There's a familiar face sitting courtside for the Toronto Raptors' first playoff game against the Orlando Magic.
Longtime Raptor Jonas Valanciunas, who was traded from Toronto to the Memphis Grizzlies at this year's deadline in exchange for Marc Gasol, made the trip to Toronto to show a little support for his old club.
"I want to support my guys. The guys have been my family for multiple years, we went through a lot of stuff together so it's important for me to be here and support them and watch some basketball, too," Valanciunas told Sportsnet's Eric Smith.
A fan favourite over the course of his seven years with the Raptors, the warm reception he received upon entering showed he's still very much beloved north of the border.


Food photography is one of the booming things in travel. Everyone is taking a shot of their food and publish it online. Travelers tend to do that as food photography is part of the way to show the culture of a destination.
Either the way it is grown and prepared or how it is served & consumed reveals many customs, manners and ways of thinking.
For example, there is food that is similar to branding for a location. It is soup for French, maybe fish and chips for UK.
Weirdly enough hamburgers are a common food for many in Copenhagen, Denmark. You would expect something else, right?
In some Arab or Asian countries they eat using their hands directly without a fork or other.
Yet, apart from that, taking shots of plates is a form of art. Actually is a profession and there are specialized photographers who do that for a living.
We decided to ask one highly skilled professional for tips on best food photography trips.
We asked the expert photographer Maria Stamatiou from StudioM. That is one of the oldest and well known studios in Greece, specialized in advertising photography. Do visit their galleries in their website and your chin will drop while you will start drooling with their food/sweet photos, jewelry photos, fashion photos, and many more.
#1. What kind of food photographer are you?
#3. Don't be afraid of shadows!
#10. Do you like it? Do you really like it?
These are for all who travel and seek to find new locations, tastes and places to eat.
These tips are for those who discover and reveal recipes. For the ones who love to dig out traditional or contemporary products.
These tips are for those who want to immortalize food and share their findings with all..
Are you the person who can manifest miracles with just a smartphone? Do you use a simple point & shoot camera, that is always in your bag; easy, fast and comfy to use?
Maybe you are one of those who carry their DSLR around, along with 2 or 3 lens, a tripod and… hmmm… some lights maybe?
Whatever type you are, you need to learn your photography equipment. Find out about its strong and weak points. In that way you will be able to produce the best photo (aesthetically speaking).
When in outdoors shooting, the main idea is to follow the light. Daylight is your ally, but don't expose your plate directly to sun as it will… burn! The highlights will be destroyed and you will end up with intense black shadows.
Instead, place your plate in a relatively shadowy spot. This can be under an arbor, next to a window with bright light, under a balcony or a tree, etc.
Good light exists in days with light clouds. Clouds act like a big softbox, providing a diffused and soft light. For example an arbor can create a laced light, which will give a wonderful atmosphere to our photo.
Shadows are not bad all the time. They may give a dramatic tone and show off our photo when that is needed. When you don't need that tone, you reduce their intensity with a reflective surface. Such a surface can be a white wall, a white carton, even another white plate.
One very important factor to consider for your food photography is the colors (colors cast) that may affect your photo. For example, when you shoot next to a red wall or under a yellow tent, these colors will spread a tint to the whole picture.
Try to shoot next to as negative colors as possible. In that way the actual colors of your plate will remain as unaffected and vivid as possible.
Just don't. Really don't. Your embedded flash will not –in all circumstances- add anything to your picture. If you use it, it will be like photocopying your food.
If you need to shoot under low light, see what are your alternatives through the settings of: ISO, Aperture & Speed.
When you need to shoot while you are in a room, then you need to find the table next to the window with most light. Use the available day light.
During night time all light bulbs tend to make photos look "orange". If your camera permits then adjust the White Balance setting accordingly, in order to adjust the colors in the best possible way.
Each plate has its own "best profile".
Some recipes look tastier when you shoot them from a low angle, while others when you are directly above them.
Explore to find the proper angle and shoot from different ones to find the best for your plate.
When a plate with food is right in front of you, then spin it and observe all sides. Find the one you like best for your photo.
In case you are not in a high class restaurant where Chefs create little masterpieces with their plates, then you may like to "intervene" a bit with your styling perception.
When you eat in a restaurant, almost all "eating" elements are on the table. These are glasses, plates, knives and forks, spoons, paper or clothnapkins, etc.
However, for your composition you may not need all these.
A fork and a cloth napkin could be just enough.
If so then your composition is ready. You have your plate, your background, you found the correct shooting angle and light. You did the styling by simply placing a fork at the edge of the plate, while a cloth napkin rests on the top side.
So? Do you like it? Listen to your instinct.
If you don't like something, it is because something is not right.
Move, remove or add whatever you think it will make it right.
When all things "lock" in place, then that is when you will feel good.
Make sure all plates and cutlery are really sparkling clean!
It is not flattering at all to shoot a plate with fingerprints or sauce drops. Dirty tablecloths are not hip. On the other hand, it is food… It needs a bit of a twist to make it more alive and not something that came out of a science lab.
Alive is different from dirty.
Make your composition come to life with a story. Place a bite to your fork and place it on the plate, like someone is ready to eat it.
Break the bread with your hands and not with a knife and just place it on the table.
Take a bite from the biscuits.
Place your hands inside the composition.
Make the viewer to feel the atmosphere your table emits.
Don't choose too bright/fancy colors for your shooting. They distract the viewer from the main focus. The focus is on the food.
Place your plates on more neutral surfaces.
Marble or metallic tables, cements floors, light colored walls and –especially- surfaces from old wood, burned by the sun, tend to be rather photogenic.
In food photography all what matters is: The Food.
The food is the one and only leading actor. The background, the food styling, the light are there to simply exalt it. Just keep your plate in focus and leave the rest to blur out. You should consider the food you are photographing as a product you'd like to endorse either to your readers or for display. Getting your product photography skills on point will help drive up your content to a bigger audience.
This can be achieved with open aperture, or with a variety of filters applied on your photo during post production time.
Don't keep your food waiting. As you delay to take the shot, your food loses its moisture and spark.
If you need to save the day, add a bit of oil. That will bright it up a bit.
This doesn't apply on ice cream shooting. In such cases, simply… run!
Where are you going to use the photos? Are they for your business site? Maybe they are for your blog or for your Instagram account? In what format are you going to use them?
Don't shoot portrait photos when they must be used in wide/panoramic screens and vice versa.
When you need a square one then shoot for that. If you need to crop them later you will lose something that may change the result of the photo.
When you finish from all these then you can process your photo. Maybe you would like to add a few filters or enhance the lighting part when it is not as good as you would like it to be.
Depending on your knowledge and capabilities, along with the way you shoot, you can choose to do that through a variety of software (Photoshop, Lightroom), or via applications like Instagram.
Most smartphones have their own filters for photos and there are thousands of applications to process them further.
We hope we helped you to raise your knowledge for your food photography challenges.
As we mentioned at the beginning, food photography can transfer information about cultures and customs through just one plate or with the setting around a plate. Travelers use it like that a lot.
Feel free to check our dedicated Photography tips section from here.
A big thank you belongs to Maria Stamatiou from StudioM for the time she devoted to write all these valuable photography tips and provide us with all the photos.
Shoot with love & have fun!


I began this article by scouring the internet for the most amazing meditation mantras. I found 3. So I turned to HEthens and Facebook friends to gather more and was blown away by the beautiful words that resulted.
I change my thoughts, I change my world.
Who am I to worry?
I love and accept myself completely, I remove all resistance and I'm free to be me.
What are your favorite meditation mantras?
I also like "I have thoughts, but I am not my thoughts" or "I have a brain, but I am not my brain" or "I have a body, but I am not my body."


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Goliany [ɡɔˈljanɨ] es un pueblo ubicado en el distrito administrativo de Gmina Błędów, dentro del Condado de Grójec, Voivodato de Mazovia, en el este de Polonia central. Se encuentra aproximadamente a 7 kilómetros al noreste de Błędów, a 9 kilómetros al suroeste de Grójec, y a 48 kilómetros al sur de Varsovia.

El pueblo tiene una población de 120 habitantes.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Localidades del voivodato de Mazovia

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Engaging Business to Promote, Protect and Respect Children's Rights to a Healthy Environment
Organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
No group is more vulnerable to environmental harm than children but engaging business on children's rights to a healthy environment only emerged less than 10 years ago as a priority globally – in 2012, UNICEF and partners published Children's Rights and Business Principles. This was followed by the first-ever UN report on children's rights to a healthy environment in 2018. This year UNEP, UNICEF, and UN Human Rights will launch the Principles and Policy Guidance on Children's Rights to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment in the ASEAN Region and the business sector is one of the key target stakeholders. Each industry has its own particular characteristics but there are many measures that businesses of all sizes and kinds can adapt to the scale of their operations and take to respect and support children's rights to a healthy environment.
The session will begin with an introduction to the Principles and Policy Guidance on Children's Rights to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment in the ASEAN Region as they specifically focus on business. This presentation will explain how UNEP, UNICEF, and UN Human Rights intend to begin piloting implementation of the principles and policy guidance and invite suggestions on how to focus these efforts. Case study examples of the current situation of climate and environmental impacts on children linked to the business sector in the region will be shared.
This session will then bring young people and representatives of businesses together to talk about their mutual expectations, share examples of how they are already working together, and discuss what they can do to implement the principles and policy guidance targeted at businesses.
Introduce the Principles and Policy Guidance on business and children's rights to a healthy environment in ASEAN;
Consult businesses and other stakeholders on the implementation guidance for businesses;
Discuss the roles of governments, businesses, intergovernmental agencies, children and youth in ensuring that children can live in a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment;
Give business representatives an opportunity to share experiences and ideas;
Provide examples that can inspire other businesses to take action in their own communities and industries;
Discuss any existing barriers and opportunities for business to engage on children's rights to a healthy environment, including on transboundary impacts and opportunities.
What feedback do businesses and other stakeholders have to further improve the implementation guidance?
What is the progress/ challenges faced by businesses with integrating child rights due diligence into business operations, including supply chain management?
What role do businesses see the Principles and Policy Guidance playing in relation to existing social and environmental disclosure standards and safeguards practices and frameworks?
What is the progress with introducing child impact assessments into business planning and operations?
What are the practical steps business could take to bring the perspectives of children and youth into their planning and operations?
What are the most important actions business can do at the local level to respect and support children's rights to a healthy environment?
What kind of support is needed by businesses from UN agencies, governments and other stakeholders in supporting the implementation of the Principles and Policy Guidance on Children's Rights to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment?

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Пакистан принимал участие в Летних Олимпийских играх 1992 года в Барселоне (Испания) в одиннадцатый раз за свою историю, и завоевал одну бронзовую медаль.

Бронза
 Хоккей на траве, мужчины.

Состав олимпийской сборной Пакистана

Хоккей на траве

 Спортсменов — 16

Мужчины
 Состав команды

 Результаты
 Группа A

 1/2 финала

 Матч за 3-е место

Итог: -е место

Ссылки
 База МОК
 Официальные олимпийские отчёты
 www.sports-reference.com

1992
Страны на летних Олимпийских играх 1992 года
1992 год в Пакистане


Don't miss out on every amazing thing this all-inclusive park has to offer.
Learn about our planet in the new film coming to The Land Pavilion.
This new interactive area at SeaWorld Orlando is fun for families with characters, activities and a new parade.
Could This Be the Name for Universal Orlando's 4th Gate?
After months of waiting, all ticket options and Annual Pass upgrades are now available for sale for Universal's Volcano Bay!


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Alfonso Simonetti (Naples, December 29, 1840 – 1892) was an Italian painter, mainly of Romantic-style nocturnal landscapes, illuminated by moonlight.

Biography
He completed his studies in the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he studied under Gabriele Smargiassi and Giuseppe Mancinelli and gained a stipend from the local government to study in Florence in 1864. He painted both portraits and historical themes. At the 1880 Exposition artistica of Turin, he exhibited the canvas of La malaria and La serenata (nocturnal effect). In 1877, in Naples, exhibited: Without Hope, she is Dead and The last Ray. He painted a Via Giuseppe Mancinelli. at the Exposiziono Universale of Paris he exhibited a copy of this painting. To that of Milan, he sent Ancora non torna (nocturnal effect) and Dopo l'uragano. To the 1883 Exposition of Rome, he sent a large landscape: Tramonto. In 1887 in Venice, he submitted two landscapes: Selva milord; Raccolta degli ulivi. At the Italian Exposition of London, he displayed: Forest; Countryside of Castrocielo, and the historical canvas: Gutenberg, Faust and Coeffer print the first page of the Bible. In Melbourne, Australia, he exhibited Costume of Castrocielo. At the Pinacoteca of Capodimonte Museum in Naples are four canvases: Selva abbate Cola; Winter Morning; Via in Castrocielo; Stanca (realistic half-figure). He was nominated to be honorary professor of the Academy of Naples and knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy.

References

1840 births
1892 deaths
19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Naples
Italian romantic painters
19th-century Italian male artists


One of the market leaders in the children's entertainment sector with 68 toy stores throughout the UK and Ireland, Smyths Toys offers a broad toy range with something to suit all age groups. The retailer also stocks outdoor toys such as trampolines, swings & slides, bikes and more.
Founded in San Francisco in 1977 by Roy Raymond and his wife, Victoria's Secret sells lingerie, womenswear and swimwear.
Founded in London in 1987, MatchesFashion.com is a multi-brand fashion retailer for men and women with stores in Wimbledon Village, Richmond, Notting Hill, Marylebone High Street, Mayfair and Bicester Village in Oxfordshire.
Established in 1995, The Fragrance Shop is a privately owned, family run retailer of perfumes with high-street locations throughout the UK and online at thefragranceshop.co.uk.
The Body Shop is a cosmetics and make-up retailer based in the UK. The Body Shop is part of the L'Oréal group. The Body Shop website explains that the organisation has not sold or used either finished products or ingredients that were tested on animals since 31 December 1990.
Laura Ashley plc (LSE: ALY) is a Welsh textile design company now controlled by the MUI Group of Malaysia. It was founded by Bernard Ashley, an engineer, and his wife Laura Ashley in 1953 then grew over the next 20 years to become an international retail chain.


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Q: OpenGL mouse coordinates i have a little problem.
I have interval. 250 means 0 and 500 means 2. How i can get number between 0-2 by changing coordinates from 250 to 250.
void MouseButton(int button, int state, int x, int y)
{
    // MIN(250) - 0
    // MAX(500) - 2
    if (button == GLUT_LEFT_BUTTON && state == GLUT_DOWN)
    {
        pos2[0] = ( (float)x * 2 ) / ((float)m_viewport[2] -1);
        printf("%f - %d\n", pos2[0], x);
    }
}

A: Have you tried this:
pos2[0] = ( (float)(x * 2.0) ) / ( (float)(m_viewport[2] * 1.0 - 1) );

A: float scalar = 2.0f
float lBound = 250.0f;
float rBound = 500.0f;

float t = ((float)x-lBound)/(rBound-lBound)

pos2[0] = std::max(std::min(0.0f, t), 1.0f)*scalar

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Daniel Radcliffe's Muscle Troubles
January 16, 2012 July 2, 2007 by admin
Daniel Radcliffe almost fainted while tensing his six-pack for the 'Equus' posters.
The 'Harry Potter' actor recently starred in the West End play, in which he appeared n@ked on stage, and his n@ked torso was featured on the poster.
However, the explicit promos had giddy repercussions for Daniel. He said: "When we did those pictures I was tensing my muscles for about two hours – I almost fainted."
The 17-year-old was 11 when he starred in the first 'Harry Potter' movie, has also pleaded with his fans to accept he has grown up and become a teenager with sexual desires.
He revealed, "I think people are shocked that I've had girlfriends, which I have. They think I'm a 'Peter Pan' figure, but I'm not – I promise you!"
Categories Daniel Radcliffe Post navigation
Drew Barrymore Is Looking For Love
Penelope Cruz Got Panic Attack That Delays Plane?


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                    {
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                    {
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                    case SQL_TINYINT:
                    {
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                        break;
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                    case SQL_BIT:
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                        writer.WriteBool(buffer.GetInt8() != 0);
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                    case SQL_BIGINT:
                    {
                        writer.WriteInt64(buffer.GetInt64());
                        break;
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                    case SQL_DATE:
                    {
                        writer.WriteDate(buffer.GetDate());
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                        break;
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                    {
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            ApplicationDataBuffer & Parameter::GetBuffer()
            {
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I could almost see a collective nodding in agreement from every person who has had a child die – understanding what it's like to want to join your child following his or her death, and knowing that it's not natural to outlive your child. In her column in the Washington Post, On Parenting, about Debbie Reynolds dying of a broken heart, Lexi Berndt writes, "Within the community of bereaved parents, there was a profound sense of understanding." I understood.
One of the things that's not talked much about following the death of a child is how difficult it is to go on living. Some experience physical difficulties. Some experience psychological difficulties. Some have a crisis of faith. Some parents have suicidal thoughts and want to die, even though they have never had a suicidal thought in their lives before. I don't think many follow through, but that doesn't mean it doesn't cross their minds.
For me, early on, a thought would cross my mind once in a while, especially when I drove by the crash site (which all of us had to do nearly every day), how much I wished I could just drive in front of a big semi truck and die so I wouldn't have to feel the overwhelming, crushing pain and grief of Jason's death. It shocked me that I would even think such a thing! I had never had anything close to such a thought before in my life. Also, my doctor had prescribed sleeping pills for me and I very intentionally made sure i took one at night and put the bottle away so I wouldn't take too many. I can't lie – it was tempting at times to take the whole bottle so I wouldn't feel such crushing pain any more. But, I intentionally chose to live.
I believe it. I truly believe someone can die of a broken heart. My neighbor had a stroke following the death of her son. She didn't die, but she's never fully recovered from the stroke.
When you are in mourning, you usually feel under-rested and overwhelmed. Your body is probably letting you know it feels distress. You may feel you have no strength left for your own basic needs, let alone the needs of others. Actually, one literal definition of the word "grievous" is "causing physical suffering." Yes, right now your body is telling you it has, just like your heart, been "torn apart" and has some special needs!
Among the most common physical responses to loss are trouble sleeping and low energy. It is so common we even have a fancy term for it-the "lethargy of grief." You are probably finding that your normal sleep patterns have been thrown off. Perhaps you are having difficulty getting to sleep, but even more commonly, you may wake up early in the morning and have trouble getting back to sleep. During your grief journey your body needs more rest than usual. You may also find yourself getting tired more quickly-sometimes even at the start of the day.
The stress of grief can suppress your immune system and make you more vulnerable to physical problems. If you have a chronic existing health challenge, it may become worse. Right now you may not feel in control of how your body is responding. Your body is communicating with you about the special needsit has right now. Befriending and mindfully giving attention to your physical symptoms will allow you to discover your body's native intelligence.
After Jason died, I felt like I had either a huge weight on my chest or a tight band around my chest, and this made it difficult for me to breathe. I started taking small, shallow breaths. It wasn't until many months later that I realized that I was breathing shallowly and that my grief was affecting how I breathed, and I took steps to breathe more deeply so I could get adequate oxygen.
One thing I will say about the article that quotes Dr. Winter. At the end of the article, it quotes him as saying, ""To sit there and grieve and get very emotionally upset can be deleterious to you and can even cause sudden death." When I read this, I pictured a person just sitting there and allowing (encouraging) herself to get overwrought and overworked with grief, beyond what she should have. I'm sure this happens, but it also, in my opinion, makes it sound like we have full control over grief and that we should not grieve or we should control our grief or not become "very emotionally upset." This quote hit me as very condescending. I don't know about you, but I didn't feel like I had a lot of control over my grief for a long time, and I find this intimation that grief is controllable offensive. We need to make sure we allow people to grieve in a healthy manner and not encourage them to stuff it down.
Grief not only affects us emotionally. It affects us physically. To say that the death of a child breaks our hearts is more than just a trite saying. Jason's death nearly killed me. Sometimes, as in the case of Debbie Reynolds, we can actually die of a broken heart.
Yesterday was an awful day. I woke up at about 5 a.m., and my heart was doing this weird, intense quivering thing. It lasted about a minute or so, and then I fell back to sleep. I woke up again at 5:30 a.m., and the entire left side of my head was numb – my lip, top and back of my head. Sort of that just-coming-out-of-Novacaine feeling. So weird!
It freaked me out! I've been so concerned about my heart. I've had pain of some kind in my chest practically since the accident. I know grief puts so much stress on the body. I've been worried my heart can't handle all pain and stress.
I waited a little while to see if it went away, all the while assessing every ache and pain I was feeling to see if it was tied in somehow to the numbness. I didn't know if I'd had a stroke or was on the verge of a heart attack or what it could be! Finally, I got up and took a long, hot shower. Thought it would relax me enough to figure out what was going on or to take away the numbness…plus, I would be ready to go to the emergency room, if needed.
Anyway, about 6:30 a.m., since the numbness wasn't going away, we decided not to take any chances and headed to the emergency room at Evergreen. They put me in a room and hooked me up to a heart monitor. The ER doctor was really great – very thorough and asked lots of questions.
When she asked questions about breathing and commented about my body being "air starved," I told her that sometimes I have to really concentrate on my breathing; otherwise, I breathe so shallowly. It's like I breathe shallowly because it hurts too much to breathe deeply. It doesn't really hurt my body; it hurts my broken heart. It's hard to explain. I know I don't breathe deeply enough and haven't since the accident. I have to actually concentrate on getting enough air in my lungs. How strange that I have to actually make a conscious effort to breathe!
I told her that it's hard to separate some of the symptoms, especially when it comes to my heart and pain in my chest. It's hard to tell which ones might actually reflect something going on in my physical body and which ones are from my broken heart. She agreed. I told her that I think grief is really hard on the body, and she agreed again.
They monitored my heart for a while and then ran an EKG. My blood pressure was actually lower than it's been in a while, and (other than an irregular heartbeat) everything else checked out okay. The diagnosis was heart palpitations and hyperventilation syndrome. At least I know my physical heart is okay. Can't say the same about my broken heart.


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'Newsradio' reluctant to sign off on Hultman
Robert Feder
When Pat Cassidy abruptly quit as morning news anchor at WBBM-AM (780) last year, bosses of the CBS-owned all-news station reached out to John Hultman, who'd retired from the job a decade earlier.
The idea was for Hultman to fill in on a free-lance basis -- through the end of the year at the most -- until a permanent replacement for Cassidy could be hired. That was 16 months ago. Hultman, 72, is still there every morning, sounding just as great as he did during his original 30-year run at "Newsradio 780." Along with anchor partner Felicia Middlebrooks, he has kept the station's morning drive ratings at or near the top. (The latest Arbitron figures show them solidly in third place among all listeners as well as among those between the ages of 25 and 54.)
Although Hultman's bosses admit they wish he'd stay on forever, they're reluctantly bowing to his request to step down. Sources said they've narrowed the list of top candidates to three -- including one unnamed insider -- and hope to have a successor in place by early next year. Among outsiders briefly considered for the job several months ago was Greg Jarrett, who'd been laid off from KGO-AM in San Francisco. Nothing came of the audition he recorded for WBBM, but Jarrett subsequently landed as morning host at Tribune Co.-owned news/talk WGN-AM (720).
Until recently, there also was talk that WBBM might be keeping the door open for Cassidy, who'd jumped to Citadel Broadcasting news/talk WLS-AM (890). But now that he's settled in comfortably with Mancow Muller in middays there, a comeback for Cassidy seems highly unlikely. What are the qualifications for the job? In an ad posted on industry websites seeking "the best news anchor in the country," here's how WBBM bosses described their ideal candidate:
"If you have a strong journalism background, if you have a warm, personable delivery, if you're an excellent writer, if you can think on your feet, if you know how to report a story, if you can relate to people of all ages, if you can work as a team player, if you've got a great voice, if you know a good story, if you can remain calm under extreme pressure, if you are technically gifted, if you have several years of big market experience, if you're a news junkie, if you know how to treat people with respect, if you project nothing but the best of images, if you can take direction, and if you consider this a dream job, then we may be interested."
All in all, I'd say that sounds like a pretty good description of John Hultman. Elsewhere on the media beat:
Stacey Marks Bronner, former vice president and general manager of Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 and WPWR-Channel 50, is headed for suburban Boston to become vice president/station manager of Comcast-owned New England Cable News, based in Newton, Mass., reports NewsBlues.com. She most recently had been publisher of Today's Chicago Woman.
Although most of his co-workers at Channel 32 are unaware, recent hire Michael Kinsella has an illustrious pedigree. The new administrative assistant to Fox Chicago vice president/news director Carol Fowler is the grandson of the late Floyd "The Big Tuna" Kalber, one of the most successful and celebrated Chicago news anchors of all time. Kinsella is a graduate of Tufts University and a former intern and page for NBC.
News of the death of Chicago School Board President Michael Scott hit particularly hard Monday in the management suites of WLS-Channel 7. That's because Diana Palomar Scott, vice president of community affairs at the ABC-owned station, was Scott's wife.
As sensitive as WTTW-Channel 11 bosses are about the lack of racial diversity on "Chicago Tonight, they're equally touchy about the effects of budget cuts at the Window to the World station. Earlier this year, veteran correspondent Rich Samuels vented his frustration about Channel 11's priorities on Twitter: "Wish 'Chicago Tonight' had the resources to get to Springfield for 'Governor's Day' at the [Illinois State] fair. Oh, well . . ." Hours later came this from Samuels: "One or more bosses displeased with my tweet re: lack of resources to cover Springfield today. Fact: all media outlets constrained these days."


And I pointed to the southern horizon. Dirk Peters pointed to it also, with an imperative gesture which spoke for him.
Still, the eyes of all were fixed upon us, but there was no response. I continued to urge every argument, and to quote every example in favour of the safety of pursuing our voyage, but the silence was unbrokenj and now the men stood with eyes cast down.
And yet I had not once pronounced the name of Dirk Peters, nor alluded to Dirk Peters� proposal.
�There, where perhaps William Guy and his companions are also waiting,� said I, to bring back the discussion to more practical points.
The half-breed looked from one to the other of us, and shook his big head.
Evidently Dirk Peters had never read Edgar Poe�s book, and very likely did not know how to read. After having handed over Pym�s journal, he had not troubled himself about its publication. Having retired to Illinois at first and to the Falklands afterwards, he had no notion of the stir that the work had made, or of the fantastic and baseless climax to which our great poet had brought those strange adventures.
And, besides, might not Arthur Pym himself, with his tendency to the supernatural, have fancied that he saw these wondrous things, due solely to his imaginative brain?
Captain Len Guy turned towards his crew, who surrounded him, both the old and the new. Hearne remained in the background, ready to intervene if he should think it necessary.
�Ah! if it depended only on me! if I were sure of the assent and the help of them all!
A murmur of approbation greeted his words; no doubt the sealing-master justly interpreted the sentiments of the majority, composed of the new recruits.


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Kigali – first impressions
2013-02-10T19:38:13+00:00 February 10th, 2013|Categories: Opinion|Tags: death, development, gender, genocide, Jews, Kigali, Millennium Development Goals, nazi, Politics, quotas, racism, Simon Cumbers Media Fund, war, women|
Tree lined boulevards, undulating green hills dotted with red roofed buildings and the occasional steel and glass of modernity… Kigali is not what most of us would expect from an African capital.
The main roads are in better shape than most of those in Ireland; there is very little litter; traffic is busy but not crazy; and modern supermarkets, coffee shops and official buildings mark it out as a city on the up, for some at least.
Our first day in the city was spent getting our bearings, badly, due to tiredness and a congenital inability to read maps.
Our accommodation – Heaven, a restaurant with rooms that caters to the NGO crowd and wealthy locals – is very pleasant and centrally located, and we're within walking distance of the main shopping area, embassies, churches and most of the governmental furniture of a state sometimes described as the Switzerland of Africa.
In two days wandering around, so far we have encountered perhaps three beggars, and street hawkers are polite and pleasantly lacking in persistence.
Yesterday during one of our walks in the wrong direction, we stopped at a shebeen straight out of 1950s Ireland; the front room of a lady in her 50s from which she sells drinks. We could see her kitchen through a curtain behind a makeshift counter.
On plastic chairs, three young men sat around drinking beer. One of them – Mary's nephew, Alphonse – explained why he was there and not at work. Working on a Chinese construction site – "building the biggest hotel in Kigali, a big skyscraper!" – he had the day off for Chinese new year.
He asked what we were doing in Kigali – we told him to report on the progress of women in politics.
"Yes, we have gender in Rwanda," he said proudly, listing off statistics on women in politics and describing how things had improved. Men who hit their wives, he said, will be given five years in prison.
Alphonse invited us to go to mass with him on Sunday, at St Michel cathedral.
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Book: London Parks and Gardens, 1907
Chapter: Chapter 4 Regent's Park
Acquisition by The Crown
In the dim distance of Domesday it formed part of the manor of Tybourne. Later on the manor became Marylebone or Mary le Bourne, the Church of St. Mary by the Burn, the brook in question being the Tyburn. The manor in Domesday is described as part of the lands belonging to the Abbey of Barking in Essex. In the thirteenth century it was held by Robert de Vere, and passed by descent through his daughter to the Earls of Arundel. Later on the manor was divided, and a fourth share came to Henry V. as heir to the Earls of Derby. The greater part of the manor was bought by Thomas Hobson, and his son, who was Lord Mayor in 1544, exchanged it with Henry VIII. for some church lands elsewhere. So it became part of the royal hunting-ground, and the same enactment concerning the preservation of game applied to Marylebone Park, situated within the manor, as to Hyde Park. Queen Elizabeth leased part of the manor to a certain Edward Forset, and James I. sold him all the manor except the part known as Marylebone Park, now Regent's Park. It was again sold by the grandson of Edward Forset to John Holles, Duke of Newcastle, and passed to his daughter, who married Edward Harley, Earl of Oxford, and through their daughter, who married the second Earl of Portland, to the Bentinck family. The Park has always remained Crown property, although it has frequently been let by the reigning sovereign. Charles I. granted it to Sir G. Strode and J. Wandesford as a payment of a debt of �2318 for arms and ammunition. It was sold by Cromwell with all the other royal lands, but after the Restoration it went back to its former holders till the debt was discharged, and after that to various other tenants. It was on the expiration of a lease to the Duke of Portland in 1811 that the laying out of the Park in its present form commenced.


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Inside Vogue's multiyear global digital investment
October 28, 2016 by Lucinda Southern
Condé Nast International is centralizing Vogue's digital editorial efforts across 21 overseas markets to bring efficiency to the iconic fashion title.
At the center of the effort is an editorial hub based in London. Once it's fully functional in 2017, the team will create content that can be used across Vogue's overseas digital editions, letting each edition focus on producing local content and hopefully reducing duplication. The global teams will also share content and ideas through tools like Slack.
The team will start by sharing images and videos of the 430 runway shows Vogue covers each year.
"Vogue journalism is very visual, which gives us a tactical advantage because it can be published around the world," said Wolfgang Blau, chief digital officer for Condé Nast International. "Text needs to go through translation, and even then, it needs life breathed into it."
Centralizing the editorial operation is also meant to give Vogue more bargaining power when working with designers or seeking exclusives. Saying 12 Vogue editions will cover a show has some sway, after all.
Eleven of Vogue's 21 editions outside the U.S. are wholly owned; the rest are licensed. Each has a digital editorial team of between six to 20 employees. The changes will take effect in the 11 owned markets before rolling out to other Condé titles.
Centralizing newsrooms often goes along with cost cutting, which raises concerns about layoffs. In Vogue's case, it's not cutting staff but rather investing, Blau said, without specifying the amount.
"It's an enormous opportunity given the strength of its brand reputation," he said. "Now is the time to invest more into Vogue. That's the beauty of the internet; there's always a latecomer advantage."
The hub is hiring 14 network editors who are embedded in local markets and whose role it is to feed content back to the hub, creating content that's relevant to all the Vogue editions.
Condé Nast International has made at least 10 more hires, with the possibility of hiring 40 more by year's end, in areas including social strategy, audience development, editorial, data, product and engineering. All Vogue editions are on a different content-management system, or CMS. Over the coming years, they will all migrate to one CMS, but Blau stressed that each edition will have its own look. Most of the ads in the editions are local, but Vogue plans to run more global campaigns over time as demand grows.
While Vogue is the first Condé Nast title to operate this way, the staff at the hub will eventually work on other titles at the company too.
"Fashion has a global layer," Blau said. "Fashion is synonymous with globalization. Fashion wonderfully also has a hyper-local expression around things like street style. With so many Vogues, we're creating the world's largest network."
Images: Courtesy of Vogue.
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