An overnight tent stay at Universal Studios Singapore with zombie attacks all night. It's the ultimate scare experience like no other.
To kick off this year's ultimate Halloween event in the region, Universal Studios Singapore and MasterCard held a draw for the Halloween Horror Nights 7 MasterCard Priceless Experience. The prize will surely make HHN fans palpitate – an exclusive overnight tent stay in the theme park. The winner gets to bring some friends along, and everyone get a first taste of HHN7 before it opened on 29 Sept. Lucky!
Despite the number of tickets I bought (and helped to sell), I did not win the draw. Thankfully, I was given a chance by Resorts World Sentosa to participate and I lived to tell the tale. And it was quite a tale – this is a Dejiki.com exclusive.
We gathered at Universal Studios Singapore after hours for the first segment – a tour through two haunted houses. It was eerie to walk around the park even with all the lights switched on.
This was probably the only time haunted house walkthroughs of the Behind The Screams Tour were held at night, which made it both special and unsettling. For my fellow campmates, it was their first time visiting their houses, and they enjoyed getting a first look at all the details inside, without all the scares.
In the first few hours of the experience, the park staff avoided telling us what was going to happen. They said they didn't know who's in charge of the next segment.
After touring DEATH Mall and Inside The Mind, we had an uneventful stroll through New York, Sci-Fi City and Ancient Egypt. Then, at the Jurassic Park zone… this.
Only a foggy, dimly-lit path to the campsite.
Cutting through the darkness of Jurassic Park, we made our way into the dreary campsite. Our tour guide, and the other USS staff, disappeared into the shadows.
What's going to happen? We then saw the gleaming red lights on the chairs.
Just when we were going trigger-happy with the battle rifles (they were pretty loud), a soldier came to camp and hushed us. Oh finally, someone with authority. Sergeant John McCoy's the name.
The Sergeant explained that militant zombies will storm our camp till dawn. As the last human soldier left, he taught us how to defend our campsite with the laser rifles. The lasers will only be able to paralyse and drive the zombies away.
Once everyone cleared the the test fire, we chilled out at the campsite. The Sarge told us to keep watch of the camp fire, or 'beacon' – it would glow red if zombies are nearby. Did I mention that throughout the entire night, the entire zone had music playing? It felt like we were in a video game.
My tent for the night – below one of the big tree stumps at Jurassic Park.
The MasterCard Priceless Draw winner – who happens to also read this blog for HHN updates 🙂 We were able to snap these photos leisurely because as you could see – the blue beacon. It's safe.
Then, the music completely changed. The beacon turned red. The Sarge quickly split us up to defend strategic points outside our camp. It was easy – we each had only one or two zombies to fend off.
Feeling victorious, we went to Discovery Food Court for our chilling supper – really, it was cold ham sandwich and some rather disturbing 'finger' cookies. After this, we could head back to camp and finally catch some sleep.
Or so we thought. Once we stepped outside, a few zombies jumped right in front of us. Not everyone had their rifles, so we had to rush back to camp through Jurassic Park. The path we took was swarming with zombies, so we had to take another way – through the haunted Easter Maze of Happy Horror Days.
Well, the maze had more surprises. Once everyone made it out safely, we walked back to the campsite, which looked quiet and safe.
The beacon was still glowing red. As we approached our tents, more zombies rolled out. They are getting smarter. After some pretty dramatic encounters, our camp is safe again for us – we really needed a break from the attacks!
Our night was kept eventful with surprise zombie encounters – some without tactical support from our dear Sergeant, who was often away when we succeeded in defending the campsite from zombies.
There were some peaceful moments during the overnight stay – we even tried to play board games.
During the last few hours of our zombie survival experience, it became harder to battle the zombies. The horde grew after every wave.
At long last, the Sergeant returns and scores a critical hit, setting a zombie on fire.
That flaming undead… summoned all the other zombies to strike.
We truly had the fright of our (after-) lives.
In the final wave, we were severely outnumbered – over 20 of them ravaged our campsite, and they were coming from all over the place. Between the bushes, dashing right through, or even somehow jumping out behind our tents.
The regular Zombie Laser Tag experience at HHN7 lasts about 25 minutes.
For the Priceless Experience, we had to survive a night full of encounters, until the sun rises. It was certainly an exhilarating experience, and I am sure there are thrill seekers and HHN fans willing to pay for this memorable stay. Let Resorts World Sentosa know that you're interested!
Perhaps in future editions, there could be more variation in the activities, having short missions, twists in the story (people turning into zombies?) or skirmishes taking place in other areas of the park. I hope that there will be a similar overnight HHN experience next year.
Special Thanks to Resorts World Sentosa for the invitation to the HHN7 MasterCard Priceless Experience.
Sequence of events condensed and modified for this article – it was after all a 9-hour experience.


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Ruling on cursing specific people
What is the ruling on cursing (and not just insulting) the Jews and Christians or other groups, whether living or dead? May Allaah reward you with good.
The author of Lisaan al-'Arab [a famous Arabic-language dictionary – Translator] said: La'n (curse) means being cast out far from goodness, and it was said that it means being cast away far from Allaah, and from people.
Cursing happens in two ways:
Cursing the kuffaar and sin in general terms, such as saying "May Allaah curse the Jews and Christians," or "May Allaah curse the kaafirs, evildoers and wrongdoers," or "May Allaah curse the wine-drinker and thief." This kind of curse is permissible and there is nothing wrong with it. Ibn Muflih said in al-Adaab al-Shar'iyyah, 1/203: "It is permissible to curse the kuffaar in general."
The second is where the curse is applied to a specific person, whether he is a kaafir or an evildoer, such as saying, "May Allaah curse So and so," mentioning him by name. This may fall into one of two categories:
1 – Where there is a text which states that he is cursed, such as Iblees, or where there is a text which states that he died as a kaafir, such as Pharaoh, Abu Lahab and Abu Jahl. Cursing such persons is permitted.
Ibn Muflih said in al-Adaab al-Shar'iyyah, 1/214: "It is permissible to curse those concerning whom there is a text stating that they are cursed, but there is no sin involved if one does not do this."
2 – Cursing a particular kaafir or evildoer concerning whom there is no text stating that they are cursed – such as wine-drinkers, those who offer sacrifices to anything other than Allaah, the one who curses his parents, those who introduce innovations in religion, and so on.
"The scholars differed as to whether it is permissible to curse these people, and there are three points of view:
(i)That it is not permissible under any circumstances
(ii)That it is permissible in the case of a kaafir but not of a (Muslim) evildoer
(iii)That it is permissible in all cases."
Al-Adaab al_Shar'iyyah by Ibn Muflih, 1/303
Those who say that it is not permissible quoted a number of texts as evidence, including the following:
1 – The report narrated by al-Bukhaari (4070) from 'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar, that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), when he raised his head from rukoo' in the final rak'ah of Fajr prayer and said: "O Allaah, curse So and so, and So and so, and So and so," after he had said, "Sami'a Allaahu li man hamidah, Rabbana wa laka'l-hamd." Then Allaah revealed the words (interpretation of the meaning):
"Not for you (O Muhammad, but for Allaah) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zaalimoon (polytheists, disobedients and wrongdoers)"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:128]
2 – The report narrated by al-Bukhaari (6780) from 'Umar, that there was a man at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whose name was 'Abd-Allaah, but his nickname was Himaar (donkey), and he used to make the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) laugh. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had him (previously) flogged for drinking, then he was brought one day and he commanded that he be flogged, and a man who was there said, "O Allaah, curse him, how often he is brought [for this reason]!" But the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Do not curse him, for by Allaah what I know about him is that he loves Allaah and His Messenger."
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 6/511.
It is permissible to curse all those whom Allaah and His Messenger have cursed, but as for cursing specific people, if it is known that the person died in kufr, then it is permissible to curse him. But with regard to a specific [Muslim] evildoer, we should not curse him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade cursing 'Abd-Allaah ibn Himaar who used to drink wine, even though he had cursed the wine-drinkers in general; however cursing a specific person if he is an evildoer or promoter of bid'ah is a point of dispute among the scholars.
And Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen said in al-Qawl al-Mufeed, 1/226.
The difference between cursing a specific person and cursing those who commit sin in general is that the former (cursing a specific person) is not allowed, and the latter (cursing the people who commit sin in general) is allowed. So if you see an innovator, you do not say, 'May Allaah curse you,' rather say, 'May the curse of Allaah be upon those who introduce innovations,' in general terms. The evidence for that is the fact that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) cursed some people among the mushrikeen and followers of jaahiliyyah and said: "O Allaah, curse So and so, and So and so, and So and so," he was told not to do that when Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning):
This was narrated by al-Bukhaari.
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New Land Cover Classification Maps
New NASA land cover maps are providing scientists with the most refined global picture ever produced of the distribution of Earth's ecosystems and land use patterns. High-quality land cover maps aid scientists and policy makers involved in natural resource management and a range of research and global monitoring objectives.
The land cover maps were developed at Boston University in Boston, MA., using data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite. The maps are based on a digital database of Earth images collected between November 2000 and October 2001.
"These maps, with spatial resolution of 1 kilometer (.6 mile), mark a significant step forward in global land cover mapping by providing a clearer, more detailed picture than previously available maps," says Mark Friedl, one of the project's investigators.
The MODIS sensor's vantage point of a given location on Earth changes with each orbit of the satellite. An important breakthrough for these maps is the merging of those multiple looks into a single image. In addition, advances in remote sensing technology allow MODIS to collect higher-quality data than previous sensors. Improvements in data processing techniques have allowed the team to automate much of the classification, reducing the time to generate maps from months or years to about one week.
Each MODIS land cover map contains 17 different land cover types, including eleven natural vegetation types such as deciduous and evergreen forests, savannas, and wetlands. Agricultural land use and land surfaces with little or no plant cover—such as bare ground, urban areas and permanent snow and ice—are also depicted on the maps. Important uses include managing forest resources, improving estimates of the Earth's water and energy cycles, and modeling climate and global carbon exchange among land, life, and the atmosphere.
Carbon cycle modeling is linked to greenhouse gas inventories—estimates of greenhouse emissions from human sources, and their removal by greenhouse gas sinks, such as plants that absorb and store carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Many nations, including the United States, produce the inventories annually in an effort to understand and predict climate change.
"This product will have a major impact on our carbon budget work," says Professor Steve Running of the University of Montana, Missoula, who uses the Boston University land cover maps in conjunction with other weekly observations from MODIS. "With the MODIS land cover product we can determine current vegetation in detail for each square kilometer; for example, whether there is mature vegetation, clear cutting, a new fire scar, or agricultural crops. This means we can produce annual estimates of net change in vegetation cover. This gets us one step closer to a global picture of carbon sources and sinks."
This first map is an important milestone, but the land cover mapping group in Boston has other projects in progress. "With data collected over several years," says Friedl, "we will be able to create maps that highlight global-scale changes in vegetation and land cover in response to climate change, such as drought. We'll also be establishing the timing of seasonal changes in vegetation, defining when important transitions take place, such as the onset of the growing season."
Launched December 18, 1999, Terra is the flagship of the Earth Observing System series of satellites and is a central part of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. The mission of the Earth Science Enterprise is to develop a scientific understanding of the Earth system and its response to natural and human-induced changes to enable improved prediction capability for climate, weather, and natural hazards.
Image courtesy Boston University and NASA GSFC
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Organized efforts to educate and increase awareness about the importance of animals in biomedical research continue across the campus and beyond.
Logan France, D.V.M., DACLAM, clinical veterinarian at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and daughter of pharmacology professor Charles France, Ph.D., continues to champion Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD), a transformative initiative she founded in 2016. Under the auspices of Americans for Medical Progress, the goal of BRAD is to encourage academic institutions and veterinary schools to take the lead in creating dialogue and awareness in their communities on the importance and ethical use of animals in research. In three years, this global celebration held on the third Thursday of April has grown to include 200 participating institutions, including UT Health San Antonio.
Our celebration ranged from playing "animal Jeopardy!" to multiple educational activities and a live music performance by the multi-talented Lynda Schrack, who captured in her song the "3 Rs" of ethical research with animals: replace, reduce, and refine. This catchy, new tune is an original written by Ms. Schrack who works as a specialist in the Clinical Trials Office. Listen to the 30 second jingle here.
BRAD wrapped up with a visit from Health Careers High School students. UT Health veterinarian James Elliott, D.V.M. gave a hands-on demonstration of medical devices developed through animal research, including the EZ IO , an intraosseus vascular access used by emergency physicians and first responders for rapid fluid uptake. Examples like these help students develop a greater appreciation of why animals are needed by scientists to advance biomedical innovation and how these discoveries improve our lives.
Increasing education and awareness about animals in research is a year-round, strategic initiative of the VPR Office. In May, Dr. Elliott led employees on a guided tour of the animal facility in the Long School of Medicine to discuss daily activities in the Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR) and the care that animals receive from our staff veterinerians and animal technicians.
"The commitment to transparency and showcasing the gold standard of excellence our university upholds in animal care was a learning experience and it made me feel proud to be a part of this university and the VPR division," said Michelle Mendoza, systems analyst in the VPR IT office who toured the facility.
National organizations including The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) are partnering to develop webinars on animals in research. In response to national pressure to discontinue the use of canines in research, these webinars are designed to encourage a dialogue about how important dogs are in developing new treatments. Since dogs are exposed to many of the same risk factors and suffer from many of the same diseases and injuries as humans, they are valuable models in areas such as heart disease, spinal cord injury, and infectious diseases. You can view the webinars from FASEB here and from NASEM here to learn more about the care dogs are given by scientists, veterinarians, and animal care specialists.
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A panel is advising Texas educators to omit the word "heroic" in teaching seventh graders about the men who gave their lives at the Alamo in 1836, fighting for Texas independence from Mexico.
The recommendation, made in a report issued last month, was one of several hundred tweaks, additions and deletions offered up by the advisory group reviewing state curriculum standards for social studies. The panel said "heroic" was a "value-charged word."
No argument--it is a value-charged word.
For more than a century and a half Texans have honored the values that impelled the defenders of the Alamo (including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Travis) to die rather than surrender.
"I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor and that of his country — victory or death," Travis wrote in 1836.
Definitely more than a recent Spartacus moment.
Governor Greg Abbot has characterized the advice as "political correctness run amok."
A University of Texas professor, on the other hand, complains that the term heroic for the Alamo defenders is "too simplistic" and that in the movies the story of the Alamo gets boiled down to "the Mexicans are the bad guys and the good guys are good Anglos in coonskin caps."
Just for the record, there were heroic defenders who were of Mexican descent. The Alamo was a pivotal event in which a volunteer force played a crucial part in the history of Texas, at the cost of their lives.
So much of what we fight about now involves history, which it seems, regardless of what actually happened, must be rewritten to suit PC sensibilities.
The Alamo isn't the only recent victim. Rod Liddle has a terrific piece in the [U.K.] Spectator about the new movie, First Man, about the Moon landing.
This was because, according to one of the cretinous stars of the film, Ryan Gosling, the moon landings were not about American triumphalism, but something that was good for the whole of humanity. And so they excised the bit about the flag, including showing the astronauts saluting the flag, because it did not fit in with their political agenda and, being liberals, they think that what actually happened, i.e. history, isn't important and if it offends them it can be rewritten or simply expunged.
Aside from anything else, this is cheating the moviegoers. My guess is that people who want to watch something about one of the US's greatest triumphs probably possess a scintilla or two of patriotism. They may be the kind of people who would have enjoyed the film made of Tom Wolfe's fabulous book The Right Stuff, which covered similar territory (and with a rather better cast, not least Ed Harris and Sam Shepard). Gosling and co clearly want the large audience which would be attracted by such a project, but wish to gloss over the inconvenient politics of the time and the political feelings of the audience.
In truth, the moonshot was quintessentially about American triumphalism and almost nothing else — the good of humanity was not a consideration, except insofar as more successful rocket technology at last put the US ahead of the Soviet Union, behind which repulsive country it had lagged alarmingly, well into the 1960s. It was two fingers to the Russkies and a reminder to the rest of the world that the US was the greatest country on earth. In short, as President Kennedy knew, it was the only thing which could trump Sputnik, Laika and Yuri Gagarin. It won the space race.
And remember the Moon Landing--with an American flag planted on the Moon.


Often described as Africa's fastest growing city, Botswana's capital Gaborone is a vibrant and colourful city, which lies in the flat valley between Kg ale and Audio hills, on the Not wane River in the south eastern corner of Botswana, 15km from the South African border post at Truckling.
In 1998 Gaborone had an estimated population of 192,000 inhabitants. As the capital city, Gaborone is the seat of government as well as the country's commercial and administrative heart.
The city is named after Goosy (Chief) Gaborone who led the Bottleneck tribe into the area in the 1880s. They settled in Truckling, the first urban area you reach when driving into the city from the South African border post 10km to the east. In the early 1890s a colonial fort was built in an area now known as The Village near Truckling, and its ruins can still be seen near the Village Cinema.
As plans developed for Bechuanaland's independence, the need to establish an administrative town within the boundaries of the country was recognized. Bechuanaland was the only territory in the world whose administrative centre, Mafeking, lay outside its boundaries. Nine possible sites had been suggested: Ma ha lap ye, Shush, Francis town, Serowe, Artesian, Lob at se, Gaborone, Maun and a point within the Tali Block.
Gaborone was chosen because of its strategic location, its proximity to the railway line and Pretoria, its already established administrative offices, its accessibility to most of the major tribes, its non-association with any particular tribe, and, most importantly, its closeness to a major water source.
In three short years, the new capital emerged from the African bush. By the time it was completed, it boasted Assembly buildings, Government office blocks, a power station, a hospital, schools, a radio station, a telephone exchange, police stations, a post office, banks, shops, a church, a hotel, a brewery, a stadium grandstand and more than 1,000 houses. The basic infrastructure was in place for Independence Day on 30 September 1966, when Bechuanaland became the eleventh British dependency in Africa to become independent.
Today it is a very different story, and Gaborone is a bustling modern city, and the seat of power for one of Africa's most successful economies, which once again is being viewed with envy by almost all her neighbors.
There are numerous busy shopping malls offering full range of imported and locally produced goods, excellent restaurants, top international quality hotels, sports clubs and various night clubs. New buildings and suburbs sprout like mushrooms wherever there's a block of land to fit them, resulting in a mix of low-cost housing, blocks of flats, shopping centres and industrial complexes.
Government ministries, the National Assembly, the House of Chiefs and the Archives are all grouped in the Government Enclave. The University of Botswana, the National Museum and Art Gallery, as well as the stadium and a golf course are also located here.
In late 1998 a couple of private commercial radio stations, Yarona FM and Gabbiest were established in Gaborone, and in conjunction with the government's RB2 radio station, have provided a great forum for the expansion and development of local musical talent, which at last is seeing steady growth.
On the August 30th, 2000 the first national television service called Botswana Television (BTV) was launched. With the headquarters in Gaborone, it is the first station in Africa to fully utilize digital technology. The signal of BTV is also carried on a PAS7 satellite with a footprint that covers the majority of the continent.
Botswana International Trade Fair held in the city is an annual event. Football matches and cultural gatherings are frequent occurrences at the National Stadium, while music and drama are performed at a number of venues, including Mai ti song Cultural Centre.
Situated close to the capital, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport has modern facilities to cater for all wide-body aircraft and has recently installed state-of-the-art radar facilities aimed at enhancing the safety of flights in Botswana airspace.
Visitors to Gaborone now have an excellent choice of 'craft' shops to choose from. Botswana Craft, which specializes in crafts from Botswana, has several outlets in the city. The Camp hill charity shop stocks good handmade wooden furniture and various other craft items such as local pottery and weaving. At Audio weavers, 5km north of Phakalane, visitors can tour the weaving factory and shop, while in Breadfruits the Craft Workshop houses a range of very upmarket craft outlets which is becoming exceptionally popular with Gaborone's cappuccino drinking set.
For day trippers from Gaborone, just 5 or 6km north of Mutually on the Francis town road lies 'Meetings Footprints', one of Botswana's few 'Creation' archeological sites.
The Main Mall is the starting point for your journey around Gaborone. This area was planned in 1963, in a preparation for the Independence and was to be the town centre, located between the Railway Station and the Army Garrison. Today it is the heart of Gaborone with shops, banks, business offices, as well as walkway with people selling crafts and other goods. At the eastern end of The Mall is the Civic Centre that also houses a public reference library. Opposite the Civic Centre is the Pula Arch, a landmark that commemorates the Independence of Botswana.
The National Assembly is at the top of the Main Mall where it is surrounded by the other tall government buildings. At the centre of this government enclave is a paved square with a War Memorial in memory of the 300 Bats wan a who died fighting with the Allies against Fascism in the Second World War, 1939 to 1945. There is also a statue of Sir Seretse Khama, Botswana's first President.
Some 2km south of the Main Mall the National Sports Stadium, the Gaborone Golf Club, the Cricket Club, the Rugby Club and the Botswana Tennis Association Courts are located. Tennis Association Courts hosted the international Davis Cup competition in 1997. There are numerous gymnasiums throughout the city and the main hotels all have good in-house gym and health club facilities. A second golf course has also recently been completed in Phakalane, and offers excellent club house facilities and a well-designed course set in landscaped woodland, edged with prime residential properties. See the map.
Kg ale Hill dominates Gaborone on the western edge of the city. It offers a pleasant climb with breathtaking views of the Dam and city. Visitors can choose one of three well-defined routes up the hill: the steep Rusty's Route up the rocky face; the longer Transfeldt Trail up the back; and the undulating walk across the saddle to Cross Kopje. Each takes less than an hour. There is a resident troop of baboons living on Kgale and a pair of black eagles consistently nests in the craggy cliff-face just below the peak. There have also been reports of early morning sightings of leopard.
While lions are the major attraction, the St Claire Lion Park has a great deal more to offer. Set in open woodland 14km from Gaborone on the Lobatse road, a variety of outdoor activities are offered for the family, making it a favourite haunt of the "Gaborone 4x4 Club" and a relaxing spot for weekend picnics and getaways. An entrance fee is charged, and facilities include a restaurant, bar, extensive children's playground, horse trails, motorbike rides, a vulture restaurant (where Otse's Cape vultures are fed), three dams, game viewing, picnic sites and the camping grounds. The park is open every day, but the bar and restaurant are closed on Mondays.


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Home Trainer Talk This is 1 of the most important training steps you need!
In 2005 I started to work at Ouwehands Zoo in the Netherlands. I worked under a great supervisor who taught me a lot over the years to come. One of his key points I never forget is to train animals to be used for anything and everything. He explained me that you should overdo it all the time. I was wondering what he meant by this and asked further. He said to me you know when I throw a brush all over the place, when would that happen? With another surprised look I answered, Never? He said a brush could just fall on the ground and if the animals are ok with the throwing they will for sure be oke with it just falling. He had a point but I got to wonder if this really works this way. While working In Ouwehands Zoo he showed me this technique many times. From then on I took this idea everywhere over the course of my career.
Desensitization: The process of using time or experience to change an animal's perception of a stimulus from a value, either reinforcing or punishing, to neutral or no value. If reinforcement is not used, this is referred to as passive desensitization (or habituation) while active desensitization utilizes primary reinforcement and is also referred to as counter conditioning.
All of us are getting very good at training animals for a various amount of medical behaviors such as eye checks, blood samples, radiographies etc. We train so many different and cool challenging behaviours. All of these behaviours have something in common, they need 2 important approximations. 1 is duration, 1 is desensitization, both as important and challenging for the trainer. Lets talk about desensitization challenge.
Lets pick an animals, lets say we train an antelope. Lets say this animal does not have any previous training history. The first behaviour we need is teaching the animal that we are "good" the trainer is reinforcing for you. Believe it or not desensitization started already. With Classical Conditioning we make us being the reinforcing subject. From there we can go too other objects we need such as targets, other environments or other animals. All of them have one thing in common and that is "Getting the animal used to objects".
At Kolmårdens Djurpark they trained their Giraffe to do a radiography of its jaw. The team started with a target followed with the duration on the target, we discovered that its easier for the animal too position his nose under the target instead of straight against it or on top of it. After this we wanted a calm animal on the target to be able to get into the duration. The duration is important for the veterinarian to be able to make a proper photo. When the duration on the target is set we put a proper signal to the target on a distance what makes the animal understand the target better, this makes the target stronger. After this approximation we add a platform where we want to have the animal to lay his head on. A new object is introduced quickly because we trained the target strong enough the animal overcomes the new object pretty fast. Here as well we build a strong history on the platform and on the target together with the duration. When these steps are established we add the objects for the radiography step by step. We add people and the clothes used at such a procedure. As you can see the target and duration will stay the same, what changes is the environment and there for we use a lot of desensitization to make this work. Without desensitization we couldn't do it. Here is a video about the outcome.
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Over doing it helps the animal being more comfortable on the long run and in many different situations. Slow steps make's your animal confident in what you want the animal to do. If we would change the idea of objects, sounds, and the environment all the time the animal will start to understand "where ever I am I just need to be calm with the trainer" if you reach this goal you won a lot of trust in your animal. A relationship helps you drastically in training medical behaviors such as blood samples, injections, mouth swaps etc. Just because the only challenge you have next is duration what is another topic.
Trainers have to know the animal well enough to discover what the animal's thinks is challenging. All animals are different and this should be looked at closely when training for counter conditioning with your animal. In my experiences I find desensitization as a concept a great tool to help the animal understanding that everything is fine in any situation.
You get a lot out of it at the end and a lot comes back from the animal.
Now we train animals for more and more medical behaviors, think about what to condition them to and your training is going a lot smoother afterwards.
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Perry seems to inch closer to White House run
He has spent weeks making calls to potential donors and sizing up the competition. And with time running out, we should know either way soon.
Gov. Perry spoke to Texas reporters Monday afternoon for the first time in a long time, but he didn't make too much news. His schedule and behind the scenes work though is speaking for him.
He's been traveling all over the country, but no trips to Iowa where the first presidential contest is just four weeks away. However, he's called all sorts of influential Republicans there in the last month and told an Iowa newspaper there he's closer than ever.
In Austin on Monday to sign a health care bill into law, Gov. Perry said, "I'm going through an appropriate, thoughtful process and you know what I think of you and you'll be some of the first to know."
He's inched much closer to a run for the White House since May when he let on he was thinking about running for president.
This weekend Gov. Perry offered the political equivalent of being a little bit pregnant, telling the Des Moines Register newspaper, "I'm not ready to tell you that I'm ready to announce that I'm in, but I'm getting more and more comfortable every day that this is what I've been called to do. This is what America needs."
It sounds as if the governor is led, at least in part, by prayer to this decision.
"As an elected leader, I am all too aware of government's limitations on fixin' things that are spiritual in nature. That's where prayer comes in," said Gov. Perry in a video for The Response, his day of prayer and fasting on August 6 here in Houston.
The governor has never been quiet about his faith, but is increasingly talking about it.
Many Perry watchers tell Eyewitness News that it's unlikely he would announce anything formal about a White House run before that date. But the only one who really knows is Perry himself and he's not giving many specific hints.
"We're going through a thoughtful, steady process of making a decision. And when we make that decision, we'll let you all know," Gov. Perry said Monday.
More news out of North Carolina were a poll that puts Perry up against President Barack Obama. Perry wins 45 percent to 42 percent. However, the pollsters didn't ask about any other Republicans.
When pollsters do include all Republicans, Perry is number three behind Mitt Romney and Michelle Bachmann. That's not bad for an unannounced candidate.


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Sweep By Mets Shows How Far Phillies Rebuild Still Needs To Go
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If there was any doubt that the Philadelphia Phillies still have a long way to go before they are competitive again, there isn't after the New York Mets came to town.
The NL East-leading Mets swept the Phillies this week in a four-game series at Citizens Bank Park, including a 9-5 win on Thursday night in 13 innings. The Phillies have now lost to the Mets 12 out of 13 times this year and still have to play them six more times before the season comes to an end.
With the sweep, any lingering thoughts about the Phillies making an improbable run at a wildcard spot after getting so hot after the All-Star break have vanished. The team has returned to the MBL basement with a record of 50-78 and are on track to lose 98 games this season.
So what happened to the team that was winning game after game in July? To hear Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin tell it the bullpen, the one bright spot on this roster going into the season, is overworked and exhausted to due to the starting pitching being so terrible.
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How bad was the starting pitching in the series against the Mets? They gave up 17 earned runs in 21 innings over the course of the four game series for an ERA of 7.29.
Yes, that bad.
The bullpen then had to go out and pick up 19 innings to add to a season total of 425 2/3 innings on the year so far, good for third most in MLB. The Phillies have only gotten 707 1/3 innings from their starting rotation this season, which is second worst in the league behind the Colorado Rockies.
The Phillies bats continue to be hot and for once, hitting isn't the issue. A couple of the games against the Mets were very winnable, a sentiment shared by Phillies right fielder Jeff Francoeur:
"The thing that sucks is we were legitimately in some games. We just had a tough time keeping them off the scoreboard. Those guys are really swinging the bats and feeling confident."
It's safe to say that one of the first items on the new GM's to-do list next season will be to totally revamp the Phillies starting rotation. Aaron Nola should be the only starting pitcher who returns next season and hopefully both Aaron Harang (ERA of 4.79) and Jerome Williams (ERA of 6.13) will both be shown the door the moment the season comes to an end.
Maybe they can catch a ride out of town with Ruben Amaro Jr.
The post All-Star honeymoon was fun, but it disguised the fact that this team still has a lot to do before they can be mentioned in the same breath as the word "postseason" and not have it induce fits of laughter. The rebuild is far from over and while we now have some good, young talent to build on, there is still a very long ways to go.
Of course, it would have to be the Mets to demonstrate that fact to everyone in Philadelphia. Francoeur said it best:
"It stinks because of all the Mets fans coming in here. It stinks to get swept."
(All quotes via CSN Philly.com)
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My family and friends know I love a home cooked meal. Even more then that I love putting together a memorable table that is inviting and provides an intimate and warm backdrop to our meals together. Here are just some of the dinners we have shared this summer al fresco along with some notes on how to style your summer table.
Taco party is one of my favorite simple dinners during the summer. Platter of toppings and your favorite protein is a meal your whole family will love. Every time I find a good deal on a pretty placemat or something for the tabletop I have to admit I splurge and buy it...especially if it is on sale!
These great outdoor plastic plates are from Potterybarn. Every summer they have great plastic plates perfect for outdoor use.
A table full of succulents is such an easy way to make your outdoor table stand out without the money and maintenance of fresh flowers. They are easy to keep alive and thrive outdoors. I like to make my own arrangements by visiting my local flower mart or plant store and mixing different style concrete or stone pots add to that curated vibe. Mix in some fun glass lanterns so when your dinner or party goes into the evening they can add some warm ambient light to your table.
Another easy simple summer meal is peel and eat shrimp! I take shrimp with the shells on, marinate in olive oil, lemon a splash of balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt & pepper for an hour. Then I just throw it on the grill. Also try throwing fresh parsley on top after grilling for a brighter finish.
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Another easy summer recipe is Aqua Fresca. I blend watermelon and strawberries and pour through a strainer before adding fresh lime juice & tons of water. Easy and a family pleaser! Add a splash of tequila if you are throwing a party.


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Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine
Learning how to go remote
Published: May 22, 2020 • By Cay Leytham-Powell
CU Boulder prof wins grant funded by the CARES Act to study the impact of physics labs going remote
Prior to the pandemic breaking in March, most universities had never attempted to move lab classes—which rely so heavily on special equipment and hands-on interactions—online. And, when forced to, instructors had to rapidly adapt to unknown results. A University of Colorado Boulder professor, though, has just been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to try and see what worked best.
Heather Lewandowski
Heather Lewandowski, a physics professor, won the $122,000 grant, which was funded as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, to study what worked and didn't work in the rushed transition to move lab classes online this past spring so to better prepare faculty for the upcoming fall.
"I think there's a big difference between this sort of emergency transition where we had to completely transform the course in a matter of weeks," said Lewandowski. "Now we have a little bit more time to prepare for the fall and the spring."
For Lewandowski this topic is nothing new. In fact, it's research already underway in one of her labs.
Lewandowski has two research groups at CU Boulder: one studying experimental, molecular physics and one studying physics education research. For the latter, its goal is to, "study how students learn experimental skills and how to do that better," according to Lewandowski.
To understand how to improve how students learn, Lewandowski has built a leading assessment tool of undergraduate physics lab courses and studied the process of modeling in upper-level experimental physics courses and troubleshooting in electronic lab courses, affecting more than 50,000 students at 180 universities.
When the pandemic broke, Lewandowski took this strong foundation of measuring student views about experimental physics at a national scale and quickly shifted her focus.
We're thinking creatively and have many research-based ideas on how to offer students good lab experiences during this time"
"When the pandemic hit, it was obvious to me that this transition to remote labs is a unique opportunity to think more broadly about how we give students the opportunities to engage in authentic experimental practice," Lewandowski said.
Her team began looking at what schools, including CU Boulder, were doing to respond to the new reality of being unable to physically be in a lab. And, what she found, is that some instructors were adapting remarkably well.
"There are some creative things happening out there," Lewandowski commented.
With this grant, Lewandowski hopes to quickly analyze some of that data already collected to better understand what does and doesn't work for students learning experimental physics, all in the hopes to improve the experience for students in the upcoming academic year.
This grant is one of three awarded to Colorado higher education institutions—one to Colorado School of Mines and one to Colorado State University—but the only one focused on improving Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, a specialty of CU Boulder.
"We're thinking creatively and have many research-based ideas on how to offer students good lab experiences during this time," Lewandowski said. "CU's really a leader in that aspect."
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The supply of iron from shelf sediments to the ocean
Lead Research Organisation: University of Southampton
Department Name: School of Ocean and Earth Science
Phytoplankton (microscopic algae) lie at the base of the marine food chain, so their presence is essential for sustaining higher organisms such as fish. They also take up as much atmospheric carbon dioxide as land plants and in doing so, help regulate the global climate. Iron is among the most important nutrients required by phytoplankton to grow and is used in vital biological functions, including photosynthesis (conversion of carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen).
Iron is abundant on land and in surrounding shallow coastal waters, known as 'shelf regions'. In contrast, iron is present at very low concentrations (less than 1 iron atom to every billion water molecules) in the deep open ocean, far from land. This means that the growth of phytoplankton can be restricted due to the lack of iron. Iron is lost as it is transported from the coast to the open ocean because of its chemistry - it is very insoluble in seawater. However, a small amount of iron from coastal regions does reach the open ocean and this iron makes up a large portion of the new iron supplied to the phytoplankton growing there.
Studies of marine iron chemistry require us to determine how much iron there is, what chemical forms iron is in (e.g. dissolved forms or particles) and the changes that occur between these various forms. The amounts of these different forms change depending on the time of year, the location of the water, the number of particles and the organic molecules in seawater. Sampling and measurement of iron at very low concentrations in seawater is challenging and the applicants are among the few research groups in the world who are able to do this reliably.
In this project we address the question of how currents, tides, weather and marine iron chemistry allow new iron to be transported away from the shallow shelf waters around the UK, to the nearby open ocean. The project will ultimately allow us to address the broader question of how the amount and chemical form of iron in coastal waters and shelf sediments can influence phytoplankton growth in the open ocean. Furthermore, the impact of human activity and climate change on the transport of iron from the UK shelf region is poorly understood. This is important because changing ocean productivity by changing iron supply to the open ocean will also alter the amount of carbon dioxide taken up by phytoplankton.
1. Engagement with the user community
The main users of this research are likely to be:
(i) Government agencies (Cefas), who will be provided with new data on micronutrient supply to UK shelf seas, and new information as to the mechanisms that regulate this supply. This work will help Cefas to shape policy related to marine planning and environmental licensing, and marine habitats. In addition, this work will facilitate improvements to the CSREM model, which will provide information that can be used to help shape policy around the impacts of climate change.
(ii) Non-government organisations, via the provision of data that provides information on the controls on metal concentrations in the oceans, the mechanisms that regulate marine biogeochemical cycles, and export of iron from UK shelf waters.
(iii) Policy-makers, by the provision of evidence relating to the management of shelf seas and contaminant behaviour at disposal sites.
Cefas have been involved in the development of this research proposal, and Cefas scientists will work with us on the project itself.
The scientists involved in this project are already working with a number of NGOs who are likely to have an interest in the results of the research. These include the Scientific Committee on Ocean Research (SCOR) working group 'Organic ligands- a key control on trace metal biogeochemistry in the ocean' as well as Ecosystems of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS), an NGO that focuses on understanding how climate change will affect marine ecosystems of the sub-Arctic seas (which are impacted by off shore fluxes from the northern North Sea).
Other beneficiaries who may have an interest in the outcomes of this work include the UK fishing industry, and UK and US committees on Collaboration and Coordination on Geoengineering.
2. Potential impacts of this research on users
Public Policy: Improved understanding of iron cycling at the seafloor is relevant to management of shelf seas under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. In particular, our research will contribute to Good Environmental Status (GES) descriptors relating to contaminants and seafloor integrity. In this way, this work will feed in to future Cefas advice provision to Defra and management of the North Sea ecosystem and fisheries via Defra funded projects.
Quality of Life and Economic Impacts: Maintenance of healthy shelf seas is of crucial societal relevance, because we depend on the marine environment to sustain life and support economies. Seas around the UK are critical to our national competitiveness in the emerging global green economy, securing sustainable economic growth and jobs.
Oct 13 - Dec 17
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Rachael Helen James
Peter Statham
Geosciences (30%)
Marine environments (70%)
Biogeochemical Cycles (70%)
Sediment/Sedimentary Processes (30%)
University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
National Oceanography Centre, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
Scottish Association For Marine Science, Argyll (Collaboration)
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
Centre for Env Fisheries Aqua Sci CEFAS, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
Rachael Helen James (Principal Investigator)
Peter Statham (Principal Investigator)
Martha Gledhill (Co-Investigator)
Eric Pieter Achterberg (Co-Investigator)
Rachel Ann Mills (Co-Investigator)
Ruth Parker (Co-Investigator) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4130-5997
Claire Powell (Researcher)
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Birchill A (2017) Seasonal iron depletion in temperate shelf seas Iron Depletion in Temperate Shelf Seas in Geophysical Research Letters
Birchill AJ (2016) Seasonal cycling of dissolved and colloidal iron in the Celtic Sea
Birchill AJ (2019) The eastern extent of seasonal iron limitation in the high latitude North Atlantic Ocean. in Scientific reports
Birchill AJ (2016) The Celtic Seas as a source of iron to the N. Atlantic
Gledhill M (2017) The Effect of Metal Concentration on the Parameters Derived from Complexometric Titrations of Trace Elements in Seawater-A Model Study in Frontiers in Marine Science
Hogle SL (2014) Heme in the marine environment: from cells to the iron cycle. in Metallomics : integrated biometal science
Hopwood M (2017) A Comparison between Four Analytical Methods for the Measurement of Fe(II) at Nanomolar Concentrations in Coastal Seawater in Frontiers in Marine Science
Klar J (2017) Stability of dissolved and soluble Fe(II) in shelf sediment pore waters and release to an oxic water column in Biogeochemistry
Rusiecka D (2018) Anthropogenic Signatures of Lead in the Northeast Atlantic in Geophysical Research Letters
Description Iron is essential for the growth of marine plankton, which form the basis of the marine food chain and drive atmospheric carbon dioxide uptake. Shelf seas are typically considered iron replete with respect to plankton growth because inputs of iron from rivers and the underlying shelf sediments are relatively high. However, our research has demonstrated that during summer months, the physical structure of the water column on the shelf means that iron concentrations can reach potentially growth limiting levels in surface waters. This key finding alters the way we view shelf sea iron cycling. We are now working with Plymouth Marine Laboratory to integrate iron in the European Regional Sea Ecosystem model. Shelf seas physics will change over the next century as a result of climate change, so inclusion of accurate iron cycling in such models will increase the confidence with which we can make predictions about how these changes will impact upon primary productivity.
Exploitation Route Our data are being used in ecosystem models to assist with management of shelf systems.
Sectors Environment
Description Policy Report: Kröger S, Parker R, Cripps G & Williamson P (Eds.) 2018. Shelf Seas: The Engine of Productivity. Policy Report on NERC-Defra Shelf Sea Biogeochemistry programme. Cefas, Lowestoft, 24 pp; (in press); doi: 10.14465/2018.ssb18.pbd
First Year Of Impact 2018
Sector Environment
Impact Types Policy & public services
Description Controls on microphytoplankton distribution in the Hebredean Sea
Organisation Scottish Association For Marine Science
Sector Charity/Non Profit
PI Contribution Provision of data on the concentration and speciation of dissolved iron in the Hebredean Sea
Collaborator Contribution Provision of microphytoplankton counts.
Impact Statistical analyses to determine the controls on microphytoplankton distributions that regulate levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Collaboration between a chemist and a microbiologist. Work has been published in doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37436-3
Description Estimation of off-shelf iron fluxes
Organisation National Oceanography Centre
PI Contribution Analysis of iron concentration and speciation in seawater.
Collaborator Contribution Analysis of ADCP data, enabling fluxes of dissolved iron to be calculated.
Impact Calculation of off-shelf iron fluxes to quantify the impact of this iron source on the global ocean. Work has been published in doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37436-3 and has contributed to Policy Report doi: 10.14465/2018.ssb18.pbd
Description Integration of iron into the European Regional Seas Model (ERSM)
Organisation Plymouth Marine Laboratory
PI Contribution Providing a description of the iron cycle in shelf seas for incorporation into the ERSM model. Also supplied data for model validation.
Collaborator Contribution Coding to add iron to existing European Regional Seas Model.
Impact This work is being prepared for publication.
Description Meet the Scientist forum
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Presentation of work on this grant made to 15 & 16 year old school children to highlight 'what scientists do and the relevance of their research'. Around 50 children and their parents attended, and feedback from the children indicated that their interest in pursuing an academic career had been enhanced.
Description Policy Report on NERC-DEFRA Shelf Seas Biogeochemistry programme
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Production of a policy report based on results from the Shelf Seas Biogeochemistry programme.


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Kholmirzo T. Kholmurodov graduated with honors from the Tajik State University in 1981. He fulfilled his graduate diploma project at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Moscow region, Russia. From JINR, he received his PhD (its russian equivalent called Candidate) degree in 1988 and Doctor's (actually, the second doctoral) degree in 1997 - both in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Since 2014, he has been holding the position of the Leading Scientific Researcher at the Department of Neutron Investigations of Condensed Matter, Frank Laboratory of Neutron, JINR. He was a visiting professor at Nagoya University (1997-1998), worked at RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Japan, 1998-2003); and was a member of the Japanese Physical Society (2000-2003) and Computation Collaborative Project 5 (the United Kingdom).Computational skills: Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations and techniques combined with neutron scattering methods; Fortran, C programming languages; experience of work with AMBER, DL-POLY, etc. general purpose software; visualization tools for the efficient performing of MD research; networking and OS. Current research interests: Molecular dynamics of nano-sized systems combined with neutron scattering methods. See less
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Though director is known for his appreciation of unconventional film making, I could never imagine that anyone with good mental health would ever direct, produce and star in such a film. He is also a police officer, but he seems most distracted by Milos and his wife in particular. Movies Plot : Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. It's also one of the most effective films I've seen in years as well as one of the scariest. He seems more eccentric, but that's true of a lot of filmmakers. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem. It almost reminded me of seeing footage of beheadings on the internet.
It's the most disturbing film I've ever seen, and I don't regret watching it for even a second. The family is facing financial difficulties, but out of the blue, Milos is contacted by the porn actress Lejla that offers him a job opportunity in an art film. I don't get offended by lots of things I see or hear, but it's not enough to say that I am absolutely disgusted with this one. I like how this film shows events. This film, in terms of transgressive cinema that includes films such as Ex Drummer, Irreversible, Inside, Martyrs, and Possession, A Serbian Film is one of the best of it's kind. So if you are having hard times and a massive money offer comes your way.
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The big question is, does it work? Using babies and children does not make it artistic, independent of your cultural origins - although some people claim that it is art. Milos is introduced to the director Vukmir that offers a millionaire contract to Milos to act in a film. We see the family that Milos has and we, as the audience, cannot help but admire how far he has come. However, Vukmir neither show the screenplay nor tell the story to Milos. It's a tricky technique, but somehow is works. As a previous review said, there are about 4 scenes that I will never forget in my life.
But if you think you can take it, and can appreciate it for the film it is, go for it! It's a reality based pornographic art film in which Milos is supposed to instead act off of the reality of the situations he's brought into. Fair enough - if you don't like them then don't watch. Go into this with extreme caution and a very open mind. Realistic torture and extremely graphic rape scenes usually make a negative impact on the viewer, because they are horrific and unpleasant subjects. . He then takes down his underwear, and rapes the screaming newborn baby - on screen. I saw this about a week ago and every time I see the friends I saw it with the scenes come up in our conversations.


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November 27, 2009 / 2:06 PM / 10 years ago
U.S. risks isolation over Honduras election: Brazil
Raymond Colitt, Natuza Nery
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States risks souring relations with much of Latin America if it recognizes upcoming elections in Honduras, the foreign policy adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in an interview on Wednesday.
Honduras will on November 29 hold elections which de facto leader Roberto Micheletti hopes will end a political crisis that began when soldiers exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya in June.
Washington — which condemned the coup — has not announced an official position on the election but has suggested it will support the outcome by saying recognition of the presidential election was not contingent on Zelaya's reinstatement.
"The United States will become isolated. That is very bad for the United States and its relationship with Latin America," Marco Aurelio Garcia told Reuters, after he spoke on the telephone to White House national security adviser Jim Jones.
"Very important countries — the majority in terms of population and political weight — won't recognize (the result)," said Garcia.
Neither Micheletti nor Zelaya — who has been holed up inside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa since he snuck back into the country in September — are running for president.
Much of Latin America had hoped that U.S. President Barack Obama would herald a new era, after eight years of the unpopular Bush administration and decades of perceived meddling by Washington.
"It would be good if that expectation were not frustrated," Garcia said he told Jones.
Recognizing the election was paramount to legitimizing a coup in a region that has been consolidating its democracies, said Garcia, adding that conditions for free elections in Honduras were not present.
"The election has the fingerprints of a coup," said Garcia.
"If we (accept) it, we're encouraging another country to adopt the same solution — 'We don't like this president; let's topple him.'"
POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES
Garcia, who said Lula shared his views, explained his concerns to Jones in what he described as a friendly conversation.
"General Jones thanked me and said he would discuss it with his colleagues in the White House."
The intention of Brazil, which has been seeking a growing leadership role in the region and beyond, was not to challenge Washington.
"We don't have a strategy to confront the United States. This is what you do between friends — you say 'Hey, that's not OK,'" Garcia said.
But if Washington insisted in recognizing the elections, several countries would respond by taking counter-measures in the Organization of American States, or OAS, Garcia said.
"The OAS itself would deal with that and I already heard from some members that Honduras could be excluded from the OAS," he added.
Editing by Cynthia Osterman


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Comedian Dave Chappelle Is About To Make His Broadway Debut!
Jun 15 | by _YBF
Comedian Dave Chappelle is making his Broadway debut this summer. But, he won't be there long. Deets inside...
From stand up, to television, to Netflix - now, Broadway!
Comedian Dave Chappelle will be dominating Broadway for the first time ever this summer. No, he's not singing and dancing in a musical. He'll be headling a five-show residency at Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
"Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway" will run July 9th-13th, according to Deadline. No details about the show have been released, but we wouldn't be surprised if the EMMY/Grammy winner cooked up something different for his first Broadway appearance.
Pre-sale tix for "Dave Chappelle Live on Broadway" go on sale Tuesday, June 18th while the general public can start buying tix starting June 21st.
By the way, Chappelle is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in October.
Maybe a Tony Award will be next.
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I was out of town, but wanted to acknowledge our good friend, "PD"... We miss ya.
I saw this post and was inspired by the imagery and simplicity. As much as I tried to keep it simple, I apparently had some thoughts I needed to share.
You use the written word to express those friends better than I. Regardless, the fact that he's constantly in our thoughts is a testament to the person he was. It still hurts, and it'll never be right because of the way he left.
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Our official jury is gathered to give 5 awards to French and Quebec films in competition. Directing, best acting, original music, artistic proposal… The members of the Jury 2022, around our president-for-life, will have to look at the films from all their angles. One more reason to bring together different knowledge and experiences.
The awards ceremony will take place in the Salon des Gouverneurs of the Casino Barrière (Cinema) on Friday, September 9 at 6:30 pm.
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Claude Duty
Jury's president-for-life - Writer, director
The Pope of short films was born in Tunis, he is now established in Rouen. Director and screenwriter of many short films selected and awarded at various festivals, and feature films Girls Lost, Hairy (2002), Welcome to the Gite (2003) and Chez nous c'est trois (2013). He was production manager for short programs at CANAL+ from 1996 to 2001. He is a member of Normandie Images and President of the Les Arcs European Film Festival.
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After studying film, Sarah Fortin made several short fiction films (Deux enfants qui fument, 2004, Synthétiseur, 2008, Le fleuve à droite, 2010 and Manouk, 2014). Interested in documentaries since the beginning, she directed J'm'en va r'viendre in 2011. She has also participated in the directing of several documentary series. In recent years, she has tackled Nouveau-Québec, a feature-length fiction film shot in Schefferville, in northern Quebec, released in 2022. For several years, she has also been a filmmaker-trainer with the Wapikoni Mobile project, training studio for First Nations. She also has a career as an editor for television and film. She is currently writing a new fiction film entitled Le beau temps.
Nathalie Chéron
Nathalie Cheron started in cinema by cooking hard-boiled eggs on a butagaz in a hotel room in Sicily for Rosanna Arquette on the set of Big Blue. Since then, she has been a Casting Director with more than a hundred films to her credit. From arthouse films to popular films, from Scandinavian TV shows to docu-fictions, she practices her profession with passion and love for actors. Nathalie Chéron is a member of ARDA (Association of Casting Directors and Directors), ICDN (International Casting Directors Network) and AMPAS (Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences).
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Princess Erika, from her real name Erika Dobong'na, is a popular French singer, actress and comedian. Our princess produces, writes, sings and acts. She is very present in theater, on the radio and on television (Camping Paradis, Access, Les Grosses Têtes etc.). Princess Erika popularized Reggae with the French public thanks to her titles "Trop de bla-bla", "Faut qu'j'travaille" or "Calomnie". Alongside her career as a singer, Princess Erika pursues an acting career with film roles, theater roles, television roles and radio shows.
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From the Jerusalem Post: MOSCOW – Just 40 km. outside the Russian capital at a hotel in a forested suburb, over 1,200 young Russian-Jewish professionals gathered Thursday to attend the latest Limmud FSU conference and learn more about their shared history and to socialize with fellow Jews.
Limmud Jewish education conferences are a volunteer driven enterprise first conceived in the United Kingdom 32 years ago. Limmud has since branched out, now holding events in nearly 10 countries, including Canada, Australia, the United States, Switzerland, Turkey, Israel, Ukraine and most recently, Russia. This year's conference concluded late Saturday night.
The lectures at Limmud conferences are presented by world-class Jewish scholars and professionals on topics including Diaspora Jews in the 21st century, Jewish art history, Torah and business, Israeli society, science and the soul, yoga and meditation, Jewish philosophy and even hip-hop dance classes.
"The Moscow conference is a reflection of our Limmud structure," said Limmud FSU founder Chaim Chesler.
Chesler added that the conference goes beyond imparting Jewish identity, and is an excellent networking opportunity.
Chesler highlighted the significance and symbolism of this Limmud conference nearly coinciding with Israel's Independence Day.
"I feel like it is very special that this Limmud is happening near Israel's Independence Day because I believe that the attendees here represent Russia's future Jewish leadership and the freedom to be Jews in a once restrictive country," he said.
"Like Israel, Limmud is an independent entity – it's like an 'intellectual kibbutz,' where the commerce is knowledge," Chesler said.
Anna Kandaurova, 26, a Moscow-based musician and journalist, said that this is her second Limmud conference.
Kandaurova said that due to the lack of religious persecution in Russia today, she actually feels less connected to Judaism.
Kandaurova added that Israel's Independence Day serves as a powerful metaphor for her identity as a Russian Jew.
"The memory of how the Jewish people developed is a chapter that defines who I am and I have this wonderful feeling that I have a motherland that's always there for me like a real 'mother,'" she said. "And no matter what trouble I have here, I know Israel will always be there to say, 'I love you.'" Vadim Golovin, a financial manager in his 30s who lived in Israel for a three-year stint, said Jewish life in Moscow is better than in many other parts of Europe, but he still questioned the sustainability of Jewish culture and identity here.
"I wouldn't call the Jewish community here strong.
There's a good choice of [Jewish] organizations, but not a strong sense of communal life," Golovin continued.
The near-confluence of this Limmud with Israel's Independence Day, he stressed, is a source of pride.
"Israel's independence makes me feel proud – proud of what it has achieved since then, and proud to be part of Israel's story, if even just a little bit," he said.
Michael Gilichinski, an Israeli jeweler who traveled to the conference from Ramat Gam to lecture on jewish art history, said he enjoys coming to Limmud to share knowledge that Russian participants are largely unaware of.
"I came here to tell the Russian- Jewish community about Jewish art because many Jews in Russia don't know about this important relationship," he said.
Limmud FSU COO Roman Kogan said the Moscow conference was an enormous success because it is contributing to the rebirth of Jewish identity in a once anti-Semitic land.
"These talented young professionals are not only proud Jews who are seeking out their past, but they represent our future in this part of the world," he said.


In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a Special Report reconfirming the urgent need for raising the ambition to reduce the impact of global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Just ahead of the climate conference COP24, held in Katowice in December 2018, the EU-responsible for 10% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and considered as a global leader in climate action- revealed its "Proposal for a long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy by 2050 – A Clean Planet for all".
The aim of this strategy is to present Europe's vision of how net-zero greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by 2050 through a socially-fair transition and in a cost-effective manner. It identifies challenges and emphasises opportunities that this transformation can bring to the European economy and its citizens. The European Commission does not introduce new policies, nor does it intend to revise the agreed 2030 climate and energy targets. It is rather providing the direction and a number of solutions that could be pursued for the EU to achieve the Paris Agreement temperature objectives in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
A set of eight pathways (scenarios) is assessed in the EU strategy, based on existing (though in some cases emerging) solutions and is wide enough to offer alternatives to convince policymakers and citizens that a net-zero GHG emissions economy can be reached by 2050. The assessment builts on input from a broad range of stakeholders, including the scientific research community, businesses, non-governmental organisations and think thanks.
To pursue all these strategic priorities, it is necessary to establish an enabling framework for long-term transition focusing on investment and finance, research and innovation, economic and social change, the EU´s global role, and the role of citizens and local authorities. The speed of the deployment of actions, citizens' involvement, public acceptance of low carbon technologies and their implementation will decide on the success of the transition.
Climate-neutrality is a state in which all actions, including those of individuals, organisations, cities and states result in net-zero climate impact. When it comes to the buildings sector -responsible for 40% of energy consumption- the strategy acknowledges the importance of energy-efficiency measures, as they should play a central role in reaching net-zero GHG emissions. It is emphasised that a higher number of renovation rates needs to be achieved and sustained, with a large majority of homes using renewable heating, smart building management systems and improved materials. Actually, the technology for zero-emission buildings is already available. But it is necessary to deploy adequate financial instruments, both for publicly and privately owned buildings, and to equip all actors involved with the right skills.
Therefore, the EU Horizon 2020 project TripleA-reno is on the right track to aim at boosting deep renovation of buildings, as well as overcoming existing market barriers. It will also provide consumers and end-users of deep renovation projects with attractive, understandable and personalised information of real performance of buildings. The TripleA-reno open gamified platform will be designed to make decision-making simpler by facilitating the buildings renovation process through all its phases: design, construction and use. This will be done by adding gamification elements to further engage users. In addition, the platform will contain a link to a training application, where all actors involved in the renovation can upgrade their knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the market.
For the strategy to become official, the European Commission invited the European Council, the Parliament, the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee to consider the proposed vision for a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. Furthermore, Member States have submitted their draft National Climate and Energy Plans to the European Commission at the end of 2018. They are central to the achievement of the 2030 climate and energy targets, and should be taken into account in the EU's long-term strategy. Deep-renovation of buildings, in particular residential ones, and how it will be achieved on a large scale, was also addressed in these documents.