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Satya Nadella email to employees on acquisition of LinkedIn
I'm excited to share that today Microsoft announced a deal to acquire LinkedIn. You can see how Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, and I envision the opportunity ahead in this public presentation.
This deal brings together the world's leading professional cloud with the world's leading professional network. I have been learning about LinkedIn for some time while also reflecting on how networks can truly differentiate cloud services. It's clear to me that the LinkedIn team has grown a fantastic business and an impressive network of more than 433 million professionals.
Given this is the biggest acquisition for Microsoft since I became CEO, I wanted to share with you how I think about acquisitions overall. To start, I consider if an asset will expand our opportunity — specifically, does it expand our total addressable market? Is this asset riding secular usage and technology trends? And does this asset align with our core business and overall sense of purpose?
The answer to all of those questions with LinkedIn is squarely yes. We are in pursuit of a common mission centered on empowering people and organizations. Along with the new growth in our Office 365 commercial and Dynamics businesses this deal is key to our bold ambition to reinvent productivity and business processes. Think about it: How people find jobs, build skills, sell, market and get work done and ultimately find success requires a connected professional world. It requires a vibrant network that brings together a professional's information in LinkedIn's public network with the information in Office 365 and Dynamics. This combination will make it possible for new experiences such as a LinkedIn newsfeed that serves up articles based on the project you are working on and Office suggesting an expert to connect with via LinkedIn to help with a task you're trying to complete. As these experiences get more intelligent and delightful, the LinkedIn and Office 365 engagement will grow. And in turn, new opportunities will be created for monetization through individual and organization subscriptions and targeted advertising.
Jeff and I both believe we have a significant opportunity to accelerate LinkedIn's growth and the value it brings to its members with Microsoft's assets and scale. In fact, when Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, and I spoke about the opportunity for us to come together, he called it a "re-founding" moment for LinkedIn and an opportunity to reach the mission the company set out on 13 years ago.
The opportunity for Office 365 and Dynamics is just as profound. Over the past decade we have moved Office from a set of productivity tools to a cloud service across any platform and device. This deal is the next step forward for Office 365 and Dynamics as they connect to the world's largest and most valuable professional network. In essence, we can reinvent ways to make professionals more productive while at the same time reinventing selling, marketing and talent management business processes. I can't wait to see what our teams dream up when we …read more


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Sara Shilo (hebreiska: שרה שילה), född 1958 i Jerusalem, är en israelisk författare. Shilo hade tidigare skrivit barnböcker men aldrig läst ut en roman, när hon inspirerades av David Grossmans roman She-tehi li ha-sakin från 1998 och senare själv debuterade som romanförfattare med boken Shum gamadim lo yavo'u, utgiven 2005 och belönad med Sapirpriset. Boken utkom på svenska 2014, i översättning av Natalie Lantz, med titeln Falafelkungen är död.

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"Tabuchi-ya" uses an ex-merchant house which was doing oil wholesale business once, and now as for shop space. In side of the salon has retro atmosphere. Big mama with a warm smile offers an excellent hashed beef with rice. On the 2nd Floor, there is a Tatami (About 25 tatami space) room; you are able to use this space as a gallery space or small party venue. This place was used as a location for a movie called "Otokotachi no Yamato". "Tabuchi-ya" preserved good old days of Showa. For sure you will like here and sure to have a comfortable time.


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Q: Setting values in s:select using jquery ajax I have to reset the values on a page using an ajax call.
I am using Jquery to perform this.
The values have to be  reseted in a multi-select list.

If I change the value in the select box and click on reset then the last saved values from DB have to be set in the list.
I am trying the below
            function resetNameDetails() {

                            $.ajax({
                                            type: "POST",
                                            url: 'resetNameDetailsAction.action?,
                                            error: function(data) {
                                                            alert("error");
                                            },
                                            success: function(data) {

                                                            alert("sucess");
                                                            alert(data.userModel.nameList);

                                            }
                            });

            }

The second alert in success gives a list of Objects only. How I transfer this data to the select control.

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var nameListData = data.userModel.nameList;
var select = document.getElementById('nameList');
alert(select);
select.options.length = 0; // clear out existing items
for(var i=0; i < nameListData.length; i++) {
  var d = nameListData[i];
  alert(d);
  select.options.add(new Option(d, i))
}

shows me the list populated with [Object object]

A: Assuming data.userModel.nameList is an array of values, you can do this:
...
success: function(data) {
   var values = data.userModel.nameList;
   $(":checkbox").each(function(){
      var value = $(this).attr("value");
      if($.inArray(value, values))
          $(this).attr("checked", true);
      else
          $(this).attr("checked", false);
   });
}
...

EDIT: That was for checkboxes list. For a multi-select, do this:
...
    success: function(data) {
       var values = data.userModel.nameList;
       $("#your_select option").each(function(){
          var value = $(this).attr("value");
          if($.inArray(value, values))
              $(this).attr("selected", true);
          else
              $(this).attr("selected", false);
       });
    }
...

Hope this helps. Cheers

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Complex is simple, and simple is dauntingly complex. We applaud intricacy, and scoff at simplicity. The latter has no place in this modern, technological sound world.
Yet, achievers – the giants among men – worship simplicity with undying fanaticism. Dive deeper into the lives of maestros, and you'll find they produce work at astonishing levels by following simple techniques.
Any surprise that we're left scratching our heads?
Why? Why, despite being more complex, is it difficult – nay, impossible – for us to challenge their simplicity?
People recall latest facts and examine them in isolation. They fall in love with their own thinking, and focus only on information which aligns with it.
The result? Biases. Rather than understanding how things function, they contort and rearrange facts in their minds to fit their biases. And when outcomes are the exact opposite of expectations, uncertainty prevails. This uncertainty is the root cause of complexity.
No thanks to the internet, we consume too much information, provided it's of the same kind. The majority choose to ignore different perspectives. The result is a limited set of tools, as useful to the mind as a single squat to a beach body. This increases misjudgment and handicaps your ability to solve problems.
Can you address this challenge? Can you put complexity on a train to nowhere?
A man's brain is originally like an empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose….. the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain attic.
…. a man should keep his little brain-attic with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it when he wants it.
The wider assortment of tools Holmes referred to, are known as mental models. Mental models provide unique insights into how the world functions at a primal level and improve your ability to make better decisions.
The sharpest minds are (and were) astute students of mental models.
Now, don't get fooled. You cannot rote-learn mental models and expect to get positive results, like in school. The only technique to use mental models effectively, and get comfortable with simplicity, is experience: the most effective form of lifelong learning.
Experience comes from experiments, from keeping an open mind, and exposing yourself to more situations. It comes from approaching circumstances with a blank mindset instead of preconceived notions. Instead of giving into biases, learn from outcomes and develop new tools for yourself.
Don't just see. Observe. Ask yourself 'why'? Why did it happen? You'll start identifying patterns you couldn't see before.
… let the inquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him meet a fellow mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man and the trade or profession to which he belongs. Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation and teaches one where to look and what to look for.
Observation is a matter of patience, training and thoroughness…… to observe correctly and decide wrongly is sure to happen to the best of us, but to observe carelessly only happens when we permit it.
Experience and patience provide the necessary training for observation. You will make mistakes. Everyone, including the sharpest minds, does. How you respond to mistakes dictates how quickly you adopt a simplistic mindset. Effective mental models get formed when you learn from mistakes.
But Do You Learn From Mistakes?
Most people, however, flee after making a mistake. They don't just refuse to learn, they refuse try again. Or, they repeat the same mistakes despite being in the same situation over and over again.
Human beings have blind spots, or 'shadows', according to influential psychoanalyst Carl Jung. A 'shadow' is a repressed side of a human being's personality; one that is often negative and you don't want to acknowledge.
Shadows limit you from learning from mistakes.
Being objective about yourself is difficult and painful. It's easier to wrestle a tiger than a mea culpa.
Hence, self-awareness and feedback from others are important. If you don't turn to books or advice from others, you stay restricted to knowledge within you and fail to grow.
But you can't go around seeking feedback from everyone. Most people, despite meaning well, will try dissuading you from something new. It's not because of you, but them. It reflects their fear of failure, which they might transfer to you like a contagious flu.
Your ability to survive, to be calm, to even be happy, to possibly be successful, stems entirely from the quality of the people you surround yourself with, muses James Altucher.
Connect with people who offer constructive feedback. Search for people who encourage you, who promote your work and who, through their questions, help you discover your own answers.
It's proven that people you don't know well prove more useful than close family and friends. Creative people and entrepreneurs know this for a fact. Hence, they never work alone. There's always a context. There's always others from around the world that you can trade ideas with and build ideas on each other. James Altucher calls this a 'scene'.
Find people whose work inspires you. Businesses, writings, art, whatever.
Start doing your own work. Share your work with people you like. Interact with people who interact with you sincerely.
Every day work (sic). Every day create. Every day share. The people you share with slowly solidify into your Scene.
And then repeat… never stop helping.
I'm working on this. Networking is tough for me. But since I've joined 91 Springboard, I've connected with some amazing minds. I've also resolved to attend more conferences and meet new people. Wish me luck.
Today, complexity is welcomed, while simplicity is looked at like an uninvited guest who stays beyond his time. But the greats are great because of their intelligence to understand how things really function, to simplify.
You can build the same for yourself. Just free your mind. Develop mental models through experience, learn from your mistakes and build your scene.
Start quickly, because thousands of people out there really need what you can offer.
A brilliant piece of work!!! Opening the mind to knowledge and then keeping it empty yet learning; a beautiful concept.
Thanks Sriram. Glad you liked it.
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Per Johan Axel Åhlin (born 7 August 1931) is a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the feature film The Journey to Melonia.

Career
Åhlin started his career as an artist for the Hasse & Tage production Svenska bilder from 1964. After that he has worked on several other Hasse & Tage films, including the largely animated Out of an Old Man's Head from 1968, and The Adventures of Picasso from 1978, where he provided and animated Picasso's paintings. In 1970 he started his own animation studio, PennFilm Studio AB situated in Hököpinge, and has, as of 2009, directed eight feature-length films and several shorts, including Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton which is shown on television every Christmas Eve in Sweden, Norway and Finland

In 1975 at the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a Special Achievement award for Dunderklumpen!. In 1990 at the 25th Guldbagge Awards he won the Creative Achievement award.

Although eventually best known for his work on children's film, Åhlin was always more interested in films for adult audiences. He has commented on the difficulties of making animated films with adult themes: "I don't know whether the problem lies in the audience or the marketing. But think like this: if you draw like Picasso, Doré or Sergel, then those are images that have no connection to film. If they then would be animated and suddenly started to move – would they become children's film then? I can't understand this!"

Selected filmography

 Out of an Old Man's Head (I huvet på en gammal gubbe) (1968)
 Dunderklumpen! (1974)
 Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton (1975) short film
 The Journey to Melonia (Resan till Melonia) (1989)
 The Dog Hotel (Hundhotellet) (2000)
 That Boy Emil (2013)

Unfinished projects
Åhlin has developed several films which have never been finished due to lack of funding or interested producers. His personal dream project, which has been in development since 1992, is the feature film Hoffmanns ögon ("Hoffmann's eyes"), which is based on Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann. As of 2009, Åhlin said that he still occasionally works on the project on his own: "Hopefully it can become a few minutes which can give potential producers remorse in the future". Other unfinished films include Den magiska saxofonen ("The magic saxophone"), HC Andersen, and an adaptation of Eric Linklater's The Wind on the Moon, with a screenplay by Ulf Stark. Designs and other finished material from these projects have been exhibited multiple times at events in Sweden.

References

External links
PennFilm Studio AB

1931 births
Living people
Swedish film directors
Swedish animated film directors
Swedish animators


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Last week I mentioned the new sermon series we are beginning this Sunday called, The Voyage of Life - What does it mean to be "in the boat" with Jesus? This Sunday's message is called "What Floats Your Boat?" The title comes from an expression you may have heard - "Whatever floats your boat!" What it usually means is something like, "Whatever makes you happy." Sunday we will begin with this phrase that I have turned into a question, "What floats your boat?" -- but we plan to head in a different direction.
In looking at four stories from the Bible that talk about Jesus and boats, I think we will discover something about our journey or voyage in life and what it all means. For example, in this Sunday's story about Jesus calling the disciples to leave their fishing boats and follow him, I wonder what different things the boats might represent - both to the disciples and to us. Perhaps the boats represented their way of making a living - their livelihood. Maybe the boats represent the familiar - what they know and feel comfortable doing. Whatever it means, Jesus invites the disciples to leave their boats behind and follow him.
Yet, even when Jesus invited the disciples to leave their boats and follow him, this would not be the last time we see boats in the gospel stories. The disciples may be leaving their boats for now - but we will see Jesus and boats come together again in some very significant events in the lives of the disciples.
As followers of Christ, I believe we are all in the same boat with Jesus. And I think that is actually very good news! Jesus is right there with us "in the boat" at the beginning, the middle, and even the very end of our lives - through both the good times and the bad. So, come this Sunday to find out more about what that means for your life today.
Loving God, as we make our way in life, we remember that somewhere along this journey you invited us to follow you. Help us to remember what a high calling it is to be a child of God and a Christ-follower. We pray this in the strong name of Jesus the Christ. Amen.


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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
Miami has an amazing history, and Villa Vizcaya is one of them. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, a National Historic Landmark is located just outside Miami's downtown district, Villa Vizcaya will transport you to a different time and place entirely.
Villa Vizcaya is a National Historic Landmark that provides visitors an insight on how the rich lived in the early 20th century. The style is Mediterranean Revival and Italian Renaissance. It's like a typical Italian villa, with beautiful gardens and is located on Miami's beautiful Biscayne Bay.
Vizcaya, was the winter residence of James Deering. The beautifully maintained 34-room mansion was built between 1914 and 1922 in the Coconut Grove area of Miami.
Villa Vizcaya, Miami
Miami visitors approach this hidden architectural treasure by turning off South Miami Avenue on to a winding driveway through a forest of native trees and brush known as the Rockland Hammock. This spate of dense tropical woods essentially hides the grandeur of Vizcaya from public view.
Vizcaya Museum and Garden Entrance, Miami
At the end of the drive there is a parking lot, and it's a short walk from the lot to the ticket booth, and on to the entry drive leading to the impressive circular driveway in front of the main house.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Front Entrance, Miami
The house is structured around a center courtyard with an entrance loggia and ground level arcades to the left and right decorated with fine pieces of Renaissance furnishings.
Vizcaya Museum and Garden Furnishings, Miami
Mr. Deering was captivated by the extraordinary European splendor of the 15th through early 19th centuries, and spent a great deal of money acquiring period artifacts from all over Europe and Asia. When he built his dream residence in Miami, the rooms were designed around his extensive collection of furnishings, rather than the other way around.
Artwork at the Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
At one time, the courtyard was open to the weather, but today it is protected by a glass roof. Air-conditioning was installed in 1986 to help preserve the many treasures inside the mansion.
Courtyard at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
The house was designed to take full advantage of its location on Biscayne Bay. Deering wanted Vizcaya to be approached and seen from the sea, and the east façade on the bay is the most monumental and the only symmetrical one—it opens onto a wide terrace that descends toward the water.
Tea Room at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
View of Biscayne Bay from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
The signature architectural statement of Vizcaya is the amazing Stone Barge to the east of the house. The barge functions as a breakwater in the estate's cove between the boat landing and the lattice topped Tea House.
View facing Biscayne Bay of Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
Stone Barge at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
Stone Barge at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (photo credit: Virginia Duran)
Waterfront view of Gazebo from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
The gazebo also created a scenic doorway to Biscayne Bay, while poles rose up out of the water depicting Venetian moors. Tropical flowers laced the walkways around the gardens.
Gazebo and Boat at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
Gazebo view at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
View from Gazebo of Stone Barge at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
Once replete with dense tropical plants and trees – long since vanquished by decades of storms and hurricanes – the stone barge remains a lasting testament to James Deering's love of the sea. Deering maintained two yachts at Vizcaya and he wanted to make certain that the water entry to his estate would not be forgotten by his guests. It would certainly be difficult to forget the elaborate stone barge.
The other sides of the house have unique surrounding grounds. The north façade, which has greeted visitors since Deering's time, is simple and contrasts with Vizcaya's elaborate interiors. The north façade accommodates one of Vizcaya's most delightful inventions—the swimming pool that emerges from vaulted arches at the lower level of the house.
West Facade of Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
Swimming Pool at Vizcaya Museum and Garden, Miami
On the first floor, several reception rooms, the Library, the Music Room, and the Dining Room surround the Courtyard.
Music Room at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
Dinning Room in Vizcaya Museum, Miami
The second floor housed Deering's personal suite of rooms and guest bedrooms as well as a Breakfast Room and the Kitchen.
Bedroom in Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
Guest Room at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
Kitchen at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
In old European villas, many of the sleeping rooms and the kitchen are located off a gallery on the second floor, and so it is at Vizcaya.
The south facade of the house is one of my favorite with Vizcaza gardens. The grounds alone are worthy of five stars. Impressive stonework as far as the eye can see, make sure you get up close and personal with the delicate masonry. The massiveness of the house and its attachments are gardens straight out of a European travelogue. Stairs, greenery, hiding spaces, turrets, flowers, fountains, shrubs, statues, and more create a lattice-like landscape fit for exploration, romance, day dreaming, imagination, and contemplation.
Vizcaya Gardens, Miami
Vizcaya Gardens Masonry, Miami
At Vizcaya, the reference to the past was coupled with an enthusiastic embrace of technology, modernity and comfort. Regardless of its Baroque appearance, Vizcaya was a very modern house. Many are surprised to learn that it was built largely of reinforced concrete, with the latest technology of the period, such as generators and a water filtration system. Vizcaya was also equipped with heating and ventilation, two elevators, a dumbwaiter, a central vacuum-cleaning system and a partly automated laundry room.
If Vizcaya looks familiar to you, it is because it has provided the setting for many films, such as Tony Rome, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Any Given Sunday, Bad Boys II, Airport '77, Haunts of the Very Rich, The Money Pit, and Iron Man 3. The music video for The Cover Girls' song "Promise Me" from 1988 was filmed at Vizcaya. The music video for New Edition's song "I'm Still In Love With You" from 1996 was also filmed at Vizcaya.
Plan to arrive early, just as they are opening. You will need 2-3 hours to see everything but you can easily spend a day there. If you want an in depth explanation, the "audio tour" is useful. You can simply punch a number of the place you are and hear interesting tidbits, like the fact the gorgeous pool was used by the owner only once.
Vizcaya is a great place to host a party and a very popular venue for a Vizcaya Gardens Wedding.
Vizcaya welcomes visitors every day except Tuesdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Adult – $18
Child 6-12 – $6
Children 5 and under – Free
Seniors 62 and older with ID – $12
Students with ID – $10
Visitors using wheelchairs – $10
Veterans and active duty military personnel only with ID – Free
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When you think about Miami, culture and history is not really the first thing that springs to mind at least in terms of these types of attractions worth visiting. However, after reading this post and seeing your amazing pictures Carmen I am well and truly sold on Vizcaya Museum and definitely think this would be worthwhile exploring.
Vizcaya is normally one of my first stops in Miami when we have guest in town. You feel like you're traveled back in time and are in an Italian villa. It's hard to believe this exist in Miami. The botanical gardens are worth the visit alone. It's a photographers dream.
What a place! This should be a must on a visit to Miami.
We had such a great time strolling the gardens and viewing this historical gem! You could spend an hour or spend a half a day learning about this home.
Wow – that's gorgeous! Good timing, as we've just started planning another trip to Miami and this was not on our radar. You can bet we'll be going! I think the trick will be getting the gang to leave once they see that seafront. Think anyone would mind if we moved in? 😉
My kids always enjoyed going to Vizcaya and pretending like they lived there. They would fight over which room each of them was going to have. It's definitely worth the trip and spending a few hours.
Lyn (aka) The Travelling Lindfields
WOW – such luxury. I wonder why we are so often drawn as tourists to see the trappings of lifestyles which we can never enjoy. Is it envy or just plain curiosity?
Hi Lyn, What a great question! I think it's true that the views of how the rich and famous live remain a huge draw. Think about the popularity of sites like the Palace of Versailles, Windsor Castle, the Hearst Castle, Bonnet House, the Hollywood Star Tours, and Gilette Castle.
It's also true on TV where programs such as the The Lives of the Rich and Famous is a big draw.
Personally, I like Viscaya because of the vision of a different era, the architecture and art, and the sheer escapism of seeing such a site.
Michele {Malaysian Meanders}
I visited Vizcaya when I was a teen, and it's one of my standout memories of that Florida trip. I remember being fascinated that it just looked old but actually wasn't. It's still such a gorgeous place, and I'd love to return.
I really enjoy going back often. They do such a great job of keeping up with the place and taking care of the grounds. I hope you get to return soon. 🙂
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The Lord Mayor of Chester Bob Rudd led a 300-strong congregation for a service of thanksgiving at Chester Cathedral to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day in 1945.
Also in attendance were Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Fortescue Gerard Burton KBE, High Sheriff of Cheshire Charles Holroyd, neighbouring mayors, representatives from the Mercian and Royal Welsh Regiments, Vice-Admiral Jeremy Larken representing the Royal Navy, representatives from the emergency services, Chris Matheson MP and Steven Woolfe MEP.
Veterans from across Cheshire West were there representing the Navy, Army, Wrens and Land Army and wreaths were laid afterwards at the War Memorial in the cathedral grounds.
They later joined the Lord Mayor after the service in the Town Hall for high tea where 1940s music was played.
Pupils from The King's School choir performed the evensong.
Councillor Rudd said: "It was a privilege to lead the service today and I was honoured to meet so many veterans from the Borough and listen to their unique stories.
"The horror of what they had lived through was reflected upon by all present as the congregation fell silent for the two minutes silence during an Act of Remembrance following the service.
"We must never forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice and the veterans of World War Two who lived through the nightmare of the war years. I wish to thank all the veterans for taking the time to join me for this service of thanksgiving".
Staff at the Cheshire West and Chester Council local election count observed a two-minute silence at 3pm at the Northgate Arena on Friday, May 8, the actual anniversary of VE Day.
In Winsford mayor Gina Lewis, accompanied by her chaplain Rev Tim Hanson observed the silence adjacent to the war memorial in the town centre.
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The Paulding County Water System began to experience low water pressure and volume in the western portion of the distribution system (the Yorkville area). This area was served from the east and south by two booster pumping stations transferring water to a 500,000 gallon ground storage tank located in the Yorkville community. The County hired ESI to evaluate the system and determine the required improvements for increasing the pressure and volume within the Yorkville Community.
ESI developed a calibrated hydraulic model of the existing transmission and distribution system. This model was used to simulate the problems being experienced and to develop alternative solutions to the problem. The potential solutions were modeled for solving the current problems and being able to meet the future demand based on the projected growth of the area.
ESI performed the planning, preliminary engineering, preparation of plans and specifications and construction administration.
In an effort to provide a more reliable water distribution system with higher operating pressures the Paulding County Water System attempts to proactively identify system upgrades to improve customer service. In its planning process, Paulding County identified a project to improve service to the western areas of the County. The project was to replace an older booster pump station with a new booster pump station and a new transmission main.
The Paulding County Water System hired ESI to perform the preliminary engineering, final design and construction management of this project. The project included a new 3,000 gpm booster pump station readily upgradeable to 4,000 gpm, and 4,500 LF of 16-inch diameter ductile iron water main.
ESI performed the preliminary engineering, preparation of plans and specifications, permitting, and construction administration.
The Still Branch Reservoir Intake and Pump Station is used to pump water from the reservoir to the City's treatment plant. The pump station contains two variable-speed vertical turbine pumps, each rated at 12 MGD, and has room for a third pump. The total future firm capacity from the station will be 48 MGD with one pump out of service.
The pumps are equipped with variable speed drives, however, the drives are not of the typical electronic type but of a recent technology that utilizes rare-earth magnets and that is referred to as permanent magnet drives. These drives require less maintenance than the electronic type. The two initial 250-HP pumps are equipped with these drives. Passive drum-type screens were used in the reservoir at three different levels. These screens minimize impact to fish and other aquatic life, are easily cleaned by purging with air, and are completely submerged. The wet well is of the trench type. This type of wet well prevents accumulation of sediment and other debris in the wet well and allows cleaning by purging with air while providing smooth, benign flow to the pumps.
Engineering Strategies, Inc. provided all the services required on the project from siting the reservoir and pump station, conducting all stream and reservoir modeling, assisting the Owner in obtaining all permitting required, through design, construction, and assistance with initial operations.
The Flint River Water Supply System was planned and constructed by the City of Griffin as a regional project to serve five counties (Spalding, Pike, Coweta, Meriwether, and Lamar) and several cities (Griffin, Williamson, Zebulon, and Concord). The Flint River Pump Station contains two pumps, each rated for 22 MGD and has room for a third pump that will be rated at 13 MGD. The total output from the three pumps will be a minimum of 50 MGD. The City has obtained a withdrawal permit from the Georgia EPD to withdraw up to 50 MGD.
Passive drum-type screens were used in the Flint River. These screens minimize impact to fish and other aquatic life, are cleaned by purging with air, and are completely submerged which improves appearance over mechanically-cleaned screens, where this is a concern. The wet well is of the trench type as encouraged by the Hydraulic Institute. This type of wet well prevents accumulation of sediment and other debris in the wet well and allows cleaning by purging with air while providing smooth, benign flow to the pumps.
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NAACP president: Find solutions for our schools, don't tear them down
NAACP President Rodney Jones: "We will respond to and defend our position when anyone speaks recklessly, creating an aura of negativity about the place we call home."
NAACP president: Find solutions for our schools, don't tear them down NAACP President Rodney Jones: "We will respond to and defend our position when anyone speaks recklessly, creating an aura of negativity about the place we call home." Check out this story on pnj.com: https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/10/23/naacp-director-find-solutions-our-schools-dont-tear-them-down/4077226002/
Rodney Jones, Guest columnist Published 4:13 p.m. CT Oct. 23, 2019
Editor's note: This guestview is in response to a speech given by Capt. Tim Kinsella, commander of NAS Pensacola, at the Greater Pensacola Chamber meeting in which he addressed the quality of schools in Escambia County.
I am a native and resident of the greater Pensacola, Escambia County area: a place where it is not our nature to be offensive or unkind in our words or actions towards visitors. However, we will respond to and defend our position when anyone speaks recklessly, creating an aura of negativity about the place we call home.
Pensacola NAS, also known as the cradle of Naval Aviation, was commissioned in 1913 in the Warrington area and since its inception has only been shown true hospitality by its gracious host the city of Pensacola. Therefore, I am uneasy regarding the comments made by the NAS Pensacola commander.
It is not amiable to stand by and watch the demise of the very people you swore to defend while making flagrant comments. I thought as a leader it is one's role to be a diplomat and a liaison within the community that one serves, resides or operates daily. It is not characteristic of a good leader to send his troops into a hostile area without a strategic plan to maneuver through safely and I get that. However, it is not characteristic for a leader to stand by and watch the innocent be slaughtered.
A leader should identify issues, become knowledgeable of why the issue persists, and perhaps help to resolve those issues. At the least one should aide or assist the natives to rid themselves of the threat. It seems as if some people try to make others think they are really concerned and want to help but really do not. In all the years Pensacola has been a host to one of the greatest branches of the armed forces in the world, has it been customary for the commander of that installation (NAS Pensacola ) to make a statement to the detriment of this community?
Notwithstanding, (NAS Pensacola) has first launched a full scale attack on the perceived enemy and work side by side with allies in the community to uproot that which has, I gather from the statement, debacled the education system in the area. I must point out the comments of Commander Kinsella is a reflection on the entire community and that includes NAS Pensacola.
Sir, what have you done with the knowledge/intelligence you have regarding the situation in the educational system in the area? How much resources and man power have you devoted to the situation in hopes that you could change the current implications? I say to you sir, stop making statements and start making action, stop making peace and start making war against the things that may cause our schools to fail and our communities to topple down with them. Again, I ask you, sir, to lend your resources, lend your brilliant strategic mind, and if you've already done that do more until we rid ourselves of this enemy as you so graciously put it leaving us with a subpar educational system. The Pensacola community has always supported its military population and will continue to do so. Why don't you save the comments and send the troops if you feel that a portion of our community's education system is in dire straits.
Rodney Jones is president of NAACP Pensacola Branch #5124.
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Shortwave Memories
By Daniel Bromfield
Biophon
Geir Jenssen's return to ambient techno captures him at his frostiest. It's his largest-scale and most meticulously crafted release in some time.
Geir Jenssen greeted the last decade with 2011's N-Plants, a highlight of his long-running career as Biosphere, before spending the next 10 years on low-key experiments in sampling and field recording. Some of these releases are great (Departed Glories, The Hilvarenbeek Recordings). Others are enjoyable if you can get behind the concept (L'Incoronazione di Poppea, half an hour of what sounds like opera samples being sucked up by a vacuum). But none seemed to involve much elbow grease compared to N-Plants or his "Arctic ambient" classic Substrata: They were passion projects, the products of curiosity rather than examples of the craftsmanship he's capable of.
His new album Shortwave Memories could be seen as a bookend to this period, along with N-Plants. It's his largest-scale and most meticulously crafted release in that time, and it picks up stylistically where N-Plants left off. He's limited himself to synths from the late '70s and early '80s this time around, but sharp-eared fans will recognize many of the sounds as staples of his arsenal for a while (a chilly preset on "Infinium" first showed up on his two-part "Algae & Fungi" suite from 2000's Cirque, for instance). Yet Shortwave Memories makes no effort to present itself as a tentpole release, a culmination, or a crowd-pleaser. This is Jenssen at his frostiest, and it's tonally more akin to Substrata and Cirque than to the antiseptic warmth of N-Plants.
"Tanß" opens the album with nearly a minute of phased, clanking drums before a string synth reluctantly fades in. We hear a lot more of that patch throughout the album, usually ruminating sourly on minor chords. Shortwave Memories is sequenced so all the tracks flow into each other, but it doesn't build like a DJ set; instead, it seems to continually disassemble and reassemble itself, ducking in and out of long, drumless stretches dominated by those synth strings. "Interval Signal" spends most of its runtime building momentum through subtle tweaks to the central bassline, and the drums don't enter until two-thirds of the way in, disappearing shortly after as if they were never there. Shortwave Memories is so remote, driven by such strange logic, it's almost funny.
One reason "Transfigured Express" is such a satisfying ending to the album is because it keeps a groove going for 14 minutes instead of stopping to kill its own momentum. Another is because it's gorgeous, its bassline blooming into icy florets over a drone weirdly reminiscent of the Residents' "Hello Skinny." Technical skill is not usually high on the list of reasons to listen to ambient music, but Jenssen has been composing and playing synths for nearly 40 years, and his chops are obvious. Few artists in ambient electronic music use more interesting chords than he does: His harmonic sensibility verges on baroque pop, setting simple melodies against eccentric chord changes that vacillate between placid and panicked. There's a whole lot going on here, but it progresses at such a glacial pace it's easy to think this music is simpler than it is at first.
Shortwave Memories doesn't come to the listener so much as confront them with an immovable object. Its obstinacy comes not from misanthropy or some affected lack of interest in its audience but from a confidence earned as one of ambient's most respected figures for over 30 years; chalk it up, perhaps, to an accomplished mountain climber's taste for a challenge. This is no less an experiment than anything Jenssen released during the last 10 years. It's just that this time, he's doing something that he's really, ridiculously good at.
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Such a romantic, Frank!!! I love it, I hate to ride in that boat and be lonely! Ha! Wonderfully done! Bravo!
I am sharing this blog post with Frank Solari's permission. I recently lost my oldest, dearest and closet friend. This poem touched my hear, I read it with tears in my eyes, recalling the times both good and bad that we shared. Lynn had known me far longer than anyone else, even my husband.
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Frank, after the loss of my oldest, dearest and closest friend recently – this poem touched my heart. With your permission, I would like to share it on my blog.
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Home » About Us » How we are run » Polices, procedures and governance » Counter Fraud
Counter Fraud
All NHS organisations are required by the NHS Counter Fraud Authority (the NHS body responsible for tackling all forms of crime against the NHS), to have in a Local Counter Fraud Specialist (LCFS) to combat fraud, bribery and corruption, and help safeguard NHS resources.
Our provider is CW Audit. Their LCFS's are accredited and qualified to the required national standard to do this work.
Anyone who has suspicions of fraud within NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin can approach the LCFS confidentially and anonymously. This includes employees, agency staff, contractors and members of the public.
The activities of the LCFS include:
Carrying out an agreed programme of preventative counter fraud and corruption activity
Deciding whether internal/external referrals or matters raised through the whistleblowing process need to be investigated
Investigating cases in accordance with the NHS Standard Contract (Service Condition 24) and the NHS Fraud and Corruption Manual; ensuring a full and fair investigation
Reporting to the Executive Director of Finance (EDoF) to ensure she is kept up to date on all cases
Reporting to the Audit Committee on all counter fraud work undertaken at the ICB
Reporting any case to the police where necessary, in consultation with the EDoF, the Chief Accountable Officer and the NHS Counter Fraud Authority
How can I report suspicion of fraud?
If you're reporting a suspicion of fraud, bribery or corruption, against the NHS, please provide as much information as possible. We can also offer you advice if you have a concern but are not sure if it is a fraud against the NHS.
For more information about the process, take a look at this fraud reporting flowchart.
Our nominated Local Counter Fraud Specialist is:
Paul Westwood
Secure email: pwestwood@nhs.net
Daily email: paul.westwood@cwaudit.org.uk
You can also report any concerns using the following referral form.
Our own Fraud Champion is Laura Clare who can be contacted directly using the main switchboard number or by emailing laura.clare@nhs.net
Other members of team are:
Richard Loydall: richard.loydall@cwaudit.org.uk
Fiona Dwyer: fiona.dwyer@cwaudit.org.uk
Malcolm Taylor: malcolm.taylor4@nhs.net
Information for witnesses
You may be required to be a witness because you have seen or been in contact with an aspect which relates to an investigation which is being conducted on behalf of NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, by either by the LCFS or the Police.
All members of staff are required to co-operate with any fraud investigation and provide evidence or be a witness. Failure to co-operate with an investigation by a member of staff, may result in disciplinary action.
All witnesses will be fully supported by the LCFS and NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Procurement fraud
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) has produced eight fraud prevention quick guides focusing on specific areas of fraud risk vulnerability in NHS finance and procurement.
Procurement accounts for a significant amount of NHS spend and activity. These guides are aimed at helping organisations put control and preventative measures and actions in place to reduce the NHS's vulnerability to procurement fraud.
Each quick guide covers the following topics:
Brief summary of the fraud risk
How to spot fraud
How to stop fraud from happening
How to report suspicions of fraud
The guides can be found by following this link.
Fraud Act 2006
The Fraud Act 2006 is the primary piece of anti-fraud legislation in the UK. It has been in force since January 2007.
The Act gives a definition of the criminal offence of fraud and defines the three ways of committing it - fraud by false representation, fraud by failing to disclose information, and fraud by abuse of position.
It also sets out the offence of obtaining services dishonestly and of possessing, making and supplying articles for use in frauds.
Click here for a summary of the Fraud Act 2006.
Bribery Act 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011.
The Bribery Act has become the primary piece of anti-corruption legislation in the UK and is arguably one of the most far-reaching Acts of its kind in the world.
For more information, take a look this short summary of the Bribery Act 2010.
National Fraud Initiative (NFI)
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin takes part in the Cabinet Office's National Fraud Initiative (NFI) exercise. This mandatory exercise takes place every two years and includes all NHS bodies and Councils in England, amongst other public sector and private sector organisations.
NFI matches electronic data within and between public and private sector bodies to prevent and detect fraud.
We are required to provide specific data to the Minister for the Cabinet Office for matching for each exercise. The use of data by the Cabinet Office in a data matching exercise is carried out with statutory authority under Part 6 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
It does not require the consent of the individuals concerned under the Data Protection Act 1998. This is because data matching by the Cabinet Office is subject to a Code of Practice. We will take appropriate steps to let individuals know about the collection and use of their personal data. We will follow the requirements set out in the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 and inform individuals that personal data will be disclosed to fraud prevention (and/or detection bodies) to help in the prevention and detection of fraud.
If you have any queries about the NFI, please speak to Paul Westwood, Local Counter Fraud Specialist, who can be contacted by secure email at the following addresses:
pwestwood@nhs.net
antifraudteam@cwaudit.org.uk
Examples of NHS fraud
Below are a few examples of the types of fraud which are investigated across the NHS throughout England and Wales by Local Counter Fraud Teams (although this list is not exhaustive):
Use of false qualification certificates and references in order to gain employment
Claiming for hours not worked
Working whilst off sick
Claiming for travel and other expenses not incurred
Managers obtaining goods and services for personal use
Creation of ghost employees
GP Contractors
Creating ghost patients
Claiming for services provided to ghost employees including production of false prescriptions
Claiming for services not provided (enhanced services)
Raising false prescriptions for self-medicating
Accepting bribes to register overseas visitors
Pharmacists claiming for medication not dispensed
Pharmacists claiming for services not provided
Failure to declare prescription charges collected
Creation of claims for ghost patients – (dentists and opticians)
Dentists claiming for higher number of Units of Dental Activity than provided
Optician claiming NHS allowances for individuals who are not entitled
Amending prescriptions to gain additional medication
Gaining multiple registrations with GP's in order to obtain additional medication
Overseas visitors using false documents in order to gain NHS services
Patients selling their medication
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Steve Harris MM
Steve "Taff" Harris in Malaya 1945
Stephen Harris, but more widely, known as 'Taff', was born in Swansea in 1916, but the family moved to Port Talbot shortly afterwards, and that was to be his home town for the remainder of his days. On leaving school, he found employment in the local steel and tin works, and in his spare time worked off his youthful energy and enthusiasm on the rugby field.
In 1942 he was `called up' into the Royal Artillery, but soon volunteered for parachuting and joined 13th Para Bn on its return from Normandy in 1944, and he was posted to A Coy. His first experience of battle could not have been a sterner test of his fighting qualities; against the elite of the German Panzers, with their Tiger tanks, in the 3-day battle to drive the enemy from the village of Bure in the Ardennes. A Company led the assault, armed only with bayonet, Sten and grenades; and pitted against a numerically superior force equipped with the heaviest armoured fighting vehicle of the time. Only the `win or die' spirit of the 13th won the battle and opened the road for the Allied armour to advance. By now the company had lost half its fighting strength.
After a month of holding defensive positions, combined with offensive patrolling, on the River Maas in Holland, the battalion returned to UK to prepare for Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945; a day Steve Harris would never forget.
On Sat 24 March, 3 P1 A Coy, 13th Para Bn was detailed as a fighting patrol on the extreme of the Brigade and Battalion flank. In this position it was very strongly attacked by SP guns and infantry. Pte Harris, during one enemy attack, noticed that the P1 flank was being threatened. He immediately dashed forward from the shelter of his slit trench firing his Sten and heedless of point blank 20mm and Spandau fire. The enemy, surprised by the suddenness of his action, retreated, leaving many dead. Later, when some Bn snipers were in difficulty, Pte Harris, realising their danger, went forward at once with a 2-in mortar in order to shorten his range, although himself exposed in the open, and completely disregarding the enemy fire, he gave the snipers smoke cover to withdraw. Throughout Pte Harris showed initiative and personal bravery of a very high order and complete contempt for the enemy. Steve received his well merited Military Medal from His Majesty King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 20 June 1945.
After further service throughout the campaign in Germany, and later in India, Singapore and Java, he returned to employment with the Steel Company of Wales (British Steel), and settled down to family life with his beloved wife Mary and their four children. He became a member of the South Wales Branch of the PRA, and also a life member of the Port Talbot British Legion, but clearly one of the highlights of his year was the Battalion annual reunion. One of the best known and highly respected members of 'Luard's Own', we too enjoyed his company for those few hours each year. Taff Harris, an amiable, giant of a man, both in body and spirit, will be greatly missed by us all.
Steve Harris's Military Medals
Steve Harris's Military Medal
Steve Harris fourth from left
B. Company, A Coy 13th Battalion. sixth Airborne. February 1945. Steve Harris sixth from the right, rear row.
Top Left ?, Top Right - Burchill, Bottom left - McVitie, Bottom right - Steve Harris
Left to right - Steve's mother, Steve's uncle Ben Evans, and Steve Harris leaving Buckingham Palace following investiture.
Steve Harris
Steve Harris presenting an American Legion flag (San Diego) to Port Talbot British Legion.
Steve Harris on far right during a reunion at Coventry 1994
Steve Harris at Talbot Road participating in the Armistice Day Commemorations
Steve Harris at Talbot Memorial Park, participating in the Armistice Day Commemorations
Steve Harris's recommendation form
Steve Harris investiture
Local Newspaper article
Port Talbot Tribune 1996
Port Talbot Guardian 2005
All photos and documents courtesy of David Harris


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Rev. N. N. Esser Buried At Mona Friday Afternoon
Friday July 11th, 1941
REV N.N. ESSER BURIED MONA FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Rev N Esser of Fargo, Lutheran clergy man of North Dakota, and father of Mrs. Jos Narlock of Fargo 12th St. N. died Sunday in his home following a long illness. Funeral services were held at 2 P M Thursday in the First Lutheran church with burial at Lyle, Minn. The Ivers Funeral Home had charge of the funeral.
In addition to Mrs. Narlock there are two sons, Siguard E., Balboa, Panama canal zone, and Norman L., superintendent of schools at McLaughlin, S. D. Mrs. Esser, who was Eleda Johnson of Alpena, Mich., before her marriage to Rev. Mr Esser in 1902, died at Lyle, Minnesota in the year 1907. Mr. Esser also leaves a sister, Mrs. Thos. Skrenes of Sun Prairie, Wis, and a brother in Norway. There are 3 grand children.
Siguard Esser came from Balboa, to attend the services, making the trip by plane.
A student in many fields, Rev. Esser was admitted to the bar, was an ordained minister, served as soldier, taught school and was the author of many articles and poems.
Rev. Mr. Esser was born Sept. 26, 1866, at Balhom, Norway. He took private instruction and entered the government military academy at Bergen in 1888, being graduated in 1891. Then for two years he attended the Bergen Institute of Technology, studying navagation and medicine.
To complete his education; Rev. Esser came to the U S in 1893. He studied at Stoughton Academy; Stoughton Wis, Red Wing Seminary at Red Wing, Minn, the United Church seminary and the Indiana Central University.
In 1900 he completed a course in medicine at the Independent Medical College of Chicago. The following year he received his law degree from Southern Normal University pastorates at Suttons Bay, Mich; Stoughton, Wis; Lyle Minn; Davenport, Neb., and Crosby, N.D.
Mr. Esser taught school in Iowa and Minneapolis. He was superintendent of schools at Summit, S. D.; Heaton, N.D; Wolverton, Minn. Upham, Lignite Russell and Palermo N.D.
In 1898 he enlisted in the 14th Minnesota volunteers for Spanish-American war duty and was offered a chaplaincy in the army in 1907.
He enlisted for army duty again training camp at Fort Snelling, in 1917 and was sent to the officers Minn.
A member of the American Legion, Rev. Mr. Esser was commander of the Crosby post in 1926.
Two nieces, the Misses Screens and a nephew, also Rev Johnson of Sun Prairie were here for the interment service held at the grave. The group of eleven persons were entertained at dinner at the W H McKee home.
While looking over the flowers at the Mc Nee home, the undertaker who brought the remains of Rev Esser to Lyle last week remarked that his father had thousands of "glad" bulbs, but nothing like a deep purple which Mrs. McKee has an abundance of. His hostess cheerfully presented him with a generous sample.


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United States Medical Licensing Examination - USMLE
The United States follows a federal structure of governance. This means that the states of the country have their own set of rules for governance. Health is one such issue that falls in the purview of the state legislature. This has resulted in each state having its own set of rules for accreditation of doctors. Each medical licensing authority sets its own rules and regulations and requires passing an examination that demonstrates qualification for licensure. Since 1992, The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) has become a common evaluation system for those wanting to get an initial license to practice medicine in USA.
USMLE is sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Board (FSMB) of the United states and the National Boards (FSMB) of the United states and the National Board of Medical Examiners ( NBME) . The USMLE results are reported to the licensing authorities for use in granting the initial license to practice medicine to a doctor.
Examination Eligibility for USMLE
STEP 1 and STEP 2
Students or graduates of, a US or Canadian medical school program which is accredited by the Liaison committee on Medical education (LCME ) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA ).
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.The General Medical Council of UK ( GMC ) is the regulatory body for doctor's licensing in the UK. Currently, there are two types of basic registration: "provisional registration" and "full registration", and two types of specialty registration: "specialist registration" and "GP registration". In November 2009, the GMC introduced the "licence to practise", and it is required by law that to practise medicine in the UK, all doctors need to be registered and hold a licence to practise. The registration information for all doctors holding or that have previously held a license in the UK is available online at the GMC website.
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Distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release Date May 1, 2015 May 4, 2012 May 6, 2016 Feb 16, 2018 Apr 27, 2018 Apr 26, 2019
Domestic Gross $459,005,868 $623,357,910 $408,084,349 $700,059,566 $678,815,482 $858,373,000
Production Budget $250,000,000 $220,000,000 $250,000,000 – – $356,000,000
Running Time 2 hr 21 min 2 hr 23 min 2 hr 27 min 2 hr 14 min 2 hr 29 min 3 hr 1 min
MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action, violence and destruction, and for some suggestive comments Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of violence, action and mayhem Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and some language
Total Gross $459,005,868 $623,357,910 $408,084,349 $700,059,566 $678,815,482 $858,373,000
Opening Weekend $191,271,109 $207,438,708 $179,139,142 $202,003,951 $257,698,183 $357,115,007
Opening % of Total 41.7% 33.3% 43.9% 28.9% 38% 41.6%
Widest Release 4,276 4,349 4,226 4,084 4,474 4,662
Close Date Oct 8, 2015 Oct 4, 2012 Sep 22, 2016 Aug 9, 2018 Sep 13, 2018 Sep 12, 2019
In Release 245 days / 35 weeks 242 days / 34 weeks 240 days / 34 weeks 319 days / 45 weeks 249 days / 35 weeks 250 days / 35 weeks
Weekends at #1 2 3 2 5 3 3
Weekends in Top 10 9 9 7 13 9 10
Worldwide Gross $1,402,805,868 $1,518,812,988 $1,153,296,293 $1,346,913,161 $2,048,359,754 $2,797,501,328
Foreign Gross $943,800,000 $895,455,078 $745,211,944 $646,853,595 $1,369,544,272 $1,939,128,328
Foreign % of Worldwide 67.3% 59% 64.6% 48% 66.9% 69.3%
Domestic % of Worldwide 32.7% 41% 35.4% 52% 33.1% 30.7%


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Sometimes I'm in front of the camera, sometimes behind it. I love working with people together who want to create something and have a vision. I work a lot together with Jan Schlegel, he has become a good friend of mine. I'm his assistant in planning and organizing workshops in collaboration with the White Rabbit in Nürnberg, Germany. The White Rabbit is an artist collective focused on empowering and supporting artists. Through community and creative workspace, we aspire to give artists the platform they need to impact society locally, regionally, and globally.
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Stunning isn't it, that ACORN would lie about the number of "new voters" they registered? Remarkably, the New York Times is reporting this, though they go to great lengths to obfuscate the obvious efforts at voter fraud.
On Oct. 6, the community organizing group Acorn and an affiliated charity called Project Vote announced with jubilation that they had registered 1.3 million new voters. But it turns out the claim was a wild exaggeration, and the real number of newly registered voters nationwide is closer to 450,000, Project Vote's executive director, Michael Slater, said in an interview.
The remainder are registered voters who were changing their address and roughly 400,000 that were rejected by election officials for a variety of reasons, including duplicate registrations, incomplete forms and fraudulent submissions from low-paid field workers trying to please their supervisors, Mr. Slater acknowledged.
In registration drives, it is common for a percentage of newly registered voters to be disqualified for various reasons, although experts say the percentage is higher when groups pay workers to gather registrations. But the disclosure on Thursday that 30 percent of Acorn's registrations were faulty was described by Republicans as further proof of what they said was Acorn's effort to tilt the election unfairly.
"We were wondering how many were Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse," said Danny Diaz, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee. "The group is really tainted, and any work they do is suspect."
Republicans had been prepared for months to make an issue of Acorn's registration drive. A year ago, the party's national committee anticipated the surge of new registrations by putting a map of the country on its Web site, labeled "You Can't Make This Up! Vote Fraud."
Democrats and officials with Acorn accuse Republicans of trying to manufacture a controversy to deflect attention from alleged voter suppression activities in several states. Election officials and experts say there is little chance that significant numbers of supporters of either party would actually try to vote through a fraudulent registration.
We have a disparity of 850,000 here and the Times wants us to believe there's no organized effort at voter fraud.
Naturally, they use the occasion to endorse the empty suit for president today, just as they reach junk status.
Labels: ACORN, Danny Diaz, Project Vote, RNC, Voter Fraud


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In Kenya, a Chinese-manufactured Android phone has taken the mobile market by storm. Starting in September, frugal Germans will be able to buy a similar discount Android from the same company -- for a hundred euros.
The Huawei smart phone, a hit in East Africa.
From downtown Berlin to rural Africa, people seem to like smart phones, but often they can't afford them. A Chinese mobile manufacturer has cornered the market for cheap smart phones in Kenya with a sleek, bright unit called the IDEOS. At about $80.00 (€55.00), it's not exactly a steal for the average resident in Kenya, where some two-thirds of the population lives on less than $2.00 per day. But since the IDEOS launched there this February, more than 350,000 Kenyans have snapped it up.
German consumers can get in on the bargain starting Sept. 1. The Chinese company, Huawei, will launch a similar discount Android phone called the IDEOS X3 as part of a package through Lidl, a German discount supermarket chain. It will cost about €100.
"The market for smart phones is definitely in a transitional phase," Lars-Christian Weisswange, a vice president at Huawei's Western European division, told SPIEGEL ONLINE. The company is betting that consumers will aim for affordable rather than luxury-brand smart phones.
"More and more people are realizing the benefit of mobile Internet," says Weisswange -- especially in African countries like Kenya, where mobile phones are popular to start with. Since many African countries lack solid land-line infrastructure, and computers are expensive, Internet-ready mobile phones are a growing market.
They're even popular for banking transactions, which can save rural residents long treks to the nearest branch or ATM. The Kenyan mobile company Safaricom, for example, has developed a cash-transfer system called M-Pesa that allows customers of a given business to use their phones as mobile wallets.
Android is the continent's latest mobile obsession. Google launched a contest for Android app development in sub-Saharan Africa this year. "At every Google event in Africa, Android is the most popular topic," Google Program Manager Bridgette Sexton said in a statement announcing the contest this spring.
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In June, a similar contest awarded its top prize of $25,000 to Medkenya, a health care advice app that connects patients and doctors. The contest was arranged by iHub, an organization that brings together investors and entrepreneurs, and according to a report in MIT's Technology Review, the app's developers have established a cooperation with the Kenyan health ministry in hopes of developing affordable and accessible health information for Kenyans.
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