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Rethinking the Seder Plate
Courtesy Michal Aharoni
Designers are putting modern spins on Judaica
Flora Tsapovsky
There's one thing that no Passover Seder would be complete without: the Seder plate. It is the Seder's centerpiece, holding the holiday's symbolic foods. But often, on an aesthetic level, Seder plates are less than festive: old-fashioned, poorly designed, or even tacky. This ritual object, however, is undergoing a major makeover these days, in the hands of a new generation of makers. Taking the familiar shape—a round plate with small bowls on it—ceramicists and product designers are giving the Seder plate a modern spin.
"The Seder plate is one of these objects that never underwent a change," said Michal Aharoni, the Israeli ceramicist behind Mickala Design. She holds a degree from the Jerusalem design school Bezalel, and had moved to Judaica and household objects gradually, after starting with large-format lighting fixtures. She decided to take on the Seder plate earlier this year, and the result is an elegant bamboo and porcelain vision, the wooden base minimal and reserved, and the white bowls featuring monochrome or colorful illustrations of the foods. These are more evocative of cool doodles on Instagram rather than the grapes-and-doves motifs of traditional Judaica. "I was really happy that I got to combine my passions for wood and ceramics," Aharoni said. "After many trials and errors, I think I reached a result that will add lots of charm and interest to the Passover table."
"Classic Judaica is much more decorative, embossed with images like Jerusalem, the Seven Species, ancient elements and more," Aharoni said. "I want to design objects that correspond with the language of the whole home, instead of being estranged to it."
Another Israeli brand, Studio Armadillo, has taken the Seder plate in new directions as well, along with the matzo cover and the matzo plate. Gone is the white-and-gold embroidery, gone is the generic square tray. Instead, Armadillo's matzo cover is shibori-dyed; the matzo plate is a square, white ode to modernism; and the Seder plate is a puzzle of wood and ceramic bowls. The plate itself is modular and can be taken apart and used as pomegranate-shaped coasters; a lone Star of David coaster is situated in the middle. Another new version is a rotating, tambourine-inspired Seder plate, made of acrylic, glass, and brass. Behind Studio Armadillo are Hadas Kruk and Anat Stein, two friends who met during their studies at Israel's Holon Institute of Technology. Their studio has been open for nearly 20 years, and the array of clever Passover plates has been recently expanding. "We decided to focus on Judaica after acknowledging that there's a large audience, in the U.S. primarily, that aspires to include modern, current design in their modern Jewish lives," the two said in an interview for the lifestyle website Portfolio in 2019. Even further, small brands like the Tel Aviv-based Nora Pottery Art and famous design authorities like Jonathan Adler have recently issued Passover plates that forgo illustrations altogether, only the shape, mindful of the symbolic foods, remains.
The aspiration to bridge the gap between the evolving taste and aesthetic of Jews worldwide and the ritualistic tools that serve them goes beyond Passover. Tal and Roy Yahalomi, the couple behind Yahalomis, make a cool, modular version of Shabbat candlesticks back in Israel, using lava rocks and clay created from local basalt rocks, alongside slick, atypical hamsas and reserved ceramic mezuzah cases. "The world of design is changing, and there's much more awareness of aesthetics and proper respect for design in all areas of life," said Roy. "We look at traditional Judaica and try to make our products specific with the minimal amount of details, so they're both classic and modern."
When San Francisco-based Kristin Eriko Posner, the founder of Nourish Co., was looking for Judaica pieces to include in her wedding registry, she couldn't find anything that matched the sensibilities of her home. The daughter of a Japanese American father and a Japanese mother, Posner married a Jewish man and converted to Judaism. "I wanted our ritual objects to be Jewish Japanese—everything was, on one hand, mass produced, or these beautiful pieces by artists that weren't accessible to a young couple," she said. Nourish Co. came shortly after, in late 2019; so far, the brand offers a challah cover, ritual cups, and a candle tray, all in small editions. The cups refer to the Japanese art of kintsugi (the repair of broken pottery with liquid gold), as each one is slightly chipped and adorned in white gold. The key is inclusive, multipurpose objects: "My challah cover has no Hebrew on it, for example," Posner said. "I felt like a lot of my Jewish friends don't speak or read Hebrew, and I didn't want it to say 'Shabbat Shalom,' so you could also use it as a tea towel."
Posner thought the main target audience for her new brand would be "people in a similar age range as me, people who are building a home for the first time," but she said that many customers were older Jews, "matriarchs, who purchase gifts for their children—they, too, see the value in updating things. It's really touching and encouraging." Her intention, however, isn't to reinvent ritual objects entirely. "There are many beautiful family heirlooms, passed in the family for generations," she said. "It's not about canceling, it's about reinterpreting."
Posner is surprised that many young couples are requesting a good-looking Havdalah set—probably the last ritualistic stone yet unturned. "This makes me think that people are craving ritual, and going back to practicing things that their families maybe even didn't do," she said. Judaism continuously rebrands itself, hand in hand with technology and food trends, and it's only natural for elements of a home to follow suit. And as new generations of Jews rediscover tradition, they want Judaica to reflect their tastes, too.
Flora Tsapovsky is a San Francisco-based food and culture writer.
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Silver Peak accelerates WAN appliances
By Kevin Komiega
—Silver Peak Systems has introduced the NX-9000 Acceleration Appliance, the newest and biggest member in its family of NX systems, with 10Gbps interfaces, wire-speed encryption, de-duplication, and a new set of acceleration techniques that minimize latency caused by "chatty" protocols such as TCP.
The NX-9000 includes two 10Gbps interfaces and four 1Gbps interfaces with EtherChannel bonding for physical connectivity between Silver Peak's appliances and network elements, which is required for deployment in data-center environments. The interfaces yield support for up to 4Gbps of bidirectional LAN traffic and 1Gbps of bidirectional WAN traffic, with an 8TB local data store available for de-duplication over a WAN.
"It's becoming increasingly common for enterprises to deploy Gigabit WAN connections using MPLS, IP VPNs, and similar 'shared' technologies," says Jeff Aaron, Silver Peak's director of marketing. "With the NX appliances, enterprises get the most out of their WAN connections—from small branch offices to large data centers."
The NX-9000 supports the same features as the rest of the company's appliances, including packet loss prevention and packet reordering. Aaron says speed is paramount for Silver Peak's customers, but users are beginning to factor network integrity into the evaluation process.
"Enterprises are becoming more and more concerned about network integrity," says Aaron. "How well the appliance handles packet loss is a new concern. Users are running this stuff over the Internet, which means packets are inevitably going to get dropped or delivered out of order, which affects real-time applications like replication, voice, and video—anything that's latency sensitive."
Silver Peak addresses lost and out-of-order packets in real time using adaptive Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Packet Order Correction (POC) techniques. In addition, queuing/scheduling and application-based quality of service (QoS) policies help enterprises avoid congestion and prioritize critical applications.
The NX-9000 can also connect to more remote offices than previous models with support for 256,000 simultaneous TCP flows, enabling hundreds of offices to connect to a single NX data-center appliance and more traffic to flow between devices.
The NX-9000 was designed with large enterprise data centers in mind, enabling applications such as SAN-based replication on 1Gbps and faster WAN links, large-scale server and branch office consolidation projects, and centralized network backup and recovery for thousands of branch and remote users.
The appliances feature RAID with redundant power supplies and can be deployed with fail-over and load balancing between devices.
NX series appliances are managed using Silver Peak's Web-based Appliance Manager, which provides remote device management, network monitoring, and application performance analysis. The software provides device management, alarms, monitoring, and graphing tools to evaluate network and application performance data. Larger deployments are managed using the company's Global Management System (GMS).
The NX-9000 will be available in August with a price tag of approximately $259,995.
This article was originally published on May 27, 2008

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The Forest will be an open-world survival horror game
Posted 9 years ago by Alasdair Duncan
Come closer and see, see into the trees
The Forest is one of the more intriguing titles to come through Steam's Greenlight program but all we've known about the title itself is that it's an open-world horror game. Set in a forest. Thankfully we've got some more details from a Eurogamer interview with developer Endnight Games. Players will control the survivor of a plane crash, lost in a lush wilderness who just has to survive. Trouble is there's some pesky cannibals in the forest and they're peckish.
"We wanted to create a world where we could drop the player into and give them free range to do whatever they want," explains creative director Ben Falcone. "Similar to something like Minecraft where a lot of the fun comes from decisions that you make." Endnight is attempting something really ambitious here; an open-world survival game that has an ending, but not necessarily one you'll find. Players will compete for leaderboard status and will see who can last the longest.
My main concern with the idea of melding a vast playing area and horror comes from pacing; really good horror works when you get periods of calm before sharp jolts of terror. Giving the player freedom to explore and take the game at their own pace might be rewarding but may lessen the impact of the scarier aspects of The Forest. Still I'm excited to see how more of the game and there's a beta due in a few months that I'd like to get my hands on.
Ambitious open-world horror game The Forest detailed [Eurogamer]
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RIP MICHAEL BLACK
The Black family would like to express our gratitude for the outpouring of love and grace that we have experienced over the last few days and thank our Lord Jesus Christ for His sustaining power that will carry us through this challenging time.
Michael's life is a message - our hope is that the pain we are feeling can be used to challenge all of us to not take life for granted, to truly live each moment to its fullest potential. Those of you who were close to Michael knew that he was always the life of the party, he was fully alive and he had a huge heart. He loved people and was always willing to reach out and make new friends. From leading teams in Africa, to inspiring his football, baseball, and rugby mates to reach for excellence, Michael was always looking to serve the people around him.
Michael had recently overcome so many challenges. He was making great decisions, doing well in school, and he was laughing deep laughter for the first time in a while. Hours before his death, he received an A on his English mid-term and was joking with his college counselors! He was truly a fighter to the very end. In spite of Michael's heroic efforts and a lot of support, these last few months, he has continued to struggle with the mental illness of depression. Michael was an All American athlete, a fierce competitor, a great student and he was particularly frustrated that he could not overcome this darkness. In a moment of deep despair Tuesday night, he took his life.
We are so thankful for his life and thankful for the time we got to spend with him. He was a son, a warrior and always strived for perfection.
Please continue to pray for us as we walk through this difficult time.
A fund has been set up to help offset the tremendous costs involved. Donations can be sent electronically, and tax deductible at:
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Click "Give" on the menu line
Click "Give Online" (new people will have to set up an account - it's very easy).
Click the "Give Now" button Under the "Give to" button, select "Memorials" from the drop down menu
Tab to the box to the right and select "Mike Black Memorial Fund" (it's currently the only choice).
The memorial service for Michael will be held Sunday, April 21st at 4 pm at Newlife Church, 11025 Voyager Pkwy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80921.
Our continued thoughts and Prayers to the family and everyone effected by this tragedy. If you are a member of the RUCKUS Family make sure and show your respects.
It is never easy losing someone to suicide. Anyone that choses suicide will never understand the pain that he or she has left behind for the rest of the family members life. This is a war - Life is Peaks and Valleys and its never easy. I've always been fascinated by that verse in the book of James that says our lives pass like a vapor. That's a realization that is very hard to internalize, until times like this happen... Then it hits me like a ton of bricks. I wish I could spend less time feeling the urgency of things that aren't actually urgent, and spend more time exchanging meaning with those people and causes that matter most in my life.
I'm here in St. Louis with the Black Family, and its so sad in the way that funerals remind us, in very different ways, about how short our lives really are. I found this video that hit me really hard. I wanted to share it with you guys. It's a film made by Jeroen Wolf who took to the streets of Amsterdam and asked people to look into the camera and simply state their age. It begins with a baby and ends with a woman in her hundredth year.
It's only like two minutes long, but the amazing thing is it feels just like life. It starts slow as though we are going to walk the earth forever, then suddenly at around twenty-seven, the voices change and the faces are suddenly adult. Then suddenly everybody seems old, then suddenly older, then as though they are in their final years, then it's over.
The scary thing about life is it feels so very long, and by the time you realize it's short, you've lived most of it.
Memorial T Shirts for Michael are available HERE, they are branded with his name, rugby number, and deathcrew logo. Let his life be a testament of Strength and Honour. He will be dearly missed...
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'Their Finest' Welsh Premiere
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Bill Nighy joined guests for a red carpet Welsh premiere of Pinewood Pictures' latest film, Their Finest, last night at Cardiff's Royal College of Music and Drama.
Hosted by the Welsh Government, BAFTA Cymru and Pinewood Pictures, the film's producer Amanda Posey attended, alongside screenwriter Gaby Chiappe and Lissa Evans, author of the original book Their Finest Hour and a Half.
The film follows the misadventures of a British film crew struggling to make a patriotic film to boost morale during the London Blitz in World War II. Alongside lead actress Gemma Arterton, cast includes Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy as a fading matinee idol, as well as Richard E Grant, Rachael Stirling, Jeremy Irons and Helen McCrory.
Their Finest opens in cinemas across the UK through Lionsgate on 21 April and will see director Lone Scherfig reunited with producer Amanda Posey (An Education) collaborating for the first time with award-winning producer Stephen Woolley.
First look at the 'Mindhorn' trailer
Get the first look at the trailer for Mindhorn, with Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby!
Barrett stars as Richard Thorncroft, a washed-up actor luvvie who pines for the past glories of his former career starring as MI5 Special Operative Bruce Mindhorn, a TV detective with an bionic lie-detecting eye that allows him to quite literally "see the truth". When a delusional killer phones the Isle of Man police saying that he will only talk to Detective Mindhorn, the police decide they have to find the actor who played him to take the killer's next call and lure him into custody.
Mindhorn is in cinemas from 5th May.
Loss of Steve Christian, CinemaNX and Pinewood Pictures founder
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We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected loss of our dear friend Steve Christian. Steve founded CinemaNX and then founded and headed up Pinewood Pictures when CinemaNX merged with Pinewood. His warmth, intelligence and sense of fun as well as his vision and contributions to our industry will be greatly missed.
Please read more on Screen.
First Look Exclusive at 'Where Hands Touch'
The first still for 'Where Hands Touch' has been released. The newest project from acclaimed director Amma Asante follows the story of fifteen-year-old Leyna (Amandla Stenberg), daughter of a white German mother and a black father. She meets Lutz (George MacKay), the son of a prominent SS officer, and a member of the Hitler Youth. They fall helplessly in love, putting their lives at risk as all around them the persecution of Jews and those deemed 'non-pure' slowly unfolds. Discover more in Variety.
"Their Finest" Selected at Sundance 2017
"Their Finest" has been selected as part of the Spotlight programme at Sundance 2017. It joins a collection of films designed as a tribute to the cinema that Sundance programmers loved most from the past year.
"Their Finest" is directed by Lone Scherfig ("An Eduction," "The Riot Club") and premiered to excellent reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It tells the story of Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton), an untested screenwriter during World War II who is tasked with creating a morale-boosting film to help push Britain to victory and combines the quick-fire repartee of a screwball battle of the sexes with the reality of film-making in London during the Blitz.
Lionsgate will release "Their Finest" in Spring next year.
For more information on the Sundance 2017 selections check out Screen Daily.
'Mindhorn' Wins Audience Award for Best Film at Leeds Film Festival
'Mindhorn' has won the Audience Award for Best Film at the 30th Leeds Internation Film Festival. The festival, which ran from the 3rd to the 17th of November, made the announcement yesterday on social media. 'Mindhorn' had to beat out starry competition such as Mel Gibson's 'Hacksaw Ridge,' 'A Monster Calls' starring Liam Neeson, and Amma Asante's 'A United Kingdom' to take home the prize.
'Mindhorn' was written by the combined comedy minds of Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby and stars Barratt as Richard Thorncroft, a washed up actor who's forced to return to his most famous role – the titular TV detective Mindhorn – to help solve a murder case on the Isle of Man. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw describes the film as "wildly silly and raucous" in his 4* review and it will be released next year by Studio Canal.
WWII Drama 'Where Hands Touch' Starts Shooting
With backing from Pinewood Pictures and the Isle of Man Government, wartime drama Where Hands Touch has started shooting in Belgium.
Directed by Amma Asante (Belle, A United Kingdom), Where Hands Touch tells the story of a bi-racial German teenager (Amandla Stenberg - The Hunger Games) who falls in love with a member of the Hitler Youth (George Mackay - Pride) as World War II approaches its bitter end in 1944.
Abbie Cornish (Bright Star), Christopher Eccleston (28 Days Later) and Tom Sweet (The Childhood of A Leader) also star.
For more information, check out Screen Daily.
Mindhorn Nominated for BIFA Award
"Mindhorn" screenwriters Simon Farnaby and Julian Barratt have been nominated in the new Debut Screenwriter category at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards. The Pinewood Pictures financed film was amongst 32 British features selected from 130 submissions.
Julian Barratt, from "The Mighty Boosh" plays a washed-up actor given the opportunity to redeem himself and his career by reprising his iconic television role – Detective Mindhorn, a sleuth with a robotic truth-telling eye – to catch a deranged killer at loose on the Isle of Man.
Directed by Sean Foley and written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby, "Mindhorn" also stars Essie Davis, Richard McCabe and Steve Coogan.
The winners will be announced on 4th December at the BIFAs ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London.
'Their Finest' selected in TIFF 2016 Line-Up
The Toronto International Film Festival have announced part of the line-up for the 2016 festival, which includes the gala presentation and world premiere of Pinewood Pictures' financed Their Finest.
The production also utilised Pinewood Digital and shot on F Stage at Pinewood Studios and on location in Wales.
Directed by Lone Scherfig (The Riot Club, An Education, One Day), the period comedy-drama combines the quick-fire repartee of a screwball battle of the sexes with the reality of film-making in London during the Blitz. It's a witty, warm-hearted, and moving portrayal of a young woman screenwriter finding her way in matters of life, death, and the heart. It features a sterling British cast including Gemma Arterton, Bill Nighy, Jeremy Irons, Jack Huston, and Richard E. Grant.
The full film schedule will become available on the TIFF website from 23rd August.
Welsh Government invests in development of High-End TV
The Welsh Government, advised by Pinewood Pictures, has invested in the development of a High-End television series, Minotaur, from the ambitious, North Wales based production company, Mad as Birds.
It is the second television project supported by the Welsh Government's Media Investment Budget.
The series will be written by Celyn Jones, actor/writer behind Set Fire to the Stars, and tells a darkly original, unique tale of human redemption and fear. It will be set between France and North Wales and has already attracted the attention of major global talent who wish to be involved.
Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure Ken Skates said: "I am particularly pleased the Media Investment Budget is supporting home grown talent like Mad as Birds and that our funding will ensure the majority of filming takes place in Wales.
"TV and film productions provide work for a wide range of freelancers, creative industry companies and local businesses that create economic benefits for the region."
"The Media Investment Budget has successfully invested in a number of high profile films that have boosted the economy and helped raise the profile and expertise of the creative industries in Wales."
Sean Marley, Director of Mad as Birds, said: "Minotaur is an exciting take on the crime thriller genre and a poignant character study from the creative mind of Celyn Jones, an emerging Welsh talent. We're delighted to have attracted funding from this new partnership and that they share our belief in the worldwide potential of this Welsh based drama series."
Robert Norris, Senior Vice President of Pinewood Pictures, said: "We are delighted to bring Media Investment Budget funding to this exciting Welsh-based TV project – original and compelling drama of this sort is exactly what we are looking for."
The project is aiming for pre-production in early 2017.


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Home Awareness Events Notables at AIM with Congresswoman Geraldine Roman on Equality: Is it achievable?
Notables at AIM with Congresswoman Geraldine Roman on Equality: Is it achievable?
Honorable Congresswoman Geraldine Roman of 1st District of Bataan
Congresswoman Roman is the first featured speaker of Notables at AIM kicks-off last November 28, 2019, at Fuller Hall. AIM, Makati City.
Equality is a BIG word in our society. I did some reading and found something interesting about it. As per Merriam Webster online, Equality defines as the quality or state of being equal. Yours truly transcribe and have an understanding that and refers to having the same amount or equal treatment when it comes to different aspects of life whether it is related to socio-political or economic. As long as there is an opportunity available out there, I think we need to and have respect for each other (or sometimes, it depends on or let say a case to case basis).
With the recent issues happening in the past, I also found this online. Gender Equality for Men and Women.
"Gender Equality" refers to the principle asserting the equality of men and women and their right to enjoy equal conditions realizing their full human potentials to contribute to and benefit from the results of development, and with the State recognizing that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. - Section 4, 12-E Republic Act No. 9710: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN.
How are these things co-related to Notables At AIM? A speaker series and a forum with a topic of Equality: Is it achievable?
Overview of Notables At AIM?
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Master of Business Management (MBM) Batch 1995 has launched Notables at AIM, a nontraditional speaker series hosted by an array of luminaries with expertise and insight on relevant topics. Thought leaders and captains of industry are invited to engage not only with the AIM community but with the public in attendance as well.
AIM MBM '95 holds first-ever Notables at AIM speaker series
With the event open to controversial figures, in order to spur intelligent dialogue on challenging issues, the organizers saw it fitting to invite as their first featured speaker the first openly transgender woman elected to the Congress of the Philippines, Hon. Geraldine Roman, who has snagged headlines for her bold efforts in advocating for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights, 'The Bataan representative's talk focused on equality and inclusivity in the society.
During the talk and Q & A, it is an eye-opener for everyone especially to those who are watching live via facebook and listening onsite that acceptance in the family, community, and society is very important.
Respect and obey the law whether it is in your family, friends, school, and government institutions. In such a way, we could move forward and have a happy life to live. Also, Equal treatment at work or offices where each and everyone will excel in the field of their expertise and help build their future.
Marc Ablaza, Master of Business Management (MBM) Batch 1995 Representative
Explained that the speaker series is no ordinary speaking engagement. "it provides a much-needed arena for an informed and purposeful exchange on relevant issues,
He also emphasized the relevance of creating conversations about the event's topic, "The third out of the seven fundamental human needs is the need to belong or connection. It comes after subsistence and security, and growth and understanding. Inclusivity addresses and fulfills that need. How do we achieve it? We temper if not altogether do away with discrimination. How do we go about it? We start with intelligent discourse. This is why and how Notables at AIM came to be. We are going to talk about inclusivity in the workplace for increased productivity; in our institutions and industries for growth, and in our communities for general wellbeing. Inclusivity critical yet complicated humanitarian issue Let's start engaging with it."
AIM MBM Batch '95 organized Notables at AIM to further the renowned international management school's advocacy in providing quality education. The batch also hopes to raise funds for scholarships.
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I've loved being by and in the ocean for as long as I can remember. I spent every summer of my childhood on beaches and riding waves in the north-eastern United States, and in my career I've been lucky enough to work at some of the most beautiful and remote beaches in the world. I've worked with penguins in Antarctica, Hawaiian monk seals on the atolls of the north-western Hawaiian islands, seals and dolphins in Maine, and manatees in Central America and some of the most spectacular places in western Africa. Although I am especially fascinated by marine mammals, I enjoy learning about all marine life and have worked with seabirds, sea turtles, fish and moray eels. I received my Bachelor's degree in Biology from St Lawrence University, my Masters in Marine Biology at the Boston University Marine Program in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and I'm currently completing my PhD at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. Although I've spent the past 25 years primarily studying marine mammal behaviour, I decided to learn some new techniques for my PhD research: genetics as a tool to determine manatee population boundaries and sizes in Africa; and stable isotope analysis to determine what manatees eat. My husband is an African turtle researcher and we often work together in the field, so we make a pretty good team! We're based in Senegal, West Africa, and Gainesville, Florida, USA.


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Night Portrait
Installation View | April 2012
Night Portrait, a series of large and medium scale oil paintings, in combination with a selection of gouaches on paper, shows Michael Brophy continuing to expand his stylistic vocabulary and subject matter. Particularly well known for familiar scenes of the Pacific Northwest, with this show Brophy merges his interest in contemporary human experience and landscape with a graphic sense inspired by Old Master painters such as Piero della Francesca and Giotto. Specifically, he paints portraits of the night. Scenes of earth and sky are dark, still, and iconic.
Northwest artist Michael Brophy graduated in 1985 from the Pacific Northwest College of Art, where he has also taught. He has shown extensively in the Northwest in both solo and group exhibitions. His work is in collections including Microsoft, the Multnomah County Library Collection, the Portland Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, OSU Library in Corvallis, and the City of Portland, OR. Public commissions include Portland's City Hall, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in Wasco, OR, and most recently Mt. Rainier High School in Des Moines, WA.


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The Interrogator
April 7, 2017 by Tom
Tags: hamish linklater, legion, marvel comics
In Legion, Clark is an Interrogator (Hamish Linklater) for the government's Division 3. After suffering third degree burns to 40% of his body, he undergoes a lengthy recovery process before exacting revenge on David Haller and the Summerland mutants who scarred him.
Burn and Scar Makeup Kit
Wolf's Head Walking Cane
Burgundy Two-Piece Suit
Burgundy Dress Shirt
Black Oxford Dress Shoes
Gwenpool, full name Gwendolyn Poole, is Marvel's amalgam of Gwen Stacy and Deadpool. She made her debut on a variant cover of Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #2 and has since starred in her own series, The Unbelievable Gwenpool.
August 5, 2019 by Real Human Bean
Spider-Man Stealth Suit
In the MCU film Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) debuts a new suit known as the Stealth Suit. It is also referred to as the "Night Monkey" suit after a bad lie by Peter Parker to cover up his identity. This suit is meant to disguise Spider-Man being in Europe at the same time as Peter.
Killmonger
In Black Panther, Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), full name Erik Stevens or N'Jadaka, is a special ops soldier trying to overthrow his cousin T'Challa, who is the Black Panther and king of Wakanda. Killmonger has very different views on how Wakanda should be ruled.
October 5, 2018 by Tom
After investigative journalist Eddie Brock (Topher Grace / Tom Hardy) becomes the host of an alien symbiote, he develops superhuman strength and an ultra-violent alter ego, becoming Venom. Brock is the second human that the alien symbiote bonds with, Peter Parker being the first, and soon Venom becomes one of Spider-Man's greatest arch-enemies.
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Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) is the superhero identity of Carol Danvers, a former U.S. Air Force pilot whose DNA was accidentally fused with a Kree, which imbued her with superhuman strength, energy projection, and flight. When Earth is caught in the middle of an intergalactic conflict between two alien factions, it's Captain Marvel to the rescue.


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Discover the Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid
The price of gas just keeps going up, and because of that, many Austin drivers are making the switch to hybrid or electric cars. The 2022 Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid is an excellent choice if you want to spend less on gas! A plug-in hybrid vehicle offers the best of two worlds – the power and freedom to roam that you get in a gas engine and the fuel efficiency of an electric car. With a total range of nearly 350 miles and all the top-of-the-line features you expect in a Honda sedan, there's plenty to love about the Honda Clarity plug-in hybrid, including the Honda Clarity lease!
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Prince Royce are hitting the road in 2016 and kicking it all off on June 29th in Laredo, TX.
Royce is out in support of his new album, Five.
Straight out of the Bronx, NY, Geoffrey Royce Rojas, known by his stage name Prince Royce, is a singer and songwriter who rose to fame after the release of his singles, "Stand by Me" and "Corazón Sin Cara". Royce began his life in music early and had a label deal by the age of 19.
On April 10, 2012, Royce released his second studio album, Phase II, which reached number-one on both the US Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts. The album featured the hit singles "Las Cosas Pequeñas" and "Incondicional" and was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Fusion Album. Other popular singles that Royce has released are "Stuck on a Feeling" featuring Snoop Dogg and "Back It Up" featuring Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull.
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Today witnessed one of the truly lowest points of modern presidential politics.
I'm actually blown away by Hillary's sheer desperation at this point. The email revelations of the last week must have rattled the Clinton campaign, because Cankles erupted like a blast-furnace of smears, lies, aspersions, and guilt-by-association attacks. She's sunk lower than ever before. It was ugly.
See, "Hillary Clinton's Desperate, Shameful Speech on Donald Trump and the 'Alt Right'."


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Hope Street Trust give more patients access to remote rehabilitation thanks to funding
The Care Plus Group Charitable Trust has recently donated £1,855 to the Hope Street Trust to be used for the benefit of Hope Specialist Service patients, as they continue to support people with mobility and respiratory problems.
The donation has enabled the Hope Street Trust to purchase five android tablet devices, with built in broadband, to offer patients the ability to join a ten week Falls or Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme from the comfort and safety of their own homes.
The use of the tablet devices will also reduce the number of hospital admissions and GP appointments, as the patients learn how to self-manage their condition through their participation in the rehabilitation programme.
Rachel Branson, Treasurer of the Hope Street Trust, said: "Thank you so much to Care Plus Group Charitable Trust for providing funds for the tablet devices. The grant will be a huge help to Hope's patients and staff as the service continues to offer rehabilitation programmes via Zoom.
"We have found that a significant number of patients have no internet or access to Smart devices. By providing them with tablet devices for the duration of the 10 week programme we can speed up their ability to access pre-assessment appointments and rehabilitation programmes, as we do not anticipate being able to offer gym-based rehab until 2021.
"There are also patients who, for reasons such as anxiety or high risk of infection, are unable to leave their homes to attend a gym-based programme. For them, remote rehab is actually a better option than gym-based sessions. We therefore plan to continue offering remote rehab alongside gym-based sessions when we are able to re-start them post-COVID 19."
Lisa Revell, Trustee of Care Plus Group Charitable Trust, said: "As a charity we were delighted to support the Hope Street Trust with their application for five tablet devices. The Trust exists to support individuals or groups with funds or equipment that will benefit the health and wellbeing of community members across North East Lincolnshire, and Hope will do just this."
To date, The Care Plus Group Charitable Trust has provided more than £93,000 to more than 90 community projects across North East Lincolnshire since its inception in 2016.
Neil Cartwright, Trustee of Care Plus Group Charitable Trust, said: "The Care Plus Group Charitable Trust continues to provide additional support and resources to improve the lives of people and communities across North East Lincolnshire.
"The diversity of projects being funded shows that local communities have a passion for improving the health and quality of life for people within the area. We would encourage anyone with a project that could make a difference to their local community to explore how the Charitable Trust could help them."
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Building consent and Code Compliance Certificate for compliance with the Building Act and regulations.
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If you are not sure whether you need a building consent or resource consent, contact the Council on (03) 941 8999 to discuss with a Duty Building Consent Officer or Planner.
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Freddie Mac says percentage of homeowners tapping their equity through mortgage refinancing falls to lowest level since 2004.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The percentage of homeowners who refinanced with a Freddie Mac-owned loan in the first quarter of 2008 and received mortgages with loan amounts higher than their original mortgages, fell to the lowest levels since early 2004.
New figures show that 56% of homeowners with Freddie Mac (FRE, Fortune 500) owned loans received more than $29 billion in home equity through refinancing in the quarter. This represents the smallest cash-out refinancing percentage since the second quarter of 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2007 77% of refinances involved cash out.
Because credit has become more difficult to get, the quality of borrowers qualifying for cash-out refinance loans has significantly increased, said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Economy.com.
"Lenders are only refinancing those with 50% equity or more," he said. "There are a lot of home owners out there who don't have any debt besides their mortgage."
Zandi said many of these prime borrowers decided to refinance as interest rates have sharply declined. Freddie Mac expects 30-year fixed mortgage rates to average between 5.8% and 6.0% for prime loans over 2008.


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City promises to cut red tape for neighbourhood playgrounds, splash parks
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Published on: August 30, 2018 | Last Updated: August 30, 2018 4:56 PM MDT
Joshua Genest, 9, plays in the water on a plus 30 degrees Celcius day at McKernan Spray Park. Community leagues work with the city to get these facilities built but have been struggling with what they see as an overly onerous process. Ian Kucerak / Postmedia
Edmonton officials promised to increase flexibility and cut red tape around funding for neighbourhood playgrounds, community gardens, tennis courts and other amenities.
Auditor David Wiun dug into the issue Thursday, telling council's audit committee half of the neighbourhood volunteers who tried to get something built locally were disappointed with the city process.
Volunteers had to fill out so many repetitive forms, they ranked paperwork as an even bigger challenge than raising money — in many cases hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Approvals often took years, involved many different city departments, and the costs were unclear. Some leagues were charged three per cent extra for the city's project management while others were not.
This matters deeply to communities, Wiun said. "Many residents have a personal connection to their city and communities in the same way they do to their homes."
City councillors didn't seem surprised but expressed concern at what this was doing to volunteers.
"The last thing we want to do as a city is disempower volunteers," said Coun. Michael Walters, saying these small projects aren't celebrated in the city budget but add up to something very significant to the city.
"This shouldn't be a four-year process to build a playground," added Coun. Andrew Knack, before councillors voted to follow this issue closely. Officials set up a task force with community league members and will report back next February on what changes they've made.
Making neighbourhoods like home
The audit likely struck home partly because it goes to the heart of something unique to Edmonton — the community league system that harnesses the enthusiasm of volunteers to make neighbourhoods feel like home.
Most neighbourhoods have a community league, some of which are more than 100 years old. They help rally parents and other volunteers when the playground, tennis courts, splash pads, the central hall or other amenities need to be renewed. They're responsible to research what's needed, consult with neighbours, raise funds and apply for permits and grants.
Introduce flexibility
City manager Linda Cochrane said what happened is that early on, the city had less oversight on these projects and several went a bit off the rails. When staff had to go to council several years ago to ask for funding to cover the overspend, they were criticized for a lack of accountability.
It seems that caused the city corporation to swing the other way.
In response, staff will go back and ensure all the forms and oversight is exactly what's necessary, look at creating different streams based on the size and risk of the project, and ensure one department has ownership of the whole process, said Cochrane. "It's time to look at our processes and introduce some flexibility."
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Berlin is the German music capital – with the ECHO Awards, the Clubmatcher for partygoers and many musical top events.
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Berlin calls the tune
Berlin, 22 March 2012 When today evening the renowned German music award, ECHO, will be presented, Berlin will be the "place to be" and host for the international music scene. For the eleventh time in a row the glamorous award presentation takes place in Berlin and attracts not only many national and international music stars, but also tourists to the city.
"The city is marked by an internationally successful music industry, artists, festivals and a hip club scene. In other words: this is where the music action is. The metropolis offers an inspiring environment and is hence a magnet for creative guests from all over the world", says visitBerlin CEO Burkhard Kieker.
The music industry shapes the image of Berlin and is an important business driver for the city: more than 1,800 music companies have their headquarters in Berlin. These include Universal Music – one of the largest music labels in the world, the music TV stations MTV and Viva as well as many young labels. Internationally recognised orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Staatskapelle with Daniel Barenboim as well as renowned music universities and schools stand for Berlin as a music capital. The industry safeguards around 13,800 jobs. The sales revenues of the music industry amount to approximately EUR 1 billion per year.*
Clubmatcher – the guide through Berlin's club scene
Berlin's diverse club environment attracts partygoers from all over the world. In co-operation with the Club Commission Berlin, visitBerlin has developed an online tool which offers visitors to the city a guide through Berlin's club scene. On the web portal clubmatcher.de the eight most important stereotypes of the Berlin club environment are presented – from the "Hipster" via the "DJ Groupie" to the "Gay Gent". The user selects a matching profile which corresponds in terms of music taste, style and scene, can listen to music examples and receives proposals for clubs and events. iPhone and Android users can use the mobile version of the website on http://m.clubmatcher.de.
Musical top events 2012
Festival Days of the State Opera Berlin: Easter time is opera time. Under the baton of conductor Daniel Barenboim the audience will experience international stars, opera productions and concerts.
Schillertheater, 30.03.-09.04.2012, www.staatsoper-berlin.de
Carnival of Cultures: Floats with artists from 80 nations invite spectators to celebrate and party with traditional dances and acrobatic performances.
Blücherplatz, 25.-28.05.2012, www.karneval-berlin.de
Fête de la Musique: This is how Berlin celebrates the beginning of summer. On around 90 open-air stages live music will be offered free-of-charge for a full day throughout the city – from jazz via pop to rock.
Various venues downtown, 21.06.2012, www.fetedelamusique.de
Classic Open Air: Gendarmenmarkt has provided for 20 years already every summer the backdrop to this festival. On five evenings classical and modern concepts are accompanied on one of the most beautiful squares in Europe by light, laser shows and fireworks.
Gendarmenmarkt 5 to 9 July 2012, www.classicopenair.de
Berlin Music Week: At the beginning of September the capital city celebrates its status as music metropolis. The festival takes electronic beats to the hangars of the former Tempelhof Airport. Apart from the Berlin club night, there are lectures on core issues of the music industry.
Various venues, 05-09.09.2012, www.berlin-music-week.de
Berlin Music Days: This is the meeting place for stars of the electronic music scene. During the BerMuDays workshops, exhibitions and fashion events on electronic music take place. For the BerMuNights parties and label events are organised in the Berlin clubs.
Various venues downtown, November 2012, www.bermuda-berlin.de
Further information on the music metropolis Berlin: clubmatcher.de and www.visitBerlin.de.
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Starting in the seventies, Band formed Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his films, Band created Empire Pictures in the early eighties. Through Empire, he could produce and distribute his films ensuring proper distribution and return on profits. Empire entered the video market with Wizard Video during this time, which also released films by others in addition to Empire product. At the height of its run, Empire produced 12 theatrical and 12 direct to video films a year. Wizard would also produce two games for the Atari 2600 in 1982: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween both based on the films of the same names and both quite controversial at the time for the levels of violence. Citing the fall of the Italian lira, the Rome based Empire closed its doors in the late eighties and Band returned to the States. There he formed Full Moon Productions which was quickly changed to Full Moon Entertainment and later became Full Moon Studios and Full Moon Features before settling on the current Full Moon Pictures. During this time, Band produced exclusively with Paramount Home Video before parting ways with that company in 1994. Since then, Full Moon has been an independent company, producing and distributing solely for the home market. Notable side companies have included Moonbeam Entertainment, Filmonsters, Action Xtreme and Pulsepounders all of which produced films aimed at kids and tweens as well as Torchlight Entertainment and Surrender Cinema which produced soft core films for the adult market. In addition, Monster Island Entertainment produced man in a rubber suit monster movies, Alchemy Entertainment later Big City Pictures created urban horror, and Pulp Fantasy Productions specialized in non Full Moon type horror. For a short time in the early 2000s, Full Moon became Shadow Entertainment when Band felt the company's product had strayed too far from the brand that he had created. During this time, many of the films were produced by J. R. Bookwalter's Tempe Entertainment. Since 2004, Band has taken a more active hand in the company, producing and directing almost every film released. Also in 2004, the Wizard Video line was reintroduced.
One of the few non-horror films he worked on was the Prehysteria trilogy, which were made by his family-oriented company Moonbeam Entertainment.
Full Moon ProductionsEdit
Puppet Master(1989)
Shadowzone (1989)
The Pit and the Pendulum (1990)
Crash and Burn (1990) (1990)
Subspecies1990)
Meridian: Kiss of the Beast(1990)
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
Netherworld (1991)
Trancers II (1991)
Demonic Toys (1991)
Dollman (1991)
Seedpeople (1992)
Bad Channels (1992)
Doctor Mordrid (1992)
Trancers III (1992)
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys (1993)
Puppet Master 4 (1993)
Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993)
Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1993)
Mandroid (1993)
Robot Wars (1993)
Trancers 4: Jack Of Swords (1993)
Trancers 5: Sudden Deth (1994)
Invisible: The Chronicles Of Benjamin Knight (1994)
Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994)
Shrunken Heads (1994)
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994)
Lurking Fear (1994)
Castle Freak (1995)
Backlash: Oblivion 2 (1995)
Vampire Journals (1997)
Hideous! (1997)
The Creeps (1997)
Shrieker (1998)
Talisman (1998)
Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)
Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm (1998)
Witchouse (1999)
Blood Dolls (1999)
Retro Puppet Master (1999)
Totem (1999)
The Dead Hate the Living! (1999)
Witchouse 2: Blood Coven (2000)
Horror Vision (2000)
Prison Of The Dead (2000)
Voodoo Academy (2000)
Witchouse 3: Demon Fire (2001)
Vengeance Of The Dead (2001)
Trancers 6 (2002)
Bleed (2002)
Speck (2002)
Hell Asylum (2002)
Jigsaw (2002)
Deathbed (2002)
Cut Throat (2002)
Groom Lake (2003)
Birthrite (2003)
Delta Delta Die (2003)
Dark Walker (2003)
Puppet Master: The Legacy (2004)
Dr. Moreau's House Of Pain (2004)
Horrific (2004)
Tomb Of Terror (2004)
Urban Evil (2004)
When Puppets and Dolls Attack! (2004)
Aliens Gone Wild! (2004)
Monsters Gone Wild! (2004)
Cinemaker (2005)
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Doll Graveyard (2005)
Petrified (2006)
Decadent Evil (2006)
Evil Bong (2007)
Decadent Evil II (2007)
Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (2008)
Dead Man's Hand (2008)
Skull Heads (2009)
Ricco (1973)
The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
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Oryzon's vafidemstat yields positive results in autism patients
Spanish biopharmaceutical firm Oryzon Genomics has reported that vafidemstat led to improvements in aggressive behaviour of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients enrolled in the Phase IIa REIMAGINE study.
Vafidemstat is a central nervous system (CNS) epigenetic drug designed to specifically inhibit lysine-specific histone demethylase 1 (LSD1) and monoamine oxidase B (MAOB).
The drug is said to mitigate cognitive impairment, including memory loss and neuroinflammation, and also has neuroprotective effects.
REIMAGINE is intended to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of the drug to treat aggression in adults with ASD, borderline personality disorder (BPD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
A total of 30 patients have been recruited for the eight-week, single-arm, open-label, basket study.
In the autism cohort of the trial, vafidemstat met the primary goal following two months of therapy.
Oryzon noted that significant global improvements were achieved on the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) of Severity (CGI-S) and Improvement (CGI-I) scales that measure aggressive behaviour.
In addition, the drug showed significant global improvement on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) total score and specific improvement on a subscale for agitation/aggression.
The improvement in the NPI is believed to indicate a broad psychiatric effect with potential for the treatment beyond aggressiveness.
The drug was also found to be safe and well-tolerated and did not show any significant adverse events in ASD patients.
Oryzon Genomics Clinical and Product Development vice-president Dr Michael Ropacki said: "The REIMAGINE trial of vafidemstat has now produced positive results in three debilitating psychiatric disorders with high-unmet medical need: ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
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The drug is being developed for the treatment of multiple CNS conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and aggressiveness in psychiatric disorder patients.
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Emergency general surgery: definition and estimated burden of disease.
BACKGROUND: Acute care surgery encompasses trauma, surgical critical care, and emergency general surgery (EGS). While the first two components are well defined, the scope of EGS practice remains unclear. This article describes the work of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma to define EGS. METHODS: A total of 621 unique International Classification of Diseases-9th Rev. (ICD-9) diagnosis codes were identified using billing data (calendar year 2011) from seven large academic medical centers that practice EGS. A modified Delphi methodology was used by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Committee on Severity Assessment and Patient Outcomes to review these codes and achieve consensus on the definition of primary EGS diagnosis codes. National Inpatient Sample data from 2009 were used to develop a national estimate of EGS burden of disease. RESULTS: Several unique ICD-9 codes were identified as primary EGS diagnoses. These encompass a wide spectrum of general surgery practice, including upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary and pancreatic disease, soft tissue infections, and hernias. National Inpatient Sample estimates revealed over 4 million inpatient encounters nationally in 2009 for EGS diseases. CONCLUSION: This article provides the first list of ICD-9 diagnoses codes that define the scope of EGS based on current clinical practices. These findings have wide implications for EGS workforce training, access to care, and research.


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[April 2008] Key realities about autism, vaccines, vaccine-injury compensation, Thimerosal, and autism-related research. Medical Veritas 2008 April; 5(1): 1610-1644, with Gary S. Goldman. The propaganda dispensed by Public health care and vaccine apologists is, at best, a weak attempt to rationalize the healthcare establishment's positions using all the tools of doublespeak or, as George Orwell's called it in his book 1984, "newspeak", to: (a) mislead, (b) distort reality, (c) pretend to communicate, (d) make the bad seem good, (e) avoid and/or shift responsibility, (f) make the negative appear positive, (g) create a false verbal map of the world, and (h) create dissonance between reality and what their narrative said or did not say.
Such propaganda often relies on half-truths and/or superficially logical, but foundationally flawed, phrasing. However, this propaganda is fundamentally flawed and based on pseudo-science or non-reviewable statistical studies of medical records, where, contrary to ethical science, the study design, data selection/rejection criteria, exact approach used to evaluate the data, and/or the original data itself are kept confidential making independent evaluation/verification of the published findings impossible.
Er, what about mercury etc?
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and its report have been shredded.
It isn't an argument any more, its a fact.
Cliche? That comment beggars belief. The rest is spot on.


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Michael Jordan Jokes About Being ''Another'' Crying Meme in Tearful Kobe Bryant Memorial Speech
Michael Jordan remembers his ''dear friend'' and ''little brother'' Kobe Bryant at the public memorial service on Monday, Feb. 24.
By Alyssa Morin Feb 24, 2020 8:33 PMTags
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The world is mourning a legend.
On Monday, people gathered around the Staples Center in Los Angeles to celebrate the life of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant.
The father-daughter duo passed away last month in a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif. Seven others were also on board the aircraft, however, there weren't any survivors.
Today, Bryant's family, friends and fans remembered his legacy and impact at the public memorial service, including his wife Vanessa Bryant, Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and so many others.
Michael Jordan, who called the late Lakers icon his "dear friend" and "little brother," honored him with an emotional and heartwarming speech.
In fact, the 57-year-old star joked that his crying would soon be turned into another meme, which lightened the mood and made the crowd laugh.
"I'm grateful to Vanessa and the Bryant family for the opportunity to speak today," Jordan began his speech, with tears streaming down his face.
Vanessa Bryant Gives Beautiful Speech Honoring Kobe Bryant and Daughter Gianna During Memorial
"I'm grateful to be here to honor Gigi and celebrate the gift that Kobe gave us all...," he said. "What he accomplished on the basketball court, as a businessman, as a father, in the game of basketball, in life, as a parent, Kobe left nothing in the tank he left it all on the floor."
"Maybe it surprised people that Kobe and I were very close friends... Kobe was my dear friend. He was like a little brother, everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe... all of us have brothers and sisters," he continued. "He used to call me, text me... Talking about post-up moves, footwork."
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Jordan explained that the late Lakers legend was an "inspiration" and someone that he "truly cared about." He also paid tribute to him as a father, husband and athlete.
"He was someone who was looking and trying to improve each and every day, not just in sports, but as a parent, as a husband I am inspired by what he's done and what he shared with Vanessa and what he shared with his kids," he shared.
In turn, that drive and passion really struck a chord with Jordan.
"He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be and as I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be," he expressed. "I got to know that he was trying to be a better person a better basketball player. We talked about business, we talked about prayer, we talked about everything... he was just trying to be a better person."
Lightening the mood, Jordan paused and joked he would soon be "another" meme on the internet.
"Now I'm going to have to look at another crying meme," he said, as tears flowed down his cheeks. "I told my wife I wouldn't do this because I didn't wanna see that for the next three or four years, but that's what Kobe does to you."
"He knows how to get to you in a way that affects you personally," Jordan continued. "Even though he could be a pain in the ass but he always, you had this sense of love for him in the way that he could bring out the best in you and he did that for me."
"Now I'll have to look at another crying meme...THAT is what Kobe Bryant does to me." - Michael Jordan. He's not wrong. 😂❤ #TwentyFourever pic.twitter.com/1kQ8W4a90h
— E! News (@enews) February 24, 2020
Closing his speech, Jordan expressed that we must all "live in the moment."
"No one knows how much time we have, that is why we must live in the moment, we must enjoy the moment, we must reach and see and spend as much time as we can with our families and friends and the people that we absolutely love," he said. "When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died and I know a piece of you died or else you wouldn't be here. Those are the memories that we have to live with."
He shared, "From this day forward, I will live with the memories of knowing that I had a little brother that I tried to help in every way I could. Please rest in peace, little brother."
To honor Kobe and Gianna's legacy, the Mamba and Mambacita Foundation provides opportunities to young people through sports. For more information or to donate, please click here.


La Tienda has built its reputation selling gourmet foods, wines and kitchen accessories imported from Spain.
Many customers order from the online website. But those living in the Greater Williamsburg area can enjoy first-hand the tastes of this Mediterranean country. Every weekend, La Tienda offers free wine tastings at its retail store and serves a variety of tapas and paella in its adjacent La Barra bistro.
The festivities begin with a Spanish-style happy hour from 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays in La Barra, the Spanish word for bar or bistro. The menu includes beer, wine, sangria and tapas from 4 to 6 p.m. followed by tapas and paella from 6 to 8 p.m.
"We offer half-priced glasses of wine and pitches of beer as well as half-prices on the sangria we make," says manager Karen Kamm. "We have the regular tapas and paella menu and drink menu that has all the wines we are featuring. People can also select wines from our wine room and bring a bottle to the table."
Tapas, or small plates, include Datiles con Tacino (dates stuffed with Manchego cheese and wrapped in bacon), Boquerones en Vinagre (mild white anchovies served with Galacian bread) and Berenjenas con Miel (fried eggplant drizzled with honey and sprinkled with sea salt and thyme).
"Folks enjoy coming out for a glass of wine," says owner Don Harris. "It's fulfilling a need and seems to be popular with the young professionals in town."
La Barra takes reservations or walk-ins until 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, but stays open later in the Spanish tradition of late dining. "My goal is to have the place packed at 10 or 11 p.m.," says Kamm.
Many groups or families gather for dinner to share a paella, the popular Spanish rice dish made with saffron, vegetables, and chicken and sausage or seafood cooked and served in a large shallow pan. Another choice would be a sampler of Spanish hams, said Kamm.
"Spain is known for its hams, and they're very different from Virginia hams," she said. "So people can sample the difference."
The eating and drinking continues with a free wine tasting paired with different foods that takes place from noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays in the store, said Harris. La Barra also serves paella and tapas from noon to 9 p.m. that day in the bistro. Families or groups who want a fresh paella can call in their order ahead of time.
In many ways, La Tienda is Harris's homage to the country he has been visiting for 50 years. An alumnus at the College of William and Mary, he got his first taste of Spain in the mid-1960s while serving in the U.S. Navy. He fell in love with the country and its people.
After retiring as a Navy chaplain and moving to Williamsburg, Harris and his oldest son, Tim, began importing Spanish serrano ham through the Internet in 1996. They discovered a need for Spanish products, and their online and catalog business grew. In 2009, the company expanded its small showroom into the large retail space on Jamestown Road.
"Today we sell more than 1,000 products, and virtually all of them come from small families," says Harris. The inventory includes fancy Iberico hams, olive oils, sherries, Galician bread and Manchego cheeses.
Harris and his family make frequent trips to Spain to visit the families that make the products they sell.
"My first attraction is to the Spanish people — their whole lives revolve around socializing and eating," says Harris. "When you go into a restaurant there, no one is talking about politics. They're all talking about food."
The people of Spain have found a way to take a blazing hot day and turn it into a relaxing occasion with friends and family, according to La Tienda's website. One of their secret weapons is sangría, the cool, refreshing wine cocktail.
Combine chilled ingredients (except the soda) at least an hour before serving, but best prepared and stored overnight in the refrigerator. When you are ready to serve, add the chilled lemon lime soda and ice and stir gently. If you would like pieces of fruit and ice in your glass, you can pour out of the side of the pitcher.
This is a typical snack in Spain, especially good when using ripe summer tomatoes.
Cut the freshly baked bread in half lengthwise and toast under a broiler or in a toaster oven.
Cut the garlic clove in half and gently rub on the toasted surface of the bread.
Drizzle on a small amount of extra virgin olive oil.
Cut the tomato in half and rub it against the surface of the bread until it is coated but not soggy.
Add room temperature slices of jamón and serve.
A delicious garlic shrimp recipe with a touch of spice, a typical tapa.
Place a frying pan over a high heat. When hot, add the oil and fry the shrimp until they start to change color.
Add the unpeeled cloves of garlic and sauté with the shrimp until shrimp are fully cooked. Remove the shrimp and garlic and keep warm. Deglaze the pan with the brandy.
Add butter and heat until sizzling. Add the freshly chopped parsley and a pinch of red pepper flakes and pour the sauce over the shrimp and garlic.
Serve very hot in individual ramekins or cazuelas with crusty bread to sop up the sauce.
This is the comfort food of Spain, and everyone thinks their mother makes the best version. We learned this from an old friend in Andalusía.
In a large bowl beat together eggs, peppers, garlic, parsley, jamón, paprika and salt. Set aside.
Cut potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes, mix with chopped onion.
In a 10-inch non-stick frying pan, fry the potatoes and onions in sufficient oil to almost cover them.
When potatoes are just cooked, remove from pan with a slotted spoon and place into egg mixture, mixing well.
Pour out oil from the pan and clean well. Coat the surface of the pan with fresh olive oil.
Place combined potato egg mixture into the hot frying pan, then continuously shake the pan for a few minutes so that the tortilla does not stick on the bottom. Shape with a spatula to flatten and push away from the sides.
Turn tortilla by inverting it onto a flat plate and slide back into the pan. Continue to shake pan to prevent sticking.
When browned, remove the tortilla to a plate. Cut into wedges to serve.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Fill a saucepan with the water and place on medium high heat. Add all four bouillon cubes, the saffron and the paprika.
With a cleaver, chop the chicken into small pieces. Salt the chicken and rub with a small amount of paprika.
On medium-high heat, brown the chicken and chorizo in olive oil in a 13-inch paella pan for about 5-10 minutes. Remove to a platter. Add the onion, bell pepper, chopped garlic and parsley. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the rice to the pan with the vegetables, along with the tomato and piquillo peppers. Cook for another 5 minutes, until the rice starts to brown.
Pour the broth into the paella pan. Stir until it boils. Add the chicken and chorizo pieces, burying them in the paella. Scatter the garlic cloves around the top.
Place in the oven for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. After 30 minutes, taste the rice to see whether it is done. You can leave a little broth in the paella, or cook until the broth is fully absorbed, to your taste.
La Tienda retail store at 1325 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg.
Store hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday.


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If the aim is to measure how well learners can actually use a foreign language, then competence-oriented testing with near-authentic tasks is the method of choice. There is, however, a need for renewal in the design of such test tasks, especially because real-world language use often uses electronic channels. Chat, Internet searches and the like are part of everyday life. In addition, computer-based testing has increasingly become the norm in recent years, especially in the field of large-scale studies. The studies on the attainment of the basic competences (ÜGK), conducted by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK), are also computer-based. The Institute of Multilingualism is significantly involved in the development of the test items for the foreign language assessments.
The IFB project develops and investigates innovative computer-based test tasks for listening and reading comprehension. Based on likely language use scenarios, framework tasks are defined within which both reading and listening comprehension skills can be measured. The framework tasks can be set in private life or in a school context, such as researching for a trip or for a class project.
The target audience for the tasks are students from German-speaking Switzerland who are at the end of their compulsory schooling. In our empirical studies, each task is used in a French and an English language version within each class. Students also complete questionnaires and tests on partial competences (e.g. memory, vocabulary, grammar and fluency of language processing).
The new scenario-based tasks are researched with qualitative and quantitative research methods. In the qualitative part, we use introspective interviews to understand the approaches the students take to do the tasks. Among other things, this allows for conclusions about the functioning of the tasks. The quantitative part comprises psychometric analyses of the data from the reading and listening comprehension tests. In addition, we analyze the relationship between the results on these competence-oriented tests and the results on the tests capturing partial competences.
The IFB project develops and researches innovative tasks. The combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods will provide insights into the functioning and demands of these tasks and will, among other things, give indications as to what information should be obtained by which type of test instrument. Furthermore, information on competences in two foreign languages can be gathered from an important target group.


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Japanese TV cancels BTS live show over mushroom cloud T-shirt
November 9, 2018, 7:30 am
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A Japanese broadcaster has cancelled a live TV appearance by South Korean boyband BTS after a photo went viral of one of their members wearing a T-shirt showing an atomic bombing.
The garment worn by band member Jimin also showed the celebration of Korea's liberation from Japan after the Second World War.
Japanese social media was abuzz with chatter over the shirt, which also bore the English words "patriotism" and "Korea".
TV Asahi said it had talked to the band's recording company to try to learn why Jimin wore the T-shirt.
K-pop superstars BTS have enjoyed success around the world (Tom Haines/PA)
The broadcaster's statement also apologised to viewers who had looked forward to the band's appearance, which had been scheduled for Friday.
Universal Music said it will continue to support BTS but confirmed their appearance on the live show Music Station had been cancelled.
South Korean K-pop and movie stars are extremely popular in Japan, sometimes in stark contrast to the controversy and hostility than can mark other aspects of the two nation's ties due to Japan's occupation of the Korean Peninsula in the early 20th century until the end of the Second World War.
Some Japanese fans of the band expressed disgust on Twitter that their show had been cancelled over a T-shirt.
BTS have collaborated with Japanese-American DJ Steve Aoki and their latest album Love Yourself: Tear reached number one on the US Billboard chart.
BTS channel The Beatles for US talk show appearance
BTS named social artists of the year for third time
K-pop band BTS become first Korean act to top UK charts
Mattel releases new line of dolls inspired by K-Pop band BTS


Saints Row: Gat out of Hell is a 2015 open world activity experience computer game created by Volition and High Voltage Software, distributed by Deep Silver and dispersed by Square Enix in North America.
It was discharged for Microsoft Windows, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The amusement, filling in as an epilog to Saints Row IV, is an independent development, which means players needn't bother with a duplicate of Saints Row IV to play Gat out of Hell.
The player controls Johnny Gat or Kinzie Kensington in an open world condition. Gat out of Hell offers numerous gameplay angles with the past portions, being essentially played as a third-individual shooter in an open world city scattered with missions, optional goals, and different collectibles. Superhuman capacities come back from Saints Row IV.
Gat out of Hell presents "heavenly flight", offering wings to the player. Dissimilar to past Saints Row recreations, players can't tweak the playable characters; notwithstanding, by bringing in a Saints Row IV spare, players can import their custom Boss character to supplant the default Boss.
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You can select the frame with designs, colors, and for purposes. Furthermore to fit your face, you can select from 4 type and 2 colors of flanges.
This is a limitation service at the exclusive dealers. Please ask our customer support or the distributors of your region.
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It is possible to choose a lens that suits you from this lens lineup.
Please refer to each lens listed in "Peripherals" for more information.
The silicon component volatilized from silicone rubber will stubbornly adheres to the inner surface of the mask lens. It is a thing quite difficult to remove . To avoid this , we put the silicon anti-adhesion sheet on the inner surface of the mask lens at the time of manufacturing.
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Welcome to The Kind Mind's site for connection! We are a NFP group dedicated to helping people cultivate kindness in their lives, through mindfulness techniques such as, but not limited to, yoga and meditation; aiming to facilitate a space in which people can learn how to love themselves fiercely – be themselves courageously.
The skills we hope to share with you can only cultivate kindness, which will naturally pour forth into our community.


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Q: ClickOnce con Microsoft Edge Chromium pierde los parámetros pasados por URL En una aplicación web tengo un botón que se utiliza para abrir una aplicación de escritorio WPF a la que se le pasa un parámetro, todo ello en .NET.
Todo esto funciona de forma correcta si la aplicación web se abre con Internet Explorer.
El problema viene cuando la aplicación web se abre con Microsoft Edge Chromium, que al llegar a la aplicación de escritorio ha perdido el parámetro. Leyendo por internet he visto que Edge Chromium no tiene soporte nativo para click once, pero he conseguido que se abra la aplicación, pero no que le llegue el parámetro.
Si alguien supiera si hay posibilidad de hacerlo y cómo se lo agradecería.

A: saludos desde Uruguay.
El la ultima actualización de Edge Chromium se desactiva por defecto el soporte de clickonce... pero lo puedes volver a activar:
En la barra de direcciones pones:  edge://flags
Esto te abre una página de configuración donde encontrarás una llamada "ClickOnce Support"... la activas... reiniciar el navegador y listo.
Espero te sea de ayuda.
Saludos

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Miami University of Ohio separated student groups into religious and secular groups, making significantly more funds available to the non-religious groups. The college also required religious groups to justify all expenses, and it banned the use of any funds for "proselytizing." No such restrictions applied to non-religious groups. ADF filed suit, and the University agreed to abolish the two-tier system of granting fees to student groups.