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'Godzilla vs. Kong'; Own It On Digital May 21 & On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD June 15, 2021 From Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their home entertainment releases for 'Godzilla vs. Kong'. The Adam Wingard directed new installment in the MonsterVerse will be available to […]
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their home entertainment releases for 'Godzilla vs. Kong'. The Adam Wingard directed new installment in the MonsterVerse will be available to own early on Digital May 21, followed by the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD releases on June 15, 2021. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the releases including bonus content listings, disc specs and more, plus front and rear artwork for all three physical releases.
"A crowd-pleasing, smash-'em-up monster flick and a straight-up action picture par excellence.
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
THE LONG-AWAITED FACE-OFF
COMES HOME FROM
Premium Digital Ownership
debuts early on May 21
4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD arrive on June 15
Burbank, CA, May 7 – Witness a spectacular battle for the ages when "Godzilla vs. Kong" arrives for Premium Digital Ownership at home on May 21. From Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is directed by Adam Wingard ("The Guest," "You're Next") and stars Alexander Skarsgård ("The Legend of Tarzan," TV's "Big Little Lies") and Millie Bobby Brown (TV's "Stranger Things"). The film will also be available on 4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack, and DVD beginning on June 15.
On May 21, "Godzilla vs. Kong" will be available for early Premium Digital Ownership at home for $29.99 on participating digital platforms where you purchase movies.
On June 15, "Godzilla vs. Kong" will be available on 4K, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD. "Godzilla vs. Kong" will also continue to be available to own in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of "Godzilla vs. Kong" will feature Dolby VisionTM HDR, which dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range, and uses dynamic metadata to automatically optimize the picture for every screen, frame by frame. It will also feature HDR10+TM, HDR technology that optimizes brightness levels and contrast for each scene, making bright areas brighter and dark areas darker to deliver a lifelike viewing experience.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of "Godzilla vs. Kong" will also feature a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, a Dolby Atmos enabled AV receiver and additional speakers are required, or a Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar. Dolby Atmos soundtracks are also fully backward compatible with traditional audio configurations and legacy home entertainment equipment.
"Godzilla vs. Kong" will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.
ABOUT "GODZILLA VS. KONG"
Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.
The film was directed by Adam Wingard ("The Guest," "You're Next") from a screenplay by Eric Pearson ("Thor: Ragnarok") and Max Borenstein ("Godzilla: King of the Monsters," "Kong: Skull Island"), story by Terry Rossio ("Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales") and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields ("Godzilla: King of the Monsters"), based on the character "Godzilla" owned and created by TOHO CO., LTD.
Alexander Skarsgård ("Big Little Lies," "The Little Drummer Girl"), Millie Bobby Brown ("Stranger Things"), Rebecca Hall ("Christine," "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women"), Brian Tyree Henry ("Joker," "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse"), Shun Oguri ("Weathering with You"), Eiza González ("Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw"), Julian Dennison ("Deadpool 2"), with Kyle Chandler ("Godzilla: King of the Monsters") and Demián Bichir ("The Nun," "The Hateful Eight"), star in this epic adventure.
The film was produced by Mary Parent, Alex Garcia, Eric McLeod, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull and Brian Rogers, with Jay Ashenfelter, Herbert W. Gains, Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Yoshimitsu Banno and Kenji Okuhira executive producing.
Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures present a Legendary Pictures Production, a film by Adam Wingard, "Godzilla vs. Kong."
4K, BLU-RAY AND DVD ELEMENTS
4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD Special Edition contain the following special features*:
Kong Discovers Hollow Earth
Kong Leaves Home
Behold Kong's Temple
The Evolution of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World
Godzilla Attacks
The Phenomenon of GŌJIRA, King of the Monsters
Round One: Battle at Sea
Round Two: One Will Fall
Titan Tag Team: The God and the King
The Rise of MechaGodzilla
Commentary by Director, Adam Wingard (only on 4K and Blu-ray)
* Special features will be available from select digital retailers on May 21.
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4K + Blu-ray + Digital $49.98
Blu-ray Combo Pack + Digital $39.98
DVD Special Edition $34.98
Digital Ownership: May 21, 2021
4K, Blu-ray, DVD Streetdate: June 15, 2021
4K Langauge: ATMOS TruHD: English, Italian; 5.1 Dolby Digital: English, English-ADS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian
BD Languages: ATMOS TruHD: English 5.1 Dolby Digital: English, English-ADS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese
DVD Languages: Audio 5.1 Dolby Digital: English, English-ADS, Latin Spanish, Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese
4K Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian-SDH, Cantonese, Complex Chinese, Korean, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
BD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, French, Brazilian Portugese
DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese
Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of creature violence/destruction and brief language.
4K: ATMOS TruHD, 5.1 Dolby Digital, Dolby
Blu-ray: Dolby Digital, ATMOS TruHD
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This space-saving collapsible laundry basket makes laundry day easy, even in small spaces like dorm rooms or apartments. The simple pop-open and collapse-down design features ergonomic comfort grip handles and holes for air ventilation. Easy to use and carry, this Mode laundry basket is versatile for use anywhere.


The West Metro Water Alliance, along Metro Blooms, Blue Thumb and Wild Ones, launched the Pledge to Plant for Pollinators and Clean Water Project in February with the goal to encourage private land owners to install 10,000 wildflower plantings in the next three years to protect pollinators and the health of area waters.
In the Twin Cities metropolitan area and other regional population centers, turf grass and other impervious surfaces are concentrated and prevent water infiltration, leading to increased flow on the surface of the land, and much more rapid flow into streams. The Environmental Protection Agency identifies runoff as the leading water quality threat to our urban lakes and streams.
In 2015, American beekeepers lost 40% of their colonies. Monarch butterfly populations are struggling and research suggests other pollinators are also suffering serious declines due to loss of habitat and overuse of pesticides. Managed landscapes on public and private properties, including raingardens, stormwater ponds, and shoreline plantings, provide the opportunity for increasing diversity through blooming native patches that connect pollinator corridors while helping to keep water clean by capturing and filtering runoff.
The Pledge to Plant education and engagement partnership will encourage new or expanded "pollinator-friendly" native plantings and map existing native plantings to create a baseline of pollinator-friendly stormwater best management practices.
By leveraging both the mandates on local governments to educate the public on water quality and the growing public awareness of the plight of pollinators, this project achieves shared goals. New educational resources and exhibits will be developed to foster positive social pressure for converting impervious and turf areas to native pollinator habitats for clean water. Learn more about Pledge to Plant.
The City of Plymouth is offering a new rebate program to residential and commercial property owners who complete water efficiency improvement projects. Funded by a grant from the Metropolitan Council, the rebate program was established to encourage water conservation in Plymouth and reduce the demand on the municipal water supply.
Rebates will be given for replacing old, inefficient toilets or washing machines and installing irrigation controllers. All property owners who are customers of the municipal water supply are eligible. Property owners interested in replacing existing outdated or inefficient appliances should look for the Energy Star or WaterSense certification from the Environmental Protection Agency on new products. Rebates can reimburse property owners for 75 percent of the cost of the device – up to a maximum of $50 for WaterSense toilets, $100 for Energy Star washing machines and $200 for WaterSense irrigation controls or rain sensors.
Rebate funds are limited and will be issued to qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Rebates will be issued upon completion of work and submission of payment request accompanied by original receipts for expenses. The deadline to submit a rebate application is June 30, 2017. Learn more and apply for a rebate.
Brooklyn Center and eight other cities make up the Shingle Creek Watershed and will celebrate Earth Day with the 15th annual Great Shingle Creek Watershed Clean Up. Beginning April 16 through April 22, hundreds of volunteers from Plymouth to the Mississippi River will line the banks of Shingle Creek picking up everything from pop cans to abandoned vehicles. Last year, over 100 volunteers collected 114 bags of debris from banks of the Shingle Creek, as well as parks and roadways.
Join us at Brooklyn Center's new Amphitheater in Centennial Park from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 16 for an expanded Shingle Creek Clean Up event. Learn about the benefits of rain gardens and check out booths on hand to learn about sustainability and protecting Minnesota's water resource before heading out to help clean up the banks of Shingle Creek.
This year, many of the groups affiliated with Brooklyn Center Adopt-A-Park/Trail/Street Program will clean up their assigned sites during this week. Groups and individuals not already connected with a park, trail, or street will be assigned to an area of Shingle Creek to pick up trash and debris.
If you are interested in participating either stop by the event or contact Brooklyn Center Public Works at 763-585-7100. Trash bags and cotton gloves will be provided the day of the event at the Centennial Park Amphitheater at 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway in Brooklyn Center.
In December, the chairman of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission (ECWMC), Doug Baines of Dayton, and EMWMC Commissioner Elizabeth Weir of Medina, attended a presentation on how local governments can plan for climate change.
Barr Engineering hosted the event that featured speaker Michael Simpson from the Center for Climate Preparedness and Community Resilience in New Hampshire. Simpson presented data showing a pattern of increasing severity and frequency of 10-year storm events, which bring prolonged periods of heavy rain. Simpson focused his talk on building adequate infrastructure at the city level to manage these intense rain events and to avoid future flooding.
Simpson began by noting how the City of Victoria has built resiliency into its infrastructure by replacing old culverts with larger culverts designed to handle more storm water. Several audience members pointed out that relying on this method upstream would create increasingly larger volumes downstream, leading to unmanageable flooding in downstream communities. Simpson agreed and said that the long-term solution is to design retention of rainfall using various practices including infiltration and holding basins.
Simpson ended his presentation with the unsettling prediction that by 2050, it's likely the current 100-year storm event will occur as frequently as our current 10-year storm event. It's time to address the issue!
The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission recently announced the launch of its new website: www.bassettcreekwmo.org. The new site includes interactive maps to find lakes, streams, and projects, information and water quality graphs for ten lakes and four streams, reports and photos of watershed projects, an events calendar and resources to learn more or find ways to participate.
Construction of the Schaper Pond Diversion Project near the intersection of Highways 55 and 100 in Golden Valley was completed in December. Schaper Pond is a DNR public water wetland through which the Sweeney Branch of Bassett Creek flows before emptying into Sweeney Lake. In 2012, the BCWMC completed a feasibility study for improving the pond's effectiveness at removing phosphorus. The study recommended the construction of a diversion structure within Schaper Pond to direct more of the stormwater from the south of the pond to the larger and deeper northwest lobe of the pond where more treatment could be provided. The feasibility study found that the project could remove an estimated 81 to 156 pounds of phosphorus during the summer months each year which could substantially improve water quality in Sweeney Lake.
In early December, contractors deployed and secured a vertical baffle in the pond. This project was completed by the BCWMC in cooperation with the City of Golden Valley. Site restoration work at the construction area will occur in spring 2016.
For more information on the project, visit www.bassettcreekwmo.org.
Great Shingle Creek Clean Up on Saturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Sunrise Native Plants sale on Saturday, May 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Barnabas Lutheran Church in Plymouth.
Gather up home improvement and landscaping ideas for upcoming projects at the Plymouth Home Expo. The event will be held on Friday, April 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Plymouth Creek Center Fieldhouse. The event is free to attend.
This fast-paced and focused three-hour workshop explores simple changes you can make on your property that helps protect clean water and create healthy habitats. It includes the latest information in healthy yard care practices combined with our popular do-it-yourself approach to rain garden design and installation. Following a presentation, you will have the opportunity to receive assistance from Landscape Designers and Master Gardeners in a small group setting to go over your particular property issues.
When: Tuesday, April 19 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Where: St. Barnabas Lutheran Church, 15600 Old Rockford Road in Plymouth.
This workshop is free but space is limited, so please RSVP before space runs out! Learn more about rain garden workshops with Metro Blooms.
Attend the 2016 Urban Water Forum: Taking Action to Protect Our Lakes and Streams at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum for presentations and discussions on citizen-based science and the active role you can take in protecting water resources.
When: Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Learn more and register. Registration fees are $15 for Arboretum Members and partner organization affiliates and $20 for non-members.


Some architectural specifications require steel frames to be back-coated with a bituminous coating for corrosion protection or sound control. It is commonly specified to be used in conditions for hollow metal frames that are to be grout filled and when using anti-freezing agents in the plaster or mortar.
Bituminous is a term for a coating or emulsion containing fibrous or non-fibrous asphalt. Other than a few selective uses unrelated to steel frames, it is not readily available. A more modern replacement for this material is automotive undercoating.
Steelcraft does not offer and will not back-coat frames with a bituminous or other type of coating at the factory. It is recommended that this coating be applied either in the distributors shop in the field at time of installation. This coating never fully dries, leaving a dark residue that can be transferred to other parts of the frame.


Lessons from a Laughing Librarian: Makerspace Day!
Today I started my makerspace!
I am meeting with one grade level each week and 4-6 kids from each class each day. I decided to have 4 days that I meet with the kids instead of 5 in case there is a holiday or school event that interrupts a day. That way those kids that missed can come of the 5th day.
I am starting with 5th grade, so this morning I had about 32 students in the library. I read them the book The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires.
This is a great book to introduce the concept of makerspaces because the little girl has a plan to build the most magnificent thing. After many attempts of having it turn out wrong, she gets mad and decides to quit. Her assistant (the dog) suggests they take a walk and as she walks she notices that in all the wrong things she did, there was something a little right in each one. So she goes back and finally comes up with the most magnificent thing. After I read, I explained about the makerspace and the schedule and then I went over my expectations for their time.
"we need a good foundation"
"it won't stand because there is no support"
Every student was engaged with their partner for the 10 minutes. They were talking to each other and reworking their idea when it fell over.
The hard part came when it was time to clean up. They didn't want to stop! I will have to find a better system of using a countdown timer or something so they can see how long they have to work. After they put the materials away, I asked the students if anyone wanted to comment. One student commented that no one had the same idea and that the structures all looked different. So I took that moment to say that there were going to be no right or wrong answers during their time at the makerspace as long as they were thinking and working it was all good.


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'Murder lead brings up 20 years of pain' - mother of victim's children speaks out after 'man hands himself in'
Grant Byrom murder: 'Lead brings up 20 years of pain'
By Chad Nugent @ChadNugent Reporter
Sue Moore and Grant Byrom
THE former partner of a beloved father who was murdered says finding out somebody has been quizzed about his death has brought 20 years of painful emotions flooding back.
Grant Byrom, 30, was stabbed to death in Forest Road, Colchester, on Boxing Day 1998.
Mr Byrom – who was known to his friends as Granny – had been involved in a scuffle in the Clarendon pub in Harwich Road after playing football.
He had left the establishment but returned to the area later before being confronted in Forest Road by three men.
One of them stabbed him in the chest and he later died.
Nobody has been charged with his murder, but more than two decades later police have confirmed a man has now been interviewed in connection with the case after handing himself in.
He has been bailed until July 9.
Sue Moore, 49, is the mother of Mr Byrom's children Dean and Tanya. She said she was stunned when she found out the news.
"I'm speechless – I don't know how to feel," she said.
"If you go to Granny's grave it still looks brand new.
"I go there every week with my brother Rob – it was like they were brothers because of how close they were.
"When you lose somebody it is so painful there are no words to describe that.
"After 20 years you learn to live with that pain.
"But when I found out everything just came rushing back.
"I look at my children and they have spent all these years without their dad – and he was such a great dad.
"Even my grandchildren, who are five and seven, have been told about their grandad and even know how he died.
"It is like they know him because we talk about him all the time and sometimes it is like he is still here.
"When we go to McDonald's they ask for two balloons, one for themselves, and one they can release into heaven for grandad."
Sue, who still lives in Colchester, said she had not been informed by police about the new developments in the case.
"They should have contacted me, they know how to get hold of me" she said.
"Up until then, the police have been pretty good keeping me up to date but I should not have had to find out the way I did."
Essex Police said they had made attempts to contact Mr Byrom's family since the man was interviewed.
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Larry is fab'ing a roll around mount for the plate transformer and contactor; that should make things better with regard to checking things out and should add considerably to the visual aspect of the transmitter.
He also found an entry to the roof and has tentatively got authorization to install at least a temporary antenna. He thinks we should get something up and hook up a receiver to determine what the noise environment will be like. He also talked to the folks that installed a temporary antenna when the trash truck took out all the feedlines a few years back and thinks that the feedline to that antenna location is still coming into the overhead but the outside end is buried where the temporary antenna was installed, so that may be somewhat of a challenge but is certainly an alternate approach, if the roof antenna proves unacceptable.
I expect that the plating on the chassis at Sterling should be complete by the end of next week. So we should have the chassis here in Cedar the week ending July 19. I'll do the modulator tube chassis since I've torn it down twice and it should only take about 30 minutes to put it back together. But the bias supply and the HV rectifier will be challenges and it would be great to have some help with those. I have lots of images, so we shouldn't have much problem putting them back together.
We have not been successful in finding the large wire-wound resistors for the HV bleeder and HV voltmeter networks, so we will have to consider an alternate approach using more readily available parts. We are also still missing the HV mica on the PA grid network.
Rod is continuing to raise the standard with the exciter chassis; I expect it will look as good as the output network. When he finishes with exciter, we will be able to get to work on the Autotune system. I still need to determine what frequencies we will use so we can get crystals on order. For testing, we may want to use one of the HF-80 exciters to get the exciter tuned up.
With regard to the antenna system, you might contact Jack Colon. I designed an antenna system for the Bldg 106 rigs that was flat out to about 23 Mhz using an S9 vertical and a tapped loading coil. Jack had it installed according to my design.


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We are battle ready for Zambia – Super Eagles capt. Mikel Obi
ByBlessing Hours October 7, 2017
THE Nest of Champions in Uyo will be the focus of attention in this weekend's Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers as the Super Eagles of Nigeria take on a determined Zambia side in the fight for the Group B ticket.
With so much said in the build-up of the match, Super Eagles' captain Mikel John Obi is of the opinion that talk time is over insisting that it's time for business.
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champions visit the 2013 winners in a match of high importance which would determine the swing of Africa's Group B ticket to football's biggest house party in Russia next year summer.
According to thenff.com, Mikel stated that the Super Eagles have a big task at hand. "We know how important the match is; that is enough motivation to go all out and give our very best. There are several players in this team who have not played at the FIFA World Cup. They want to be in Russia year.
"The talking will be done on the pitch. I have no doubt we have the quality to achieve victory, but we will not make the mistake of under –rating the Zambians."
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The former Chelsea FC of England enforcer stated that a good run in the qualifying campaign has been down to focus, determination and massive support of all Nigerians, and believes the same indices are in place for Saturday.
"We have played four matches in the campaign so far, but this one is the match. We are fully focused and ready. All we want is the usual support and encouragement by everyone involved, including the fans that will turn out at the match venue."
Table –toppers Nigeria will qualify for a sixth FIFA World Cup appearance with the minimum victory on Saturday. However, Zambian coach, Wedson Nyirenda is taking no chances against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. He believes that despite the fine form of the three times African champions, Zambia can pull the plug off the feet of the home side.
"This game is highly psychological; therefore, we're working on our mental strength before the match. We know that we still have a good chance of going to the World Cup if we win here in Uyo and that is what we plan to do."
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BookExpo Recap: Middle Grade Editor's Buzz
On this panel, editors Wesley Adams, Phoebe Yeh, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Maggie Rosenthal, and Reka Simonsen discussed with their authors the six books coming out this Fall that they are most excited about.
These were the books presented:
Chance: Escape From The Holocaust by Uri Shulevitz.
In this picture book memoir, Shulevitz tells the story of his Jewish family who fled the terrors of the Nazis in Warsaw for the Soviet Union, while also exploring his awakening as an artist.
Uri Shulevitz says that the art in this book is different because it was more important to him to convey emotion through his art style, rather than depicting a perfect image from his memory, he calls it "the wisdom of the fingers." He hopes that, if there is something children will take away from his book, that that is hope. He says "I want them to know that despite everything they can survive. That there is light at the end of the tunnel. That is worth not giving up, not giving in."
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
This book tells the story of Isaiah, a boy who becomes homeless after some very hard circumstances, but he then finds his late father's journal, which is filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. With this and with his abominable spirit he finds the strength necessary to grow up.
For Kelly J. Baptist it was important to write this book because she wanted kids like Isaiah to see themselves represented in the pages. She also notes something about two characters in the novel, she says the while they both fight a lot are both more similar than they realize. She says "I hope that they can see that it is more important and possible to find some common ground instead of going head-to-head."
Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar.
Land of the Cranes, tells the story of Betita who is an immigrant nine-year-old girl who is seeking refuge in Los Angeles from the cartel wars in Mexico. When her father is deported she and her mother are sent to a detention camp, she finds her heart in the poetry she writes to her father and in the community she finds in the camp.
Aida Salazar got the idea for the concept of this very timely book from an Aztec Legend. This is the story of Aztlan—where all the Aztecs came from—which is now the Southwest US, called the land of the cranes. They left this land to establish Tenochtitlan, but it was prophesied that their people would one day return to live among the cranes in their promised land. So Betita believes she is a crane because she is returning to this land. Salazar says "They're immigrants, but it's like they're returning home."
Thirteens Kate Alice Marshall
Thirteens is set in the town of Eden Eld, where every thirteen years, three thirteen-year-olds go missing. Eleanor and her two friends are about to turn thirteen, they know they are in danger, and the only clue they have to be able to solve the mystery and save themselves is a book of fairytales unlike any they've read before.
There two things that Kate Alice Marshall hopes readers take away from her book. The first (and heavier) take away is that in her book the older generations are only thinking about themselves, and children are the ones to step up and take charge of their futures, so she hopes they can see that reflected in themselves. She also says "This book is about danger, and excitement, and about friendship, and sometimes about hitting things with sticks," so she hopes readers can get some excitement from it.
Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner
In Tune It Out Jamie Sumner tells the story of Lou, a girl with a sensory processing disorder. When Lou crashes their pickup on a dark and snowy road, child services separate her from her mother. Now she has to start all over again at a fancy private school far away from anything she's ever known. With the help of her family and a new outgoing friend, she discovers a passion for music, which might save her and her mom.
Musical theater and Jamie Sumner's past experiences with it were a big inspiration for this book. She expressed how important music is and how there are songs that can change our mood and impact us a lot. Through this book she also tried to convey the importance of children's decisions and of them being able to own their lives.
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It's no secret that I've been advocating for the plight of the refugees in Europe. Nearly every day I think to myself that I need to go to to Greece. Well now I am. I will be heading to Greece in June to distribute aid, hope, and humanity.
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Chino Valley Ranchers recently had their eggs featured in a ravioli recipe by Top Chef Season 15 Finalist, Joe Sasto.
COLTON, CA, January 23, 2019 /24-7PressRelease/ — Chino Valley Ranchers is one of the largest egg producers and distributors in Southern California. For almost 70 years, they have produced high-quality free-range eggs that top chefs love using. To this day, Chino Valley Ranchers is a leading organic egg provider in the U.S.
"A good egg is what you put into it. We offer specialized diets that lead to specific nutrients and organic options," said Chris Nichols, co-owner of Chino Valley Ranchers. "By doing so, our hens are able to enjoy healthier lives, which in turn produces better quality eggs."
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Halloween Hikes: The Spookiest Trails in America
There's nothing like a scary story or creepy folklore to add some extra spirit to your hike. And there's no better season than fall—the time for haunts and haints—to point your hiking boots in the direction of the spooky trails across the United States. The these hikes all feature some association with the supernatural (or, in one case, with a resident creature called a "cryptid"), from a little but mighty portentous black dog to a caterwauling spirit giving voice to her grief alongside one of the greatest canyons on the planet.
It's worth noting, of course, that not all trails need have a local phantom or monster—nor some connection to a long-ago murder or massacre—to be spooky. Gnarled barren trees, dangling lichens or mosses, skeletal snags, otherworldly rock formations, the dark backwaters of a flooded wood, a clutter of strewn animal bones, simply a shift in light from friendly sunshine to dark overcast: Plenty of natural qualities can instill an eerie mood to a path.
(Sometimes it's not even apparent what particular trigger, if any, makes a certain trail seem foreboding. No well-established paranormal reputation, no ugly bygone crime, no particularly strange-looking landscape or unknown noises: just a creepy or sinister feel. I have a hunch we humans have been having these inexplicable unnerving responses to certain places—these hunches, you might say—since about Day One.)
The following trails, though, have some pretty clear-cut credentials when it comes to the spooky and the strange, and as such they make a worthy Halloween bucket-list for any brave hiker.
Metacomet Trail: West Peak of the Hanging Hills, Connecticut
If you see a mysterious black dog while hiking around Castle Craig, you could be in big trouble.
Lisa Jacobs
Part of the great traprock complex of the Metacomet Ridge in the Connecticut River Valley, the Hanging Hills form some of the highest ground along the East Coast south of Maine. Their apex, accessed by the long-distance Metacomet Trail (part of the New England National Scenic Trail), is 1,024-foot West Peak, which rises gently from the northeast while boasting sheer cliff-banded west and south faces.
Many hikers flock to adjacent East Peak to climb the 1900-built native-stone tower called Castle Craig. But the summit of West Peak presents such as expansive a view: all the way from the Berkshires to the iconic traprock height of Sleeping Giant to the south and Long Island Sound beyond. The impressive terrain comes complemented by an enduring paranormal legend: that of the Black Dog of the Hanging Hills. This refers to a phantasmal small black hound said to soundlessly haunt the traprock heights. It's a sign of good fortune if seen once and a warning if it's seen twice. But see it three times, the legend goes, and you've got a forthcoming date with the Grim Reaper.
The classic story of the Black Dog was related in an 1898 issue of the Connecticut Quarterly by the geologist W.H.C. Pynchon, who describes a wintertime visit to West Peak in the company of Herbert Marshall of the U.S. Geological Survey. Pynchon had already seen the Dog once in a rather friendly encounter; Marshall, meanwhile, had seen it twice, but laughed off the legend.
As the two reached the cliffs of West Peak's southern rim, they spotted the Black Dog perched above them. "We saw his breath steaming from his jaws," Pynchon wrote, "but no sound came through the biting air." Spooked, Marshall told Pynchon, "I did not believe it before. I believe it now." He then abruptly lost his footing and fell to his death in the ravine below.
As it happens, Pynchon himself met his end in the Hanging Hills some years after he penned his report—his body discovered in nearly the same spot where Marshall had come to rest. Pynchon's demise, plus a number of other deaths in the vicinity (including a climber in 1972), have also been attributed by some to the silent canine specter.
So by all means hike the scenic spine of West Peak and enjoy those traprock vistas, but make sure you carefully tally how many times the Black Dog makes a cameo appearance. (Actually, we might recommend ditching the mountain after just the first glimpse—probably best to keep things on the lucky side of the fate spectrum, yeah?)
Bloody Lane Trail: Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Keep an ear out for ghostly cries of fallen soldiers at Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland.
J. Stephen Conn
September 17, 1862 was the bloodiest day of the blood-soaked American Civil War. The Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg) in Maryland saw nearly 23,000 killed, wounded, or missing, and many of those casualties resulted from the clash between two Union divisions and some 2,300 Confederate soldiers under General D.H. Hill, who'd holed up in an entrenched farm lane called the Sunken Road.
It took several hours for the bluecoats to overwhelm Hill's men, and the carnage required to do so earned the Sunken Road a grisly new name. "Quite suddenly," historian/novelist Shelby Foote wrote in his seminal The Civil War, "as if they had tumbled headlong by the hundreds out of the sky, dead men filled whole stretches of the road to overflowing." Thus the Sunken Road became Bloody Lane.
Today you can walk this once-corpse-choked "holloway" on the 1.6-mile Bloody Lane Trail at the Antietam National Battlefield. It's a solemn trek on which more than a few visitors have reported ghostly phenomena: the rattle of guns and marching drums, chanting and singing voices, the aroma of gunpowder. "Sometimes, people even report reenactments when none have happened," writes Maren Horjus in Haunted Hikes.
As Rickie Longfellow notes in a Federal Highway Administration profile of Bloody Lane, an especially noteworthy observation was shared by a group of Baltimore schoolboys who claimed to hear singing of a melody like Deck the Halls while walking the trail. "The area was near the observation tower where the Irish Brigade charged the Confederates with a battle cry in Gaelic, which sounded like the Christmas carol," Longfellow explains.
So keep those ears (and eyes) open as you tread Bloody Lane. Even if you don't run across phantom soldiers, you'll surely sense some sort of psychogeographic gloom hanging about the place, so convulsed with violence on that long-ago September day.
Sleepy Hollow Walkabout, New York
The legend of Sleepy Hollow is one of the spookiest in American folklore.
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Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is one of the most enduring—and enduringly eerie—American ghost stories, and an autumnal visit to its setting is the perfect way to mark the Halloween season. Irving's Headless Horseman may be a fictional specter, but it's not difficult to conjure the distant clatter of undead hoofbeats while wandering the village of Sleepy Hollow on the east banks of the Hudson River.
The Horseman is (in Irving's words) "said by some to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper, whose head had been carried away by a cannon-ball, in some nameless battle during the Revolutionary War, and who is ever and anon seen by the country folk hurrying along in the gloom of the night, as if on the wings of the wind."
Tap into your inner Ichabod Crane on a dusk walk through the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery—where Irving is buried—and the adjacent churchyard of the Old Dutch Burying Ground, which figures in "The Legend." Try to stay light on your feet while you do, just in case you have to dodge the spectral, decapitated rider's hurled head.
Concho Billie Trail: Big Cypress National Monument, Florida
So that stinky, subtropical cousin of Bigfoot known as the Florida skunk ape almost assuredly doesn't exist. But slog through the backcountry of Big Cypress National Preserve on the Concho Billie Trail (or, alternatively, the southernmost leg of the Florida National Scenic Trail nearby), and you might find yourself a temporary believer given the strangeness of the country. Savannas of slash pine and sabal palm, mucky cypress swamps, and strands spangled with airplants: This backland, home to legit flesh-and-blood phantoms such as Florida panthers and black bears as well as alligators and eastern diamondback rattlesnakes, looks and feels like the sort of real estate some bipedal, fetid, off-the-scientific-radar hominid might tromp around in.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Venture into the depths of Mammoth Cave, one of the spookiest hikes in America—if you dare.
Garden State Hiker
Kentucky's labyrinthine Mammoth Cave isn't only the longest-known cave system on the planet: It's also said to be among the more haunted units of the National Park Service, generating better than 150 subterranean paranormal observations over the past couple hundred years. Hiking the shrouded limestone passages on a ranger-led tour, there's no telling which of the sundry supernatural phenomena you might be privy to.
Periodically reported disembodied coughing from the shadows may link to an ill-fated underground sanatorium for tuberculosis patients housed in the depths of the cave back in the mid-19th century. Corpse Rock gets its cheerful name from the bodies of several sanatorium patients who succumbed and were laid out upon it.
Various specific Mammoth Cave specters have been identified, including the behatted ghost of Stephen Bishop, a slave who guided early visitors to the cavern system and also intrepidly mapped many of its features. The spirit of promoter Floyd Collins, meanwhile, who perished after being trapped by a cave-in in 1925, is thought to explain the man's voice sometimes heard screaming for "Johnnie"—apparently Collins' friend Johnnie Gerald, who according to Charles Wetzel in Haunted U.S.A. was the last man to speak to Collins during the drawn-out and ultimately unsuccessful rescue effort.
The Transept Trail: North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
This easy two-mile-long trail in the North Rim unit of Grand Canyon National Park edges a yawning, stair-stepped cleft called the Transept, a tributary of Bright Angel Canyon that itself empties into the main chasm of the Colorado River. The Transept Trail connects the vicinity of the North Rim Campground with the Grand Canyon Lodge, alternating between soaring views along the Transept brink and fragrant portals through the North Rim's conifer stands.
All things considered, this must be among the most dramatically scenic of America's haunted trails. The Transept Trail's celebrity phantom is the Wailing Woman, a nighttime apparition sometimes considered the North Rim's incarnation of a widespread figure of Mexican folklore, La Llorona. Various specific origin stories are given for the Transept Trail's haunt: Some say she's the ghost of a victim of a 1932 fire at the Lodge, known for door-slamming inside the building. Others suggest she's the lingering spirit of a grief-wracked woman who committed suicide here in the 1920s after her husband and children fell to their deaths from the trail.
The Wailing Woman is typically described as wearing a white dress patterned with blue flowers, though your first notice of her will probably be her agonized cries on the rim-edge wind.
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Deadly Florida boat crash: A cautionary tale, even as boating gets safer
Three boats headed for a Miami marina after a fireworks display Friday night collided, killing four people and injuring nine.
By Patrik Jonsson Staff Writer
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A gaggle of boats rushing back to a marina after a Fourth of July fireworks display in Florida turned into a frantic rescue operation on Friday night as three boats collided at high speed, killing four people and injuring at nine.
The accident happened at around 10:45 p.m. Friday night, near the Dinner Key Marina, in Miami. One of the boats was a 36-foot pleasure craft with a full cabin while the others were open fishing-style skiffs with outboard motors.
It took rescuers and the Coast Guard hours to ascertain exactly how many people were killed, hurt and missing, as confusion reigned in the dark. Two bodies were recovered Friday night and two more Saturday morning, and helicopters continued to comb the area throughout Saturday.
"My understanding is they may have been out there enjoying the fireworks display, and typically after the fireworks are over, everyone makes a mad dash for the nearest marina," said public information officer Jorge Pino, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. "And unfortunately in the past we've seen where accidents have occurred during that time."
Though US boating has gotten increasingly safer over the past few years, the Florida crash is a cautionary tale about the unique dangers of driving water craft during the summer high boating season, especially at night.
The US Coast Guard reports that 560 deaths and 2,620 injuries were reported on US waters in 2013. That amounts to 4.7 deaths per 100,000 registered boats in the US – a 23 percent drop from 2011 statistics.
"Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed, and machinery failure rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents," according to the Coast Guard.
The extent to which any of those factors played into the crash on Friday night will be determined by an investigation. Authorities said they had recovered all three boats involved in the crash.
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Casa Amin guests are equally thrilled with Nelson. One long-time guest under the former owner, cried with happiness when she saw the renovations. New guests are filling the hotel's seven charming bungalows: six with living rooms and full kitchens, including two, two bedrooms/ two baths; four, one bedroom/one bath, and one studio with a kitchenette, in record number. Many are already repeat guests, even though Amin Casa has been open just year. One couple is booked through 2025.
"Owning the hotel was a fluke," Nelson explained during our recent interview. "All my partner Ramon Bautista and I wanted was a house in Palm Springs." That was three years ago, and they bought a lovely mid-century number.
Then, enter Ramon's sister's mother-in-law's best friend and neighbor back in Chicago. The best friend/neighbor had just inherited a bungalow complex in Palm Springs' Historic Tennis Club Neighborhood. "Can you help her out? Since you live in Palm Springs," the sister's mother-in-law asked Nelson and Ramon during a Thanksgiving soiree at their Hollywood Hills' home.
More than helping out – Nelson and Ramon decided to buy the complex! "Owning a hotel might be fun, we thought." Nelson was newly retired from 30 years in the high tech industry. "We'd done renovations in homes before and enjoyed it. I had the time. And we were pretty sure that if we didn't purchase the bungalows all their charm and history would be torn down by developers." The hotel is perfectly positioned just a four-minute walk to the restaurants, shops and nightlife of downtown Palm Springs. Acclaimed Spencer's Restaurant is around the corner.
"We had no hotel experience, other than staying at five-star hotels around the world for years," Nelson explained. Amin Casa is proof that sometimes no experience is the best experience. The partners incorporated everything they liked about five star properties – a friendly staff, top level service and lovely surroundings. And they eliminated everything they didn't – like hidden fees. "The rate is the rate. There are no Internet, no parking or other hidden fees, Nelson emphasized.
Are they happy? Running the hotel is even better than we expected," Nelson enthused. "Our guests – whether long term or weekend – are like family. We've made so many amazing friends." Many guests have also become friends with each other and plan their stays at the same time. In season, the Saturday night poolside champagne reception with hors d'oeuvres adds to the comradery. There's also an outside BBQ for guests to use if they wish, and Saturday and Sunday coffee service in the lobby. Amin Casa is also becoming popular as a buy-out for destination weddings, Nelson said.
In many ways a stay at Amin Casa is like it was "back in the day," when film star Gloria Swanson owned the original two-bedroom bungalow and two guest houses, Nelson added. The complex was built in 1928. Gloria bought it new and owned it until 1940. The neighborhood was as glamourous then as now when she hosted fellow celebrities, three of her six husbands, and perhaps Joseph Kennedy (J.F.K.'s father.) "When Gloria owned it she was having an affair with Joe Kennedy, so it's probable he slept here," Nelson said with a twinkle in his eye.
Look for Nelson daily at Amin Casa. And Ramon, and their rescue terrier, Samantha, on Saturdays and Sundays. Ramon is still busy with his Healthy Traveler international travel medicine clinic in Pasadena. Nelson is originally from Massachusetts and Ramon is originally from the Philippines. Hence their hotel name – Amin Casa – which translates to "our" (amin in Tagalog) "house" (casa in Spanish).


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Indie cyberpunk pixel art game Tales of the Neon Sea releases
Welcome to a vibrant future world of intrigue and suspicion
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 14:55 GMT
Indie development studio Palm Pioneer has released its cyberpunk pixel art game Tales of the Neon Sea on Steam. Development of the game was partially funded via Kickstarter.
The game is set in a cyberpunk cityscape where humans and robots contend with escalating tensions and mutual distrust. Players take on the role of a hard-boiled detective using their wits and puzzle-solving skills to determine the course of this unique tale.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the game is its stunning visuals, combining traditional pixel art with modern atmospheric lighting and visual effects to bring the world to life.
In terms of gameplay, players will encounter various puzzles interspersed throughout the story. These are said to focus on observation and reasoning skills, while also being logical and fun.
Development of the game was partially funded with a Kickstarter campaign that launched in August. The campaign collected roughly $15,000 in funding, more than its initial $10,000 goal.
The version that releases today contains between 12 to 15 hours of gameplay, and features the first three chapters of a larger story arc. The studio aims to release the remaining chapters for free sometime this fall.
Tales of the Neon Sea released on April 30, 2019, for PC. It is also expected to release for consoles at a later date.
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Q: Changing image properties in Java Help using CSS doesn't work I'm currently working on a help system for my Java project (a desktop application) and I'm using Java Help. The only problem I'm having is that I can't change img properties in css. It doesn't work in the application, but it does work in a web brower. I want to make the images resizes as the help window does, like the text, but this is what I get:

This is what I have in my css to resize the images:
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Introduction

This text is getting resized as the help system windows does,
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Trying to change any other img properties seems useless as well, as they are never displayed in the application (but they always work in a web browser).
EDIT: Here's the code for the Java Help system creation (this method is called as the main window is initialized and when the language is changed):
private void loadHelp() {
    HelpSet hs;
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        URL url = ClassLoader.getSystemResource("help/" + manager.getText("help_set"));
        hs = new HelpSet(null, url);
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        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame, manager.getText("error_help"), manager.getText("error_title"),
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    }
    HelpBroker hb = hs.createHelpBroker();
    hb.enableHelpKey(frame.getContentPane(), manager.getText("help_introduction"), hs);
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David Bond Awarded the New Directions Prize
David Bond has been awarded the New Directions Prize by the American Anthropological Association (AAA).
Now in its seventh year, the New Directions Prize is awarded each year to an individual scholar for distinguished work in public anthropology. Each year, the award celebrates the work of an individual scholar that is expanding the relevance of anthropology to the public and the pursuit of justice.
The award committee made special mention of Bond's work with students to ban the burning of AFFF at the Norlite Incinerator in Cohoes, NY and to close the Limetree Refinery in St. Croix.
The award will be given at a special ceremony at the annual conference of the American Anthropological Association in Seattle this November.
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Бизнес-центр «Тверь» (ранее — гостиница «Тверска́я», в просторечии «Рюмка») — здание высотой 77 м, расположенное в Твери в Смоленском переулке, недалеко от пересечения с улицей Вагжанова, на территории Центрального района. Годы строительства: 1977—1989 г. Главный конструктор — Зиновий Моисеевич Ярмолинский (г. Иерусалим, Израиль), известный в СССР (а также в России и Израиле) конструктор. Архитектор — Ольга Леонидовна Палиева (г. Тверь).
Владелец здания — ОАО «Тверь»

История
«Тверская» — один из долгостроев: её предполагалось сдать ещё к Олимпиаде 1980 года и использовать для размещения гостей Олимпиады. Однако вовремя достроить гостиницу не удалось, и работы были прекращены . С тех пор здание практически не использовалось.

В прессе неоднократно появлялись сведения об аварийном состоянии здания (недопустимый наклон, размыв фундамента подземными водами), однако они опровергались его владельцами со ссылками на результаты проведённой экспертизы .

Техническим обследованием, проведённым в 2005 году инженерной фирмой «Тверьстройдиагнозпроект» здание признано пригодным к эксплуатации. Как написано в отчёте: «категория технического состояния несущих и ограждающих конструкций здания — работоспособное».

Здание длительное время используется как телецентр: в нём расположена телекомпания «Тверской проспект», а на крыше находится телевизионная антенна.

В 2007 году в здании начались ремонтные работы, при этом предполагается устроить в здании офисный центр.

В 2007 году начались работы по переоборудованию здания. Алексей Екименко, начальник строительства: «Ранее запроектированные номера устарели и не соответствуют современным потребностям для проживания людей». В итоге было принято решение перепрофилировать здание под офисный центр — когда-то в Америке небоскрёбы появились именно как офисные здания. На 15 этажах здания разместятся 200 контор разной площади. «Можно будет снять хоть весь этаж», — рассказывает Алексей Екименко. Кроме офисных сотрудников небоскрёб смогут посещать и простые граждане: будет смотровая площадка. По плану работы должны были быть завершены в 2009 году. На сегодняшний день внешний ремонт «Рюмки» закончен, в здании установлены семь скоростных лифтов, работы продолжаются.

В 2013 году состоялось открытие, «Рюмка» получила название «Бизнес-центр "Тверь"», в нём располагаются офисные помещения, также присутствует концертный зал.

Архитектура
Здание имеет пространственную монолитную железобетонную оболочку, в виде усечённой пирамиды, как предполагалось, для экономии места и возможности естественного освещения лобби гостиницы. Использование пространственной монолитной железобетонной оболочки делает здание уникальным. Всего в здании 22 этажа включая технические. Над несущей оболочкой расположены 15 этажей номеров гостиницы, выполненных из сборных железобетонных (ЖБ) конструкций производства местного домостроительного комбината. В здании сборно-монолитное ядро жёсткости. Фундамент здания покоится на 900 глубоких ЖБ забивных сваях (30 рядов по 30 свай, с шагом 1 м). Над сваями установлен мощный монолитный ЖБ ступенчатый ростверк высотой 5 м.

Гостиница «Тверская» запроектирована Тверским проектным институтом «Калинингражданпроект». Расчёт здания был выполнен инженером З. М. Ярмолинским — главным конструктором проектного института. Проверочный расчёт на ЭВМ был выполнен московским проектным институтом «Моспроект-1». Инструментальное наблюдение за ростверком здания исполнено центральным московским институтом «Фундаментпроект».

Здание обшито теплоизолирующими композитными алюминиевыми плитами, балконная часть остеклена. В здании установлены семь лифтов.

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Здания и сооружения Твери
Гостиницы Твери
Здания и сооружения, заложенные в 1977 году
Здания и сооружения, построенные в 1989 году в России
1980-е годы в Тверской области


The Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre within the Faculty of Education wishes to appoint a Research Assistant to work on a research project to map education research from sub-Saharan Africa.
The project aims to increase the visibility and impact of education research conducted by researchers, institutions and networks in Africa. This involves identifying, cataloguing, reviewing and synthesising policy-relevant education research from the region. The postholder will use the project protocol to identify relevant studies for inclusion in the database and support the project through analysis and reporting. The postholder will work with Dr Rafael Mitchell under the direction of Professor Pauline Rose.
Applicants must hold a Masters or PhD in a relevant subject area; have excellent skills in research in particular analysis of literature; an ability to catalogue and critically review reports and other documents, and to prepare drafts of reports emerging from this analysis to a high standard. The post holder will have good interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders. An ability to read French and/ or an African language would be desirable.
For full details of responsibilities of the post, and the person specification, please see the Further Particulars for the post.
The salary range for the position is £25,728 - £30,688 per annum.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 13 months in the first instance.
Please ensure that you upload your Curriculum Vitae (CV), your publications list, and a covering letter in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.
We hope to hold interviews during the week commencing 09 April 2018.
Please quote reference JR14894 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.


In recent columns both David Brooks and Verlyn Klinkenborg have remarked (as almost everyone else has) on the decline of the humanities in our colleges and universities.
Klinkenborg also points to a public relations failure. Humanists, he says, "do a bad job of explaining why the humanities matter" and he cites, as does Brooks, a report recently issued by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences titled "The Heart of the Matter." Produced in response to a Congressional request, the report is clear about what is needed: "At a time when economic anxiety is driving the public toward a narrow concept of education focused on short-term payoffs, it is imperative that colleges, universities and their supporters make a clear and convincing case for the value of Liberal Arts Education." The report promises to show the way by making the case in general and suggesting some specific actions that might be taken.
The promise is not redeemed, and I predict that this report — laden with bland commonplaces and recommendations that could bear fruit only in a Utopia — will be dutifully noted by pious commentators and then live a quiet life on the shelf for which it was destined.
In each of these sentences, and many others that might be instanced, the key words — "framework," "context," "complex," "meaningfully," "understanding," "diverse," "sensitivity," "perspectives" — are spectacularly empty; just where specificity is needed, sonorous abstraction blunts the edge of what is being asserted, rendering it unexceptionable (no one's against understanding, complexity and meaningfulness) and without bite.
Then there are the recommendations.
"Increase NEH funding." Fine idea, but only political efforts of a kind not mentioned here will do that trick. College teachers should "reach out" to their colleagues in K-12. Sure, let's have a joint bake sale or a dance. "Embrace the chance to connect with the larger community." What exactly does "connect with" mean and where does the "chance" reside? "Deepen knowledge of other cultures." Add "deepen" to the list of words that say nothing. Develop "intercultural skills." First tell me what they are and how they differ from mono-cultural skills. "Expand the pool of qualified teachers." Wait a moment while I wave my magic wand. "Promote Language Learning." Yes, that's something we could and should do, but it will take money, and money has systematically been withdrawn from public higher education for decades.
The report alludes to this unhappy fact, but doesn't take it up. Nor does it take up the converging factors that accelerate the rush to vocationalism and short-term payoffs — the mania for online education, unsupportable student debt, rising costs in every area of a college's operation, the Internet's preference for chunked-up bits of information, the elimination or radical downsizing of French, Russian, German, religious studies, theater and other programs because they cannot be justified under zero-based budgeting assumptions.
These and other deep and seemingly intractable problems are either completely ignored or barely glanced at as the authors of the report alternate between grand, un-cashable claims and pie-in-the sky proposals that have no traction because there is barely a suggestion of a road map that might lead to their realization.
Nevertheless, amid all this vagueness there is a strong, if somewhat subliminal, message, one that is complicit with the very forces the report is supposedly written to combat. Humanists are advised "to apply their work to the great challenges of the era as well as pursuing basic curiosity-driven research." "Curiosity-driven" means driven simply by the desire (often obsessive) to determine the truth of a matter, independently of whether it is a truth that will rise to an era's great challenges.
That of course is precisely how the academy, and especially the humanist academy, has traditionally been conceived — as a cloistered and separate area in which inquiry is engaged in for its own sake and not because it yields useful results. It is the rejection of this contemplative ideal in favor of various forms of instrumentalism that underlies the turn away from the humanist curriculum. The rhetoric of the report puts its authors on the side of that ideal, but when push comes to shove, they are all too ready to dilute it in the name of some large abstraction — democracy, culture, social progress, whatever. They are, in short, all too ready to depart from the heart of the matter.


The activities/tasks performed by health care aids in hospital settings: a mixed-methods study.
Home » Citations » The activities/tasks performed by health care aids in hospital settings: a mixed-methods study.
Summary of "The activities/tasks performed by health care aids in hospital settings: a mixed-methods study."
Patients' satisfaction with HIV and AIDS care in Anambra State, Nigeria.
Data collected by the electronic health record is insufficient for estimating nursing costs: An observational study on acute care inpatient nursing units.
Agreement between primary care and hospital diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: A cross-sectional, observational study using record linkage.
Language Translation Apps in Health Care Settings: Expert Opinion.
Hospital Responses to Mortality Measures: A Survey of Hospital Administrative Leaders.
Standardized hospital mortality ratios (SHMRs) are widely used for quality improvement, hospital ratings, and health care payment.
Health care workers specially trained and licensed to assist and support the work of health professionals. Often used synonymously with paramedical personnel, the term generally refers to all health care workers who perform tasks which must otherwise be performed by a physician or other health professional.


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Aridagawa  är en landskommun i Wakayama prefektur i Japan.
Kommunen bildades 2006 genom en sammanslagning av kommunerna Kanaya, Kibi och Shimizu.

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Orter i Wakayama prefektur
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This thread is for recruiting team members! If you have a game idea and need help from a reader with a particular set of skills, post in this thread, preferably in the following format to make it easy for people to skim the thread and find you. You should also look for collaborators in the team seeking thread and come join the #wizardjam channel on the Idle Thumbs Slack channel and see if anyone can help out. Or just drop in and chit-chat with us while you're working on your game! And if you have enough members, please edit your post and note that.
This is the recruiting/LFM thread; if you want to post what you're able to contribute and have someone else find you, use the team seeking/LFG thread.
Time Zone: It's probably easier to work with people who aren't 12 hours off from you? But maybe it's fine.
Portfolio: A link to your portfolio / website / whatever if you have one, so people can check your style.
Then whatever else you want.
Audio person to make some sneaky music and fish noises. Smoky jazz?
I've been a fan of Splinter Cell since first seeing screenshots of their dynamic shadows in ~2005 and I have a Sam Fisher bust above my fireplace. I'd like the game to have a light stealth system, fully rigged realistic humanoid characters, and a dynamic music system that's entirely early-2000s style drum and bass but made exclusively out of samples of water splashing and seagull noises.
Thanks to @Dinosaursssssss and @zerofiftyonefor writing the original set of team building threads this was based upon.


Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. This Secretary Bird is hunting for small mammals and snakes in the long grasses of the Masai Mara. They have extremely long legs and hunt by stomping their feet on their prey.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. A frog tries in vain to escape with one last leap before being eaten by this Ground Hornbill.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Spotted hyenas are highly intelligent and extremely social. They live in matriarchal family groups.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. One theory on the purpose of a zebras stripes are that they help regulate body temperature by creating mini eddies across the skin.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Cheetah can be individually identified by their spots. The spots on the front legs are particularly helpful as they develop there first, often when the cubs are as young as one month old.
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. This very comfortable looking leopard had just finished feasting on a topi. Check out the very full, slightly dangly belly!
Masai Mara, Kenya. Elephants form deep family bonds and most females will live with their families their entire lives. Everyone helps with the care of the youngest members of the family.


We've all heard it before, recovery isn't a straight trajectory. It's a squiggly line with dips and loops, generally trending up in the direction of progress. It's very hard to see that however, sitting alone, wearing ED's black and white glasses. Two options: either I'm thin or I'm a failure. That's how I thought when I was admitted to The Renfrew Center of Chicago.
I had struggled with disordered eating since 7th grade, and starting high school transformed small rituals into a full-on obsession of restricting, over-exercising and isolation.
My family soon became worried about me, but I didn't believe I was sick enough to have an eating disorder.
I agreed to treatment, and was diagnosed with anorexia, anxiety and depression. I stepped up and down through different levels of care over and over until I realized something had to change. I had transformed from an honest, kind and humorous person to a deceitful, lying introvert who hated everyone. The other programs had helped, but nothing was sticking. I had to try something different.
Panicked, I asked a friend who'd been through treatment about what I should do. She said it'd be scary, but for lasting results, go to Renfrew.
Renfrew taught me so much, and I met inspirational and supportive friends along the way. Something Renfrew taught me that I hold close to my heart is the following question: "What are your values?" It took me so long to realize the answer. Kindness, bravery, helping others, adventure, freedom, love, creativity, and making the world a better place are my values. I didn't believe it before, but now I know my eating disorder had stripped me of those things. I can't give to others without learning to give to myself. I've helped raise money for a local NEDA walk the past two years, and I'm currently working on a school project about eating disorder awareness.
I'm far from perfect, but I'm better than I've ever been. I have goals and motivation, and I'm so grateful for the support I've received. I know without the skills I learned at Renfrew, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Allison Guenther is a graduating senior at New Trier High School and lives in Chicago. She aspires to study criminology in college, with a powerful drive to help others to be safe. She loves animals, dancing, aviation, nature, and quality time with friends.