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Gas Industry Plans Multiple Projects to Boost Demand, Combat Record-Low Prices
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Canadian natural gas producers are scrambling to avoid the price disadvantage hobbling the country's tar sands/oil sands industry, working on "a flurry of export and chemicals projects to avoid the same fate," Bloomberg reports, in a post republished by JWN Energy.
"Canada's natural gas has long sold at a discount to the U.S. benchmark, due largely to the cost of transporting the product to distant markets in the south," Bloomberg notes. "But in recent years, growing output from the prolific Montney formation has swamped pipelines, causing the discount to widen."
That situation "mirrors the predicament of the nation's oil industry, where production overtook pipeline space, hammering prices down to record lows and prompting an unprecedented intervention from Alberta's government," the news agency explains. While gas producers are "working overtime to escape a similarly bleak future," data compiled by Bloomberg shows gas selling at record-low prices in the U.S.
"Just as the oil producers are struggling to get their product to market, the Montney has got a great resource with no easy way to access markets," said RS Energy Group Director Jen Snyder. So gas producers are working on a range of alternatives, from liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to plastics and petrochemical production.
The C$40-billion LNG Canada megaproject, already expected to blow a massive hole in British Columbia's carbon budget, won't bring much relief to the gas business as a whole, since the project will be supplied almost entirely by members of the consortium led by Royal Dutch Shell. But Bloomberg says a group of 10 natural gas companies, representing 20% of Canada's production, have hired a consulting team to evaluate options for a new LNG export facility on the Pacific coast. Options could include supporting an existing LNG project or restarting work on a dormant proposal.
"The reality is no one else is going to do this for the producers," said Greg Kist, former president of the now-defunct Pacific NorthWest LNG project, who's been brought in to lead the consulting team. "Producers recognize that they have a price risk in western Canada, and they're prepared to move that price risk onto a boat. So, really, it's about diversifying the portfolio of markets that producers can access."
Bloomberg lists several other projects that could generate demand for Montney gas:
• Nauticol Energy's $2-billion methanol plant in Grande Prairie, Alberta, expected to consume about 300 million cubic feet of gas per day beginning in 2022;
• Inter Pipeline Ltd.'s $3.5-billion petrochemical plant in Edmonton, which will turn propane into 525,000 tons per year of polypropylene beginning in 2021;
• A $4.5-billion propane dehydrogenation plant, to be developed by Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Co. for a 2023 start;
• An $8.6-billion pipeline expansion in which TransCanada Corporation plans to add 3.2 billion cubic feet of capacity to its western Canadian gas system by the end of 2022.
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Four join Westchester Sports Hall
All made name locally, some even bigger elsewhere
Four join Westchester Sports Hall All made name locally, some even bigger elsewhere Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1wlwy6Y
Nancy Haggerty, nhaggerty@lohud.com Published 10:16 p.m. ET Oct. 22, 2014 | Updated 11:56 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2014
Honoree's Phil DiRuocco, Matt Bernstein and Kathy Behrens at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers on Wednesday.(Photo: Peter Carr/The Journal News)Buy Photo
Ralph Friedgen Jr., Matt Bernstein, Phil DiRuocco and Kathy Behrens join Westchester Sports Hall of Fame
YONKERS – All made a name locally.
Some made an even bigger name elsewhere.
But those inducted into the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame during a dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course on Wednesday night voiced a similar no-place-like-home mantra.
Irvington had two inductees, with former basketball star and current NBA executive Kathy Behrens joining former Irvington athletic director and baseball coach Phil DiRuocco in the Class of 2014.
"It's great to be here tonight with Phil to share this with our Irvington family," Behrens said.
She also praised her Irvington basketball coach and fellow Hall member, Gina Maher, who nominated Behrens for the Hall.
"To be with Gina is extra special," she said. "She has meant the world to me as a coach and as a friend. I wouldn't be here without her."
Ralph Friedgen Jr., the former Harrison all-county quarterback and longtime college and pro football coach, who won five bowl games as head coach of the University of Maryland, was absent, tending to his duties as Rutgers' offensive coordinator.
But his wife, Gloria, said the induction meant a lot to their family, especially because her husband's late father, a longtime Harrison football coach, was inducted 30 years ago.
"It's really a full-circle thing for us," she explained.
The youngest inductee, 31-year-old Matt Bernstein, rushed for more than 4,300 yards for Edgemont, then went on to play for the University of Wisconsin. His attempt at a pro football career was derailed by injuries but he returned home and is coaching his former high school team.
"Honestly, I think it's better as a coach (than as a player)," he said. "When you coach, you set up 11 guys to win. ... It's really great to watch them do the job and to think you had some kind of influence."
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Honoree's Phil DiRuocco, Matt Bernstein and Kathy Behrens at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Honoree's Gloria Friedgen, left, representing her husband, Ralph Friedgen, Phil DiRuocco, Matt Bernstein and Kathy Behrens at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Honoree Kathy Behrens, left, with Gina Maher, her coach at Irvington, at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Matt Bernstein, former Edgemont football player and current head coach, was an honoree at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Kathy Behrens, a former all-county basketball player for Irvington, was an honoree at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. She is now the NBAÕs executive vice president of social responsibility and player programs. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Phil DiRuocco, former Irvington athletic director and baseball coach, was an honoree at the Westchester Sports Hall of Fame induction dinner at Dunwoodie Golf Course in Yonkers Oct. 22, 2014. Peter Carr/The Journal News
DiRuocco, who coached the Irvington baseball team to 225 wins between 1971 and '87, was clearly moved by the people who showed up to cheer his induction.
"My emotions are great," he said. "There are some ballplayers here who go back to 1971. The best part of being an educator or coach is when a former student gets in touch or stays in touch and tells you how much you meant to them."
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For more than 80 years, no new school was built in East Los Angeles. In the past several years, the efforts of a community organizing group, a dedicated group of teachers, an array of community partners, the students, and the parents converged to demand change -- and to make it a reality. Now the Esteban E. Torres High School is a beacon of hope and opportunity in this low-income, largely Latino neighborhood. InnerCity Struggle (ICS) and Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP), organizations that played key roles in the development of Torres, continue their strong partnerships with Torres to support success of the school.
InnerCity Struggle is an East Los Angeles-based community organizing group; ICS has worked with youth and community residents since 1994 to promote safe, healthy, and non-violent communities in the Eastside. It organized students, residents, and educators through petition drives, community meetings, mobilizations, and rallies to secure the construction of Esteban E. Torres High School in 2004.
Election information and clipboard in hand, Evelyn Leon called out to the house as she tip toed up steps leading to the front door. She is scared of unruly dogs in people's homes she said, so she tries to make enough noise to draw one out if its there. In the end, no one is home.
Leon and more than 231 volunteers from Inner City Struggle phone banked and canvassed this election cycle to Eastside residents, and specifically youth, immigrants, and new voters. ICS's "Yes on 30″ and "No on 32″ campaign has had staggering results: ICS volunteers and staff spoke to 24,000 Eastside residents – East LA, Boyle Heights, and 1 precinct in El Sereno and Lincoln Heights – with 19,000 pledging their support. For door-to-door canvassers, volunteers spoke to 3,900 people and received pledges from 3,060, said Lydia Avila-Hernandez, ICS director of community organizing.
Desde abril, los voluntarios de esta organización sin fines de lucro caminan las calles para promover la participación cívica.
"Es una estrategia muy básica, golpeando puertas o yendo a tiendas latinas donde nos apostamos afuera para dar información y registrar a los que sean elegibles para votar", relata Heredia a BBC Mundo.
Adrián Landa está enfrascado en una misión parecida: pasa horas en un sótano del Este de Los Ángeles, en las oficinas de la ONG Innercity Struggle y junto a un grupo de más de 20 personas que, por teléfono, busca movilizar a los electores de la comunidad.


I was drawn to The Goldfinch because I had seen the painting once, in real life, on loan to the de Young Museum in San Francisco; an exhibit of the works of the Dutch Masters. It was painted by Carel Fabritius, a Delft master painter who was a pupil of Rembrandt and a teacher of Vermeer (Girl with a Pearl Earring). He died tragically in the Delft gunpowder magazine explosion in 1654 at only 32 years of age. Only about a dozen of his paintings survive. The Goldfinch is exquisite; photographs really don't do it justice. It immediately became one of my all-time favorite paintings.
So when I saw The Goldfinch novel, by Donna Tartt, on the library website, I checked it out without knowing what it was about.
Shortly after I started it, I went for a walk with a couple of friends; books are a topic that often comes up. After I said what I was reading, one friend told me that her book club had tried reading The Goldfinch and had all quit, frustrated and disappointed. They couldn't get into it.
I kept going, and found myself drawn into the story of a young teenage boy, whose mother takes him to see the exhibits at the Met in New York City, and The Goldfinch is among those paintings. What follows is an intriguing coming of age tale of art theft, drug addiction, grief, finding family, international crime and the Russian mafia. The novel follows a circuitous route of the life of Theodore Decker as he learns to navigate in the world. In an often bizarre twist of fate, the painting is his anchor.
You will likely either love it or hate it; I think this is a book where there is no in between. I am in the former camp. The novel held my interest, despite its length, and the ending has one of the best summations on life that I have read. Enjoy.
The last day of our California trip came too soon. It was Tuesday, and Jon was still a bit sore from running the marathon on Sunday, so we had another relaxing day. We stopped by Total Wine to pick out some wines to bring home, and did a little shopping. Then we headed out to the Maidu Indian Museum in Roseville, CA.
The Maidu Indian Museum is a small museum and interpretive center that is located on the site of an ancient village where the Maidu people lived for over 3,000 years. The area saw the first signs of human habitation around 9,000 years ago – and historians believe that the Maiduan dialect began breaking off from other Native American languages around 2,000 years ago.
Around the same time, inhabitants began settling down in the area and managing the land through the use of burning, pruning, and gathering selected plants. Acorns were plentiful there, and they provided a nutritious staple for their diet. The Maidu also fished, hunted and gathered plants and berries. They had an extensive knowledge of the medicinal uses of the plants in the area, and actively treated the sick and injured with various remedies.
The Maidu are expert basket weavers, using the reeds and grasses to weave baskets that range in size from a thimble to several feet across. The museum has several excellent examples of Maidu woven baskets, and ceremonial pieces, including tools and regalia. There is also a photo exhibit of historical photographs of the tribe.
The museum contains exhibits detailing the history of the Maidu habitation of the site, from prior to the arrival of the settlers through the period when the Native Americans were displaced from the area after gold was discovered in the area. Exhibits talk about the Maidu trail of tears, the forced relocation to undesirable land. It was hard to read about the hardships of their new home, and the destruction of their way of life.
After checking out the museum, Jon and I stepped outside to take a walk on the interpretive trail. The trail is a short loop around the property, with signs at several locations explaining how life took place there. One of the most abundant examples of the history of habitation there are the bedrock mortar holes, where women used sticks to grind acorns for thousands of years. Over time, the constant use of the holes wore deep depressions into the bedrock.
The site also contains petroglyphs, but these aren't as apparent. They give you a little map to help find them, but Jon and I only saw one that we were sure was a petroglyph. The others seemed like they could be natural; there were long scratches on some of the rocks that looked like the marks that are left behind by glaciers as they move other huge rocks along with them.
This site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, so it will be preserved for future generations to understand all aspects of the area's history. It was a pleasant visit; not an amazing museum by any means, but worth a few hours of our time. If you are in Roseville and find yourself with a few extra hours, stop in and see for yourself.
Our second winery stop was at Gundlach Bundschu – good luck trying to pronounce that name! It is the oldest continuously family-owned winery in California. It was founded by Jacob Gundlach in 1858 as Rhinefarm, with Charles Bundschu joining the company in 1868 – originally the farm in Sonoma was about 400 acres. It was renamed Gundlach Bundschu in 1894 and at the turn of the 20th century the company was producing about 250,000 cases of wine each year.
Up until that point the winery facility was located in San Francisco, but the production facilities and about a million gallons of wine were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906. They moved the production facility to Sonoma after the quake and then Prohibition hit.
During prohibition the winery closed its doors, and all but 130 acres of the farm were sold – the family managed to make a living selling grapes for juice and raising cattle. After prohibition, the farm began selling grapes to Inglenook, Almaden and then Louis Martini wineries, but didn't reopen the winery until the 1970s.
The winery now produces about 25,000 cases total – I believe all their wines are estate grown. They have a huge tasting room with a gorgeous outdoor patio area; seems that they do a lot of events. Too bad it was too cold to sit outside and enjoy the view!
Gundlach Bundschu was a fun winery; our server was Columbian and he was super friendly. We tried Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. We both loved the Zin! It was fruit forward and balanced, without losing structure. There was a lot of pepper and spice on the Merlot, and the Chardonnay was a nice acidic wine with a light balanced oak on the back of the palate. The only wine I didn't really like was the Gewürztraminer. I liked it at first taste – it was semi-sweet with citrus, but there was a floral finish on the back of the palate that didn't appeal to me.
While we were there several other groups came in, and you can tell they have a loyal following. Which isn't surprising, given the quality of the wine. What a fantastic visit!
The day after Jon's marathon, Jon and I decided to head to Sonoma for the day to do a bit of wine tasting. The day was cold and clear, and we got to Sonoma right at lunchtime. After wandering around the square checking out our lunch options, we decided to try the Plaza Bistro.
The place was pretty empty when we arrived, and the temperature was cold – I wish they would have turned the heat up a bit. But the service was friendly and fast, and the food was excellent. Jon had the beet salad, with roasted beets, fresh sliced fennel, Blue Lake beans, Chevre goat cheese, and almonds, all on baby greens topped with a sherry vinaigrette dressing. Jon was very satisfied with the salad – but he wished it had been larger.
I had the salmon sandwich with applewood smoked bacon, arugula, and lemon garlic aioli on a ciabatta roll. It came with a green salad with vinaigrette. The sandwich was amazing! My only gripe was that the salad needed something more; it was just lettuce and dressing. The sandwich was more than enough for me, and I knew Jon would be hungry again soon if he didn't eat more, so I was very kind to share a few bites of my sandwich with him.
After our tummies were full, we were ready to start our tour. We headed first to Tin Barn Vineyards. We were first introduced to Tin Barn wine when we went to Zuzu restaurant in Napa a few years ago. Zuzu is a tapas restaurant (fabulous by the way) and we had a bottle of their Zinfandel with our meal that evening. We were hooked. It was well balanced, fruit forward, and not overpowered with tannins. We even tried to visit the tasting room on that trip and struck out, because it was Tuesday and they were closed.
This trip we were lucky enough to be there on a Monday, one of the days that the tasting room was open! They are located in a row of warehouses, and it looked pretty deserted. But the sign said they were open, so we went inside. We looked around the tasting room waiting for somebody to come out, and peeked into the winery area as well. Eventually, the owner, Michael Lancaster, realized that we were out there and came out to pour – he had been working in the winery and didn't hear us come in.
Mike was super friendly and guided us through the Tin Barn line-up, starting with the Sauvignon Blanc, a dry, crisp balanced wine with flavors of lemon-grass. There were two Pinot Noirs, both from Ricci Vineyard in Sonoma County, the 2010 and 2011 vintages. They were both excellent; and having two different vintages from the same vineyard meant you could taste the difference that weather imparts on wine.
There were also two Zinfandels on the list – both from 2011. The first was from Gilsson Vineyard in the Russian River Valley – a nice, fruit-forward Zin. Gilsson Vineyard has 50 year old vines, which make for a fantastic wine. The other was more tannic, from Los Chamizal Vineyard in Sonoma Valley, but also delicious.
We finished the tasting with the 2011 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This isn't a vineyard designate wine, and it also contains Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot. It was a great California Cab, with great structure and not over-oaked.
We left with two bottles of the Sauvignon Blanc and a bottle of each of the Zinfandels. Our visit left me wishing we lived closer!


1. Reliance Small Cap fund.
2. L&T Mid Cap fund.
3. Mirae Asset Tax Saver fund.
I consider myself a risk taker, because I spend frugally, no family, no dependent parents, and I've accumulated emergency corpus of 10L.
1. I can pump in 30K more(in addition to 15K already invested), should I just put 15K in each of small and mid cap funds or should I take another mid cap fund and divide amongst the three. I'm not interested in investing more into ELSS because I'm already putting 1L into my PPF.
2. I'm planning to invest more aggressively into small and mid caps until 30, and then gradually I'll redistribute my corpus into less riskier asset classes like Muti-caps, N50 / BSE30 index funds, hybrid funds etc. Please advice if my strategy is good enough or should I have a debt component from now on (other than PPF, EPF) ?
Your aggressive nature vanishes once the market start to fall. Rather than doing that, first do the asset allocation between debt and equity. Then start investing. Refer my post "Top 10 Best SIP Mutual Funds to invest in India in 2019", especially the first part of the article.
Hi Sir, thanks for your suggestion, I've started investing since last year, I'm yet to experience a market peak. The reason I'm thinking of dumping money into equity is mainly because, I dont need it now and hence I believe I can stomach the volatility. One more reason being given the current market conditions, I'll get more units [per fund] at a cheaper price.
Am I thinking a bit recklessly ?
Whether you need it immediately or after 20 years, the first step of investment is asset allocation. Also, never look at PRICE of the NAV. It hardly matters for investors. This is where the investors turn into trap of low NAV or penny stocks. It is growth that matters but not the NAV. However, investing more with right asset allocation is the winning strategy.
Thanks a lot sir, points noted.


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WEBBER, Gary ( -1963)[SS#552-60-8697], 19, drowned, along with Lawrence McWhirter, 18, at White's Landing, on December 1, 1963.
December 2, 1963 [LBI]: "Skin diver drowns. 2nd feared dead. One skindiver drowned and another was presumed drowned off White's Landing, Catalina Island, Sunday. A third is undergoing treatment for the bends in the Navy recompression chamber on Terminal Island. Drowned was Gary Webber, 18, of Pacoima. Presumed drowned is Lawrence McWhirter, 18, of La Puente. Lee L. Calvert, 18, of Monrovia, is reported to be recovering satisfactorily. Coast Guard search and Rescue received an SOS at 10:45 a.m. from the vessel Jennifer, owned by Walter E. Roberts of North Hollywood, reporting that skindivers were in trouble. A helicopter was sent to the scene. Calvert was found in terrible pain on the beach. Beside him was Webber, who had been pronounced dead by a doctor at the scene. Both were taken to the recompression chamber, but Webber did not revive. McWhirter had dived 200 feet in an effort to rescue Webber. His body had not been recovered Sunday evening. Calvert and Webber were in a group of approximately 50 skindivers in a class led by Dave Podewitz of Monrovia. Calvert told a sheriff's officer Webber had panicked in deep water, tearing off both Calvert's mask and his own. White's Landing in on the channel side not far from Avalon."
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The day will provide the opportunity to explore and create sculpture using wire and modroc. We will develop an idea for the sculpture through discussion and drawing Using artists' work for inspiration including Elizabeth Frink, Anthony Gormley and Barbara Hepworth for Example.
The day aims to create a sculpture using wire and modroc. We will explore artists work such as Elizabeth Frink, Anthony Gormley and Evelyn's Galinski as examples.
materials can be provided at a cost of £4 for each student. Please bring any visual ideas for example photos or images if you want.


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Bojan Stupica, en serbe cyrillique  (né le  à Laibach - mort le  à Belgrade), est un dramaturge, un metteur en scène et un architecte yougoslave. Il a beaucoup travaillé à Belgrade, alors capitale de la Yougoslavie.

Biographie
Après des études d'architecture à Ljubljana, Bojan Stupica voyagea à travers l'Europe, se consacrant très tôt au théâtre. Entre 1934 et 1940, il partage son temps entre Maribor, Ljubljana et Belgrade, mettant en scène 28 spectacles. L'un d'entre eux, le Molière, d'après Mikhaïl Boulgakov fut interdit par la censure.

En 1946, Bojan Stupica effectua un voyage à Moscou et à Leningrad, où il se familiarisa avec le théâtre soviétique. En 1947, de retour en République populaire de Serbie, il fonde le Théâtre dramatique yougoslave de Belgrade ; la première représentation eut lieu le , avec une production de , le « Roi de Betanjova », d'Ivan Cankar, pièce dont il assure la mise en scène.

En 1961, après un passage au Théâtre national de Belgrade, Bojan Stupica prend la direction de l'Atelier 212. En tant qu'architecte, il a dessiné les plans de la nouvelle salle située Ulica Svetogorska (à l'époque rue Ivo Lola Ribar). Il fait de la salle un lieu culte de la scène théâtrale belgradoise et lui donne une audience internationale.

Bojan Stupica a été l'époux de l'actrice serbe Mira Stupica, la créatrice du prix Žanka Stokić.

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 Théâtre en Serbie

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   - Notice biographique sur Bojan Stupica

Dramaturge slovène
Dramaturge yougoslave
Architecte slovène
Naissance en août 1910
Naissance à Laibach
Naissance dans le duché de Carniole
Décès en mai 1970
Décès à Belgrade
Décès à 59 ans
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Meet Marta, winner of the $20,000 ALKU Scholarship!
In 2015, Mark Eldridge, CEO and Founder of ALKU and Mass Mentoring Partnership board member, started the ALKU Scholarship award. This is a $20,000 educational scholarship, payable over four years, given to a rising high school senior who demonstrates academic achievement, leadership, community involvement and financial need. The candidate also must be involved in a supportive relationship with an adult.
Marta Pleitez is a senior at Barnstable High School with a 3.5 grade point average and is consistently a member of the honor roll. She lives in a single parent home with her father and two younger siblings. Her father has health problems that often require serious care. Along with taking care of her family and her schoolwork, she works every summer as well as helping to organize her father's church band.
One of Marta's biggest supporters is her mentor, Carol Trifone. They have been matched for six years through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod & the Islands. Carol has taught Marta that she is unique and that God loves her. She has guided Marta about school and her grades have improved since they started their relationship. Marta's mom left the family when she was eight and Marta says that, in some ways, Carol is like a second mom.
Marta plans to use the funds from the ALKU Scholarship to attend college next year and study nursing.
Congratulations Marta and thank you to her and Carol for providing such an uplifting example of the kind of supportive relationship that can help a young person reach their full potential!
Interested in applying or know someone who would make a great candidate? Apply for the 2017 ALKU Scholarship here.


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ALISA OF THE SILVER HAIR
A collection of oneshots. Alisa of the Silver Hair (two parts): As a child, the eponymous heroine is betrayed by three jealous friends who throw her into a pit and leave her to die. But Arisa perserveres: She trains herself to be smarter, faster, and more beautiful than any of them and returns for revenge. Years of living underground have left her with the silver hair of the title, so her victims cant be sure whether the resemblance is real or only the product their guilty consciences... (source: M-U)
Drama, Horror, Shoujo
Gion Kenji is short and perpetually pissed off about it. Iwashimizu Sumiaki is tall but timid. Although it's bullies that bring this unlikely pair together on the first day of high school, it's the rugby club that will make them friends.
Animated, Drama, Seinen, Sports
Mizutani Yoshiki is a 21 year old working as an assistant director for TV shows. His friends from back in high school are all jealous because they think that he's able to rub elbows with celebrities but in reality, he's so far down the TV industry hierarchy that he's more the resident lap dog relegated to doing everyone else's dirty work. One day, he gets assigned to help out with filming for the latest "it" drama. The lead female actress turns out to be none other than Fujiidera Mitsuko, the girl he had a crush on back in high school who's now become one of the hottest rising stars in the acting world. As he quickly finds out though, she's nothing like the shy, quiet girl he knew from back in high school. What happened to her for her to have changed so much? Includes another story ??My dear B?F? Ever since the car accident that ended her dreams of becoming a short track athlete, Yumi's been struggling to pick up the pieces and move on. One day, a mysterious boy who calls himself "Jiro" crashes into her in the school hallway. They quickly build up a close friendship---but there's something strange about him that she just can't put her finger on. Who is he really?
From Manga Art: Youko spends her days as the primary target of her demonic sister. But how is it that her sister's evil deeds manage to bring happiness to those around her!? Is her sister really an angel, an ally of Justice?
Comedy, Drama, Josei, Mature, Romance, Slice of Life
Adventure, Drama, Psychological, Sci-fi, Seinen, Tragedy
Seven years ago, Lundi found a little girl named Jeudi lying in a field of dandelions on the Alps. One day, they accidentally angered Count de Gourmont and so Jeudi was forced work as a maid in his castle. Lundi came to her rescue; however they nearly died when escaping. Set in the era of World War II, Lundi and Jeudi face many difficult situations as they search for the whereabouts of Jeudi's parents.
Drama, Historical, Romance, Shoujo
Alto, a 12-year-old kid, has arrived to Porto Grande, the largest city in the country. His dream is to fly an airplane which only women can pilot. In order to fly, he disguises his gender and age and enrolls himself in an all girls school. What kind of a school life awaits him behind those closed doors?
Drama, Gender Bender, Historical, Romance, School Life, Shounen, Slice of Life
AM 8:00 I LOVE YOU
Miwa Narumi is 15 years old, and becomes a long-awaited high school student this spring. Now she is in love!? His name is Sugiura, and he likes Doraemon and loquat-steamed-bread. She won't give up this love!! 1) 08:00 AM I like you 2) Happy 3 seconds 3) Imprisoned Summerdays 4) Broken pieces of a dream
AMALOU LIGHTS
By the end of the 1980s Nae wants to become a journalist more than anything and to leave Japan for the country where everything is possible, the United States. Until she is able to fulfill this dream, Nae shares her passion for American culture with her friends. Where will the road to America, so near yet so far, lead them, halfway between dream and disappointment? America describes the myth of the American Dream for young Japanese people who sometimes regard their traditions as obstacles between them and their dream
ANASTASIA CLUB
Tsubaki Kamui is the granddaughter of a prestigious antiquarian. A mysterious man named Sena Takuto asks for an appraisal on an artifact, one that he stole in order to prove that he is the grandson of the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Is this thief really descended from the house of Romanov? Will Kamui help him?
Drama, Historical, Josei, Mystery, Romance
ANATA GA MEGANE WO HAZUSHITARA
Collection of short stories: • Anata ga Megane wo Hazushitara • Hitorijime: The playboy Haruya's rule is to not decide on one girlfriend. I don't like crowds so I can monopolize Haruya…!? • Goshujinsama to Yonde • Delicious!! - Renjou Host Boy • Houkago Engage - Houkago Host Club Final
From Stiletto Heels: Aoki Kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. Normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, Kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical clerk. Although having a severe adversity to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets a man who can't help but touch others.
Drama, Josei, Romance
The genius robotics professor, Dr. Komyoji has created Jiro (who has the ability to transform into Kikaider) – a humanoid robot tasked with the protection of Dr. Komyoji's son, Masaru, and daughter, Mitsuko. Gifted with a conscience circuit, which has the power to simulate real emotions that helps to distinguish between "right and wrong", Jiro must protect Mitsuko and Masaru from the evil Dr. Gil who wants Jiro to join his army and aid in his goal of world domination.
Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi
A young Taiwanese assassin codenamed Glass Heart committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which led her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of City Hunter.
Action, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Mystery


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Page title: Who Really Decides What Goes Into Canada's Food Guide?
Canada's Food Guide, or a version of it, has been around for 75 years. And that's how many of us think about the outline for nutritional health: old. A Heritage Minute. Fond elementary school memories of colouring inside the lines to identify the four food groups. The document, an explanation of proper nutrition, feels as relevant to daily life as the driver's handbook or the hundreds of other documents that line the shelves at government services offices. And that's what I thought a few months ago, shrugging off a Globe and Mail's story of secret industry lobbying to influence Canada's Food Guide.
But then I spoke with some teachers.
"Everybody uses the Canada Food Guide to teach elementary school-aged kids," says Devin St-Amour, a grade 4 teacher at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. This isn't just another government form that we chuckle or groan our way through. This is something we give to children, something we trust to contain objectively vetted information, designed to help them grow up healthy and strong. Few teachers depend on a single government handout—Canada's Food Guide is just one of many resources they might reach for. But it's generally the first and most commonly used tool in teaching nutrition, and one of the most requested government documents in Canada, after tax forms.
The problem is that it may not be a credible source.
Responding to a request, Health Canada provided me with a list of the internal and external experts who provided advice on draft policies for the new guide—academics from across Canada and several other countries, specializing in areas as diverse as food security, social ecological modeling, obesity prevention, the social determinants of health, body image, Indigenous populations, nutrition, sustainability, diabetes, and chronic disease prevention. But when I contacted one of those scientists to ask about the experience, she told me that Health Canada had required her to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Teaching health and nutrition to elementary school children is more complex than referring to a set of charts. Some schools start teaching about body image in grade 8 but they need to begin much earlier: girls and boys are starting to focus on weight-loss diets and exercise regimens aimed at losing weight or developing abs in elementary school. Because teachers need to communicate advanced concepts to kids—the media literacy is necessary for deciphering junk food advertising and negative body image concepts that reach children younger and younger every year—it's all the more important that the recommendations in the Food Guide be trustworthy.
Perhaps the best-known facets of the Guide is the recommended daily intake of food, like how many servings of grain products a 9-year-old needs, and what constitutes a serving. And now there are concerns that this content is not based entirely on the input of experts whose only goal is the health of our children.
In the 2007 version of the Guide, Health Canada wanted to include a recommendation to "choose local," but reportedly buckled under pressure from lobbyists, according to internal documents obtained by the Globe. The current Food Guide suggests half a cup of juice as a serving of fruits or vegetables—and yet the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada advises us to avoid juice entirely, as it contains too much sugar, and lacks the fibre found in the fruit itself.
A "guiding principles" document released by Health Canada during the consultation declared, "What is needed is a shift towards a high proportion of plant-based foods, without necessarily excluding animal foods altogether." So there has been reasonable expectation (before we found out about alleged industry meddling) for the guide to recommend more plants in our diets, and less animal protein.
Nick Saul, CEO of Community Food Centres Canada, who voiced his concerns during the public part of the consultation process, says something like Harvard's School of Public Health's "Healthy Eating Plate"—which suggests we fill half our plate with fruits and vegetables, and only a quarter each for meats and grains—would be a good model to follow.


Literary Citizen, Hug a Writer!
As I sip a dark red vanilla rooibos in a Seattle teahouse and type these words, I am feeling rather smug. Today is Hug an Author Day. Already, I have hugged fourteen dead writers (via Facebook, of course. I didn't exhume them or anything. That's just creepy). I have also hugged five living writers, among them three colleagues here at Tweetspeak whose work I ardently admire, even though I don't tell them so very often. And it's only noon.
I also, I confess, feel annoyed. I am struggling to compose a post for Tania Runyan, one of those writers I tweet-hugged. Goodness knows I've had plenty of time to think about it: she asked me over a month ago to write something along the lines of Cathy Day's post about literary citizenship and how Tweetspeak fosters it.
I have read Cathy's post half a dozen times now, and really? I think she says it all there, and better than I can. I haven't lived long enough as a literary citizen. I mean, I buy books, and I hug authors (but only once a year), and I do the occasional blog interview. But I'm not living la vida literaria, you know? At least, not the way she envisions it.
1. Write "charming notes" to authors.
As in, every time you like a book, tell the author. Via Facebook or Twitter or email or even old-fashioned snail mail to the publisher if you have to. I think this is wonderful advice—I'd surely like to be on the receiving end of a charming note or two (or a hundred).
I also think it's daunting. What to say to Jeanne Birdsall? Or Tracy K. Smith? Not to worry, Day says. Don't gush; don't try to be smart. Just tell them you liked what they wrote. Hence my five e-hugs today.
Now this, I've done. (An interview with L.L. Barkat landed me my position here at Tweetspeak, in fact!) Day says writers love to talk, so let them. Then submit what they said to a print mag or online site. Or, if you have a blog, publish it there. Good for the writer, good for you.
3. Talk up books you love and write reviews.
Tell your friends and acquaintances. Write a review on GoodReads and Amazon and B&N. Terry Whalin suggests tweeting the permalink to your Amazon review to help spread the word about the book.
You can also write reviews on your blog. Eric Metaxas is out of my league for an interview, but I can write a review of his book and tweet a link to it. Which I did, and which he retweeted, driving an insane amount of traffic to my blog. Reviews of books you love have a way of returning to you ten, thirty, even a hundredfold.
Also, there are a lot of books out there. As Day points out, readers need trusted filters to know which books are worth their time. Like Tweetspeak's book review guru Glynn Young, you too can become that trusted filter.
4. If you want to be published in a journal, support that journal.
Or if you don't have time to discover new journals, let our Top Ten god and goddess point you to the best online poetry-related content. Every Thursday. Then tweet about that.
5. If you want to publish books, buy books.
Period. Day says to forget the raging controversy over where to buy them. Just buy them, okay? She reminds writers that books and journal subscriptions are a tax-deductible expense.
I would add, if you're on a limited income (who isn't?) and can only buy a few new books, choose ones by living writers. Save your used-bookstore purchases for best-sellers and dead people. The living writers need your money more than the dead ones.
Also, you know that Tweetspeak has a sister press, right? And all our books' writers are currently alive. I'm just saying.
6. Be passionate about writing because passion is infectious.
If you live in a literary desert, as Day does, create an oasis. Start a home library and lend books to friends, colleagues, the neighbor's kids. Start a book club or writing group. Volunteer to organize a series of readings at your local library.
I confess, reading Day, I felt a tad (okay, a lot) overwhelmed. When exactly am I supposed to have time to do all this stuff? Then I realized, I don't have to do all of these things all the time. A charming note here, a blog interview there, a review on Amazon or GoodReads every now and again. And a book or two every month. That's not much. In fact, that's what I'm already doing.
What about you? Simply by being part of Tweetspeak, you're helping to create a more literary world. This is a place where writers can come and play with words, without fear of "failing" (whatever that means). We post reviews and interviews, provide links to great content from other sources, and spotlight both established and emerging poets through Every Day Poems. It's a great place to launch your own literary citizenship.
Speaking of which, if you'll excuse me, I have a few more authors to hug today. Perhaps, you, too, have an author you'd like to hug?
Totally enjoyed your post, Kimberlee. I'll take a hug any time.
Wait–have there been other origami senders? Are you two timing me?
Unless you count origami poems.
Tania, you do origami, too? What else do we have in common?
Hi, Kimberlee! Virtual hugs to you.
Here's why I've avoided Goodreads (although you've got me thinking): I keep lists of every book I read, going back for 10 years now. And there are things from, say, 2010, that I want to recommend, but that was 100 books ago. What if the last back I read sucked? What if it's from an author I don't want to offend? So, I do nothing.
Kimberlee–I look forward to a chance to meet you in person today–live author person…and chatting up the writing/reading life over tea and children. This post has given me much food for thought.
It was lovely to meet you, Jody. Tea and conversation about words are always a good thing!
Love this Kimberlee, you sound so cheerful and have encouraged me today. And speaking of giving an author a hug, how can I get my hands on your book?
Sending warm if virtual hugs.
A warm (virtual) hug back at you, Maureen!
Delightful – just as you are. I am not that ambitious – to list the books I've read, to send notes to authors. In fact, the very idea of it intimidates the heck out of me! But I most certainly do my part in terms of buying books – way more than 20 a year. Now. Do I read them all? Nope. It's a sickness, I swear. A certifiable illness!!


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Temple pillars, Deity icons and palace portals display the epitome of local carving skill. Apart from these, the predominant use of elaborate woodwork is in doorways and windows of the wealthy, though even common households strive to embellish their structures. Usually, frames of doors and windows are made of hardwood–a painstaking job. Hardwoods are first seasoned for a number of years so that the doors and windows can last for centuries. Frames are primarily carved with floral designs. The doors themselves are usually made of softwood and carved with images of Gods and Goddesses. But wherever the doors are exposed to harsh conditions, they are made of hardwood as well. Some are decorated with the eyes of Buddha. Others have designs of the traditional religious water pot, kalash, fish and flowers, all symbols of good fortune.
Apart from many standard options, the preferred ornamental designs are the lotus window, mesh, chariot, peacock and oriel windows. Windows in Nepal serve a higher function than those of Western architecture. They are not mere inlets for air and light, but are portals of peace and beauty. Sculpted upon them are images of Gods and Goddesses who are expected to protect residents within from evil forces. Certain windows are not even meant for looking through. Their main function is artistic and symbolic. As such, many styles of window do not open. The option to peer out is found mostly in balcony windows, through which modest and reserved women can view the happenings in the city without becoming involved. Such windows are symbols of higher social and economic status of those people.
The Nepalese woodcarving tools are simple and traditional: chisel, adze, handsaw, wooden mallet and jack plane. Craftsmen embellish wood for interior decoration as well as for exterior use. For centuries, a particular caste among the Nepalese Newars, called "Silpakar," has dutifully preserved the country's woodcarving heritage. Lately, however, peoples of other castes have joined the occupation. Originally supported and encouraged by the Malla kings, the art is now supported primarily through purchases made by Western tourists.
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Of late, modern construction has threatened to usurp traditional architecture. Yet the old-style carvings still lure tourists. In an effort to preserve existing ancient works, the Bhaktapur municipality has strictly prohibited the demolition of traditional buildings for replacement with modern ones.
History relates how woodcarving in Nepal developed in Kathmandu Valley largely during the Malla dynasty, which was founded in 1350 by Jayasthiti Malla. The Malla period continued for almost 600 years and was a glorious era in the history of Nepal. Mallas developed trade and commerce, industry, religion and culture. They reached a high level of perfection in the fields of art and architecture. John Sanday in his book Monuments of the Kathmandu Valley writes, "The traditional buildings that are mostly in evidence throughout the valley today represent the craft and architecture of the Malla dynasty, which started in the fourteenth century, survived the early Shah period, but rapidly faded during the Rana era." The Rana period started in Nepal with the rise of Jang Bahadur Rana in 1846 and the system crumbled down in 1951. One of the reasons why the artistic and architectural activity flourished during the Malla period was that the kings protected such activity. Whatever architecture Nepal has to be proud of today is not from modern construction but solely due to the beautiful art cultivated by the Malla regime.
Today, things are not all favorable for the Nepalese craftsmen. Woodcarvers have their own challenges to overcome. Ramlal Silpakar complains, "The depletion of forests has created a shortage of sal trees, which take at least a hundred years to mature in the forest. It is not within the means of many of the craftsmen to afford the skyrocketing prices of sal wood." Sita Maiya adds, "Lack of incentive from the side of the state is also a serious problem. In the past, the carving industry prospered because of protection from the state. But now, who cares for the industry?" Ram Bahadur, who has been in carving for generations, states, "We have to stand and make a living on our own. Prospects for training are limited. Many craftsmen families who used to carve wonders have abandoned their craft." And Shyam Sakya, a prominent woodcarvings businessman says that the domestic market has been whittled down to just the affluent.


But high-quality production of handwoven carpets is no longer sustainable on the migration route of the nomads, said Hamid Zollanvari, one of Iran's biggest carpet makers and dealers.
Instead, he had built a factory with 16 huge cooking pots, where on a recent cool, sunny spring day men in blue overalls stirred the pots with long wooden sticks, boiling and colouring the thread. As the coloured waters bubbled, they looked like live volcanoes. The air smelled of sheep.
Another room was stacked with herbs. Eucalyptus leaves, indigo, black curd, turmeric, acorn shells and alum, ingredients for the different colours.
Over the centuries invaders, politicians and Iran's enemies have left their mark on Iran's carpets, said professor Hashem Sedghamiz, a local authority on carpets, sitting in the green courtyard of his restored Qajar-dynasty house in Shiraz. The outsiders demanded changes, started using chemicals for colouring and, most recently, imposed sanctions on the rugs. Those were blows, he said, damaging but not destructive.
"These days, everyone is seeking quick satisfaction and simplicity, but our carpets are the complete opposite of that," Sedghamiz said.
His message was not what officials of the Iran National Carpet Center had in mind when they organized a tour for a group of foreign journalists last weekend. Still, none of them could really argue with Sedghamiz's conclusion.
One thing is for sure: Iran's carpets are among the most complex and labour-intensive handicrafts in the world.
It is on the endless green slopes of Fars province, in Iran's heartland, that the "mother of all carpets," among the first in the world, is produced: the handwoven nomadic Persian rug.
"It's so time consuming, real hand work," said Zollanvari, the carpet dealer. "A labour of love. And what does it cost?" he asked, before answering the question himself: "Almost nothing." A 6-by-9-foot handwoven carpet costs around $400 in Shiraz, depending on the pattern and quality.
Zollanvari, who speaks fluent English, stood alongside two other carpet dealers, Habib Bayat and Mohammed Ali Dideroushan, both of whom are U.S. green card holders and self-declared carpet lovers.
Not only that, but Persian carpets have fallen out of favour even in Iran, with many middle-class Iranians preferring cheap plastic laminate floor covers. Those who still like carpets often go for cheaper Chinese and Indian knockoffs.
"We are selling around 10 per cent of what we used to sell over a decade ago," said Morteza Talebi, the head of the council of the Shiraz bazaar. The century-old bazaar was filled with carpet shops, but there were no buyers.
Even the original producers of carpets, the nomads, are becoming harder to find. Zollanvari took the reporters to a nomadic camp outside Shiraz. There, men cheerfully blew trumpets and shot rifles into the air to celebrate the visitors. Women in colourful traditional clothes were spinning wool, others weaving a carpet.


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Dragan Đokanović (, ), este un politician sârb din Bosnia și Herțegovina. Președintele partidului democrat din Bosnia-Herțegovina (). Ministrul al Republicii Serbska (1993-1994).
De profesie specialist de pediatrie, a lucrat la spitalul Koševo - Universitatea de Medicină din Sarajevo.

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Bosnia și Herțegovina
Nașteri pe 20 aprilie
Nașteri în 1958


This report explores emerging trends in automatic dishwashing ingredients in North America and Western Europe, with a focus on the effect of phosphate bans on formulations. The diverse reformulation approaches followed are studied, and their impact on efficacy and consumer trust analysed. Effective eco-friendly chelators are increasingly used in both markets to comply with growing eco-awareness and to guarantee high cleaning standards, while the prevalence of eco-wash creates new prospects.
The Internationals Legislation, Efficacy and Eco-Awareness Shape Automatic Dishwashing Ingredients: Part I - Chelators global briefing offers an insight into to the size and shape of the Home Care market, highlights buzz topics, emerging regions, countries and categories as well as pressing industry issues and white spaces. It identifies the opportunity zones within home care,analyses leading companies and brands and offers strategic analysis of major factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging/ format /ingredients innovations, economic/lifestyle/environmental influences, distribution or retail pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change and criteria for success.


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Second man arrested over London Underground bombing claimed by IS
Home Secretary Amber Rudd said US President Donald Trump's comments over the attack were 'pure speculation'
Police stand guard during a police raid in Sunbury, Surrey near London on Saturday (AFP)
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Published date: 18 September 2017 08:53 UTC | Last update: 3 years 4 months ago
A second man has been arrested over Friday's bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said on Sunday, as Britain remained on its highest level of alert with soldiers helping provide security.
The 21-year-old man was detained under Britain's Terrorism Act in the west London suburb of Hounslow just before midnight on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
The arrest came as Home Secretary Amber Rudd repeated the British government's line that a claim US President Donald Trump that the culprits behind a bombing on a London train were in the sights of the police, made on Twitter shortly after the attack, had been nothing more than speculation.
"It's never helpful to have speculation about an ongoing operation and I would include the president of the United States in that comment," Amber Rudd told BBC television on Sunday. "It is pure speculation, absolutely."
Not helpful for anyone
Rudd's comments echoed those of British Prime Minister Theresa May who said on Friday it was not helpful for anyone to speculate on investigations.
Rudd added that police had made "very good progress" in their investigations,
On Saturday, police made their first arrest in the investigation when they took an 18-year-old man into custody in the port of Dover. Police then raided a property in Sunbury, a town near London and about four miles from Hounslow.
Local residents quoted in British media said the owners of the house were elderly foster parents, who were known for fostering hundreds of children, including refugees.
Ronald Jones, 88, and Penelope Jones, 71 were rewarded for their service to children when they were made MBEs in 2010.
The home-made bomb shot flames through a train carriage packed with commuters at west London's Parsons Green Tube station but apparently failed to detonate fully.
The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility as it has for other attacks in Britain this year, including two in London and one at a concert by American singer Ariana Grande in Manchester in May.
Intelligence officials say there is scant evidence the militant group was behind the attacks.
Reduced threat level
Prime Minister Theresa May put Britain on its highest security level of "critical" late on Friday, meaning another attack might be imminent.
Soldiers were deployed to strategic locations such as nuclear power plants to release arms police for other duties, including increased patrols on public transport and at key sites.
However, the threat level was reduced on Sunday afternoon after the two arrests.
The first man arrested on Saturday was detained in the departure lounge of the port of Dover in what police said was a "very significant" step.
Police and MI5 criticised over Manchester and London bombings
Policing internet may do more harm than good, says UK terrorism watchdog
British police foil plot to kill Theresa May, reports say
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Badarreh (, also Romanized as Bādarreh) is a village in Tayebi-ye Sarhadi-ye Sharqi Rural District, Charusa District, Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 69, in 14 families.

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Patrick Marshall's client work focuses on technology services, mobile and tech distribution and sales channel growth, reverse supply chain services, product protection and support services, and bundling product and service into subscription growth offerings. Recent projects include advising technology distributors and value-added resellers on transforming transactional product sales into "as-a-Service" subscription offerings. Patrick also helps clients achieve cost and process optimization through automation and digital transformation.
Patrick has spent more than 20 years in the TMT space, most recently as founder and director of Bartlynn Enterprises, where he worked with private equity firms and multinational enterprise companies focusing on product and channel strategies, Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), and the Internet of Things (IoT). He also held executive management roles at IBM and Brightstar Corporation, a global provider of wireless services. Early in his career, Patrick worked as a consultant at Deloitte Consulting. Patrick earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Business, and a BA in Political Science and Economics from University of Chicago.


If there is, which commissions? In the process, but reflected in the organogram of the diocese.
Best Practices in Evangelization: weekly bibliarasal guide w/ simple exegesis & reflection, monthly catechesis for diocesan leaders.
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Evangelization: not all parishes & leaders, assumed 25 parishes are regular.
Block rosary & novena; and others such as family prayer in the cemetery (Nov.1), Welcome prayer in the BEC for newly baptized, vigil for the dead during the wake.
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern related to Worship/Prayer in BECs: just starting and not yet adopted in many parishes.
Weaknesses/Areas of Concern in BEC-based social action program: not a parish or regular program, if ever, only occasional or in response to a problem.
Number of parishes with modified-tithing system/Spirituality of Stewardship (SoS) Program in BECs: 2, but stagnant in the same that there is no continuing promotion.
Weaknesses/areas of concern related to tithing/SoS: no effort yet to make it diocesan, depends only with the parish priest although there have been seminars and talks on this for the clergy.


Last season couldn't have gone better for Guus Til as he excelled in the Eredivisie and made his Netherlands debut. He is now AZ Alkmaar captain and looking to enhance his reputation further.
Born in Zambia to Dutch parents, Til ventured to Mozambique and Namibia before he finally settled in Amsterdam. He started his footballing career with SV Diemen before joining the AZ Alkmaar academy in 2010.
Til was small and slight in his youth and considered giving up football after being resigned to the bench for the U17 side. However, AZ's coaches saw something in Til and convinced him to keep going and eventually he developed physically and made his first team debut during the 2016/17 season.
He would make 16 appearances during his first season in John van den Brom's side, mostly from the bench, and scored five times. Last season he was one of the first names on the AZ teamsheet and the midfielder excelled. In 33 Eredivisie games, Til scored nine times and provided four assists. This form was good enough to earn him his first Netherlands cap against Portugal last March.
Til has been linked with moves to the traditional top three in the Netherlands but he decided to pledge his allegiance to AZ, signing a new bumper deal until 2023. Van den Brom has rewarded the youngster for his loyalty and he goes into the new season with the captain's armband.
The 20-year-old is an attacking midfielder in the mould of a Davy Klaassen or Marco van Ginkel. He is always looking to exploit spaces in the opponents half and loves to drive into the box to get on the end of chances.
Til is a tall and mobile midfielder, while he has been working hard on adding more strength to his game. Til can also be deployed deeper on the pitch and likes to get stuck into tackles when needed in a box-to-box role against stronger sides.
The weakest side of Til's game last season was his finishing in front of goal and it's something he will need to work on in order to reach the top. Nine goals was a decent return, but for the positions he gets into and the chances he creates, double figures should be his aim.
Last season was a good breakthrough season but now Til has a weight of expectation on his shoulders. He is the new AZ captain and one of the club's stars after the departure of both Wout Weghorst and Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
Things haven't started well for the club after the Europa League exit, and Til will need to rally his troops ahead of the new season if they are to once again challenge for the top three.
Til will be aiming to add more goals and assists to his game, stay in the Netherlands fold and possibly gain the attention of Europe's biggest sides. A Liverpool fan since his youth, Til dreams of one day playing at Anfield.


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If it's been a while since you've watched a magician perform and have sat there totally clueless, you've apparently never seen Henry Evans work. And in this, his first ever video outing, Henry generously parts with the secrets that made him a Gold Medal winner at FISM 2000. First, you'll be slack jawed at the amazing magic that Henry creates...and then you'll be thoroughly delighted by how it's all done-diabolical cleverness rather than knuckle-busting sleight-of-hand. It's out-of-the-box magical thinking that's relatively easy to do but guaranteed to mystify and delight even the most jaded magical audiences. Henry will make you fall in love with magic all over again!
Modern Times - Henry's opening effect at FISM. Watch as the case vanishes instantly without a trace, leaving only a deck of cards in the performer's hands. If that wasn't enough, a red and blue deck instantly change places!
Rising Card - You'll think you know how this is done when the card rises from a card case the spectator is holding; that is, until all is left for the spectator to examine!
Automatic Queens - Originally a marketed effect. Four signed Queens are lost in the deck and then jump out onto the table apparently of their own volition. Another miracle straight from Henry's FISM act!
Perfect Triumph - Another magician fooler! The performer then mixes up a deck, first shuffled by a spectator, into a face-up/face-down condition. The cards are magically righted and then shown to be in perfect, factory order!
Perfect Control I - A chosen card from one deck is set aside. A second deck is shown to be completely normal and then, instantly, all the cards of one suit are shown to have turned face up in numerical order- well, almost all. The only one missing from the sequence is the same suit and value of the spectator's selection!
Perfect Control II - A deck of cards is shown to be normal. Four cards are randomly selected from a second deck. When the first deck is re-spread, four cards have mysteriously turned over-and are shown to match the selections!
3D Photograph - A whimsical miracle. The performer shows a photograph of himself holding a silk handkerchief. The wallet is closed and when it's reopened, the silk handkerchief has magically materialized and is shown to be now absent from the photo.
Rob The Bank - A bill vanishes under impossible conditions and travels into the confines of a tabled wallet. A magical story with a happy ending!
Cards In Tie - You'll retire your Card Sword forever! The performer finds two selected cards by instantly threading them onto his necktie!
2000 Three Card Monte - Another previously marketed effect. Imagine being able to do the cleanest Three Card Monte routine ever-where the spectator is totally convinced they know where the money card is, only to discover that the card has magically changed-and then hand the cards out as souvenirs!
Disappearing Deck - An entire deck of cards disappears from the performer's hands, leaving only the selected card behind. The balance of the deck is then retrieved from the performer's inside jacket pocket.
Red and Blue - A multi-phased Oil and Water routine where red and blue-backed cards continually separate until increasingly impossible conditions. The last word on this classic effect!
Fork and Knife - It's the classic transposition where a knife wrapped in a handkerchief turns into a fork. Every kid knows this one-except the part where a huge bottle is produced from the handkerchief!
Invisible Jumbo Coin - A jumbo coin disappears from the performer's hands with absolutely no cover and then, just as mysteriously, reappears. A miracle that can be performed in short sleeves!
Impossible Penetration - A selected card travels impossibly into the interior of a transparent plastic bag. Visual magic at its finest!
Vacuum Cleaner Card - A silk is "accidentally" sucked up into a mini-vacuum cleaner. A card is selected and the apparently insatiable vacuum removes the ink from its face. When the machine is taken apart, the silk is recovered and shown to now bear the face of the selected card.
Tied Card - An easy-to-do, flashy miracle! A string, tied around a card box, vanishes in a flash of flame, only to be found tied around a selected card when the box is opened.
My Prediction Is Your Card - A jumbo card is freely shown as a prediction. A card is selected and replaced but the performer's prediction is apparently wrong. All end's well, though, when the spectator's selection is shown to have vanished from the deck, only to appear inside (yes, inside!) the jumbo card that was in plain sight throughout.
Chinese Miser's Dream - Chinese coins mysteriously travel and multiply in the performer's bare hands. As a stunning finale, four more jumbo coins are produced from between two absolutely guileless playing cards. A no-sleeves, jawdropping miracle!
Silk Through Transparent Bag - A silk instantly and visibly penetrates a transparent plastic bag tied around the performer's hand.
Time Machine - A silk instantly and visibly vanishes from a drinking glass and, just as mysteriously, reappears. A visual stunner!
Fastest Trip In The World - If you blink, you'll miss it. A silk vanishes from one hand and instantly travels to the other.
Remote Control Deck - A deck of cards is shuffled by a spectator and set aside. A small packet of cards is shown to consist of mixed colors. At the performer's command, the colors instantly separate in the small packet. The deck is then spread to show that the colors also separated in like fashion.
Linking Rubber Bands - A handful of rubber bands are examined by the audience and shown to be ordinary and distinctly separate. The performer holds them on his outstretched palm and asks a spectator to cover them. Instantly, the rubber bands are shown to be inextricably linked.
Tribute to Varone - A regular-sized deck is removed from its card case, which magically shrinks to half its previous size. After failing to find a selected card, it's found folded inside .
Card From Top Hat - A great finale for any close-up act. After having a card selected, the deck is placed into a top hat and, upon his command, fly straight up into the air. When the cards settle, the magician is seen to have caught the spectator's chosen card.
Torn and Restored Flash Thread - A flashy approach to the classic Gypsy Thread. A length of thread, broken into smaller pieces, is instantly restored to its original length in a flash of fire!
Appearing Coins 1 - A practical and easy way to produce four coins.
Appearing Coins 2 - Another ingenious and technically easy method of producing five coins.
Youth Machine - A deck of cards, shuffled twice (once by the spectator!), is magically restored to its original order, as if it traveled back in time to its "birth."


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Q: Spring Security target url redirects to application context on live server After implementing Spring Security in my application, in Local Server it redirects correctly.
But After hosting it in live server, it takes application context along with the redirect target url.
Example:
After Username and Password were specified,
it redirects to:
http://www.example.com/example/j_spring_security_check
instead of
http://www.example.com/j_spring_security_check
How to resolve it?
All other pages to http://www.example.com/ works fine.
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As an ORF, one of the things I have difficulties comprehending is the GEN Y use of the phrase "GO TO". I keep hearing it in advertisements and reading it on web sites. And the dissonance of it drags my attention away from the intended effect.
Fifty years ago when I was a college Freshman, I became one of the three Arts and Sciences College students to enroll in a FORTRAN course taught (only) in the Engineering College. Needless to say – as I have previously – we had to get permission from the A&S Dean, and that was a near run thing.
One of the first things we learned about FORTRAN was line numbers and "GO TO" statements. Given the primitiveness of the composition environment, these were necessary and useful things.
Many years later, when the PC had invaded the workplace, I took a C++ course and was told by a not very impressive academic that "GO TO" programming was incompetence. I discounted the statement except as an indication of the man's arrogance and quietly applied the things I had learned in PASCAL – courtesy of Phillipe Kahn – to eliminate the GO TO need.
And now I hear it from all these GEN Ys and I finally see some wisdom in what that schmuck meant.
GO TOs in coding are an easy way out, the sign of someone who is too lazy to think. And that's what they are for GEN Ys. Evidently.
And now I can take the intent of those advertisements and websites and discount them as alternatives to being really human.
and was a bit bemused by the idea of marshmallows in oatmeal. Is that salted or unsalted? Haggis or regular? I can perhaps see in haggis but not in regular.
I do know people put strange things in oatmeal. One relative pours honey in which is all right because its grocery store honey which is gibble anyway. But would be a serious waste of local honey. That should be reserved for English Muffins and/or scratch biscuits anointed first with actual butter. But I put Maple syrup on my oatmeal. Except the haggis, of course.
I run across some of the most amazing Stercus on website like Lifehacker. For a site that is supposed to be about hacking existence, it is often abysmal.
I ran across an article [Link] entitled "The 50 Free Apps We're Most Thankful For" this morning. It purports to be a list of excellent apps, presumably for Android and iPhoney but unspecified. I don't expect any other OS to be offered because this web site is basically an arrogant iPhoney fanatic place. After scanning the list I found ten passable to good apps and 40 pieces of Stercus. Frankly, better than I expected.
This is typical of their lists. Not very good. Mostly, I suspect, written by junior journalism graduates who think being a journalist (and having a job) makes them a deity. Journalism, after all, these day si a cult of self with nothing to do with accuracy or veracity.
So in bemused irritation I am going to start commenting on decent to good add-ins. Mostly for browsers since I am ORF and this who slablet addiction thing is more than a bit orthogonal.
The starting point is an add-in called "Print Friendly." Not gonna bother with an URL because we ORFs can do searches without Mommy's help. What Print Friendly does is strip down what's on a web page to nut meat. It's rather like dressing a deer, which is something only the redneck denialist GEN Ys know anything about and then not very well. But I don;t expect any of the GEN Ys to be reading this except by error.
Heard yesterday and this morning that Florence Henderson and Fidel Castro have discorporated. Musing on this I was struck with the thought that both got rather a rough deal.
Ms. Henderson was a gifted actress but got damned with her maternal role on a nauseating family situation comedy. Zero depth, zero creativity. Horrible fate for an actress.
Mr. Castro was a gifted leader who got damned by the Capitalist Oligarchy of Amerika because they didn't like him sacking their puppet in Cuba. Walled in. Reviled.
Two character lessons that we seem doomed to repeat.
Thankful: Greed. Because greed makes people stupid and I have seen aplenty of stupid from advertisements yesterday for – almost universally – stercus I have no desire to own or purchase. Nor can I envision anyone I want to know who would. Unless they suffer a fire and lose everything and need to restock.
Unthankful: Greed. Because greed also makes people arrogant and annoying and I have seen aplenty of this with advertisements yesterday from a stercus-load of vendors. Just deleting the emails is a bit of a rectal pain.
I have to admit I did purchase something yesterday: some Castile soap, which is about as far as you can get from "high tech" and electronics these days. Which is also humorous because soap operates electronically, that is, chemically. And performs a much more satisfying function than most of those supposedly performed by inept, crippled by design slablets.
Thankful: Rain. In Alibam, rain is a BIG deal.
Unthankful: Thanksgiving Holiday. Mostly because of time that has to be spent with people who are Flaming EXTRO Bogs who think INTROs are the spawn of Satan and have to be tortured and bullied for their own good. Redoubled for Nerds.
Thankful: Black Friday. Because don't have to associate with those people until the holiday known as Christmas.
Unthankful: Christmas Holiday. See above.
Thankful: Black Friday. Because I can avoid the whole mess because almost all the stuff offered is orthogonal to me.
Unthankful: Black Friday advertisements, which are noxious and nauseating.
Given the season, it struck me to do a bit of a plus/minus blot or three.
Unthankful: Social Reality – because it's too often an acute rectal pain, especially for INTROs. And, of course, EXTRO harassment and bullying.


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class Video {

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