Whether you regularly partake in meatless Monday, live a flexitarian lifestyle, or ditched meat years ago, you've probably struggled with getting enough protein in your diet. But what's the big deal with protein anyway? A couple of things, actually. For one, protein is essential for building muscle tissue and enzymes that help transport oxygen throughout your body, says the Harvard School of Public Health.
The proteins in our bodies are made up of 20 amino acids, nine of which, called essential amino acids, must come from our diets because we cannot produce them on our own, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Animal proteins are known for providing all nine essential amino acids, but most plant proteins (with the exception of a few) fall short by one or two.
But fear not, plant-eaters! As long as you're eating the right combinations of foods, you can hit your daily-recommended protein intake. "Carefully planning meals and snacks throughout the day can ensure vegetarians meet their protein needs," says Angel Planells, M.S., R.D.N., spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
According to the USDA, women need a minimum of about 46 grams of protein per day, while men need a minimum of about 56 grams. To make sure you're getting your fill, incorporate the following plant-based protein sources into your daily grub.
Soy-based food products, like tempeh, tofu, and soy burgers are very nutritious and versatile protein sources, says Planells. He recommends feasting on a half a cup of tempeh (which packs 19.5 grams of protein), half a cup of tofu (10 grams of protein), or a soy burger (about 13 grams, depending on the brand).
The bean's claim to fame: It offers all of the nine essential amino acids found in animal-based protein products.
Soy is also a good source of B vitamins and essential fatty acids like omega-3s, which can both be tricky for non-meat-eaters to fill up on without supplementation since they're prominent in animal food sources, says Planells.
After soy, lentils are one of your richest plant-based proteins, says Planells. Just half a cup of this type of legume, called a "pulse," packs nine grams of protein, he adds.
While lentils contain all nine of the essential amino acids, some are in very low quantities. Pair them with a whole grain food like whole-wheat pita to boost your amino intake.
"Eating a variety of whole grains and plant proteins is your best bet at meeting your overall protein needs," reminds Planells.
We know vegetarians and meat-lovers alike can get behind this protein source. Two tablespoons of peanut butter contain eight grams of protein, says Planells.
Not into super-sticky nut butters? Just grab a handful—23, to be exact—of nuts, like almonds, for a healthy snack that contains six grams of protein, he adds.
Because peanuts and almonds contain small amounts of the nine essential amino acids, Planells suggests pairing nuts and nut butters with a piece of whole wheat bread to achieve an adequate amount of essential amino acids.
Vegetarians (and many healthy eaters, for that matter) overlook the small but mighty seeds as a protein source. Case in point: One ounce of roasted pumpkin seeds contains eight grams of protein, while an ounce of sunflower seeds contains five, says Planells Not to mention, these seeds offer additional vitamins and minerals, like zinc, which helps hundreds of enzymes do their jobs throughout your immune system, nervous system, and more, says the National Institutes of Health.
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Beans are an ever-popular protein source for many vegetarians. A half cup of kidney beans, for example, contains eight grams of protein. Pair those beans with a grain like kamut for a meal that packs 12 grams of protein.
You can toss beans into soups and salads, or even try dips like hummus, which is made from chickpeas and typically packs four grams of protein per four tablespoons.
Not to mention, many beans offer a good dose of iron. Adult men need eight milligrams of iron per day and women need eighteen, says the National Institutes of Health. One cup of kidney beans contains almost four grams. And while experts previously believed animal-sourced iron was absorbed more easily by our bodies than plant-sourced iron, they now believe quite the opposite, says Planells. Three cheers for plants!
This popular side dish actually isn't a grain—it's a seed! A half cup of quinoa contains four grams of protein, says Planells. It makes a great base for adding roasted vegetables, beans and other proteins, and healthy fats like olive oil, he adds.
As an extra bonus, quinoa contains all of the nine essential amino acids.
Veggies may not be the food we turn to for protein, but leafy greens can boost your protein intake—as well as your calcium.
Spinach is one of the most commonly recommended leafy greens to consume for protein because it provides five grams of protein per cup. It also contains 30 grams of calcium, according to the USDA.
Dark leafy greens can be added to soups, used as a base for salads, or stirred up with additional veggies for a quick stir-fry.
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Para la villa cabecera de éste municipio, véase: «La Colorada (Sonora)».

La Colorada es uno de los 72 municipios que conforman el estado mexicano de Sonora. Se encuentra localizado al centro del estado, en la zona del desierto de Sonora. Cuenta con 93 localidades dentro de su territorio, su cabecera municipal es la villa de La Colorada y la localidad más habitada es el pueblo de Tecoripa, mientras que otras importantes son Cobachi, San José de Pimas, Estación Torres, entre otras. Fue nombrado municipio por primera vez en 1889 y de manera definitiva el  28 de junio de 1934 por decreto de la Ley Número 68.

Según el Censo de Población y Vivienda realizado en 2020 por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), el municipio tiene un total de 1,848 habitantes y posee una extensión territorial de 4,123.05 km². Su Producto Interno Bruto per cápita es de USD 6 702 y su índice de desarrollo humano (IDH) es de 0.6851. Como a la mayoría de los municipios de Sonora, el nombre se le dio por su cabera municipal. La principal actividad económica del municipio es la minería seguido de la ganadería.

Historia como municipio
El territorio que actualmente ocupa el municipio estaba habitado por los nativos indígenas pimas en la época precolombina. Fue en el siglo XVII cuando los exploradores y conquistadores europeos provenientes de España comenzaron a llegar a esta región con el fin de evangelizar a los indígenas y así avanzar en la conquista de la Nueva España. En el año de 1619 los misioneros jesuitas Martín Burgencio y Francisco Oliñano, fundaron la misión de San Francisco Javier de Tecoripa, actual pueblo de Tecoripa. En el año de 1740 fueron descubrieron yacimientos mineros en la zona, la cual denominaron como Mineral del Aigame, fundando sitios como los de Minas Prietas y La Colorada. Los indígenas y los criollos competían por controlar esa área desde que fue descubierta debido a la riqueza de minerales.

El 22 de julio de 1899 se erigió el municipio de Minas Prietas, y el 6 de diciembre de 1906 se modificó y se cambió la cabecera a la villa de La Colorada, gracias la mejoramiento de este lugar en varios aspectos como el de desarrollo social y laboral. Por lo que la antigua cabecera, Minas Prietas, pasó a ser una comisaría. En 1930 se suprimió el municipio y se agregó al de Hermosillo por cambios en los parámetros para la erección de municipios, en 1931 se creó el municipio de Villa de Seris y este territorio lo conformó también, para finalmente en 1934 rehabilitarse como municipio independiente y mantenerse así actualmente.

Geografía

Ubicación
El municipio de La Colorada se localiza en el centro del estado de Sonora en la zona del Desierto de Sonora, 28°27' y 29°00' de latitud norte y los meridianos 109°45' y 110°54' de longitud oeste; a una elevación mínima de  150 metros sobre el nivel del mar y una máxima de y 1200  Su territorio ocupa un área de 4,123.05 km². Sus límites territoriales son al norte con los municipios de Hermosillo y de Mazatán, al noreste con el de Villa Pesqueira, al este con los de Soyopa y de San Javier, al sureste con el de Suaqui Grande y al sur con el de Guaymas.

Límites municipales
Tiene límites administrativos con los siguientes municipios según su ubicación:

Orografía e hidrografía
Posee un territorio generalmente plano, con algunas elevaciones importantes en el sur, sureste, este y noreste, aproximadamente el 87% del área total está conformada por llanura y el 12% por montañas parte de la Sierra Madre Occidental. Los puntos más altos se dan en elevaciones como el Cerro El Chivato, Cerro El Sarpullido, Sierra San Antonio, Cerro La Nariz, Cerro El Pápago, Picacho Colorado, Cerro Cobachi, Cerro El Zacatón, Cerro Bola, Sierra Santa Bárbara, Cerro Guayabillal, Sierra Verde, dónde se da la altitud máxima del terrritorio, entre otros. Sus suelos se componen de xersol, litosol y regosol, y su uso principalmente es ganadero, forestal y agrícola. La principal corriente fluvial es el río Mátape que nace cerca de Villa Pesqueira que entra al territorio de La Colorada por el noreste, cruza por el centro y se dirige al sur hacia el municipio de Guaymas para desembocar en Punta de Agua cerca de Empalme. Pertenece a la región hidrológica Sonora Sur, y las cuencas de los ríos Mátape, Sonora y Yaqui. Algunos cursos de agua como ríos y arroyos son: Alfonso, La Colorada, La Poza, Las Lágrimas, La Tortuga, Las Prietas, El Pozo, El Garambullo, Las Colmenas, Nacho, La Bolsa, Los Mautos, Los Chinos, Santa Bárbara, Tucurubabi, La Esperanza, entre otros.

Clima
Su principal clima es el seco- semicálido con el 42% del territorio; después el muy seco-semicálido con el 27%, con lluvias en verano y sin cambio térmico invernal bien definido. La temperatura media anual es de 18.5°C, la máxima se registra en el mes de junio (45 °C) y la mínima se registra en febrero (2 °C). El régimen de lluvias se registra en el verano, contando con una precipitación media de 349.7 milímetros.

Demografía
De acuerdo a los resultados del Censo de Población y Vivienda realizado en 2020 por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), la población total del municipio es de 1848 habitantes: con una densidad poblacional de 0.44 hab/km², ocupando el puesto 41° en el estado por orden de población. Del total de pobladores 1020 son hombres y 828 son mujeres. En 2020 había 1197 viviendas, pero de estas 683 viviendas estaban habitadas, de las cuales 143 estaban bajo el cargo de una mujer. Del total de los habitantes, 8 personas mayor de 3 años (0.43% del total municipal) habla alguna lengua indígena.
El 91.83% del municipio pertenece a la religión católica, el 2.44% es cristiano evangélico/protestante o de alguna variante mientras que el 4.71% no profesa ninguna religión.

Localidades
Las localidades más importantes son:

 Otras localidades son: La Galera, La Salada, La Cercada, El Aigame, El Algodón, El Buzón, entre otros.

Gobierno

La sede del gobierno municipal se encuentra en su cabecera en la villa homónima de La Colorada, cuyo ayuntamiento está integrado por un presidente municipal, un síndico, 3 regidores de mayoría relativa y 2 de representación proporcional, electos cada 3 años.

Representación legislativa
Para la elección de diputados locales al Congreso del Estado de Sonora y de diputados federales a la Cámara de Diputados de México el municipio  se encuentra integrado en los siguientes distritos electorales:

 Local:
 XVIII Distrito Electoral del Congreso del Estado de Sonora con cabecera en Santa Ana.

 Federal:
 IV Distrito Electoral Federal de Sonora de la Cámara de Diputados de México, con cabecera en Heroica Guaymas.

Cronología de presidentes municipales
 (1976-1979):	Mario Moreno Orduño
 (1979-1982):	Humberto Monteverde Castillo
 (1982-1985):	Mario Moreno Orduño
 (1985-1988):	Ulises Gianini Bueras
 (1988-1991):	Francisca Cerecer Castillo
 (1991-1994):	Fernández Ortiz Valenzuela
 (1994-1997):	Héctor Manuel López Grijalva
 (1997-2000):	Armando Rodríguez Valencia
 (2000-2003):	César Córdova Rendón
 (2003-2006):	Armando Ramírez Valencia
 (2006-2009):	Jesús Leonardo Cota Pazos
 (2009-2012):	Romeo Ernesto Porchas Serecer
 (2012-2015):	Armando Rodríguez Valencia
 (2015-2018):	Perla María Rodríguez Perchas
 (2018-2024): Marco Antonio Platt Escalante

Véase también

 Anexo:Municipios de Sonora
 La Colorada

Referencias

Fuentes

Municipios del estado de Sonora

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Ardens Puella: Pars II
By Joséphine Conte
The conversation taking place among Marianne, Héloïse and Sophie, who gather around Ovid's Metamorphoses, is the film's main "turning point". At this point, the film starts to have a supernatural tone: ghostly shadows - Héloïse's gown starts burning during the choir scene. Moreover the relationship between the painter and her model turns into a one in which feelings of eroticism and love are intermingled. During this scene, the three main characters, being the model (Héloïse), the painter (Marianne) and their maid (Sophie) embody three different interpretations of the "metamorphosis" Héloïse/Adèle Haenel is reading. On the one hand, the interpretation the maid gives is naïve. She is all ears and heart, and her attitude indeed reflects her enthusiasm. She holds her hands tight against her chest, her head is steady and stretches over the table towards the book, and the light of the chimney fire makes her eyes bright and shiny. She appears to be mostly concerned with the plot as it is an adventure full of wonder and magic. It indeed deals with characters facing extraordinary gods and goddesses, and it is a love story, sparkling the readers' and listeners' imaginations, setting the scene to create an adventure out of their daily life. Such elements indeed seem to stimulate the maid's imagination and dreams. On the other hand, the most attractive interpretation seems to be given by the other two characters: both of them wonder and question the role of Orpheus in the myth. Why did he turn back? Why did he send his wife to death another time as he knew the consequences of what he was doing? Their debate is anchored on the screen through exchanged glances and speaking-ups: was his gesture affectionate? Was he anticipating her presence back on Earth? Is his memory of her love far stronger than their fully lived love? Or would this memory be a way of sublimating their love since it could be more lively via poetic creation?
These questions remain unanswered throughout the film, but they set the anchor of Céline Sciamma's artistic research. First, the film is marked by oniric visions that are conveyed through work on light and colours, inspired by Flemish and French painters' deep frames and blurry textures, or using symbols, such as Frans Haals or Jean-Baptiste Chardin.
Pastoral Scene by Jan Boeckhorst (1604-1668), Valenciennes, Museum of Fine Arts
Then, it especially consists of echoes of the myth in question. Indeed, like Orpheus who recollected his love for Eurydice thanks to poetry, Céline Sciamma recollects and gathers the pieces of this incomplete love story thanks to the means allowed by cinema, i.e. music, image, and action that are intricate altogether.* In this respect, the feelings of love that unite the two young women are embodied by the regular sights of Adele Haenel's silhouette walking at night when her painter herself walks by the house. She comes out of the dark - like out of Hell! - and is numbed in a white loose dress and an evanescent light that shuts down as she passes by. Their secret need of each other is therefore transcended this way. These images may replace their desire, which can't be fully satisfied since it takes place in a context when homosexuality was prohibited. They also replace the transience of the few tender and sensual gestures they can exchange as they hide into the secrecy of their bedroom. Such scenes seem to imply that the thought of the beloved is as enriching as the love within a couple.
In this respect, references to Orpheus and Eurydice are also narrative, as well as structural. Indeed, they set them in the very core of the narrative like a guidelines weft. The plot is built in a series of intricate flash-backs, as the painter reveals the landscape portrait of the model she loved during her painting workshop -- years after this love story took place.
Moreover, the first part of the film makes the audience witness the tightening of the bond between the portrayer and the portrayed thanks to intellectual closeness. They talk and express themselves regarding their interests and works, the arts, such as painting or music - Vivaldi's Summer played on a spinet. However, such stimulating exchanges and the awakening of their desire are interrupted by the eye of another character or social conventions, and leavin. The model's soon--to--come wedding lurks closer and closer and appears as another death. We could say, to a certain extent, that her situation is redolent of Eurydice's situation. Just as Eurydice is about to leave the Underworld, the model leaves her covent in order to be painted and, therefore, to be shown on a canvas to her husband-to-be. She comes across the hope of a likely escape when she meets the painter, but this escape is dead already and made impossible due to the obligation to get married. The character experiences this wedding as if she were about to be locked down again, i.e. like another way back to eternal life in the Underworld.
These echoes and parallels, mingling together, set by the director, become fully meaningful in the second part of the film and its epilogue. The characters' reunion is painful and symbolic, since they join only through thought and intellect. The model "meets" the artist during a concert in which the Vivaldi piece they have played together is given and she sits there in tears. The painter visits the Salon in the Louvre Museum and discovers a portrait of her former model, now being the mother of a young child posing by her side. She is holding a book on her knee, opened on a page harkening back to when the artist drew a nude portrait of her as they were living a stolen instant of tenderness together. The relationship that brought them together is thus transfigured through visual arts and their domination of time, like the desire that they experimented.
*The movie is indeed very quiet. There are only two soundtracks : Vivaldi's Summer barely played on a harpsichord by Marianne and the theme « Fugere non possum » sung by the countryside women choir.
Joséphine Conte is a Classical Literature and Documentation Science student at Lille University in Northern France. She enjoys history and arts, which she studied, and is a hungry bookworm which needs to be caught out of her bookshelves by a good cup of coffee or a film to share with some friends.

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Europe's Far-Right Is Blocked, for Now; Israel Should Help This Continue
Henrique Cymerman June 2019
The May 2019 elections to the European Parliament have blocked the storming of the continent's parliament and of the EU's institutions by the far-right, for now. However, the conservative and social-democratic bloc lost its 40-year majority and will now have to form a coalition with the Liberals and Greens.
Voters in the world's largest supranational elections picked 751 representatives from 28 states. Fear of the far-right generated a record turnout, with voters shaking off their usual complacency and heading to the ballot boxes. Some 51 percent of 425 million eligible voters exercised their democratic right, setting a 20-year record.
Twenty-one radical right movements operate in the EU's 28 member states, enjoying an absolute or relative majority in some. Most favored an EU pullout in the past, but are currently working in tandem across the continent to change the union from within.
Deputy Italian Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, whose Lega party rose from 6 percent of the vote in 2014 to 34 percent, claims Europe is changing. Salvini, expected to be among the leaders of the far-right and Eurosceptic bloc in the EU Parliament, represents a nationalist, xenophobic and centralistic line. He makes no bones about his admiration for Benito Mussolini and often uses expressions similar to ones favored by the fascist World War II leader. On Mussolini's birthday, Salvini tweeted: "So many enemies, so much honor", a variation on "Il Duce"'s famous saying. On a recent visit to Mussolini's hometown Forli, he addressed the crowds from the balcony that Mussolini used.
Viktor Orban's Fidesz party won 52 percent of the Hungarian vote; Marine Le Pen's National Rally garnered some 23 percent of the French vote (compared with 25 percent in 2014); the neo-Nazis of Alternative for Germany received 11 percent of the German vote (compared with 7 percent in 2014). Slovakia's neo-Nazis recorded the most significant victory of the elections, with Our Slovakia, which includes various Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites, winning 120,000 votes (12 percent) compared with only 9,000 in 2014.
The common goal of Europe's far-right is to introduce a Trojan horse into the heart of the continent in order to spread a message of fear, erase current European borders and redraw them. They want a white, Christian, nationalist Europe without immigrants and foreigners. The 2008 financial crisis, combined with the crisis of Middle Eastern and African refugees dreaming to reach Europe, intensified the debate about the very need for a union of 520 million Europeans and the threat looming over "Christian Europe". The ghosts of World War II Europe have re-emerged and could be strengthened if a financial crisis erupts again. The populist rebellion of the 21st century is not necessarily of the poor; it is a protest of the conservative middle class that feels cheated of its rights, jobs and national pride. They are the major losers of globalization who feel nostalgic for past glories, with some dreaming to be part of an empire once again.
Steve Bannon, President Trump's former adviser, spent a long time in Europe prior to the elections in a bid to establish and organize a nationalist right-wing bloc that would dictate Europe's future – both through the European Parliament and in member states. After winning national elections in Italy, France appears to be the next target of the radical right. France and Italy, who were among the founders of the European community after two world wars and tens of millions of deaths, are now seeing antiEuropean groups placing high in the European Parliament elections. French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed the far-right led by Salvini, Le Pen and Orban "a spreading leprosy".
Ironically, the European far-right that awakens all the ghosts of the past is seeking a seal of approval from the State of Israel in order to increase its popularity on the continent. Salvini condemns anti-Semitism at every opportunity and even troubled himself recently to Jerusalem and the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. While Jean Marie Le Pen, the former leader of the extreme right in France, claimed the annihilation of European Jews was merely "a detail" of World War II, his daughter Marine tries to distance anti-Semitism from her party and mobilizes French Jews to clear her name. In the 2017 French presidential elections, 11 million French, more than one-third of the electorate, voted for her. Le Pen demands France for the French and aspires to her country's presidency.
Israel has a significant interest in developments on its neighboring continent, which provides it with significant economic, security, social, and cultural backing. Ties between Israel and Europe are deep, good and ongoing despite political disagreements and the EU's frequent criticism of Israel's Palestinian policy. Recent Israeli governments have tried to drive a wedge between European states critical of Israel and populist, nationalist European governments who toe Israel's line. The bloc headed by Salvini and Le Pen will try to sway European legislation and policy in order to limit anti-Israel criticism.
However, most European Jews do not fall into this trap. They understand that beyond the pleasing rhetoric, some far-right leaders are seeking to downplay their anti-Semitism and xenophobia in a superficial makeover that will generate political profits for them. Jewish leaders and rabbis in Europe are closely monitoring the election results and expressing concern over the creation of a far-right bloc in the heart of Europe, at the center of its parliamentary decision-making.
Quite a few Israelis shuddered when Salvini laid a wreath at Yad Vashem a few months ago. President Reuven Rivlin has persistently rejected all attempts at a relationship of any kind with the European nationalist right. In an unusual step, he expressed support for Macron over Le Pen in the French national elections. No one is saying Israel should cut off ties with states in which the far-right comes to power. However, it should relate to them with a mixture of respect and suspicion rather than expressing undying friendship for them. President Rivlin knows this is a masked ball by the far-right. The foreign ministry does too and urges Israel to avoid ties with such elements as Alternative for Germany and Austria's Freedom Party.
Israel must continue to strengthen its scientific, defense, economic, cultural and technological ties with Europe. It must aspire to positive relations with Europe even when it is critical of Israel over the Palestinian issue, and prefer democratic allies even when it disagrees with them. Israel must also display sensitivity toward the fears of European Jewish communities over the rise of the right and their concerns over the repercussions of decisions made in Jerusalem.
Despite its growing power and entrenchment, the European far-right was not as successful in the European Parliament elections as it hoped. Most European citizens still chose parties loyal to European integration and liberal-democratic values. However, the struggle against the far-right continues, and Israel has a role to play. It must place itself on the right side of the values scale and help block the European "leprosy".
Henrique Cymerman is a television journalist and recipient of numerous human rights and journalism, awards. He covers the rise of the European right and lectures at the School of Government of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.
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On behalf of the 2015-16 Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Health Association, the Hawaii State Department of Health, our conference co-sponsors and our conference planning Committee, we want to thank you for participating, along with over 300 fellow colleagues, students and friends in the 2015 Hawaii Public Health Conference.
The focus for this year's conference, Health is Everyone's Kuleana, was not typical in its design and approach, in that broader cross-cutting public health themes which impact all of public health and our communities were the focus, including diverse and detailed panel discussions that took place on Health and the Built Environment, as well as Addressing Health Disparities within a Health-in-All-Policies Framework.
We also heard from our dynamic incoming American Public Health Association (APHA) President-Elect, Dr. Camara Jones, who will inspired us to greater thinking and action with her talk on Achieving Health Equity.
Even at lunch, there was food for thought, provided via the special panel discussion by Hawaii State Administrators focusing on The State Perspective on Addressing the Social Determinants of Health.
We all had opportunities throughout the day to visit public health exhibits provided by an array of Hawaii and national organizations, as well as network with new and long-time acquaintances and colleagues at our post-conference reception, hosted by the Hawaii Public Health Institute (HIPHI).
HPHA is posting all available panel and plenary presentations online on our HPHA website soon, and we encourage you also to visit our photo gallery on the 2015 conference, located at http://www.hawaiipublichealth.org/Photo-Gallery.
We look forward to working on key actions and issues provided at this meeting in the coming year, and we invite you to join us in this effort.


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5 technologies that push the boundaries of real estate marketing
While some already exist, others are just waiting to be funded
by Aman Daro |
If you think about it, homebuyers are obsessed with making the virtual world real.
When searching for a home, consumers rank photos and virtual tours as the most valuable assets on a website. Why? Because they are the best tools available to help buyers imagine what it would be like to live in a home.
Floor plans are valuable, but not all listing agents pay for them. For example, they're common in New York and Britain, but virtually nonexistent in the San Francisco Bay Area. The reasoning is frustrating for buyers but common sense for agents: Photos are the most attractive and cost-efficient way to draw a potential buyer into a home, where the sale is ultimately made. And the more buyers an agent can get into a property, the more buyers he can represent on future transactions.
This is not to say that the agent's sales tactics are wrong and the consumer's need for information is right. Both have valid reasons for their behavior. But as real estate technology startups flood the market and you need to look beyond "old fashioned" tactics like Craigslist Ads, the ability to provide relevant and scalable information may overcome this agent "gatekeeper" mentality.
Particularly exciting is the 3-D rendering of the virtual world into the real world. Here are five technologies that are pushing the boundaries of traditional marketing techniques, and may be a look into our future:
Matterport produces a camera that takes photos of a room and stitches them together to produce a 3-D rendering. This allows a user to walk through or fly above a 3-D floor plan. It could be particularly valuable for developers, foreign investors, or buyers of second properties. Image quality is a little rough now, but expect it to improve quickly. The price is $4,500 and is projected to be available in January.
Office Redesign Demo from Matterport on Vimeo.
InFORM's Dynamic Shape Display
The video below recently hit the Web. Created by MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group, it is a mind-blowing approach to transmitting people and human touch anywhere there is an Internet connection. They can interact with objects or feel market statistics — literally. It's the beginnings of an idea with broad potential.
MagicPlan is an app, produced by Sensopia, that allows you to easily create floor plans. Simply move your phone's camera to each corner of a room and it will determine the size of each wall with 95 percent accuracy. You can even pair it with a Bluetooth laser meter to get exact measurements. Use the 2-D model you've created, or you can upload it to FloorPlanner to create a 3-D model. This is great for buyers who consider a home's layout very important, and, like Matterport, it's great for out-of-area buyers. Cost is $3 per floor plan.
3-D printers
Chris Anderson, author of "The Long Tail"and Wired's former editor-in-chief, spoke at length about 3-D printers at this year's NAR conference. He believes that, just as your nerdy friends got an Apple II in the late 1970s and learned how to code, today's kids will get a 3-D printer and learn how to manufacture. This will lead to The New Industrial Revolution, as proposed in his new book. In terms of real estate, 3-D printers may be best applied to architects and interior designers who need to literally see a space before it is built at full scale.
Tie it together with maps
We know that Google Earth and Apple Maps are able to render the exteriors of buildings into 3-D models. And we know that Google offers virtual views of the interiors of buildings. What if Google applied the 3-D rendering of a home's interior onto a map? You could fly from 6,000 miles above the Earth into a house within seconds and "sit" in someone's living room. Add predictive search to help you find a city that precisely meets your needs, a Zestimate to determine estimated value, and Google Hangouts to remotely chat with an agent, and you can see how a virtual home search starts to become reality.
The only question — and possibly the most important — is who will fund these ventures? Most likely it will be a major technology provider like Google, Apple, Yahoo, Zillow, Trulia or Move. It may even be Realogy. But it will most definitely NOT be the individual agent — the funds and the needs are just not there.
These changes may be years away, but the technology is here now. The only thing holding us back is consumer demand.
How do you think these technologies can be applied to the real estate sales process? Add to the conversation by posting your comments below.
Many of the ideas for this article came from the participants of a recent MeetUp led by Shalin Sheth of Second Century Ventures. Thanks to all.
Aman Daro is director of media and business development for Red Oak Realty in Oakland, Calif.


It pays to be smart, and that's very true in the case of the 2015 Breakthrough Prize awards winners. These three winners will share $US3 million in prize money for their groundbreaking work probing the physics of our universe.
Physicists Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, and Adam Riess will be splitting a prize of $US3 million with the 51 additional researchers who helped make the discovery.
The Breakthrough Prizes doled out a total of $US36 million to 11 other science and technology researchers studying mathematics, fundamental physics, and life sciences.
That's nearly three times more than today's Nobel Prize money award, which amounts to $US1.2 million — an amount that this year's fundamental physics Breakthrough Prize awardees know very well.
That's because this group of winners are the same astrophysicists who won the 2011 Physics Nobel Prize for discovering that the rate at which our universe is expanding is not slowing down, as many had thought, but speeding up.
Their discovery shook the foundation of cosmology when it was announced in 1998. From everything we think we understand about how gravity works, scientists anticipated that the rate of the expansion of the universe would be slowing down. In fact, it's the exact opposite.
There are a few explanations floating around as to why this is, but the leading one is an enigmatic force called dark energy. Considering how little we know about dark energy, the reason for the accelerating expansion rate of the universe is still shrouded in mystery and is one of the outstanding scientific mysteries of our time. Scientists have since shown that the universe is made of nearly 70% of dark energy.
NASA/ESAHubble Ultra Deep Field showing 10,000 galaxies.
Throughout the mid-90s two science teams, the Supernova Cosmology Project and the High-z Supernova Search Team, were in a desperate race to measure the universe's expansion. Perlmutter, who is a physics professor at the University of California, Berkeley and astrophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, led the Supernova Cosmology Project while Schmidt, who is currently an astrophysicist at The Australian National University Mount Stromlo Observatory, led the High-z Supernova Search Team.
The High-z Supernova Search Team was first to announce their results in 1998, followed shortly by the Supernova Cosmology Project, of which Adam Reiss was a key member. Reiss is an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute and professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Ashley PThe High-z Supernova Search Team used telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory to obtain some of their data.
Both teams separately measured the light from a special kind of stellar explosion called a Type Ia supernova. They used multiple instruments including telescopes at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. In fact, NASA touts this discovery as the #1 achievement of Hubble.
Based on how they form, every Type Ia supernova emits around the same intensity of light. By measuring that intensity from over 50 supernovae, both teams discovered the intensity was weaker than expected. And when they determined the reason, their results shocked the scientific community.
For all their hard work, these three won the Physics Nobel Prize in 2011 and have also now won the 2015 Breakthrough Prize for fundamental physics. They are splitting the winnings 50-50 between the two teams.
NASA BlueshiftThe aftermath of a Type Ia supernova.
Schmidt told The Australian that he was thrilled that his him and his colleagues' work was being recognised.
This trio of astrophysicists is certainly venturing into new worlds with their work today. Perlmutter still heads the Supernova Cosmology Project, which continues to publish their work. One of the latest results was measuring the most distant Type Ia supernova using the Hubble Space Telescope.
Brian P. Schmidt's latest project is heading a project that will construct a new telescope to map the southern sky.
Adam Riess is involved with a few research projects, one being the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System which will study objects like asteroids and comets approaching Earth to assess whether they pose and danger to our planet.
While these researchers are basically superstars in their fields, they got to hobnob with celebrities at the event, and who helped present the awards: Kate Beckinsale, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Diaz, Jon Hamm, and Eddie Redmayne. On November 15, the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel will televise the ceremony 6 pm EST (3 pm PST). And BBC World News will televise it on Nov. 22.
Getty Images for Breakthrough PrLeft to right: Adam Riess, Saul Perlmutter, actor Eddie Redmayne, and Brian P. Schmidt.
The awards were founded in 2013 by science and technology gurus including Mark Zuckerberg, Anne Wojcicki (co-founder and CEO of personal genomics company 23andMe), and Jack Ma, founder of the Alibaba Group.


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Zeca e Joca (Pat & Mat) é uma série de televisão animada utilizando a técnica stop-motion criada em 1976 por Lubomír Beneš e Vladimir Jiranek.

O sucesso da dupla de bonecos saiu de Praga, Tchecoslováquia, para o mundo. Foi exibido em oito países, entre eles o Brasil, quando passou no Glub Glub sob o nome de Zeca e Joca. O projeto teve várias fases, mas somente os episódios mais antigos foram exibidos no Brasil, pela TV Cultura, do começo até metade da década de 90, enquanto o programa dos peixinhos esteve no ar. Mais tarde, seria exibido pelo extinto canal Fox Kids e Jetix, como curtas nos intervalos comerciais. Nessa segunda fase é que alguns dos novos episódios foram exibidos por aqui.

É difícil escrever uma sinopse a respeito desses ilustres personagens, pois a cada episódio eles criam as mais complicadas situações para tentar resolver um problema. Seguem à risca o lema "para que simplificar se é possível complicar", e com isso arrancam sorrisos dos telespectadores. De acordo com seus criadores, a animação não trata apenas de comédia, mas também quer transmitir a ideia de que não se deve desistir nunca.

Atualmente os criadores disponibilizam novos episódios no YouTube, pelo canal de nome "Pat a Mat" e pela emissora Česká televize na República Tcheca.

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Desenhos animados da década de 1970


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FAAE Committee Meeting
Notices of Meeting include information about the subject matter to be examined by the committee and date, time and place of the meeting, as well as a list of any witnesses scheduled to appear. The Evidence is the edited and revised transcript of what is said before a committee. The Minutes of Proceedings are the official record of the business conducted by the committee at a sitting.
39th Parliament, 2nd Session (October 16, 2007 - September 7, 2008)
Meetings (FAAE)
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Meeting No. 1
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development met at 11:08 a.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, for the purpose of electing a Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 106(1).
Members of the Committee present: Vivian Barbot, Hon. Raymond Chan, Paul Dewar, Peter Goldring, Wajid Khan, Denis Lebel, Hon. Keith Martin, Bernard Patry, Kevin Sorenson, Caroline St-Hilaire and Hon. Bryon Wilfert.
Acting Members present: Dean Allison for Deepak Obhrai.
In attendance: Library of Parliament: James Lee, Analyst; Natalie Mychajlyszyn, Analyst.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of a Chair.
On motion of Peter Goldring, it was agreed, — That Kevin Sorenson be elected Chair of the Committee.
The Clerk of the Committee presided over the election of the Vice-Chairs.
On motion of Keith Martin, it was agreed, — That Bryon Wilfert be elected First Vice-Chair of the Committee.
On motion of Caroline St-Hilaire, it was agreed, — That Vivian Barbot be elected Second Vice-Chair of the Committee.
Kevin Sorenson took the Chair.
The Committee proceeded to the consideration of matters related to Committee business.
It was agreed, — That the Chair, the two Vice-Chairs, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Member from the New Democratic Party do compose the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure.
It was agreed, — That the Committee retain the services of one or more analysts from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament, as needed, to assist it in its work, at the discretion of the Chair.
Wajid Khan moved, — That the Chair be authorized to hold meetings to receive evidence and to have that evidence printed when a quorum is not present, provided that at least 3 members are present, including a member of the opposition.
Debate arose thereon.
On motion of Dean Allison, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word "opposition" the following: "but when travelling outside the parliamentary precinct, that the meeting begin after 15 minutes, regardless of members present".
After debate, the question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.
Bryon Wilfert moved, — That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes for their opening statement; that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated ten (10) minutes for the first questioner of each party when a Minister appears before the Committee and five (5) minutes for the other meetings; and that thereafter five (5) minutes be allocated to each subsequent questioner alternating between Government and Opposition parties.
After debate, the question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.
It was agreed, — That, if requested, reasonable travel, accommodation and living expenses be reimbursed to witnessses not exceeding two (2) representative per organization; provided that, in exceptional circumstances, payment for more representatives be made at the discretion of the Chair.
It was agreed, — That the Committee be authorized to purchase documents for the use of the Committee.
It was agreed, — That the Clerk of the Committee be authorized to make the necessary arrangements to provide working meals for the Committee and its Subcommittees.
Bernard Patry moved, — That, unless otherwise ordered, each Committee member be allowed to have one staff person at in camera meetings.
On motion of Keith Martin, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word "meetings" the following: "and that one additional person from each party be allowed to be present".
It was agreed, — That one copy of the transcript of each in camera meeting be kept in the Committee Clerk's office for consultation by members of the Committee.
It was agreed, — That the Committee be authorized to purchase gifts to be presented to foreign hosts and visiting delegations.
Dean Allison moved, — That twenty-four (24) hours' notice be required for any substantive motion to be considered by the Committee, unless the susbstantive motion relates directly to business then under consideration; and that the notice of motion be filed with the Clerk of the Committee and distributed to members in both official languages.
On motion of Peter Goldring, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words "twenty-four (24)" with the words "forty-eight (48)".
It was agreed, — That, for motions requiring forty-eight (48) hours' notice, the Chair be authorized to defer consideration until 15 minutes prior to the adjournment time for the meeting as indicated in the Notice of the meeting.
Bryon Wilfert moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Orders 108(1) and 108(2), a Subcommittee on International Human Rights to be chaired by a member elected by the Subcommittee, be established to inquire into matters relating to the promotion of respect for international human rights, as may be referred to it by the Committee; that the subcommittee be composed of seven (7) members or associate members of which three (3) shall be government members and two (2) shall be Liberal members, one shall be from the Bloc Québécois and one from the New Democratic Party, to be named following the usual consultations with the Whips; and that the Subcommittee be empowered to send for persons, papers and records, to receive evidence, to sit during a time when the Committee is not sitting in Ottawa, to sit when the Committee is sitting outside Parliamentary Precinct and to sit during periods when the House stands adjourned.
On motion of Keith Martin, it was agreed, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word "when the House stands adjourned" the following: "and the Chair of the Subcommittee meet with the Steering Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee at their mutual discretion".
At 12:03 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
Angela Crandall
Clerk of the Committee
2007/11/19 8:31 a.m.


I have been hard at work, with several projects going on at once!
Complete with new graphics… by YOURS TRULY!
I added some really cool features to it, which I am quite proud of!
I will be sharing tutorials shortly, I PROMISE!
Hopefully, I will soon have updates on my other projects!!!


A catalogue produced in conjunction with Radul's exhibition at Western Front Gallery in 1992. Texts by Scott Watson and Susan Lord as well as descriptions and excerpts from several of Radul's performances. Black and white and colour photographs.


This past weekend was the first time the temperatures dipped below 50s. Don't worry though, we have premonitions of gorgeous fall weather ahead. This does mean that now, before the weather gets too cold, is the perfect time to get outdoor pictures for the holidays.
SHK is pulling out our 30 minute holiday session special, but book soon because the weekend sessions especially are filling up quickly.
Also, for those of you who haven't seen our collaboration with illustrator Miranda Bruce, check out our limited edition art prints. They're fun and colorful, and perfect to hang in your kid's room—or really anywhere in your home. You can purchase the SHK art prints online in our store, or find them at Geometry Kids in Williamsburg.
Drop us a line to schedule your holiday shoot, or pass the info along to your friends. Sharing is caring.
Whenever we travel, we find ourselves eyeing kids' books that we might not find here stateside. We had a ball with this when we were in Portugal, where it seemed like every cool artist in the country made children's books. We also found some great treasures on our most recent trip to Montreal. Vu D'en Haut by Marie Poirier was one of them. Don't speak French? No worries, this is a wordless board book. It's full of amazing colors and illustrations, and perfect for you and yours to put your own words to.
Also, the end of September and beginning of October is a perfect time to get pictures outside with your family. Fall shoots are some of our favorites, and can be a great time grab pictures outdoors with your family before the the cold sets in. Get in touch with us about our holiday card package.
More adorable than this is impossible!
Stay tuned for the new Bilingual Birdies Band!!! They will put everyone to dance in your kids parties!
The SHK team has been in full effect these summer months, enjoying all the fun the city has to offer and teaming up for some great collaborations. Scroll down to see pictures of what we've been up to.
And those adorable twins at the beginning of the newsletter? That's four years running we've been doing pictures with them! Each year is more fun than the last.
Also, I'm happy to share that SHK will be adding a new edition to the team. A budding photographer (or dancer? or whatever she wants to be!) is growing in my belly. We can't wait to meet her!
And remember, warm weather is a perfect backdrop for your next family pictures. Drop us a line to schedule your own shoot, or pass the info along to your friends. Sharing is caring.
Check out the full article from our shoot for BELLAMOM with the Australian actress Tammin.
We had so much fun being messy pouring cereal everywhere during this shoot. Plus, each time we got hungry we had lots of tasty Bitsy's Brainfood to munch on.
Noobie Box is keeping expecting moms flush with all kinds of goodies. Check out their site, sign up, and get your very own box. We love ours!
Alice's adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Andrea D'Aquino. We're obsessed with these illustrations. They are gorgeous and magical. Can't wait to read this book to our daughter.


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Vivo Y20A Launched in India: Price, Specifications
By Sushmita Choubey |
Updated: 31st Dec 2020 12:52 IST
Vivo is adding another smartphone to its ever-expanding Y-series by the brand. Vivo Y20A launches in India as the latest smartphone offering from the company. Moreover, it joins the Y20 and Y20i as a low-cost smartphone for the masses. However, it looks like the new smartphone comes as a downgrade to Vivo Y20.
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However, the Vivo Y20A specifications are largely similar to that of its siblings. All three smartphones share an identical camera configuration, battery capacity, screen size, and design elements. Like all Vivo devices, the new smartphone manufactures at the company's Greater Noida facility.
Vivo Y20 A Price in India, Availability
This new smartphone comes for Rs. 11,490 in India for the lone 3GB + 64GB storage model. It will come in two color options – Nebula Blue and Dawn White. The Vivo phone will be available across mainline partner retail stores, Vivo India e-store, and other major e-commerce websites starting January 2.
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Vivo Y20A Specifications
It features a 6.51-inch HD+ (720×1,600 pixels) IPS display. Additionally, this dual-SIM (Nano) runs on Android 11-based FunTouch OS 11.
Under the hood, it is powered by the Snapdragon 439 SoC. It comes with 3GB RAM onboard. In addition, it comes with up to 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot.
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Vivo Y20A has a triple rear camera setup that includes a 13-MP primary sensor with f/2.2 aperture, a 2-MP bokeh lens with f/2.4 aperture, and another 2-MP macro lens with f/2,4 aperture. At the front, the phone has an 8-MP selfie camera with f/1.8 aperture.
It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 10W fast charging support. The company claims that the phone can last for more than 17 hours of online HD Movie streaming and more than 10 hours of gaming. The handset features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner on board.
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Marijuana growers had big plans for a garden in a secluded spot, close to a steady supply of water at Llano Seco Wildlife Refuge. More than 15,000 seedlings were ready to go into the ground and a camp had been established, with a tent and cooking gear.
However, an observant worker at the Llano Seco farm spotted something not quite right in the thick jungle near the river, and made a phone call.
The camp, on wildlife sanctuary land, was relatively new when drug agents and wildlife officials removed the garden in progress Friday. Authorities found 15,000 seedlings.
The area had been flooded just a month earlier, explained Curt McCasland, manager at the Sacramento River Wildlife Refuge Complex.
In addition to the camp, the growers had made a big hole in the ground, which is a common practice for tossing debris, including insecticide and herbicide containers.
Joe Silveira, a wildlife biologist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said this is especially harmful because chemicals can seep into the ground and the damage is difficult to remedy.
Items found included buckets, irrigation tubing, seedling trays and a generator.
Illegal growers also use chemicals to kill rodents that would nibble at the plants, which kills wildlife in the area.
"It was a mess," McCasland said.
The Llano Seco Unit of the wildlife complex is located about 10 miles from Chico and includes a popular wildlife viewing area long 7-Mile Lane. Further down the road is a public duck hunting area. The Llano Seco farm is nearby. The wildlife sanctuary portion of the land is located along the east side of the river.
The area is frequented by deer, wild turkey, turkey vultures and red-tailed hawks, among others.
A wildlife sanctuary means the land is dedicated for wildlife. However, biologists visit the areas to do research. Having an illegal grow can be risky if people are looking for wildlife and stumble across people who should not be there, Silveria continued.
In the case of this grow, it was detected early on, a fact for which the two men are thankful.
A path had been worn in the area, probably from walking in and out to bring supplies, the men said. The area was still shaded in a canopy of trees, but would probably have been cleared as the plants needed sun to grow. To reach the area took a long hike.
Remote areas are an attractive target for growers who take a chance they can grow an illegal marijuana crop without detection. A similar camp was cleared from refuge land in Glenn County about a decade ago, Silveira said.
Similar grows have been found more recently at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge near Elk Grove and on public land near San Joaquin, McCasland noted.


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Rhynchospora caduca, commonly called anglestem beaksedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the southeastern United States. Its typical natural habitat is in low, wet areas, such as in marshes, seeps, tidal swamps, pine savannas, and flatwoods.

Rhynchospora caduca is a cespitose perennial, usually with short scaly rhizomes. It is tall for a Rhynchospora, growing up to 150 cm high. It produces fruits in summer through fall. It is closely related to Rhynchospora mixta and Rhynchospora odorata, and local introgressant populations have been noted.

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The World Youth Report focus on youth and climate change, and is intended to highlight the important role young people play in addressing climate change, and to offer suggestions on how young people might be more effectively integrated as individuals and collective agents of change within the realm of climate change adaptation and mitigation. The Report is designated to assist youth and youth organizations in educating themselves and to become more actively involved in combating the threat of climate change. It is also meant to affirm the status of young people as key stakeholders in the fight against climate change. The publication comes at a time when efforts to address climate change are receiving unparalleled attention on the international arena, offering youth a unique opportunity for their voice to be heard in the debate.


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Our annual guide to the city's dining scene, Eat, is on stands now (go get one!) along with our issue taking readers inside the kitchen at Brewer's Art.
And each time City Paper puts this guide out we host the Cosmic Cocktail Party to showcase some of the best food and drink around town. This year's party, happening tomorrow (!), is once again at the American Visionary Art Museum, from 7-10 p.m. There are still tickets! But very few, so you might want to get on that.
Fork & Wrench, Verde Pizza, Tapas Teatro, Myth & Moonshine, and Lumbini are among the restaurants slinging food. Don't miss out.


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Barclays in the news changing the world
Barclays has been named in Fortune magazine's annual Change the World list for its innovative business practices and efforts to cultivate a "thriving society and planet".
The US-based business publication's annual list acknowledges companies that have had a positive social impact through programmes that are both intrinsic to their business strategies and beneficial to the community.
Fortune praised the bank for its ongoing efforts to tackle youth unemployment through its LifeSkills and Connect with Work programmes, which reached over 2.1 million people across the globe last year and secured jobs for over 60,000 young engineers and recent graduates in the Asia Pacific region.
Fortune also noted Barclays' active role in creating job opportunities around the world through its global Unreasonable Impact programme, which aims to scale up entrepreneurial businesses to solve the world's most pressing issues while creating thousands of jobs.
Stephen Doherty, Barclays Head of Corporate Relations, said: "I couldn't be prouder of Barclays' inclusion in this year's Change the World list, and of the recognition of the success of our programmes.
"Citizenship is part of the way we do business at Barclays – by helping our clients, customers and communities to overcome key challenges and rise, Barclays rises too."


Alyssa and Frank said their I do's on the amazingly beautiful estate of Berry Hill Resort in the heart of South Boston, Virginia. Michael and I had never been to Berry Hill, let alone South Boston, so we went up a day early to get a feel of the property. The resort consists of the main house built in 1839 and features Greek Revival architecture, a beautiful hotel with an old fashioned-yet-modern-charm, and lots of historic things and places to explore on the property.
On the day of Frank and Alyssa's wedding, the sky was beautiful and clear and we began their day photographing amazing details and their preparations. Alyssa's bridal suite was located upstairs in the mansion and it had the most beautiful window light! As the sun got lower into the sky, Alyssa met Frank in front of the mansion overlooking the beautiful property and surrounded by family and friends! After the ceremony, they kicked off their reception with a live band and we made it back outside with these two just in time for sunset!!
So many good memories from this wedding day and Michael and I are excited to share just a fraction of our favorites on our blog today!! Enjoy!!
Best wedding venue! Great pictures !! Lots of love shared by all.


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The Lion, the Witch, and the Musical Merchandising
Somewhere, the real Aslan is feeling betrayed.
There are going to be FOUR soundtrack albums for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Not two. Not three. But four.
(Five is right out.)
Can you say "overkill"? If they keep this up, my enthusiasm for this project will sour very quickly. (Thanks to PTC for the alert.)
One album will be the real soundtrack.
One will be a collection of fun stuff… you know, for kids.
One will be a collection of songs by pop and rock artists.
And since they're not really legitimate pop and rock artists, but they don't want to be left out, there will be an album of songs by Christian pop and rock artists. (That way, you see, young people will be able to buy an album of rock and roll and AVOID the evangelizing, while Christian young people can buy the Christian album and feel good about the idea that this movie is spreading the gospel. Moreover, this helps Christian young people continue to believe there is a line between what is 'secular' and what is 'sacred'… which is utter crap.)
I'd like to recommend twelve more soundtrack albums, while we're at it:
12. Celine Dion's Optional Songs for the End Credits of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
11. Narnia Jazz, featuring Kenny G.
10. Carman's The Champion II: Aslan Vs. the White Witch
9. Aslan's Big Hair Heavy Metal Collection
8. Narnia Serious Jazz, featuring little-known artists that know what jazz really is.
7. Christopher O'Riley Plays the Narnia Soundtrack on the Piano
6. American Idol contestants perform the songs from the rock-and-roll Narnia album
5. The best of the Narnia fast-food tie-in jingles
4. Leonard Nimoy's "The Ballad of Mr. Tumnus" (Hey, he DID record "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins"!)
3. John Debney's The Passion of Aslan (featuring uncredited borrowings from Peter Gabriel's Passion)
2. John Williams's I Was the Obvious Choice to Score The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
1. Michael Jackson in Narnia: Songs for Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve… especially Sons of Adam
Narnia Soundtracks The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe
crimsonline
Sorry, Jeff – #1 is just ew.
I can't get into pedophilia jokes.
Agreed – between this and the inevitable tie-ins (video games, Aslan plush toys, McNarnia Happy Meals, etc.), Clive Staples would definitely be ill. Your 12 soundtrack alternatives are brilliant.
Wasp Jerky
There's a Christian band out there called Narnia. You'd think they'd be getting in on the action as well.
jasdye
ohhhh! you get high fives for that one.
But the MJ joke, while for some may be utterly offensive, for others (myself included) too easy. I would've assumed you in the latter category.
Peter T Chattaway
Freakin' hilarious, Jeff. I've just updated my blog post to include a link to this.
Incidentally, my own opinion of the CCM album (or the pop-rock one!) would go up immeasurably if it reflected enough awareness of CCM's historical roots to include a cover of one of the songs from 2nd Chapter of Acts's 1980 album The Roar of Love. I don't have any particular song in mind, and indeed I have not listened to that album in years; but anything that indicated or acknowledged that people didn't start writing songs about Narnia yesterday would earn some points with me.
Alfred Valstar (The Netherlands)
Yes Jeffrey, utter crap indeed, utter cultural apartheid (a word from my own language. I own the Roar of Love album by Second Chapter, which is very nice in itself but for this occasion one album would have been great.
A missed opportunity
You said it all and gave me a much needed laugh. Thanks.
. . . for this occasion one album would have been great.
I wouldn't be that restrictive myself. Quite a few films have had at least two different soundtrack albums — sometimes a second album is released after the first album turns out to be very popular, as was the case with Moulin Rouge! and Titanic, etc., but sometimes two albums are released from the get-go, with one devoted to the film's score and another devoted to pop songs; the earliest example of this that I can think of would be Batman (1989), where there was one album of Danny Elfman music and one album of Prince songs; another example that falls somewhere between these two would be Magnolia (1999), where the original CD had mostly Aimee Mann songs and a subsequent CD had the Jon Brion score.
And it's also not unknown for a film's promoters to go a little nuts and put out three albums simultaneously. The earliest example of this that I can think of is Disney's Dick Tracy (1990), which had a score album by Danny Elfman, a collection of pop songs, and a Madonna album (called I'm Breathless, after the character she played, "Breathless Mahoney"). That film's executive producer, Jeffrey Katzenberg, repeated this trick when he jumped ship to DreamWorks and produced The Prince of Egypt (1998), which had a soundtrack album proper, a collection of country songs, and a collection of "inspirational" songs — and Christian artists, instead of being segregated or ghettoized on their own private album, were represented on all three of them.
So, if Narnia turns out to be the "big movie" we all hope it will be, I think a score album and a pop-song album or two just might be appropriate. The problem, as Jeff points out, is that Christian artists are going to be ghettoized this time — hence the apparent need for a fourth album, which AFAIK is a record of some sort. (Um, no pun intended.)
Amazingly, this is worse than the three "Passion of the Christ" soundtracks.
I can understand having a score album and a pop album — that only seems fair. But I have no tolerance for "songs inspired by (movie)" collections… unless they're honest and are called "Songs Inspired By the Possibility of Reaping Some of the Cash That (Movie) Might Generate."
Ya wanna talk Jesus music trivia, there were three different bands called Aslan in the '70s, plus another one called Narnia. And then there was Bob Ayala's Wood between the Worlds LP. And scattered songs here and there, of course … David Edwards' "When He Comes," Terry Taylor's "Wood Between the Worlds," etc. An interesting CCM album could probably have been done without writing any new songs at all, just digging for old ones. But there wouldn't be any money in it.
Of course, none of the Jesus music or pop/rock stuff inspired by Tolkien found its way into the LOTR films … All Saved Freak Band's For Christians, Elves and Lovers, Brooks Williams' "All That Is Gold," et al. (Poor Al!) Or even anything from Donald Swann's Tolkien song cycle! Boo hoo.
Anyway, a cynical way of looking at CCM these days is that it's just a marketing concept — a label slapped on certain records to attract a certain market segment. Of course that's a reductionist, simplistic point of view, but in the case at hand it explains a lot.
Clive Staples might be ill, but Clive Davis would love it!
I don't know the history of CCM all that well, but I'd love to know what it was before it was whatever ugly behemoth it was now. any suggestions on books on the subject? and recordings other than the big names? (ie larry norman keith green etc)
Joel, spend some time at http://one-way.org/jesusmovement/
Of course, none of the Jesus music or pop/rock stuff inspired by Tolkien found its way into the LOTR films …
Yeah, when I watched the extended trilogy last weekend, my thoughts went to Led Zeppelin the minute Gandalf said something about the "Misty Mountains". 🙂
Eph31419
That is so sad. But I'd much rather see merchandising for a Narnia book than for lewd stuff like "Being There" (kosinski- don't read).
Nice alternatives, except for #1
That. Was. Hilarious. Seriously, they all made me laugh.
Lewis would probably be sick if he saw the commercialization that will inevitably come with these movies.
I think even before 2nd Chapter's "Roar of Love", there was a recording about Narnia by Steve Hackett (?), with lead vocals by Steve Walsh of Kansas.
And then there was Bob Ayala's Wood between the Worlds LP.
If you've listened to the album, I think it's pretty hard to see the title or the album as any kind of Narnia tie-in. The intended reference is pretty clearly to the wood of the cross, the wood between the redeemed and the unredeemed worlds. I may be suffering a memory failure, but I don't recall any of the songs having anything to do with Lewis/Narnia themes.
Levi Nunnink
Yeah but how many directors have already been attached to I Am Legend. I think it's a Hollywood rite of passage by now.
What about those of us who weren't dissapointed in the Prequels? And for whom the trailers for Serenity have seemed lackluster. Which part is supposed to get me excited? "I aim to misbehave"? Or the part with the cantina rip-off? Or the part with the kung fu girl and techno music? Very original.
I don't mean to hate, but I'm getting a little tired of Whedon's "Brownshirts" telling the rest of us what we are supposed to want in our fantasy.
Adam Walter
anders wrote: What about those of us who weren't dissapointed in the Prequels?
Gosh, I have no response to that.
Re: I Am Legend — Why bother with this when we just had 28 Days Later, which was basically Matheson's story with a 21st century face-lift?
Can someone define for me what Bono means when he says "Preventable poverty."
Mark: I'm not totally sure, but I think this has to do with Bono giving me a small portion of his millions.
Who knows what that song is that they play when the kids are playing hide and seek.
It sounds like it's playing out of a phonograph. It sounds like a girl group from the 40s. But it could just be credited to one singer. It's the only song from the time, or close to it. I don't think it's included in any of the 300 versions of the soundtrack they're releasing but I would really like to have it.
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Yesterday, I talked in our last post, 5 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Follow Directions, about how to modify the environment and your wording of directions to help your child be more successful in following directions. However, it is also a good idea to strengthen the underlying listening skills so you don't have to modify directions so much.
Now there can be various reasons that children have trouble following directions. You may want to seek professional help in figuring out why your child may be struggling. If following directions is the main concern you have about your child, a speech-language pathologist is a good place to start. To find a speech-language pathologist in your area, check out this searchable database from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
1) Set aside 15 minutes, three days a week to work on these exercises.
2) Try to always work where your child has about an 80% success rate. As he improves at an activity and is achieving 90-100% success, then make the activity slightly harder. If his success rate is less than 80%, the activity is too difficult and your child will likely get frustrated with it.
A FREE printable is included below to get you started. Suggestions for working some of these exercises into your academic work are also given.
If your child does not understand the meaning of the words used in a direction, then obviously she will have trouble following the direction! So make sure you are using words your child understands and are teaching her new words throughout each day.
There are several words that are used frequently in directions, such as on, off, first, second, third, before, and after. Spending some time focusing on one or two of these words at a time will help your child learn to follow directions that contain these words. The FREE printable below includes a list of common direction words listed in the order most children develop them. Start at the top and check off the words your child appears to understand. Then spend some time practicing directions with the words that give him difficulty.
I talked in 5 Simple Ways to Help Your Child Follow Directions, about how some children don't know which words in a sentence are the important words. So if you tell them, "get a swim towel and put it in your backpack", they give the words "and" and "in" just as much importance as "swim towel" and "backpack". Then they may become overwhelmed with the amount of words they need to remember and process.
If this sounds like your child, spend some time writing down common directions and circling the words that are the keywords. In the sentence above, I would circle "swim towel", "in" and "backpack". After you have modeled this a few times, write down some new directions and have your child practice circling the keywords. (Using colored pens or pencils can make this activity fun!) Sometimes, just building awareness of keywords in your child will make it easier for her to start to follow directions.
Sometimes, children have difficulty remembering the words that have been said. The memory exercises in the FREE printable have your child repeat strings of numbers, groups of related and unrelated words and sentences that you say to your children.
Again, you would want to start at a level where your child is 80% successful. If your child is having difficulty, giving them a visual cue that he can "attach" each word to can be helpful. For example, if you are working on repeating four words, draw four Xs on a piece of paper and have your child touch each one as he hears the word and then as he repeats it back to you.
One way we work auditory memory practice into our school work is with dictation using our spelling words. All About Spelling has this built into their curriculum. In the younger years, you dictate words, phrases, and short sentences. In the older years, you dictate the words each week and then sentences of increasing length. This naturally builds your child's auditory memory. You can work dictation time into a variety of subjects in your homeschool.
Simply practicing directions in a structured setting can build your child's listening skills. It may fit into your child's academic work. For example, we have been using The Story Of The World for history and for each chapter they have map work that includes following a few directions. This is perfect for my guys!
If you want to spend some dedicated time on following directions, check out Mystery Words: A Simple, But Powerful Following Direction Exercise. You can also find many dedicated following direction activities and workbooks on Teachers Pays Teachers and Amazon. There is a sample following direction activity in the download below to get you started and to give you ideas of how you can adapt a following direction activity to your child's level. Again, you want to be working at a level where your child experiences 80% success.
Rehearsal simply means repeating what someone has said to you. This could be out loud, under one's breath or in one's head. So you can have your child repeat what you said before taking action. Or repeat the keywords of what you said if you are working on keywords. The goal is for your child to start to do this independently and in her head.
Chunking means chunking or grouping pieces of information together. Phone numbers are naturally set up in chunks so that they are easier to remember. The first three digits are chunked together and then you may remember the last four altogether or you may break them up into two chunks of two. You can teach your child to do this with other pieces of information you may give them.
I hope these exercises give you quick ways to get started helping your child build their listening skills. Feel free to ask questions in the comments!
When she started homeschooling four years ago, Randi had been working as a speech-language therapist for 18 years. Her oldest is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and her youngest has struggled with a visual processing disorder since birth. Working together, they've have learned so much about how to support their individual learning needs.


July 1, 2015 What real estate agents need to know to ensure a smooth closing for their clients.
"Real estate agents need to be ready for this—this is a game-changer," Joe Taylor said of a new law, effective October 3, 2015 that will drastically affect the real estate industry. As President of Marketplace Title in Estero and Cape Coral, Taylor has spent the last year following the development of TILA-RESPA, which combines mortgage disclosures under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) into a single rule. That's a mouthful, but it's all intended to provide an easier borrowing process for the consumer. Real estate agents, however, need to get up to speed quickly. Marketplace Title is pleased to offer a free one-and-a-half-hour class to help real estate agents successfully represent their clients and avoid costly closing delays.
The new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure law will be regulated and enforced by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. It is supposed to streamline the mortgage process for consumers and hold lenders more accountable in real estate transactions. Many key items will be addressed: First, during the loan application process the Good Faith Estimate and Truth-in-Lending (TIL) form will be combined and replaced by a new three-page form called the Loan Estimate. Next, the HUD settlement statement and the final TIL will be combined and replaced by a new five-page form called the Closing Disclosure. A third, and extremely important, change is that the lender is responsible for delivering the Closing Disclosure to the Borrower three business days before the closing AND is responsible for any errors from third-party agencies such as title companies, appraisers and credit reporting bureaus. "Three business days?" Taylor exclaimed. "Title companies are lucky to get the final figures from the lender the day of closing!" Finally, any change in loan product or APR or the addition of a prepayment penalty will all have to be re-disclosed, prompting the three-business-day clock to restart.
In that spirit, the Marketplace Title's TILA-RESPA class, one of the free offerings in its popular Real Estate Success Series, will help real estate professionals properly plan their closings and effectively communicate with their clients to ensure greater success.
"Without the proper understanding and use of the regulations set forth in TILA-RESPA, lenders will see massively increasing fines being levied and delays in closings taking place," Taylor said.
Real estate agents also need to make sure they use a reputable title company. Since lenders are now going to be held more responsible for the closing, a title company that is above reproach is a must. Lenders are starting to vet title companies closely to make sure they lessen their risk. Marketplace Title consistently exceeds the necessary standards set forth in the industry.
Taylor said, "This law is all about protecting the consumer, and we will do all we need to do to make sure we follow the best practices set forth by the American Land Title Association. We want to make sure the consumer gets what they have earned and deserve." That's why it makes sense for Marketplace Title to offer the Real Estate Success Series, to help real estate professionals advocate effectively for their clients while understanding the complexities of the new rule. Call (239) 333-4550 or visit fltitles.com for more information.
Published in the July 2015 issue of the Estero Spotlight Magazine and written by Sara Fitzpatrick Comito.


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CHCF Blog
California Journalist Moves from Writing Health Care News to Making It
By Lisa Aliferis
Former California health care journalist Anna Gorman now is a Los Angeles County health official. Photo: Nick Agro.
Anna Gorman has been an award-winning reporter in California for two decades, focusing on health care for the last 10 years of that. After spending most of her career at the Los Angeles Times (L.A. Times), in 2013 she joined the staff of Kaiser Health News (KHN), the editorially independent publisher of CHCF's California Healthline. Last year she earn a master's degree in public health from UCLA, and now Gorman has left journalism to become director of community partnerships and programs at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). She will lead My Health LA, a no-cost health care program for uninsured county residents who lack access to health insurance. I talked with Gorman about the dramatic changes she witnessed in California journalism and about how her reporting background has prepared her for her new career. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Q: When you joined the L.A. Times, big city newspapers were at the pinnacle of journalism. What happened?
A: When I started at the L.A. Times in 1999, the staff was huge, but over many years and many rounds of layoffs, it became a shell of its former self. Now the L.A. Times is seeing a resurgence and is growing again, but lots of other papers are not. Newspapers have closed their doors or seen their staff shrink. Many papers don't have enough staff to have dedicated health reporter, so that has opened the door for KHN and their great health reporting. For young journalists there are a lot of opportunities, despite what's happening with mainstream organizations. I've seen so many start-ups and new media models, such as Vox, ProPublica, and the Texas Tribune, that didn't exist when I started my career. That's exciting. Another big change is the cooperation among news organizations. When I started, we rarely collaborated with other news organizations. They were the competition and we just wanted to beat them to stories. Today, while there's still competition, there's also cooperation — especially on big projects. There's crowdsourcing too, because we're seeing that readers and listeners are an integral part of news coverage.
Some examples include KHN's collaboration with NPR on Bill of the Month, where they reached out to readers and listeners and solicited their health care bills. That wouldn't have been done in the past. Another example: the California Dream on public radio. Readers, listeners, and TV news viewers don't care where the coverage comes from, they just want it. Looking back on it, I think this competition that we embraced for so many years was mostly unnecessary and a vestige of a different era.
Q: You sound optimistic.
A: I am. The industry has been shrinking for years, and journalists continue to be underpaid — and under attack. But there are a lot of interesting developments in journalism, and the profession is not going away. When I talk to students, I say, "There will always be a need for reporters; there will always be a place to have an impact." Most people don't get newspapers delivered to their doorsteps any more. And by the time my kids have kids, there may not be print newspapers at all. But journalism will always be there. Journalists are essential. They educate society, hold powerful people accountable, and give voice to the voiceless. Right now we get news on our computers, tablets, phones. Who knows what future formats will be like?
Q: Some of these new models of journalism are supported by philanthropy. How important is foundation funding to setting the course for journalism?
A: It's critical! I think foundations are essential to help fund journalism. There are news organizations today that depend on the support of foundations. I'll use KHN as an example. I moved to KHN in 2013, and it was a great move. It was a completely different model of journalism from what I experienced at the L.A. Times. For starters, it was a nonprofit and was based on partnerships with other outlets. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) invested heavily to launch KHN 10 years ago, and later KFF got outside funding to support more journalism. One of those funders is CHCF, whose support enabled more expansion. When KHN started producing California Healthline for CHCF, it hired more reporters and editors and could produce more and more high-quality health coverage in California. Now KHN is expanding in Missouri and Colorado in collaboration with local foundations. I believe we'll see even more foundation-funded journalism around the country in the coming years.
Q: What will you be doing in your new job leading the My Health LA program?
A: In addition to providing free health care to low-income people in LA County who can't get health insurance, My Health LA is expanding mental health and substance use disorder treatment to its participants. I'll be working closely with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Mental Health to ensure these patients have access to that care as well. I also will be forming and strengthening partnerships between DHS and clinics, nonprofits, county agencies, funders, and other organizations. The hope is that through those partnerships, we will find new ways to improve access to care, to address the social factors that affect patients' health, and to help patients became healthier.
It's a big job and really exciting. There are so many possibilities, and Los Angeles County is really the place to do this work. DHS is invested in population health, and the department has already done so much work with people in jails and those recently released from incarceration as well as those who are homeless or have mental illness.
Q: How have 20 years in newsrooms prepared you for public service?
A: As a journalist, I've been able to evaluate issues from a 10,000-foot level and on the ground at the individual patient level. That will come in handy. I can weigh in from the program level on what can be improved or strengthened, and from the patient level what barriers prevent them from getting care. I've also gained a deep understanding of local, state, and federal government health systems. And I've learned a lot about the safety net, from the shortage of providers to funding that is dependent on government programs. That knowledge will be very helpful.
Safety-net clinics and hospitals are essential, and they're also where we see innovative programs and partnerships to provide better care and address health disparities. My Health LA is one of those programs because it helps people get access to preventive care so they don't just end up in the emergency room. It's also become more important for health care leaders to consider how much people's health is affected by what happens outside a doctor's office. As a journalist, I could write about all of these issues, but now I can be hands-on in creating and implementing solutions to some of the biggest problems in health care today.
Leaving the news business is bittersweet, because reporting is gratifying and important work, and I will miss my journalist colleagues around the nation. But I'm really excited about taking on a new challenge and using my skills and knowledge in a new way. And I'm looking forward to having a direct impact on the people I've been writing about for a long time. I hope to help improve both their health access and their health status.
Lisa Aliferis
Lisa Aliferis is the senior communications officer for CHCF's High-Value Care team, which supports policies and care models that align with patient preferences, are proven effective, and are affordable.
Lisa came to the foundation after working as a health journalist for 25 years, most recently at KQED News in San Francisco, where she was founding editor of State of Health, a daily blog focusing on health policy and public health in California. She conceptualized and wrote KQED's popular consumer resource Obamacare Explained: A Guide for Californians. Lisa's work has also been published by NPR's Shots, Kaiser Health News, and JAMA Internal Medicine. She has produced television news health stories for many outlets, including Dateline NBC. Lisa holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brown University. As part of her year as a Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow in Health, she completed graduate courses at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health.
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