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Get Out There and Go!!!
If looking for work seems discouraging before you even begin, force your mood into a competitive, ambitious applicant! You have as much right to a job as anyone else so get that fighting attitude! You CAN do it and you'll feel so much better once you do!
Make your qualifications as an applicant central to your interview and don't let your interviewer get sidetracked by a wheelchair or any other evidence of your disability. If you fulfill the job requirements and present a can-do attitude, your disability is irrelevant.
Tell your interviewer how you will get to work each day, what mode of transportation you will use, and any other pertinent information that will let him or her know you are ready and able to report for duty. Accentuate the positive — highlight your accomplishments (however modest) and your willingness to work. Make this about you, as a valuable human resource. Go get 'em!


"For all of us, this was a very personal enterprise," said Oscar nominee Wim Wenders, speaking of making his nominated documentary Pina, a 3D film about the works of dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in 2009.
The director and the Pina team were among the honorees at a reception for German Academy Award nominees, Saturday at Villa Aurora in Pacific Palisades. The event was presented by German Films and Villa Aurora, in cooperation with the German Consulate General and Goethe-Institut Los Angeles.
"We made this film as an homage," Wenders said. "We made this film to say goodbye to Pina and to say thank you to Pina.
Wenders related that he is preparing to direct a drama, titled Everything Will Be Fine, as well as work on a long-term documentary project. Both will be make in 3D.


If you've been planning to declutter for a while, this weekend is the perfect time to do it. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as picking up a few things and packing them away into a box; the best declutterers always have a plan of action that not only gets the job done, but makes it a lot quicker and easier too.
Decluttering is a daunting task. If you've got loads of stuff, it can be a struggle just deciding where to start.
It really doesn't have to be though. All you need to do is break down your decluttering into smaller, manageable tasks. So, if you're planning to clear out your CDs, DVDs and Games, you'd split that into 3 tasks: 'organise CDs', 'organise DVDs' and 'organise Games'.
Once you've got your tasks written out, pick one and focus on it. Don't even think about any of the other tasks on your list, just focus on that single task. Doing this makes decluttering seem a lot easier, which will make you a lot more efficient.
Even if one task takes you all day, you're still a step closer to a lovely clutter-free home. Eventually, all of those tasks will add up and you'll have decluttered without even really thinking about it.
You'll need a lot of boxes to store all of your clutter in, and you won't want to interrupt a decluttering session to go and collect some.
Before you start clearing up, pop down to your local supermarket and pick up a few boxes. Take more than you need as you probably have more clutter than you think!
You can also use any boxes you have lying around the house: appliance boxes, nappy boxes and so on. We'll accept your clutter in any box you like, so don't be picky!
It's perfectly possible to declutter on your own, but it's a lot easier if you've got help. Ask your friends and family to muck in and sort through your clutter; you'll clear up quicker, and you'll have a lot more fun doing it.
Of course, it's not easy roping people into tidying up so offer some kind of incentive like a meal out or ice cream (everyone loves ice cream).
Decluttering, unfortunately, isn't as simple as choosing what to throw out and what to keep as there will always be items that you can't make a decision on.
Therefore, it's a good idea to set up some kind of sorting system for your stuff. The simplest way to do this is to get 3 boxes and label them 'keep', 'sell' and 'keep for now'.
The 'keep for now' box is where you can put all of the stuff that you don't really use, but don't want to get rid of just yet. Putting this stuff into a box will help make your home tidier, and it also allows you to monitor whether you really need it or not. Over 6 months, check how often you go into your 'keep for now' box to get stuff out of it. If it's less than twice, get rid of it!
Most people feel like they should do 'practical stuff' on their 'extra' day off, but you might actually benefit from decluttering on the first day of the weekend. Yes, you'll be tired from work, but getting your decluttering out of the way means you can enjoy the rest of the weekend without having to worry about it.
There's nothing wrong with putting on something to keep you entertained while you're decluttering, but the TV is probably your worst option. You'll undoubtedly get distracted by a programme and end up losing valuable decluttering time. Instead, stick on a bit of music in the background. You can even have a singalong if you want (just make sure your neighbours are out first).
Facebook is a very thinly-veiled tool for bragging. While you're busy clearing out, your friends will probably be posting pictures of delicious lunches, pleasant days out or beers in the garden, which is almost bound to spark off feelings of jealousy. Don't get jealous; ignore Facebook!
The easiest way to get cash for your clutter is to price it up as you clear it up using our app (which you can download for Android and iOS here). Scan your barcodes as you declutter and we'll give you an instant price. Once you've finished, you'll have a price for all of your stuff, and all you'll need to do is complete your order and organise a courier to come and collect your box. Easy!
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Is Trump's fast food diet a signal to what's to come for school lunches?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Will Donald Trump remake school lunches into his fast-food favorites of burgers and fried chicken when he's president?
Children grumbling about healthier school meal rules championed by first lady Michelle Obama may have reason to cheer Trump's election as the billionaire businessman is a proud patron of Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's while promising to curb federal regulations.
The Obama administration has made healthier, safer and better labeled food a priority in the last eight years, significantly raising the profile of food policy and sometimes drawing the ire of Republicans, farmers and the food industry. The first lady made reducing childhood obesity one of her signature issues through her "Let's Move" campaign.
In addition to the healthier school meal rules, the administration ushered a sweeping food safety law through Congress, pushed through several new food labeling regulations, started to phase out trans fats, added calorie labels to menus and suggested new limits on sodium in packaged foods. The White House has also fended off efforts in the Republican Congress to trim the nation's food stamp program.
"Food advocates are already nostalgic for the Obama era and will be playing defense for the next four years," says Sam Kass, a former White House senior adviser on nutrition and personal chef for the Obamas.
A look at some of the food regulations that could be scrapped — or tweaked — in the new administration:
MAKING SCHOOL MEALS GREAT AGAIN
Trump himself hasn't weighed in on school meal regulations. But Republicans, school nutrition directors and some in the food industry have balked at parts of the administration's rules that set stricter fat, sugar and sodium limits, among other standards, on foods in the lunch line and beyond. While many students and schools have now gotten used to the healthier foods, some still complain that the standards are costly and difficult to meet.
"I would be very surprised if we don't see some major changes on the school lunch program" and some other food issues, said Rep. Robert Aderholt of Alabama, the Republican chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Agriculture Department spending.
Aderholt, who sits on Trump's agriculture advisory committee, says the Obama administration's approach was "activist driven" and people who voted for Trump are looking for a more common-sense approach.
Legislation is pending in both the House and Senate to revise some of the standards, and will likely be considered again next year. USDA could also make some changes on its own.
One of many names that have been floated as a possible agriculture secretary is Sid Miller, the Texas Agriculture Commissioner who repealed a state ban on deep fryers and soda machines at schools. Miller recently got in trouble when he used a profanity on Twitter to describe Democrat Hillary Clinton; he blamed a staffer and the tweet was deleted.
THE FOOD POLICE
In September, the Trump campaign pitched rolling back food safety regulations in a fact sheet, arguing they are burdensome to farmers and criticizing increased inspections of food manufacturing facilities as "overkill." The sheet referred to the "food police" at the Food and Drug Administration. The campaign later deleted the proposal from its website.
Congress passed new food safety regulations in 2010, a year after a salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut company killed nine people. Michael Taylor, former FDA deputy commissioner for foods who oversaw the food safety rules, says it wouldn't be popular with consumers to roll them back.
"Consumers are only getting more focused on safety, health and wellness," Taylor says.
Trump himself is a self-professed germaphobe who prefers eating at fast-food restaurants because he believes they have higher food safety standards.
Congressional Republicans have been examining food stamps since the program's cost grew to almost $80 billion annually after the recession. Participation and costs have dipped since its 2013 high, but conservatives have suggested tightening eligibility standards or increasing work requirements. House Speaker Paul Ryan has for years championed an overhaul to the program.
Democrats in the Senate have consistently objected to any changes, and will still wield influence. But they won't have the backing of a Democratic White House.
OTHER FOOD POLICY
Many other laws are either already in place or close to it, including a revised "nutrition facts" panel on the back of food packages, with a new line breaking out added sugars, a labeling law for genetically modified foods and calorie labeling on restaurant and supermarket menus.
In many cases, the rules are a result of compromise with industry. Kass says that pulling back may just create more cost and uncertainty for businesses.
"Unwinding things is really hard, especially when most of them have been implemented and industry has moved on," Kass says.
He predicts most of the regulations will stay, but that there will be little additional progress. Ongoing administration efforts to reduce sodium in food and antibiotics in meat could be casualties.
Margo Wootan, a lobbyist on nutrition issues for the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says advocates will continue to be aggressive at the state and local levels, hoping change will bubble up.
"The public is more interested than ever in nutrition and will continue to press companies," she says.

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Guidelines & standards
INTERCARGO & RightShip joint interview: why the dry bulk industry needs DryBMS
RightShip and INTERCARGO joined forces to deliver the DryBMS together. In this Q&A, RightShip CEO Steen Lund and INTERCARGO Secretary General Kostas Gkonis discuss the benefits of the new standard and their aspirations for industry-wide safety enhancements.
Why you think the industry needs DryBMS?
KG: It is essential that companies in the dry bulk sector have a widely accepted, common quality benchmark, which will drive significant improvements in dry bulk safety standards. This will support an industry which is working hard to achieve a positive impact on safety standards, but which faces structural differences along a complex supply chain (port-terminal-shipper-charterer-receivership). This varies from other ship types, for example, the tanker sector, which enjoys a much more regulated operational framework.
SL: A single guiding safety standard for the dry bulk sector has been long overdue, and I am pleased to see the DryBMS in its final stages, delivered in partnership between RightShip and INTERCARGO. In recent years, far too many avoidable incidents have occurred, and I believe DryBMS will help us to improve standards across dry bulk, given it has broad support from the likes of BIMCO, ICS and several global associations.
We know that our industry seeks to deliver services that are beyond base safety and sustainability compliance. Importantly, during Covid-19, we have seen that our essential workers deserve far better welfare and human rights protection, too.
The DryBMS team knows that this standard can be widely adopted, as we have seen considerable success elsewhere. Groups such as the OCIMF have delivered the Tanker Management and Self-Assessment (TMSA) program, which has ensured fundamental cultural change in safety management. We hope DryBMS will follow a similar trajectory and lift the safety standard of dry bulk shipping markedly.
What do you hope the DryBMS will achieve?
SL: Firstly, I hope that DryBMS will create a deeper unity across the sector and put us on a path to a shared vision of optimum operational standards. We have too long been divided and this has segregated industry aspirations. Given the sheer volume of companies and associations that have expressed their support for DryBMS, I am certain that this new standard will drive systemic change.
Secondly, I hope this standard will help us to significantly reduce, if not eradicate avoidable incidents at sea. We want the standard to become an integral part of every owner and operator's day-to-day communications and decision-making. As meeting the standard becomes second nature, we will significantly improve processes and in turn create a much safer working environment.
KG: DryBMS is offering our sector an additional and important tool, which will assist companies to embrace best practices, establish key performance benchmarks and raise the bar on safety, environmental and operational excellence.
Have you had any experiences during your career where you saw the need for a set of standards?
KG: As a manager, especially in the maritime sector and its complex operational context, it was apparent that clear and easily understood standards and procedures were necessary. Establishing such procedures has been fundamental for effective and efficient planning and operation.
SL: Standards are essential in all parts of our working life. Without a standard to aspire to, we cannot develop a clear path to improvement. Standards must not only be developed in many areas of the maritime industry but must consistently be reviewed in line with innovation. While the DryBMS provides us with clear expectations, there will be more to add in the coming years, as the industry continues to apply new guidelines and targets across sustainability and digitisation.
Over your career, have you worked on any projects with any companies who have tried to raise standards? How effective were these projects?
SL: Standards have many faces – digital as well as analogue. A recent project I engaged with entailed setting standards for the use of additively manufactured spare parts in the maritime industry. While the hardware was all about moving from e.g. a process of forging or casting to one of printing the parts, the controls entailed standardising the design data and the validation of the operability of the spare parts in a harsh marine environment. A project that truly tested the boundaries of raising standards and resulted in the rapid deployment of an increasingly diverse array of parts on board vessels.
KG: Membership of INTERCARGO demonstrates a commitment by our member companies to achieve the highest possible safety and operational standards in the industry. These member companies routinely share with us their concerns and the unique challenges they face. These include dealing with dangerous cargoes – with the ever-present threat of liquefaction, and the dangers of open hatches, enclosed spaces and insufficient under keel clearance.
What are your views on how DryBMS provides a clear pathway for improvement? Do you think this will make that improvement journey clearer for owners/operators?
SL: DryBMS provides a clear pathway for improvement through its four pillars of 'people, performance, plant and process'. These pillars are broken down into 30 subject areas, against a simple benchmark of four levels of compliance, making quality improvement a straightforward process.
KG: The involvement of owners and operators in the process of developing DryBMS, and an ongoing consultation process open to the industry, will ensure that, for the dry bulk operator, this journey remains meaningful and effective in practice.
Which of the 30 standards or performance areas do you feel most passionate about?
KG: Safety culture improvement is a crucial subject area under which the company has a programme to develop and maintain a culture to enable safe, compliant and efficient operations. Safety is the top priority for INTERCARGO as evidenced by our work and agenda. Therefore, behavioural change and safety culture improvement efforts are fundamental.
In addition, we must acknowledge that the shipping industry is going through tectonic shifts in the face of sustainability and environmental stewardship. The further reduction of GHG emissions is the greatest environmental challenge ahead. Utilising innovative technologies will be key to enhancing environmental performance and energy efficiency. The subject area of environmental management aims to ensure that a company will manage the impact of its operations on the environment and integrate environmental requirements into its safety management system.
These elements are reflected in the first subject area of DryBMS – 'Excellence in HSSE' – the need for the highest standards in an organisation's commitment to health, safety, security and the environment.
SL: I agree, all of the areas and standards are relevant to the totality of the DryBMS. However, I do believe that within the performance areas, the commitment to HSSE, represents an overarching starting point that must filter through a company's culture, from senior management through to seafarers. I would like to see this commitment become so commonplace that it is ingrained in all aspects of operations.
Which of the 30 standards or performance area do you think would be most beneficial for the industry to target at this early stage?
SL: As above, success comes from the top down. We cannot expect our workers to adopt a strong commitment to safety standards if this is not reflected in the behaviour of a leadership team. An ongoing commitment to HSSE, Master's reviews and honest company evaluation, will inevitably flow into the quality of performance, plant and processes.
KG: Our world, shipping, and the dry bulk sector are going through historic evolutions. Our times require a new mindset and culture that companies urgently need to embrace. A new order is underway, and this offers a once in a century opportunity for shipping companies to adapt. The 'Management of change' subject area aims to facilitate this, with a formal process to document, evaluate, approve and communicate temporary and permanent changes that could impact safe, compliant and efficient operations. Risk assessment provides the key to managing change effectively and so it should go hand in hand with management of change; indeed, throughout DryBMS, risk assessment plays a major role in furthering its aims.
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Big Brother Naija 2018 second runner up Tobi Bakre might be making enemies sooner than expected with some of the statements he's made during his media rounds.
One of such statements is his reference to the previous winner of the show Efe Ejeba.
According to Tobi Bakre, Efe won out of pity and not because he was really worth the prize.
In an interview with Punch, Tobi declared that Efe lacked value and potential but was voted out of pity.
When asked how he felt after making it to the top three, Tobi said he was happy and proud to make it that far.
"I wanted people to love me and see the value that I had because I knew that whenever I left the house that is what people would still love about me" he said.
In a digression, Tobi made the reference to the last winner of BBN, "I feel the last winner of the Big Brother that held was voted out of pity not because he had any values or potentials.
I stand to be corrected but that is my personal opinion" he said.
What do you think about Tobi's comment?


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Sleep No More: A Character Study of Kylo Ren and Macbeth
This piece was written by guest contributor Willzgirl (Twitter: @notafoolishwit)
Kylo Ren is a tragedy wrapped in a mystery. Two movies in, and audiences still have very little information on the Sequel Trilogy's elusive villain. But the path that he has trod has some similarities to one of history's most famous villainous protagonists, Macbeth from William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. However, there are major differences in these two's respective stories that lead to very different outcomes. Even inspired by classic tragic hero tropes used by Shakespeare, Kylo's story crafted by Lucasfilm is still very much his own and is essential to the Sequel Trilogy.
Though many forget, Macbeth starts his story as a hero with all the potential in the world. He is regarded highly by his king and country. But within Macbeth is an ambition for more, an ambition awakened by a mystical outside influence that he chooses to trust with little question. And with the encouragement and loyalty of his wife, he kills his own king. That act almost destroys him and the guilt of it consumes him. He is constantly at war with his two natures, that of a loyal and heroic warrior and a power hungry monster. He even states in Act II that he hears a voice saying, "Sleep no more-Macbeth shall sleep no more" (2.2.35) due to the ghosts of his past that haunt him. The only way to silence that war and his own ghosts, is to commit more violent acts, first against his friend Banquo, and then against the innocent House Macduff. All that time he is certain he is doing right, driven by prophecies he ultimately misunderstood.
Although Kylo Ren's story does not follow these events exactly, he also chose to change his life because of a force he trusts without complete understanding. Just like Macbeth, he is encouraged by another who sees his potential, although in Kylo's case it is a mentor figure, and not a romantic partner. Just like when Macbeth kills his father figure in King Duncan, Kylo Ren kills his father Han Solo and the choice nearly destroys him. But like Macbeth, he chooses to silence his conscience with more and more violence, and these decisions continue to haunt him. Kylo Ren has acquired many ghosts over the course of the Sequel Trilogy: his father, his uncle, his master, and the many people whose lives he has destroyed to get where he is. In The Last Jedi, Luke Skywalker states to Kylo, "Strike me down in anger and I'll always be with you, just like your father." This quote not only gives the impression that Luke is well aware of Kylo's struggle, but sets up that he will be visited by the Force ghost of his uncle in The Rise of Skywalker, perhaps when he is struggling with all he has done.
Kylo must also face the fact that his greatest motivation might be a lie. One of the stand out scenes in The Force Awakens has Kylo speaking to the mask of Vader asking him to show him the power of the dark side again. This implies that it gave him a vision previously, just like how MacBeth returns to the witches to ask for another prophecy.
Darth Sidious's iconic laugh was heard at the end of the first trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, signalling his return. Darth Sidious, or Palpatine is well-known for orchestrating Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader by playing on his flaws including pride, possessive love, and fear. Similarly, the witches play on Macbeth's pride and ambition. And just like how the audience suspects Palpatine's evil intentions long before Anakin due to his suspicious nature, the witches' dark and ambiguous nature makes the audience question their prophecies long before Macbeth does. It is not a stretch to think that the spirit of Palpatine sensed a weakness in young Ben Solo and sent him a vision which would change his life for the worse.
If there are obvious similarities between Macbeth and Kylo Ren, what does that suggest about the latter's fate in The Rise of Skywalker? After being haunted and losing the last remnants of his humanity, Macbeth's story ends with his defeat by Macduff due to confidence in his invulnerability. The Last Jedi ended with Kylo Ren as the Supreme Leader of the First Order, which he appears to still be in the trailers for The Rise of Skywalker. It's also clear from the recent Vanity Fair article, that Kylo will have at least one more duel with the series's protagonist Rey.
While Rey shares characteristics with a few characters in the play, the most notable is Macduff. So if Rey is the Macduff in this story, what does that mean? Macduff goes after Macbeth because he is responsible for the death of his family. The Star Wars Shadow Council writing staff has long suspected that Kylo played a part in the separation of Rey from her family, and perhaps the death of Rey's mother. Even if this is not the case, Kylo's actions caused the death of Han, her father figure, and Luke, who may be revealed as her biological father. The conflict between them is not resolved. At the end of The Last Jedi, Kylo tells Rey that she is nothing and has no place in the story. Macbeth dismisses Macduff of having no ability to defeat him. Both will be proven wrong.
On this path, Kylo will die at Rey's hand due to his own inability to question the path that he was on. However, there is evidence that it will not follow this direction. The Sequel Trilogy from the beginning lets the audience know that Kylo Ren is evil. He performs despicable acts throughout both movies and by the end of The Last Jedi, he can easily be called worse than Vader. However, these movies have hidden Kylo Ren's full story. Although many have theorized, including myself, we actually do not know why he fell to the dark side. Why keep so much hidden if it will only confirm what the audience already believes? His whole story has to unfold in The Rise of Skywalker. If I am correct, this story will solidify Kylo Ren and Rey as the two halves of Anakin's legacy and bring them together as a family. The Skywalkers are trapped in a vicious cycle started by Sidious and through his return, and the descendants of the man he destroyed, the cycle can be broken and the family can finally move forward. This cannot be done by Rey or Kylo alone.
Macbeth's story was ultimately the story of one man, and that is not and never has been Kylo's story. He may not be the Skywalker of the story, but he is half of the legacy. His dying means that nothing changes and no progress can be made in the family. He will just be another Vader. That does not mean Kylo should not face consequences, ideally he should spend the rest of his life repenting for what he has done. And leave the Skywalker legacy on the shoulders of Rey, who has shown she is worthy through actions, not just birth.
Macbeth and Kylo Ren are both tragic heroes that chose their paths to villainy. Their roads are washed in the blood of both friends and foes. However, they play very different roles in the stories they inhabit, and it is those differences that will mean a different ending for the son of Solo.
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import numpy as np
from hotspotter.other.ConcretePrintable import DynStruct
def L2_squared(vec1, vec2):
    'Returns squared distance between two vectors'
    return np.sum((vec1 - vec2)**2)

class PivotElement(DynStruct):
    def __init__(self, element):
        super(PivotElement, self).__init__()
        self.right_child = None
        self.left_child  = None
        self.element     = element

def printDBG(msg):
    pass

def ProximityTree(S, tau=10, delta=L2_squared):
    ''' Recursive construction of a Proximity Tree S:
    a set of data elements from which to construct the tree tau, the number
    of data elements to sample before splitting delta, a distance function'''
    # Base case for recursion
    printDBG('Input size: len(S)=%r < tau=%r' % (len(S), tau))
    if len(S) < tau: return PivotElement('Leaf')
    # Otherwise pick a tau random elements
    np.random.shuffle(S)
    S_hat = S[0:tau]
    # And then choose one of those as a pivot.
    np.random.shuffle(S_hat)
    P = S[0]
    new_node = PivotElement(P)
    # Find the median distance from the selection to the pivot
    D  = [delta(x, P) for x in S_hat]
    dt = np.median(D)
    # Partition S into left and right subsets based on the median distance
    S_le = [x for x in S if delta(x, P) <= dt]
    S_gt = [x for x in S if delta(x, P) >  dt]
    printDBG('Partitioning into len(S_le)=%r ' % (len(S_le)))
    printDBG('Partitioning into len(S_gt)=%r ' % (len(S_gt)))
    # Recursive Step
    new_node.left_child  = ProximityTree(S_le, tau, delta)
    new_node.right_child = ProximityTree(S_gt, tau, delta)
    return new_node

if __name__ == '__main__':
    data = np.random.rand(1000,128)
    S     = data
    tau   = 10
    delta = L2_squared
    root  = ProximityTree(S, tau, delta)
    print_exclude_aug=['element']
    #print_exclude_aug=[]
    root.printme2(type_bit=False, print_exclude_aug=print_exclude_aug)

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Ultimate Ears Launches New Editions of Award-Winning WONDERBOOM and HYPERBOOM Speakers
All new WONDERBOOM 3 features vibrant new colors, enhanced Bluetooth range, longer battery life and 100% recycled fabric; HYPERBOOM now available in white
Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 LAUSANNE, Switzerland & NEWARK, Calif.--Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI), announced today an expansion to its popular lineup of portable BluetoothⓇ speakers. The expansion features the highly-anticipated introduction of WONDERBOOM 3 and a new color for its beloved HYPERBOOM.
"Not only do they have incredible sound, they make music a social, shared experience — and now with the recycled materials used in WONDERBOOM 3, we're taking steps to reduce the product's carbon footprint."
WONDERBOOM 3 Made with 100% recycled polyester fabric and a minimum of certified 31% post-consumer recycled plastic that gives new life to recycled end-of-life electronics, Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 continues to prove that the best things come in small packages. An ultraportable speaker with surprisingly big 360° sound, WONDERBOOM 3's crisp, bassy audio quality lasts up to 14 hours with full-stereo boom, and its IP67 rating means it's waterproof, dustproof and floats. Take it to the pool, the beach or on a hike. It's also perfect for listening to music at home and even in the shower.
WONDERBOOM 3 will come in four colors at launch, including Joyous Bright (Gray), Hyper Pink, Performance Blue and Active Black. The speaker features 40 meters (or 131 feet) of Bluetooth range, so you're free to roam, and it features a handy loop so you can take it with you. You can also pair up two wireless WONDERBOOM 3 speakers for even bigger sound. Press once to double up. Press again for true stereo from both speakers, with left and right channels.
HYPERBOOM HYPERBOOM, Ultimate Ears' loudest and bassiest speaker, also received a fresh upgrade — an all-new white version. HYPERBOOM offers a wide dynamic range that brings your music to life, rendering every note in rich detail, and a rechargeable battery that lasts up to 24 hours. It also supports four input sources — two Bluetooth, one 3.5mm auxiliary and one optical audio — so you and your friends can play music from your phones, laptop or gaming console, and easily switch between them with just the press of a button. Need to move the fun from the living room to the backyard? Indoors or outdoors, the adaptive EQ on HYPERBOOM reads the environment and automatically adjusts the sound to fill any space.
HYPERBOOM is also "party-proof." With an IPX4 rating, it can withstand drink spills or pool splashes. And if your phone is running out of power, plug it into the USB charge-out port on HYPERBOOM and keep the music going. Using One-Touch Music Control, you can also play, pause and skip tracks directly on the speaker.
HYPERBOOM is supported on the Ultimate Ears BOOM app, available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. On the app, you can set up favorite playlists, remotely turn the speaker on or off, adjust volume and more. You can also check that you have the latest speaker software and connect HYPERBOOM with any other BOOM, MEGABOOM or HYPERBOOM speakers using the app's PartyUp feature.
"These speakers are beloved for a reason,"
said Jonah Staw, general manager of Ultimate Ears.
"Not only do they have incredible sound, they make music a social, shared experience — and now with the recycled materials used in WONDERBOOM 3, we're taking steps to reduce the product's carbon footprint."
Pricing and Availability Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 will be available for purchase in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific in August 2022 and in Latin America in January 2023 for a MSRP of $99.99. The HYPERBOOM white SKU will be available for sale beginning in September 2022 in select countries for a suggested retail price of $449.99. Pricing varies by country.
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About Ultimate Ears Ultimate Ears, a Logitech brand, is transforming the way people experience music together, wherever life takes them. Ultimate Ears first revolutionized the way artists interact with their concert audiences by reinventing the on-stage monitor, turning it into a custom-fitted earphone. Today, Ultimate Ears continues to bring music to life with its award-winning family of wireless speakers. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Learn more at ultimateears.com or connect with us on Instagram.
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The Suits Are Flocking to Renewables
Investors like the 'predictability' of clean energy.
By Richard Littlemore 18 May 2015 | TheTyee.ca
Richard Littlemore is a Vancouver speechwriter and consultant with a background in climate change and sustainability.
The market 'likes renewables' such as solar and wind power, a mining executive told Vancouver's Renewable Cities conference. Photo via Shutterstock.
If you're looking for revolutionaries, radicals and upstart disrupters, you wouldn't generally search among a crowd of municipal bureaucrats, policy wonks and businesspeople, all suited up for a conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver.
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But the 350-odd delegates to the first Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum made it clear last week that revolution is decidedly their goal. They intend, by every means possible, to consign fossil fuels to the dustbin of history. And much, much sooner than most people are prepared to expect.
This is not journalistic interpretation or a suggestion from the most optimistic and least powerful delegates, idling on the side of the room. Ross Beaty, founder and still chair of the second-largest silver mining company in the world (Pan American Silver Corp.), and one of the conference's main sponsors, said it plainly halfway through the first day: "It's a revolution."
The "it" in question is the corporate swing from non-renewable fuel sources like coal and oil to the alternatives that Beaty now makes available through his most recent venture, Alterra Power, a mid-sized renewable energy company with solar, wind, hydro and geothermal operations in B.C., Ontario and Iceland.
In a panel discussion, in answer to a question about ethical divestment of fossil fuels, Beaty said, "It's almost irrelevant. Coal, especially, is a dinosaur industry. It's going out of busines .... It's just a bad industry to invest in, whether you divest for ethical reasons or not."
'Climate unaware' beware
That particular point had been prompted by a presentation from Karen Lockridge, a principal at Mercer, a global consultancy with 20,000 employees working in 40 countries around the world, helping the wealthy manage their health, retirements and vast amounts of money. Mercer is currently wrapping up a report on "strategic asset allocation" in an age of climate change, and its 16 partners on this project manage more than $1.5 trillion in assets. Lockridge said that the news for "the climate unaware" is clear, even if rendered in strained language of the super-serious consultant: "negative returns can result."
On the flipside, Beaty stressed that "the market likes renewables." Sources like solar, wind and geothermal are "clean, long-term and predictable" -- and the big institutional investors really like predictability. That's why Alterra has been able to raise more than $2.5 billion for projects in the last five years.
That, and the fact that the price of renewables is crashing. Zachary Shahan, director and editor of the blog CleanTechnica, "the #1 most-visited clean tech-focused site on the internet," presented a series of graphs in a Pecha Kucha event on opening night of the conference showing that the price of solar panels had dropped exponentially from $76 per kilowatt hour* in 1977 to $0.74 in 2013 -- and yes, that's 74 cents.
Beaty reported that Alterra had recently offered to build a new facility guaranteeing solar energy at a price of 8.5 cents a watt, and they still lost the contract to a lower bidder. Shahan added that the cheapest recent contract was delivered in Dubai this year -- at six cents per kilowatt hour.
The most immediate implication of all this radical talk is that the City of Vancouver's recent commitment to convert the city to 100 per cent renewable power isn't as flaky or out of the question as the critics have suggested.
Shauna Sylvester, director of the Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue, which launched the Renewable Cities program and convened the conference, said one of the most interesting sessions involved Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and deputy city manager Sadhu Johnston sitting on the stage fielding great ideas from the diverse, committed and highly motivated audience. The delegates, hailing from global innovation capitals such as Copenhagen; Denmark; Melbourne, Australia and Yokohama, Japan; lined up to give the most practical, practicable advice possible.
Renewables less expensive
One of the best bits surely came from Kenneth Nolan, manager of power resources for the Burlington Electric Department in Vermont. Burlington, which is also chasing the goal of 100-per-cent renewable power, has been able to lower its power costs by 40 per cent since 2009, exclusively with renewable sources.
But Nolan said the best and hardest lesson for his municipality came immediately after hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, damaging oil platforms and closing refineries in the Gulf of Mexico, causing oil and natural gas prices to rise.
Burlington, which Nolan described as gas-addicted, found that "the wholesale price of our energy tripled."
Now, Nolan said Burlington is committed to one, ultimately optimistic principal: "Manage for risk, not cost."
The risk, for the investor as well as the climate, appears all to be on the fossil fuel side. If there was a single "global learning" from the first Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum, it's that cities that don't recognize that risk will face incalculable costs in the long-term.
*Story corrected May 21 at 9:45 a.m.
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Review: Legion of Honor
firm snails, fertile imaginations, cardboard consciousnesses in a rich garlic sauce
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[We've got an unusual review for you this week! Legion of Honor is part wargame, part storytelling game, all labour of love. Images courtesy of BoardGameGeek.]
Thrower: Amongst the carrion on the field of Waterloo lay the body of Major Cholet. He was a favourite of Napoleon, having helped uncover a plot to assassinate the Emperor, but through ill luck, and an unfortunate penchant for duelling, he never managed to translate that favour into promotion to the highest echelons of the French army. Had things been different he might have been remembered as the hero of a famous French victory at Mont St Jean. Instead, his entrails are a feast for the crows.
Still, at least this way he never had to suffer the ignominy of the world realising that he was named after a womble.
This is Legion of Honor, the card game of career soldiering in Napoleon's Grand Armee. Except that really it's more of a competitive role-playing, story-telling game with cards. Think Tales of the Arabian Nights, if you took away the Rocs and Sorcerers and replaced them with garrison duty and overbearing Sergeant-Majors.
Like a garlic and gunpowder-smelling Arabian Nights, it's also a game in which decision making plays a limited part in determining the winner. If your character survives all the way to Waterloo with nary a medal or a franc to his name, he can still win an instant victory by drawing one lucky card from the battle deck. And unlike Arabian Nights, this can happen after nine hours of play, instead of three. So if you dislike the idea of a nine-hour game that can be won by a lucky card in the final turn, walk away now.
Still here? Good. If you've got the stomach for this fight, you're in for a treat. Pour a chilled glass of Chablis, serve something in a rich garlic sauce, and settle down.
The first combat you'll face is the struggle with the incomprehensible rule book. This is not an especially complex game, but the rules go out of their way to make it look like one. They repeat themselves, lay things out in a meaningless order and devote inordinate amount of space to edges cases that will rarely happen. Steel yourself, read them, then download a decent play aid and advance onward unto glory!
The core of the game is simple. You do a bit of bookkeeping and find out which command your character belongs to for the year. Then you grab the historical event cards for that campaign. For each one, you shuffle in a handful of generic events like army audits or falling off your horse to make a small deck. Then players draw cards one at a time and resolve them, resulting in a series of fictional events and one pivotal, historic one. Repeat this for the entire life of the French Republic.
What sounds like a repetitive exercise in card-drawing somehow becomes a magical narrative of honor, glory and adventure. While he lived, Major Cholet was twice captured by the Austrians. First while defending his unit standard at the Battle of Jemappes, then while capturing the Danube bridge at Elchingen. He was wounded on a secretive mission into Baden to kidnap a distant member of the French royal family and spent a year in convalescence.
Off the field he was invited to the marriage of Napoleon and Josephine and got involved in far too many duels. One, against a commoner who insulted the Emperor, was forgiven by the corps. The two fellow officers he shot dead over slights, one who called him a coward and the other who served him the wrong wine with under-cooked snails, were less easily dismissed. He kept his honour intact at the cost of his career.
There is more. Much more. Charges against the enemy guns at Jena and Valmy. Riding with the scouts at the Battle of Rivoli. Medals and promotions. Conspiracies and corruption. Wives and mistresses. It's a heady and unparalleled mixture of real and imaginary history.
Of particular interest are the Etienne Gerard events. Gerard was the fictional hero of a series of short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, a preening French Brigadier. Moments from the books are used to add colour to what might otherwise be a procession of historical events and soldierly duties. Sometimes he's mixed up in an assassination attempt. Sometimes he's carrying the Emperor's secret papers. Always he's entertaining.
But Legion of Honour doesn't have the flavour text of an Arkham Horror or a Tales of the Arabian Nights. It provides the detail, but to get the colour you need a fertile imagination and at least three players. Much of the life comes from the interplay between characters, or what the rules call "lively banter between Grognards at the gaming table". Many events are designed to facilitate this, such as horse races and drinking competitions.
Multi-player is also where the game brings in meagre scraps of strategy. Most events are determined by the draw of a card or, if you're lucky, a dice roll afterwards. Yet scheming career soldiers can do things like set up duels with their peers, or use their rank to interfere with requests for transfer or furlough. It's rare that these rivalries have a major effect on the outcome. It's rarer that they're anything other than hilarious.
But bobbing along in the stream of cardboard consciousness, you hardly care. Now and again there are moments when your choices can influence your fate. In battle you can be valorous, risking wounds and capture, or discrete, which sometimes risks disgrace. But the result is more a facsimile of having a hand in destiny than the real thing.
In some ways it's a shame that the game so much improved by additional players. It has the makings of an excellent solitaire game. Yet not only does it fall a bit flat solo, but it's a bit odd that your lone soldier ends up embroiled in all the major events of revolutionary France.
However you choose to play it, Legion of Honor offers one huge bulwark against its monolithic play time: it's super easy to stop, pack up, and resume where you left off. Most of the detail is tracked on character sheets. So all you need to do is separate the cards in play from the discards and it all tucks neatly away, ready for you to resume your adventures the next time you assemble.
What's extraordinary about Legion of Honor is the way it breathes life into the moribund world of conflict simulation. Any old paper map wargame will let you re-tell events from the history books and switch things around to ask "what if"? Only Legion of Honour will tell you about soldiers are living, breathing beings with wants and desires on and off the field of battle.
It's like the difference between learning the dates of Viking invasions and learning that Vikings were rough, bearded men. Who came to plunder in dragon-headed warships and believed that heaven was an eternal drinking contest.
Of course, in the translation, any idea that Legion of Honour is an actual simulation is irrevocably lost. But it retains an air of plausibility, a sense that this might have happened, even if we can never be sure it did. And like all the best historical fiction, when the past becomes so personal, do we really care about whether the details are true?
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There's a new film from DreamWorks Animation that's racing into theaters this week – and it stars a very unlikely hero!
TURBO is the story of a little snail with big ambitions: he wants to win the Indy 500. But after a freak accident involving a heavy dose of nitro gives Turbo super speed, it seems like his dream might not be so far-fetched after all.
The film features an amazing cast that includes Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Michelle Rodriguez and Michael Pena.
Fast, furious and wickedly funny, this is one movie that kids and parents will love watching together!
We had the chance to sit down and talk with two of the films stars – Snoop Dogg and Michael Pena.
These guys certainly have jokes; when asked which cast member looks most like his or her character in the film, Snoop replied… "I think the nail polish lady, Ken Jeong."
(Well played, Snoop.)
Since Turbo has super speed, we thought we'd ask the pair what super power they would most like to have?
Snoop Dogg: "I would be like the Wonder Twins… able to activate and de-activate."
Michael Pena: "I was going to say live forever, but do you really want to live forever? Can you imagine someone at 300 years old? It would be like dust."
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This morning, President Barack Obama plans to officially announce that Elizabeth Warren — Harvard Law professor and the current head of the Congressional Oversight Panel over the Troubled Asset Relief Program — will head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… sort of.
After months of will-he-or-won't-he speculation by journalists, bankers, lobbyists and consumer-protection advocates, this week, it leaked that Obama plans to name Warren to an advisory role helping the administration build the new agency, the much-touted agency created in the financial-regulation reform law to protect the everyday purchasers of small financial products. Today, Obama plans to confirm the leak. Warren will not, as progressives wanted, lead the bureau. She will instead act as its midwife or architect, helping to set it up before perhaps staying to run it or perhaps leaving that work to someone else.
This decision, first reported by Jake Tapper of ABC News on Wednesday night, lead not to applause from the left and condemnation from the right, as expected — but to a kind of collective "huh?" Within 24 hours of the leak, various heavyweights in the financial and political press had declared the appointment: "creative," "strange," "confusing," "curious," "made-up," "incomplete" and "tenuous."
Even the key senators who crafted the CFPB reacted with baffled surprise. On Thursday, Talking Points Memo tracked them down and asked them whether they had any idea what the appointment meant. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) responded, simply, "No." Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said, "The answer is no. And that is not insignificant." And Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) responded, "We ought to see. It appears to me that exactly the things that many of us thought were going to happen have happened. We'll see. Maybe there are some details here that we're missing" — really, a long-winded way of saying "no."
Consensus became that the news leaked prematurely, before the White House had time to set out a standard description of the position and before it had time to update members on the Hill about the news. The title, for instance, seemed like a bureaucratic parody, an appellation designed to confuse. Rather than becoming CFPB administrator, a straightforward name for a straightforward job, Warren will be "Assistant to the President and Special Assistant to the Treasury Secretary on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau" (putative acronym: APSASTCFPB). What responsibilities does that job hold? Will Warren really be calling the shots?
As of now, no one seems to know. Jonathan Cohn in The New Republic openly admitted he had little idea what to make of it: "Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what's about to happen — and whether those of us who like Warren for the job should be happy." (He later reported that the job seemed to have real heft.)
The Wall Street Journal authoritatively laid out a job description: "Ms. Warren's powers will be broad, despite her unusual title. She will recruit staff for the agency, set the policy mission and serve as the recognizable public face for a new agency the administration wants to promote," one story said.
But the paper also ran an article called "Sidelining Liz," arguing that she will hardly have the import once presumed, and arguing, "[This] might be good politics, but it isn't good leadership by the Obama administration. The president who lobbied so hard for financial reform seems to be weaseling when it comes to implementing it."
And how did the base react? Most organizations that had lobbied hard for Warren seemed understanding of the decision this week. MoveOn, for instance, got behind the Warren appointment immediately.
But other groups offered a little skepticism. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, for instance, gave only golf claps. "This news shows that consumers have momentum and are on the verge of winning," Stephanie Taylor, its cofounder, said in a statement. "If Elizabeth Warren is given full power to run the new consumer protection bureau and hold Wall Street accountable, it will mean real change — and voters will know that going into November's election. If this appointment is window dressing and Tim Geithner controls the show, it would be a big disappointment and a victory for Wall Street."
So why did Obama do it — naming Warren to a confusing new role, rather than the one that seemed her inheritance, given that the idea for the CFPB is hers? Why not make her the CFPB's J. Edgar Hoover, as many hoped and presumed? The answer is the Senate confirmation process. This year, the upper chamber has delayed the confirmation of even non-controversial nominees. If the ambassador to Bulgaria has a 13-month wait to get her position, Warren — whose confirmation was a fight that Republicans wanted to pick — might have been held up for eons before ultimately not being confirmed.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), one of the authors of the Dodd-Frank law, said yesterday that Warren did not want to go through that process. "She always said she didn't want to be there as a permanent director. Some of the liberals are worried about it. It's almost an insult to Elizabeth. She wouldn't take this if there was the slightest impediment to her doing the job."
Today, the administration has its first major chance to clear the air. Already, this morning, Warren has put up a post on the White House blog making the decision sound crystal clear and, frankly, sensible. "Over the past several weeks, the President and I have had extensive conversations about the vital importance of consumer financial protection," she writes. "The President asked me, and I enthusiastically agreed, to serve as an Assistant to the President and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He has also asked me to take on the job to get the new CFPB started — right now. The President and I are committed to the same vision on CFPB, and I am confident that I will have the tools I need to get the job done."
That leaves just one big question: Will she stay to run it? You might already have guessed the answer: Nobody really knows.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may need to boost its legal reserves by as much as US$1-billion to prepare for potential penalties related to its dealings with the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, analysts said.
The U.S. investment bank has been under scrutiny for its role in helping raise funds through bond offerings for 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which is the subject of corruption and money-laundering investigations in at least six countries.
U.S. prosecutors have brought criminal charges against two former Goldman bankers. Goldman has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
The bank is in "active conversations" with the U.S. Department of Justice and has been for almost two years, chief operating officer John Waldron said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday.
In November, the bank disclosed in a securities filing it might face penalties from dealings with 1MDB.
In interviews this week, analysts said Goldman might have to set aside US$500-million to US$1-billion for legal reserves in the next few quarters to prepare for potential fines. The bank does not disclose its total reserves.
That amount would not have a large impact on Goldman's capital levels, but could lead management to restrict bonuses to send a message that it takes the matter seriously, said Marty Mosby, director of bank and equity strategies at Vining Sparks.
UBS analyst Brennan Hawken wrote in a note that expectations for potential fines typically range from the US$600-million banking fees Goldman earned from 1MDB transactions to the US$2.5-billion sum embezzled from the funds.
The Department of Justice estimates US$4.5-billion was misappropriated from the funds by high-level officials of the fund and their associates between 2009 and 2014.
Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng has said his country would seek a "full refund" of around US$600-million in fees the bank earned from raising US$6.5-billion for the fund. A Goldman Sachs spokesman declined to comment for this article.
Longer-term revenue could also be at risk if the scandal hurts Goldman's reputation in the Asia-Pacific region, Mr. Hawken wrote. The bank derives 15 per cent of its revenue from that region.
Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck downgraded the bank's stock last month, citing regulatory concerns. The stock has fallen 4 per cent from US$192.60 to US$184.31 since the note's release.
Goldman may not have to bolster reserves until it is clear fines will be imposed and it may not want to boost reserves, said Geoffrey Miller, a professor and expert in banking regulation and law at New York University school of law.
Reserving too early can "be taken as a sign of how much you are expecting to pay, and thus set an unfavourable anchor for settlement negotiations," he said.


Alphabet Energy Inc. continues to make inroads to U.S. shale plays with its solid-state Power Generating Combustor (PGC) technology that uses flare gas to provide clean energy to remote locations.
Matt Scullin, CEO and founder of the company based in Hayward, California, said PGCs are now operating or soon will be operating on both a commercial and demonstration basis in the Niobrara, Marcellus and Eagle Ford shale plays.
The PGCs incorporate Alphabet Energy's solid-state, thermal-electric PowerModules to convert heat into electricity. A cap attached to the top of an enclosed flare captures high-temperature exhaust that passes through the PowerModules. Flare exhaust is converted into continuous electrical power while meeting on-site combustion requirements.
According to Alphabet Energy, the PGC generates up to 5 kilowatts of electricity—enough for most well pad operators to optimize production and ensure site safety. Follow-on versions of the system will be able to produce more than 10 kilowatts of electricity.
He said the operating experience has demonstrated that some customers using PGC units can see payback times in a matter of months based on their ability to offset pneumatic pumps and other pneumatic equipment that that can be replaced with an instrument air system or offset the power generation from electrical generation systems.
"In the Eagle Ford and the Utica-Marcellus where customers are using diesel generation sets or fuel cells or thermal electric generators, the PGC can generate even more power than those devices at a much lower cost," Scullin said.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, Alphabet Energy received an Eagle Ford Excellence Award from the South Texas Energy Economic Roundtable (STEER). The awards honor companies and organizations working in or with the oil and gas industry for their efforts to protect the environment, make safety a top priority and give back to communities.
Scullin said Alphabet Energy has also sold PGC units to international customers.


MOVIE CLUB "COMME DES GARCONS"
Reims, France, 1969. Paul Coutard is a sports journalist at a daily newspaper. Charming, childish and a womanizer, he does exactly what he pleases. One day, his boss makes him plan the newspaper's annual fair with his executive assistant. Paul has the crazy idea to organize a women's football match for the first time. The project soon grows to unexpected proportions.
Screening of the documentary "Wine Calling" about organic wine in France (with English subtitles) followed by a wine tasting and a discussion on the challenges for the organic wine industry led by Mr. Pierre Ruiz from Liberty Wine Merchants.
Brigitte is preparing for the role of the famous French singer Barbara. The actress carefully studies the character, gestures, manners, and intonations. She learns the music scores, mimics her facial expression, but, as Brigitte does and more and more of it, she gradually merges with the character. The director is also preparing to shoot the film: he is inspired and even possessed—but with Barbara or with her new incarnation?
Pour célébrer le mois de la Francophonie, l'Alliance Française est heureuse de s'associer au Centre de la Francophonie de UBC, au Bureau des Affaires Francophones et Francophiles de SFU et à Visions Ouest Producctions pour offrir une belle programmation de films francophones tout au long du mois de Mars et Avril. Les projections son gratuites et sous-titrées en anglais.
Almost overnight, Nathalie Pêcheux, a divorced French teacher, changes from a loving mother into a jealous monster. Her first target is her stunning 18-year-old daughter Mathilde, but her field of attack soon extends to her friends, colleagues, and even her neighbours.
MOVIE CLUB "LA BELLE ET LA BELLE"
Margaux, 20, meets Margaux, 45: turns out they're the same woman at two different stages of her life.
MyFrenchFilmFestival.com is an innovative concept aiming to throw the spotlight on new generation Frenchfilmmakers, allowing web users across the globe to share their enthusiasm for French cinema.
Mo est beau, charismatique, et a le goût de l'adrénaline. Il fait des courses clandestines. Lorsqu'il rencontre Lila, jeune fille bègue et timide, c'est le coup de foudre.
SCREENING "LÀ OÙ POUSSENT LES COQUELICOTS"
Where do the images from WWI that haunt our imagination come from? To actually see the war, not only tell it, but show it and personnify it : that is what comic books is doing today.
MOVIE CLUB "LES GRANDS ESPRITS"
"Couleur de peau : miel" This remarkable animated doc traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War.
One of North America's largest film festivals, the Vancouver International Film Festival, will once again welcome some of the world's finest films to one of the most beautiful cities on the planet.
This year, we support the great movie "A Paris Education".
MOVIE CLUB "LA SURFACE DE REPARATION"
Following a serious sports accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets other handicapped people (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood.


"My Christian Fiction Journal" takes you simply, step-by-step through 60 book reviews with two pages for each. Beautifully decorated with butterflies and flowers, this journal also has places to jot down favorite quotes, lists of books you'd recommend, and much, much more!
Filled with Bible quotes about joy and blessings, this paperback journal will be a delight for Christian fiction readers everywhere. "My Christian Fiction Journal" will save you both time and frustration, and turn record keeping into a rewarding activity. Years from now, you'll remember the books that touched your heart today.
If you enjoy Christian fiction or know someone who does, then this journal will be a helpful, appreciated purchase. Start making memories now with "My Christian Fiction Journal"!
Two Sample Pages From "My Christian Fiction Journal"


A bohemian palette of bright primary and secondary colours pops against the Graphite wall. The yellow on the chair is picked out in the English Yellow & Antibes Green fabric used for the upholstery. This same green is then reflected again on the sidetable, where Black Wax has been used over the paint to create a contemporary – almost warehouse – look. The lamp base is painted in Barcelona Orange which is also echoed in the fabric of lampshade.


Jointly organized by the Centre for Solid State Physics, Punjab University, Lahore.
The laser is just 50 years old but it is shaping our lives in diverse manners. One key area is precision of measurement. A small Pakistani innovation to the design of the system which makes up the massive detectors in the Large Hadron Collidor at CERN in Geneva is discussed. This is placed in the context of mankind's greater quest over the centuries for precision, whether these relate to his position on earth or in space, or timekeeping. The principal features of the laser programme in Pakistan is presented briefly.
I would be presenting the basic principles of x-ray generation via different schemes using high power laser pulses for the non-specialized. I would be also presenting some experimental results for the audience having research interest in the field.
lasers are suitable for such systems, what are some of the issues and tradeoffs that a designer has to consider while designing such systems and where is the technology headed in the future.
Light is one of the oldest subject but its true nature has yet to be fully discovered. For more than hundred years its dual nature is well accepted. Optics and Laser Group in PIEAS has worked on some of its applications. Michelson interferometer was reported in the late nineteenth century but its use for precise measurement of angle and axis of rotation is reported very recently. Polarization imaging can produce very high contrast and the technique is useful for material characterization. Photodynamic therapy is an emerging technique to cure the cancers with high selectivity. In the technique, two individually non-toxic components brought together to cause harmful effects on cells and tissues in the presence of oxygen.
The event is subject to clear weather conditions. The viewing will be through the telescope eyepiece.
The directions to the location can be found at: http://www.khwarzimic.org/iya/pu_map_track.jpg .
The iron running in our blood, calcium in our teeth, the sand we walk on, were all made inside stars. All elements heavier than boron are formed by nuclear reactions inside stars. We owe our existence to these stellar pots. Stars live for millions to billions of years and then it is a fierce battle for their survival. Ultimately they loose the battle and the resulting supernovae disperse the synthesized elements in the universe. Nature does not know of waste products and from stellar dust many more stars are created. In this talk we would discuss the birth and demise of stars. It is for the audience to decide if it is more of stellar science or abstract art.


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Ashish has been a licensed and practicing physiotherapist in Toronto for over 20 years. After gaining experience in a hospital, nursing home & a private out-patient orthopaedic clinic, he found that he was more passionate about outpatient orthopaedics and has been practicing in a private orthopaedic clinic ever since.
Ashish has completed the Advanced Health Care Practice Program (MClSc) at the University of Western Ontario & has graduated with a Clinical Master\'s Degree. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapy (FCAMPT). He is also a Certified Gunn IMS practitioner. Additionally he has done courses in the Mulligan Concept, McKenzie Method and continues to enrich his practice by learning new skills. Additionally, Ashish has a keen interest in Cancer Rehabilitation and continues to help patients with cancer improve their quality of life during and post cancer treatment.
Ashish\'s practice philosophy is based on the biopsychosocial model and education which he incorporates in his treatments in addition to manual therapy, exercise, acupuncture and more.
Ashish is a huge advocate of education & is actively involved in teaching and mentoring junior clinicians. He is also a Clinical Instructor for PT students at the University of Toronto. Additionally, Ashish mentors physiotherapists who are challenging the Advanced Manual Therapy examinations through The Orthopaedic Division.
In his spare time, Ashish likes to spend time with his family & travel. He is also a runner & aims to run 30km a week.
He currently practices out of the Erin Mills Mississauga clinic and can be reached at [email protected]
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What separates Gin from all other spirits is the botanicals. Hell, these little dashes of spices, herbs and fruits even give each Gin a specific DNA. In ye olde Britain, Gin distilling was once a national pastime so expect plenty of the best examples to come from the UK. However, with the resurgence of craft distilleries there are plenty of new avenues to explore. A Martini is just one way to serve it. Shake it up.


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Summit and Wasatch County Councils hold joint dinner
Summit County | November 13, 2015
Angelique McNaughton
countynews@parkrecord.com
As population growth looms on the horizon, Summit and Wasatch County officials are trying to decide how they can work tougher to address the issues the neighboring counties are bound to face.
Last week, the County Councils sat down for an informal dinner meeting at the Red Barn, in Oakley, to discuss growth patterns and how future development in either county could impact traffic and housing for the other.
"We felt it would be important to get our commissions together to reinforce some of the data coming forth, particularly relating to transportation and transit," said Mike Davis, Wasatch County manager. "We need to be more cognizant of what we are doing and when we are doing it so we can involve other people and we don't potentially have negative consequences because if one of us sneezes, the other can catch a cold."
Wasatch County recently received density proposals for the expansive Mayflower property surrounding the Jordanelle Reservoir, where thousands of acres are slated for development, Davis said. Wasatch County will be addressing the potential projects during the next several months.
"As we do examine those, I can see opportunities with proposed development where we will want to share that with Park City and Summit County to see if this is going to be an issue," Davis said. "A lot of that development centers around Deer Valley, which we share with Park City, and it will have negative effects on someone else if we don't address the issues up front."
"For instance, if we develop the Jordanelle Basin-area, are we going to create transit or transportation issues for Summit County or Park City?" Davis asked.
The dinner meeting included a presentation by Shawn Seager, director of regional planning for Mountainland Association of Governments. According to Seager's presentation, through 2050, Wasatch County is expected to experience an annual 2.4 percent population growth rate, compared to 1.8 percent in Summit County.
Council members examined the ability of the state roads, including U.S. 189, U.S. 40, Heber Main Street, and State Roads 32, 224 and 248, to handle the capacity created by the annual growth.
Kim Carson, Summit County Council chair, said the transportation presentation was the focus of the discussion during the meeting.
"We went over growth patterns, traffic patterns and the impacts that future growth and approved development could have on those traffic problems," Carson said, before adding that the discussion did not include any solutions. "We weren't talking answers. We just looked at some of the issues that we will have to tackle. For example, most of their employees travel to Provo or Salt Lake and that will come right through our county.
"As they grow, it affects us," Carson said. "And as we grow, our spillover into their county effects them and puts more and more pressure on affordable housing and things like that."
It had been more than a year since the two councils had met in a joint setting. However, Carson and Davis said it will serve as a precursor to future meetings.
"The more we can get together in informal situations like that is the better," Carson said. "It will help us get to know each other and learn about what each other's county is facing. We did say we should look at getting together quarterly or at least more periodically."
Davis agreed, saying Wasatch and Summit County's staff "work closely together, but not so much on the council level."
"We feel like we should regularly meet as each of the counties work on their issues so we can bring whatever it was that we are working on to the table," Davis said. "We didn't really solve any particular issue, it was just a way to bring those issues up and open the door."
Tyler Orgill, 22, always loved going to the Summit County Fair. Now he's running it.
The Coalville native doesn't see any major roadblocks for this year's fair, though presenting in front of the County Council is a little nerve wracking.
Summit County focuses on 'shovel-ready' watershed, fire projects over legislative push for public lands
Court Report: Indiana man sentenced to 199 days in jail for sexual battery
Summit County officials meet to compare notes on vision for future growth
Summit Park will host national fire experts as a 'Site of Excellence'


In Matthew 28, Jesus commands us to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you." In 1776, the leaders of the first 13 colonies of the United States of America adopted the phrase "E pluribus unum," or "out of many, we are one" to form a nation based not on blood, but on values.
Like Antioch was two centuries ago in the ancient Roman Empire, the Washington D.C. metropolitan area is one of the most culturally diverse areas in the history of the world. Washington Christian Academy is committed to the belief that our shared citizenship in God's kingdom is the strongest bond we share. With a culturally diverse student body, we learn together, play together, and pray together with the goal of fulfilling our Lord's mandate and our nation's hope.


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First brick marks start of new era for Lincolnshire's Riseholme College
It is one of thousands of bricks to be laid as part of the country's first new-build agricultural college in half a century.
That first brick, of what will be the new £13m Riseholme College, was laid by Jeanette Dawson OBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Bishop Burton College, and Dave Blades, Business Development Director at Hobson & Porter.
Riseholme College was recently taken over by Bishop Burton College and, with only short-term leases available on its existing site north of Lincoln, a deal was made with the county's agricultural society to build a brand new college campus within the Lincolnshire Showground.
Jeanette Dawson OBE, Principal and Chief Executive of Bishop Burton College, said: "I would like to thank the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society and the whole county for the enthusiastic support they have given.
"I am really looking forward to seeing the building coming together over the next two years. We have a fantastic relationship with Hobson & Porter and we are looking forward to working with the team throughout the building process.
"We believe this is the first land-based college to be built in 50 or so years, which pays testament to our commitment and determination to support the industry in Lincolnshire and beyond.
"As well as state-of-the-art facilities, the new campus will allow for closer links with Lincolnshire's thriving agricultural community, agri-business and agri-food industries."
Bishop Burton's Skills Funding Agency Capital Investment Fund bid will provide more than £6m of grant funding towards the total investment, which is expected to top £13m.
Dave Blades, Business Development Director at Hobson & Porter, said:"We are delighted to once again be working with Bishop Burton College to deliver what is going to be a fantastic new facility for Riseholme College and one that will benefit the entire region.
"Lincolnshire, and the Humber region in general, boasts a strong agricultural industry and ensuring there are facilities of the highest quality for future workforces to learn their trade is essential. The new campus will offer state-of-the-art teaching areas and equipment on a site that is at the heart of the county.
"It will house science labs, agriculture, engineering and arboriculture workshops, an animal management facility, a farm and halls of residence for students."
The primary impact of the new campus project will be to sustain and grow land-based education in Lincolnshire, recognising the importance of associated industries to the local economy.
Bishop Burton College has a national reputation for quality and is the only College in the UK to hold Centre of Vocational Excellence status in both Agriculture and Equine.
The new facility will welcome its first intake of students in September 2015, and will be fully operational by 2016. The new campus is expected to engage more than 450 local businesses in skills training within two years.
The project will also increase the number of learners, to more than 800 students on campus by 2016. This will include new learning opportunities for local residents that are not currently in education, training or employment and will offer a number of new apprenticeship and trainee programmes to link learners into local industries.


I'm so glad to hear that you've already linked your Resort reservation to your My Disney Experience app! As of now, the MagicBands are still in their testing phase and it might be too far out for you to customize yours. Guests are being randomly selected to test the MagicBands and so far, the Guests have only been selected at around 60-days out from their vacations. It might just be too early to customize at this point, especially if you have not been selected to participate in the testing. Of course, this could change at any time depending on the progression of the testing phases. You're definitely on the right track with linking your Resort reservation. Be sure to keep an eye on your email in case you receive an invitation from Disney to participate in the testing!
I sure hope this helps, Kerry! Thanks for stopping by the Moms Panel and please let us know if we can help with any other questions you have!


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Vent libre (Вольный ветер, Volnyy veter) est un film soviétique réalisé par Leonid Trauberg et Andreï Toutychkine, sorti en 1961.

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 Photographie : Arkadi Kaltsatyï
 Musique : Isaak Dounaievski
 Décors : Abram Freïdin

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Film soviétique sorti en 1961
Film musical soviétique
Comédie romantique soviétique

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Many of us start our day by checking our work email, sometimes on our smartphones before we even get out of bed. The siren song of a teeming inbox is even harder to resist when we get to the office. After all, you can't just start your work day by ignoring your email — can you?
That's exactly what productivity experts and successful people suggest.
Of course, no one is suggesting that you put off checking your inbox forever, but postponing that initial check-in until a set time has benefits, including the possibility of saving hours of work each week and making the time you do spend more productive and satisfying.
1. Pick times to check email, and communicate about it.
Many experts suggest checking email only two or three times a day. To do this effectively, of course, you'll have to make sure that your manager and/or reports are aware and on board. This is especially important if you've been checking email every time your alert goes off.
And speaking of those alerts: turn them off. There's no bigger time waster than that little envelope popping up in the corner of the screen. Don't let someone else's email automatically dictate how you spend your time.
2. Have an alternate way of getting in touch.
Tumblr founder David Karp tells Inc that he checks email when he gets into the office — but crucially, not until then.
Make sure your people have a way to get in touch with you, if they need you immediately. Email isn't the most efficient way to get an instantaneous answer, anyway.
Set times to work on certain projects at the office and to relax when you're home, and then make sure to put your phone somewhere less accessible. If you sit on the couch with your phone in reach, it'll be too tempting to check in with the office just to make sure everything is OK. Same with meetings at work — unless you're on call for a project, or need to make sure people at home can reach you for personal reasons, leave your phone at your desk.
Focus on what you're doing, when you're doing it, and you'll be more productive, feel less harried, and enjoy both work time and time off.
Do you check email first thing? We want to hear from you! Leave a comment or join the discussion on Twitter.
I agree that the advice in this column might not work for everyone; but, the concept is truly priceless. Instead of ignoring your email for several hours a day, maybe try checking only once an hour, or after a task is completed not while in the middle of it.
I would add a caveat, if you are waiting on e-mail response you should go ahead and check for those as often as necessary, just ignore the other messages.
it would be better, you check your e-mail after you complete the urgent works what you have in mind, else your attention will be diverted and run short of time.
Unless you're a big time CEO or your own boss, you cannot apply these rules…in a society where everything is at your finger tips, the expectations are to reply on the fly. I would get in big trouble if by 10am I have not replied to emails sent after i left the day before – i would get a call to say "I sent that email yesterday!". Nobody cares what time it was, THEY were still working at the time.
You've got to be kidding. Most of my work is so time sensitive that not monitoring email continuously, especially notifications related to services and customers, not only has the potential to cost the company a substantial revenue loss but could also cost me my job.


I recently went up to Batu Ferringhi to have a buffet dinner at Shangri-La's Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa Hotel (on Wednesday, 22 November 2017). It was the 6-In-1 International Buffet, available at the Spice Market Cafe on Monday-Thursday and Sunday. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a 40% discount on the price. At the time of writing, the discount is given on every Wednesday and Thursday.
I have always enjoyed going to the Rasa Sayang Hotel in Batu Ferringhi, as it is a high class hotel. The lobby and surroundings are luxurious and relaxing, and the parking is free. The Spice Market Cafe is located beside the swimming pool and garden area. As we were there before 6.30PM, we had some time to walk around, had beer at the pool-side bar, and enjoy the nice environment outside.
The 6-In-1 International Buffet at Spice Market Cafe starts at 6.30PM. The food variety was excellent. I started my meal with the cold seafood dishes: sashimi, prawns, big scallops, mussels, and flower crabs. The cold seafood dishes were really good, especially the scallops.
There was a tandoori station with tandoori chicken and satay, which I enjoyed very much. There were lots of other food selection available, including fish, chicken, duck, vegetables, fried rice, pasta, and many more. There was also a ginseng chicken & fish maw soup, which was excellent. The desserts were nice too, there are cakes, ice cream and "ais kacang" (shaved ice dessert), to name a few.
We spent about 2 1/2 hours at the Spice Market Cafe, the last half an hour slowly enjoying coffee and chat. It was a sumptuous meal. I really enjoyed the 6-In-1 International Buffet Dinner at Rasa Sayang Hotel Batu Ferringhi. You can call +604-888-8788 for reservation.


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De Vlucht van de Nachtraven is het eerste deel van de fantasy-serie de Saga van de Duistere Oorlog, geschreven door Raymond E. Feist.

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In dit eerste deel is een vertaalfout geslopen. Talwin Hawks is onvertaald gebleven aangezien deze in de delen van het Conclaaf der Schaduwen werd vertaald naar Claudius Haviks. Deze fout is ontstaan door de overgang naar een andere uitgever, van Meulenhoff-M naar Luitingh Fantasy en daarmee ook een andere vertaler.

Fantasyroman
Werk van Raymond Feist
Roman uit 2005


All writing and photos on this site are original, created by Michele Oberholtzer. I am a writer, activist, social worker, engineer and environmentalist based out of Detroit and Hamtramck.
I am not a writer: I was not trained to do it, I rarely get paid for it, my work is not widely read. And yet, I am a writer because I do it: earnestly and often, as best I know how. These pieces collected on this site cover many topics, styles and experiences. No one piece is representative and it's not terribly well organized, so go exploring and I hope you can find something interesting, relatable, original. Thank you.
Hi Michele, I came upon your blog via your Left of East series. Keep up the great work, and also thanks for creating such a diverse and interesting body of work.
Thanks so much for writing. I'm honored when anyone takes the time to support my work and read my stories. Feedback is always welcome.
Heard you on MPR on the piece about the Tricycle Collective, remembered your name from when you lived in that smaller town north of Chelsea, and checked to see if you were the same Michelle O. You were probably in Joe or Maggie's class (always my kids, but now adults). Anyway, what an accomplished woman you are. Life is always a struggle, but you're doing one heck of a job of challenging its vagaries, and the entropy of culture. Your writing is very straightforward. My suspicion is you could be a very good journalist – along with the other half dozen things you seem to be good at. And, yes, backpacking does tend to remove the cobwebs. Keep walking and keep doing.
Today I learned something wise. A victim is one who reacts to the past; a manipulator reacts to the future; and the wise one is present.
Michele you're a godsend.Your story on How Lawmakers Dismantled Detroit. Excellent and to the point. I was one of those homeowners in Highland Park, i fought so hard i think i became a Lawyer at heart. You explained why i couldn't find the statue because it wasn't in/on the books. I also work with Riverwise Magazine. Thats where i found your article. I must meet you in person, our editortold me where i can fi d you, i'll make an appointment directly. Again Thanks my godsend, hope to See you soon. I've joined your following.