This is a part-time Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) position for approximately 10 hours a week for 8 months. The successful candidate for this grant-funded position will develop, validate, implement and disseminate concept inventory surveys for a wide range of entry-level food science disciplines.
The successful candidate will work within and report to the Flexible Learning project team of food science instructors and faculty members.
Work with food science course instructors to determine common student misconceptions (knowledge and attitudinal) in an entry-level food science course based on student interviews, focus groups expert interviews and scientific articles.
Adapt well-established methods of concept inventory to develop these inventories to promote students learning gains in an entry-level course offered in a range of learning environment.
Research, review papers in the field. Keep abreast of methodologies for development of concept inventories and learning activities in food science and related disciplines.
Collect data through student interviews and focus groups and analyse data using statistical techniques.
Organize student interviews and focus groups.
Work with instructors to implement concept inventories and learning activities into courses. Act as a consultant.
Participate in team meetings and report findings to the team. Collaborate with others, internally and externally, to improve the concept inventories and learning activities in food science and related disciplines.
Contribute to the development and testing of high-quality learning activities based on the misconceptions identified and using best practices.
Contribute to the development of write-ups to help disseminate results through conferences and peer-reviewed high quality journals.
Work with instructors to identify technologies to disseminate the inventories and activities.
Work with the project team to plan and carry out evaluation of the project using both formative and summative measures. This may include gathering student feedback, pilot testing of instructional resources, and carrying out expert reviews.
The successful candidate is expected to decide appropriate steps to carry out projects with defined goals. All work will be evaluated by the project team for its accuracy and appropriateness. Errors could lead to lack of student learning, the project being not successful, and lack of instructor or student buy in into the project.
It is expected that the candidate will work independently, but under the guidance of the project team. Each member of the project team has an expertise in a different area, so research and evaluation guidance will be provided.
The candidate may be responsible for providing direction to other staff members; oversees the academic work of and demonstrates learning activities to students as required.
The ideal candidate will be an individual with knowledge of concepts in food science (e.g. chemistry, biology, microbiology, safety, law and regulation, etc.), and some experience in teaching; as well as knowledge in qualitative research methodology and data analysis.
Experience with human ethics protocols is an asset.
Familiarity with learning technology tools (e.g. Blackboard, WordPress) is an asset.
Experience running focus groups and developing and deploying surveys is an asset.
Experience in qualitative data analysis is an asset.
Please submit your C.V. to Judy Chan at judy.chan@ubca with the subject heading 'RA Flexible Learning FNH 200' by January 15, 2014.
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Detroit schools to cut 3,200 jobs
By Jerry Isaacs
Detroit Public Schools officials announced Thursday the district would lay off 3,200 school employees, including 900 teachers, by July 1. The job cuts, which amount to 13 percent of the workforce, are in response to a budget shortfall of $78 million last year and a projected deficit of $91 million in 2005, officials say.
The cuts in the $1.5 billion budget follow an announcement last month that an additional 450 administrators could lose their jobs. The district, which already faces chronic overcrowding in the classrooms, also plans to shut at least three schools, in addition to the 16 closed or consolidated last year. The budget for supplies and purchased services will be cut by more than one-third to save $50 million, with funding for playground improvements slashed from $1 million to $250,000.
The layoffs will wreak havoc, particularly for teachers who are already short-handed and stretched to the limit. "You could see a gym teacher who is certified in kindergarten through six grade become a homeroom teacher, or an instrumental teacher might have to go back to the classroom," district spokesman Mario Morrow said.
Kenneth Burnley, CEO of the Detroit Public Schools, said he also plans to renegotiate the district's contract with the Detroit Federation of Teachers in order reduce or eliminate 3-4 percent annual raises that teachers are due.
The 151,000-student school district—the largest in the state—has been hit hard by federal and state budget cuts, the ongoing loss of manufacturing jobs and tax revenue in Michigan, rising fuel costs and a decline in enrollment. Over the last eight years nearly 30,000 students have transferred to charter, private and suburban schools. Ninety percent of the remaining students are African-American, with more than 7 out of 10 students coming from families living below the official poverty level.
Facing a $1 billion state deficit, Michigan's Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm and the state legislature are cutting per-pupil grants for K-12 education by $55 per student and revising the formula for counting pupils in schools, in order to slash another $43 million from state spending for schools. In the proposed state budget, Detroit could also lose another $15 million it has been receiving since the state took over the district in 1999. On Wednesday the state senate also rejected a plan that would have given extra money to districts with declining enrollments.
Because of stagnating or falling revenue school districts throughout Michigan are facing budget cuts and layoffs. According to Tom White, executive director of the Michigan School Business officials, 90 percent of state districts are planning to lay off staff or not fill open positions. "It's like getting squeezed by a python," he said, the "pressure just is increasing as time goes by. It is going to get ugly and I don't hear a great deal of concern being raised in [the state capital] Lansing."
Like other districts nationwide, Detroit schools are also threatened by the provisions of the Bush administration's 2001 federal education plan, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which removes federal funds if districts fail to achieve specific academic goals. One quarter of the district's schools have already been warned they must overhaul their operations because of "chronic failure." The school district received a federal reading grant of nearly $6.5 million in August but continued funding hinges on 1st-through-8th and 10th-graders passing tests at the end of the school year. The budget cutbacks announced Thursday all but ensure future failures, guaranteeing even more devastating budget cuts.
"We don't need any more cuts," said Mary, a longtime Detroit school bus driver. "What is going to happen to the kids with special needs, the disabled and impaired students? We heard they plan to take away the bus attendants that help us in the busses with handicapped students. This is outrageous.
"The conditions are already unbearable in the schools. Buildings are falling apart, there is no toilet paper or soap in the bathrooms, the classrooms are overcrowded and the teachers are spending money out of their own pockets for supplies. These budget cuts are taking the future away from our kids. With the casinos downtown making millions and CEOs are raking it in how can they say there is no money for schools?
"You know the economy is way down when you start taking away from schools that are already hurting. How can you talk about 'No Child Left Behind' when you are laying off teachers?"
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Closure of Detroit's Marygrove College will worsen teacher shortage crisis
Thousands protest immigrant concentration camps at vigils across the US
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Wolf Warrior () is a 2015 Chinese war film written and directed by Wu Jing. It stars Wu Jing along with Scott Adkins, Yu Nan and Kevin Lee. It was released on 2 April 2015. A sequel, titled Wolf Warrior 2, was released in China in 2017 and became the all-time highest-grossing film in China.

Plot
In 2008, a combined task group of People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces and Chinese police raid a drug smuggling operation in an abandoned chemical facility in southern China. The leader of the smuggling operation, Wu Ji, holds one of his own men hostage while taking cover behind a section of the facility's reinforced wall.
Leng Feng, a skilled PLA sniper, ignores orders to stand down and fires three shots at a weak section of the wall, penetrating through on the third shot and killing Wu Ji. Leng Feng is sent to solitary confinement as punishment, but is approached by Long Xiaoyun, the female commander of the legendary 'Wolf Warriors', an elite unit within the PLA tasked with simulating foreign tactics for the PLA to train against. Long Xiaoyun offers Leng Feng a place in the Wolf Warriors. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, crime lord Min Deng, the older brother of Wu Ji, hires ex-US Navy SEAL "Tom Cat" (Scott Adkins) and his group to assassinate Leng Feng and avenge his brother.

The Wolf Warriors participate in a training exercise in a remote and uninhabited forested region on China's southern border. During the exercise, Tom Cat and his mercenaries ambush a Wolf Warrior squad, killing one of Leng Feng's comrades. Subsequently, the PLA and the Wolf Warriors are tasked with hunting down Tom Cat's squad to restore their honor. The combined infantry force move into the forest but are delayed by multiple traps set by Tom Cat and pinned down by sniper fire until Leng Feng manages to kill the shooter. Afterwards, the rest of the PLA force engages Tom Cat's other mercenaries, who stage a fighting retreat but are eventually overwhelmed and killed one by one. Meanwhile, Long Xiaoyun and the other PLA commanders deduce that Ming Deng himself is also in the training area to take possession of a smuggled cache of biotechnology, which could allow the creation of a genetic weapon that could target Chinese people exclusively.

Leng Feng eventually catches Tom Cat just before China's southern border. Leng Feng is nearly defeated, but manages to kill Tom Cat with his own knife. Medical personnel from a PLA relief force arrive, but Leng Feng recognises the wrist tattoo of the medic that approaches him and realizes that they are Min Deng's men in PLA uniforms. He attacks them, eventually holding Min Deng himself at bayonet point on the very edge of the Chinese border. Min Deng's paramilitary force approaches from the other side of the border, but so do the rest of the Wolf Warriors and PLA soldiers. Min Deng's force retreats, leaving him to be arrested.

Cast
 Wu Jing as Leng Feng, a marksman in the People's Liberation Army who was initially court martialled and reprimanded for failing to obey a direct order during an operation. He is later recruited into a Chinese Special Forces Unit called "War Wolf" after Long Xiaoyun takes an interest in him.
 Yu Nan as Lieutenant Colonel Long Xiaoyun, Commander of the Chinese Special Forces Unit "War Wolf"
 Ni Dahong as Ming Deng, a drug lord who hires a group of foreign mercenaries to avenge his brother's death at the hands of Leng Feng.
 Scott Adkins as "Tom Cat," a former US Navy SEAL turned mercenary, who is hired by Meng Deng to kill Leng Feng
 Kevin Lee as "Mad Cow"
 Shi Zhaoqi
 Zhou Xiaoou
 Fang Zibin
 Guo Guangping
 Ru Ping
 Hong Wei
 Wang Sen
 Zhuang Xiaolong
 Chris Collins

Production
The script went through 14 drafts over seven years. In order to portray more realistic combat scenes, the movie used five missiles (each at a value of one million yuan), more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition, and a variety of Chinese active military aircraft, including the Chengdu J-10, Harbin Z-9, and CAIC Z-10. In one large battle scene, 32 active tanks appeared in the same shot, including a Type 96 tank.

In order to prepare for the film, with the support of Chinese PLA Nanjing Military Region, Wu Jing trained for 18 months at a camp in Nanjing Military Region.
On the first day of shooting, it was the hottest summer in Nanjing's history. The temperature was up to 49.8 °C, making 5 extra actors suffer from shock.

Most of the film was made on location in Jiangsu province, at sites including Nanjing and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.

Box office
As of 25 May 2015, it has earned US$89.11 million in China.

In China, it opened on 2 April 2015, earning US$33.32 million in its 4-day opening weekend topping the Chinese box office. In its second weekend, it fell to number two, earning US$36.19 million (behind Furious 7).

Critical response
The film had an overall rating of 6.8 on the Chinese review site Douban as of August 2017. Variety magazine wrote: "To a layperson's eyes, the military exercise does look authentic, and the cross-country skirmishes are ruggedly watchable on an acrobatic level. Yet it's impossible to overlook the inanity of the plotting".

Awards

International influence
Wolf Warrior and its sequel, Wolf Warrior 2, are the namesake of China's aggressive 'wolf warrior diplomacy' under Xi Jinping's administration.

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External links

 Wolf Warrior at Douban (in Chinese)

2015 3D films
2015 action thriller films
2010s war films
Chinese propaganda films
Chinese 3D films
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Chinese war films
Films about military personnel
Films about the People's Liberation Army
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Mark N. Gasson is a British scientist and visiting research fellow at the Cybernetics Research Group, University of Reading, UK. He pioneered developments in direct neural interfaces between computer systems and the human nervous system, has developed brain–computer interfaces and is active in the research fields of human microchip implants, medical devices and digital identity. He is known for his experiments transmitting a computer virus into a human implant, and is credited with being the first human infected with a computer virus.

Gasson has featured on television documentaries including Through the wormhole with Morgan Freeman, international television and radio news programs, and has delivered public lectures discussing his work including at TEDx. In 2010 Gasson was the General chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2010 (ISTAS'10) and in 2014 he was entered into the Guinness Book of Records for his experimental work on implantable microchips.

He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.

Early life and education
Gasson obtained his first degree in Cybernetics and Control Engineering in 1998 from the Department of Cybernetics at Reading. He obtained his Ph.D. for 2002 work on interfacing the nervous system of a human to a computer system  in 2005.

Career
From 2000 until 2005 Gasson headed research to invasively interface the nervous system of a human to a computer. In 2002 a microelectrode array was implanted in the median nerve of a healthy human and connected percutaneously to a bespoke processing unit to allow stimulation of nerve fibers to artificially generate sensation perceivable by the subject and recording of local nerve activity to form control commands for wirelessly connected devices.

During clinical evaluation of the implant, the nervous system of the human subject, Kevin Warwick, was connected onto the internet in Columbia University, New York enabling a robot arm, developed by Peter Kyberd, in the University of Reading UK to use the subject's neural signals to mimic the subject's hand movements while allowing the subject to perceive what the robot touched from sensors in the robot's finger tips. Further studies also demonstrated a form of extra sensory input and that it was possible to communicate directly between the nervous systems of two individuals, the first direct and purely electronic communication between the nervous systems of two humans, with a view to ultimately creating a form of telepathy or empathy using the Internet to communicate 'brain-to-brain'. Because of the potentially wide reaching implications for human enhancement of the research discussed by Gasson and his group, the work was dubbed 'Project Cyborg' by the media.

As of 2005, this was the first study in which this type of implant had been used with a human subject and Gasson was subsequently awarded a PhD for this work.

Invasive brain interfaces (2005)
Gasson and his colleagues, together with neurosurgeon Tipu Aziz and his team at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and physiologist John Stein of the University of Oxford, have been working on Deep brain stimulation for movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

In order to improve control of abnormal spontaneous electrical activity in the brains of patients with movement disorders, as of 2010 they have been developing a combined deep brain recording and stimulating device that will record deep brain signals and from these predict the onset of symptoms such as tremor and dystonic bursts and deliver a short pulse of high frequency stimulation to stop the symptoms before they have even started.

The Future of Identity (2004–2009)
From 2004 to 2009 Gasson headed a group of academics and industry professionals drawn from 24 institutions across Europe as part of the European Commission funded FIDIS project targeting various aspects of digital identity and privacy, in particular emerging technologies used for identification and profiling. As well as authoring reports on profiling, ambient intelligence and ICT implants, Gasson also went public over privacy concerns related to misuse of location information from GPS devices in smartphones, and was a contributor to FIDIS's controversial Budapest Declaration on Machine Readable Travel Documents which criticized European governments for forcing their citizens to adopt electronic passports which "decrease security and privacy and increase the risk of identity theft".

First human infected with computer virus (2009)
In March 2009 Gasson had a glass capsule RFID device surgically implanted into his left hand. The implant was used as an identification device for the University of Reading's intelligent building infrastructure to gain building access. Gasson's smartphone was also augmented with a reader so that the phone would only function when he was holding it.

In April 2010 following experiments showing the potential vulnerabilities of implantable technology, Gasson's team demonstrated how a computer virus could wirelessly infect his implant and then be transmitted on to other systems. Gasson drew parallels with other implantable devices, such as cardiac pacemakers, which he asserted were vulnerable because of a tendency of manufacturers to adopt a "security through obscurity" methodology rather than robust security methods.
He also argued that as functions of the body are restored or enhanced by implanted devices, the boundaries of the body (i.e., the human experience of the body's delimitation) become increasingly unclear. As a result, the separation between man and machine simply becomes theoretical, meaning that the technology becomes perceived by the human as being a part of their body and so should be considered as such. He argues that this development in our traditional notion of what constitutes our body and its boundaries has two notable repercussions: Firstly, it becomes possible to talk in terms of a human, albeit a technologically enhanced human, becoming for instance infected by a computer virus or hacked by a third party. This forms the basis of his claim to be the first human infected by a computer virus. Secondly, this development of the concept of the is considered a fundamental right.

In 2010 Gasson was the General chair for the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society 2010 (ISTAS'10).

Research
Gasson is a proponent of human enhancement using technology implanted into the body, and argues that advanced medical device technology will inevitably drift to non-medical augmentation applications in humans. He also strongly argues that with technology implanted in humans, the separation between man and machine can become theoretical because the technology can be perceived by the human as being a part of their body. Because of this he reasons that, as the boundaries of the human body (the human experience of the body's delimitation) become increasingly unclear, it should be accepted that the technology augmentation is a part of the body.

Gasson is an advocate of interdisciplinary collaboration and co-authors with social scientists, philosophers, legal researchers and ethicists to consider the wider implications of his field.

Controversy
The research attracted criticism from computer security blogger Graham Cluley who stated  "Predictions of pacemakers and cochlear implants being hit by virus infections is the very worst kind of scaremongering". In 2012 academic Prof Kevin Fu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst disclosed an attack which "would have switched off a heart defibrillator" adding "there are vulnerabilities [in medical devices] but there is a perceived lack of threats".
Similarly Barnaby Jack a researcher at security firm McAfee demonstrated an attack on an implantable insulin pump.

Some critics have questioned the need to implant the technology to investigate the issues "...it makes no difference if an RFID chip is injected under your skin or stitched into the lining of your jacket...". Gasson argued that many people with implants, including medical devices, consider them to be a part of their body and so it is evident that you cannot simply separate the human and the technology that easily - "actually having something implanted is extremely different to bench testing a piece of hardware because it adds the person and their experiences into the mix. It is seemingly difficult to get across the psychological impact involved in this type of deployment, and this is why I was so keen to test this on myself ... feeling technology to be a part of you is something you probably need to experience to understand".

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2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Picks and Predictions – Best Championship Bets and Favorites to Avoid: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads into its first off weekend of the 2018 season season, and while there is no race to bet on this Sunday, it's not a bad time to take another look at the current championship odds.
We are now six races into the year, and while the sample size still isn't huge, we do have enough data to start to establish a pecking order. With that in mind, here are some of my favorite championship bets and some of the favorites that I'm staying away from.
He doesn't have a win yet, but Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. are clearly the class of the field right now in the Cup Series. Since Busch is getting the longest odds of the three to win the title, he is my favorite bet of the bunch. He has led laps in every race since Daytona, picking up three second-place finishes and a third-place run in the last four races. Busch also ranks second in just about every scoring loop category. If I'm betting one of the championship favorites, I'm betting on the guy that can make me the most money.
He is one of the most consistent, well-rounded drivers year in and year out, and Keselowski is up to his old tricks in 2018. He currently sits in the top five in green flag speed, average running position, driver rating and fastest laps run, and there isn't a type of track on the schedule where he can't run in the top five. Keselowski is a little more proven and a lot more consistent than the drivers getting similar odds to win it all. He's a little undervalued currently.
Everyone knew that his offseason move to Team Penske could vault Blaney to another level, but he has taken ten steps forward. He currently ranks second in laps led, fourth in driver and sixth in average green flag speed, making the leap from weekly top-10 contender to a consistent threat to win races. You find another driver showing top-five upside on a regular basis that is getting longer odds. If you want to take a chance on a surprise title winner, Blaney is my favorite bet.
Bowyer just locked himself into the playoffs with a win at Martinsville, and you might want to jump on these odds while you can. His odds of winning it all are only going to improve if he adds any more victories and playoff points, and with the speed that Bowyer and Stewart-Haas Racing have shown in 2018, there is a good chance that is going to happen. He ranks eighth or better in driver rating, green flag speed and fastest laps run, so a deep playoff run is very possible. Meanwhile, a return trip to Martinsville is on tap during the round of the playoffs that help determine the Championship 4. After Bowyer, I don't see a driver with longer odds that is even worth throwing money at.
I know he is a seven-time champion and arguably the best to ever drive a stock car, but Johnson and the No. 48 bunch just don't have it right now. He is coming off the worst year of his career, and he doesn't look any closer to figuring things out in 2018. Johnson's best finish so far is ninth, and he can't blame anything other than a lack of speed. He ranks 19th in both average running position and green flag speed and 18th in driver rating. These odds are ridiculous for a driver who is struggling to sniff the top 10. Don't waste your money.
Yes, Busch is having a solid year, ranking inside the top 10 in most scoring loop categories. However, he's essentially having the same season as his Stewart-Haas Racing teammates, Clint Bowyer and Aric Almirola, but those two are listed at 45/1 and 70/1, respectively, to win the title. Heck, Busch isn't even locked into the playoffs yet and Bowyer is after his win at Martinsville. If you want to give Busch a slight edge over those two because he is more experienced, that's fine, but he is way overvalued at these odds.


Polling for the presidential election ended in Parliament House and state assemblies on Monday.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, his Cabinet colleagues and leader of the opposition Sonia Gandhi cast their votes during the daylong polling in Parliament House.
The ballot box in Parliament House was sealed at 1700 hours at the end of the voting in the presence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan.
A total of 776 MPs and 4,120 MLAs comprise the electoral college for the presidential poll.
Counting of votes will take place on July 18 and the result will be announced the same day.


Telling the story of legendary rock band Queen would be impossible without including their appearance at Live Aid in 1985, considered by many to be one of the greatest live performances of all time. The team behind Bohemian Rhapsody knew how important that moment was. "There's no doubt that it was always going to be the biggest moment in the film," says production designer Aaron Haye.
They also knew recreating it, especially on a technical level, would be a challenge. "From the get-go, we knew that it was going to be a beast to make it happen," he says. With the film now a contender for multiple major awards, we caught up with Haye and cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel to find out more about how they pulled off their uncanny recreation a rock history moment.
The rationale wasn't just to enhance the immersion for the filmmakers, but also the audience. "The more reality we can bring, and the more tactile the scenery can be for the actors and the camera, the more the audience will feel the reality and the weight of the scenes," explains Haye.
Building a replica of the original Wembley Stadium meant the team had to first know what and how to recreate it. That meant research.
The existing footage from the original BBC broadcast of Live Aid was a valuable resource, but for production designers, who have to create detailed blueprints, more research was still necessary. Haye and his team went to local council offices, libraries, and Wembley Stadium's archives to find out more about the venue's construction. "We took the blueprints from when that particular version of the stadium was built, and used that as a place to start," says Haye. From there, the building could begin.
Research plans complete, the Bohemian Rhapsody team found a massive airfield in England to build their replica stage, which would end up being 70 feet tall, 70,000 square feet, and 16 feet off the ground – all reflective of the true dimensions of the original stage.
But it wasn't just the broader dimensions of the stage they wanted to preserve; it was also details like the lights, speakers, microphones, even the playlists. Few details were overlooked. For example, the day of their Live Aid performance, Queen were to be followed by David Bowie. In the movie, when Queen walks off, the instruments set up behind them are actually replicas of Bowie's band's setup.
"We went right down to the little tape marks on the stage," Haye says. "That was just the subtle sort of thing that you wouldn't normally notice." But even if most people don't notice them, they're still there for the full immersive, authentic effect.
A production designer's job usually requires building room into sets for cinematographers and their teams to work. But given the size of the Live Aid stage, there was plenty of space for the cameras to move. However, that didn't mean Haye ignored finding ways to help facilitate Sigel's work.
After creating 3D renderings of what the set would look like, Haye gave them to DNEG, the film's visual effects company, who were tasked with creating spherical renders and enabling them for a cinematographer-friendly VR experience. "You're able to use those spherical renders to put cameras in a virtual set, put on a pair of VR glasses, and look around," explains Haye.
"We were able to give the director, and obviously Tom Sigel, access to virtual camera positions within that set using VR technology. You could walk around and hold a camera and shoot it in any direction." Given that the first day of production was set to start with the Live Aid sequence, that gave Sigel invaluable time to make plans even before the stage was actually built.
Using virtual reality tools wasn't the only way Sigel was preparing to shoot the concert performance. He had his own preparations to make in order to create authenticity onscreen. A big part his job was figuring out how to capture the re-creations of others – not just Hayes, but also the actors.
He wanted to capture the heroism and triumph of that moment in the film's story, not just the band's "real" history. "I designed shots that I thought celebrated the different key moments, and tried to enhance the exuberance that Freddie was bringing to this performance," says Sigel.
This offers up a microcosm of what was ultimately both Haye's and Sigel's mission for the Live Aid sequence; a mission that sounds almost like a paradox. "It was this funny mixture of trying to be slavish to the way that the concert looked, on the one hand, and trying not to make it look anything like the BBC broadcast ,on the other," says Sigel.
A great director and cinematographer can work together to create shots with thoughtful composition and symbolism that tell a story as much as a spoken line or plot twist. All you have to do is look closely.
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La iglesia de San Esteban es un templo románico de la ciudad española de Segovia, construido originalmente en el siglo . Destaca por su esbelta torre, que se antes de perder el alto chapitel barroco que la coronaba, con el que se levantaba hasta los 56 metros de alto, era el campanario románico más alto en la península ibérica.
Sin embargo, con el tejado que la cubre actualmente, obra de hace unas décadas, solo alcanza unos 50 metros en su cúspide, formada por un popular gallo metálico y veleta. Por ello, muestra a una altura similar a la torre de la iglesia de Santa María la Antigua de Valladolid y pueden considerarse ambas, "reinas de las torres románicas de Castilla", las más altas de este estilo en España y la Península ibérica.

La iglesia, situada en la plaza del mismo nombre de la ciudad, posee un pórtico en la fachada meridional con diez arcos y capiteles adornados con grabados medievales. El interior, reconstruido en el siglo  tras un incendio, es de estilo barroco.

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Bienes protegidos de España declarados en 1896


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Last weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing Onward in the cinema. I'll admit that when i saw the trailer last year, I wasn't overly interested. Pixars first film since 2017 that hasn't been a sequel/spin off, there was quite a high expectation. This seemed like just another quest story life much like Finding Nemo, Inside Out and Toy Story. It is an easy formula to follow and thus has been overused. I also wasn't too impressed with the idea of a dungeons and dragons styled world. While I am a D&D player, it looked out of place. We've done the whole 'Monster' thing (twice) and fantasy isn't too dissimilar.
However, I was pleasantly surprised. How dare I thing Pixar wouldn't deliver?
Arrived in cinema, hot dog and milkshake in hand, the projection starts and rather unexpectedly, there is a Simpsons short in place of Pixars tradition animated cartoon. I was a cute sketch revolving around Maggie and another baby who meet at the park. Honestly, it was a 5 minutes cringe fest and did feel rather out of place. I was a huge fan of The Simpsons growing up but I feel they have had their heyday and relaying on a second Simpson movie to keep them relevant.
Onward begins with some exposition of how magic was once widely used to get by but with the invention of electricity, beings became more reliant on convenience and magic was forgotten as generations past. Fast forward to present day which mirrors our present day. We are introduced to our protagonist, Ian and his Mum and brother, Barley. It is established early on that Ian's father passed away before he was born and while a lot of heros in Disney movies have dead parents, there is something real about this portrayal. Perhaps its the relatable environment. Perhaps I'm just older and this sort of thing has more of an impact on me now. Either way, it felt genuine and I instantly related to Ian.
It is Ian's 16th birthday and Momma elf has a gift that was left by the boys father: a magic wizards staff. Oh and a spell that will bring back Dad for 24 hours and 24 hours only. Barley tried several times to cast the spell but fails. It is only later on when Ian is alone that the staff shows any signs of life. As the staff reacts to the spell, Ian's dad begins to appear, starting from shoes, then socks and trousers. Suddenly the gem shatters, leaving only half of Dad, the bottom half. That's right, like Wallace and Gromets "The wrong trouser", Ian's dad is a walking, dancing pair of legs.
The rest of the movie is Barley, Ian and Daddy legs on a quest to find another Phoenix gem in the hope to bring the rest of Dad back before the sun sets.
Along the way they: Inadvertently burn down a tavern,
Reignite The Manticore's passion for adventure,
Worry Momma elf who sets out to find the boys,
Anger some flightless Sprites,
Somehow the Sprites learn to fly again,
Impersonate a police officer,
Run away from the cops,
Destroy a van,
Have a dance with Daddy Legs.
Ian masters magic,
Protagonist fight before the climax and they make up.
The ending is an emotional journey. When Barley picks up the Phoenix stone, he activates a cure dragon. Constructed out of rubble from the school and near by surroundings, the dragon is after one thing, to get it's gem back. Momma elf gets to have big moment where she puts her workout dvd's to the test and takes on the dragon. I have never rooted for a cartoon parent so much. This mum is bad ass. The Manticore also had a shot at destroying the dragon but doesn't quite make it. During a previous heart to heart, Barley mentions how he never got to stay goodbye to his dying dad, having been frightened by all the tubes and wires keeping him alive. Ian, realising that Barley has been the father figure in his life, chooses to let Barley have the scares few minutes with dad. The gem does its thing and Ian uses his magic to help destroy the dragon. Its a pretty spectacular scene, I have to admit. In the crater of rubble, Ian manages to find a small gap to watch Dad fully appear and Barley gets to say goodbye. After the sunsets, Barley helps Ian and they share a touching moment before the movie fast forwards and we see that Ian has become a much more confident person.
It is the ending of this movie that makes it stand out. The moment Ian realises that it is Barley who has been there for him, stepping up as the male role model in his life. While Ian didn't get to meet his dad, he didn't go without and ever big milestone in his life, was achieved with Barley by his side. Barley however, is on his own journey. Unlike Ian, he has memories of his dad. But it was a story left incomplete. Earning him the right to say his good bye and that valuable time with the person he once knew.
This movie has so much to it. So many messages behind it. It tells kids that there can be other role models in their life and 'typical dad/mum/parent' things can be achieve with anyone. The most unlikeliest person may have stepped into those shoes without you realising it. It also goes very detailed into death and illness. Though never actually confirmed, it is implied that Ian's dad died from a long term illness such as cancer. This isn't something that has been touched upon before yet is a very real thing that affect so many people. Barley's description of seeing his dad covered in tubes and wires is what a lot of children have experienced and showing that in a movie makes it more normal. Life isn't all rainbows and sunshine.
One final point. This movie revolves around two brothers. Frozen and Frozen 2 looked into the bond between sisters and how true love doesn't have to mean a romantic interest. While movies and media is slowly becoming more gender neutral, Frozen still has a larger female fan base. Onward offers something for both boys and girls but focuses on brotherly love. I am a fan of both films but it fascinates me to see how different the dynamics are between siblings of the same sex. The sisters in frozen will hug, hold hands and typical 'girly' traits. The brother in Onward have a more subtle bond. The bug each other, drive each other crazy yet are still there for one enough. It is important to show these different kinds of sibling bonds.
All in all, I really liked this movie. The trailer didn't give too much away and it was a bright and heartfelt story. As Pixars first original movie since 2017, it was impressive. Now to see how Soul will compare…
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The switch will be flipped tonight on the Ben Franklin Parkway. It's the first night of "Open Air" — an interactive light show that will be hard to miss.
Open Air comes to Philadelphia thanks to Montreal-based artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
Delivered by 24 robotic spotlights, visible from 10 miles away on clear nights. And those lights will constantly change depending on you.
If you download the Open Air iPhone app you can leave a voice message, it will be put in a queue and the system turns your message into lights.
You can also send the message on www.openairphilly.net. The light show runs from 8pm to 11pm each night until October 14.


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'''Scott Wayne Roberts''' (born 1959) is a designer and marketer of amateur astronomy equipment. He is also a supporter of educational outreach in astronomy and space exploration, and popularizer of amateur astronomy. Since 1980 he has marketed and sold amateur astronomical equipment, as well as produced documentaries, events, and telescope viewings to a broad audience
'''Scott Wayne Roberts''' (born 1959) is a designer and marketer of amateur astronomy equipment. He is also a supporter of educational outreach in astronomy and space exploration, and popularizer of amateur astronomy. Since 1980 he has marketed and sold amateur astronomical equipment, as well as produced astronomy-themed events to a broad audience.
==Explore Scientific==
Scott Wayne Roberts (born 1959) is a designer and marketer of amateur astronomy equipment. He is also a supporter of educational outreach in astronomy and space exploration, and popularizer of amateur astronomy. Since 1980 he has marketed and sold amateur astronomical equipment, as well as produced astronomy-themed events to a broad audience.
Scott Roberts founded the AstronomyOutreach network in 2000 to popularize and support individuals and organizations committed to educational public outreach (EPO) in astronomy. In 2004, together with Dr. Mike Reynolds, Tippy D'Auria, Terry Mann, Dr. Stephen Edberg and serving on the Awards Committee, the organization launched the annual AstronomyOutreach Awards to recognize individuals and organizations that have produced exemplary and sustainable EPO programs in astronomy.
Over the years, Scott held official positions as Senior Technical Sales Manager, Director of Technical Sales, Vice president and National Sales Manager for the U.S.A. and Canada, and Vice President - Brand Community and Consumer Solutions. Throughout his long career at Meade, Scott supported the company in many areas including sales, off-shore supply chain quality management, e-commerce, web design, training, testing, Internet marketing, brand community marketing, trade show & community event management, and product design. Over the two decades he instructed the proper use of astronomical telescopes for people around the world.
Roberts is an enthusiastic astronomer and astrophotographer. His most noted efforts in astrophotography were as part of the solar film crew with WGBH Boston's production of the NOVA (TV series) "Eclipse of the Century" that aired nationally on public television.
During the July of 1991 total eclipse of the sun, Roberts ran three equatorial mounts with 35mm motion picture cameras mounted on them, simultaneously allowing the cameras to capture the "Diamond Ring" effect from the 14,000' summit of the Mauna Kea Observatory complex in Hawaii. The footage produced by the solar team directed by Boyd Estus (Academy Award-winning Director/Director of Photography noted for elegant work in 35mm, Super-16mm and 16mm film, and in video) revealed some of the highest resolution motion picture images ever made of a total solar eclipse.


In a newly public video that documents the scene of Thursday's controversial shooting of a Palestinian terrorist in Hebron, an Israeli can be heard warning that the Palestinian may be wearing an explosive vest.
A separate video published Thursday by the Israeli human rights group B'Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shot the supine Palestinian in the head while he lay unattended on the pavement.
The incident in Hebron took place shortly after the Palestinian terrorist and a fellow assailant stabbed an Israeli soldier in the area. The other assailant was immediately killed, while the wounded terrorist was felled. In the B'Tselem video, the wounded Palestinian can be seen lying on the pavement and slightly moving his head, which had blood around it. A minute or so into the video, a soldier shoots the prone Palestinian in the head.
The incident triggered an immediate inquiry by the Israeli military police, and the soldier was arrested and questioned in what is being considered a murder investigation.
On Friday, the United Nations' special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov, said he strongly condemned the apparent "extrajudicial execution" of the Palestinian.
Under questioning, the soldier said he fired at the terrorist because he feared he would set off an explosive device. He said his unit has been briefed three weeks ago on a Hamas team planning to fire on troops and set off explosives. His lawyer said the video proves he acted in accordance with the rules of engagement for preventing immediate threats.
The Ma'an news agency identified the Palestinian terrorists killed in the incident as Abed al-Fattah Yusri al-Sharif and Ramzi Aziz al-Qasrawi, both 21-year-olds from Hebron.
This story "Soldier Who Shot Downed Palestinian in Head Thought He Had Suicide Vest" was written by JTA.


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A new species of velvet gecko (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from sandstone habitats of inland north Queensland, Australia
Hoskin, Conrad J., Zozaya, Stephen M., and Vanderduys, Eric (2018) A new species of velvet gecko (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from sandstone habitats of inland north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa, 4486 (2). pp. 101-114.
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4486.2.1
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We describe a new species of velvet gecko (Diplodactylidae: Oedura) from the sandstone ranges of central-north Queensland, Australia. Oedura argentea sp. nov. is a medium-sized (SVL 61-80 mm) gecko that is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of its relatively small size, a pattern of 5-6 dark-edged pale transverse bands from neck to pelvis, a silvery iris, a slender tail, a single cloacal spur, and in possessing 14-22 pre-cloacal pores in males. Oedura argentea sp. nov. is a sandstone specialist currently known only from the Gregory Range and nearby sandstone outcropping at Bulleringa National Park. Further surveys are required to determine the limits of distribution through this region. Oedura argentea sp. nov. is the fifth described species of Oedura in north-eastern Queensland. We also assess the name O. fracticolor De Vis, 1884 because it is an unresolved name pertaining to this general region. Based on colour-pattern and locality in the original description, we conclude that O. fracticolor is a senior synonym of O. castelnaui (Thominot, 1889); however, we propose that priority be overturned under Articles 23.9.1.1 and 23.9.1.2 of the ICZN (1999) and that the name O. fracticolor be regarded as nomen oblitum and O. castelnaui a nomen protectum.
Oedura argentea sp nov., Oedura castelnaui, Oedura fracticolor
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Robert Michael "Bob" Gainey (* 13. Dezember 1953 in Peterborough, Ontario) ist ein ehemaliger kanadischer Eishockeyspieler und -trainer, der von 1973 bis 1989 für die Montréal Canadiens in der National Hockey League spielte. Vom Sommer 2003 bis zum Februar 2010 war er General Manager der Montréal Canadiens.

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Als Junior spielte er bei den Peterborough Petes in der Ontario Hockey Association. Die Montreal Canadiens holten ihn beim NHL Amateur Draft 1973 in der ersten Runde als Achten. Gainey, ein ausgewiesener Defensivstürmer, gewann die 1978 eingeführte Frank J. Selke Trophy für den besten defensiven Angreifer viermal in Folge – ein Rekord, der erst 2022 von Patrice Bergeron übertroffen wurde. Kein anderer Spieler in der NHL war seinerzeit derart in der Lage, ohne auch nur einen Strafpunkt zu machen, ein ganzes Spiel zu drehen. Seine Stärke war es, den gegnerischen Spielmacher zu neutralisieren. Nachdem er von 1976 bis 1979 viermal in Folge den Stanley Cup gewonnen hatte, durfte er 1986 als Kapitän die Canadiens zu seinem fünften Titel führen. Von 1981 bis 1989 trug er das C auf der Brust und nur Jean Béliveau war länger Kapitän der Canadiens.

1992 wurde er mit der Aufnahme in die Hockey Hall of Fame geehrt und am 23. Februar 2008 werden die Montreal Canadiens seine Trikotnummer 23 als Banner an die Hallendecke des Centre Bell hängen, die somit an keinen Spieler des Franchise mehr vergeben wird.

Bob Gainey war auch für die Kanadische Eishockeynationalmannschaft aktiv. So bestritt er die Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaften 1982 und 1983 sowie den Canada Cup in den Jahren 1976 und 1981. Schließlich spielte er mit den NHL-All-Stars im Challenge Cup 1979 gegen die Sowjetische Eishockeynationalmannschaft.

Trainer und Manager
Direkt nach seinem Karriereende ging er nach Frankreich und startete dort seine Trainerkarriere. Nach einem Jahr kehrte er nach Nordamerika zurück und übernahm sein erstes Traineramt in der NHL bei den Minnesota North Stars und schaffte es in seinem ersten Jahr in das Stanley Cup Finale. Er zog mit dem Team nach Dallas um und brachte es auf fünfeinhalb Jahre hinter der Bande der Stars. Parallel dazu arbeitete er von 1992 bis 2002 als General Manager des Teams. Während seiner Amtszeit als GM konnten die Stars 1999 den Stanley Cup gewinnen. 1998 war er mitverantwortlich für die Nominierung des Kaders der kanadischen Nationalmannschaft für die Olympischen Winterspiele in Nagano.

2003 übernahm er bei den Montreal Canadiens den Job des General Managers. Im Januar 2006 entließ er Claude Julien als Trainer und übernahm selbst das Traineramt für den Rest der Saison. Guy Carbonneau arbeitete in der Zeit als Gaineys Assistenztrainer und erhielt im Sommer den Job als Cheftrainer.

Privates
Am 21. Juni 1995 starb Gaineys Frau Cathy, die fünf Jahre gegen einen Hirntumor angekämpft hatte. Er und seine Frau hatten vier Kinder Anna, Coleen, Steve und Laura. Mitte Dezember 2006 verscholl seine 25-jährige Tochter Laura, die im Atlantischen Ozean, etwa 700 Kilometer vor Cape Cod, Massachusetts, bei stürmischen Wetter durch eine Welle vom Deck eines Schiffs geschwemmt wurde. Laura Gainey hatte auf dem Dreimaster gearbeitet. Nach drei Tagen stellte die Küstenwache ihre Suchaktion ein, da sie nicht gefunden werden konnte. Bob Gainey legte vorübergehend sein Amt als GM der Montréal Canadiens nieder.

NHL-Statistik

Erfolge und Auszeichnungen
 Gewinn des Stanley Cup: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 und 1986
 1976 Goldmedaille beim Canada Cup
 1981 Silbermedaille beim Canada Cup
 1982 Bronzemedaille bei der Weltmeisterschaft
 1983 Bronzemedaille bei der Weltmeisterschaft
 Gewinn der Conn Smythe Trophy: 1979
 Gewinn der Frank J. Selke Trophy: 1978, 1979, 1980 und 1981

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Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran:
Award-winning writer and illustrator duo Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran will introduce their new graphic novel, Chivalry.
Chivalry is an adaptation of a short story by Neil Gaiman, in which an elderly widow, Mrs Whitaker, unknowingly buys the Holy Grail in a charity shop - an event that launches her into an epic world of adventure with a handsome young knight who goes by the name of Galaad. In a collaboration that brings to life illustrative styles from the Golden Age, and taking influence from the Illuminated Manuscripts, Chivalry is a charming and witty tale about taking risks, and finding friendship in unlikely places.
Gaiman is the creator of over 30 books for adults and children, including internationally-acclaimed bestsellers Coraline and Stardust, and American Gods. He wrote Good Omens with Terry Pratchett, which he recently adapted for a TV miniseries.
Colleen Doran is a cartoonist, illustrator and writer who has produced work for Marvel, DC Comics and many others; including illustrations for Stan Lee's autobiography, Amazing Fantastic Incredible.
Gaiman and Doran have worked together previously on American Gods, The Sandman, Lucifer and the Eisner-winning Snow, Glass, Apples. They will talk to Claire Armitstead about their new work, the art of the graphic novel, and their many collaborations. They will also be answering your questions in this livestreamed event.


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Улица Литке — название улиц в различных населённых пунктах государств бывшего СССР.

Россия
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Украина
 улица Литке — улица в Бердянске.
 улица Литке — улица в Донецке.
 улица Литке — улица в Кривом Роге.
 улица Литке — улица в Стаханове.


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Designed to foster conferencing for up to 64 people.
Convention and expo center in New York City. Includes information on upcoming events, directions, and local services.
Sits 23 stories above midtown Manhattan, offering panoramic views.
Columbia University's executive conference center comprising Arden House and Arden Homestead.


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'Iraq
War Office
21.3 x 25 inches Including text
For official use only To accompany Military Report
This is a simple and attractive military map of Iraq dating to the mid-twentieth century. The map is detailed, showing roads, cities, rivers, pipelines, cables, and more. Detail extends slightly into neighboring regions including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, and Iran.
Based on style and spellings, the map was almost certainly produced by the British military. Britain had long-standing interests in the region, having initially abandoned its bases in the country but invading when a pro-axis government took power. In the 1950s, Britain would join the Baghdad Pact in which it sought to solve Iraq's problems with modernization, but endemic corruption stifled any progress. Dating can be ascribed with the ill-defined nature of independent Kuwait.
The map was first issued in 1935, as Britain was in control of the region. It was reissued in 1940 on the eve of the Anglo-Iraqi War. We cannot be sure of which edition this map is.
The map shows oil being piped out of Kirkuk to Mediterranean ports in the west. It also shows the Iraqi-Saudi and Kuwaiti-Saudi Neutral Zones.
Antique Maps / Middle East & Holy Land / Middle East
[Arabian Peninsula] Tabula Asiae VI
Ptolemy's Arabia Felix
Arabiae Veteris Typus
Striking map of the Arabian Peninusla featuring the geographical features known to the ancients and decorated with a vignette and 9 medallions.
Tab. VI. Asiae, Arabiam Felicem, Carmaniam ac Sinum Persicum
Nice example of the second edition of Mercator's Ptolemaic map of the Middle East, first issued in the 1695 edition of Mercator's Geographia, based upon the works of Claudius Ptolemy.
Descriptio Hydrographica accomodata ad Battavorum navagatione Javam Insula Indiae Orientalis . . . 1595 . . . 1597 . . .
The Earliest Obtainable Map To Show Houtman's Crossing of the Indian Ocean to the Java, Opening The Spice Trade to The Dutch in 1597.
[Pictorial Map of the United Arab Republic] Kharitat Musawwarat al-Jumhuriya al-'Arabiya al-Muttahida / خريطة مصورة الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
Fine Pictorial Map of the United Arab Republic
Alexandri Magni Macedonis Expeditio
Detailed map of Alexander the Great's expedition to Macedonia.


Superb collection of mostly previously unreleased recordings featuring Andy Cahan a.k.a. Johnny Farfisa. Includes killer 1965-66 garage punkers by the Individuals like "I Don't Play," "She's Gone Away," "Monkey on My Back," and the title track, along with powerful, psych-tinged Rascals-flavored workouts by Euphorian Railway from '68.
Magnificent packaging including full color booklet insert with extensive liner notes by Mike Stax.


You all know by now that we at UpdraftPlus are committed to continually developing and improving our (already super) plugins.
Today, we're thrilled to announce that UpdraftCentral is the latest plugin to enjoy a bit of an upgrade in the form of a new plugin and theme manager feature. And yes, it's an upgrade that applies to both the free and the cloud version.
As you all know, UpdraftCentral is unrivalled in its power and convenience, allowing you to backup, update and manage all of your WordPress sites from just one location.
This upgrade makes all this brilliant functionality even better. It basically gives you more remote control over your websites.
For starters, it allows you install and to activate any plugin onto all connected websites at once. So for example, if you have 20 websites and you want to install the 'Yoast' plugin on 18 of them, this new feature will do just that. You simply select the plugin, select the sites you want it installed on and voila! UpdraftCentral will do all the work in a flash!
There are also a load of fixes and tweaks. We strongly recommend that all of our UpdraftCentral customers install this upgrade, so make sure you get it done today! And be sure to visit UpdraftCentral for further updates and information.
Alongside the update for the free version, we're also releasing an update for UpdraftCentral Cloud with features including a theme management module and a plugin management module (see below of the full change-log for this release).
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Here at UpdraftPlus we are all excited to announce that our Easy Updates Manager plugin has achieved another great milestone in hitting the 200k active install mark at WordPress.org.
We are constantly releasing lots of internal improvements, tweeks and bug fixes to make Easy Updates Manager work faster and better.
We would like to thank all our users for installing the plugin, our 5 star rating and all your feedback and custom. Your support enables us to continue developing the software so it continues to grow.
We would also like to give you an update on the first Premium version of Easy Updates Manager. The Premium version offers users a range of enhancements and extended features that make a good thing even better. It also comes with our fast and personal support service if you ever have problems. We are working hard to make sure Easy Updates Premium will be ready soon, so be sure to stay tuned for further updates.
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A new UpdraftPlus release is out. This introduces no new features, but fixes a few issues or sub-optimal behaviours in the previous release (which introduced our new UpdraftClone product, in case you've not yet seen it). The full changelog for this release is below; but the short version is that we recommend the update to everyone.
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UpdraftPlus is pleased to announce the revolutionary new "temporary clone" service is now live.
The Updraft Clone service allows you to create a cloned test site directly from UpdraftPlus settings in seconds.
Want to see how your site looks with updates such as upgrades, new themes and plugins, or a new layout and content or PHP version before it goes live? With Updraft Clone it's never been so quick to create a temporary sandbox for changes you want to try.
It really is as simple as copy and paste for your WordPress site.
Unlike our Migrator feature, there's no need to worry about hosting or installation of WordPress or plugins – it's a cloud hosted service. You simply select your preferred versions of WordPress we take care of the rest.
This leaves you more time to test your site and, well, whatever you like!
PS – Best of all, we've included free clone credits for all Premium customers so you can try the service free of charge right now. Just update to the latest version of UpdraftPlus, go to the 'Migration / Clone' tab in the settings page and select the UpdraftClone option.
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The world's most popular slider plugin for WordPress, MetaSlider, today released a "slider block" for the highly anticipated Gutenberg WordPress editing experience.
Many people are wondering how MetaSlider will work with the new platform and if we have made efforts to make the two compatible. Short answer – yes, and you can download the new release today.
The Gutenberg editor is being designed to make the process of building a website in WordPress even simpler and more intuitive so that just about anyone can publish content, regardless of whether they have any technical knowledge or are able to write code.
Gutenberg works by taking away the need for inconsistent ways of creating custom content, by creating various types of content blocks (e.g. text, videos, images, quotes, etc). Users are able to add blocks individually, filling each one with content as they go along and then positioning them in exactly the right position.
Gutenberg will be much more in line with modern coding standards and aligned with open web initiatives. Gutenberg will soon become a part of the WordPress core, replacing TinyMCE as the default content editor on every up-to-date WordPress website. If all goes to plan, it will be a revolutionary innovation that will change everything about website-building for the better.
How is UpdraftPlus adapting MetaSlider for Gutenberg?
Whilst most of our plugins work on the backend, MetaSlider is meant to be inserted in the content.
Our vision is to give our users the best experience when creating simple or feature rich slideshows, and to eventually allow them to manage them completely where they need them: in the editor.
The traditional short code method still works, but it's not very user friendly. With the arrival of Gutenberg, managing complex content doesn't have to be done using complicated sub-programming anymore. We can insert a block, and voilà, a slideshow is a couple of clicks away, just like a simple image or a paragraph of text.
We've been following Gutenberg's progress closely, testing and reporting bugs, and we've now released our first version of MetaSlider to include a Slider Block for Gutenberg.
The MetaSlider block allows you to easily add any of your existing slideshows anywhere on the page, and to preview them inline with your post, like you would expect. No more copy-pasting of short codes. Insert a block, select the slideshow from the list, and the preview loads.
While allowing users to manage their slideshows from the editor is our aim (e.g. add and edit slideshows), it will take Gutenberg some time to become mature, and we want to wait further to include more powerful editing functions to our block.
An added feature of MetaSlider Premium is the ability to add a scheduler slider that will activate and deactivate on the dates of your choice. For example, if you wanted to showcase a seasonal holiday, you could automatically schedule a Christmas slider to appear on your site every year in December.
A spokesman from MetaSlider said "we're continuing to work hard on MetaSlider, adding great features and improving existing ones. We'll also shortly be launching the concept of Slider Themes where you can change the look and feel of a slider in one click".
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I've been given harsh criticism lately for writing I've done on a new site called Revolving Floor. The first assignment was to answer the question, "How do you like your eggs?" So I wrote a juvie prison piece and the comments went back and forth. That's considered successful.
The casting director Daryl Eisenberg was chastised for tweeting her thoughts during a casting session. She wrote a big freedom of speech thing when people let her know they were upset by this. Emily Post would have rammed her mobile down her throat.
I wrote a tough review tonight for nytheatre about a play in the Fringe I had hoped would have been much better. I really wanted to like it.
Steve Martin said you always remember the bad reviews. I hate that.


"Do you want me to read to you?" my oldest asked his almost 2-year old sister recently. She nodded eagerly. "How about this one?" He was holding up one of her current favourites, a sturdy Usborne book entitled Where Do Babies Come From? My heart warmed as they snuggled on the couch together. "A tiny seed from the father, called a sperm, joins with a tiny egg from the mother," he read, while she lifted the flap to see a small human growing in-utero.
On average I travel to the Netherlands twice a year for presentations in high schools, colleges, and churches. Pro-life apologetics are in high demand, it turns out. Young people overwhelmingly change their mind after learning the truth about abortion and are eager to engage with those around them after hearing the human rights argument. I always go home hopeful yet wishing we could reach more people. You'll understand my excitement when I was asked to speak at the annual March for Life in The Hague on Saturday, December 8th.
One of the most common questions I am asked after a presentation is this one, or a variation of it: How did you decide to do pro-life work? The answer could be very long, outlining all the factors that played a role in what seemed to be an inevitable conclusion, but it seems natural to start at the very beginning.
The evening was comfortably warm. The heat of the day had subsided and a breeze blew through our back yard. We sat around the fire with friends. Some of the kids roasted marshmallows while others played frisbee. Since my three-year old needed a bathroom, I took her inside. She chatted about the fun she was having with "fwiends" but when we opened the door to go back outside, she suddenly stopped. "Mom!" she said, her voice full of awe. "It's almost night time!" I followed her gaze. The trees had turned to silhouettes, the sky a purplish blue. "Look at the staws!" she pointed.
Memories are simultaneously wonderful and strange. At times they come to the fore without having been summoned. On other occasions they remain vague, despite the desire to recall them more clearly. No matter how far I go back in my memories, there's no recollection of first learning about abortion. Somehow, I knew that babies are being killed before being born, but that knowledge must have been too foreign to fully process. The day this concept became reality is burned into my soul.
2017 saw what was likely the largest single-day demonstration in recorded American history. Organized in response to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, the Women's March sought to unite a broad group of movements. Its mission, at least in writing, is to end violence and promote civil rights, disability rights, environmental justice, immigrant rights, LGTBQIA rights, worker's rights, and so-called reproductive justice.
Using AVP: Do the images disrespect the dead?
Many questions have been asked around the use of abortion victim photography (AVP).
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It would be almost impossible to miss the fact that our culture celebrates a major feast today. Trees, lights, dinners, decorations, and gift exchanges have already set the tone around us in the past few weeks. "All ready for Christmas?" the cashier asked as I collected my groceries on Saturday. I couldn't help but ponder that question as I drove home.
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It could sound like Kawehi is joined by a rapper in this video, but it's actually her own dog that's wanting some attention from her. The VoiceLive Touch 2, on the other hand, is really well-behaved and does some cool midi-controlled harmonies!
… that Kawehi has completed eight crowdfunding album projects, and she says 80 percent of her backers return for each of them? At the time of writing, her latest EP - named "Interaktiv" - has reached $37,049 pledged of $3,000 goal at kickstarter.com. You can read more about it HERE.


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Lost London – The Steelyard…
by exploringlondon May 23, 2014 March 24, 2015
The Thames-side property known as the Steelyard – the phrase comes from the Dutch-German word Stahlhof and relates either to a steel beam used for weighing goods or a courtyard where the goods were sold – was the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London from the 13th century onward.
Located near where Walbrook flows out of the Thames on the north bank (the site is now at least partly covered by Cannon Street Station), the walled compound – which at some point housed as many as 400 people – was in some senses a mini city within a city complete with a hall, warehouses, a weighing house and counting houses as well as residences and a chapel.
While the community – which represented an alliance of towns and cities in northern Europe – was mentioned as far back as the late 1200s, it wasn't until 1303 that King Edward I formerly confirmed the tax and customs concessions of the merchants (at some point, in return for privileges they were given, the group was charged with keeping up the maintenance of Bishopsgate).
The power of the trading post had grown substantially by the 15th century and the concessions the group had been granted meant there was inevitably considerable friction with English merchants. There was also some official friction and one example of it was when the Steelyard was closed temporarily in the 15th century when the Hanse cities were at war with England.
In 1598 Queen Elizabeth I took away the Steelyard's trading privileges (after which the compound was apparently looted). It was subsequently allowed to reopen by King James I but never regained the prominence it had previously had.
Much of the compound was destroyed in the Great Fire of London but nonetheless, the Steelyard was rebuilt and continued to provide links between German cities and the English until the mid 1800s when the land was sold off and, in 1866, Cannon Street Station built on the site.
A couple of surviving objects from the Steelyard include a series of at least eight portraits of Hanse merchants painted by Hans Holbein the Younger and a stone model of the Hanseatic Arms which were placed over the gate into the compound can be seen at the Museum of London.
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LondonLife – 'Hans of Antwerp' at The Queen's Gallery…
by exploringlondon February 26, 2013
Recently conserved, Hans Holbein the Younger's portrait Hans of Antwerp is one of 27 works by the painter on display in the exhibition, The Northern Renaissance: Durer to Holbein, at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. The portrait was first recorded in the Royal Collection in 1639 when it was said to have been hung in King Charles I's Chair Room at Whitehall (it was painted in the 1530s by Holbein, best known as King's Painter to King Henry VIII). While it has been previously thought the sitter was a goldsmith (a close friend of Holbein and witness to his will in 1543), Royal Collection Trust conservators have now definitively ruled it to be that of a merchant, possibly a German of the Hanseatic League based at the London Steelyard. You'll have to be quick to see the exhibition – it winds up on 14th April. Admission charge applies. For more, see www.royalcollection.co.uk.
PICTURE: Royal Collection Trust/ © 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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What's in a name?…Cannon Street
by exploringlondon October 8, 2012
One of the major thoroughfares of the City of London, Cannon Street's name has nothing at all to do with artillery or religion. In fact, the street, which runs from St Paul's Churchyard in the west to Eastcheap in the east, owes its name to the industry that once took place there.
Like many other streets in the City connected with the occupations of past residents, Cannon Street is a corruption of a street formerly known as Candelwichstrete (one of many various spellings of which the modern English version is Candlewick Street) which relates to the candlemakers and wax chandlers who lived and conducted their trade along the street in the Middle Ages (the Tallow Chandlers Company, involved in regulating candle-making, has been located in adjoining Dowgate Hill since 1476, although the current building dates from 1672).
The name was gradually corrupted into Cannon Street (apparently the corruption was at least partly due to its pronunciation in the Cockney dialect), which is what it was known as by the late 17th century when the seemingly ever-present Samuel Pepys was writing his diary.
Cannon Street – which was only extended to its current length in the mid-1800s under the supervision of architect JP Bunning, having formerly been a narrow lane which stopped at Dowgate Hill in the east – apparently later become known for the number of drapers based there and was also home to the Steelyard or Stalhof, the trading base of the German Hanseatic League in London in the 13th and 14th centuries (a plaque commemorating this was erected at Cannon Street Station in 2005).
Now lined with office buildings including some former warehouses from the Victorian era, the street is also home to a recently redeveloped above ground train station and Underground station- both of which were opened in the late 1800s (the station, which built was on the site of the Roman governor's palace, was originally located behind the Cannon Street Hotel, birthplace of the British Communist Party). Cannon Street is also the location of the mysterious London Stone – formerly located at the now long-gone St Swithin's Church, it can be found behind a grill at number 111 – for more on it, see our earlier post here).
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Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild joined South Tucson Mayor Miguel Rojas and council members from both cities to deliver cards from schoolchildren to veterans at the Southern Arizona VA hospital on Friday.
The event was organized by Ward 5 Tucson City Council Member Richard Fimbres. Also in attendance were Ward 4 Tucson City Council Member Shirley Scott, a representative from Ward 2 Tucson City Council Member Paul Cunningham's office and South Tucson City Council Member Herman Lopez.
The cards were made by students at 14 Tucson-area elementary schools, thanking veterans for their service in each child's own words.