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Opinions as of July 5, 2018
This grey box was added on July 11 in response to the Bank of Canada's rate decision. The Q2 Market Update starts at the "Highlights" section below (opinions as of July 5).
On July 11, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% to 1.50%. Read Five takeaways from the BoC rate increase for additional insights.
Tensions over global trade rise
Mixed results across equity markets
Crude prices surge to over US$73 a barrel
Canadian and U.S. bond yields rise
Canadian dollar declines sharply to just over US$0.76
Global Trade: The Number One Worry
Global trade took centre stage during the quarter as U.S. President Donald Trump brought forward additional tariffs, taking aim at both NAFTA and China, including an additional $50 billion in tariffs on Chinese exports. China retaliated, but Trump has a further $200 billion in potential tariffs on the table. Ultimately, this is a game China likely cannot win – given its $375 billion annual trade surplus with the U.S., it has more to lose.
Canada didn't escape either, with Trump reacting angrily to comments on trade that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made at the G7 Summit in June. The situation turned personal when one of Trump's advisors crossed the line, saying there is a "special place in hell" for Prime Minister Trudeau. He later apologized, but it highlighted the increasing tensions over trade.
Even so, for the most part, North American markets continued to move higher but turned volatile near the end of the quarter. However, emerging markets, including China in particular, have had a much tougher time.
On the positive side, Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended up going better than expected, although there is uncertainty over what was actually agreed to.
On the interest rate front, a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates several times. But the BoC seems uncertain, given its decision to pause on interest rate increases in the quarter. While it's possible that the BoC will raise rates in July, there is considerable speculation over whether they will follow through with further increases this year.
S&P/TSX Composite Index Moves Higher
In Canada, the S&P/TSX Composite Index bounced back and oil prices rebounded. Although there are still reasons to worry about Canada's economy, some of those concerns seem to have softened, with the index hitting an all-time high in June (chart 1).
In Europe, political instability in Italy, as well as uncertainty surrounding Britain's final exit from the EU, caused the markets to lose some faith. While economic data remains decent, there is concern that growth has peaked. And combined with worries over trade, it was not surprising to see European markets fall this quarter.
Led by declines in India and China, emerging markets were down sharply in the quarter. Political issues hurt Indian equities, and economic growth has slowed. In China, markets reacted negatively to the country's trade dispute with the U.S.
Overall, we still see good global economic growth, but definitely with heightened risk. With that being said, we still expect equity markets to be higher by year-end.
CHART 1: S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX MOVES HIGHER
Canadian Economy: Are Things Getting Better?
Yes, for the first time in seven years, I will actually say the Canadian economy is improving! However, let's be clear: I'm not bullish – just less bearish. That said, not much has changed on the potential risks to Canada's economy, including cracks in the housing market, record-breaking consumer debt loads and ongoing trade disputes.
However, while the BoC is sending out mixed signals on the direction of interest rates, we feel more confident that the slowdown in consumer spending will not be as hard in 2018 as previously feared. Similarly, while there is evidence of a slowdown in sales, which should lead to lower real estate prices (more so in Toronto and Vancouver) there likely won't be a hard landing at this time. Moreover, equity valuations in Canada seem more reasonable compared to other parts of the world.
Oil prices continued to climb, which should give a boost to Canada's economy. Crude has consistently traded above US$65 a barrel, and jumped to just over US$73 a barrel late in the quarter. The recent OPEC news about marginally increasing oil supplies was well received by the market and may ultimately be good news for energy stocks. But so far the performance of energy equities has been a bit disappointing, given where oil prices are (chart 2).
We see the S&P/TSX Composite Index moving up slightly from here, but it will likely continue to be volatile given the uncertainty around NAFTA and the BoC's interest rate policy.
CHART 2: ENERGY SECTOR LAGS DESPITE HIGHER OIL PRICES
Canadian Bond Yields Continue To Be Volatile
Canadian bond yields moved slightly higher in Q2, but not without lots of ups and downs. The yield on Canadian 10-year bonds started the quarter at 1.76% and ended at 1.90%. The yield on U.S. 10-year Treasuries also moved higher and was up over 3% before ending the quarter at 2.85%, up 12 bps. The move higher in the U.S. resulted from stronger economic data, as well as higher interest rates. We expect yields in both markets to continue to move higher in 2018.
U.S. Economy: Will Trade Disputes Derail Growth?
Whether trade disputes will slow U.S. economic growth is the question many investors are asking. We believe the answer is no. U.S. consumers still seem very confident, jobs continue to be created and the positive impact from tax cuts continues to filter into the economy. Earnings also remain strong, and while equity valuations are a bit more expensive, they are not grossly mispriced.
This brings us to questions surrounding the current trade dispute and what impact it will have on the economy. We continue to believe that the U.S. will win a potential trade war over the short term given that it has the most ammunition and is dictating the terms. Nobody wants to give in on trade, but at the same time, nobody really wants to go toe-to-toe with the U.S., given how vital it is to most economies. As such, we still see more room for the U.S. equity market to move higher.
International Markets Will Likely Go Sideways
Much of the data from the Eurozone economy seems okay, but there is nothing to point to that could help growth improve. The thinking is that perhaps growth has actually peaked but it is still too early to tell. Furthermore, there is political instability in Italy and Brexit is still in flux causing companies to slow their capital investments in Europe. As a result, we recently moved from an overweight to a more neutral position on European equities.
Emerging Markets: Caught In A Trade War
The second quarter was not great for emerging markets with Chinese markets hit hard by the U.S./China trade war. Economic fundamentals are not bad in China but questions around trade leave lots of uncertainty. Other markets have also had some issues, including India, where growth has stalled and there is increasing political uncertainty. Given that the trade dispute could get worse before it gets better, we reduced our weighting in emerging markets but remain overweight.
Outlook: Still Expect Equity Markets To Move Higher
We have not changed our slightly bullish stance on equity markets, but we acknowledge that risk has grown.
We still have the most confidence in the U.S. market, and feel the economy has many things going right for it, and trade, though a big distraction, will be a win for the U.S. in the immediate future. Corporate earnings are still strong and consumer confidence remains high. As a result, we remain slightly bullish on U.S. equities.
We are less positive on Europe than previously, although economic data still looks decent. However, we can't ignore that political risk has increased and Brexit is still unresolved. As such, we reduced our weighting again this quarter and are now roughly neutral on European equities.
In Canada, the rebound in oil prices was much needed and the economy has held up better than expected. How housing and consumer debt impact the economy will depend heavily on what the BoC does with respect to interest rates. The future of NAFTA is also a big question mark. We feel that these risks have not gone away, but perhaps have been reduced (with the exception of trade). As such, given current valuations, we have moved from underweight to neutral on Canada for the first time in about seven years.
Emerging markets face a big hurdle now with ongoing trade tensions, which makes it difficult to look out longer term. As such, we see more downside in the short term, and while still slightly overweight, we have reduced our weighting for now.
The Canadian dollar ended the quarter at just over US$0.75. With the U.S. expected to raise rates multiple times and some uncertainty on NAFTA, we don't see much movement in the Canadian dollar versus the American dollar. However, a resolution in NAFTA could see a spike in the Canadian dollar.
Canadian and U.S. bond yields should continue moving higher throughout 2018, which would be negative for bonds. That being said, with increased market volatility, bonds still hold a valuable position inside portfolios.
Overall, we still like the fundamentals of the global economy but with higher market volatility and increased trade tensions, we are reducing risk in some areas. For now, we remain slightly bullish on equity markets with a bias toward U.S. equities. Though we are less positive on bonds, we still have a preference for Canadian bonds.
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Elinor DeWire
Elinor DeWire, a native of Maryland, has been researching, photographing, and writing about lighthouses since 1973. She has visited hundreds of sentinels in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Central and Northern Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. She is the author of more than twenty books and more than two-hundred articles on the subject. Former Coast Guard historian, Dr. Robert Scheina, calls her "America's most prolific lighthouse author and a driving force behind the upsurge in interest in preserving lighthouses and the history and nostalgia surrounding them."
DeWire has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to share her love of lighthouses and worked on two public television programs about her favorite topic. She helped charter several nonprofit groups devoted to lighthouse preservation and served on the License Plate Grant Program committee in Washington. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Lighthouse Society and chair of their Education Committee. She has been honored for her work by the U.S. Lighthouse Society, the American Lighthouse Foundation, the Coast Guard Foundation, the American Association of University Women, and the National League of American Pen Women. Two of her lighthouse books have won the coveted Ben Franklin Award and the Coast Guard Book Award. She is a recipient of the Coast Guard's Meritorious Public Service Award, and she is the sponsor of the Coast Guard Cutter FREDERICK HATCH, stationed in Guam.
DeWire holds an M.A. in Education from the University of Connecticut. She has taught public school, museum programs, and most recently taught career and student success courses at Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. She lives in Canterbury, Connecticut where she writes from a spacious office overlooking woods and wetlands, a reclusive corner of her rural home where two cats nap on comfortable chairs and lighthouse memorabilia collected over many years of faithful and fervent research decorates the walls and shelves.
"I surround myself with my fascinations," says DeWire. "Everyone needs a passion in life; mine is lighthouses."
DeWire's husband, Jonathan, a retired navy officer, and her two children and two grandchildren have fond memories of the family's many travels to lighthouses.
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Anti-union push in Michigan inspires GOP in other states
In the last century Michigan led the nation toward wider acceptance of labor unions, higher wages and the concept of collective bargaining. Now, Michigan is leading the nation away from all that.
Passage of the state's right-to-work law in 2012 and the ongoing "top priority" effort by Republicans to repeal Michigan's prevailing wage act are giving renewed buoyancy to anti-worker groups like the National Right-to-Work Committee, who see passage of RTW laws in Indiana and Michigan as harbingers for other states. Now, 24 of the 50 states have right-to-work laws - meaning that workers in a bargaining group can enjoy the benefits of union representation, without paying union dues.
"We are close to the tipping point," said Greg Mourad, vice president of the National Right to Work Committee, to the Construction Labor Report. "We are seeing more openness to it from a lot of state legislators partly due to our success in Indiana and Michigan. A lot of people are saying if those two states can do it - with their strong union bases - there is no reason we can't do it here, too."
Yes, the National Right to Work Committee actually exists, and they promote the expansion of right-to-work laws. They've been around doing anti-union work for decades, and they're not the only ones. Deep-pocketed private donors like the Koch Brothers fund groups like the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council, who in turn fund efforts to repeal worker-friendly laws like prevailing wage, and institute business-friendly laws like right-to-work and those that strip workers of safety, on-the-job rights and pension protections.
When Michigan's right-to-work bill was signed into law in 2012, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka said Gov. Snyder "ignored working Michiganders," but "listened to Grover Norquist, Dick DeVos, the Koch brothers and the extremes of his party. His action will undoubtedly please the Koch Brothers and corporate CEOs, but it will diminish the voice of every working man and woman in Michigan."
The above tipping point reference for 2015 comes up because Republicans control 68 of the 100 legislative chambers among the U.S. states (Nebraska's is unicameral) according to Ballotpedia. In 23 states, the GOP hold the governor's seat and majorities in both legislative chambers. And they're wasting no time getting after unions and working people. Here's a sampling of what's going on:
Wisconsin: Tearing a page from Gov. Snyder's playbook, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who has presidential ambitions, last year said "I have no interest in pursuing right-to-work legislation in this state," and RTW is "not something that's part of my agenda." Fast forward to last week, and RTW was on the fast track toward passage in the Republican-dominated Dairy State Legislature, and Walker's spokeswoman said he would sign it into law if it reaches his desk. Walker and the state's GOP lawmakers have already severely restricted the power of public-employee unions to bargain collectively.
Wisconsin's GOP lawmakers have also introduced legislation to repeal the state's prevailing wage law.
Indiana: Along with Michigan, it adopted a right-to-work law in 2012, and now the Hoosier State Legislature - also dominated by Republicans - is debating the repeal of the statewide prevailing wage law. The House passed a repeal measure on Feb. 23, and the legislation is now in the Senate.
The repeal bill is getting some pushback from the contracting community. The Indianapolis Star reported that Phil Kenney, president of F.A. Wilhelm Construction in Indianapolis, argued that reducing wages would keep workers from building a career in construction, driving down the quality of work. "You're giving them a disincentive to enter the industry, and that's why I oppose the bill. And again, I'm a registered Republican, but I oppose this because it will drastically hurt our business and our competitive ability throughout the state," Kenney said.
Illinois: It's another unlikely state for anti-union legislation, but Gov. Bruce Rauner is actively pushing not for a statewide right-to-work law, but for "right-to-work zones." He is proposing to let counties decide if they want to be right to work, calling them "employee empowerment zones" and fighting "forced unionism." With both houses of the Illinois Legislature controlled by Democrats, one GOP lawmaker said Reuner's plans "would be a heck of a hill to climb."
Gov. Rauner tried an end-around, and issued an executive order allowing workers who are not in a union but are represented at the bargaining table to opt out of paying "fair share fees" used to offset the cost of bargaining. It would have created a de facto RTW law for state employees, but the state's attorney general and comptroller have said they will not implement the order.
The Nevada Senate on Feb. 16 adopted legislation that would kill the state's prevailing wage law. The bill now heads to the state's GOP-controlled Assembly for a vote, and then to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval, who hasn't indicated whether he intends to sign it. Nevada is already a right-to-work state.
The news isn't all bad.
Kentucky: The state Legislature in mid-February shot down both prevailing wage repeal and right-to-work legislation. According to We Party Patriots, each of the two bills got only three Republican votes of support in the 19-member committee.
West Virginia: A bill to repeal the state's prevailing wage stalled last month, with at least 100 contracting companies contacting lawmakers asking them to keep prevailing wage in place. "Local contractors and a road contractor from out of state will compete, and we won't be on a level playing field,," said John Strickland, president of the Maynard C. Smith Construction Co. of Kanawha City, as reported by Hampshire.com. "So the local contractor will lose that contract."
New Mexico: Democrats control the state Senate, so a right-to-work bill that was adopted by the state's House Business and Employment Committee last month likely won't see the light of day. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez called the law "hurtful," adding, "It's anti-worker, anti-family – that's what it is. I don't believe it's going to get through the Senate."


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El Teatro Nacional de Estrasburgo(en francés: Théâtre national de Strasbourg) Es un edificio en la plaza de la República (Place de la République) de Estrasburgo, un ciudad de Francia, que ahora es utilizada por una compañía de teatro del mismo nombre, el Teatro Nacional de Estrasburgo (TNS).

El TNS fue originalmente construido para albergar la asamblea legislativa del Parlamento regional de Alsacia-Lorena, después de que el área quedó bajo control alemán con el Tratado de Frankfurt (1871). Fue construido entre 1888 y 1892 en estilo neoclásico por los socios arquitectónicos August Hartel y Skjold Neckelmann.

En 1919, tras el fin de la Primera Guerra Mundial cuando Alsacia-Lorena regresó a Francia, el gobierno francés ofreció el edificio a la ciudad de Estrasburgo, que a su vez lo ofreció al conservatorio de música de Estrasburgo, a instancias de su nuevo director, Guy Ropartz, que se negaba a ocupar el lugar ubicado justo al frente el Palais du Rhin.

Véase también
Teatro Nacional Popular
Cultura de Francia

Referencias

Teatros de Francia del siglo XIX
Edificios y estructuras de Estrasburgo
Arquitectura neoclásica en Francia
Arquitectura de 1892
Francia en 1892

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The Blackstone Group, the world's largest real estate private equityfirm, is planning to list its own marquee income-producing commercial assets in India and office properties jointly owned with the Embassy Group under its Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The REIT, registered in 2017 as Embassy Office Parks, is sponsored by Blackstone and Bengaluru-based realty developer Embassy Property Developments. It is currently in the process of filing the draft red herring prospectus for the REIT.
The Blackstone-Embassy alliance is expected to raise around $1 billion (Rs 6,850 crore) through this issue, which will be India's maiden REIT. The papers are likely to be filed over the next couple of weeks.


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Саборна црква Свете Тројице у Пакрацу је главни и највећи православни храм у Пакрацу, смештен уз седиште, владичански двор Славонске епархије Српске православне цркве. Саборна црква у Пакрацу је средишња црква епархије.

Историја
Планинске крајеве Славоније српско становништво насељава већ у 15. веку, склањајући се пред Османлијама. Досељавање је посебно било значајно у 16. веку, после пада Славоније под Османлије. Славонија је тада била прилично пуста, пошто се дотадашње римокатоличко становништво иселило пред Османлијама у Градишће (преци данашњих Градишћанских Хрвата).

Пакрачко-славонска епархија (у чијем саставу је данас Саборна црква Свете Тројице у Пакрацу као главни и највећи православни храм у Пакрацу и средишња црква епархије),  са непрекинутим низом православних епископа на челу од 1704. до данас, под својом духовном јурисдикцијом окупила је, током више од три века, православно становништво Славоније и, нешто краће, северне Хрватске. У 18. веку дефинисана као дијецеза унутар граница Карловачке митрополије, своју је матичну црквену организацију надживела  као заокружен ентитет, да би, у понешто измењеним географским и јурисдикционим оквирима, од 20. века постала део обновљене српске патријаршије.

Остваривање првих околности за развој барокног патронажног система у Пакрачко-славонској епархији везано је за време епископа Никифора Стефановића и његовог наследника Софронија Јовановића (1721–1743–1757). Стефановић је у Пакрац стигао из манастира Хопова, у време када је опасност од постављања новог унијатског епископа у Славонији поново била актуелна, а у  Пакраци је владала елементарна административна, образовна и богослужбена несређеност и потреба за епархијским средиштем.

Кључни патронажни фокус Јовановићевог епископовања било је подизање и опремање катедралне цркве Свете Тројице у Пакрацу. Познато је да је Јовановић припремио услове и обезбедио основна средства за њену градњу пред своју смрт 1757. године, али се његов прецизан удео у том подухвату губи због делимично сачуваних архивских сведочанстава, па се за Саборну цркву у Пакрацу, посвећену Светој Тројици, као период градње узима раздобље од 1745. до 1768. године. Последња деценија Јовановићевог епископовања у Пакрацу протицала у знаку градње катедралне цркве, посла који је изискивао сталне и високе новчане издатке.

Јовановићев наследник Арсеније Радивојевић, који је у Пакрац стигао 1759. године, након двогодишњег администрирања  Јовановића, нашао је  недовршену цркву Свете Тројице и  сасвим несређена имовинска и оставинска питања  и велике проблеме у наставку финансирања послова на  довршењу саборне цркве. Исте је године писао митрополиту и синоду питајући... да ли је покојни епископ Јовановић нешто у новцу завештао архиепископији што бисе могло искористити за довршавање храма Свете Тројице у Пакрацу.

Црква jе првобитно била изграђена у барокном духу,  по узору на пакрачку катедралу коју су градили немачки мајстори — који су у Пакрацу средином 18. века,  као и у осталим деловима Митрополије, за сложеније грађевинске подухвате били ангажовани, поготово грађење репрезентативних засвођених цркава. Па се претпоставља да је неко од  страних градитеља, Немац или војни архитекта, учествовао у градњи цркве.

И у периоду од 1893. до 1896. године, када је  здање обновљено, опет је био ангажован Немац, овога пута  чувени немачки архитектa Херман Боле, који је цркви додао  неовизантијске елементе.

Извори с почетка 19. века сведоче да је саборна црква имала и зидне слике у унутрашњости, али не прецизирају у којој мери ни који су простори били осликани.  Постоји могућност да је и за овај посао био ангажован Василије Романович с обзиром да је познато да је у Карловачку митрополијуиз Кијева дошао већ као формиран мајстор.

Монументални иконостас у унутрашњости дело је загребачких столара, а иконе су осликали српски сликари Стеван Тодоровић и Живко Југовић. Иконостас је нестао или девастиран у Другом светском рату, као и већи део остале унутрашње опреме.

Црква је 1991. запаљена од стране хрватских снага. Већина црквеног инвентара која је нестала у периоду од 2003 до 2005. године  је делимично обновљена. Цркви до данас није враћен стари сјај.

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 Пакрац
 Владичански двор у Пакрацу
 Епархија пакрачко-славонска

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Kids Saving the Rainforest is looking to raise its goals to include a reforestation project that will include at least 94,000 trees, according to a statement issued by the group. This will all come together during its Earth Day Tree Planting Challenge Saturday.
The goal is being led to fruition thanks to a donation of around 117 hectares, or about 289 acres, of land that the donor owned as a teak farm before it was harvested back in April 2016, according to the group's co-founder Janine Licare. The property will be used not only for reforestation, but also to release some rescued wildlife on it, according to the organization.
To help the wildlife, consisting of some squirrel and white-faced monkeys as well as three-toed sloths, the group plans to plant a mix of native as well as fruit trees, said Jennifer Rice, the group president. Some of these native trees are also in danger of extinction, Ms. Licare noted.
"Once we finish this part of the project we will build a biologist station and eco-cabins for researchers, biologists, students, and anyone interested," Ms. Licare said when discussing the project's development goals.
"The first few hectares of the property are being saved for this as there is electric, water, and cell phone coverage there, not to mention an ocean view. It is not on the ocean. It is in the mountains, but it does have a view!"


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Who was William Hurt ?
William Hurt, Oscar winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman, who often played a quiet intellectual in his early acting roles but later took more raucous turns in sci-fi and Marvel movies, died today, a week before his death. turning 72 years old.
William Hurt's son Will posted today that his father has died. In May 2018 it was announced that the elderly Hurt had terminal prostate cancer that had spread to the bone.
William Hurt is remembered as a great talent by his peers in the acting community.
He was 71. A son, Alexander Hurt, said the cause was complications of prostate cancer.
"With great sadness, the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar-winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week shy of his 72nd birthday," Hurt's son wrote. "He died peacefully, among relatives, due to natural causes. The family requests privacy at this time."
His career continued with movies like A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The People, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, Mr. Brooks, Into the Wild and Robin Hood.
In 2014, Hurt was at the scene of one of the worst on-set accidents in recent history. He was playing Gregg Allman in director Randall Miller's biopic Midnight Rider when a train crashed into the set at a trestle in rural Georgia, killing camera assistant Sarah Jones and injuring several others. Hurt was on the trestle but escaped unharmed.
The actor later said that he repeatedly expressed concern that the cast and crew members, laden with equipment, would be safe on the trestle in case a train arrived, and AD Hillary Schwartz assured him that it was.
"It's the pain of my professional life and one of the great pains of my personal life," Hurt later said of the accident. "It was simply impossible to imagine that something like this could happen. The other thing I could have done was say, 'This is not good enough for me, I'm leaving the set.' But it was our first day with a team that had worked together before."
Shortly after the accident, director/producer Miller attempted to go ahead with the production, but Hurt quit rather than return to the film.
Miller, Jay Sedrish and Schwartz were convicted of breaking and entering and involuntary manslaughter in Jones's death. Sedrish and Schwartz were granted parole. Miller received two years in jail and eight years of probation.
For younger fans, Hurt was a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in his role as bully Thaddeus Ross, a general who was there on the fateful day Bruce Banner became the Hulk. Ross's character appeared in five Marvel films, including The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Widow, as well as Marvel One-Shot The Consultant and the Disney+ animated series What If. . …?, the latter with the voice of Mike McGill.
Hurt was born on March 20, 1950 in Washington, DC. His father was part of the United States Agency for International Development, a position that caused the family to move to Lahore, Mogadishu and Khartoum. His parents divorced and his mother married Henry Luce III, son of publisher Henry Luce.
He then attended Tufts University, where he studied theology. But he caught the acting bug and joined the theater division of the Juilliard School, where he spent four years immersed among future stars like Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve.
Beginning in 1977, Hurt was a member of the Circle Repertory Company and won an Obie Award for his appearance in Corinne Jacker's My Life. He had an extensive resume on stage, winning a 1978 Theater World Award for his multiple performances in Fifth of Jul, Ulysses in Traction and Lulu.
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Weasel Slayer, Part I
According to Navajo mythology, mankind was born in a huge cavern at the center of the earth. The cavern extended deep into the earth's core, but its end was finite. The cavern's entrance was obstructed by a roaring river named Ood-nan-tunk. So mankind had no place to go and, outside of turning a section of the cavern into an abattoir where they had friends over for dinner, nothing to do. This was because the Spirit Guides, who watched over them, declined to grant them free will. Occasionally, the river would calm down, and the water would recede, exposing abalone shell, coral, white shell stone, black jet stone and turquoise. Mankind gathered these shells, rocks and calcareous secretions of anthozoans and revered them as their Sacred Stones. One day, one of the Spirit Guides, "Shiva Bob," stole into the cavern to more closely observe the Ceremony of Veneration, but unfortunately he got too close to the abattoir, where he was posthaste transformed into "Shishka Bob." Irked at the loss of their whiskers six-draw card sharpener, the remaining Spirit Guides--Billie Mae, Wampum Joe, Betty Sue, Fairlane Ford, Bunyip Boy and Talking God--unleashed terrible monsters upon mankind: badgers, weasels, gophers, lemmings (big ones, thanks to a hypersecretion of somatotropin into their endocrine systems), bellicose quail and black flies. Together, they drove mankind to the very brink back of the cavern and were about to attack, when a strange blue-black aura suddenly illuminated the ground in front of them. Bewildered, the monsters retreated to the area of the abattoir, where a surprise awaited. One night a couple of weeks ago when the Spirit Guides were otherwise preoccupied, mankind had bifurcated into man-and-womankind, and the latter had not yet been recognized as lifeforms by the Guides. They kept mostly to the abattoir, where the monsters--who likewise didn't know what to make of them--now gathered. With amazing speed, womankind dispatched, filleted, grilled and served them. To be sure, there were relatively few "monsters." The badgers, weasels and gophers numbered but fifteen; the lemmings barely touched the two-score mark; and the quail, if slightly compressed, would fit inside of a Quaker breadbox--which is how one of the womenkind opted to serve them. The black flies, on the other hand, numbered in the mid zillions and escaped. The aura--which we now know originated from ÷Grzoplaid, fourth orbiting celestial entity from Star ZWR9(b) in the Crab Nebula's centerleast sector--found and chased the six Spirit Guides into Ood-nan-tunk, where they remained for thousands of generations.
Thousands of generations passed. Man-and-womankind continued to live peacefully in the cavern, collect the occasional Sacred Stone, roast the occasional neighbor. And then one day, Wampum Joe, full of contrition and weary of a fish-only diet, emerged from the river and approached the caverndwellers, careful not to attract the attention of the aura, which was still hanging around the abattoirium, providing full-spectrum light. Wampum Joe presented man-and-womankind with a large rabbit, which he pulled out of a hat, and which they gratefully ate. He told them that it was finally time for them to leave the cavern and commence a great journey. He said it was their destiny. Actually, he only got as far as "des..." before he was grabbed, marinated and shoved into a crockpot. But, after dinner, man-and-womankind began to weigh the benefits of a change of scenery against bedrock boredom, and, half a generation later, they resolved to give it a go. They selected two persons from the explorers guild and one weasel from the herd--womankind hadn't butchered them all, after all--and sent them off. They conveniently kept a journal, and here now are excerpts from it.
We are First Man and First Woman. We cross mighty Ood-nan-tunk on back of Big Weasel, who swim better than he smell. We see Talking God in river. "Ya-tah-hey," says God. "Have a nice day!" Big Weasel climb out of Ood-nan-tunk onto distant shore. Big Door there. We enter. Inside is glittering ground carpet which lead up and far away. Big Weasel follow instinctively. What with wet fur, him also Big Stink. We pass through many strange worlds full of insects and masked spirits until we get to Third Underworld, Dook'o'osliid, whence we at last emerge into Overworld, Dzil Na'oodili. Big sky. No cavern. No river--well, a couple streams, but nothing to write home about. There we meet Spider Woman, who give us corn pollen. "What the hell is this?" we ask. "Shut up and listen," replies Spider Woman. "You are Ni'hookaa Diyan Diné. That means Holy Earth People, a heap big responsibility. I am here to teach First Woman to weave and First Man to sing Blessing Song." But Spider Woman also teach us what else can happen when First Man and First Woman get together in Garden of Dzil Na'oodili. Soon First Woman is craving ice cream and pickles and feeling nauseous. Under Spider Woman's tutelage, we set down mountains on land, place sun, moon and stars in sky, and make trees, rain and clouds. The clouds are especially cool, being many shades of white, black, yellow and blue. We still don't know what the hell to make of the corn pollen. Nine months later, amidst vapors of yellow clouds, First Woman bears twins, "Child-Born-of-Water" and "Weasel Slayer." Why the hell should anyone want to slay a weasel?, we wonder.
But Coyote, the trickster, has been counseling Big Weasel. With help of cameo by skinwalker ghost of Wampum Joe, he convince the large carnivore it payback time for past ignominy in cavern's abattoir. A conspiracy ensues.
Meanwhile, First Man build mobile from abalone shell, coral, white shell stone, black jet stone and turquoise that we bring from Ood-nan-tunk and hang it over crib. This occupy increasingly restive twins enough for us to get some shuteye. One night during REM sleep dream (Sun turns corn pollen into Corn Dogs, which are first revered, then eaten by Holy Earth People), a pep-talked Big Weasel steals into boudoir of First Woman. He is about to turn her left leg into an hors d'oeuvre when his tail brushes against stone and shell mobile. Instantly the twins are awake, Child-Born-of-Water demanding for umpteenth time a glass of same, and Weasel Slayer instantly sizing up situation and living up to his birth name.
Proud of their progeny, First Man and First Woman soon revisit Garden of Dzil Na'oodili delights and begin to make "Kiiyaa aanii," the first of the Four Original Clans that will one day bring to fruition First Man's dream of Corn Dogs 'n Weasels, the first successful Navajo take-out restaurant franchise.
But what of Weasel Slayer's alliance with Office of Homeland Security superintendent Beano Bengaze? Patience, gentle audient, patience.
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Introduces New 'Doughnut-Worthy' Coffee
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced an all-new, freshly brewed coffee designed to be the perfect complement to its Original Glazed doughnuts and other treats – a combination that's deliciously inseparable.
Now available at Krispy Kreme shops nationwide, guests can choose from two authentic blends of fresh coffee: new Smooth for subtle, easy drinking and Rich for a more bold experience. Both are made from 100 percent Arabica beans.
"We have completely reinvented Krispy Kreme coffee from the bean to the cup, ensuring our customers' beverage experience delivers the fresh quality and taste you always get from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts," said Jackie Woodward, Chief Marketing Officer of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. "Our new Smooth coffee is the only coffee designed to be the perfect complement to Krispy Kreme's freshly-madeOriginal Glazed doughnuts and other treats. It's a combination that's deliciously inseparable, and we're proud to say that our coffee is now doughnut-worthy."
Matching a coffee with the unique taste of a Krispy Kreme doughnut is a complex feat, in part, because the coffee must have just the right balance of flavor profiles. After sourcing Arabica beans from Sumatra, Colombia, Guatemala and Brazil, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts spent months working with experts to create the perfect coffee blends for its doughnuts – offering light acidity to balance the sweetness and with nuttiness and citrus notes to complement the treats. Lightly roasted with a subtle blend of Central and South American beans, the new Smooth blend is crafted to produce a smooth, balanced body for easy drinking and a naturally sweet finish. As a bold alternative, the new Rich blend is an aromatic and flavorful medium-bodied blend of Central, African and Indo-Pacific beans, creating a lush, well-rounded flavor and satisfying finish.
Beginning February 6, Krispy Kreme customers who purchase any size of the new coffee will receive a free Original Glazed doughnut. For more information on the promotion, which runs through February 28, go to http://KrispyKreme.com/DeliciouslyInseparable.
About Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., is a global retailer of premium-quality sweet treats, including its signature Original Glazed doughnut. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., the Company has offered the highest-quality doughnuts and great-tasting coffee since it was founded in 1937. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is proud of its Fundraising program, which for decades has helped non-profit organizations raise millions of dollars in needed funds. Krispy Kreme doughnuts can be found in approximately 12,000 grocery, convenience and mass merchant stores in the U.S. The Company has more than 1,100 retail shops in 30 countries. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme, and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.
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1255 Clarry Hill Road, Union
The spacious farmhouse on 5.5 acres comes with the option of renting an upper story.
By Marketing DepartmentKennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel
The c.1855 home's exterior.
UNION – As you ascend Clarry Hill and enjoy gazing from on high far out over the Maine countryside, you will also notice cool birdhouse street signs along the way.
The pastoral views and charming signs provide a perfect introduction to this one-of-a-kind property. To the south, past a boundary of trees and ancient stone walls, the back lawn of its 5.5 acres abut a nature preserve with trails. The home overlooks all, and it has an intriguing history.
Built c. 1855, the structure originally served as a facility for processing blueberries (the picking is still plentiful). In decades that followed, the farm laborers boarded here. In 1974 the house was purchased by back-to-the-landers, whose renovations (a wood stove in the kitchen was an early improvement) "haven't stopped since."
The happy result is a modern home with classic New England character, and an abundance of original features, totaling 3,340 square feet on three levels of living. The 10 rooms include five bedrooms, and floor-plan flexibility is excellent. In addition, at the back of the house are an unheated workshop and a covered summer porch that makes a wonderful warm-weather studio.
Versatility extends to the two upper floors, each of which has its own kitchen, and either of which may be rented. The top story is one huge open-concept space (bath excepted), handsomely paneled a few years ago. The second floor has both a multi-function great room with bath, and bedrooms.
Single-level living is of course an option. The cherry-floored master bedroom's built-ins include shelving and a desk, and the accessory bath is equipped with both a clawfoot tub and a sauna. Full-view doors in the living room frame the view, and open out to an elevated deck.
The home at 1255 Clarry Hill Road, Union, is listed for sale at $299,999 by Bob Lombardo of Better Homes & Gardens The Masiello Group (Augusta office). Taxes are $3,523 (2017). For more information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Bob at 623-4182, 242-5281 or at [email protected].
The Central Maine Home of the Week is produced by the Marketing Department of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Please send feature home suggestions to [email protected].
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There are still hours left to go until the end of Amazon's third annual Prime Day — the self-created sale holiday during which the e-commerce giant offers hundreds of thousands of rolling discounts for members of its subscription service. Yet for some small businesses, it's already paying off big.
For first-time participant Simply Gum, based in New York City, Prime Day has already surpassed all expectations, giving the company a lift of 1,371 percent in sales.
Prime Day discounts started the night of July 10, and the natural chewing gum company's first Lightning Deal sold out in just six hours, "before we woke up this morning," says founder Caron Proschan in a statement.
Small retailers willing to offer steep discounts made out well on Amazon's third annual Prime Day, where items were discounted for members of Amazon's subscription service.
That offer was 20 percent off six packs of assorted gums on Prime Day, which usually sell for $15.99 on Amazon. Simply Gum is also offering 20 percent off the brand's new mints for the rest of Prime week.
To prepare for the sale, Proschan promoted it on Simply Gum's Instagram and partnered with Amazon on videos and a press release to garner extra reach.
"Prime Day has really proven to be one of the most important days of the year for our business, not only in terms of sales lift, but also in terms of generating brand awareness and exposure," says Proschan.
Boston-based Willow & Everett, a high-end kitchen products company, participated in Prime Day for the second year in a row after seeing a bump of more than 10 times its typical daily sales numbers last year. On Monday evening the company had already seen an increase of nearly 15 times its typical daily sales.
"It blew us out of the water last year," says Camille Arneberg, who co-owns the two-and-a-half-year-old company with her husband, Ben. "We prepared months ago by increasing our inventory and making sure we had enough in stock for the various lightning deals.
"Even if you're not running a deal across the board, you still need more of things in stock to be prepared," says Arneberg.
The company had deals on copper mugs, tea pots and more. It sold out of more than 2,000 of the brand's salt and pepper shakers in a few hours, retailing at a discounted $14.99 from the company's normal price tag of $24.99.
Last year on Prime Day customers ordered more than 20 million items from small businesses and entrepreneurs across more than 50 categories, according to Amazon. In 2015, that number was at 14 million items from small sellers.
To participate, sellers have to discount their products by at least 20 percent and use Amazon fulfillment to ship orders. Amazon charges sales fees of 15 percent on average, depending on retail categories, says the company.
Willow & Everett are already gearing up for next year.
"Overall, it's a great opportunity to get new customers into your brand's ecosystem," says Arneberg.
"Even though a lot of [retailers] are selling product on razor-thin profit margins, it's worth it because the traffic is so high and because of the exposure we get."
Plus, says Arneberg, "Summer is a slow time for online sales, so Prime Day is a great way to help online retailers get through [to] the holiday season."


Dianeia's firepower burned the Dungeon Master to nothing.
All that was left was a black magic stone rolling around on the floor.
When Dianeia saw it…she finally understood the reality of what she'd done.
Her goal was Daichi who was far ahead of her in strength, so despite her efforts to become stronger she hadn't known if she had improved or not.
Athena and the shining heads cheered and clapped from behind her.
A sound came from the wall in front of them.
The sturdy wall interlaced with magic stones suddenly broke. Then a large black shadow appeared.
It was an even larger Dungeon Master. The one before was a medium…but this was a large.
There was a clear difference.
Dianeia yelled as she instantly took her stance.
The shining heads entered their defensive positions.
Ash asked Dianeia and she nodded.
The previous dungeon master had held on for several seconds.
With an even larger one with more servant demons the effect would be worse.
Honestly, she was feeling some fear.
Athena was looking at her. Safety was first, but even so that didn't mean she could show a pathetic fight.
……….she had to guarantee them their escape.
If she mustered her full strength she should be able to fight on even grounds with it.
Our retreat is secure, then there's no need to wait.
Dianeia said as she strengthened her resolve and stepped forward when…..
The wall behind the Dungeon Master exploded.
A frightful sound echoed through the caves and a huge hole opened.
The shock sent a gust of wind throughout the cave and sent up a cloud of dust.
……at this time another appeared!?
Dianeia thought and looked at the hole.
The thing that came out was….
A giant fist made of wood.
It grabbed the Dungeon Master's neck.
Then it seemed to wrap around it's neck like a collar holding it there.
It continued to grow until it wrapped around the entire body of the Dungeon Master. No matter how it struggled it couldn't get free.
They heard a voice from inside the cloud of dust.
Daichi appeared inside his wood armor with three other captured Dungeon Masters in tow.
When I met with Dianeia having captured the Dungeon Masters, Sakura spoke up from within my armor.
A Dungeon Master began creating flames.
It seems the restraints weren't enough for this one.
It attacked while going wild.
The Dungeon Master's body collapsed leaving behind a magic stone. This was the way to defeat them effortlessly.
It felt like what you do with fish….but it's good I was able to do it properly.
And so we defeated the remaining Dungeon Masters one after another as we waited.
Quite predictable that the dungeons were connected. Looking forward to seeing more curb stomping wood golem armor.


Seventeen-year-old Shelby Cooper leads a boringly routine life. She lives with her mum, Shaylene, who home-schools her, and she pretty much never goes out. Except for Fridays, when she and her mum have a regular appointment at the baseball batting cages followed by ice cream for dinner.
Above all, her mother emphasises, Shelby must stay safe. If she strays from the routine, anything could happen to her, especially as Shelby is deaf.
Despite all Shaylene's precautions, however, one night Shelby gets hit by a car and ends up in hospital. And that's when things start to get weird. Suddenly, she and her mum are on the run. But who from? The police? Shelby's dad, whom she always thought was dead? Nothing her mother says or does makes sense anymore. And is her mother even her mother?
There Will Be Lies is a roller-coaster read of twists and turns. Just when I had been lulled into believing this was a standard 'mistaken identity crime novel', author Nick Lake mixed everything up with the addition of a dream world based on Native American mythology.
As Shelby switches between 'reality' (a Thelma and Louise-type road trip with Shaylene) and the Dreaming (where the trickster of Navajo legend known as Coyote attempts to guide her on a quest to kill the Crone and rescue the Child, or else Shelby's real world may end), her search for her own identity grows ever more complex. In the process, intriguing questions regarding the importance of dreams and what really defines a 'family' are asked and (at least partially) answered.
This is great writing. Nick Lake is an award-winning author and the craftsmanship behind this story is evident on every page. Shelby is an engaging narrator with a wonderfully wry sense of humour and a great turn of phrase. There Will Be Lies turned out to be a very different book from the one I was expecting but I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.


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Ranveer, Deepika jet off for vacation after '83' release
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Ranveer Singh starrer sports biopic '83' declared tax free in Delhi
New Delhi: Ranveer Singh's upcoming sports biopic '83', in which he will be seen portraying Kapil Dev, captain of the 1983 cricket World Cup-winning team, has been declared tax-free in Delhi ahead…
Ranveer, Deepika lift their fashion quotient in Jeddah, Dubai
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Q: Maven package open a file (as a *File*) inside a jar package I need to open a file which is inside a maven jar package. It a model configuration for a framework I use and a constructor of a library class requires to pass a object of type File. I can get a path to a configuration file using class loader without any problems. But -- unfortunately -- File can not read a file inside jar. So I get java.io.FileNotFoundException. Now I looking for a solution for this problem. My plan is to decompress the model configuration file and place it in a temporary directory. However, before starting coding, I would like to learn if there is any other solution for such a problem like mine.
UPDATE: I need to read a file in runtime.

A: If you're doing it from a maven build, unpack the jar resource to a file using

*

*dependency:unpack-dependencies (if the jar is one of the project's maven dependenies)
<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
 <executions>
   <execution>
    <id>unpack-dependencies</id>
    <phase>generate-resources</phase>
    <goals>
      <goal>unpack-dependencies</goal>
    </goals>
    <configuration>
      <includeGroupIds>the.groupId</includeGroupIds>
      <includeArtifactIds>the.artifactId</includeArtifactIds>
      <includes>**/path/to/your/resource.txt</includes>
      <outputDirectory>where/do/you/want/it</outputDirectory>
    </configuration>
  </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>

or use

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*dependency:unpack (if the jar is no dependency, but still available as a maven artifact)
<plugin>
 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
 <executions>
   <execution>
     <id>unpack</id>
     <phase>generate-resources</phase>
     <goals>
       <goal>unpack</goal>
     </goals>
     <configuration>
       <artifactItems>
         <artifactItem>
           <groupId>the.groupid</groupId>
           <artifactId>the.artifactid</artifactId>
           <version>the.version</version>
           <type>jar</type>
           <outputDirectory>where/do/you/want/it</outputDirectory>
           <includes>**/path/to/your/resource.txt</includes>
         </artifactItem>
       </artifactItems>
     </configuration>
   </execution>
 </executions>
</plugin>

A: I think you should use JarInputStream, traversing through JAR entries one by one, until you find what you need. Then just read() content of the found JarEntry.

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Blackthorn Celebrates its Somerset Roots With a Fresh New Look
The Shepton Mallet Cider Mill has announced that one of the country's best loved ciders, Blackthorn, will undergo a brand refresh alongside the launch of an exciting new variant for the off trade, Black n' Black, in response to the growing fruit cider trend.
The new identity has been developed to reflect the craft and quality that cider lovers have come to expect from the Somerset cider, while expressing the history and heritage of the brand. The story goes that in 1972 a crack team of master cider makers were tasked with crafting a cider to beat all others and after months of blending the much loved Blackthorn cider was born.
To highlight its proud West Country roots, the Somerset dragon and the words 'Somerset Pressed' will now feature prominently across the top of each can as well the historic Shepton Mallet Market Cross monument across all Blackthorn variants.
Andy Cross (pictured), Marketing Manager for Blackthorn, comments: "As one of the country's best loved ciders we have re-designed the packaging to reflect the quality and craftsmanship that goes into Blackthorn as well as celebrating our proud Somerset roots. We have also introduced a pressed script style on the packaging to represent the way we press our cider, while both a reverse face and a front face bring the rich story behind the brand to life."
To support the brand re-fresh and communicate its provenance and heritage, The Shepton Mallet Cider Mill will be launching an outdoor media and PR campaign in its Bristol heartland followed by national point of sale customer support over the coming months.
Meanwhile, to coincide with the new look and responding to consumer demand for flavoured cider, the brand has launched a new canned fruit variant for the off trade called Black 'n Black (4.7% ABV).
Fruit cider is the fastest growing cider category in the off trade, up 65 per cent in volume over the last year (Neilson Scantrack 24.05.2014 – Total GB). In response to this growing trend, the new variant blends the flavours of dark fruits, rich blackberries and blackcurrants with Blackthorn's distinctive apple cider.
"Fruit cider has prompted an influx of younger drinkers into the cider category" adds Andy Cross, "we knew that by adding a secret blend of fruits from the hedgerow to our distinctive Somerset cider we would create an ideal product for introducing the brand to a new audience of cider drinkers. We have been overwhelmed by the positive interest in Black 'n Black and are very optimistic about what it will deliver for the Blackthorn portfolio"
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LetterShop creates thoughtfully-crafted design solutions that demand attention for businesses and organizations.
LetterShop is the creative office of Brigid Cabry Nelson. Brigid collaborates with the most passionate creatives and developers in the industry. Together, we are inspired and driven by our clients' vision for their brands. You know your audience. Our job is to listen. Ask questions. Our goal is to bring your vision into reality with stunning brand platforms. We can't wait to explore, discover, strategize with you. Boots to the ground! We put in the hard work to make your brand the very best it can be.
So proud to have worked with the inspirational Ally Kirkpatrick on the naming and branding for her new bookstore in Alexandria, VA. Ally has already opened her pop-up shop and been warmly welcomed by the community. I see a local institution in the making!
It was a privilege to design the eighth annual Honey and Wax Bookseller catalog. Each year, the catalog includes extraordinary and rare books and ephemera. Some choice examples from this year's catalogue include: a 1960s French space race tabletop game, a Swedish screen-printed artist's book (shown on cover) and a first edition of The Wind in the Willows accompanied by a signed letter from the author. This was printed by the exceptional team in Minnesota, GLS.
My tote bags are here! ❤ Each year, I take some time out for a fun, personal project where I design tote bags that are sent out to my wonderful clients.
It was great fun to see this trade booth that I designed go up all the way over in Oz! Monotype is showcasing their amazing font technology at the Adobe symposium over there.


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Tragedy Strikes Set Of Martin Scorsese's 'Silence'
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By Tanya Ghahremani
This is absolutely shocking. According to CNN, major tragedy has struck the set of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film Silence in Taiwan, after an accident that occurred on the film's set Thursday left two studio construction workers injured, and one dead.
Per the reports of the incident, the accident was caused by a structure collapsing when workers were attempting to repair it — apparently, there were prior concerns that the structure (which was meant to be used as a building for the film's scenery) was unsafe, so the repairs were actually being made to reinforce and fix the problem. In a statement, Taipei police spokesman Chen Chung-Ren said that the accident had tragically left two set workers hospitalized — one in serious condition — and one dead.
The film is an adaptation of the Shusako Endo novel of the same name, and follows the story of "a pair of Jesuit priests who journey to Japan to investigate the alleged apostasy of another evangelist." It's set to star Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Girls star Adam Driver, and Andrew Garfield.
In a statement released to Deadline , a spokesperson for the film said in a statement that the film was in pre-production at the time of the tragedy. "Everyone is in shock and sorrow and expresses their deepest concern and sympathy to the families of the individual who died and those who were injured," the statement read.
Bustle has reached out for comment, but has not heard back.


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Bethalto is een plaats (village) in de Amerikaanse staat Illinois, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Madison County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 9454.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 9749, een stijging van 295 (3,1%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
17,0 km², geheel bestaande uit land. Bethalto ligt op ongeveer 160 m boven zeeniveau.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 12 km rond Bethalto.

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Plaats in Illinois


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Four alumni to speak at Executive Insights panel April 13
March 31, 2017 · 4 min read
The College of Business Administration's spring Executive Insights panel is 4 to 6 p.m. April 13 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium.
Four distinguished University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumni executives will share their perspectives on leadership and business success at the College of Business Administration spring Executive Insights panel from 4 to 6 p.m. April 13 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R St.
Hosted by the School of Accountancy and Department of Finance, the free event features a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session, followed by a networking reception at 5 p.m. All university students and the public are invited to attend. Kathy Farrell, interim dean and State Farm Professor of Finance, will facilitate the discussion.
"The Executive Insights series was inspired by discussions with our advisory board members about how they wanted to give back to our college community," Farrell said. "Through collaboration of members from the Finance, School of Accountancy and Dean's advisory boards, the series has brought respected C-Suite leaders to meet and have meaningful discussions with our community. In its third year, both students and professionals benefit from this tradition."
The alumni executives are:
Andrea Gronenthal, 1991, 1992, is a partner, U.S. leader and tax performance advisory at Ernst and Young since 2014. After earning her bachelor's degree and Master of Public Accountancy at Nebraska, she gained 25 years of experience in international, federal and state taxation, tax and business process, internal control and financial accounting. She assists corporations with developing strategies to enhance the performance of the tax function. She previously worked as managing director and practice leader for True Partners Consulting's Tax Risk and Process Re-engineering Practice and national practice director-tax risk at Hudson Financial Solutions. Gronenthal focused on Fortune 500 and middle-market multinational companies, implementing effective tax risk management strategies and aligning corporate tax risk strategies with the overall business strategy and risk management of an organization.
Tom Henning, 1975, joined Assurity in 1990. He is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Assurity Life Insurance Company and president and chief executive officer of Assurity Group Inc. With more than 30 years of financial experience, he holds chartered life underwriter, chartered financial consultant and chartered financial analyst designations. An active leader in many civic organizations, Henning was chair of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and the University of Nebraska Foundation and co-chair of the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development. A driving force behind Lincoln's Vision 2015 group, he also is on several corporate boards, including Nelnet, Lincoln Industries and Great Western Bancorp. Henning earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Nebraska and a graduate degree from Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University. He also completed the Effective Management Program and Leadership Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the Directors' College executive education program at Stanford University.
Michael Johnson, 1981, joined Accenture, a global professional services and Fortune 500 company, as associate director in 2016. For more than 20 years, his primary focus included energy and business processes industries. Johnson, who earned his bachelor's degree in accounting at Nebraska, also works with finance, manufacturing, retail and consumer packaged goods. Johnson was a general partner at Castle and Moat and a senior principal at Computer Science Corporation. He also worked as associate partner and business development manager at IBM and principal value engineering, director of business consulting and manager of pre-sales at SAP. He earned a master's degree in finance from the College for Financial Planning in 2006.
Jane Miller is the chief operating officer and executive vice president for Gallup and is also a director, owner and leader in the privately held, employee-owned company. Named COO in 2000, her responsibilities include all operational aspects of the service organization, including the orchestration and execution of The Gallup Path globally. This includes assuring a best-practice workplace for employee and customer engagement and performance to drive loyalty and growth. Miller has been on numerous boards including director of the Gallup Board, chair of the Kiewit Foundation and chairman of the Knights of Aksarben. A graduate of the College of Education and Human Sciences at Nebraska, she also volunteered as a committee member at Creighton University and the Omaha Zoological Society Board.
To learn more and register for the event, click here.
Sheri Irwin-Gish, Executive Director of Communications, Marketing and External Relations, College of Business
Executive Insights panel
Andrea Gronenthal
Tom Henning
Jane Miller


Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, N.Y., Weds. June 29, 2005: Antigua and Barbuda Olympian, Howard Lindsay, was among those rallying for New York City yesterday as officials here hope International Olympic Committee Executive Board officials will give them the nod to host the 2012 Games.
The host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics will be announced in Singapore on July 6. Yesterday, city officials were joined by U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice and athletes, to bid farewell to the city's representatives who will make their way to the far east country for the pitch and the final announcement.
The 100-member NYC2012 delegation, headed by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Deputy Mayor and NYC2012 Founder Daniel L. Doctoroff, will be outfitted in original Oscar de le Renta designs, as they make their bid to the Committee.
The attire consists of a printed NYC2012 blouse with matching printed scarf, white blazer, and navy skirt for women. The men will wear a navy blazer and solid blue dress shirt, a printed NYC2012 tie, and white pants.
Aside from Mayor Bloomberg and Doctoroff, New York's delegation consisted of Olympians and Parlympians, government leaders, bid ambassadors, NYC2012 staff, members of the United States Olympic family and bid supporters.
New York is competing against four other cities for the right to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012: London, Madrid, Moscow and Paris.


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La cenurosi è una malattia parassitaria sostenuta da cestodi che si sviluppa negli ospiti intermedi di Taenia multiceps, T. serialis, T. brauni, o T. glomerata).

Questa patologia colpisce principalmente le pecore ed altri ungulati,, ma occasionalmente può colpire l'uomo tramite l'ingestione accidentale delle uova del parassita.

Mentre le forme adulte di queste specie si sviluppano nell'intestino degli ospiti definitivi (cani, volpi ed altri canidi), causando una patologia appartenente alle teniasi, le larve nella pecora vanno a localizzarsi nell'encefalo, dando una sintomatologia tipicamente nervosa, con incoordinazione, paraplegia e/o disturbi della vista.

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Collegamenti esterni
Stanford University: Coenurosis

Zoonosi


With recent changes in the health care industry, the need for dedicated medical professionals is greater than ever. Hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other medical facilities need strong administrators to implement new policies, bring in new funding opportunities, and manage staff.
If you're interested in using your leadership skills in the health care field, contact the schools listed below that offer health care administration Bachelor's degree programs in Utah.
Utah's population is getting health insurance coverage extremely quickly. Since 2012, the state health exchange has doubled enrollment. As these residents begin using their health insurance, local organizations will likely need to adjust staffing levels and make other business decisions to meet their community's needs.
Several health care agencies and organizations are expanding their operations. CHG Healthcare is one of many local employers that is adding locations throughout Utah.
If you decide to become a health care administrator, there may be many areas of improvement that you can work on. Statewide reports indicate that Utah veterans have longer-than-average wait times when it comes to medical care. By taking on a leadership role in this setting, you may be able to improve the care received by our country's veterans.
Preparing for entry-level careers in health care management often starts with a great education. A bachelor's degree in healthcare administration requires about eight semesters of full-time study. By the time you graduate, you should have at least 120 credits.
The curriculum for a health care administration program should cover the various aspects of effective medical management. When you begin your education, you may take core courses like Project Management, Managing Organizational Behavior, Navigating the U.S. Health Care System, and Financial Systems for Management. High-level courses in your curriculum may include Clinical Systems Management, Law & Regulation in Health Care, Health Care Communication, Health Care Performance & Process Improvement, and Health Care Economics.
You must be able to successfully work within a variety of health care settings to truly succeed in this program. Due to the importance of work experience, you may be expected to complete an internship, a practicum, or a fellowship at a local health care organization.
Throughout the duration of your education, you may be able to apply for a wide range of scholarships and grants. These financial aid opportunities can go a long way in making your education more affordable. The Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health funds scholarships for people who agree to work in a rural area after graduation. The Utah Public Health Association awards one scholarship of $500 each year to a deserving student.
In general, the job outlook for medical managers is very positive across the United States. It's even better in Utah, though. Through the year 2022, O*Net predicts a 35 percent increase in job openings in Utah. The average salary for a Utah medical manager is $85,300 per year (O*Net, 2013).
Utah medical managers may utilize a number of resources to make the most of their options. If you join a group like the Utah Medical Group Management Association, you may be able to attend networking events and further your education with seminars.
Health care administration is a major part of the medical industry. Get started on your new career path today by contacting health care administration programs in Utah for program details.


More cases of stubble-burning in the neighbouring states were recorded this time as compared to last year despite a strict enforcement, Supreme Court-appointed EPCA chairperson Bhure Lal said on Friday as he stressed on the need to bring a change in the mentality of people so that they look at the alternatives to this practice.
Speaking at a workshop on Bulk Utilisation of Crop Residue for Economic and Environmental Sustainability organised by the PHD Chamber, he noted that paddy straw can be a very rich source of fertilisers and its best utilisation would be to merge it with soil.
Stubble-burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is one of the major causes for poor air quality in Delhi. The air quality in the national capital last Thursday went off the charts as smog caused due to bursting of firecrackers engulfed the city. The air quality index (AQI) was recorded at a high 642.
The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) chairman pointed out that despite the fact that "enforcement was strict this time, more stubble-burning was recorded this year as compared to last year".
Lal said it had been seen that the younger generation was ready to look for alternatives, but the older generation still wanted to stick with stubble-burning.
"It takes a period of 45 days for paddy straw to decompose completely and then be used as fertiliser, but farmers usually have just 25 days," he said.
"If we succeed in reducing this period of 45 days to 25 days, our problems related to stubble-burning will be solved," the EPCA chairman said.
"Subsidies have been granted but still the practice of stubble burning is prevailing," he said, warning that this trend must change otherwise it would be "difficult to breathe".
Stubble-burning in neighbouring states combined with other factors in Delhi such as vehicular emissions, industrial pollution and smoke from firecrackers around Diwali plague the national capital's air quality every year.
This year too, the pollution level spiked to "severe-plus emergency" level due to rampant burning of firecrackers leading to the formation of blanket of smoke across Delhi.
V N Kale, Additional Commissioner in the Agriculture Ministry, who was also present on the occasion, however, had said last year that out of 20 million tonnes of paddy straws, about 17 million tonnes was burnt, but this year it was around 13-15 million tonnes.


I have some really slow freshmen who have a hard time in algebra class connecting ordered pairs with points on a Cartesian coordinate system. Does anybody know of a game that helps teach coordinate graphing? I was thinking of something like Battleship that would require you to specify ordered pairs instead of A4, B6, etc.. It would be nice too if they could play either against the computer or else against each other from different computers.
Responses mentioned Sketch, the GIMP, and cgoban. One interesting suggestion was to modify seabattle (an implementation of the old paper-and-pencil game Battleship) to print the grid in x-y coordinates rather than A5, B6, etc."
"We found another weather station reporting application that runs on Linux, Oww (One-wire weather). It looks very much as though it will do the things asked for in our previous report, so long as the right hardware is available."
"Michael Hamlin introduced us to enCore, "a powerful online multi-user environment specifically designed for educational applications." enCore is a graphical MOO."


He was denied bond on both charges.
Mendez has no previous criminal record in South Carolina, State Law Enforcement Division records show.
Mendez, who worked for the Goodwill store in Lancaster, "seemed like a normal guy," according to his neighbors at Palmetto Place Apartments in Lancaster.
"He didn't act like something was off," one neighbor, who asked not to be identified, said Thursday.
The Lancaster News interviewed Mendez' mother, Olga Félix, Thursday and reported she said she was "inconsolable" and asked for forgiveness from the Whitesell family.
Félix and Mendez lived together, neighbors said. The Lancaster News reported the two are originally from Camuy, Puerto Rico; people born in Puerto Rico are American citizens.
Herald news partner WSOC-TV spoke with Chris Anderson, who was at The Peach Stand the day of the shooting. WSOC-TV reported Anderson saw a man with a gun, and Whitesell lying on the floor.
The man asked "for us to call the police," the station reported Anderson said.
Mendez was determined to be indigent by a Fort Mill judge in his initial appearance Wednesday, after he was charged with murder.
He was appointed a lawyer and the 16th Circuit Public Defender's Office now is representing Mendez, said Harry Dest, chief public defender.
"Our office has been appointed the case, and we will begin our own independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the case immediately," Dest said.
Dest declined to comment on the evidence in the case or say when Mendez might next appear in court.
Mendez is being held without bond at the York County jail.
Murder in South Carolina carries a minimum of 30 years in prison for a conviction, with a maximum of life.
Hundreds gathered to honor Whitesell's memory at The Peach Stand Thursday night.
Services for Whitesell will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Illumine Church in Rock Hill.


In January 2018 David Whale and Tummas Rubeksen of Heimdal Tours decided that it was high time to take the message to the USA, that the Faroe Islands is not only open for visitors, but that it is probably the coolest and still relatively undiscovered destination in the world.
Our obvious target was the prestigious New York Times Travel Show with its 560 exhibitors from 170 countries worldwide, and an expected 30,000 visitors over three days. We decided to be the first private tour company from the Faroe Islands to attend this prestigious event.
We set out from Vágar airport with Atlantic Airways, which we like to refer to as "our airline",to our first stop in the mother country, Denmark. We paid homage to the mother country by doing what all good Faroese people do in Copenhagen…worship at the feet of the great shopping cathedral that is H&M!
We boarded one of their fleet of Boeing Dreamliners, and as we boarded we were ushered to the left to the Premier Class front of the plane. We were greeted with what I can only describe as a sofa each, and the leg room was epic. Now I am not blessed with greatness in the vertical dimension and can honestly say that my feet could only just reach the seat in front. The headroom was amazing also, although I did have to enlist the help of Tummas to open the overhead locker.
Once settled, we decided on this occasion to take advantage of the complimentary drinks bar and treated ourselves to a celebratory glass of champagne to toast our upcoming New York adventure, whilst watching one of the plethora of movies on offer on the entertainment center.
8 hours later we arrived at JFK, and summoned a famous Yellow Cab to take us to our hotel, The Marriott Marquis on Broadway. I have to say I was a little deflated by the sight of the yellow cabs. Having watched many US movies and the TV series Taxi, I was still expecting the classic tank of a yellow cab, only to be confronted by a row of Toyotas and Mazdas. Not even a Mercedes in sight, which is the taxi of choice in the Faroe Islands. This disappointment continued as we made our way to Manhattan – where are all of the big Lincoln Continentals and Pontiacs? We might as well have been in Copenhagen traffic…, but then I caught sight of my first fully loaded New York State Trooper patrol car with enough lights to light up a Heathrow runway, which made my day.
The hotel lived up to expectations, a veritable cathedral of a hotel with the rooms all set in a never ending high rise quadrangle with round tower of glass elevators speeding up the walls like a fairground ride. It is so big that you have to go to the 8th floor to find the lobby and reception. The hotel was right in the middle of theatre land and within strolling distance of the neon palace that is Times Square. Only one thing to do. Head straight to the Food stand for a classic 7 dollar Times Square Hot Dog with all of the trimmings, being careful to dodge The Hulk, Spiderman, Batman and a crowd of photo hungry Minions en route.
Next morning…The New York Times Travel Show! After registration and setting up, there was a buzz about the place. When the doors opened to the public and trade, despite the razamatazz, colour and dance of the various Mexican, Carribean and Asian stands, we were delighted to see that little old Faroe Islands was in for some serious attention.
There had been a travel writers' seminar, and the concensus in the room was that the Faroe Islands is the hot destination for those discerning travellers looking for new discoveries. Old news to us of course, but it meant a constant stream of interested parties wanting to avail themselves of everything there is to know about the Faroe Islands, starting with…where are they??!
So for the next three days, we talked to the crowds non-stop, only stopping to grab another mouthful of much needed water to keep the voice active and dipping in to packets of Turkey Jerkey (Dont ask!).
For a small nation of 50,000 people and a 10×10 foot booth, we made a huge impact at the show and many people congratulated us on being the most informative and interesting exhibitors. We would like to take the credit ourselves as great inspirational speakers and salesmen, but I suspect that the images and the videos we displayed of the beautiful, stunning and spectacular Faroe Islands scenery spoke for itself, and made our job very easy and above all very enjoyable.
Plus, we met with some great people, some of whom we are preparing travel itineraries for right now.


Is Diane 35 a safe method of contraception?
Home » Frequently asked Questions on Health » Is Diane 35 a safe method of contraception?
Q: I have been using Diane 35 as an oral contraceptive for the past one month. My doctor had asked me to take it from the fifth day of my menstrual cycle but the medicine pack says that I should begin from the first day. Please tell me when to begin? Is it a safe method of contraception?
A:Diane 35 is indicated in the treatment of acne refractory to other therapies. It is not to be used solely for contraception. When used for acne, the starting point is Day 1 of the cycle. You can use another OC for contraception though it is better and safer for male partner to use condoms.


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There's a new entry in the IPOs with Rs 444 crore initial public offering (IPO). It's the first government-owned company to hover over a primary market issue in 2020, opened for bidding today. The issue is open for subscription till Thursday. The company has an essential monopoly on building destroyers, frigates and submarines for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard in India. Besides, it has built ships and tugboats for commercial use.
Mazagon Dock, founded in 1934 and nationalised in 1960, is the only company building desecrators and submarines for the Navy. Most of its top management is ex-Navy, including Narayan Prasad who is the chairman and managing director of the firm.
About the issue
Under the book-building process, the government is selling 15.17 per cent in the defence PSU, to raise a limit of about Rs 444 crore. The price band for the IPO has been fixed at Rs 135-145 per equity share, with lot size at 103 shares. The company will offer up to 3,05,99,017 shares through an offer for sale which includes a reservation of 3,45,517 shares for eligible employees.
The company has posted profits continuously in the last four fiscal years. The total Income was Rs 4,274.86 crore, Rs 5,027.63 crore, Rs 5,204.67 crore and Rs 5,535.31 crore for fiscals 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. Similarly, the reported profit was Rs 598.26 crore, Rs 496.17 crore, Rs 532.47 crore and Rs 477.06 crore for fiscals 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively
IPO insights :
Issue date 29 September 2020
Issue Type Book Built Issue
Issue Size 443.69 crores
Lot Size 103 shares
Price Band Rs. 135 to 145 per share
Face Value Rs.10 per share
Listing At BSE, NSE
Closing Date 01 October 2020
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Step up your game with the 680v5. Engineered upper materials offer comfort without the bulk, while the ACTEVA midsole and ABZORB crash pad cushions your ride for much-needed support on the move. Feel confident knowing that a better running experience is right at your feet.