, 1, 2022, 12-67. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.287098.1109
Gopala, L., Yan, Y., Chen, Z. (2022). 'Detail Synthetic Study of Infrared Fluorescent Dyes: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of their Photodynamic Therapy Probes', Chemical Review and Letters, 5(1), pp. 12-67. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.287098.1109
Gopala, L., Yan, Y., Chen, Z. Detail Synthetic Study of Infrared Fluorescent Dyes: Design, Synthesis and Chemical Properties of their Photodynamic Therapy Probes. Chemical Review and Letters, 2022; 5(1): 12-67. doi: 10.22034/crl.2021.287098.1109


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Airbus shuts down subsidiary at centre of bribery investigation
kajal choudhary
Inquiry into claims GPT paid multimillion pound bribes to win Saudi military contract
An Airbus A380 at the Paris Air Show on Saturday. The European aerospace group's subsidiary GPT has been under investigation for seven years. Photograph: Éric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images
Airbus is shutting down a subsidiary that has been at the centre of a long-running bribery investigation.
The UK-based subsidiary of the European aerospace group, GPT Special Project Management, has been under investigation for seven years over allegations it paid multimillion pound bribes to secure a military contract with the Saudi Arabian government.
An anti-corruption campaign said the planned closure could prevent the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) bringing a prosecution against the subsidiary, and accused the government of deliberately interfering in the investigation by "sitting on" the case.
GPT's latest annual report, published last week, disclosed that it would go out of business on 31 December. It is not possible to prosecute a firm that has been closed down, although individuals can be.
GPT has operated with only one contract for years, which the UK's Ministry of Defence has decided not to renew. The MoD is understood to have awarded it to the US military contractor KBR instead.
GPT said it did not intend to seek new business with other customers.
In 2012, the SFO started investigating accusations from a whistleblower that GPT had used illicit payments and gifts totalling at least £14m to win a £2bn contract to provide communications and electronic warfare equipment to the Saudi national guard.
Any prosecution would require the consent the attorney general, Geoffrey Cox, under the Prevention of Corruption Act, but his department has taken more than a year to make a decision. Cox has yet to announce what he intends to do.
Sue Hawley, the policy director of Corruption Watch, said: "It is disgraceful that the attorney general has sat on this case so long that the company is now effectively becoming insolvent, leaving no company for the SFO to charge and sanction. This level of political interference in a foreign bribery case is completely unacceptable."
Cox's department declined to comment because the investigation was ongoing.
Any prosecution could be politically awkward for the UK government because it could provoke a diplomatic row with the Saudis and might reveal that the government had approved of illicit payments.
Anti-corruption campaigners say the decision on prosecuting GPT is a key test as to whether Britain is serious about tackling bribery and not repeating the BAE scandal. In 2006, Tony Blair's government terminated an SFO investigation into alleged bribes by BAE, Britain's biggest arms firm, in a huge Saudi contract following complaints by Riyadh.
GPT's sole contract has been run under an agreement between the UK and Saudi governments. The MoD has been responsible for awarding the contract and approving payments as part of it.
The MoD has previously declined to comment when asked if it had refused to hand over documents to the SFO during its investigation. The SFO has reportedly interviewed two MoD staff and four former GPT executives.
In its annual report, GPT said it "has been serving a single customer since its formation due to its status as prime contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence … On expiry of the current 10-year programme in December 2019, the company [GPT] will cease operations."
The MoD declined to comment. Airbus has previously said it had not been notified of a decision to proceed with charges in this case and that it continued to cooperate with the SFO.
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The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
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As delightfully wry and witty as his bestselling debut, 'The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared', this is a tale of how one young woman's attempt to change her future ended up changing everything. On 14th June 2007, the King of Sweden disappears. In 1994 South Africa dismantles six missiles, developed during its brief nuclear weapons programme. In 1961 Nombeko Mayeki is born in a Soweto shack. Seemingly destined for a life nasty, brutish and short, her path takes an entirely unpredictable turn. Because really this story is all about the seventh South African missile - the one that was never supposed to have existed. The one that Nombeko knows far too much about. So now she's on the run and running into twins who are officially one person, a Vietnam vet and a potato-loving Baroness. But the fate of the King of Sweden, and indeed the world, will remain on her shoulders alone.
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Smith Statement on Passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019
Washington D.C. – Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) issued a statement on the passage of H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
"I am pleased that Congress and the Administration were able to reach a budget agreement this week. It will eliminate the Budget Control Act's threat of sequestration for the final two years of that law's effect, providing clarity in federal budgeting and crucial predictability for agencies, federal workers, and all who rely on the government. By providing parity in funding authority increases between defense and all domestic programs, it helps to appropriately balance our country's priorities. Additionally, this deal preserves the faith in and the credit of the United States by taking the imminent threat of a default on our national debt default off the table for two years.
This agreement is far from perfect and does not include everything I wanted to see in a deal. But with divided government between the legislative and executive branches, as well as between the House and Senate, it is an important step forward. It is also far better than the alternatives of sequestration cuts to funding, increases in the likelihood of a government shutdown, and what would be a first-ever U.S. sovereign debt default.
It is now imperative that Congress turn its focus to completing the appropriations process for Fiscal Year 2020 to prevent another government shutdown. As I have long insisted, we must also craft and implement a long view budgetary approach that ensures proper support for all the federal programs and priorities our country needs, while ensuring that we are collecting the revenues that are necessary to sustainably pay for them."
Smith and Democrats Pass Defense Bill Through the House
Washington, D.C.- Today, the House passed H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 by a vote of 220 to 197, without the support of a single Republican. Upon passage, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA), made the following remarks:
"Following months of bipartisan collaboration with our colleagues, the Democratic-controlled House presented the most progressive NDAA in a decade. Not only does this NDAA and its provisions keep our nation safe, but it honors the values of our country, strengthens our security, and advances America's leadership in the world.
"This bill underpins a smart defense posture with a tough stance on Russia and continued collaboration with allies, eliminates wasteful spending, promotes a more inclusive military by reinforcing the values of diversity and ending the President's ban on transgender service members, and solidifies Congress' oversight role of defense programs and the authorization to use of military force.
"The bill includes critical provisions to curb U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in the war in Yemen and prevent an unauthorized war with Iran. It would help spur cleanup of PFAS chemicals in drinking water and require the Department of Defense to take steps to mitigate and address the threat of climate change. In addition, the bill would prohibit deployment funding for the low-yield nuclear warheads. Because of these and other critical provisions, it was of the utmost importance to our national defense that we pass the NDAA – and we did."
"I am proud that House Democrats stood together in the face of partisan rhetoric while, unfortunately, our Republican colleagues turned their backs on the men and women who defend our nation, and instead choose to use them as political pawns."
Smith and Washington State Legislators underscore community priorities in Opportunity Zone comments to IRS and HUD
Renton, Washington – Congressman Adam Smith is joined by seven Washington State Legislators in public comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) underscoring community priorities in Opportunity Zones.
"An Opportunity Zone designation has the potential to drive much-needed investment into low-income areas. They stand to benefit from economic development, especially in housing supply and affordability, facilities providing quality healthcare for seniors and low-income communities, and business investment and opportunities for historically underserved populations and redlined areas. However, if there are not enough safeguards in place on how Opportunity Funds can be used, there is a strong potential for investments to lead to further displacement and gentrification."
Our letter asks the IRS and HUD to "improve and expand the reporting requirements" and target "projects and priorities defined by the communities who are intended to benefit from the legislation – low-income residents, people of color, and other historically underserved populations."
Smith Statement on Humanitarian Emergency Supplemental Bill
Washington D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement regarding yesterday's vote on the emergency supplemental legislation.
"Without question, there is a humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Earlier this week, I voted for a bill that would have provided much-needed funding to support and care for migrant children and families, including improved access to health care, food, and safer living conditions. However, I voted against the Senate's supplemental bill yesterday.
The Senate supplemental legislation puts far too much faith in an Administration that has time and again demonstrated a complete abdication of its responsibility to provide a safe environment for children and individuals in its care, a flagrant disregard for our system of separation of powers and Congress's role in governance, as well as a propensity to disregard norms and rules that constrain the expenditure of taxpayer dollars. Individuals, including children, have died in the care of the federal government. The Administration has redirected resources towards his wall and has unnecessarily and cruelly increased deportation of long-time community members, while doing far too little to ensure the health and safety of the people his policies have harmed.
It is entirely reasonable for Congress to demand that basic standards of care are met for vulnerable children. It is not too much for Congress to ask that the money we approve for food, medical support, the care of children, and improved facilities are actually spent for those purposes. The Senate bill we voted on yesterday failed to include these requirements. It allows the Trump Administration significant discretion to spend funds within the Department of Homeland Security how they see fit; not necessarily consistent with the intent of Congress. It also does not include a requirement that the federal government establish standards of care to better ensure the health and safety of children and adults and lacks a provision in the House-passed bill that placed limits on keeping unaccompanied children at unlicensed facilities.
The Senate should have taken the House up on its offer to come together and resolve differences between each chamber's bill, as we do for countless other pieces of legislation, but Republican Senate Majority Leader McConnell refused to even discuss this legislation with the leadership of the House."
Smith Concerned About Increased Military Presence in the Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) today issued the following statement in response to the Department of the Defense decision to deploy additional personnel and assets to the Central Command area of responsibility.
"Today's decision by the Department of Defense to increase its presence in the Middle East is unsettling. While requests from CENTCOM should always be taken seriously, our posture in the region should be scrutinized if it does not fit into a broader strategy. Without a clearly articulated strategy, adding more personnel and mission systems seems unwise, and appears to be a blatant and heavy-handed move to further escalate tensions with Iran.
"Leaders from both sides of the aisle have called for de-escalation. At first blush, this move does not fit the bill. I look forward to hearing from Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan how this decision complements a broader strategy in the region, which focuses on de-escalation and diplomacy first."


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Nominations for Assembly & School Board Open
Lake and Peninsula Borough Assembly and School Board Nominations Open June 6, 2022.
Notice is hereby given that on October 4, 2022, the General Election of the Lake and Peninsula Borough will be held in accordance with AS 29.26.040, for the purpose of electing the following officials:
· Assembly Member, Seat C, District 1, 3 year term – currently held by Michelle Pope-Ravenmoon
· Assembly Member, Seat F, District 2, 3 year term – currently held by Scott Anderson
· School Board Member, Seat E, District 1, 3 year term – currently held by Austin Shangin
· School Board Member, Seat G, At Large, 3 year term – currently held by Stacy Hill
District 1: Igiugig, Iliamna, Kokhanok, Newhalen, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, and Port Alsworth
District 2: Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Egegik, Ivanof Bay, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, and Ugashik
At Large: Both districts (all Borough voters)
Every Candidate must file a nominating petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters residing in the district within the Lake and Peninsula Borough from which the candidate is nominated. The first date you may file a nominating petition is June 6, 2022. Nominations close on August 20, 2022. Nominating petitions must be received in the Borough Clerk's office in King Salmon no later than 5:00 p.m. on that day. Nominating petitions are available from the Borough Clerk. The last day to register as a new voter is September 4, 2022. If you have any questions about this election or seats open for nomination, please contact the Lake and Peninsula Borough Clerk at kateconley@lakeandpen.com or (800) 764-3421.
Nominating packets may be downloaded from the Borough website
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Interview with Dr Bright on psychedelic psychotherapy
Interview with Dr Bright on psychedelic psychotherapy2016-12-122016-12-12http://www.prism.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/prism_banner800x150.jpgPsychedelic Research in Science & Medicinehttps://www.prism.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/abc.bris_.sb_.6dec16.png200px200px
Dr Stephen Bright, a Psychologist working at Curtin University discusses psychedelic therapy. He explains that psychedelic therapy involves a traditional psychotherapeutic context. He says that these medical drugs have been used to treat anxiety, depression and alcohol dependency. According to Bright, research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and UCLA shows that psychedelic therapy has had positive results in helping people with cancer to cope with their disease. Dr Bright mentions that the information that the Nixon Government spread about LSD, psilocybin and mescaline is wrong. In fact these medicines are non-addictive, have low acute toxicity and there have been no reports of deaths from LSD overdose. Bright also explains that MDMA allows people with PTSD to be more open to re-experiencing their traumatic event, and it assists them to reprocess it. He says that Australia will continue to fall behind in therapeutic treatments if Australian researchers and politicians don't embrace psychedelic science.
Listen to the interview here: https://youtu.be/OqHc8rDhDxs
mdma, ptsd, stephen bright
MDMA Can Cure PTSDarticle
The Project on microdosing & MDMA therapyarticle


Can I switch between the exchanges with the same cost without additional charge within the month? For example between NYMEX and CBOT?
That would be really nice but the exchanges don't allow that, at least the way we permission and bill. You can, though, add an exchange mid-cycle and only pay for the remaining portion of your cycle (i.e. if your cycle is the 4th and you add NYMEX on the 20th, you'd be charged 20th to 3rd of next month) but be sure to enter an end-date in that service so automatic billing doesn't occur for that service item.


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Q: GRPC call for a service which is inside a subdirectory? (Android grpc client) This question is similar to below but my issue is with Android grpc client
How can I make a GRPC call for a service which is inside a subdirectory? (in .Net Framework)
I am getting 404 error while accessing the grpc streaming api :
UNIMPLEMENTED: HTTP status code 404
    invalid content-type: text/html
    headers: Metadata(:status=404,content-length=1245,content-type=text/html,server=Microsoft-IIS/10.0,request-id=5154500d-fb58-7903-65d6-3d3711129101,strict-transport-security=max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload,alt-svc=h3=":443",h3-29=":443",x-preferredroutingkeydiagnostics=1,x-calculatedfetarget=PS2PR02CU003.internal.outlook.com,x-backendhttpstatus=404,x-calculatedbetarget=PUZP153MB0788.APCP153.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM,x-backendhttpstatus=404,x-rum-validated=1,x-proxy-routingcorrectness=1,x-proxy-backendserverstatus=404,x-feproxyinfo=MA0PR01CA0051.INDPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM,x-feefzinfo=MAA,ms-cv=DVBUUVj7A3ll1j03ERKRAQ.1.1,x-feserver=PS2PR02CA0054,x-firsthopcafeefz=MAA,x-powered-by=ASP.NET,x-feserver=MA0PR01CA0051,date=Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:24:18 GMT)

The issue is that the /subdirectory_path is getting ignored by the service in the final outgoing call.
Here's the code I am using to create the grpc channel in android (gives 404)
   val uri =  Uri.parse("https://examplegrpcserver.com/subdirectory_path")
    private val channel = let {
        val builder = ManagedChannelBuilder.forTarget(uri.host+uri.path)
        if (uri.scheme == "https") {
            builder.useTransportSecurity()
        } else {
            builder.usePlaintext()
        }
        builder.executor(Dispatchers.IO.asExecutor()).build()
    }

The uri is correct since it works with web client.
For web client the channel is defined like this (working)
 var handler = new SubdirectoryHandler(httpHandler, "/subdirectory_path");
            var userToken = "<token string>";

            var grpcWebHandler = new GrpcWebHandler(handler);

            using var channel = GrpcChannel.ForAddress("https://examplegrpcserver.com", new GrpcChannelOptions { HttpHandler = grpcWebHandler,
                Credentials = ChannelCredentials.Create(new SslCredentials(), CallCredentials.FromInterceptor((context, metadata) =>
                {
                    metadata.Add("Authorization", $"Bearer {userToken}");
                    return Task.CompletedTask;
                }))
            });

I tried to inject the subdirectory_path in the uri for my android client but unable to find appropriate api. grpc-kotlin doesn't expose the underlying http-client used in the channel.
Could someone please help me with this issue, how can I specify the subdirectory_path? (before the service and method name)

A: The path for an RPC is fixed by the .proto definition. Adding prefixes to the path is unsupported.
The URI passed to forTarget() points to the resource containing the addresses to connect to. So the fully-qualified form is normally of the form dns:///example.com. If you specified a host in the URI like dns://1.1.1.1/example.com, then that would mean "look up example.com at the DNS server 1.1.1.1." But there's no place to put a path prefix in the target string, as that path would only be used for address lookup, not actual RPCs.
If the web client supports path prefixes, that is a feature specific to it. It would also be using a tweaked grpc protocol that requires translation to normal backends.

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Bel-Air Bay Club, an exclusive club that includes a beachfront facility, sought an accurate, effective identity management solution that would replace its previous system. In 2015, FST Biometrics was installed at the beach facility and successfully integrated with the existing membership management system, offering fast and accurate entry for the members of the iconic Pacific Palisades club.
Bel-Air Bay Club chose FST Biometrics' In Motion Identification (IMID) technology to integrate with its membership management system, Jonas Club, to swiftly and accurately identify club members, and serve as a sign-in for specific club areas.
Bel-Air Bay Club staff gives the system rave reviews and its ability to improve their relationships with club members. Bel-Air Bay Club members are satisfied with the user experience and proud of the cutting-edge technology in their club.
Bel-Air Bay Club is a private shoreline club in California, directly accessible from the beach. The club needed a system to accurately and quickly identify members entering the club, without restricting their freedom of movement. The club also wanted a solution that could identify members conveniently, without the need to carry ID, a keycard or fob, and that would accurately identify members with very few identification errors.
In order to provide better service to members, help the club operate more efficiently, and reduce frustration among staff, FST Biometrics was selected to implement its highly accurate identity management solution.
Bel-Air Bay Club implemented FST's solution at the members' only beach desk entrance, integrating it with Jonas Club Software, the existing membership management database. As members enter the club, IMID Access instantaneously identifies members, allowing beach desk staff to view profiles, and greet each individual by name.
The IMID Access system was successfully installed in two days and handles all daily entrances at the beach desk quickly and accurately. The Bel-Air Bay Club's 2000 members were happy to enroll in the system, with each registration into IMID Access taking an average of 10-15 seconds.
Staff are able to use the information in FST's system to have more tailored interactions with club members. This not only builds trust between the club and its members, but also allows members to feel that they have "come home" as soon as they enter the club. This is especially important for members who are less frequent visitors, as staff are able to provide the same high level of service and attention to each valued member.
Bel-Air Bay Club staff also use FST for its critical reporting functions, including monitoring specific club areas, such as the sought-after beach cabanas. FST's system serves as a sign-in for cabana use, since the cabanas run on a "use-it-or-lose-it basis." FST's reports give management a better understanding of club usage.
Members are happy with the new 'futuristic' system as well, with some even showing off the cutting-edge technology to their guests as a point of pride in the club. Club staff have noted that the touch-free functionality of FST creates a more hygienic environment as well, particularly during flu season.


Sundays are for doing something other than looking at Black Friday deals. Anything, really.
Before becoming a journalist and long before taking up residence as The Guardian's games man, Keith Stuart briefly worked in development. He recounted his experience as the designer of an ant RTS at Eurogamer.
A few months later I had a bulky design document and a few concept sketches. Then Paul told me we'd have to go to Putney and pitch the concept to Domark. But not just anyone at Domark – we'd be pitching to the company's MD – Ian Livingstone. Ian Livingstone the industry legend who brought D&D to the UK and wrote those Fighting Fantasy books with Steve Jackson. That guy. That's who I'd be pitching my game to. The king of games.
The ever entertaining Chris Livingston undertook a noble quest for PC Gamer: finding the ugliest NPC in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
I came across this fellow, Jorck the Outcast, living in Bravil. And, yikes. I mean, wow. I almost physically recoil. He has a weird, tiny fish-mouth that's too far from his giant nose, and no chin despite an expansive upper-head area. When he speaks his whole faces stretches weirdly like it's made of fleshy salt-water taffy. Guh-ross. After I finish gazing in baffled disgust at Jorck, I start finding more uglies on my travels. A lot more. Peer in horror at them below.
Elsewhere at PC Gamer, Andy Kelly wrote about what virtual toilets have to teach about game design. Special marks for that strapline.
At Waypoint, Patrick Klepek writes about the Sleeping Dogs sequel that will now never be made, since developers United Front Games have closed down.
The plan was for Sleeping Dogs 2 support full-on co-op, as well, with players being able to run around the world solo or team up for co-op-specific missions and challenges. Some of these would have been as simple as vehicle races, fight club challenges, and fending off waves of enemies, but Sleeping Dogs 2 hoped to differentiate itself through the presence of procedurally generated missions that could be played in co-op or in single-player. In theory, the game would have analyzed where the host of the co-op session was in the single-player story and assemble a unique "campaign" from various existing pieces—characters, objectives, etc.
I haven't listened to it yet, but part two of Soren Johnson's conversation with Sid Meier is now up as part of the Designer Notes podcast. I enjoyed part one and I'm sure part two will be good also.
As Watch Dogs 2's release on PC grows closer, Eurogamer's Martin Robinson looked at the last Ubisoft game to be set in San Francisco. That is, Driver: San Francisco. Of all the games about being inside a coma, this is my favourite.
Even now, five years on, it seems unbelievable that Driver: San Francisco ever saw the light of day. It seems inconceivable that people of sane mind and body with millions of development money at their disposal sat in board rooms and all nodded sagely as the grand plan was laid out before them. Let's make a driving game where the hero spends almost the entirety of its running time in a coma! Because why ever not.
Music this week is The Meaning of Love by Chrome Sparks.