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Who Would Win a Hypothetical Best Scene Oscar?
By Lev Akabas | February 23, 2017
The Oscars: an award show that expanded the number of Best Picture nominees after it snubbed a well-made, entertaining action movie, and yet still refuses to nominate well-made, entertaining action movies. I understand The Academy's struggle, though. There are a lot of great films each year that simply need to get nominated, such as…
The Flashily-Directed Movie About Actors Pursuing Their Dreams (La La Land)
The Uplifting Movie About Black People (Hidden Figures)
The Nuanced Movie About Black People (Moonlight)
The Movie That's Not Nearly Pretentious Enough To Even Have A Chance (Hell or High Water)
The Movie About Everyday White People Wallowing In Their Own Despair (Manchester By The Sea)
The Movie Nobody Has Heard Of And Even Fewer People Have Actually Seen (Lion)
The Acting Showcase (Fences)
The War Movie (Hacksaw Ridge)
The Beautiful, Thought-Provoking Movie About Giant Squids Spraying Ink At The Actress From Enchanted Inside a 1000-Foot-Tall Hovering Black Potato (Arrival)
The Oscars could use a shake-up. At this time last year, I wrote an article introducing a hypothetical Oscar for Best Scene, which would allow The Academy to nominate movies that don't exactly fit the Best Picture mold, but still have entertaining, technically impressive or inspired sequences.
Which movie would take home this trophy for 2016? Let's figure it out. Keep in mind, we're looking for scenes that we're going to remember 10 years down the road, or ones that were essential to their movies' success.
The Nominees (only one per movie):
Manchester by the Sea – "There's Nothing There"
In a movie defined by great acting and sadness, this scene is probably the best acted and the saddest. Towards the end of the film, a divorced couple split apart by a devastating tragedy reunites coincidentally on the street. Neither person can find the right words, but their body language, facial expressions and tone clue us into their shared traumatic past. The dialogue is natural and even a bit awkward, as it would be in real life. This would be a contender for the win if it weren't so damn sad. I saw Inside Out and everything, but I still firmly believe that there's no reason anything should ever be this sad. Or, as our president would say, "Manchester by the Sea is a depressing movie. Way too sad. Sad!"
Arrival – Opening
In what may wind up becoming the live-action version of the montage from the beginning of Up, director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049 cannot come soon enough) channels his inner Terrence Malick with a sequence of emotionally-charged and evocative images. Backed by a gorgeous minimalist strings piece by Max Richter, we see the life and death, with memories both good and bad in between, of our main character's daughter in the span of a few minutes. The tears it induces change the way we see the protagonist throughout the film.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – Ending
Darth Vader turning into 2001 Shaquille O'Neal was admittedly the most awesome thing I saw in a movie in 2016, so it gets a nomination. But the greatness of the scene was generated more by the idea of Darth Vader going ham, something we never truly saw during the original Star Wars trilogy, rather than by the quality of the scene itself. The action choreography and direction is mediocre and I have to take major points off for the existence of a fight scene in a hallway not shot in a single long take a la Oldboy.
Fences – "I Don't Have To Like You"
When Cory asks his father Troy why he doesn't like him, Denzel Washington shows off his ability to bring charm and what can almost be described as comedic timing to dark, frustrating characters as Troy rants to his son about the duty of fatherhood and how he doesn't have to "like" him. Throughout the film, Denzel gives such gravity to every single word he delivers that if his character were to just start reciting the digits of pi it would have been nominated for Best Scene.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice – Batman Warehouse Fight
If you know me, you know that I'd take a bullet for Christopher Nolan, but he never gave us a kick-ass Batman fight scene. Now we have one, thanks to a few minutes of in-your-face, relentless, video-game violence in what is, for the large portion of its three-hour runtime, a dreary, colorless, non-sensical, melodramatic affair. It falls just short of the Matrix Reloaded car chase and well short of the Darth Maul lightsaber battle from The Phantom Menace in the Good Scenes In Bad Movies Power Rankings
Zootopia – DMV Scene
I can't watch this without laughing. I just can't. There's only a handful clips from 2016 about which I honestly say that, and the vast majority of them involve Ben Carson. One, however, is from Disney's thoughtful cartoon, in which the same joke is used over and over for four straight minutes and it somehow doesn't get any less funny.
The Contenders:
Captain America: Civil War – Airport Fight
Ten adults get into a petty argument about paperwork and decide to settle things by throwing on colorful spandex outfits and fighting each other at a public airport until someone gets hurt and they immediately stop fighting. Yup, that's one of your best movie scenes of the year. It's everything a comic book fight should be: funny, creative and easy to follow! While the final battle between Captain America and Iron Man arguably featured more intense combat and higher stakes, it didn't have Spiderman.
La La Land – Ending
You know how in physics problems involving Newton's Laws, five or six different force vectors will sum to zero, causing the object to not accelerate? Well that can happen with emotional vectors too, when you're overwhelmed by so many different feelings and the result is that your body is rendered incapable of movement. That's what happened to me at the end of La La Land.
Moonlight – "What's A Faggot?"
Each of Moonlight's three acts consists of roughly thirty minutes of slow, meditative build-up culminating in one scene at the end that hits you like a truck and wrenches your heart out in the process. Any of those three scenes could have won this Oscar, but no portion of any movie last year floored me quite like the closing of Moonlight's first act: a simple dialogue sequence in which a taciturn young boy grappling with his sexual identity asks a series of heavy questions to his father figure. It starts off as any run-of-the-mill interaction, but from the moment the word "faggot" comes out of Chiron's mouth, I was on the edge of my seat.
This quiet exchange between Little and Juan is so intimate and real that I felt bad for intruding on the characters' privacy. The entire movie is filmed in a way that gives us the experience of walking in their shoes; since we've already developed such deep empathy for them, the scene is even more impactful.
Barry Jenkins' direction and writing serves to show that a sequence doesn't have to be elaborate to be memorable. The last two and a half minutes of this winning scene contain 11 shots and 11 lines of dialogue. They alone tell us pretty much all we need to know about not only these two characters' lives, but about the challenges faced by all people in their communities. Rarely in any movie has so much been said with so little.
Lev Akabas is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at [email protected]
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Lev Akabas is a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences. He believes that any food can be improved by adding chocolate or cheese, that Christopher Nolan has been robbed of no fewer than four Best Director nominations, and that LeBron James is the second greatest player in NBA history but will never pass Michael Jordan. His blog appears whenever he stops feeling lazy. He can be reached at [email protected], and if you send him questions, he will answer them in a blog post.
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The Audubon Nature Institute's Gulf United for Fisheries (G.U.L.F.) was recently awarded the Louisiana blue crab certification award by the Global Trust, an independent assessment body specializing in the certification of fisheries.
Sift together the dry ingredients. Mix in the egg and diced pepper until incorporated and thin with milk. Add picked crabmeat and gently incorporate it into the batter. Shortly before you're ready to serve, scoop the batter a teaspoon at a time and fry in 350-degree oil until golden brown, about three minutes. Check for doneness and toss in warm pepper jelly if serving immediately. Alternatively, you may keep the fritters warm in a 200° oven.
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'Still in the surge': Virus keeps a hold on Massachusetts
by Alanna Durkin Richer
People wear face masks out of concern for the coronavirus as they wait to enter a supermarket Sunday, April 26, 2020, in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
The coronavirus kept a tight grip Monday on hard-hit Massachusetts, which added 1,000 new deaths in just five days as the pandemic peaks in the state.
Massachusetts surpassed 3,000 reported deaths, and there are indications the true death toll from the disease could be much higher. Officials are hopeful things could be turning a corner, but devastation remains apparent as newspapers print page after page of death notices.
The state is "still in the surge and very much in the fight against COVID-19," Republican Gov. Charlie Baker told reporters Monday. "We will keep the fight up all the way to the end, knowing that when we come out the other side there will be better times and brighter days."
Massachusetts health officials reported 104 new COVID-19 deaths Monday, bringing the number of deaths in the state since the pandemic began to 3,003. The state also reported 1,524 new cases, for a total of more than 56,400 cases.
An analysis from The Boston Globe suggests that the deaths are probably undercounted, since total deaths in the state rose by 11% last month compared with the average for March over the past 20 years even as the state saw a steep decline in fatal accidents and suicides.
In a picture of the toll the virus has taken on the state, the Globe on Sunday ran 21 pages of paid death notices. On the same Sunday last year, the Globe ran just seven pages of death notices, the newspaper said.
Nearly 1,700 of the deaths in Massachusetts have been residents of long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes, and more than 98% of all the people who died had other health problems, health officials say. The average age of people who have died is 82.
For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and the infirm, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia.
There have been more than 55,000 deaths across the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of infections is thought to be far higher because many people have not been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected without feeling sick.
Massachusetts has the third highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among U.S. states, behind New York and New Jersey.
There are signs that the worst days for Massachusetts may be behind it.
Hospitalizations have leveled off, and more than 50% of the state's hospital beds remain available for patients. But officials warn it could take some time before numbers across the board improve dramatically.
"We flattened the curve," Baker said. "It seems to have plateaued, depending on which part of Massachusetts you are in. The hope and expectation is it will start to fall, but it will probably fall slowly."
And improving numbers bring little solace to Cambridge resident Rich Stevens, whose uncle died of COVID-19 over the weekend.
"I doubt my aunt and cousins see anything encouraging in these numbers," he said. "I know I don't."
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David Shaw is the most victorious football coach in Stanford history. With 73 wins under his belt — more than those of iconic Coach Glenn "Pop" Warner — Shaw enters the start of the 2018 season in his eigth year as the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football.
In 2017, Coach Shaw received The Dodd Trophy, college football's most coveted coaching award, for managing a successful program that excels in fostering scholarship, leadership and integrity. Coach Shaw was also named Pac-12 Conference coach of the year three times and 2015 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year. A Stanford graduate himself, Coach Shaw has led the Cardinal to three Pac-12 titles in the past six seasons and Rose Bowl wins in 2013 and 2016.
Above all, Coach Shaw prioritizes the health and wellbeing of all athletes, especially those in an age group vulnerable to lasting consequences of brain injuries.
With the shared goal of elevating the sport and promoting safety for youth athletes, we at TeachAids feel immense gratitude to collaborate with Coach Shaw on the production of CrashCourse, an innovative education curriculum that leverages the latest research and technology to educate the world about brain injuries in sports.


I wonder what would happen if all of human kind gave up all control and made our decisions based only on emotions. One thing is for sure: there would be no control of anything or anyone! Think back on how many people in your life you wanted to strangle or shoot because they made you angry? This is just a silly thought but if I answered this question, there would be a number of court cases against me.
But what stopped me from acting on my emotions? Truth! Truth makes me aware and makes me think about what am I about to do if I acted on my emotion.
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Another example: I want to do my work my way and at my pace.
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Today, we finish our exciting three-part "Back to School" series with a terrific show on Catholic School leadership. Today our guest is veteran trainer, Steven Virgadamo. Steven discusses the topic of recruiting, training and retaining leaders for Catholic Schools. Steven is an expert trainer of Catholic School Leaders. He is Executive Director of the Curran Catholic School Leadership Academy and Associate Superintendent for the Archdiocese of New York.
Today Steven talks about the mission of Curran Catholic School Leadership Academy. The Academy trains future Catholic school leaders in a comprehensive and cost-effective manner. Steven reflects on his own formation as a Catholic School leader and shares what is needed for a leader to be successful in today's competitive market. Steve discusses the difference between a good Catholic school and a great one. We hope you'll listen today to learn from Steve's experience.
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government has slashed its 2019 economic growth forecast for the country for the second time this year and is now predicting growth of only 0.5%.
Wednesday's forecast halves the 1% estimate the government presented in late January, when it cut its forecast from 1.8%. It follows a string of downgrades by economists and other groups.
Economy Minister Peter Altmaier predicted growth of 1.5% in 2020.
Prospects for Germany, Europe's biggest economy, have been weighed down by weaker growth elsewhere and by the after-effects of its own weak performance at the end of last year, when it was dragged down largely by one-time factors related to new car emissions standards.
Last year, gross domestic product expanded by 1.4%.


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Faith Academy Coach Lance Lawley has stepped down from his position as head football coach because of physical reasons. Lawley, who had taken over the Faith program last year, felt he was forced to resign because of the constant pain in his right knee and left ankle.
Lawley was in the process of rebuilding the Faith football program. The Rams have not had a winning season since leaving the AISA for the AHSAA nine years ago. Head said that the Rams would promote defensive coordinator Jeff Estes to interim head coach and he would remain at that position through the 2017 season.


Joan Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) is in his native Dominican Republic to take on World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin lightweight champion Ameth Diaz (25-7, 19 KOs) of Panama this Saturday, Dec. 20, from El Palacio de los Deportes in Guzman's hometown of Santo Domingo.
The 12-round fight is promoted by Jay Boxing Promotions and will be Guzman's first since outpointing Soto last November. The bout also serves as a WBA lightweight title eliminator.
The fight will be available on DIRECTV Channel 434 and DISH NETWORK Channel 844 (please check local listings for time in your area).
"I'm on pace to make weight and on Saturday night Diaz is going to be surprised at how good I really am. I'm here to make a statement to the world. Joan Guzman, the undefeated champion is back.
"I'm at 136 pounds right bow, one pound above the lightweight limit. This is a message to the boxing community that I am back.
"This fight is particularly special because it is in my hometown where my fans have always treated my well.
"I'm extremely happy with how training camp wrapped up. We went back to some of the old stuff that I used to do when I was younger. I felt like a kid again.
PHOTOS: Joan Guzman (in black) and Ameth Diaz (in white) at the final press conference promoting their fight set for this Saturday, Dec. 20, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.


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The French government announced it was freezing assets belonging to two suspected Iranian intelligence operatives, as well as others belonging to Iran's ministry of intelligence and security.
France accused Iran's intelligence ministry on Tuesday of being behind a foiled plot to bomb an exiled opposition group near the French capital in a move that risks straining already complicated ties between Paris and Tehran.
France's decision to take retaliatory measures and go public with the accusations was taken three months after the alleged plot to bomb a meeting of the People's Mujahedeen of Iran (MEK) in a suburb of Paris.
"This extremely serious act envisaged on our territory could not go without a response," France's interior, foreign and economy ministers said in a rare joint statement.
"In taking this decision, France underlines its determination to fight against terrorism in all its forms, particularly on its own territory."
A French diplomatic source told AFP that the security forces had concluded that "the head of operations at the (Iranian) intelligence ministry ordered it".
Iran immediately denied any involvement, as it did in July when the MEK accused it of being responsible.
"If there is a misunderstanding... about a thing that does not exist, be it a conspiracy by others or a mistake, we can sit down and talk about it," Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi told AFP in an interview Tuesday.
The People's Mujahedeen was formed in the 1960s to overthrow the Shah of Iran and it continues to organise opposition to the current leaders of the Islamic republic who took power following the 1979 revolution.
But a total of six people were then detained in coordinated raids by European police.
One of the detained men was an Iranian diplomat based in Vienna who was stopped by German police.
The diplomat, Assadollah Asadi, was targeted by the asset freezes announced by French authorities Tuesday, as well as Saeid Hashemi Moghadam, who the French diplomatic source said was head of operations at the intelligence ministry.
Asadi is set to be extradited to Belgium to face trial, German authorities announced on Monday.
"We deny the accusations and forcefully condemn the Iranian diplomat's arrest, and call for his immediate release," a statement from the Iranian foreign ministry said earlier Tuesday.
The measures announced Tuesday come as French President Emmanuel Macron and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani are at odds on a host of issues.
Macron, who hoped to improve ties with Tehran at the start of his presidency last year, has allied with Iran over the 2015 nuclear deal which limits the Islamic Republic's atomic programme.
While US President Donald Trump has pulled out of the agreement and denounced it, Macron has been a vocal supporter and has worked to keep the accord alive despite US sanctions.
But Macron is at loggerheads with Rouhani over the wars in Syria and Yemen, in which Iran is a major player, and has raised concerns about the country's ballistic missile programme.
The US considers Iran to be the world's biggest state sponsor of terrorism because of its links with a host of armed groups, particularly the powerful Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and Hamas in the Palestinian territories, as well as other networks in Iraq and Yemen.
Iran has been blamed in the past for carrying out attacks in countries as far afield as Argentina, India and Thailand.
The French diplomatic source said Iran was suspected of carrying out "several" assassinations of opposition figures in the European Union since 2015.
Also Tuesday, around 200 French police launched a dawn anti-terror raid on one of the biggest Shiite Muslim centres in France, the Zahra Centre France, as well as the homes of its directors.
Eleven people were questioned -- three of them arrested, security sources told AFP, including for the illegal possession of firearms.
The Zahra Centre France was founded in 2009 by Yahia Gouasmi, a pro-regime activist and religious figure who has spoken in support of Hezbollah.
Gouasmi is also the founder of the Anti-Zionist Party in France and an associate of controversial comedian Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, a convicted anti-Semite.


Did you hear that? There is it again. What's that sound?
The Red Box. Parked alone in the scurrying head-bent crowds, each face glow with beams from a smartphone's white sun. Trudging to the office, on the way to lunch with the girls; a million and one possible destinations.
But one stands still – The Red Box.
But no one looks up. No one hears.
You're a fossil yet to be excavated dear Red Box, you act as your own museum. Tickets for sale! But no one looks up. No one hears.
The audience changes with every passing second; bolting past your shrilling shrieks. Brrrring! You are the Box of Ghosts and long dead whisperers.
A man approaches, veiled with black. He looks out from the corner of his hood. But no one looks up. No one hears.
He comes to you in a time of desperation. He needs you now Red Box.
What could he be up to?
Who comes to stand in a grave?
He takes the receiver, alien hands briefly fumble with the foreignness of your handle. You do not know what to make of him Red Box, and the same with him of you. He punches in a number and holds your heart to his ear.
It seems to go on for an age. New folks flock past smeared glass, the man begins to panic.
You wait with excitement Red Box. Is he on the run? Who is on the other end?
Rings off. And he's gone. You sigh.
Red Box. Box of Ghosts. Your time will come. One day they will pay to see you. The graves will be built over. New 'affordable' housing most likely. And you will sit behind the barrier; flashes will snap, your very own paparazzi.
But for now your watch continues Red Box. Your cries getting softer. More footsteps will clip past.


Should The Date of Halloween be Changed?
Spooky pumpkins, scary costumes, and sweet sugary candy is what we all think when the holiday Halloween is mentioned. But lately, a lot of us are thinking about how much longer until curfew when this holiday falls.
On October 31, 2018, Halloween fell on a Wednesday for Americans. Not that Wednesday is a bad day, but the thought of having to go home to get ready for school the next day after a night of fun wasn't what most children were planning on thinking about.
Not only does having Halloween on a weekday limit the amount of time for kids to go trick or treating-in addition to being a school day-but it also makes it hard for younger children to join in on the fun.
Most parents who do take their younger kids trick or treating go around 5pm, so that they can get their kids back home at about a reasonable hour. And when Halloween falls on a weekday, parents are forced into a challenging position. Not only do they have to worry about a reasonable time to take their kids trick or treating, but they also need to watch how long they are working so that the reasonable time for trick or treating can happen. All of this stress leads to parents cramming all of the fun Halloween festivities into a two-hour window.
And don't get us wrong, there have been plenty of times that Halloween has fallen on a Saturday, or a weekend, at the most. But for your information, the next time that Halloween does fall on a Saturday, will be in 2020.
In reality, most people enjoy having Halloween on Saturdays, or even a day when you don't have to worry about what time you're staying out till.
There is a petition on change.org that is asking President Trump to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday of every October, like how Thanksgiving falls on the last Thursday of the month.
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News / S Africa, Zimbabwe ready for Olympic qualifiers
S Africa, Zimbabwe ready for Olympic qualifiers
COSAFA sides South Africa and Zimbabwe enter the final stages of their bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
Zimbabwe are away at Cameroon in the first leg of their tie, while South Africa host Equatorial Guinea.
Both are difficult opponents, but South Africa coach Vera Pauw says her side will be ready to take on a side that vanquished in Nigeria in the previous round.
"I must admit after playing Kenya at the beginning of August we would have been rusty going into such an important fixture, but the three matches we played in Congo have kept the players in shape and we were also able to come up with new strategies to face Equatorial Guinea," The Dutch coach said.
"The good thing also is that we returned from Congo without injuries so we have had all the players training, which helps with our preparations and we are able focus on our plans instead of attending to injured players.
"We know that most of their (Equatorial Guinea) players who went to the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany are part of the current squad, and those are more or less the same players that defeated Nigeria.
"We expect them to play very attacking football, more like European-style as most of them don't play in Equatorial Guinea. But we are ready."
South Africa appeared at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, while the Zimbabwe women's side are seeking a first ever appearance at the global showpiece.
The winner of these two-legged ties advances to the Rio games.
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Foodbank Open Food Hub in Christies Beach
The new Foodbank SA Food Hub opened in Christies Beach is helping to deliver much needed food relief to hundreds of families in the southern suburbs.
Tens of thousands of meals are set to be provided to those in need in the southern suburbs with the launch of a major food relief centre.#9News | http://9News.com.au
Posted by 9 News Adelaide on Wednesday, 19 December 2018
The opening of the centre aims to help with the huge demand in the region, with new data highlighting an additional 40,000 meals are needed each month in the southern suburbs to meet the current levels of demand.
Around 24,000 meals are already provided each month to suburbs within the Onkaparinga Council, including Christies Beach, Reynella, Hackham, Aberfoyle Park and Happy Valley. However Foodbank SA Chief Executive Officer Greg Pattinson said almost double that number of people were still missing out.
"Many families in the southern suburbs are really struggling right now to put food on the table. We have held three pop-up food hubs in the region, and each time we were stunned about the demand, and how much people really need a hand," he said.
"Each of these pop-ups have exceeded demand. At the last Foodbank pop up held in Noarlunga more than 800 struggling South Australians were referred to access the free food in just under two hours. We know there is a huge demand in the region and, sadly, it is still growing."
Mr Pattinson said the aim of the new Christies Beach Food Hub was to "get the food to where it is needed the most". Other Foodbank Food Hubs are located in Edwardstown, Bowden, Elizabeth and Mt Gambier, with community and Foodbank supported hubs located in Adelaide and Port Pirie. Foodbank also has warehouses in Edwardstown, Whyalla, Berri and Mt Gambier to get food to those in need.
Foodbank is Australia's largest food relief and food rescue organisation. The organisation's most recent 2018 Hunger Report, released in October, revealed that a staggering 117,260 South Australians are accessing food relief every month – 27 percent of them children.
It highlighted that there was a growing need in South Australia, with 51% of the charities working with Foodbank SA reporting an increase in people seeking food relief, and that around 28% more food is needed to meet demand.
Statistics show in Christies Beach alone, 6001 meals per month are provided, with a further 6324 extra meals needed each month. Similar figures apply for surrounding suburbs, with Seaford and Morphett Vale both having identified needs of 7617 and 5044 extra meals per month.
"By opening in the southern suburbs, we are going to where there is clearly a need. It will also serve as an important link to other services and agencies who's clients might seek support and advice, particularly at this time of the year," Mr Pattinson said.
"The current and former State Government and the City of Onkaparinga have been outstanding partners in this, along with many of the community groups and volunteers in the region, and with their ongoing support, I believe the Christies Beach Food Hub will make a very real difference to families in the area."
To access the Foodbank Food Hub in Christies Beach, attendees must have a referral voucher from one of the agencies we work with. The following agencies are currently referring to the Food Hub, including: Baptist Church Christies Beach, Anglicare Christies Beach, ADRA Morphett Vale, Church of Christ Brighton, Life without Barriers, Seaford Ecumenical Mission, St Vinnies or Housing SA.
The Foodbank Food Hub is located at 59 Beach Rd Christies Beach.
We take this time to thank our valued supporters who have contributed to the Christies Beach Food Hub:
Initial Grant – SA Government's "Fund My Neighbourhood" program
Financial support – Onkaparinga Council
Introductions and design advice- Phil Winwood
Flooring material donation – Catherine Winwood "Interface"
Shelving and displays – PC Infrastructure and OTR
Construction works – Shape Interiors
Floor installation – Flooring Solutions SA
Gate – PLC Fencing
Fruit & Veg displays – Woolworths
Checkout counters – Romeos Foodland
IT setup, Computers and cabling – ElectraNet
Automatic Doors – Smart Solutions SA
Signage – Big Yellow Rocket
Painting – Tariq al Farraji
Roller door – Andrew Foti, Felmeri Group.


Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a type of sleep disorder where a person feels a crawling, tingling sensation usually in their extremities (usually the lower leg) and they feel the need to move or massage their limb for relief. This disorder does not have a specific means to diagnosis; however, it usually is hereditary or can occur with other conditions such as pregnancy, diabetes, or fibromyalgia. The symptoms of RLS may occur at anytime, but usually present themselves at night when a person is the most still and is trying to sleep.
Although it is not known what causes RLS, research has made a connection between a lack of the hormone dopamine and the condition. Dopamine is a "feel good" hormone that is released from the brain to help relax you. If this hormone is low, a person may find it difficult to relax, sleep, or the person may start feeling more sensitive and twitchy.
If you suffer from RLS keep in mind a couple of lifestyle changes you could make to decrease your symptoms. Nutrition has been found to play a huge part in RLS symptoms. By decreasing your intake of coffee, sugars, alcohol and foods that contain white flour you could find a huge difference. Taking a vitamin supplement of magnesium and calcium will also help calm the symptoms that are making it impossible to get a decent nights rest.
Massage and hydrotherapy can also play an important role in reducing RLS symptoms. Massage helps reduce stress, takes knots out of muscles that could cause twitches or spasms, and helps balance hormones which include dopamine. Massage also helps increase your sleep and relaxation. Warm baths are also recommended for RLS clients before going to sleep. Warm water will help penetrate deep into the muscles to completely relax them.
If you are a sufferer of Restless Leg Syndrome, book a massage today to help decrease your symptoms and get you the rest that you need!


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Q: Empty Layout with using include I'm using navigation drawer. But my layout keep looking empty. Any idea to solution? Why does it look like empty? Here is my code. I dont share my Java code, because I dont think the problem is in there.
app_bar_ipuclari.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
tools:context="com.example.yunus.ototakip.IpuclariSayfasi">

<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">

</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
    android:id="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
    android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
    app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"
    app:titleTextColor="@color/beyaz"
    app:subtitleTextColor="@color/beyaz">
    </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>
<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_marginTop="56dp"
    android:background="@color/colorAccent"
    android:id="@+id/tarihView"
    android:layout_height="35dp">

    <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Bugün -"
        android:textColor="@color/beyaz"
        android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true"
        android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
        android:layout_marginStart="11dp"
        android:textSize="18sp"
        android:paddingLeft="11dp"
        android:id="@+id/tarihText">

    </TextView>
</RelativeLayout>

<android.support.design.widget.BottomNavigationView
android:id="@+id/bottom_navigation"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
app:itemBackground="@color/colorPrimary"
app:itemIconTint="@color/beyaz"
app:itemTextColor="@color/beyaz"
app:menu="@menu/bottombar_menu" />

<include layout="@layout/content_ipuclari_sayfasi"/> </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

content_ipuclari_sayfasi.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/content_ipuclari_sayfasi"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
tools:context="com.example.yunus.ototakip.IpuclariSayfasi"
tools:showIn="@layout/app_bar_ipuclari">

<CheckBox
    android:text="CheckBox"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
    android:layout_marginStart="132dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="257dp"
    android:id="@+id/checkBox" /></RelativeLayout>

activity_ipuclari_sayfasi.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
tools:openDrawer="start">

<include
    layout="@layout/app_bar_main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" />

<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/nav_view"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    app:headerLayout="@layout/nav_header_main"
    app:menu="@menu/activity_main_drawer"/>

A: In your app_bar_ipuclari.xml file you didn't close the tag
<include layout="@layout/content_ipuclari_sayfasi"/

add this > in the end.
Also try to move Toolbar into AppBarLayout

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Acton's property market has found a new lease of life according to the latest figures published by the Land Registry.
Since the latter part of 2008 volume levels were consistently hitting new all time lows leading to some agents shutting up shop or switching their local office to lettings only.
The more recent numbers show a welcome recovery with the number of transactions in the second quarter up by 135% compared to the previous three months. This is still below half the level seen a few years ago and with fewer than one property a day changing hands in the W3 area, pickings remain slim for the local agents that remain. Further retrenchment remains a possibility.
The headline average price remains stable down by 9.3% over the last 12 months but this has been supported by house sales increasing more rapidly than flats. Developers have been taking some of their new schemes off the market after poor sales in the hope of finding tenants for them. Flat prices are down by 11.2% over the last year. T he average property in Acton now costs £322,735.
The figures for England and Wales as a whole show a modest improvement in the monthly change in house prices. The June increase of 0.1 per cent is the first time the monthly change has been positive since January 2008. The annual drop of 14 per cent took the average house price to £153,046.
London experienced the greatest monthly rise with a movement of 2 per cent, making it the region with the greatest monthly change and an average property value of £301,859.
All regions in England and Wales experienced a decrease in their average property values over the last 12 months.
The numbers below are subject to revision as is it usual that some properties are added late to the Land Registry's database.
In a forthcoming edition of the ActonW3.com newsletter there will be a complete listing of recent property sales in the area. To register to receive it click here.


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Why We All Should Be Mad About the H-1B Visa Cap
by Cyrus D. Mehta, ABIL Lawyer
The Insightful Immigration Blog
The USCIS announced today, April 9, 2014, that it had received 172,500 H-1B visa petitions for the 65,000 H-1B regular cap and the 20,000 additional cap for graduates with advanced degrees from US universities. This is much more than the 124,000 H-1B visa petitions the USCIS received in 2014. The H-1B cap makes no sense, and here are 10 good reasons why we should all really be more upset about it this year for the simple reason is that we face the cap each year, and nothing ever changes. Enough is enough!
The first reason to be mad about the H-1B cap is that it forces employers to scramble way before the start of the 2015 fiscal year, which is October 1, to file for H-1B visas, only to get rejected by a randomized lottery. This is no way to treat US employers who pay thousands of dollars in legal and filing fees, along with all the steps they need to take in being in compliance. The whole concept of a nonsensical quota reminds us of Soviet era central planning, and then to inject a casino style of lottery into the process, just rubs salt into an oozing old wound.
Second, one can only feel for all the foreign national prospective employees, who all need to qualify to work in a specialty occupation, as defined under the H-1B visa law. Out of the 172,500 H-1B cases received, 87,500 people will get rejected. That is 87,500 hopes and dreams dashed. Many who are in the United States after graduating from American universities may have to leave. Others won't be able to set foot into the United States to take up their prized job offers.
Third, imagine if all of these 87,500 who will be rejected could actually come and work in the United States. Their employers would benefit and become more globally competitive - and could have less reason to outsource work to other countries. They would have also been productive workers, and spent money in the US economy, including buying houses and paying taxes. The H-1B cap has robbed the economy of this wonderful cascading effect.
Fourth, the USCIS has taken pains to encourage entrepreneurs to establish startups in the United States because of the potential of creating new technologies resulting in more jobs, and keeping the country competitive. The entrepreneur portal encourages entrepreneurs to use the H-1B visa to sponsor themselves through their own startups. What a pity to lose out on that entrepreneur who could create the next Google or Tesla electric car.
Fifth, immigration attorneys and their staff who toiled away hard for the past few weeks will feel really bad for their clients, and also for themselves that their labor will not come into fruition.
Sixth, people who have lost the lottery will try to come to the United States under other options, which are much harder. They may also resort more to the B-1 business visa, and although the business visa is ambiguous enough to cover activities that go beyond a business meeting, many will fall afoul of the visa wittingly or unwittingly. Using the B-1 visa when the H-1B visa is not available is like engaging in risky unprotected sex. People will get into trouble at some point in time and the party will be over.
Seventh, the While House very recently announced that it would allow a limited number of spouses on H-4 visas the ability to work. The whole purpose is to encourage highly skilled people to work in the United States on H-1B visas. What is the purpose of such an announcement when the cap eliminates the ability of people to enter the United States on H-1B visas in the first place. It all feels like a joke, rather like flatulence, on this day when it was announced that 172,500 people applied for a meager 85,000 visas.
Eight, even the lucky ones who have gotten selected are by no means guaranteed that their H-1B cases will get approved. The USCIS applies rigidly impossible standards, and also reviews the cases unevenly, the California Service Center being far more cruel than the Vermont Service Center. And even those whose H-1B visa petitions get approved may not be issued visas at the US Consulates overseas, especially consuls in India who use the visa process as a trade barrier to curb the flow of Indian IT professionals from making it to the United States. Then, those who finally make it will also likely get subjected to oppressive green card quotas down the road.


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Q: Integration with base 10 I have to calculate the following integral:
$$
\int_{1}^{2}10^{x/2}dx
$$
I simplified it as follows:
$$
\int_{1}^{2}10^{x/2}dx=\int_{1}^{2}e^{\ln10^{x/2}}dx=\int_{1}^{2}e^{\ln10\times\frac{x}{2}}dx=\frac{1}{0.5\ln(10)}[e^{\ln10\frac{x}{2}}]_{1}^{2}
$$
 and then
$$
\frac{1}{0.5\ln(10)}[e^{\ln10\frac{x}{2}}]_{1}^{2}=\frac{1}{0.5\ln(10)}[e^{\ln10}-e^{\ln5}]=\frac{5}{0.5\ln(10)}
$$
When I use Wolfram to double check, I get a different answer. I would be grateful if someone could point out the mistake in my solution. Thanks!

A: Your lower limit is wrong: $e^{(\ln 10)\times\frac{1}{2}}=e^{\ln\sqrt{10}}$ and not $e^{\ln 5}$.

A: This step is wrong since L.H.S.$\not =$ R.H.S.:

$$\frac{1}{0.5ln(10)}[e^{ln10\frac{x}{2}}]_{1}^{2}=\frac{1}{0.5ln(10)}[e^{ln10}-e^{ln5}]$$

It should be as follows:
$$\int_{1}^{2}10^{x/2}dx=2\int_{1}^{2}10^{x/2}d(\frac{x}{2})$$
$$=\frac{2\cdot 10^{x/2}}{ \ln 10}\big|^2_1$$
$$=\frac{2(10-\sqrt{10})}{\ln 10}$$
$$=5.9392$$

A: HINT:
$$\int 10^{\frac{x}{2}}\space\space\text{d}x=$$

Substitute $u=\frac{x}{2}$ and $\text{d}u=\frac{1}{2}\space\space\text{d}x$:

$$2\int 10^{u}\space\space\text{d}u=$$
$$2\cdot\frac{10^u}{\ln(10)}+\text{C}=$$
$$2\cdot\frac{10^{\frac{x}{2}}}{\ln(10)}+\text{C}$$


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MCCLV worships at 11:30AM on Sundays
Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley
Adam Blake Irvine
Outreach & Justice
About MCCLV
MCC of the Lehigh Valley 🌈 1401 Greenview Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18018 🌈 info@mcclv.info
MCCLV'ers love God and serve God in a variety of wonderful ways. MCCLV offers outreach to the Lehigh Valley through its dynamic music ministry and the church provides regular service opportunities with the homeless and marginalized. There are social justice advocacy events as well as fellowship activities to meet others. Multiple spiritual growth classes are offered every week. Are you looking to give of yourself and grow in God? The faith community of MCCLV would love to journey with you in pursuit of the spiritual life.
Since it's founding in 1984, MCCLV has always warmly welcomed the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. In fact, the majority of people who attend MCCLV identify as LGBT. Heterosexual allies are also warmly welcomed at MCCLV.
Inspirational worship is offered every Sunday at 11:30am (during the summer season MCCLV worships at 10:30am). God could not imagine a world without Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley! MCCLV is part of the great movement of churches that started over 2,000 years ago at the dawn of Christianity. While MCCLV is a part of that history, it is also a part of the fabulous future of the church. Get in touch via the "Contact Us" tab above.
In 1984 a small group of 12 individuals from the Lehigh Valley gathered for worship at the Lambda Center in Allentown, led by Lutheran pastor Rev. Craig Stahler. In early 1985, MCC of Philadelphia sanctioned the group as its Lehigh Valley Parish Extension. Soon after, the majority of the group was ready to identify with The Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC). On October 11, 1987, the group became independent of MCC of Philadelphia and, for the first time, was named the Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley (MCCLV). Over the next several years, MCCLV grew both physically and spiritually with changes in location and changes in church leadership. MCCLV was blessed to have several pastors serve the church, including student clergy Irene Katz, the Rev. Laura Brown, and the Rev. Michael Weeks. In 1989, the Rev. Peter Helt was appointed as Pastor of MCCLV. Rev. Helt moved to Allentown and would serve the church for nine years. During his tenure, the church took up residence at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley. In 1999, MCCLV's current pastor, Rev. Beth Goudy, was called to become the spiritual leader of MCCLV.
In January of 2003, the church moved to the Merchant's Square Mall in Allentown and, for the first time, had a 24/7 place of its own to call home. MCCLV would remain at that location for just over 5 years. In 2008 MCCLV moved to the Silkwerks building on the north side of Allentown and rented there until mid-2015. MCCLV's current location is shared space with Church of the Manger United Church of Christ and St. Jude's Old Catholic Church in Bethlehem.
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OMR NewsTalk of the town
China's crazy influencer industry: A German stands out amidst clone factories and billion-dollar revenues
Corinna Bremer & Scott Peterson 9/24/2018
Thomas Derksen carved out a following in China with sketch videos—now he's advertising for top European brands
Thomas Derksen Chinese Youtube star from the Fatherland
Approximately EUR 15.8 billion in market volume, influencer training camps and virtual influencers. The Chinese influencer-marketing sector is an eclectic mix of the bizarre and the massive. The industry not only dwarfs the next three largest markets combined, but has also been in existence much longer. Today we are taking a closer look at the Middle Kingdom, its influencer market and how one typical German made an atypical splash on the Chinese influencer marketing scene.
In China, Silicon Valley pales in importance to Beijing's tech hub, Zhongguancun. With active internet users (802 million) exceeding the combined populations of the United States, Brazil and Indonesia, China has the world's largest social media market, so there is simply no need to look west. And in China, the influencer industry is exploding.
Whereas the industry in Europe's DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) is estimated to have generated approximately EUR 506 million, the revenue generated on the Chinese influencer market is a whopping EUR 15.8 billion—i.e. 30 times more. The revenue volume is said to be larger than that of the entire Chinese movie industry.
100 cars in 240 seconds—the KOLossal sales the norm
Influencers in China aren't called influencers but Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs for short) or Wanghongs ("Online successes"). If you want to read up on the Wanghong economy, there is a "Wikipedia page on the subject." There are several hundreds of thousands of Wanghongs who post, promote, pose, explain and recommend their hearts out—several times a day—on dozens of platforms for all manner of verticals imaginable.
With a seemingly never-ending stream of new platforms and new mega apps popping up, it is hard to say for certain, which KOLs are the most successful. In contrast to Europe and the US, the mega KOL superstars are not measured by followers or influencer analytics, but in sales per minute. It's here where fashion Wanghong Becky Li made a massive splash on July 21, 2017 as she sold 100 turquoise MINI Coopers at EUR 36,000 each in four minutes. According to this Business of Fashion article, 54 percent of all college-age Chinese persons want to be influencers professionally.
Influencer clone factories and conglomerate sized agencies
The marketing machine beneath the surface has also long-since been massive. Influencer agencies are typically the size of massive international conglomerates, with some having as many as 30,000 influencers under contract. Fully-automated influencer marketplace startups, comparable to AspireIQ, began searching for investors in Beijing as early as a decade ago.
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According to reports there are more than 200 influencer incubators, also called KOL-clone factories, that exist solely to transform young girls into Wanghongs, including training camps and cosmetic surgery. Many end up specializing on specific platforms, such as direct sales channels on Alibaba or live-streaming platforms, where they sell their own product lines. To stand out among the mass of the similarly styled glut of white-skinned, big-eyed, small mouthed and pointy-chinned beauty queens, luxury brands, like Gucci have begun turning to virtual influencers, who digitally don their latest collections.
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Major reach, but marginal "brand-fit"
Luxury brand marketing pros and followers have very publicly vied for the brand engagement of a-list KOLs and their coveted reach: Papi Jiang and Angelababy. Papi Jiang, a Chinese comedian who this 2016 New Times Article called "China's Viral Idol", is known for her vlogs, where she rants and raves about life in the Chinese metropolis. In her messy office, she sits in front of a camera, no make-up, frazzled hair, rocking jeans, a t-shirt or a hoodie and pushes luxury brands, like Swiss watchmaker Jaeger LeCoultre. Critics don't see a "brandfit," just a partnership based on reach.
Angelababy, perhaps best described as the Chinese Kim Kardashian, got her start by being at the heart of a very bizarre, very public scandal, where the matter of contention was whether or not she had had cosmetic surgery. Soon after, she was brand ambassador for French luxury brand Dior, alongside Natalie Portman. Chinese Dior fans thought she was too "common."
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China's tonic hawking Kraut
One person who is anything but ordinary for the Chinese market is Thomas Derksen. The 28-year-old German is originally from the Cologne-area, now resides in Shanghai, where he is a bonafide celebrity thanks to his insanely popular sketch clips that he and his Chinese wife produce and edit together. In fluent, accent-free Mandarin, he gained fame through parodies of stereotypical Chinese archetypes like grandkid-crazy step mothers, chain-smoking step fathers and shop-a-holic spouses. Derksen now says he has six million followers on more than 15 platforms. While it would probably be good enough for the top-10 in Germany among male influencers, it's a niche position in China as a funny, authentic German.
That niche position seems to be a very attractive one for advertisers as brands have begun employing him as a brand spokesman. In a video for his client Dr. Kurt Wolff GmbH & Co. KG (manufacturers of Alpecin and Plantur hair growth tonics) Derksen takes his fans on a tour of the company factory in Bielefeld. The 11-minute clip features him showing his wife all the crazy products that German supermarkets have, including Alpecin's caffeinated shampoo, which claims to prevent hereditary hair loss—a hot topic among males everywhere, including China. After his wife is blown away by the product, Derksen takes his wife on a tour of the factory, telling the brand story and even gets his hair washed with the shampoo. His wife can hardly contain her excitement at German ingenuity and quality. The clip has been seen over 5.2 million times, generated 18,000 likes, 5000 comments and 4000 reposts.
Sketch clip generates more sales than TV spots
In the comments beneath Derksen's Alpecin video, several followers posted what appears to be tracking codes to their Dr. Wolff products that they immediately purchased on Alibaba's T-Mall platform. And Derksen also promises to reward the 20 best comments by sending them shampoo samples.
Derksen's advertising clients have taken notice of the performance: "For our marketing campaigns, there is only one KPI we care about: sales," says Fabian Schneider, general manager at Dr. Wolff in Shanghai. This past summer, his team compared sales at three different times: one without any marketing campaigns, one during an eCommerce event with TV ads and one with Derksen's video. "Usually, sales level off the week after a campaign ends, because customers have just purchased the product. After the eCommerce event and the TV ads, we ran Derksen's video. Sales held steady, above levels during times without any active campaigns. We had more sales a week after than normal and it ended up generating even more sales than the TV spot," says Schneider.
Influencers the antidote to adfraud
There were several factors on the Chinese market that led the Dr. Wolff marketing team to collaborate with Derksen. "While China is very digital, we were unable to generate any significant sales revenue through programmatic buying," says Fabian Schneider. He also views "OTV," i.e. Online TV, critically. "Every media agency here will tell you that you have to be on platforms like Youku, Le TV and others. But the scatter loss here is incredibly high and you aren't paying peanuts in China for OTV—it's not a minor investment. And to top it all off, there are numerous intransparent grey areas here, so many click bots, making it very difficult to know in the end how many people our ads reached."
What sets Derksen apart is his authentic, creative and educative art of storytelling and the way he emotionally conveys brand experiences with homemade explanatory videos. "Dr. Wolff is known for its "outside-the-box" thinking when it comes to its marketing. We didn't want any Chinese celebs or stars to generate awareness—we have always strove to be different." And that's how they ended up deciding on Thomas Derksen.
From bank intern to content creator
Prior to studying Chinese and moving to Shanghai, Derksen worked as a banker in Cologne. And it's this salt-of-the-earth style that he exudes in his clips—the contrast to Angelababy, Becky Li and Papi Jiang could hardly be greater. He posts videos, of varying length, twice a week on Weibo, Wechat, Kuaipai, Miaopai, TencentVideo, Youku, iQiyi, Bilibili, Acfun, Toutiao, Yidianzixun, Facebook, Youtube, HimalayaFM, Xiaoying, Ixigua, Sina, Meipai, Renren, Baidu Baijia Hao, PearVideo, QQ, Dianping, Tiktok, Netease and Quduopai.
In addition to Dr. Wolff, Derksen has also worked with other German household names like underwear makers Triumph and Schiesser, Bayern Munich, coffee producer Tchibo and the Rossmann drugstore chain. "Germans tend to be annoyed with ads and are very sensitive. The Chinese, in contrast, applaud and welcome them and would more likely say: 'You really did a fantastic job presenting that product again' or they congratulate me and tell me what an honor it is to have worked with that brand. In China, entertaining, creative advertising is rewarded," says Derksen.
Do you want to learn how to get the most out of your marketing activities in China? Don't miss our special OMR Deep Dive on Strategic China Marketing taking place in Hamburg, Germany on November 11th. Space is limited—get your ticket today!
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"The Impossible Planet" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in the October 1953 issue of Imagination. It has been reprinted over 30 times, including Brian Aldiss's 1974 Space Odysseys anthology.
It was also published in Dutch, French, German and Italian translations. The writer originally submitted it to the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on February 11, 1953, with the title "Legend."

Plot
A 350-year-old woman asks the captain of an interplanetary ship to take her to Earth. As Earth is believed to be a myth, the captain finds a record of a planet that is not called "Earth" but has one moon, and is in a star system of nine planets. The four main characters take the journey to this inhospitable destination: the captain, his more ethical crew member, the old woman, and the woman's robotic servant.

Adaptation
The story was adapted and directed by David Farr as an episode of the Channel 4/Amazon Video anthology series Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams. The script is somewhat faithful to Dick's original story, but with the addition of a romantic sub-story, and with a more ambiguous ending.

Plot
Space tourism guide Brian Norton routinely augments the experiences of tourists with lighting tricks. While not conning the customers, he seeks a promotion and transfer to the tourism agency's corporate offices to please his upwardly-mobile girlfriend, Barbara. Norton and cynical space tourism agency branch manager Ed Andrews are approached by a 342-year-old woman, Irma Louise Gordon. Facing death from a heart condition and nearly completely deaf, Irma offers them each five times their annual salary to take her on a trip to Earth. As they are not sure the planet still exists, having been evacuated centuries before due to solar flares, they head for a similar planet. Irma's protective robot servant, RB29, deduces and maintains the subterfuge. Irma has a very specific dream about her grandparents swimming in a river in Carolina, and wants to re-enact this with Norton, who closely resembles her grandfather.

Cast
 Jack Reynor as Brian Norton
 Benedict Wong as Ed Andrews
 Geraldine Chaplin as Irma Louise Gordon
 Georgina Campbell as Barbara
 Malik Ibheis as RB29

References

External links

Short stories by Philip K. Dick
1953 short stories

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Now that you have a state machine that will identify three-byte messages in a PS/2 byte stream, add a datapath that will also output the 24-bit (3 byte) message whenever a packet is received (out_bytes[23:16] is the first byte, out_bytes[15:8] is the second byte, etc.).
out_bytes needs to be valid whenever the done signal is asserted. You may output anything at other times (i.e., don't-care).
// New: Datapath to store incoming bytes.
Use the FSM from PS/2 packet parser and add a datapath to capture the incoming bytes.


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Man Hired Friend to Kill Father and Gain Inheritance—Police
Abubakar Mohammed Baba confessed to police he had paid his friend $266) to kill his father.
By Gerrard Kaonga On 1/7/22 at 11:32 AM EST
U.S. Counterterrorism in Africa
Is there a better way to defend the U.S. from anti-American terrorism other than weighing into internal fights on behalf of governments that oftentimes disillusion their own populations?
By Daniel R. DePetris On 10/7/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
U.S. to Withdraw Troops From Africa
About 1,200 U.S. troops are on the continent, but resources are being shifted to tackling threats from China and Russia.
By Brendan Cole On 8/2/18 at 9:06 AM EDT
Migrants Dumped in Desert and Told to Walk to Safety
With no water or food, migrants are forced across the border at gunpoint in the searing heat.
By David Brennan On 6/25/18 at 7:56 AM EDT
Command Mistakes Blamed for Soldier Deaths in Niger
The father of one soldier said, "The whole thing was a screwed-up mess."
By Brendan Cole On 5/11/18 at 5:56 AM EDT
Swaziland King Changes His Country's Name to eSwatini
Austria and Australia, Niger and Nigeria, Uruguay and Paraguay, listen up.
U.S. Forces Killed in Niger Were Wrongly Sent: Report
Gaps in the U.S. chain of command may have doomed four Green Berets of Operational Detachment-Alpha Team 3212.
By Tom O'Connor On 3/20/18 at 5:37 PM EDT
U.S. vs. ISIS in Niger: Multiple Firefights Revealed
U.S. special forces killed 11 ISIS fighters in a firefight on December 6, two months after four Green Berets were killed in a militant ambush.
Man Who Found ISIS Niger Tape Criticizes U.S. Role
Mohammed Mahmoud Abu al-Maali, a Mauritanian expert on ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the region, told Newsweek the U.S. military had a destabilizing effect.
By Tom O'Connor On 3/6/18 at 4:36 PM EST
Where is ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?
Footage of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's first and only known public appearance was included alongside the graphic deaths of U.S. troops in Niger.
ISIS Video Shows U.S. Soldiers Killed in Niger Ambush
A new ISIS video, entitled "Assault of the Brave Against the Army of the Americans," shows the last moments of four Green Berets killed in Niger last year.
U.S. Probes Claim ISIS Has Niger Ambush Footage
U.S. Africa Command is probing a series of social media posts allegedly from the scene.
By Jack Moore On 1/25/18 at 7:00 AM EST
Russia Purged Spies After Trump Dossier Release: Fusion
The founder of research firm Fusion GPS said Moscow used the document as a pretext for arrests and killings.
Islam to Be Second-Biggest U.S. Religion by 2040
The continued growth is being fueled by high fertility rates and immigration, according to Pew.
George Weah Wins Presidency Of Liberia
George Weah, the new Liberian president, once played for A.C. Milan and Manchester City.
By Jack Moore On 12/29/17 at 8:54 AM EST
Trump Sent Home Fewer Mexicans Than Obama In 2016
The president's administration sent home about a quarter fewer Mexican nationals than his predecessor in the first 11 months of 2016.
Trump's War on Terror Sees Airstrikes Double
There have been twice as many strikes in Somalia and three times as many in Yemen, report shows.
By Jack Moore On 12/19/17 at 1:35 PM EST
U.S. Soldier Shot 18 Times as He Fought to the Death
Sgt. La David T. Johnson, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was killed in the line of duty in Niger.
By Callum Paton On 12/18/17 at 6:15 AM EST
U.S. Military to Expand Drone War to Niger
The U.S. military's activities in Africa are expanding rapidly.
By John Haltiwanger On 12/1/17 at 11:06 AM EST
Trump Doubles U.S. Troops In Somalia, Most Since 1993
More than 500 American troops are now stationed in the east African country.
By Jack Moore On 11/20/17 at 12:06 PM EST
Under Trump, U.S. Military Deaths in War Zones Are Up
Trump has increased the presence of U.S. troops in multiple theaters.
By John Haltiwanger On 11/20/17 at 11:22 AM EST
Niger Asks U.S. Military to Kill Militants With Drones
The request comes as the Pentagon continues to investigate an ambush on October 4 that killed four U.S. special forces soldiers.
By John Haltiwanger On 11/1/17 at 4:27 PM EDT
U.S. Pledges $60 Million to African Terrorism Force
Four U.S. Green Berets were killed in the October 4 attack blamed on ISIS-affiliated militants.
By Conor Gaffey On 10/31/17 at 6:52 AM EDT
The ISIS-Linked Who May Have Been Behind Niger Attack
Al-Sahrawi has commanded a small group of ISIS-supporting fighters in West Africa since 2015.
What We Know About the Niger Ambush Linked to ISIS
More details continue to emerge about the attack that killed four U.S. soldiers.
By Jack Moore On 10/27/17 at 11:54 AM EDT
U.S. Military Wants to Use Armed Drones in Niger
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Trump Blames Generals for Deadly Niger Ambush
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New Video Holds Clues on U.S. Soldiers' Deaths in Niger
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With the new social network Ello getting 30,000-40,000 signup requests per hour, the platform has attracted our interest at Brandle. As you may know, our Brandle Presence Manager helps companies discover and track points-of-presence on the web where their enterprise appears to be represented, so this mad rush to create accounts made us wonder "who is really on this network?"
Your boss has just asked you to inventory all the social media accounts used across the enterprise. On the surface, enterprise social media account management may sound simple to your boss but you know it's nothing but.... That's because social media points-of-presence (POPs) can be created by anyone at any time without any form of control or oversight by you or your team.
To successfully use social media in an enterprise often requires support from the C-Suite. However, when it comes to getting buy-in from the C-level execs, the argument is often "What's the Social Media ROI?" That's certainly a reasonable question but it should not be the only question that is asked. Here's why.


I'm using my iPhone personal hotspot to connect to the internet on my computer via usb connection. I don't go through any other router or connection. The phone is my only means of connecting my computer to the internet. The phone is jailbroken.
Host is up, received user-set (0.014s latency).
Is a public ip address exclusive to a single device or are there other devices in the cellular network sharing the same ip?
Is there any risk that someone could gain access to the data on my phone or computer through this open ftp port?
And if there is a risk, how would I go about closing this port?
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Shiladitya DasSarma (born November 11, 1957) is a molecular biologist well-known for contributions to the biology of halophilic and extremophilic microorganisms. He is a Professor in the University of Maryland Baltimore. He earned a PhD degree in Biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS degree in Chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to taking a faculty position, he conducted research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Pasteur Institute, Paris.

DasSarma has served on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1986-2001), University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (2001-2010), and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (2010–present). He is a researcher and teacher of molecular genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics and mentor of undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students, and junior faculty. He is widely known to have been instrumental in the foundation of the fields of halophile and extremophile research.

Research

Halophiles
In early work (1980's), he discovered mobile genetic elements in halophilic Archaea, while a graduate student with H. Gobind Khorana (Nobel laureate) and Uttam L. RajBhandary at MIT. He also showed that transcriptional promoters in Archaea  were different from those in common Bacteria, which contributed to the acceptance of the three Domain view of evolution proposed by Carl Woese.

In the 1990s, he organized and led the team that deciphered the first genome sequence and genetic code for a halophilic microbe, Halobacterium sp. NRC-1. This work showed that its proteins are highly acidic, providing an understanding of how proteins may function in high salinity and low water activity conditions. The genome sequence helped to further establish the validity of the Archaea through the finding of similarities to higher eukaryotic organisms and differences from Bacteria.

Later in the 2000s, his work also suggested that certain genes are acquired through horizontal gene transfers, such as the genes for aerobic respiration. Post-genomic research in his laboratory established the core and signature proteins in halophilic Archaea, and the function of many genes and genetic elements, including multiple replication origins, general transcription factors, and DNA repair systems.

Astrobiology
DasSarma's recent research (2010's) on an Antarctic halophilic microorganism, Halorubrum lacusprofundi, resulted in further refinement in understanding of protein function in a combination of high salinity and cold conditions. Such studies may explain how life could adapt to new environments, including extraterrestrial environments.

DasSarma proposed that retinal pigments originally discovered in halophilic Archaea may have predated chlorophyll pigments in the early earth, named the "Purple Earth" hypothesis. This proposal provides a potential new biosignature for remote detection of life.

Biotechnology
DasSarma's laboratory has been instrumental in the study of buoyant gas vesicle nanoparticles (GVNPs) in Halobacterium sp. NRC-1, and developed an expression system to bioengineer GVNPs for biotechnology applications.  These nanoparticles may represent a valuable platform for antigen delivery, vaccine development, and other biomedical and environmental applications

References

External links
 Halophiles Manual Cold Spring Harbor http://www.worldcat.org/title/halophiles/oclc/33850503
 Halophiles, eLS http://www.els.net/WileyCDA/ElsArticle/refId-a0000394.html
 CBS Story http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/14/researchers-study-survival-secrets-of-mars/
 Baltimore Sun Story http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/maryland-health/bs-hs-salt-vaccine-20120621-story.html
 Haloarchaeal Genomes Website http://halo.umbc.edu/

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Indian bioengineers


May 30, 1947 - January 13, 2018 - Kristine Lee Halcom, of Prineville, entered her final rest Jan. 13, 2018.
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Shell Canada names new chief financial officer
Cathy Williams, currently controller of Shell Europe Oil Products in London, has been named chief financial officer for Shell Canada Ltd.
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HOUSTON, Dec. 20 -- Cathy Williams, currently controller of Shell Europe Oil Products in London, has been named chief financial officer for Shell Canada Ltd. Williams's appointment will become effective Apr. 1, 2003. She succeeds Steinar Stotvig, who has elected to retire effective Mar. 31, 2003, after nearly 39 years working for Shell.
Stotvig joined Shell Canada as chief financial officer in 2000 following a number of senior finance positions with Royal Dutch/Shell Group.
Williams joined Shell Canada as a senior analyst in 1984 and held positions of greater responsibility in finance and oil products until she was named Treasurer of Shell Canada in 1994. Williams has served in her current position since 2001.


A travelling exhibition, also referred to as a "travelling exhibit" or a "touring exhibition", is a type of exhibition that is available for circulation to one or more venues in addition to the premises of the organiser.
Temporary exhibitions can bring together objects that might be dispersed amongst several collections, to reconstruct an original context such as an artist's career or a patron's collection, or to propose connections - perhaps the result of recent research - which give new insights or a different way of understanding items in museum collections. The whole exhibition, usually with associated services - insurance, shipping, storage, conservation, mounting, set up, etc. - can then be loaned to one or more venues, to lengthen the life of the exhibition and to allow the widest possible audiences - regionally, nationally or internationally - to experience these objects and the stories they contain. Such collaborations can add interest to museums where displays of permanent collections might change only slowly, helping to provide fresh interpretations or more complete stories and attract new audiences. They also provide fresh ideas and breathing space for organisations which have exhibition spaces but lack permanent collections.
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I Learn French: Flirting with French debuts - finalement!
Finally, a book about the experience of trying to learn French as an adult!
Hope it's good --- because I wrote it.
Flirting with French hit the bookstores yesterday, 4 years after I tackled my lifelong goal of learning French. In addition to telling my story, I explore such topics as why it's so difficult for adults to learn a language; what's holding up the general availability of Captain Kirk's universal translator, and the puzzles of gender and when to use vous and tu.
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By Lauren Monsen
With the new coronavirus upending daily life, houses of worship throughout the United States are altering their practices to meet the spiritual needs of congregants.
Gatherings for worship and Quran recitations have moved online, to websites or Facebook pages. Churches, mosques and synagogues have set up phone lines for members to call and listen to prayers. James Forsyth, the senior pastor of McLean Presbyterian Church in Virginia, says these actions are a way to spread hope at a time when it is needed more than ever.
While ever-growing segments of the U.S. population are advised to stay at home, even small groups affiliated with faith communities can meet via the Internet. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center, also in Virginia, have not missed a beat. Boy Scout Troop 786 uses Facebook to share Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on COVID-19 and discuss ways to practice the scout values of being "helpful," "friendly," "clean" and "kind" during the pandemic.
Scouts and scout leaders from Troop 786 share how they are staying productive during the pandemic. (© All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS))
With local businesses shuttered and many people suddenly out of work, congregants are delivering food and soap to the doorsteps of vulnerable neighbors, including the elderly. "We want our church to be a clear picture of God's love across our city during these days," said David Platt, pastor of McLean Bible Church, in Virginia. "We don't want to isolate people who are in need."
Through its Deacons' Fund, McLean Presbyterian Church covers bills for those hit hard by COVID-19's economic punch, and ADAMS Center offers similar emergency financial support.
Members of McLean Bible Church distribute items to those in need. (© McLean Bible Church)
Faith communities are nimbly adapting to day-by-day changes in stay-at-home guidance. Travis Worthington, a pastor of Nova Church, a Pentacostal Christian church, said that while the congregation's mission is to "'Create Change and Spread Light,' we still believe that we can 'Create Change and Not Spread COVID-19.'"
At St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland, Father Scott Holmer is running a drive-thru confessional so penitents can be absolved of their sins. Holmer sits in his church's parking lot at specific times each day, and parishioners can drive up — maintaining a hygienic 2-meter distance between themselves and their pastor — to confess their sins. A seminarian directs traffic.
Faith leaders have also been making special arrangements for major religious holidays this spring.
McLean Presbyterian Church has moved its worship services online. At right, senior pastor James Forsyth preaches in an empty sanctuary for an online audience. (© McLean Presbyterian Church)
On Easter, which fell on April 12, Nova Church delivered communion through contactless pickup points.
Rabbi David Kalender of the Congregation Olam Tikvah, an egalitarian Conservative synagogue in Fairfax, Virginia, said that Passover this year would feature small family groups rather than large Seder gatherings. He posted a video to congregants with advice on preparation. "In times of plenty and times of challenge, we will still join in the unbroken chain of our tradition," he said.
Rizwan Jaka, who chairs the ADAMS Center's board of trustees, said that if stay-at-home orders are extended, the mosque will offer online Ramadan programs beginning in late April.
Platt, of McLean Bible Church, sees a silver lining in the prospect of virtual services. On Easter, he said, he could offer encouragement to regular attendees "while spreading God's love to many people who might not otherwise come to a church."
Banner image: Father Scott Holmer of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church makes the sign of the cross while holding confession in the church parking lot March 20 in Bowie, Maryland. He wears a blindfold to give penitents anonymity. (© Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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The Third Opinion: Carrying the torch of faith globally
The creation of a new Office of Religious Freedom within Canada's Foreign Affairs department has been generally panned as "pandering" to ethnic voters. It is anything but … A look at the provenance and profile of a similar American institution offers a few useful lessons. The Office of International Religious Freedom was created in 1998 after Congress approved legislation requiring the State Department to draft an annual report on how religious liberty was faring around the world. While the American Office has unfailing produced these reports, they have not been the kind of lightning rods that they might have been
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The creation of a new Office of Religious Freedom within Canada's Foreign Affairs department has been generally panned as "pandering" to ethnic voters. It is anything but …
A look at the provenance and profile of a similar American institution offers a few useful lessons. The Office of International Religious Freedom was created in 1998 after Congress approved legislation requiring the State Department to draft an annual report on how religious liberty was faring around the world. While the American Office has unfailing produced these reports, they have not been the kind of lightning rods that they might have been – not even during the presidency of George W. Bush.
That outcome is not surprising given that U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright did not read too much into its creation. "This landmark law has made identifying and condemning all forms of religious persecution an integral part of U.S. foreign policy and has caused American diplomats to become more comfortable and practiced as raising the issue." She called it a "litmus test" for dealing with other governments.
We don't see the Canadian version being any different. Foreign policy-making is a matrix, and, with the creation of the new Office, religious liberty may have gained greater significance. But, it is highly unlikely that Ottawa will determine its diplomatic course on this one factor alone.
After all, it's been widely reported that the idea for the creation of such an Office came in the wake of the killing in Pakistan of its minister for religious minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, in March, 2011 – two months before the last federal elections. It is germane to speculate what our newly-appointed ambassador of religious freedom, Andrew Bennett, would have done had the assassination happened on his watch. Bennett's office would be expected to issue a vociferous statement and he himself may decide to travel to Pakistan to lend Canada's heft to the global outcry. But, would it make a whit of difference to minorities in Pakistan? Would they feel or be any safer because Canada has spoken out?
Also imagine Mr. Ambassador of Religious Freedom meeting Saudi Arabia's new interior minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, whose regime regularly jails expatriates for practising any faith in the holy land of Mecca and Medina. The outcome is likely to be no different in meetings with Chinese, Azerbaijani, Iranian, Nigerian or Malaysian leaders, for all of whom "non-interference in internal affairs" is a helpful rallying cry.
So, what's the point? In the days following the announcement at a mosque north of Toronto, commentary has focused mostly on how standing up for persecuted faith communities in foreign lands may be a political winner with new immigrants. It is true that most New Canadians believe that we should stand up to totalitarian regimes, even if it amounts to nothing more than whistling in the wind. It could be an extension of our "soft power" and the drip, drip influence of moral suasion.
But that does not make the new Office a sop to immigrants as much as it is a recognition that Canada's political centre-of-gravity is shifting away from a largely godless constituency to a new critical mass of citizens for whom faith is an important dimension of their lives. The first demographic would rather have the government set up an Office of Freedom from Religion – as Mary Jane Chamberlain of Toronto said in a letter to the Globe and Mail – while the second prefers an Office of Religious Freedom. This Office is a nod to the faithful.
It is again instructive to quote Albright (from her book The Mighty and the Almighty, 2006): As I travel around the world, I am often asked, "Why can't we just keep religion out of foreign policy?" My answer is that we can't and shouldn't. Religion is a large part of what motivates people and shapes their views of justice and right behaviour. It must be taken into account. – New Canadian Media
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