1 The role Advanced Materials play in enabling (driving costs down, increasing performance, increasing lifetime) clean energy & clean mobility technologies for the Energy Union and EU citizens' comfort & health.
Moreover, potential developments regarding EU Commission's forthcoming Horizon Europe could affect negatively the EU support to Advanced Materials and other Key Enabling Technologies. This would result in an impact on European industrial leadership ... Europe is not in a position to afford such a development.
EU is losing leadership in clean energy & clean mobility techs leading to deindustrialization and job destruction (net loss of 100.000 jobs in 2013-2016) while China & USA are thriving. Moreover, without presence in EU of a globally exporting Advanced Materials industry, the job loss would have been worse (EU-based Advanced Materials industry created 40-50.000 jobs over 2013-2016 while the downstream part of clean energy value chains lost 140-150.000 jobs). Our industry is actually slowing down EU loss of leadership in clean energy & clean mobility techs and is undoubtedly the foundation on which EU can regain global market share in the field.
With China spending more than 2.5 billion euro annually on clean energy & clean mobility technologies, EU is now challenged. The situation is worsened by fragmentation, unclarity and instability of European R&I support to its ecosystem. In China, Advanced Materials are among the 10 priorities of "China Manufacturing 2025" ... This is not the case in Europe.
Today more than 50% of industrial players in top 10 of manufacturers of wind turbines, solar modules, batteries, ... are Asian (in most cases Chinese) ... Leading to EU representing today less than 15% of jobs in the field in 2016 (1.16 million jobs) while China is already at 44% (3.65 million jobs). Without EU action, EU will pass below 1.000.000 jobs in clean energy by 2020 (10% of global jobs in the field) and market opportunities of fighting climate change will not benefit EU citizens.
WE CALL ON EU COMMISSION, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND MEMBER STATES TO FURTHER SUPPORT ADVANCED MATERIALS AND OTHER KETS AND SHOW AMBITION IN HORIZON EUROPE TO PRESERVE EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP, RE-INDUSTRIALIZE EU IN CLEAN ENERGY & CLEAN MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES, DELIVER ON THE ENERGY UNION PROMISES AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO CITIZENS.


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Around the World with Classical Guitar: Editor Blair J.'s 10 Favorite Albums of 2020
Raphaella Smits
BY BLAIR JACKSON
In keeping with the strangeness of 2020, assembling my traditional list of favorite classical guitar albums of the past year was a somewhat unusual exercise for me. In previous years, I've methodically listened to and in most cases reviewed the albums that make my eventual list as the year progresses. But everything went haywire this year: I didn't review nearly as many albums as I wanted to (I hope to remedy that in 2021!), and working at home, I often didn't get into my usual rhythm of listening to music while I toiled away at the ol' computer, so I have a larger-than-usual stack of 2020 releases still waiting for me as we plunge into the new year.
Nevertheless, I savored many excellent releases and, as always, it was difficult whittling the list down to just ten. The usual caveats apply: I'm not calling these the "best" or "most important" albums of the year; just my favorites, the ones that spoke to my soul most. They reflect my own, arguably conservative, tastes. It wasn't until I had made all my choices that I discovered that my list tilts heavily toward the integration of classical guitar into world music forms, and that four of the ten feature either guitar duos, or the guitar in combination with other instruments. A few are ones I reviewed over the course of 2020, but most are not. I also have included links to places where the albums can be streamed and/or purchased, but needless to say, you are not limited to the sites we've mentioned.
Gaëlle Solal
Tuhu
(Eudora)
French guitarist Gaëlle Solal has been obsessed with Brazilian music (among various other styles) since being part of a Villa-Lobos festival in 2009, and then making a subsequent trip to Brazil. The sweet fruit of that obsession is this remarkable and inspiring album featuring works by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) "and also pieces by other composers who either had an influence on or were influenced by his music," Solal writes in the liner notes of this 15-track album. Villa-Lobos has been "trendy" for a number of years now—rare is the up-and-coming (or well-established) guitarist who doesn't include a work or two in her or his repertoire—and with good reason: Villa-Lobos' writing seamlessly blended strains of various Brazilian folk music forms with sophisticated classically influenced structures and ideas. He was a master of melody, harmony, and rhythm. Solal's album offers seven Villa-Lobos works—including popular selections such as "Chôros No. 1," two parts of the Suite Populaire Bresilienne, the ubiquitous (but always welcome!) Prelude No. 2," and "Modinha"—and then surrounds them with stellar, well-known works by Brazilians likes Pixinguinha, Egberto Gismonti, Guinga, Jobim, and Garoto; with two Villa-Lobos–inspired works by Frenchman (and teacher and friend of Solal's) Roland Dyens rounding out the collection with his some of his characteristic verve and zest. The playing is faultless throughout and the repertoire—heavy on the balladic side—manages to be both crowd-pleasing and somehow perfect. What a jewel of an album!
The album can be purchased/streamed through Amazon and iTunes/Apple Music, and streamed via Spotify and YouTube.
Luigi Attademo
Domenico Scarlatti: Absconditus (15 Sonatas for Guitar)
(Da Vinci Classics)
This is actually the fine Italian guitarist Luigi Attademo's second album of Scarlatti keyboard sonatas arranged for guitar (the first was recorded in 2009 and came out on Brilliant Classics), but since Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757) penned around 600 keyboard sonatas, there are certainly plenty to choose from! There are only a few repeated sonatas from that earlier album here, and of course these are new(er) recordings—from 2015. At any rate, this is a thoughtful and well-played selection, with lots of variety in the tempos and feel of the individual pieces, all nicely rendered on a Gaetano Guadagnini II guitar dating back to 1851. Some are well-known and oft-interpreted on guitar, but others, he claims in his informative liner notes, "have hitherto never been played on the guitar, such as K60, K279, and K73." Attademo says that part of his goal with this album was to show the Spanish influence evident in some of the Neapolitan Scarlatti's writing, and he makes a good case for it with the repertoire selections. The recording, by the great John Taylor, is excellent, as always. If you enjoy Scarlatti, this album is a must!
Available purchase and/or streaming from Amazon, iTunes/Apple Music, and streaming on Spotify or YouTube.
An Tran
Stay, My Beloved: Vietnamese Guitar Music
(Frameworks Records)
I reviewed this transcendent album back in April 2020, and it has only risen more in my estimation since then. An Tran's Stay, My Beloved album contains seven solo guitar pieces written by or arranged from traditional Vietnamese folk songs by a pair of contemporary Vietnamese composers, Nguyen The-An and Dang Ngoc Long. Anyone with some familiarity with Asian music forms will immediately recognize the stylistic provenance of much of this music, filled as it is with moments where An Tran is clearly mimicking the sounds of traditional instruments with his guitar, not to mention the sort of irregular rhythmic paths some of the mostly spare melodies take. Yet it is still undeniably a modern classical-guitar album, with reference points Western audiences will recognize–highly virtuosic passages that display what a gifted guitarist An Tran truly is, whether effortlessly flying through dazzlingly speedy runs, or complex rhythmic shifts, unusual harmonies, or the many "effects" he employs: damping and snapping strings, bending notes, percussive strumming up and down the neck, fluttering cascades of notes; his uniquely Asian tremolo. It's an amazing potpourri of styles and approaches, but they all hang together marvelously, and coalesce into a sort of enormous impressionist watercolor that depicts landscapes and the sounds of nature, and tells stories and talks about human emotions.
Available for purchase and/or streaming through Amazon, and iTunes/Apple Music, and streaming on Spotify and YouTube.
Vienna Concert
(Soundset Recordings)
This latest release from the great Raphaella Smits is not a live recording, as the title might imply, but instead a wonderful "concert" program of selections by Romantic composers Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806–1856) and Franz Schubert (1797–1828), played divinely on an 1827 French-made Mirecourt guitar with eight strings (two low basses), two of them gut. Smits, of course, is no stranger to Mertz's music, having performed and recorded his works many times through the years. Mertz was a virtuoso himself, and mastering his guitar music is not easy; yet Smits makes it sound almost effortless. As she writes in the liner notes, "For me, the quality of Mertz's compositions match the greats such as Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, and Schubert. Beyond that, he had his own language: beautiful melodies, fantastic cadenzas, virtuosic passages, and with that great ever-present Romantic soul." Indeed, though Schubert gets (almost) equal billing, two of the three pieces by him on the album are Mertz guitar transcriptions of songs from Schubert's posthumously published Schwanengesang collection. The Mertz pieces include the Trois Morceaux, three from the Bardenklänge, the frequently performed and truly sublime Elegie, and more. The drama and beauty of her playing on Mertz's Fantasie Originale and La Rimembranza (which was new to me) is something to behold. But it's all fantastic; Romantic guitar at its absolute best!
Available for purchase and/or streaming through Amazon and iTunes/Apple Music, and streaming on Spotify and YouTube.
Davin-Levin Duo (Colin Davin, guitar; Emily Levin, harp)
(Iris Records)
I've been a lover of the harp ever since my teen years when, as a member of my high school chorus, we sang the moving "Sanctus" from Fauré's Requiem at a concert, accompanied by a professional harpist; that led me to various French "impressionist" orchestral works that also employed the harp. My first exposure to the harp-and-guitar combination was the excellent 2015 album by Jason Vieaux and Yolanda Kondanassis called Together, but this more recent effort by guitarist Colin Davin (who, with Vieaux, leads the guitar department at the Cleveland Institute of Music) and harpist Emily Levin (who plays with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, among others) is even more to my liking. What a marvelously varied and engaging disc! It opens with a propulsive and hypnotic slice of Philip Glass; moves on to a handful of selections from Ravel's 1910 piano-duet suite Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) dealing with the Beauty and the Beast story; offers two premieres commissioned by the duo—Will Stackpole's Banter, Bicker, Breathe ranges from jagged, angular modernisms to a nearly meditative close; Dylan Mattingly's La Vita Nuova (and other consequences of spring) is all serenity, budding life, and beauty—and then Manuel de Falla's complex and exciting El Amor Brujo serves as a wonderful conclusion to a deliciously different program. Encore!
Avaialable to be streamed/purchased through Amazon and AppleMusic, and streamed on Spotify and YouTube.
The Czar's Guitars (John Schneiderman and Oleg Timofeyev)
A Tribute Vladimir Morkov
(Hanssler Classic)
Having been a fan of John Schneiderman and Oleg Timofeyev's epic 7-CD box set from 2016, The Russian Guitar 1800–1850, I looked forward to this double-CD set, which centers on contributions from "musician, music critic, composer, arranger, and pedagogue of the highest order" Vladimir Morkov (1801–1864), who like so many devotees of the 7-string Russian Guitar, all but disappeared from musical memory in Russia after the Revolution of 1917. The Russian-born Timofeyev, and to a slightly lesser extent, Schneiderman, have done more than anyone to unearth the repertoire and composers of 19th century music for the Russian Guitar, which draws heavily from Russian and Gypsy folk sources as well as Western classical music. As with the Russian Guitar box, the performances here include both duets (with Timofeyev on Russian guitar and Schneiderman on Russian "quart" guitar) and solo numbers from each. But musically, this set is weighted heavily toward Markov's wonderful arrangements of Classical and Romantic themes from operas, chamber works, and art pieces, with less (though still considerable) material derived from Russian and gypsy folk sources. So there are themes from Rossini, Bellini, Haydn, Carcassi, Sor, and Mertz, in addition to various Russian and European composers— including Morkov himself. There's a Zapateado and an Andalusian Jota, as well as an intriguing Baroque-era piece derived from a work by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (a name that was new to me). The collection ends with ten very short preludes by Markov, some of which are interesting; others less so to my ears. Still, a very impressive album, with many moments of drama, delicacy, and sonorous appeal.
Available for purchase/streaming through Amazon, Presto Music, and Naxos Direct.
Xuefei Yang
Sketches of China
(Decca)
From my December 2020 review of this Xuefei Yang album: "A truly wonderful two-CD set devoted to both ancient and modern Chinese works, recorded in Beijing. Most are solo guitar pieces, but a handful find her accompanied effectively by an orchestra or a solitary guzheng or xiao (bamboo flute). Disc 1 is the more traditional-sounding of the two… artfully combining classical guitar with folk music… There is a spare beauty to so much of this music; as Westerners, it is natural that we associate this sort of music with decorative Chinese art—scenes of waterfalls cascading over rocks, rippling streams, delicate trees dotting steep hillsides. But as Xuefei says in her helpful notes, these aren't just evocative natural landscapes brought magnificently to life, though they are that. They are also portraits of human emotions… Xuefei's ability to mimic certain traditional Chinese instruments on her guitar is uncanny—the quick slides up and down the fretboard; the seemingly endless variations of tremolo (so different than Barrios!); the distinctive, crisp, individuated plucking of certain notes; the at times brash and explosive strumming; the glistening rushes of notes that sound like they're pouring out of her instrument; the creative employment of harmonics. This is a seriously virtuosic performance that takes 'classical guitar' in many exciting new directions. Disc 2 introduces more 'modern' elements to the sound—get ready for a handful of pieces (or parts of pieces) where the plucking turns to abrasive snapping, rhythms become abrupt and irregular, and the serene beauty of country landscapes gives way to what sound more like gritty, overcrowded city scenes; at least that's how I hear it. Even at its most abstract, however, there are still wisps of tradition blowing through the music, but in a sometimes startling new context. [It is] truly remarkable musical achievement."
Sketches of China can be streamed and/or purchased through Amazon and iTunes/Apple Music; and streamed on Spotify and YouTube.
Duo Tandem (Necati Emirzade, Mark Anderson)
Guitar Duos of Kemal Belevi
(Naxos)
From my 2020 review of this album: "The versatile [American-Cypriot] duo gives over their entire release to compositions by Cypriot-British composer Kemal Belevi (b. 1954). Most of the works were originally written for other instrumentation: The four Cyprian Rhapsodies, for example, were written for orchestra, Suite Chypre for guitar and cello, and Turkish Suite for guitar and violin and guitar. I can't speak to any of those versions, but Belevi's arrangements here sound perfect on two guitars! The Mediterranean character of Belevi's writing comes through on every piece. Traditional Greek and Turkish influences abound, and both of those folk music idioms have Middle Eastern qualities to them, so it's difficult for me (a mere layman where those styles are concerned) to tell where one ends and another begins. Whatever the case, it's a glorious amalgam: full of joyful, intoxicating rhythms, catchy melodies and riffs, and enough moments of delicate beauty to allow for introspection and reflection. Belevi has created an exotic-yet-still-familiar musical universe which Anderson and Emirzade—both virtuosos— skillfully translate and transmit to all of us over the course of a little more than an hour. . . . You really can't go wrong with this album."
The album can be purchased and/or streamed through Amazon, iTunes/Apple Music, and streamed on Spotify and YouTube.
Francisco Correa
Música de la Tierrita
(AM Records)
I think it's fair to say that Colombia has not produced as many notable classical guitarists as some of its South American neighbors—Gentil Montaña, Ricardo Cobo, and Irene Gomez are the names that immediately jump into my mind—but now its time to add Francisco Correa to that list. Originally from the Boyacá region, in the lush central part of the country, Correa moved to Europe in 2006 and received the bulk of his guitar training in Barcelona, Paris, and London. But on this album, the title of which translates as "Music from the Homeland," Correa performs pieces written by three contemporary guitarist-composers from Boyacá, twin brothers Daniel and Lucas Saboya (b. 1980; each contributes a suite) and Juan C. Guío (b.1970). There is an intoxicating lyricism to so much of this music that I just love—I'm reminded of the melodic beauty and rhythmic inventiveness of such long-departed giants as Agustín Barrios and Antonio Lauro, and more recent composers like Jorge Morel, though none of it feels imitative in any way. Some pieces are based on regional dances; others appear to draw on everything from jazz to the balladry of earlier eras. Correa is equally comfortable gliding through brisk, virtuosic numbers and exquisite, heartfelt songs. In the examples below, the first is the opening movement of Daniel Saboya's Suite Colombiana No. 1, and the other is a piece by Guío; both are world premieres. Highly recommended!
Available for purchase/streaming through Amazon and iTunes/AppleMusic, and streaming on Spotify and YouTube.
Saron Isbin, Amjad Ali Khan
Strings for Peace: Premieres for Guitar and Sarod
(Zoho)
By this point we probably should not be surprised by any stylistic turn taken by Sharon Isbin, who has shown time and again that she is among the most adventurous players out there. Even so, I wasn't expecting this: A full album of Isbin performing world premieres of original pieces written for classical guitar and Indian sarod—a multi-stringed, fretless instrument that somewhat resembles a lute, but sounds more like a sitar. I've been a fan of Indian classical music since the mid-'60s (my older brother turned me on to sitar great Ravi Shankar), and I saw the late, great sarod master Ali Akbar Khan perform several times (and interviewed him once), so Strings for Peace is right up my alley, as they say. Isbin shares the spotlight with three sarod players—Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, Amman Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash—as well as tabla player Amit Kavthekar, on three substantial ragas and one shorter piece. Though the overall character is distinctly Indian, Isbin's guitar fits in perfectly, soaring expressively in her many spotlight turns (both fast and slow), playing in unison with the sarod, or "answering" sarod lines. Her virtuosity and obvious comfort in this setting allow the guitar to be an equal partner in this fascinating and completely satisfying fusion of Indian and Western styles. Check it out!
The album is available for purchase/streaming through Amazon and iTunes/Apple Music, and streaming on Spotify and YouTube.

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Professor Tony Ephremides (ECE/ISR) gave an invited lecture at the University of Pennsylvania on Feb. 22, 2011 on "Cooperation at the Network Level." Dr. Ephremides covered a new concept of cooperative communications which yields significant performance improvements in wireless networks and for which a patent application has been filed.
The talk was part of the colloquia series in the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering.


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Documentary television programs
Production and direction
This title is no longer available from this publisher at this time. To let the publisher know you are interested in the title, please email bv-help@uchicago.edu.
Communicating Ideas with Film, Video, and Multimedia: A Practical Guide to Information Motion-Media
by S. Martin Shelton
Library of Congress Classification PN1995.9.D6S493 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 070.18
Written for a broad audience of professional informational and corporate filmmakers, film students, technical writers, and clients, Communicating Ideas with Film, Video, and Multimedia: A Practical Guide to Information Motion-Media is an insider's perspective on the informational media industry. With over thirty-five years of experience, award-winning filmmaker S. Martin Shelton presents his astute views on the state of the profession and offers sage, constructive advice for the successful design and production of information motion-media.
Forgoing discussions of technology, Shelton instead concentrates on the communication principles that can motivate an audience to achieve a particular goal—a goal that must be realistic, worthwhile, and appropriate. His inventive approach coalesces theory of the media with its philosophy, analysis, history, and application, as well as his own informed personal opinions. This valuable guide examines how to effectively encode information in motion-media by using in-depth communication analysis and pertinent filmic design. Throughout, Shelton emphasizes that kinetic visuals, rather than audio, are the defining elements of the best motion-media communication. Organized into five parts that can be used independently or in sequence, the volume frames key topics in the industry that collectively form a cohesive strategy for motion-media design and production. First, Shelton discusses the essence of the medium as a communication tool. In the second part, he addresses the forms and functions of motion-media. The third part details communication analysis and its application. Next, Shelton delves into script design, distribution, and career growth. Lastly, he offers advice on business aspects of the profession. Told from the vantage point of a seasoned expert, Communicating Ideas with Film, Video, and Multimedia is a "how to do it" book as well as a treatise on "why to do it." Shelton's narrative is complemented by twenty-six illustrations (including multimedia flowcharts, sample forms, and photographs of some of the great documentary filmmakers), a variety of script formats, and a listing of the all-time best documentary films.
S. Martin Shelton has over thirty-five years of experience in all phases of information motion-media planning, production, and management. A regular contributor to professional journals and trade magazines, he is a Fellow of both the Society for Technical Communication and the Information Film Producers of America and has garnered numerous awards in national and international motion-media festivals and competitions. Shelton is also a frequent lecturer, workshop and seminar leader, and speaker for professional organizations. He earned his M.A. in cinema at the University of Southern California.
"We're in the communication business. All else is irrelevant. We use film, video, and multimedia as the carriers of our encoded messages. It's the message and our audience that count."—S. Martin Shelton, from the Prologue
Society for Technical Communication - 2004-2005 Southern California Spotlight Competition:
Best of Show Distinguished Technical Communication Award in the Book category
Comments from Judges:
"If I were still teaching I would use this book." "An excellent book, it gets straight to the point." "A great resource for media professionals."
List of Illustrations 000
Preface 000
Acknowledgments 000
Part One. Introduction
1. Prologue 000
2. The Message and Motion-Media 000
3. Motion-Media in the Communication Society 000
4. Information, Communication, and Meaning 000
5. Creativity May Not Equal Communication 000
Part Two. Motion-Media
6. Introduction to Multimedia 000
7. Information Motion-Media 000
8. Film and Video 000
9. The False Reality of Motion-Media 000
10. Documentary Film: A Learning Tool 000
Part Three. Communication Analysis
11. Stating Your Objectives, or What's This Show About? 000
12. Who's Our Audience? 000
13. Creating a Communication Analysis and Motion-Media
Communication Plan 000
14. Filmic Design 000
Part Four. Script Design
15. An Information Motion-Media Writer Should Be a Script
Designer 000
16. Scripting for Information Motion-Media 000
17. The Multimedia Flowchart 000
18. Marty's Contrary Principles of Script Design 000
19. Guidelines for Writing Narration and Dialogue 000
20. The Talking Head 000
21. The Sound Track 000
22. Distribution 000
23. Your Career Growth in Our Profession 000
Part Five. The Business of Our Profession
24. Our Client Isn't the Enemy 000
25. Contracting for Information Motion-Media 000
26. Managing an Information Motion-Media Group 000
Appendix 1. Evaluating Information Motion-Media 000
Appendix 2. 101 Classic Documentary Films 000
Appendix 3. Split-Page and Storyboard for The Scarf: The
Perennial Fashion Statement 000
Appendix 4. Information Teleplay Gambling Addiction and the
Appendix 5. Split-Page with Voice-Over Narration for Desert
Stewardship 000
Appendix 6. Teleplay and Split-Page Combination for Pacific
Appendix 7. Shelton's Fundamental Verities of Information
Motion-Media 000
Appendix 8. Exercises 000
Appendix 9. Quotable Quotes 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Documentary films Production and direction, Documentary television programs Production and direction, Multimedia systems
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Designing an icon is difficult enough. But the task facing the shortlisted architects in filling the 'Fourth Grace'site in Liverpool is even more onerous: the design of an icon which is, at least partly, self-funding.
Designs by Alsop Architects, Edward Cullinan Architects, Foster and Partners and Richard Rogers Partnership went on display at the city's Walker Art Gallery this week (until 17 November), before judging later in the month.The judging is not going to be easy: each scheme is different - in content, mix and size - and requires a different level of public subsidy.
The competition, launched at the MIPIM exhibition in Cannes in the spring, is organised by Liverpool Vision - the city's regeneration company - and other partners including the North West Economic Development Agency. Rather than seeking an 'icon'pure and simple, competitors were asked to assemble consortia including developers, and to make financial proposals as well as designs. In other words, the simplicity of an ideas competition was rejected in favour of a 'real' exercise.
The architects have responded accordingly, larding their proposals with (most obviously) housing, plus some office, retail, hotel and other uses. But in each case, the fixed requirement for a museum space has been acknowledged, though it is not entirely clear what the final content of the museum will be. Current plans for it to be devoted to Liverpool life would mean shutting an existing museum next door.
In this competition, however, it is not so much the uses which matter as the visual impact of the proposals. Form will follow a function which includes skyline impact. The sponsors want a show-stopper. This creates a dilemma for the architects. Do they make the housing towers the visual focus, or the 'cultural'building?
That is not the end of the problem. Designs have to incorporate the possibility of an extension of the Manchester-Liverpool Canal in front of the Three Graces, connecting to the South Dock. There is then the connection to the hinterland, particularly the Strand, the wide road which cuts off the waterfront from the centre of the city.
And, finally, there is the relationship to the existing Liver, Cunard and Port of Liverpool buildings, commercial space built in an era of selfconfidence in which public money was certainly not a requirement. A tall order indeed.


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Conroy to be honored Feb. 18 in Worcester
The Worcester Business Journal recently named Dr. Charles P. Conroy, executive director of the Franklin Perkins School of Lancaster, the 2009 Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year.
Conroy will be honored, along with three other honorees, at a special event at the Beechwood Hotel in Worcester on Feb. 18 at 4:30 p.m.
The other honorees are: Neil McDonough, CEO of FLEXcon of Spencer, Big Business Leader of the Year; Unum of Worcester, Corporate Citizen of the Year; and Robb and Madeleine Ahlquist, Worcester Restaurant Group, Small Business Leaders of the Year.
Conroy, who joined Perkins School 21 years ago, was selected by the Worcester Business Journal for his long-term leadership at the nonprofit. He stood out in his commitment not only to children, but also to the greater Central Massachusetts nonprofit community.
"We are pleased to highlight the achievements of Dr. Conroy," said Christina H. Davis, editor of the Worcester Business Journal. "His devotion to children, combined with his business acumen, made him the obvious choice for the 2009 Nonprofit Business Leader of the Year."
Tickets to the event are $25, and includes hors d�ouevres and a cash bar. Reservations are required by Feb. 13.
For further information contact Kris Prosser at (508) 755-8004, ext. 286, or kprosser@wbjournal.com.


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Rica Matsumoto (, geboren am 30. November 1968 in Yokohama, Japan) ist eine japanische Schauspielerin, Synchronsprecherin und Sängerin. Sie war eine der Gründerinnen der Animeband JAM Project.

Sie ist nicht zu verwechseln mit der 1983 geborenen Tochter Rika Matsumoto des japanischen U-Bahn-Attentäters Shōkō Asahara.

Leben und Werk
Nach einer freien Bühnenarbeit begann sie sowohl Synchronrollen als auch Gesang.

Ihre bekannteste Rolle hatte Rica als Ash Ketchum, der Hauptfigur der Anime-Serie Pokémon. Sie hatte ebenfalls eine Rolle bei Yu-Gi-Oh als Ryo Bakura und Yami Bakura. Matsumoto nahm auch viele Synchronrollen für Jungen an. Sie sang bei vielen Intros für den japanischen Pokémon-Anime mit.

Matsumoto hatte in Dutzenden von Serien Führungs- oder Nebenrollen inne. Sie hatte auch eine Radioshow in Japan und übersetzte einige amerikanische Filme und TV-Serien ins Japanische. Matsumoto war auch eine der Gründerinnen vom JAM Projekt im Jahre 2000. Sie kündigte im April 2008 an, eine Auszeit von der Gruppe zu nehmen, um sich ihrer Solokarriere zu widmen.

Diskografie
 1993: Cluster, CD bei EMI
 1993: Hana no Utage, CD bei EMI
 1995: Destiny, CD bei Pioneer
 2001: Rica the Best, Doppel-CD bei VAP
 2009: Manmaru, CD bei Sound Mission Label
 2011: Pokemon Songs, Best of-CD bei Kadokawa

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In 1841 the parish of Great Stanmore was 1,441 acres in size, bounded to the north by Bushey Heath, to the east by the border of Hertfordshire, and to the south and west by Harrow.
A parish clerk was appointed from 1508 while churchwardens were first mentioned in 1580. The Vestry met on average 3 or 4 times a year, usually in the Queen's Head public house but subsequently at the church, workhouse or schoolroom. Parish officials appointed by the Vestry included overseers of the poor, surveyors of highways, a beadle, organist and sexton. The Vestry regulated the parish charities and provided poor relief in the provision of money, clothes, food and coal, management of two parish houses and the workhouse, and the provision of a medical officer and free vaccinations. The Vestry also appointed night watchmen and purchased fire-engines.
The advowson of the parish church was held by the abbot of Saint Albans in 1119. After the Reformation it passed to the owners of the manor until 1742 when the advowson was left to trustees and thus separated from the manor. Glebe lands attached to the living measured 32 acres in 1680, but this was steadily reduced, measuring 2 acres in 1940.
From around 1300 until 1632 the parish church stood on what became the corner of Old Church Lane and Wolverton Road. In 1632 a new church was constructed and dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist. This church became too small and its ruins stand in the churchyard of its replacement, built in 1849.
Source of information: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 102-107. Available online.
Records of the Parish of St John the Evangelist, Stanmore, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, banns of marriage, marriages, and burials; papers relating to the consecration of the new church; papers relating to tithes; Churchwardens' records including accounts, endowments and papers relating to the maintenance of the church, church fabric and churchyard; Vestry meeting orders and minutes; Parochial Church Council minutes, reports and accounts; minutes and papers of various church committees; papers of the Overseers of the Poor including accounts, settlement orders, and apprenticeship orders; accounts of the Surveyors of the Highways; papers of church societies including the choir, Cricket Clubs, Church Lad's Brigade, Knitting Guild, Mother's Union, Friends of the Parish Church of St John and Saint John's Fellowship, Women's Fellowship and Junior Church; papers of various parish charities; papers relating to the National School; Great Stanmore Enclosure award and map; drawings, prints and photographs; parish magazines; and printed items including history and orders of service.
Covering dates of parish registers: Christenings 1559-1911; Marriages 1599-1989; Burials 1599-1934.
Records arranged in 16 sections: A: Incumbent; B: Churchwardens; C: Vestry; D: Parochial Church Council; E: Church Committees; F: Overseers of the Poor; G: Surveyors of the Highways; H: Societies and Organisations; J: Charities; K: School; L: Miscellaneous; M: Maps and Plans; N: Little Common Mission Room; O: Drawings, Prints and Photographs; P: Parish Magazines; Q: Printed Material.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 2018.
Deposited in the Greater London Record Office (Middlesex Records) in October 1965; with additional deposits in 2000 and 2017.
March to April 2010, updated August 2018.


X-Ray inspection is a technology based on the same principles as vision inspection. It uses X-rays as its source (instead of visible light) to inspect features which are typically hidden from view.
Images are created when X-Ray beams are projected through the object. As the X-Rays pass through the object, some radiation is absorbed, some is scattered and some is transmitted.
The radiation that is transmitted is measured and used to reconstruct a mathematical representation of the object.
We have experience with using X-Ray inspection for pharmaceutical needles inside their shield. Also we used this vision technology for inspecting Xenon lights bulbs for cars. Furthermore, X-Ray can be used for inspection of food products.
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Q: Text to speech - How to parse the SSML string in Objective C I am getting a SSML text in the JSON and trying to find out a standard way to parse this SSML format i.e
"text" : [ "<speak>Screen title <break strength='weak '/> Sign In <break strength='weak '/> </speak>" ]

for my tts application. But I find no way except doing manually. I need to fetch out the real string to be played using AVSpeechSynthesizer. Has anyone tried this before? Help!
Currently it is uttering the complete text->value with tags.

A: Well, I fixed it using the regular expression to parse SSML tags as suggested by @Carpsen90. There is no other way I found. But, thanks for all your help!

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NOTE: Completing the endorsement course work as noted here will satisfy the coursework needed to add the low incidence endorsement to your current teaching license. Most teachers will take a few additional graduate courses to finish the Master's degree as well. The Master's degree is an important goal for many teachers and increases teacher pay.
All students completing initial licensure programs or adding endorsements (like Low-Incidence Disabilities) to their current Kansas license must file the Form 1 application online with KSDE. Please see the School of Education's licensure section for detailed instructions for this new process. Questions on licensure or licensure endorsement should be directed to Alisa Branham, KU School of Education Licensure Officer at abranham@ku.edu.
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How to recognise when you're n..
Do you need to hit pause?
As a child, deep down I always knew I was little different from other people, and that confused me. I was affected by things that others didn't even seem to notice. If I was pushed on the playground by a classmate, my fun-loving mood was shattered. I felt pain – not from my skinned knees after falling – but in my heart.
I cared a lot about other's feelings, too. I would go out of my way to make people feel especially comfortable. I would worry about them at night if I thought there was something more that I could have done to make them feel better.
As a teenager, I developed close friendships with just a few girls my age, and they meant everything to me. Adding to my friend circle was difficult because I didn't have the capacity for the dedication I felt I owed to them. My feelings were hurt easily, and after a busy field trips or lots of social activities, I would come home feeling drained and exhausted.
It was at age 23, when someone recommended that I read Elaine Aron's book "The Highly Sensitive Person," that my life changed forever.
It all made sense – the way I was – this book was written about me.
Since that day, I have been on a journey of growth and self discovery, re-learning parts of myself that I didn't understand; this time, with love and acceptance.
I am here today to share some of the most important strategies I've learned to use in order to thrive as an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person).
The benefits of being a Highly Sensitive Person.
The first point I would like to make is that the more you understand your sensitivity, the more you can use it to your advantage. HSPs have so many gifts! They are usually extremely creative and tend to find great joy and deep reward in seeing projects through to completion.
A classic characteristic of an HSP is empathy. HSPs pick up on subtleties in their environment that others miss – I almost guarantee that when an HSP walks into a room, they will remember who is there, and notice when someone leaves.
They'll also have a sense of what needs to be changed in a situation to make others feel more comfortable. Highly Sensitive People can get a strong read on others – they may even see someone pass them by in the street and just have a feeling about what is going on in their life. I have no proof – but I'll bet that their feeling is right.
HSPs have big hearts; they love deeply and have complex inner lives. They bring a wealth of self-awareness to the table. They're natural leaders, and can actually be introverted or extraverted in nature.
Lots of amazing characteristics, right?
The challenges of being a Highly Sensitive Person.
On the flip side, I know from experience that when a Highly Sensitive Person does not take the necessary self-care that they need to maintain a balance, life can turn into a downward spiral. HSPs need to approach this fast-paced world they are living in a little differently than the average person. Their kindness can easily be taken for granted, so it is important that they stick to their boundaries, and listen to their gut when it comes to making friends, choosing jobs and entering relationships.
HSP's also need downtime in order to function at an optimal level. They have the tendency to say "yes" to too much (and even though you better believe they will get it all done), they'll end up feeling drained and warn out because of it.
HSPs are processing their external environments, including the emotions of others on deeper levels than the average person, so it makes sense that their minds and bodies would need more downtime to process and recuperate.
Downtime can be anything that makes you feel calm and rejuvenated. Try coloring, or taking up a simple craft. Go for a walk outside in nature by yourself, especially near the water – water tends to have a very calming effect on HSPs.
Once you have identified some rejuvenating ways to spend your downtime, the trick is to notice subtle cues that indicate when you are becoming too stressed and overwhelmed, so you can nip-them-in-the-bud before you have a "total breakdown." Sound familiar? I have had many of these before I learned how to manage my sensitivity so don't worry, I get it.
Are you starting to feel your fuse shorten? Is your capacity to engage with others and answer to your life's demands becoming limited? Are you getting upset and frustrated easily? Are you blaming others for things that you shouldn't be? Are you feeling confused and angry about why you are feeling these things?
There are all signs that you need your downtime – stat.
In conclusion, I would like to point out that through my work I try to stay away from strict categorization, such as: "You're either an HSP, or you're not. You're an empath, but not an HSP, etc." If you feel that this article resonates with you, then I urge you to explore more. You might only identify with a few of my points, and that's ok too. Regardless, I hope this has helped you realize that there are others out there just like you.
Chelsie is a passionate writer and artist - creative by nature. She hosts a blog and online community for sensitive and empathetic people where she shares insights, wisdom and advice through accounts of her own personal growth and self discovery. Through her work, Chelsie is focused on lifting others up and helping them grow in their self-love and acceptance. Chelsie is a kind and fun-loving soul, passionate about life. She has a BAin professional communications, and is an avid long distance runner.
What an amazing writer! 🙂 great article.
Beautifully written, Chelsie. You are wise beyond your years! Keep up the good work. You are helping many of us with your thoughtful approach to the Sensitive Trait.


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Information for Children About Italy
By Kristine Tucker
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Elementary school teachers typically include lessons on Italy as part of their social studies or language arts curriculum, and parents often teach their children about Italy before taking a trip there. Discussions should cover Italy's history, especially as it relates to the capital city of Rome, climate, major industries, geography and culture. Focus on examples that make Italy stand out from other countries, such as its land forms and architecture as well as its former reputation as a world empire. Keep the facts simple and concise so that children get a well-rounded overview of Italy's past and present.
A small town in Northern Italy built into the cliffs above the sea.
Teach children about Italy's geography and climate. It's a peninsula, shaped like a woman's high-heeled boot, and sits on the Mediterranean Sea. France, Switzerland and Austria border Italy to the north. Show students a map of Europe so that they can see where Italy is located. Italy is slightly larger than Arizona and has a population of over 61 million people, according to "Time for Kids." Northern areas have a cool climate, but southern Italy is hot and dry. The country has two major mountain ranges -- the Alps and the Apennines -- and several major rivers including the Po, Adige, Arno and Tiber.
A statue of Augustus Caesar outside of an ancient building in Rome.
Give children a broad overview of Italy's history, including the Roman Empire. Explain that the first civilizations in Italy existed nearly 3,000 years ago, and the capital is Rome. Due to its location on the Mediterranean Sea, ancient civilizations viewed it as an important place for trade. Around 500 B.C., Roman rulers in the south overthrew the northern rulers of Italy -- the Etruscans -- and built a strong empire that extended across Europe and northern portions of Africa. Augustus Caesar became the first sole emperor of Rome in 27 B.C. Tell students that the Roman Empire remained strong for 400 years but eventually splintered into smaller city states. Italy was one of the United States' allies in World War I, but Benito Mussolini -- a powerful dictator in Italy -- sided with Germany and Japan during World War II.
Religion and Architecture
The top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa at sunset next to a statue and cathedral.
Discuss past and present religion and architecture in Italy. During the Roman Empire, many Italians believed in mythology and worshipped a variety of Roman gods, such as Jupiter, Venus and Apollo. They built beautiful pieces of architecture, such as temples, amphitheaters and aqueducts, out of stone, concrete and brick and were the first to incorporate arches into their structures. Show children pictures of the Maison Caree, Pont du Gard, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pantheon and Colosseum. Nearly 90 percent of present-day Italians are Catholic, according to "Time for Kids," and the pope resides in Vatican City -- an independent city state near Rome. Modern architecture in Italy has sleek, contemporary design elements, much different from the massive structures of the past.
Culture and Industry
A man standing beneath the painted ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
Talk to students about Italy's culture, past and present, including major exports and industries. Italy is home to two renowned Italian painters, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, whose artwork from the 1400s is still valued and admired around the world. Show children pictures of the Mona Lisa and the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Italy's major exports include clothing, shoes, grapes, olives, sugar beets and dairy products. Tourism, iron and steel production, food processing, machinery and automobile factories keep Italian industry strong. Italy is known for its fine cuisine including pastas and wine. Explain that family is important to Italians, and children often live with their parents into their 30s, while parents live with their kids after retirement, according to "National Geographic Kids."
Time for Kids: Italy
National Geographic Kids: Italy
Pocantico Hills School: Italy for Kids
Mr. Donn: Ancient Rome for Kids
Touropia: 52 Ancient Roman Monuments
As curriculum developer and educator, Kristine Tucker has enjoyed the plethora of English assignments she's read (and graded!) over the years. Her experiences as vice-president of an energy consulting firm have given her the opportunity to explore business writing and HR. Tucker has a BA and holds Ohio teaching credentials.
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After having a crash course in the most popular cakes of Hungary, let's check which are the best places to find them!
Chocolate tree and life-size marzipan girl figure: these are just a few of the attractions of Szamos Gourmet House, opened ion the recently refurbished beautiful building of Váci Street 1, former Stock Exchange Palace of Budapest. Szamos marzipan company and chocolatier was founded in 1935, and today the company has several confectioneries and shops, with a wide range of products.
Szamos Gourmet House is their flagship store. In addition to the classical choice, the sweet-shop also offers sweets and plated desserts that are French-like or typical of the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy.
Located in the beautiful Castle District, just a few steps from Matthias Church and Fisherman's Bastion, Ruszwurm is a must-visit part of any excursions to this area – enjoy breathtaking views of the city, then have a rest in Ruszwurm and taste krémes, their most famous product. Located in a tipical small historic building of Buda Castle, the confectionery has exquisite antique furnishings. Ruszwurm is the oldest family-run business, beginning of it dating back to 1927 when they opened their first confectioneries. Entering to Ruszwurm confectionery in the Castle, you will feel as if you stepped back to the 19th century. Their pogácsa (salt puffs, a type of small, round salt cake) and rétes (strudel) is also worth tasting!
Perhaps the most well-known of such Budapest institutions, Gerbeaud got it's name from a Swiss-born confectioner, moving to Budapest in the 19th century. Found in an elegant building at Vörösmarty Square, the Gerbeaud House preserves the spirit of the ambitious gastronomy of Emil Gerbeaud up to the present. "Our task is to introduce new flavours and textures to those who are enthusiastic about gourmet foods, and to assist them in their discovery of good, quality products.
We strive to resurrect flavours from the rich past of Hungarian confectionery, and to recreate them in forms appropriate to modern tastes and ingredients" – this is the motto of Gerbeaud today. Gerbeaud slice, invented in the 19th century and becoming one of the most popular Hugnarian desserts also originates from here.
Five generations of skilled confectioners: this is the history of Auguszt confectionery, having two shops in downtown Budapest, one in Buda (near market of Fény Street) and the other in Pest (in Kossuth Lajos Street). Elek Auguszt, the founder of the dinasty opened his first shop in 1870. Sweet and salty pastres, cakes and ice creams await visitors, among them some cake specialities (E80 and XC cakes) created to commemorate of the anniversary of the birth of famous confectioner and great-grandfather of today august family generation, Elek Auguszt.
Founded in 1901, more than 110 years old Daubner confectionery is located outside downtown Budapest, in the Buda side of the city. It is such a famous institution that it's vicinity is advertised as an attraction even by estate agents. Founder of Daubner was Béla Daubner, who opened his forst confectionery at Orosháza, which moved to the capital in the 1950's to Szépvölgyi Street, where it operates today. Sweet and salty pastries and cakes include traditional classics and new innovative ones too.
A little bit younger than the previous ones, Nándori Confectionery in 9th District of Budapest, in Rádaí Street was opened in the 1950's. Also operating as a family business, one of it's main success is that they won Cake of Hungary competition (birthday cake of Hungary created every year for 20 August celebrations) in the sugar-free category.
Pies an strudels, cakes and many other sweet and salt pastries can be tasted in the deservedly popular confectionery.
Also founded in the 1950's, Jégbüfé (the name menaning 'Ice Buffet') was inseperable part of the very heart of Budapest, Ferenciek (former Felszabadulás) Square. With it's huga panorama window it was a perfect spot to enjoy some sweets while amusing ourselves with the sight of people going by. Because of the renovation of the building, however, it had to move, just to be opened a few meters further in Petőfi Sándor Street. Getting a complete facelift, it is offering pastry and cakes with a refreshed design. There are three Jégbüfé today: on near the iconic ancestor in Petőfi Sándor Street, the other in Buda and the third has just opened recently in József körút in 8th district Budapest.
Szalai Confectionery is just next to the Hungarian Parliament. This small confectionery is also operated by a multy-generational confectioner family, opened in 1917, originally on Grand Boulevard of Budapest. Because of political turbulences of the post-war period of Hungary, this had to be closed, and founder István Szalay could open a new confectionery only in the 1950's in Balassa Bálint Street. His son, grandson and great-grandson all take on the family tradition, all becoming confetcioners too. Specialities of Szalai Confectionery include coffee doughnut.


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How to sign up for Nintendo Switch Online
Play your favorite Nintendo Switch games online with your friends and family with Nintendo Switch Online. Membership to Nintendo Switch Online gives you access to a free library of more than 70 Super NES and NES Classic games, cloud backup data, and a way to connect through voice chat with your friends on the mobile app. You can get a membership every month, a 3-month membership, a year-long membership, or for a family of up to 8 users for a year. You also get special deals on Nintendo products. Follow our step by step guide to get signed up!
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Make sure you are up to date
The first thing you are going to need to do is to ensure that your Switch has the newest firmware installed. Here's how to do that.
From your home screen, select System Settings.
Scroll all the way down to System.
Select System Update.
If your Switch needs to be updated. Now is the time to do so.
Now that your Switch is all up to date and ready to go, you can sign up for the service.
From your home screen, select Nintendo eShop.
Look down on your left, and you will see a new selection. Choose Nintendo Switch Online.
Select Membership Options.
From here you can choose to start a 7-day free trial or you can dive right in and sign up fully.
Download the app from the eShop. This will be automatically prompted after you finish these steps.
It is essential to keep in mind that if you choose to take the 7-day free trial, it will automatically convert to a single monthly subscription once the trial period is over. That is, unfortunately, the least cost-effective way to subscribe. You would be way better off with a yearly subscription. You can pick up one of those on Amazon for only $20.
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My-Representative - H.R.1148 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct in the maritime environment a program for the mobile biometric identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border security and for other purposes; (2) ensure such program's coordination with other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) biometric identification programs; and (3) submit to the appropriate congressional committees an analysis of the cost of expanding DHS biometric identification capabilities for use by departmental maritime assets, which may include a deployment plan that gives priority to vessels and units more likely to encounter individuals suspected of making unlawful border crossings through the maritime environment.
Defines "biometric identification" as the use of fingerprint and digital photography images.


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LG V10 price, specs: new smartphone packs in great features like dual lens cameras for wide-angled selfies and second screen
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LG's new smartphone, the V10, has been unveiled. From the looks and performance of it, critics are raving about the slick and unique mobile phone by the Korean tech giant.
On the LG V10's website, it says that the handset is made for enhanced durability. With a reinforced frame and back cover made from synthetic materials, the phone is protected even from accidental drops. Engadget reports that the V10 is the first phone created by LG that includes metal since the sides of this unit are steel.
Meanwhile, the 5.7-inch QHD IPS Quantum display has a resolution of 2560 x 1440/513 ppi. Compared to the other mobile phones in the market nowadays, the V10 has a better display than most of them.
Also, what makes this phone unique is the second screen above the main one that is always on. According to Gizmodo, this screen is powered by a separate backlight. The main purpose of it is to access apps and settings from just the home screen. The second screen can also be used to check notifications and recent contacts.
The LG V10 is equipped with two front cameras and one rear camera. The 5MP dual lens front cameras shoot 80-degree standard angle and 120-degree wide angle shots. When compared to the new iPhone 6S, Gizmodo got a more wide-angled selfie by using the V10. For the rear camera, this smartphone has a 16MP one.
To make the camera app even more interesting, it can learn the user's photo sharing habits. So, after taking a picture, a pop up with options for email, SMS, or social media will appear. There are also tons of editing tools for videos and images that users can choose from.
Inside, the V10 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and 4GB RAM. To extend storage capacity, it can be fitted with a microSD of up to 2TB in size. It will run Android Lollipop when released.
Available colors for this unit are Space Black, Luxe White, Modern Beige, Ocean Blue, and Opal Blue.
LG has not released any information about the pricing of the V10. Also, the phone is said to be released soon in Korea, and it will be followed by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T in the United States some time after.
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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan has an Op-Ed in the State of Politics blog site and it clearly lays out the importance of keeping the NYS Senate in Republican/Conservative hands. Naysayers will say it is self-serving, it isn't, what it is, is an honest assessment of what will happen to New York State if the democrats have control of the Executive and Legislative branches of government. Please take the time to read it, Sen. Flanagan is sincere when he says "We will be the balance in the face of the Governor and his leftist allies." We are doing all we can to elect Marc Molinaro governor of our great state however, we must be prepared if the progressive leftist people that believe government is the answer to society's ills manage to give Andrew Cuomo a third term. We would encourage you to send this Op-Ed to every New York voter that you know. The stakes have never been higher.
The same applies for the federal level. From The Hill: Dems eye ambitious agenda if House flips.
Investor's Business Daily lets us know what the worst-run states have in common: They're run by tax-and-spend Democrats.
This Daily Signal article shows the importance of having checks and balances on the three branches of government. If Millennials actually vote because they believe government is the answer to society's ills and seniors stay home or go to their eternal home, the Founding Fathers concept of America will be forever changed.
Betsy McCaughey opines about Democrats' 'socialism' prescription is a war on the poor.
The City Journal opines on #MeToo's Politics of Feeling.
Michael Goodwin wants to know where is the outrage on Hillary's call for a 'civil war'.
Here is a strong message for Hillary Clinton – There was a time – prior to you and your husband become household names – that politics between the two major parties was very civil despite the fact that they differed on many subjects. Thanks to E. J. McMahon for the proof and the quality and civility of the candidates: Lewis E. Lehrman and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo.
New York's public housing is in total disrepair. The Beat offers suggestions on how it could become financially able to make much needed repairs, but will government listen and learn?
Governor Andrew Cuomo keeps earning his "Teflon Cuomo despite the fact that I micromanage everything" title as close friend and confidant Steven Pigeon pleads guilty to having a straw donor provide a donation to Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014.
The New York Sun: Haley We Hardly Knew You.
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Breaded chicken, schnitzel, is a popular dish around the globe. The same preparation technique is used in Germany for a dish called Wiener Schnitzel which is usually served with fresh lemon juice.
Place chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap. Using a meat pounder or back of a frying pan, and working from the thickest part of the breast outward, pound the chicken breasts lightly to an even thickness. Ponding will even out the thickness so that all parts cook at the same rate.
Place flour, eggs and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels for an even coating. Season both sides of chicken breasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Season the bread crumbs with salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil and oregano if using plain bread crumbs (optional). Seasoning the bread crumbs with herbs adds extra flavor.
Dredge both sides of each chicken breast in flour, shaking off the excess. Quickly dip in egg mixture, coating both sides. Finally, dredge both sides in bread crumbs, shaking off the excess. Breading chicken creates a crispy outer layer and keeps the chicken moist.
To keep the flour and egg from clumping around your fingers, use one hand for dredging the chicken in flour and the other hand for soaking in the egg and dredging in bread crumbs.
Heat oil over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet. Add chickens in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the skillet. Cook each side for about 4 to 6 minutes or until golden brown. Place on paper towel to drain. Repeat until all the chicken breasts are browned.
Tip – To get a thinner breading on the chicken breast, add 1 tablespoon water for each egg, whisk to combine. The more water you add, the thinner the breading.
Place chicken breast, skin side up, between two pieces of plastic wrap.
Pound the chicken breast lightly to an even thickness.
Place flour, eggs and bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls.
Dredge both sides of each chicken breast in flour, shaking off the excess.
Quickly dip in egg mixture, coating both sides.
"Dry, wet, dry" method of breading helps the coating to stick.
Dredge both sides in bread crumbs, shaking off the excess.
Heat oil over medium heat in a large nonstick skillet. Add chickens in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the skillet.
Cook each side for about 4 to 6 minutes or until golden brown.
Place on paper towel to drain.


FKA Twigs teams up for Spike Jonze for Apple and turns a gray day into a kaleidoscope of color as she dances away her blues. The ad features Apple's Siri HomePod music system.
Twigs, real name Tahliah Debrett Barnett, and Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson broke up last October after a three-year romance.
The performance artist, who turned 30 in January, has largely been out of sight since then. But she's back in a big way in the four-minute clip.
What's odd is that Twigs is using her art to sell products.
In an interview two years ago, she dissed "most artists" from being detached from their work. "They're vehicles, vessels," she said told Allure magazine at the time.
Twigs makes clear that she has built her indie career without "thirstiness or pandering to the mainstream." But if using your art to sell Apple products isn't pandering to the mainstream, what is?
But hey, a girl's got to pay her bills.
Besides, the commercial is more like a short film and Twigs clearly choreographs a glorious piece of work.
The film begins in a gray, two-dimensional world. Twigs is on her way home on the subway and looks beat mentally and physically.
She asks Siri to "play something she'd like." It goes for the Anderson .Paak song "Til It's Over," about life-affirming moments spent with a loved one.
Then, something magical happens. Twigs discovers she has the power to stretch the walls in her apartment, creating brilliant steaks of color. She breaks into a dance and transforms her world.
Twigs has put her talents to work for other brands before this. Last year, she directed and starred in a powerful Nike ad, according to Ad Age.
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All Progressive Congress (APC) mocks PDP as rented crowds mobilized for Atiku's Campaign rally in protested over none payment of monies promised to them by Gov. Ben Ayade of Calabar.
A coalition of PDP support groups mobilized for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Rally in Calabar, today protested none payment of monies promised them by Gov. Ben Ayade.


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FINISHING HEAVEN
Premiered on HBO September 30th, 2009. The true story of Robert Feinberg, a filmmaker attempting to finish a film he started 38 years ago.
· 2010 Emmy Nomination for Arts and Cultural Programming
· HBO Premiere: September 2009
· L.A. Film Festival – 2008
TRACES OF THE TRADE: A STORY FROM THE DEEP NORTH
· 2009 Emmy Nomination for Research
· 2008 Sundance Film Festival – Official Selection
· P.OV.Season Premiere http://www.pbs.org/pov
· The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2008 in New York,
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· Winner, 2010 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for
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· Official Selection 2008 Sundance Film Festival
· HBO Premiere
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· The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2008 New York
Principal Photography wrapped on SURROGATES a 2 hour broadcast special for Women's Entertainment (We TV) about the lives of women who carry pregnancies for others who cannot. Shot in Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, California, New York and Vancouver on HD, "Surrogates" premiered in June 2011.
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What a fabulous gift for the bride! This elegant beach towel is perfect for her bachelorette party or destination wedding or honeymoon!
The towel is from our Italian Garden Collection (see link below). Check it out for coordinating tote bags, tees, and more, for all the girls in the wedding party.
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Do you want to know the difference between a crèche and a preschool? Maybe you have heard about Aistear and want to know what it is? Or you want to know how can I find summer childcare for my school aged child? For all of these answers and more please see our FAQ!
1.	What is the difference between a childminder and a nanny?
A Childminder is a self-employed person who cares for children in their own home, whereas a nanny is employed by the family and works in the family home. Only childminders who care for four or more children may be eligible to register with Tusla, and are required to adhere to the Early Years Services Regulations. Email us for a copy of the childminder list: mail@kkccc.ie .
2.	What is the difference between a crèche and preschool?
A creche provides full day childcare services, usually for children from babies or toddlers upwards, and throughout the calendar year. Preschools usually operate on a sessional basis, according to the academic calendar and are closed during the school holidays. Usually both types of service offer the ECCE scheme. More information on early years service can be found on the Choosing Childcare Page.
3.	What approach to learning is used in Early Childhood Services?
There a number of different curricula which are being used in the county at present. These include a play based curriculum, Montessori, steiner, and high-scope. All early years services are required to use the Aistear early childhood curriculum framework to support the learning and development of children within the service. More information about this is available here.
4.	How can I find a childcare place for my child?
The childcare directory will allow you to search for childcare options in your local area. You can find out about their availability by contacting the early years service directly, and arranging to visit. You may find the Barnardos guide to childcare helpful for aspects to consider.
5.	Am I entitled to money off my childcare fees?
You may be entitled to subsidies from the cost of your childcare fees if your child attends a Tusla registered childcare service. For more information on the relevant funding schemes and subsidy rates please see our Parents Funding Scheme page.
6.	My child is in primary school – where can I find alternative childcare for the school holidays?
You can use our Childcare Directory to search for services who provide school aged childcare. You might also like to consider local activity camps which may be of interest to your child.
7.	My child has a disability; how can I support his/her inclusion in preschool?
If your child has a diagnosed disability, or they may require additional help to support their inclusion in the ECCE preschool scheme, it might be appropriate to consider AIM – the access and inclusion model. This involves a joint application by the parents and childcare provider, in order to access a suite of targeted supports. More information about AIM is available here.
8.	What kind of regulations and inspections are in place for early years services?
Early Childhood Care and Education services are governed by the Child Care Act 1991(Early Years Services) Regulations 2016. These regulations cover aspects of the service such as staffing and management, the health, welfare and development of the child, adult to child ratios, provision of food and drink, health and safety, the physical premises, etc.
Tusla, the child and family agency, are responsible for the inspection of registered early years services. The inspections are carried out without notice, and reports are published online. They can be accessed via the Tusla website.
The Department of Education and Skills (DES) also carry out education-focused inspections to services who are delivering the ECCE Preschool Programme. These announced inspections evaluate the nature, range and appropriateness of the educational provision for children participating in ECCE. A limited number of reports are available online.


The Mediterranean tortoises and the Horsfield's or Russian Tortoise are the most popular pet tortoises in the UK. They have specific requirements that are different to other species of tortoises such as the Red Footed Tortoise or the African Spurred Tortoise.
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