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VIDEO: Assassin's Creed III announcement trailer confirms historic US setting
Ubisoft have finally lifted the lid on Assassin's Creed III with the game's first trailer, confirming the historic US setting teased by leaked box images of the game.
However, rather than focussing on the Civil War era, the game actually jumps back a couple of generations to 1777, around the time of the American Revolutionary War in which the States were battling for independence away from Britain.
Though many questions are left unanswered by the trailer (embedded above), the Northeastern woods of Mohawk Valley again point towards a native American lead character.
Also, while many feared that a move to the remote wilds of a growing United States would detract from the rooftop parkour the series has as its trademark, the trailer more or less sets those fears to rest. We may not be climbing all that many towers and churches any more, but the branches of towering forests will prove an even more varied playground for our stealthy kills.
Hit the video above to give the trailer a look.
A few more details have trickled in from Ubisoft! Our hero is the half-English, half native-American Ratohnaké:ton, which we have absolutely no idea how to pronounce.
"Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars," explains Ubisoft.
"Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylised and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin's Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington's Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army."
Release date for the game is set for 31st October, landing on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. A Wii U version is also in the works.
Mar 5, 2012 Gerald Lynch
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Home of the Arts (HOTA), opened as the Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre in 1986 and subsequently renamed The Arts Centre Gold Coast (TAC) and Gold Coast Arts Centre, is a cultural precinct situated in Surfers Paradise, City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. HOTA presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, children's shows, art,and cinema. It is surrounded by parklands and a lake. The HOTA precinct is the centrepiece of the City of Gold Coast Council's Gold Coast Cultural Precinct masterplan.

HOTA was formerly home to the Gold Coast City Art Gallery, which closed in 2018 to prepare for the opening of the new HOTA Gallery in early 2021.

History

The land on which HOTA is situated (known as Evandale) was occupied by a thriving Aboriginal community, later (1860s) being settled by European farmers. The City of Gold Coast bought the land in the 1960, and the Evandale Civic and Cultural Centre, designed by local architect Alan Griffith, was opened in 1976.

HOTA was first named the Keith Hunt Community Entertainment and Arts Centre. It was officially opened in December 1986, owned and managed by the council, and was renamed the Gold Coast Arts Centre, which remained until March 2010.

In 1993, the Gold Coast City Council formed the Gold Coast Arts Centre Proprietary Company Limited as a separate legal entity, becoming the sole shareholder in the company and providing the majority of funding. This company continues to exist .

In 1996, the Arts Café was added, with a 2004 extension adding a new cinema, two function rooms and an administration area.

In March 2010, as a result of the new masterplan, the Gold Coast Arts Centre was renamed, rebranded, refurbished and relaunched as The Arts Centre Gold Coast.

In 2013, a competition was held to find an architect to create a new cultural precinct, and ARM Architecture and TOPOTEK 1 won.

In 2018, a fresh rebrand took place and the venue became HOTA, Home of the Arts. Also in 2018, the Gold Coast City Art Gallery closed to make way for a new gallery, which was the largest public gallery outside of a capital city in Australia.

The HOTA project
Delivery of the A$37.5 million Outdoor Stage marked the completion of Stage 1a of the Masterplan. Stage 1b was the construction of a new bridge to Chevron Island, which improved connectivity to Surfers Paradise. The A$19.5 million bridge crosses between the parklands and a vacant lot on Stanhill Drive, Chevron Island, and was officially opened in early 2020.

The A$60.5m HOTA Gallery (Stage 1b of the project) opened on 8 May 2021.

Functions and venues
HOTA presents live music, theatre, dance, comedy, opera, children's shows, art,and cinema. It is surrounded by Evandale Parklands and Evandale lake. The HOTA precinct is the centrepiece of the City of Gold Coast Council's Gold Coast Cultural Precinct masterplan.

Home of the Arts includes a number of venues:

 Outdoor Stage
 HOTA Gallery (opened on 8 May 2021)
 Theatre 1, a 1139-seat traditional theatre
 Theatre 2, a smaller black box theatre
 HOTA Cinema
 Panorama Room
 Lakeside Room
 Basement
 Various function rooms and spaces
 HOTA Cafe
 Sculpture Walk
 St. Margaret's Chapel, a non-denominational historic chapel that holds weddings and other receptions.
 Adventure Trail (climb over the Outdoor Stage)
 Lake
 HOPO Ferry stop
 Bridge connecting HOTA to Chevron Island / Surfers Paradise
 Palette, a fine dining restaurant

HOTA Gallery
The HOTA Gallery, designed by ARM Architecture, houses the A$32 million City Collection, and comprises over  of exhibition space over six levels, including:
 Main Exhibition Gallery,  of space designed for large touring exhibitions
 Children's Gallery
 Exhibition space () for the City Collection and temporary exhibitions
 Collection storage and workspaces

Outdoor Stage
The Outdoor Stage officially opened on March 17, 2018, with a sold-out performance by Tim Minchin. The outdoor stage is surrounded by parklands and a lake, with views to the Surfers Paradise skyline. The structure is framed by a 100-tonne self-supporting screen that protects performers from sun and glare. The stage is 20 metres wide from wall-to-wall and 1.4m high (from stage to stage forecourt) and includes a 5.5 tonne bi-fold proscenium door.

See also

 Gold Coast City Art Gallery

References

Further reading

External links

Arts centres in Australia
Buildings and structures on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Tourist attractions on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Culture of Gold Coast, Queensland
Buildings and structures completed in 2021
2021 establishments in Australia

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Thor: Ragnarok Review
"Apart from the film being one of the funniest Marvel has produced, everything else is almost exactly the same."
Yesterday I saw Thor: Ragnarok and it was alright. I don't know if it was just that the movie was only alright or if I'm suffering from slight Marvel fatigue, but either way I'm going to have to take it out on this movie. Thor: Ragnarok follows Thor (no shit) as he is trying to stop his home world of Asgard from being destroyed. To accomplish this task Thor must escape from what is essentially a prison planet where he is being forced to fight in gladiator-style cage matches against various opponents.
One factor that may or may not explain my lukewarm reception of Thor: Ragnarok would be the fact that I believe the Thor films to be the weakest in Marvels' lineup. The first film is pretty weak, the second is better (but only because I like dumb action movies), but that's not saying much; so maybe Thor: Ragnarok was just destined to fail in my eyes. Either way there was one thing in Thor: Ragnarok that worked, and that was the comedy. Not that this should come as a surprise to anyone considering the film is directed by Taika Waititi, the man behind What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople to name a few of his works. So yeah, the comedy in Thor: Ragnarok was definitely a step-up from the other Thor films, as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. This may be (read: definitely is) subjective, but I found Thor: Ragnarok to be the funniest movie Marvel has released, rivalled only by Guardians of the Galaxy. The embodiment of a lot of this comedy comes from one specific character: Korg. In Korg we have the kind of dumb, but oh-so-loveable character that that is usually included in Marvel movies to garner extra points with the audience, and it worked. Korg delivers some of the funniest lines in this film, and whenever he was on screen it was a real treat. But of course this comedy had a downside in that, because of the added jokes, some other parts of the movie suffered. First of all, I found the story in Thor: Ragnarok to be pretty fucking weak. I enjoyed the parts when Thor and co. were on the garbage planet, but everything else (mainly the Asgard storyline) I found boring. I never cared about Asgard before, why should I start now? I feel that Thor: Ragnarok would have been stronger if it was focused more on Thor's journey, and less on the "save the world (or planet)" bullshit they always try to shoehorn in there. And to make this even worse the film's conclusion revolves around a bullshit "home is where the heart is" metaphor that just screams "we ran out of time, how do we end the movie?!". To top this off I found a lot of the action scenes in Thor: Ragnarok to be pretty lackluster as well. I think a large part of this is most of the fight scenes felt pretty similar to what we have already seen. There was nothing new added, so I wasn't that interested. I will admit that the "final battle" was pretty cool, but I can't give the rest of the fight scenes a pass because of it. And one thing that really hindered my enjoyment of Thor: Ragnarok were the special effects; namely how shitty they looked. I don't know what happened, but it legitimately looked like Thor was hanging out in fucking Toon Town for a lot of the film. Backgrounds looked drawn, objects seemed to float about an inch from the ground, and don't even get me started on the fucking 'Rubber Man' syndrome that a lot of the characters (mainly Cate Blanchett's Hela) suffered from. And speaking of Hela, she also suffered form the infamous "Tony Stark Bobblehead syndrome". Really most of the special effects in this film were pretty mediocre at best.
I also found myself disappointed with the fact that the Hulk reveal was spoiled in literally every single trailer, considering it doesn't happen until about halfway through the film. I understand that I'm wishing for the impossible here, but can you imagine if nobody knew The Hulk was in this movie and then he just shows up? That would be insane! As far as performances go, you know what you're getting into at this point. The same can be said for direction; Marvel (really Disney) doesn't want visionaries, they want puppets. That may make me sound conceited or pompous, but I believe it is the truth. Luckily Waititi was able to play ball throughout the whole production, but the only thing he really added was the comedy. Everything else was a bog-standard Marvel movie. One thing I will praise is the soundtrack of the film (and no, not the one Led Zeppelin song played numerous times), specifically the 80's-inspired synth music that accompanied a lot of what we were seeing on screen. Once again there wasn't much different from Thor: Ragnarok when comparing it to other Marvel films, but the score was a nice touch.
Overall Thor: Ragnarok is exactly what you would expect from another Marvel movie. Apart from the film being one of the funniest Marvel has produced, everything else is almost exactly the same. I found the story to be weak and the effects to be even weaker, but it's not a movie I would dissuade anyone from seeing.
I give Thor: Ragnarok a B
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Anyone know where to find the original "Trapper" record? It used to be available in iTunes under the Blitzen Trapper name, but no longer and I can find it no where else. I think it was pretty much just early recordings by Eric (post-Garmonbozia, pre-Blitzen) that had a very twangy feel.
Search for artist "Trapper" and it can be bought for $8.99. Hope the BT boys get their cut.
Wow, nice sleuthing! Yeah, we kind of, uh, lost the audio for that album (and the Cool Love #1 EP, and the Live/Acoustic EP) when we switched distributors. I'm working on tracking it down, but looks like you managed to find one of the few (only?) stores that still has them up. The money should find it's way back to the band, so thanks man.


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Home > Components & Tools > LEDs & OLEDs > Toshiba Launches Improved Efficacy of White GaN-on-Si LEDs to 160 lpw
Products, Materials + Tools | Feb 05, 2015
Toshiba Launches Improved Efficacy of White GaN-on-Si LEDs to 160 lpw
Toshiba Electronics Europe has launched a new series of high power LEDs ideal for use in a wide variety of residential, commercial and industrial lighting applications. The TL1L4 series offers significantly better performance than the preceding TL1L3 series.
Toshibas latest GaN-on-Si TL1L4 series LEDs are capable to be driven with up to 1 A
The new TL1L4 series achieves an industry leading high luminous efficacy that surpasses 160 lm/W at room temperature operation. Under conditions of Ta = 85°C, operating current can be driven to 1 A and luminous flux is more than 60% greater than that offered by the preceding TL1L3 series. This contributes to improved luminous efficacy and lower power consumption for LED applications.
Available in nine-colour variations from 2700 K to 6500 K, the TL1L4 series utilises cost-effective gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) wafer technology to create LEDs optimised for both output and energy efficiency.
The devices are housed in a compact 3.5x3.5 mm lens and rated to support an absolute maximum forward current of 1.5 A max at Ta<55°C and Tj<150°C. Hot binning tests for electrical and optical characteristics are conducted at 85°C and If = 350 mA that simulate real-life operating conditions.
Mass production will commence imminently. For additional information, please visit www.toshiba-components.com/lighting
About Toshiba Electronics Europe:
Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is the European electronic components business of Toshiba Corporation, which is ranked among the world's largest semiconductor vendors. TEE offers one of the industry's broadest IC and discrete product lines including high-end memory, microcontrollers, ASICs and ASSPs for automotive, multimedia, industrial, telecoms and networking applications. The company also has a wide range of power semiconductor solutions as well as storage products including HDDs, SSDs, SD Cards and USB sticks.
TEE was formed in 1973 in Neuss, Germany, providing design, manufacturing, marketing and sales and now has headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany, with branch offices in France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. TEE employs approximately 300 people in Europe. Company president is Mr. Takashi Nagasawa.
About Toshiba:
Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, "Committed to People, Committed to the Future", Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing "Growth Through Creativity and Innovation", and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in safe, secure and comfortable society.
Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today's Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion).


EMKC was engaged to reposition the dated foyer and associated common areas of a hotel complex in Melbourne City Centre's prestigious East end. The fit out design integrated the diverse desires of numerous stakeholders to create a unique and usable space.
EMKC has designed many high end fit out projects across the commercial, retail and residential sectors.


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Premier League 16-year-old debutants: Where are they now?
By Peter Smith
Last Updated: 08/12/18 8:54am
James Milner is set to make his 500th Premier League appearance
James Milner made his Premier League debut as a 16-year-old in November 2002 - and is now set to make his 500th appearance in the competition this Saturday when Liverpool travel to Bournemouth.
The midfielder has enjoyed a successful career since those early days, winning two Premier League titles with Manchester City, picking up 61 England caps and is now leading Liverpool's pursuit of the league crown at the age of 32.
But how have the other 17 players to have made their Premier League debut as a 16-year-old fared? We take a look at what they've achieved and where they are now…
Matthew Briggs, Fulham (aged 16 years and 68 days)
Former Fulham youngster Matthew Briggs holds the title of the Premier League's youngest-ever player, after making his debut as a schoolboy for Lawrie Sanchez's side in a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough on the final day of the 2006/07 season.
Matthew Briggs came through the Fulham academy
He went on to make 30 appearances for the west London club - including 12 during the 2011/12 Europa League campaign under Martin Jol - but was released when Fulham were relegated in 2014 and joined non-league Maldon & Tiptree at the start of this season after struggling to make his mark during short-term spells with Chesterfield and Barnet in 2017/18.
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Izzy Brown, West Brom (16 years and 117 days)
Izzy Brown made his Premier League debut way back in May 2013 for West Brom but, still aged 21, remains a hot prospect as he recovers from a cruciate ligament injury.
Izzy Brown debuted for West Brom before moving to Chelsea
The former England youth team captain joined Chelsea later that summer and, after winning a host of age-group titles, continued his development on loan at Dutch side Vitesse, Rotherham and Huddersfield in the Championship and with Brighton in the Premier League. Currently continuing his rehab on loan at Leeds this season.
Aaron Lennon, Leeds (16 years and 129 days)
Aaron Lennon made his Premier League debut at White Hart Lane in 2003 for Leeds and went on to spend 10 seasons with Tottenham, winning the League Cup in 2008 and playing a key role during their run to the Champions League knockout phase in 2010/11.
Aaron Lennon burst through the ranks at Leeds
Lennon, who won 21 England caps and featured at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, moved to Everton in 2015 and, after battling mental health problems, remains a Premier League player at 31 with Burnley.
Jose Baxter, Everton (16 years and 191 days)
Jose Baxter became Everton's youngest-ever player when he made his debut in a 3-2 defeat at Goodison Park to Blackburn Rovers on the opening day of the 2008/09 campaign but after making just six more top-flight appearances over the next four seasons he left to pursue first-team football in 2012.
Jose Baxter began his career at Everton
After impressing at League One Oldham he joined Sheffield United but a positive drugs test for ecstasy in 2015 saw him suspended and eventually released in May 2016. Seven months later, a year-long deal with Everton helped Baxter re-find form and fitness and he returned to Oldham - now in League Two - at the start of last season.
Gary McSheffrey, Coventry (16 years and 198 days)
Gary McSheffrey became the youngest player to appear in the Premier League in February 1999 when he made his debut for his hometown team Coventry in a 4-1 win over Aston Villa. The winger went on to make over 150 appearances for the Sky Blues in both the top flight and second tier before joining Birmingham in 2006.
Gary McSheffrey came through the ranks at Coventry
McSheffrey, who had won League One on loan at Luton in 2005, twice won promotion to the Premier League with Blues and also helped Leeds, Scunthorpe and Doncaster to promotions during a career which has seen him represent 14 sides - including current non-league outfit Frickley Athletic.
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Aston Villa (16 years and 198 days)
Aston Villa youth academy graduate Rushian Hepburn-Murphy first appeared in the senior team during a 4-0 win at Sunderland in March 2015 and has represented in England at numerous youth levels.
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is still at Aston Villa
The 20-year-old forward has made four appearances for Villa in the Championship this season.
Reece Oxford, West Ham (16 years and 236 days)
West Ham's youngest-ever player, Reece Oxford burst onto the scene with an eye-catching performance in a 2-0 win at Arsenal in August 2015, but despite making six more Premier League appearances that season the Londoner has since found opportunities limited in the capital.
Reece Oxford made a memorable debut against Arsenal
There have been loan spells to Reading and Borussia Monchengladbach but the next step for Oxford, now 19, is unclear, with his last appearance for West Ham's first team coming in an August 2016 Europa League tie.
Jack Robinson, Liverpool (16 years and 250 days)
Former England U21 international defender Jack Robinson made his league debut for Liverpool in Rafa Benitez's final game in charge, a 0-0 draw at Hull City at the end of the 2009/10 Premier League season.
Jack Robinson was a left-back prospect for Liverpool
However, he struggled to break into the first team and after impressing during loan spells with Wolves and Blackpool in the Championship, Robinson signed for QPR in 2014. An immediate loan to Huddersfield followed, before a knee injury sidelined him for a year. Now at Nottingham Forest.
Jack Wilshere, Arsenal (16 years and 256 days)
Arsenal academy ace Jack Wilshere is into his 11th Premier League season after making his debut for the Gunners in a 4-0 win at Blackburn in September 2008, but despite the midfielder's exciting potential in those early days, injuries have badly hampered his progress.
Jack Wilshere made his Arsenal debut at Blackburn
Now at West Ham after leaving Arsenal on a free transfer in the summer, the 26-year-old, who has 34 caps for England, is aiming to reignite his career after a string of knee and ankle problems.
Mark Platts, Sheffield Wednesday (16 years and 263 days)
Mark Platts was still a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday when he made his Premier League debut as a replacement for Chris Waddle in February 1996 during a 2-1 win at home to Wimbledon. But while another run out soon followed he didn't make a single appearance for the club as a full-time professional.
Mark Platts made two Premier League appearances for Sheffield Wednesday
Instead, there were brief spells with Torquay United and Worksop Town before retirement in 2001, just six years after his first of two Premier League appearances.
Angel Gomes, Manchester United (16 years and 263 days)
England youth team captain Angel Gomes made his Premier League bow as a substitute for Wayne Rooney on the final day of the 2016/17 season, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to appear in the top flight.
Angel Gomes came on for Wayne Rooney for his Man Utd debut
That remains his solitary Premier League appearance, with 18-year-old Gomes currently impressing in United's youth team.
James Vaughan, Everton (16 years and 270 days)
James Vaughan made a goal-scoring Premier League debut in a 4-0 home win over Crystal Palace for Everton in April 2005 but a major knee injury at the start of the following season ruled him out for a year and injuries became a recurring problem.
James Vaughan scored on his Everton debut as a 16-year-old
Vaughan joined Premier League Norwich in 2011 but was regularly sidelined. There have since been encouraging Championship campaigns at Huddersfield and 24 goals in 37 appearances for Bury in League One but the forward has struggled to fulfil his potential. Now with Championship Wigan.
Wayne Rooney, Everton (16 years and 297 days)
Wayne Rooney made his Premier League debut in August 2002 against Tottenham, but it was his stunning last-gasp winner against Arsenal in October of that year which truly announced his arrival.
Wayne Rooney burst onto the scene in emphatic style
Following a big-money - and controversial - transfer to Old Trafford, Rooney would go on to become Manchester United and England's all-time top scorer, win five Premier League titles and the Champions League, among a host of other honours. After a brief return to Everton, now playing in the MLS with DC United.
James Milner, Leeds (16 years and 310 days)
The star of Leeds' academy, James Milner made his Premier League debut for the first team in November 2002 and has gone on to become a familiar figure in the top flight in the subsequent 16 years.
James Milner was a Leeds starlet
Former Newcastle and Aston Villa midfielder, Milner - who earned 61 caps for England - twice won the title with Manchester City and is currently playing a key role in Liverpool's challenge at the age of 32.
Francis Jeffers, Everton (16 years and 335 days)
Francis Jeffers made his Everton debut in December 1997 and four years later was snapped up by Arsenal. However, injuries hit and despite scoring regularly for England's U21 side and winning one England cap, Jeffers played only a bit-part role in Arsenal's success in that era before leaving for Charlton in 2004 after a loan spell back at Everton.
Francis Jeffers was an exciting young striker at Everton
In total, Jeffers went on to represent 11 clubs - stretching from Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday to Newcastle Jets in Australia and Floriana in Malta. Now a coach in Everton's academy.
Jonathan Leko, West Brom (16 years and 344 days)
Jonathan Leko made his Premier League debut in April 2016 for West Brom and signed his first professional contract with the club soon after.
Jonathan Leko remains a promising talent at West Brom
Still just 19, Leko had a loan spell with Bristol City last season and, after continuing to impress for the Albion youth team, signed a new deal with the Hawthorns club this summer.
Andy Campbell, Middlesbrough (16 years and 353 days)
Andy Campbell went on to make over 50 league appearances for his hometown team, Middlesbrough, after making his Premier League debut for them in April 1996. The striker scored just four league goals for them, though, amid four loan spells.
Andy Campbell played for his hometown Middlesbrough
A transfer to Cardiff in 2002 started well but further loan deals came next before spells in Scotland and non-league. Campbell has since had a managerial role with West Auckland Town in New Zealand.
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Jack Rodwell, Everton (16 years and 364 days)
Highly-rated Jack Rodwell made his Premier League debut for Everton against Sunderland in March 2008 and after impressing at Goodison Park made a big move to Manchester City in August 2012. But instead his career has become defined by his four years with Sunderland.
Jack Rodwell started out early with Everton
The former England international endured a nightmare run of 39 Premier League starts without a win for the struggling Black Cats and was a highly-paid fringe player as the club slipped out of the top flight and down through the Championship into League One. His contract was cancelled this summer and he's now re-building at Blackburn.
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Home > The Forums > Remote Possibilities in Acoustic Music and Location Recording What Portable Recorder should I use to record real sounds/samples/drums?
What Portable Recorder should I use to record real sounds/samples/drums?
I remember reading an article where Trent Reznor mentioned he carrying a portable DAT recorder around to different locations to record drum hits. A good idea to make your own samples. What I was wondering is will using a digital handheld recorder not cut the mustard for sound quality? What portable recorder would be best for recording at high quality? Is a heavy DAT the only way to get some good quality? I really like the idea of handheld devices because they're easy to take anywhere, but I don't want my samples sounding sterile.
Everyone that got a Korg MR loves it and thinks it's one of the best purchases ever. Including myself.
I saw something at my local music store.
Looks like a radioshack SPL meter type... handheld gizmo.
if it was in XY, it might have been a Zoom, Sony, or Yamaha brand.
Should i give up trying to record real drums? Should i just move to triggers? Help!!!
Is there anyone here who uses only drum samples instead of real drums?


BillerudKorsnäs is continuing to invest in innovation to meet the packaging challenges of the future and invests in a minority stake in Norwegian innovation company Kezzler AS. The company is a global leader in digital mass encryption for secure product identification.
BillerudKorsnäs is challenging conventional packaging for a sustainable future and has a clear strategy in which a portion of growth will be generated through new sales and solutions further along the packaging value chain. As part of this, BillerudKorsnäs Venture AB was established in the spring with tasks including finding and investing in early stage companies. The aim is to work closely and actively together with these companies to develop new packaging related solutions. Digitalised packaging, also referred to as 'The Internet of Packaging', is one of the areas that the business is focusing on and the investment in Kezzler is a first important step in this direction. In financial terms, this is a minor investment for BillerudKorsnäs.
"Kezzler is a pioneer in its field, with a technology that enables packaging to be assigned unique codes at the individual product level for identification at mass scale. We believe Kezzler's technology is highly interesting for packaging for eg. food and other consumer goods where traceability and authenticity is important, it also offers a new channel for real time consumer interaction. This area of development is of strategic interest to us," said Anders Persson, Managing Director of BillerudKorsnäs Venture.
Kezzler AS has developed an algorithm for a unique encrypted code, which is applied to packaging and can easily be scanned using a smartphone. The technology is secure and cost effective and can be used on a mass scale. The codes are used to assign a unique identity to product items, which enables tracing in the supply chain, interacting with consumers and protecting products and brands against counterfeiting, all in real time. Find out more at www.kezzler.com.


Infinity Control from the developers RenegadeCitizen is a game that is well designed in terms of the graphics and design, but resembling some games on the app store on its gameplay. This is a spaceship/crafts controlling game by drawing line to track them.
The game is interesting to play and it gives a clear space effect on the device. You can feel three different worlds in the game such as Earth, Saturn and Alien world. In fact, these are the three levels of gameplay. You can select any of these from the "mission" on the game menu. These three levels are well designed and gives a better impact of what it focuses to give the feel on users. The game goes tougher when you choose the Saturn or Alien world, where Earth seems to be little easier to me.
Once you have selected your mission, you need to land the incoming crafts around the corners to the right spaceship. Just draw lines from the incoming crafts and connect it with the spaceship. Crafts are different in colours as the spaceships. So you are supposed to land one particular craft to the appropriate coloured spaceship. Beware of the collision between the crafts that can cause explosions, which in turn reduces your game life.
You can see obstacles on the screen in the Saturn mission, and Alien world is given by some dangerous real-time traps in term of holes that can happen and disappear at anytime. Hitting/moving over these can blast/swallow your crafts. There is no speeding up for the crafts. In fact, what I feel is, there is no need for it because the default speed itself is little tougher to play. You can see the number of crafts landed and the high score on top of the screen.
As I said initially, hope you can feel the resemblance of the gameplay from other games. Of course, it is the same as of the well-known "Flight Control". It is the only thing I found disappointed from Infinity Control. Just saying, if I didn't try flight control earlier or if Infinity control was the first one, sure I will love this game to the core.
Kudos to the developers for their best work in sound effects as well as high resolution retina graphics. Infinity Control is built with Game Center as well. You can see a total statistics of the game in the menu. Infinity Control is available on the app store $2.99.


I've never given anything up for Lent before, but this year I'm giving up Twitter. Over the last few months I've found Twitter less engaging, and less rewarding, and after the latest round of hoo-hah I've decided that a longer break is in order.
Related to this is the realisation that the 'signal to noise' ratio of my Twitter feed is out of whack. I've decided that before my return I will 'reset' my account, and slowly add back followers starting with friends and working outwards from there.


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Beilstein: The Beilstein Database covers structures, reactions, and properties in organic chemistry with over seven million compounds, 10+ million chemical reaction references, and 20+ million associated chemical, physical, and biological property records. It covers heterocyclic, acyclic and isocyclic organic compounds drawn from the literature since 1771. The substance sections information includes structural information, including chemical, physical, and biological properties, preparative methods, chemical behavior, and literature references. The reactions section includes information on the preparation of substances and reaction attributes.
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Add the oil to the pressure cooker pot. When an oil is hot, add the onion, garlic, rosemary and oregano, and a little salt. Cook, occasionally stirring until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots, celery, and a little salt (plus chopped kale stalks if using). Cook about five more minutes.
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Cover: SHERRIE LEVINE, After Walker Evans, 1981 (detail)
Exhibition dates: April 19-May 30, 1983
QC With the support of the Ohio Arts Council
Published twice a year by the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. $10.00 a year,
this issue t).00; mailed free to members of the Oberlin Friends of Art. Back issues available from the Museum.
Indexed in The Art Index and abstracted by RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and
ARTbibliographies. Reproduced on University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Mich. Printed by Press of the Times,
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Copyright © Oberlin College, 1983
ISSN: 0002)739
Issue Title Art & Social Change, U.S.A.
Museum Director/Acting Director Spear, Richard E., 1940-
Contributors Deitcher, David
Kearns, Jerry
Lippard, Lucy R.
Olander, William
Owens, Craig
Spear, Richard E., 1940-
Contents Social Aesthetics; Jake and Lil on Crisis; Public Works; 'The Indignity of Speaking for Others': an imaginary interview;
Artists Ahearn, John (American, 1951-)
Torres, Rigoberto (American, 1960-)
Charlesworth, Sara (American, 1947-2013)
Glier, Mike (American, 1953-)
Hill-Montgomery, Candace (American, 1945-)
Kruger, Barbara (American, 1945-)
Fekner, John (American, 1950-)
Holzer, Jenny (American, 1950-)
Levine, Sherrie (American, 1947-)
Huttinger, Peter (American, 1953)
Bogosian, Eric (American, 1953-)
Buchanan, Nancy (American, 1946-)
List of Illustrations John Ahearn (with Rigoberto Torres), We Are Family, 1982; Sara Charlesworth, Still, 1981; Mike Glier, The Price is Life, 1982, wall drawing, P.S. 1, Queens, New York; Candace Hill Montgomery, General Coldspot Memorial to Indifference in the Year of our Lord, 1981; Barbara Kruger, Untitled, 1981; John Fekner, Toxic, 1982; Jenny Holzer, Truism, 1982; Sherrie Levine, After Walter Evans, 1981 (detail); John Ahearn with Rigoberto Torres. Homage to the People of the Bronx: Double Dutch at Kelly Street I, 1981-82, painted fiberglass, South Bronx, New York; Working Together (Rigoberto Torres), 1982 (detail); Peter Huttinger, Love of War, Fear of Love, 1983 (detail); Peter Huttinger, Love of War, Fear of Love, 1983 (detail); Eric Bogosian. Men Inside (performance), 1982; Eric Bogosian. The New World (performance), 1981; Nancy Buchanan. See 1A�1981; Nancy Buchanan. An End To All Our Dreams, 1982; Sara Charlesworth. Explosion, 1981; Sara Charlesworth. Samurai, 1981; John Fekner. Changing Channels, Switching Stations, under the control of the Television Nation, 1983, sheet music for a performance, collage; Mike Glier. White Male Power: The Pope, 1981 ; Candace Hill Montgomery. Prose Poem, 1983, spray paint and marker on paper; Candace Hill Montgomery. Vote to Win, 1981, collage on newspaper; Jenny Holzer. Essay, 1980, New York City; Jenny Holzer. Plaque, 1982, installed at the entrance to the Wolfgang Stechow Print Study Room, Allen Art Museum, Oberlin; Barbara Kruger. Untitled, 1982; Barbara Kruger. Untitled, 1982; Sherrie Levine. After Walker Evans, 1981 (detail); Sherrie Levine. After Franz Marc. 1982 (detail)
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Is Golar LNG Limited (USA) (GLNG) A Good Stock To Buy?
The Insider Monkey team has completed processing the quarterly 13F filings for the September quarter submitted by the hedge funds and other money managers included in our extensive database. Most hedge funds have been producing disappointing net returns in recent years, however that was partly due to the poor performance of small-cap stocks in general. Well, small-cap stocks finally turned the corner and have been beating the large-cap stocks by more than 10 percentage points over the last 5 months.This means the relevancy of hedge funds' public filings became inarguable, as they may reveal numerous high-potential stocks. The following article will discuss the smart money sentiment towards Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) .
Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG) has seen an increase in support from the world's most successful money managers lately. There were 20 hedge funds in our database with GLNG holdings at the end of the previous quarter. The level and the change in hedge fund popularity aren't the only variables you need to analyze to decipher hedge funds' perspectives. A stock may witness a boost in popularity but it may still be less popular than similarly priced stocks. That's why at the end of this article we will examine companies such as Parkway Properties Inc (NYSE:PKY), Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE:GVA), and American Assets Trust, Inc (NYSE:AAT) to gather more data points.
Now, we're going to review the fresh action encompassing Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG).
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 25 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a jump of 25% from the second quarter of 2016. The graph below displays the number of hedge funds with bullish position in GLNG over the last 5 quarters. With hedgies' sentiment swirling, there exists a select group of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings substantially (or already accumulated large positions).
According to Insider Monkey's hedge fund database, Israel Englander's Millennium Management has the number one position in Golar LNG Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:GLNG), worth close to $79.8 million, accounting for 0.1% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Luxor Capital Group, led by Christian Leone, holding a $78.1 million position; the fund has 2.2% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other members of the smart money with similar optimism comprise Christopher A. Winham's Tide Point Capital, Anand Parekh's Alyeska Investment Group and John A. Levin's Levin Capital Strategies. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.
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Nothing to hide? Then show us the money
By Tim Andrews
June 6, 2012 — 3.00am
As the Peter Slipper expenses saga shows, taxpayers are in the dark as to how their tax dollars are spent.
If not for Slipper's prominent political position as the Speaker, these expenses would probably have remained undiscovered by the media. What else is occurring that we do not know about?
Fair game ... Speaker of the House Peter Slipper. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
More than a billion dollars of our taxes are spent daily, yet there is little transparency, accountability or public disclosure of how and where.
It is a foundational principle of good governance that taxpayers should know how their money is being spent, and governments should be as open as possible. Taxpayers who wish to discover how their money is being used must trawl hundreds of pages of budget documents and submit time-consuming and costly freedom-of-information requests. Even then, information is scant. Ask any journalist. And these requests, as a Herald report showed on Monday, could be rejected in future as certain parliamentary departments are rendered exempt to FOI laws.
But it does not have to be this way. A transparency revolution is under way overseas, empowering citizens, opening governments to scrutiny, and transforming governance.
In 2006, in the US, the senators John McCain and Barack Obama co-sponsored the US federal funding accountability act. Its premise was simple: that taxpayer expenditure be placed online in an easily searchable database, so all taxpayers can find out how their money has been spent.
Since then, the City of London, the European Union and 38 US states have enacted similar online portals - many with no thresholds, so every cent of taxpayer expenditure is publicly available. In some cases, literally every expense of government is made public after being entered into a database.
The benefits are obvious: not only are taxpayers empowered, but also savings can be easily identified, waste exposed and unethical behaviour discouraged. Those who want spending to remain hidden might argue that informing people is too costly, that it just cannot be done. But international experience proves this to be false. The website usaspending.gov, which provides the details of all US federal government expenditure of more than $US25,000 ($25,800), cost less than $1 million to set up - and the software is now available free of charge in the public domain.
Texas, with a population greater than that of Australia, was able to create a spending portal for $380,000, and Nebraska did it for only $30,000. Such minor costs are nothing compared with the benefits such portals bring.
It is time Australia joined this revolution. Everywhere that transparency portals have been tried, the results to date have been breathtaking. Citizens have been searching these websites in record numbers. In Missouri, with a population smaller than NSW, 15 million hits were reported in the first year. Millions in savings have been identified. To use just one example, Texas reported $8.7 million in savings directly attributable to their transparency website in just the first year of operation.
Opening the government books to an army of online citizen investigators has uncovered waste and duplication, and made junkets or pork-barrel spending near impossible. Corruption and rorting cannot occur when the records are freely available - sunlight truly is the best disinfectant.
Such portals should be a ''no-brainer'' for policymakers. This is not a partisan issue - people on all sides of politics should agree that empowering citizens through transparency can only lead to higher outcomes. There is no logical argument to oppose their creation, unless you have something to hide.
Once the cost argument crumbles, the only opposition to transparency portals can come from vested interests seeking to preserve their misuse of taxpayer funds.
It is time our politicians stood up for the average taxpayer against these special interest groups and rent-seekers, and called for the establishment of transparency portals at all levels of government.
The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance is calling for all politicians and political candidates to publicly pledge their commitment to taxpayers by supporting this initiative. If they truly represent their electors, and are not beholden to other influences, if they truly have nothing to hide, they should support it without hesitation.
Timothy Andrews is executive director of the Australian Taxpayers' Alliance (taxpayers.org.au).
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McDonald's has a legal problem in pizza-loving India
McDonald's terminated its agreement with Connaught in August, though the Indian venture has kept running its 169 outlets while the dispute is adjudicated in the courts.
March 28, 2018, 10:11 IST
Updated: March 28, 2018, 10:13 IST
By: P R Sanjai
McDonald's Corp. has a problem in India and its rivals are loving it.
Even as the world's largest restaurant chain tries to woo Indian stomachs with such menu items as the McAloo Tikki (a potato and pea patty on a bun), a legal dispute with a key franchisee partner has hampered its expansion. Shares of India's Domino's Pizza operator Jubilant Foodworks Ltd. have more than doubled in the past year as the country's biggest quick-service outlet benefits from a surge in online orders for home pizza delivery.
A pickup in the economy and growing demand from the planet's largest youth population are boosting fast-food sales in India. Researcher Euromonitor International predicts the market will expand 5.8 percent to $21.2 billion this year -- a 50 percent jump since 2008. Domino's and Subway have gained share, eroding McDonald's hold, Euromonitor data show.
"Our growth has completely petered off," said Vikram Bakshi, managing director of Connaught Plaza Restaurants Ltd., the joint venture company that manages McDonald's outlets in northern and eastern India, encompassing such cities as New Delhi and Kolkata.
McDonald's terminated its agreement with Connaught in August, though the Indian venture has kept running its 169 outlets while the dispute is adjudicated in the courts. Bakshi has been fighting Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald's since 2013, the same year Domino's overtook McDonald's as India's largest fast-food brand.
A McDonald's spokesman declined to comment on the matter because it's under judicial consideration and prohibited from being discussed outside of the courts. The Indian unit of the U.S. company hasn't been able to verify if Connaught-run restaurants are complying with McDonald's standards, he said.
Connaught has engaged a new logistics partner, ColdEX Logistics Pvt Ltd., which provides distribution services for other multinational food-service brands, and Connaught is compliant with India's food industry regulations, Bakshi said.
Opening Outlets
Westlife Development Ltd., the other McDonald's franchise partner, runs 271 stores in the southern and western parts of India. According to a company spokeswoman, it plans to expand to as many as 500 outlets by 2022 -- growth prospects that have helped propel the shares 53 percent in the past 12 months.
Meantime, Jubilant Foodworks is forging ahead and has said the company is on course to have added at least 30 Domino's stores this financial year to its 1,127-strong network across 265 cities.
"There is significant potential for the pizza business in the country, and we are committed to leveraging that potential," Chief Financial Officer Pratik Pota told analysts and investors on a conference call in January, according to a transcript.
Jubilant's profit more than tripled to 660 million rupees in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from a year earlier, helped by the Indian government's introduction of a goods and services tax for restaurants in July, which Co-Chairman Hari Shanker Bhartia said would boost India's organized restaurant industry at the expense of "unorganized" vendors. Hawkers and small operators combined make up the bulk of India's fast-food market.
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The shares have climbed 33 percent in Mumbai trading this year, making Jubilant the best-performer among stocks on the S&P BSE 200 Index.
"Jubilant has clearly gained from the ongoing fracas" involving McDonald's, said Santosh Kanekar, an adviser at BeLive Corp. in Mumbai. Chains such as Burger King and KFC will also be trying to gain market share, he said.
Domino's became the first food-services company in India to begin taking online orders nationwide, Jubilant said in 2011. Since then, online ordering has become "a significant engine of growth," Pota said on the Jan. 19 earnings call. "As technology gets embraced across the pop strata, as smartphone penetration increases, I'd expect this growth to continue."
As for McDonald's, resolution with Connaught will take time, the spokesman said. Meantime, India remains an important market and its local unit is looking for a new partner, he said.
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In this post, Citrix will explain the differences between HTML5 Video Redirection and Browser Content Redirection and do a deep dive into the technologies.
Browser Content Redirection is a new feature introduced in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.16.
It allows the entire browser content area (a.k.a. viewport) to be seamlessly redirected to the client for selected webpages or domains. Previous versions of XenApp/XenDesktop (7.12 or higher) ship with a similar feature called HTML5 Video Redirection, which redirects only HTML5 <video> elements to the client.
These are complementary technologies to offload various types of resource-hungry multimedia tasks to endpoint devices, increasing server scalability and providing an enhanced experience for users.
These two features may be enabled independently, or they can both be enabled, to handle a greater set of circumstances.
The previously released HTML5 Video Redirection feature is useful for offloading some videos from webpages to Windows (4.5 or higher) and Linux (13.5 or higher) Receiver endpoints. It utilizes HDX MediaStream Multimedia Redirection components (a.k.a. RAVE) to redirect and render the video client-side. The currently shipping version, however, is limited to streaming only videos that don't utilize the Media Source Extensions (MSE) API or Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) DRM. These extensions are commonly used to provide Adaptive Bitrate or streaming videos, or copyright-protected media.
Browser Content Redirection is capable of redirecting the entire web page contents to the endpoint device, when a user browses to a URL that was whitelisted, using a compatible version of Receiver with the new feature (Receiver for Windows 4.10, or Receiver for Linux coming out early 2018). This redirection happens seamlessly, so that when browsing non-whitelisted pages, they are loaded and rendered on the server side. When the user navigates to a URL in the whitelist, the entire page is loaded and rendered on the client side, instead. Once the user navigates away from whitelisted pages, the server resumes processing and rendering the pages server-side. All this happens seamlessly to the user. DASH and HLS are supported.
Additionally, Browser Content Redirection includes functionality for allowing clients without direct access to a web server to access it across an ICA connection. For instance, if the content is hosted on a server inside a private network, or if the endpoint device does not have internet access, we can still download the page across a virtual channel and render it client-side. Access to resources inside protected networks may be controlled via policies by configuring the redirection components to access webpages using a proxy server on the VDA's network. Thus, any requests for page content may be validated, filtered, and selectively allowed based on what content users try to access and from where.


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A look at some of India's superwomen
A look at some of India's superwomen.(photo:IANSLIFE)
OLIVIA SARKAR
New Delhi, March 8 (IANSlife) Across industries and segments women have made their way to the top. Undoubtedly with the odds stacked against them it's a tall order, but these women make it look easy. Get inspired to dream big and achieve your goals with our list of superwomen.
Deepika Padukone is one of the highest-paid and most successful actresses in Bollywood. She began her career with the 'Om Shanti Om' and has since appeared in hits such as 'Baajirao Mastani', 'Piku', 'Ram Leela', 'Padmavaat', and others.
For her projects, it is rumoured that Padukone charges around Rs 30 crore and has many brand endorsements to her name. She has a strong personality and a large fan base both in India and abroad.
Veteran designer Ritu Kumar shaped the fashion industry to what it is today. Being one of the very first designers in India, she continues to promote Indian textiles and rafts across categories of fashion, home & living. Her designs have also been worn by the late Princess of Wales, Diana, as well as celebrities such as Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Deepika Padukone, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Jemima Goldsmith.
Aishwarya Sridhar
If you haven't been living under a rock in 2020, you've probably heard of this young talented photographer. She is the first Indian woman to be honoured as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. The winning image, titled 'Lights of Passion,' was chosen from 50,000 submissions from over 80 countries around the world!
Falguni Nayar
Falguni Nayar, the founder and CEO of Nykaa, is undoubtedly on the top of our minds when it comes to women leaders. The entrepreneur has been the talk of the town since Nykaa's recent stock exchange listing. She is one of only 24 women whose companies have reached the IPO stage.
Nayar's entrepreneurial journey began in 2012, when Nayar decided to leave her job as Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra Capital and pursue a career in the online beauty industry. Nine years later, not only was Nykaa's INR 5,352 crore IP nearly 82.5 times oversubscribed, but its shares debuted at INR 2,001. Nykaa is also India's first unicorn startup headed by a woman.
Arundhati Bhattacharya: Chairperson, The State Bank of India (SBI)
She is not only the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company based in India, but Forbes has also named her the 25th most powerful woman in the world.
At the age of 22, she joined SBI as a probationary officer (PO) in 1977. She has taken some excellent initiatives to make it easier for women to work in the sector. She instituted a two-year sabbatical policy for female employees to care for children or the elderly. On International Women's Day, she decided to provide free cervical cancer screening to all of her female employees.
Tania Sachdev
Few people are aware that Tania is India's most prominent female chess players, with numerous titles to her name. Sachdev started playing at the age of six and holds titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. In addition to playing, she now works as a chess presenter and a commentator.
Punita Arora
Punita Arora, who was born into a Punjabi family that moved to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh during Partition, is the first woman in India to hold the second-highest rank, Lieutenant General of the Indian Armed Forces, as well as Vice Admiral of the Indian Navy. Previously, she was the commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College in 2004, making her the institute's first female leader. As additional director-general of Armed Forces Medical Services, she also coordinated medical research for the armed forces (AFMS). Later, she transferred from the Army to the Navy because the AFMS has a common pool that allows officers to move from one service to another based on their needs.
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A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
November 11, 2021 November 17, 2021 / rebroxanna	/ Leave a comment
"Isn't that Fortuitous!"
The Mrs. Miracle Christmas movies, based on books by mainstream novelist Debbie Macomber, were a cut above typical Hallmark Christmas fare. I was very happy to see a new one in the series with Caroline Rhea taking over the eponymous character. I was not at all surprised that she brought her own comedic talents, warmth, and energy to the role. I am certain that this will be a yearly event now that they have their new Mrs. Miracle. And we got an extra bonus with the appearance of her daughter, "Mercy," charmingly played by Jordan Ashley Olsen.
In this one, Mrs. Miracle comes to the rescue of a school teacher and her husband, and the young woman's "Nana" who are all finding it difficult to move forward from grief. Lauren and Will from the loss of their foster child, and Nana from the death of her husband. Lauren also harbors hurt and abandonment issues because of a dead mother and an absent father. Although certain aspects are as predictable as usual, it does avoid some usual Hallmark conventions. For one thing, money is an issue. Lauren and Will started living with Nana because of financial problems. Loss of religious faith is touched on. The big 20-minutes-to-go-in-the-movie conflict over a new foster child is in no danger of escalating because the couple is married and love each other. So they communicate.
Once she settled into the role, Lauren is ably played by Kaitlin Doubleday who is a dead ringer for a young Kelly Ripa.
Kaitlin on the left, Kelly on the Right
Steve Lund who is usually in lighter fare, is effective as her husband who is trying to get his wife to look forward and try again. It was no surprise that he was great in this more dramatic role and they couldn't have cast anyone better than Paula Shaw as the funny, feisty Nana. All three are caught up in the force of nature that is Mrs. Miracle who is a firm believer that "Sometimes we don't know what we need until it is placed right in front of us." It is all capped off with a very satisfying "3 years later" epilogue.
Secret Millionaire
A Park, A Food Truck, and a Secret Identity
As usual with non-Hallmark TV romances this one strays from the formula just a bit. First of all we have a lack of a festival or small town/big city conflict. This one is the "save the park or whatever" plot. Hey, I didn't say it was a complete departure!
An indulged son of a real estate mogul has been drifting from one thing to another, while his father wants him to settle down and work with him at his company. He gives him an ultimatum that he has to find a job within a week or he will be cut off from his financial support. Leaving the building he runs into some protesters who are trying to rescue their beloved park from his fathers evil development plans. He conceals his identity and gets a job as a chef in the cute one's food truck.
Of course, it is only a matter of time before it will be discovered that he is none other than the son of the person who is trying to take the park away. Thus the suspense and tension. The predictable story is enlivened by the cast. Siobhan Williams is a fresh face and is a perfect spunky girl next door type. Steve Lund, a Hallmark regular is as attractive and reliable as usual. And yes, Steve Lund, I saw you in that Allegra commercial. A little side hustle? Good for you. The secondary couple have a sweet courtship, complicated by a rival love interest. Both of the guys are appealing until one of them turns out to be a big phony.
There is corporate-type other woman for our hero to provide some drama, and the Dad learns something about his own grandfather that leads to a happy ending for all. Of course.
Love Upstream
August 31, 2021 August 31, 2021 / rebroxanna	/ Leave a comment
"I'm Too Busy Being Fat and Mannish!"
A funny script, interspersed with good drama and suspense makes this an above average tv romance. There was great chemistry between the two leads, Kimberly-Sue Murray (perky and effervescent Charlotte) and Steve Lund (dry and cynical Rob). There were several laugh-out-loud comic scenes between the two antagonists turned lovers, as well as tension and eventual tenderness. Each of the actors made the most of the script with their excellent comic timing. And that also goes for Nadine Whiteman Roden who played Tina, the owner of the Wilderness retreat's wife and eventual friend of Charlotte, our fish-out-of-water heroine. Her opening scene shaming an elderly "Karen" was classic. Charlotte is a devoted city girl who writes books giving relationship advice. When her fiancé dumps her, it puts her career on the verge of shambles. She changes focus and decided to write a book about how to survive in the wilderness. Just go with it.
Her showpiece scene is her panic attack while caught in an elevator with our eventual hero. He is not impressed, to say the least. His big scene is when the couple meet her snobby ex-boyfriend at a fancy restaurant who superciliously asks him what he does for a living. He replies in all seriousness that he is a Prince. So funny. And I loved how he had her back and put him in his place. The actor who played the cheating ex was a dead ringer for Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) which made the take-down all the more satisfying. I also wanted to give props to Tenika Davis who played Charlotte's affected snotty city friend, who inadvertently shows Charlotte that her heart is not in Chicago after all.
After her adventures, when Charlotte submits her manuscript, her editor changes it to cruelly mock her new friends. They are hurt and betrayed. Tina won't speak to her, as she yells across the yard, "I'm too busy being "fat" and "mannish!"
Of course it all gets straightened out, and Rob's declaration of love was sweet, romantic, and touching. Like I said, the chemistry between these two actors was the best I've seen in a long time. Steve Lund is now an official favorite.
Baby, It's Cold Inside
May 13, 2021 January 10, 2022 / rebroxanna	/ Leave a comment
I signed up for a Hallmark movie and got an infomercial for the Ice Hotel in Canada. Except the script would have been better in the infomercial. The lead actress, Jocelyn Hudon, droned her part out in a monotone like she couldn't get the words out fast enough so she could be done with it. Not that I blame her. Meryl Streep couldn't have created any interest with this lifeless script. She was pretty, blonde, and boring. Her main personality trait was being cutely clumsy. I've liked Steve Lund in other parts, so I'll just move on.
This travelogue consisted of jumping from one cold-weather activity to another. Baking authentic Nordic food, sliding down ice slides, hot-tubbing, touring the hotel, snowshoeing, glass-blowing, maple syrup making, and northern lights viewing. After about an hour of this frantic activity, the heroine actually asks the hotel owner what there is to do in the area. I kid you not. The most exciting thing that happened was the influential hotel reviewer got a maple syrup pop stuck on his hat. There was a bit at the end where the dead-eyed jealous hotel manager (who actually was pretty scary with her coiled hostility masked by her friendly courtesy) said some mean things to our heroine and briefly scared her off the trail of a new career path and a cute boyfriend. But by that time it was too late. Thanks to that hotel hat guy (who reappeared in one of the strangest caps unless you were impersonating an Army Ranger, ever) disaster was averted.
This is the second Hallmark movie starring the Ice Hotel. I think an investigation is in order. **2 stars out of 10**


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Home / Legal News / State to claim marital property for Medicaid debts
By TODD RICHMOND
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Provisions buried in the new Wisconsin budget dramatically expanded the state's ability to claim dead couples' joint property, such as Green Bay Packers tickets or the family farm, to recoup Medicaid expenses – even if the assets are protected in trusts.
The language is designed to help the state recover Medicaid money spent on a number of long-term care programs, most notably Family Care, which helps keep disabled and elderly people out of costly nursing homes.
It's unlikely the changes will take effect for months, but attorneys who specialize in elder law say they're already creating concern among seniors who want to leave property to their children and other beneficiaries. The state has prioritized recovering every dollar spent on Medicaid over families' well-being, said Carol Wessels, a Wauwatosa attorney and former chair of the state bar's Elder Law Section Board of Directors.
"My clients are stunned," Wessels said.
Medicaid is a state and federal partnership. Federal law requires states to recover Medicaid payouts for long-term care from a deceased recipient's estate. The state budget language goes far beyond that, creating a presumption that marital property owned within the five years before the recipient applied for Medicaid coverage is fair game after the surviving spouse dies.
The provisions would allow DHS to claim property even if it's not subject to probate, a legal process creditors can use to settle debt after a death, or held in a trust, a financial arrangement in which a third party, such as a bank, holds assets until they're passed on to beneficiaries. People often use trusts to protect property from probate.
Federal rules also prohibit people from divesting or giving away property to make themselves poor enough to qualify for a long-term Medicaid program. However, the regulations allow applicants to transfer some assets, such as interest in a business, at less than market value without penalty.
The Wisconsin budget eliminates that exemption, which means a Wisconsin resident seeking Medicaid coverage for long-term care would have to sell his or her assets, such as a share of a family business or farmland, for full market value even if it was going to a child.
The language was part of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's budget and was approved by the GOP-controlled Legislature in June.
Officials with the state Department of Health Services, which Walker's administration controls, defended the changes in an email. Agency spokeswoman Claire Smith wrote a surviving spouse can continue to use the marital property while he or she is alive and recovery efforts won't begin until that spouse dies and no longer needs the assets.
More people are who wealthy and financially savvy are placing assets in trusts to avoid probate and escape state recovery efforts, leaving it to taxpayers to foot their health care bills, she said.
"It is not fair to have friends and neighbors pay taxes to finance all of a person's long-term care needs so that an inheritance can be left to others," Smith wrote.
The divestment changes are meant to ensure only the most vulnerable can use Medicaid, she added.
It's uncertain just how much money the state could recoup under the changes.
The Walker administration estimates DHS will collect about $10.5 million with its expanded estate recovery powers over the next two years. The divestment restrictions will save the state about $2.2 million over that period since individuals probably won't be able to get rid of assets as quickly as before, so they'll likely be on Medicaid for a shorter time.
Married couples can create legal agreements that divide their property, but they would have to be executed at least five years before a spouse applies for long-term Medicaid. Most people don't think that far ahead, Wessels said.
Peter Grosskopf, an Eau Claire attorney and another former chair of the state bar's elder law board, said couples might start considering divorce as a way to protect at least one spouse's assets so there's something left to pass on. Or they may choose not to get married, he said.
"In the future, I'm going to have to say there is some danger and you may want to rethink whether it's a good idea to get married at all," Grosskopf said.
A Wisconsin AARP spokeswoman declined comment. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation's government relations director, Paul Zimmerman, said the agency was reviewing the provisions.
It's unclear when the provisions will take effect. Assembly Republicans quietly amended them on the day they passed the budget to prohibit DHS from implementing them without approval from the Legislature's budget committee. The amendment gives DHS until June 30, 2015, to submit an implementation plan to the committee.
Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, co-chairman of the finance committee, issued a statement through his spokeswoman saying the recovery provisions will ensure fairness for taxpayers, but lawmakers decided they needed more time to review the new policies after "concerns were raised." The statement did not elaborate and his spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a follow-up message.
Assembly Democrats say they hope to repeal the changes before they take effect, but that's unlikely. Republicans control the Assembly and Senate as well as the governor's office.
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Success brings Pa. tax collection firm another boost in Md. commissions — but it loses new contract
by Len Lazarick | May 15, 2013 | News, Taxes | 3 |
By Christopher Goins
Chris@MarylandReporter.com
A Pennsylvania collections firm has done so well prying Maryland back taxes out of delinquent taxpayers that the comptroller's office just got approval for $300,000 more from the Board of Public Works to pay the agency's commissions.
NCO Financial Systems of Horsham, Pa. collected $33 million from delinquent tax accounts since 2009– 22% more than the original estimate of $27 million. The firm gets a 5.35% commission on any money it collects.
With the approval of the comptroller's latest request, NCO will have received $1.8 million in commissions since 2009, according to the board's summary of the request.(page 82).
However, at Wednesday's meeting, NCO lost out on a new three-year contract for tax collections to another Pennsylvania firm, Penn Credit of Harrisburg, which bid a commission rate of 4.54% on similar terms. (page 35 or 5B in the summary) Penn Credit was also rated higher on technical factors. NCO had proposed a commission rate of 5.85%, .5% more than it is currently receiving.
Only one Maryland firm was among the seven qualified bidders on the new contract.
Third request this year
Under its current two-year contract with modifications, NCO has received $825,750–up from the $775,750 approved back in 2011. The latest request will be the third request this year.
The current contract expires June 30. The comptroller estimates the latest contract–which began in 2011–to have brought in $15 million.
NCO's original contract from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011 paid $676,240 in commissions.
New request will pay for work already started
The new request would allow the Comptroller to continue to pay the outside firm for collection services it has already started.
"It's essentially picking up the gap between what we thought they were going to be able to collect and what their commission would be to what they've actually collected and what their commission is now," said Andrew Friedson, the comptroller's communications director.
Asked why the estimates were so low, Friedson explained that the original estimate was a "good-faith estimate for how much the vendor would successfully collect from these delinquent accounts which are very difficult to collect, and as a result, hard to precisely predict."
NCO Financial Systems could not be reached for comment.
"The fact that the contractor performed well-beyond expectations set forth in the contract is great news for the state — generating millions in unexpected revenue — and more importantly, it's great news for the vast majority of taxpayers who do the right thing and pay their taxes on time," wrote Friedson in a follow-up e-mail.
"Thanks to the diligent work of his compliance team, strategic partnerships and innovative tax collection advancements, the agency has successfully collected over $3.1 billion in heretofore essentially uncollectible taxes since Comptroller Franchot took office in 2007," he continued.
Outsourcing since the 1980s
Comptrollers have been outsourcing collection services to private companies since the 1980s, handling delinquent tax accounts from taxpayers or businesses who are "entirely non-responsive for an extended period of time," Friedson said.
Many times, out-of-state businesses are some of these unresponsive taxpayers.
"These are the more most difficult collections that otherwise would be uncollectable," Friedson said.
If you've had a problem with what you consider overzealous tax collection by state employees or outside collection agencies, please contact Len@MarylandReporter.com, 410-312-9840.
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ccray218	on December 11, 2015 at 6:53 pm
What to do about Penn credit corp…trying to collect taxes for someone never been to Maryland much less actually owe? Crooked company
lenlazarick	on May 17, 2013 at 9:41 am
The Maryland bid from Petroutka & Petroutka of Pasadena was ranked 4th on technical factors (ability to perform the job independent of price) and third in cost at 5.88%. A higher cost of doing business wouldn't seem to account for the technical ranking. (no, I don't know how that is arrived at.)
abby_adams	on May 17, 2013 at 8:45 am
It would interesting to know the bid from the MD firm? While I can applaude the fiscal prudence of the Comptroller I wonder why we can't find a MD firm to do the work. Could it have anything to do with the high cost of doing business in MD? Just wondering.


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RIP Allan Greenblo – A journalistic giant who never lost his moral compass
One of the doyens of South African journalism, Allan Greenblo, passed away at 3: 45am this morning after falling critically ill on Sunday. Greenblo co-founded Finance Week in 1978 and edited it from 1982 to 1995. After a widely publicised battle for control which he lost, Greenblo was appointed managing director of BDFM, then a joint venture between the Financial Times of London and the local media group now known as Arena Holdings. In 2005 Greenblo started his legacy, Today's Trustee, a quarterly magazine tightly niched to serve the principal officers and trustees of South African retirement funds.
By Alec Hogg
Like everything else about him, Allan Greenblo's twitter handle was well considered. @Harrybulldog might have been named after his favourite pet, but it also said much about the man himself. When Greenblo got his teeth into something, even a force of nature wouldn't shift him. Such was the moral compass of this deeply committed South African.
I met Greenblo for the first time in 1981 when he was deputy editor of Finance Week, a feisty challenger to his long-time employer, the Financial Mail. Established in 1979 by former FM staffers Greenblo, editor Richard Rolfe and business manager Stuart Murray, although never a great monetary success, the publication won the lion's share of journalistic awards with Greenblo leading the way.
The fiercely independent Finance Week was famously described by SA's leading businessman (Gavin Relly) as "a gadfly" which carried an almighty sting. An ethos which extended throughout the organisation, but was typified by the irreverent "Piker" whose inside cover musings – authored mostly by Rolfe and Greenblo – were the first page most readers turned to.
Of the trio who started the publicaton, Greenblo was the one I was closest to after being hired as the magazine's Banking Editor in 1981. He took a hugely appreciated interest in the greenhorn young reporter, imbuing his unimpeachable ethics learnt from SA's father of financial journalism, Greenblo's career idol, George Palmer. His approach towards ensuring balance was a not-negotiable while serving readers – not advertisers – always topped the agenda.
Greenblo never wavered in these beliefs and supplemented it with bottomless enthusiasm for doing the right thing.
Originally Capetonian, on a visit to the Mother City he introduced me to his late father Alfie, a stalwart of the False Bay Rugby Club and one of the most interesting people you'd ever meet. Allan played for UCT and remained a keen Ikey fan for life.
On my first trip to New York, he got one of his old girlfriends to show me the sights, transforming the experience. That's who he was. Considerate. Thoughtful. Caring.
But most of all, Greenblo was passionate.
He fretted about the state of his homeland, despairing that South Africa was sliding into a morass from which it would struggle to emerge. Whenever possible he would express fact-based opinions, always hoping distracted compatriots would open their eyes.
A lifelong learner, he loved reading. Always non-fiction. His soulmate and wife of 39 and a half years, Riana, reckons her late husband devoured more books than the combined consumption of everyone else she knows. His favourite persanlity was Winston Churchill (again the bulldogs…) about whom he'd read everything and anything, but on a broader level Greenblo loved learning about history and biographies of those who shaped it.
When I spoke this morning with Riana, she explained how just last week Allan was enthused as ever during a meeting planning the next stage for his 16 year old creation Today's Trustee. A highly niched quarterly magazine, it shaped Greenblo's passion for making a difference in South Africa, providing insights and education for trustees of retirement funds, a massively powerful yet often neglected group charged with directing the national savings pool.
Riana reckons Today's Trustee's impact on South Africa was even greater than Finance Week's. Hard to contradict given its purpose is to "stimulate debate and influence policy on matters vital to those who administer retirement funds, thus to the benefit of the millions of South Africans who save through them." The magazine is Greenblo's legacy. Long may it continue.
Our thoughts are with Allan's family, especially Riana and his daughter Mia. Plus the hundreds of people whose lives he touched. And enhanced.
You can watch Allan's funeral at 09h30 tomorrow morning (12th October) via: https://jhbchev.co.za/chev_funeral/alan-greenblo/?preview_id=161800.
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With white sand beaches edged by the turquoise Andaman Sea, the largest Thai island has long cultivated a robust tourism industry with a diverse range of hotels. Now Mandarin Oriental is entering the fray in Phuket, with the recent announcement of a new beach resort to open on the island's west coast in 2022. The project is a joint partnership with Thai developer Grand Larn Luang Co Ltd.
Situated on 23 acres on Laem Singh Bay, Mandarin Oriental, Phuket will take advantage of its setting in one of the "rare undeveloped beachfront sites still be found on Millionaire's Mile," to quote the official press release. Framed with rocky outcroppings, the white sand beach will allow direct guest access to snorkeling and swimming. The 105 guestrooms will be designed with lots of outdoor space for appreciating the panoramic views of the sunset over the Andaman Sea. Top digs: The crème de la crème of the accommodations will be the 37 pool villas—all of which will have views of the Andaman Sea and "significant outdoor space."
Expect extensive facilities including The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, a fitness center, two outdoor swimming pools and a Kids Club. The three restaurants and bars will feature oceanfront settings, and there will also be a range of event space.
The resort will join sister hotel the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, which has a long-established reputation for luxury on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group currently operates 31 hotels and seven residences in 21 countries. Other properties in the pipeline include hotels in Ho Chi Minh City, Grand Cayman and Lake Como.


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MOM minister's words do not give me any comfort or reassurance, says Gangasudhan.
Safe, safe, city, or, O Mr Kishore Mahbubani!
Say it often enough, loudly enough, and strangely, it becomes actual enough, .