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Killing Birds is a 1988 Italian horror film starring Lara Wendel and Robert Vaughn. The film is set in Louisiana where Fred Brown returns from the Vietnam war to find his wife in bed with her lover and slaughters the whole family sparing the newborn son. After the massacre, he is attacked by and blinded by a falcon. Twenty years later a group of students led by Steve and Anne meet Brown, and begin their search for a nearly extinct breed of woodpecker and come across grisly occurrences including boys being killed by vengeful zombies.

The film was first released in July 1988 in France, and in August in Italy.

Plot
Fred Brown, a soldier, returns to Louisiana from the Vietnam war to find his wife in bed with another man and kills them both and his parents, only sparing his son. While he is cleaning his knife, a falcon attacks him and tears out his left eye and blinds him in the other. He ends up at a hospital, where he says goodbye to the child before he is taken into foster care.

Twenty years later, a small group of college seniors, Steve Porter, Mary, Paul, Anne, Rob, Jennifer, and a local cop, Brian, are assigned to locate the Green-billed woodpecker, a rare species which will be officially extinct by 1992, four years after the current point of the movie. Steven and Anne meet with Fred Brown, who gives them a packet of information on the bird they're searching for. The group makes the former home of Brown their "base" for as long as they're searching, which turns up nothing on their first day other than a rotting corpse in an abandoned truck.

Upon settling in the house, strange occurrences, such as doors closing on their own and Steve seeing things that aren't there, begin. These become more prevalent as time goes by, including a nightmare where Brown similarly kills Mary to how he killed his wife. While exploring the aviary she discovered earlier, Jennifer is chased into a tool shed by a zombie, only to be beaten to death by another hiding in there. Brian is burnt to death in a freak accident caused by the fuel leaking from the generator. Mary, who suspects it to be the man in her dream who killed Jennifer, finds her corpse.

The survivors make it to the camper only to realize that Brian had the keys. While Rob attempts to hotwire the camper, a zombie attacks and kills Mary. They quickly abandon the camper to make a last stand in Brown's house while Brown suffers a mild heart attack when he realizes what is happening. While trying to fix the generator, a door slams open and blows dust into the room, frightening Rob into running into the generator. His necklace is caught in the generator, and he is strangled to death when the wire cuts into his throat. Paul, who witnessed the whole thing and didn't help Rob, tells Steve and Anne that the zombies killed him.

It is revealed by an email sent by Brown to Rob's computer that Steve is the baby Brown spared twenty years earlier. A zombie breaks into the house and nearly kills Anne. However, Steve saves her at the cost of a shotgun he found. Steve, Paul, and Anne hide in the attic, where a fourth zombie attacks and results in the death of Paul when he panics.

In the morning, the zombies' attacks have ceased, allowing Steve and Anne to escape the house. They meet Brown, and he tells them to get out and that the zombies were never after Steven and Anne, only those of their group that showed fear of them. The credits begin to roll as Steve and Anne look away in despair when they hear Brown's scream emanate from the house. Their fates are not revealed.

Cast
Cast adapted from the book Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989.

Production

Pre-production
Claudio Lattanzi grew up dreaming of making films and met Dario Argento and Michele Soavi. Lattanzi assisted Soavi on his documentary film Dario Argento's World of Horror and was an assistant on his film Stage Fright. The producer of Stage Fright, Aristide Massaccesi then offered Lattanzi a chance to direct Killing Birds when Soavi turned down to offer to take up Argento's offer to make The Church.

According to Lattanzi, during the Christmas Holidays of 1986, he had written a story called Il cancello obsoleto about a record producer who invites a rock band to a deserted house to record a tune, without knowing that Nazi soldier corpses are buried there. Lattanzi stated that Massaccesi asked him to reshape the story by replacing the rock band and the Nazis with birds. Lattanzi said the new film would be titled Artigli () which Massaccesi rejected, saying it sounded too much like it would be a documentary about cats.

A screenplay was then written by Daniele Stroppa with English dialogue revised by Sheila Goldberg. Claudio Fragasso and Rossella Drudi maintained conversely that Killing Birds - Raptors was from a story they wrote entitled Artigli. An Italian DVD of the film includes a PDF of the film with a 12-page treatment titled Artigli signed by Lattanzi and Bruna Antonucci, dated January 29, 1987, which Italian film historian Roberto Curti said was "very similar to the finished film" and dismissed Fragasso's and Drudi's claims.

The credited director on the film has been unclear, with many crew members stating that the film was actually directed by the producer Aristide Massaccesi (Joe D'Amato). Massaccesi stated in an interview "It seemed to me that the most sensible thing was to give the job of directing the dialogues to (Soavi's) assistant, Claudio Lattanzi, while I took care of the special effects scenes. In the end, I let (Lattanzi) sign as the director.

Filming and direction credit
Killing Birds was filmed on location in Thibodaux, Louisiana with a small crew of eight to nine members. The cinematographer was Massaccesi himself under the name Fred Sloniscko, Jr., one of his many aliases. The film "was shot with sync sound, and no overdubbing".

There is debate about who is the actual director of Killing Birds. Some sources state that Massaccesi directed the film, while Rossella Drudi said that Claudio Lattanzi was a front for the direction because Aristide could not be credited on too many films as a producer and director". Antonio Bonifacio, who is credited as the film's assistant director, remembered it differently, stating that D'Amato, after making Bonifacio himself the offer to direct (which he declined), then made Lattanzi, who had no idea how to direct a film, the offer to simply be credited and to be on set in case a journalist or anyone else dropped by, but that D'Amato would direct the film himself, which Lattanzi accepted. Bonifacio further stated that from the beginning, Lattanzi was simply there on set and watched while Massaccesi was directing, and that it therefore was not true that Massaccesi took over from Lattanzi at some later point. Similarly, scenarist Rossella Drudi remembered that it had been directed by D'Amato and not Lattanzi. Both these statements are corroborated by Massaccesi himself as cited, without any indication of date, in the Nocturno Dossier posthumously devoted to him, who said that he had directed it all by himself although he would have liked to continue his tradition of handing over directing to young directors, but that in the case of Lattanzi, there had been no such directorial agreement as with Fabrizio Laurenti or Michele Soavi. Lattanzi stated that he acknowledged Massaccessi's presence on the set but described the film as being directed  "in symbiosis" as well as that he should have the name on the film and specifically chose certain shots and scenes. Massaccesi opined that he personally took care of shots involving special effects, allowing Lattanzi to sign for the film.

Release
Killing Birds was released in France on 13 July 1988 as L'attaque des morts-vivants and later in Italy on 19 August 1988. Like other Filmirage films, Killing Birds had two versions prepared for it. One for foreign markets with more gore and effects, while the version released in Italy toned down the gore and replacing it with footage of close-ups of birds or actors. It was released under various titles to make it part of other film series on home video, this included the Italian DVD titled Killing Birds–Zombi 5, and in the United Kingdom as Zombie Flesheaters 4.

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External links

Killing Birds at Variety Distribution

1988 films
1988 horror films
Films set in Louisiana
Films shot in Louisiana
Films directed by Joe D'Amato
Films scored by Carlo Maria Cordio
Italian zombie films
1980s Italian-language films
Italian sequel films
1980s Italian films


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After reading the book, I had to know more about Lindbergh, so I re-read A. Scott Berg's Lindbergh. I read it when it first came out during the dark ages (1998). While I read it to compare some of the points of history between the two books, reading one after the other was just fun.
At a holiday party, someone recommended another historical novel, Stevenson's Treasure, by Mark Wiederanders. This is a story about part of Robert Louis Stevenson's life. I was aware of Stevenson's Treasure Island, but I regarded him as an author of boys' adventures stories. I knew he had spent some time in the Monterey-Salinas area, and I had lived in that area for several years. On top of that 100 year-old coincidence was the fact that the author apparently lives not too far from me. That was it. I was sold. I had to read that book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found myself checking the historical references, just as I had for The Aviator's Wife, and they were wonderfully accurate.
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Flow is a medical grade headset and therapy app designed to treat depression. It is the first of its kind available in Europe to buy and use at home. In Europe, Flow is classified as a class IIa medical device. Flow is suitable for people 18 years of age or older.
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What does a positively skewed histogram look like?
In other words, some histograms are skewed to the right or left. With right-skewed distribution (also known as "positively skewed" distribution), most data falls to the right, or positive side, of the graph's peak. Thus, the histogram skews in such a way that its right side (or "tail") is longer than its left side.
How do you find the box and whisker plot?
The box in the box plot will show the median and the first and third quartiles. The length of the upper whisker is the largest value that is no greater than the third quartile plus 1.5 times the interquartile range. In this case, the third quartile plus 1.5 times IQR is 10 + 1.5*6 = 19.
How do you describe a Boxplot?
A boxplot is a graph that gives you a good indication of how the values in the data are spread out. Boxplots are a standardized way of displaying the distribution of data based on a five number summary ("minimum", first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and "maximum").
How do you label a box plot?
To construct a box plot, use a horizontal or vertical number line and a rectangular box. The smallest and largest data values label the endpoints of the axis. The first quartile marks one end of the box and the third quartile marks the other end of the box.
What is a positive skewness?
In statistics, a positively skewed (or right-skewed) distribution is a type of distribution in which most values are clustered around the left tail of the distribution while the right tail of the distribution is longer.
Can Excel make box and whisker plots?
Excel doesn't offer a box-and-whisker chart. Instead, you can cajole a type of Excel chart into boxes and whiskers. Instead of showing the mean and the standard error, the box-and-whisker plot shows the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum of a set of data. The median divides the box.
How do you tell if a box and whisker plot is skewed?
When the median is in the middle of the box, and the whiskers are about the same on both sides of the box, then the distribution is symmetric. When the median is closer to the bottom of the box, and if the whisker is shorter on the lower end of the box, then the distribution is positively skewed (skewed right).
Which box and whisker plot has the highest median?
November 3rd has the largest range, the largest interquartile range, and the smallest minimum. The boxplot for November 4th has the largest median.
How do you find the 1st quartile?
It is the median of any data set and it divides an ordered data set into upper and lower halves. The first quartile Q1 is the median of the lower half not including the value of Q2. The third quartile Q3 is the median of the upper half not including the value of Q2.
What is the meaning of whisker?
A whisker is a thick, bristly hair that grows on an animal's face. You can also call a human's beard whiskers, but the word usually means the stiff hairs on the snout of an animal like a fox, a walrus, or a rat.
What does it mean when a Boxplot is skewed?
As a quick way to remember skewedness: longer tail on the left means skewed to the left means mean on the left of median (smaller) longer tail on the right means skewed to the right means mean on the right of median (larger) tails equally long means normal means mean about equal to median.
What is left whisker?
The left whisker represents the bottom 25% of the data, the left half of the box represents the second 25% , the right half of the box represents the third 25% , and the right whisker represents the top 25% .
What are quartiles in a box and whisker plot?
A five statistical summary can be represented graphically as a box and whisker plot (or box plot). The first and third quartiles are the ends of the box, the median is indicated with a vertical line in the interior of the box, and the minimum and maximum are the ends of the whiskers (unless an outlier is present).
What does it mean when box plots overlap?
Overlap is the degree of overlap between the two IQRs Remember that the median is the mid-point of the data and is shown by the line that divides the box into two parts. Half the scores are greater and half are less than this number. Upper quartile is the 75% point and is the line on the. right of the box.
How do you compare box plots?
Guidelines for comparing boxplots
Compare the respective medians, to compare location.
Compare the interquartile ranges (that is, the box lengths), to compare dispersion.
Look at the overall spread as shown by the adjacent values.
Look for signs of skewness.
Look for potential outliers.
How do you compare two box and whisker plots?
That's a quick and easy way to compare two box-and-whisker plots. First, look at the boxes and median lines to see if they overlap. Then check the sizes of the boxes and whiskers to have a sense of ranges and variability. Finally, look for outliers if there are any.
How do you find Q1 and Q3?
Q1 is the median (the middle) of the lower half of the data, and Q3 is the median (the middle) of the upper half of the data. (3, 5, 7, 8, 9), | (11, 15, 16, 20, 21). Q1 = 7 and Q3 = 16. Step 5: Subtract Q1 from Q3.
How do I draw a whisker plot?
How to Make a Box and Whisker Plot
Step One: The first step to creating a box and whisker plot is to arrange the values in the data set from least to greatest.
Step Two: Identify the upper and lower extremes (the highest and lowest values in the data set).
Step Three: Identify the median, or middle, of the data set.
How do you describe a box and whisker plot?
A box and whisker plot is a way of summarizing a set of data measured on an interval scale. It is often used in explanatory data analysis. In a box and whisker plot: the ends of the box are the upper and lower quartiles, so the box spans the interquartile range. the median is marked by a vertical line inside the box.
How do you find the upper quartile in a box and whisker plot?
For both methods, you start by finding the median which is Q2. Split the data set into two halves without including the median. The lower quartile Q1 is the median of the lower half and the upper quartile is the median of the upper half.
What does a positive skew mean in box plots?
Positively Skewed : For a distribution that is positively skewed, the box plot will show the median closer to the lower or bottom quartile. A distribution is considered "Positively Skewed" when mean > median. It means the data constitute higher frequency of high valued scores.
Is left-skewed positive or negative?
A left-skewed distribution has a long left tail. Left-skewed distributions are also called negatively-skewed distributions. That's because there is a long tail in the negative direction on the number line. Right-skewed distributions are also called positive-skew distributions.
Can you tell skewness from a box plot?
A boxplot can show whether a data set is symmetric (roughly the same on each side when cut down the middle) or skewed (lopsided). If the longer part of the box is to the right (or above) the median, the data is said to be skewed right. If the longer part is to the left (or below) the median, the data is skewed left.
What is upper whisker?
The upper whisker of the box plot is the largest dataset number smaller than 1.5IQR above the third quartile. Here, 1.5IQR above the third quartile is 88.5 °F and the maximum is 81 °F. Therefore, the upper whisker is drawn at the value of the maximum, 81 °F.
How do you interpret skewness in a histogram?
A normal distribution will have a skewness of 0. The direction of skewness is "to the tail." The larger the number, the longer the tail. If skewness is positive, the tail on the right side of the distribution will be longer. If skewness is negative, the tail on the left side will be longer.
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CNN Legal Analyst and Supreme Court Reporter Joan Biskupic will provide the keynote address for the Wauwatosa Public Library Foundation's hybrid Leadership Event at Wauwatosa East High School and online on November 18.
In addition, members of the Wauwatosa School District Medical/Public Health Advisory Panel will receive the annual Arthur B. Kohasky Leadership Award for their work on the district's COVID-19 pandemic protocols.
This annual event, which draws hundreds of attendees, is a celebration of the important role the Library plays in the Wauwatosa community and features nationally recognized authors whose writings address compelling current topics. The event also honors area high school students and an adult whose leadership has had a positive impact on Wauwatosa.
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The adult award winners are the 20 members of the Wauwatosa School District Medical/Public Health Advisory Panel, who dedicated countless hours to developing a safe and effective COVID policy to protect our students, staff and the community at large. The winners are Pediatrics: Ryan Scheper, MD; Timothy Richer, MD; Christen A. McAlpine-Tesfai, MD; Andrea Morrison, MD, MS; Emergency Medicine: Marcie Navratil, MD; Infection Prevention: Allison Reeme, MD; Infectious Disease: Leslie Cockerham, MD; Mental Health: Chasity Brimeyer, PhD; Heidi Hemling, MS, LPC, NCC, PMH-C; Jenny Hoag, PhD; Response Team/COVID Experience: Peter Bartz, MD; AJ Grove, MD; Sean Nolan, DO; Public Health: Laura Stephens, MPH; Anne Christiansen, MPH; District/School Board: Dr. Phil Ertl, Marta Kwiatkowski; Melissa Nettesheim; Katelyn Lasse, BSN, RN, NCSN; Sonja Phillips, LSSW, MS; Michelle Anderson, MA; Steven Doman.
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17 men arrested for smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes
by Neyla Zannia
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17 men, aged between 22 and 48, were arrested by the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Singapore Customs for their suspected involvement in smuggling duty-unpaid cigarettes.
The authorities conducted a joint operation conducted on 26 January 2019, in which 14 Indonesians and three Singaporeans were arrested at Sungei Jurong.
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The police said that Singapore Customs is handling the investigation. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounted to about $396,200 and $28,820 respectively.
Commander of the PCG, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Cheang Keng Keong commended the officers for their excellent team work which resulted in the swift arrest.
He added that the authorities will spare no efforts and will continue to take firm action against such offenders.
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Autism-linked gene found to form nerve connections
By Tyron Cottrell
Overview: The Gabrb3 gene linked to autism appears to shape the formation of both normal and atypical neural connections in the brain.
Source: Cornell University
A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders plays a critical role in early brain development and may shape the formation of both normal and atypical nerve connections in the brain, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.
The study, published Nov. 28 in neuron, used a combination of advanced genetic experiments in mice and analysis of human brain imaging data to better understand why mutations in a gene called Gabrb3 are linked to a high risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a related condition called Angelman- syndrome. Both conditions involve abnormal behavior and unusual responses to sensory stimuli, which appear to arise, at least in part, from the formation of atypical connections between neurons in the brain.
"Neuronal connections in the brain and developmental synchronization of neuronal networks are disrupted in individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and there are specific genes involved in the pathogenesis of ASD," said co-first author Dr. Rachel Babij, a former student at Weill Cornell. /Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-Ph.D. program in the lab of Natalia De Marco García, an associate professor at Weill Cornell Medicine's Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute.
The Gabrb3 gene encodes part of a crucial receptor protein found in inhibitory compounds in the brain that suppress neuronal activity to maintain order in the nervous system, such as police officers directing traffic. During development, Gabrb3 also appears to help determine how brain connections form.
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To find out how Gabrb3 works, Babij and her colleagues tracked cellular signaling in the brains of both normal animals and those without the gene in the early stages of their development.
The preclinical experiments, conducted by Babij with co-first author Camilo Ferrer, a postdoctoral fellow in the De Marco García lab, and others, showed that mice lacking Gabrb3 fail to maintain the normal network of connections between neurons in a specific brain region involved in sensory processing.
"It's not a ubiquitous problem where every single neuron won't or inappropriately contact their targets; but it's actually a subset of cells that are more sensitive to it," says De Marco García, the paper's lead author.
In collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. Theodore Schwartz in Weill Cornell, the authors showed that the net result of Gabrb3 deletion is an increase in functional connections between the two hemispheres in the genetically modified mice, compared to those with a functional Gabrb3 gene. The genetically modified mice are also hypersensitive to touch.
"Basically, what we see is that these neurons respond better to sensory stimuli after deletion of this gene," said De Marco García.
Brain connectivity is altered after deletion of an autism-associated gene. Neuron is located on one side of the brain (marked in red) and nerve endings come from the other side of the brain (marked in green). Credit: Camilo Ferrer
The team then collaborated with Dr. Conor Liston at Weill Cornell to investigate the gene's role using neuroimaging data from human subjects. The researchers found a correlation between the spatial distribution of the human GABRB3 gene and atypical nerve connectivity in people with ASD.
"The lower the expression of GABRB3 in specific brain regions, the more atypical nerve connections these regions are likely to contain," said De Marco García.
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While warning that it is impossible to draw direct parallels between the preclinical and human data, De Marco García suggests that both analyzes point to a model of neurological disease in which changes in genes such as GABRB3 could cause specific changes in neuronal connectivity patterns, which in lead to abnormal behavior. Interactions between different genes, each with slightly different effects, can produce substantially different outcomes.
Baby agrees. "What causes one person to develop schizophrenia while the other person develops ASD, when both have an element of inhibitory neuron dysfunction? I think something about the specific subtypes of affected neurons and the mutations that affect them could play a role in how people develop these different diseases," she said.
About this news about ASD and genetic research
Author: Alan Dove
Contact: Alan Dove – Cornell University
Image: The image is credited to Camilo Ferrer
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"Gabrb3 is required for the functional integration of pyramidal neuron subtypes in the somatosensory cortexby Rachel Babij et al. neuron
Gabrb3 is required for the functional integration of pyramidal neuron subtypes in the somatosensory cortex
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GABAergic disruption results in enhanced contralateral, but not ipsilateral connectivity
Gabrb3 ablation leads to increased whisker-dependent responses during mouse development
Spatial pattern of man GABRB3 expression correlates with atypical connectivity in ASD
Dysfunction of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic circuits is strongly associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, it is unclear how genetic predisposition affects circuit assembly.
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Using empathize two-photon imaging and wide-field calcium in developing mice, we show Gabrb3a gene strongly associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and Angelman syndrome (AS), is enriched in contralaterally projecting pyramidal neurons and is required for inhibitory function.
We report that Gabrb3 ablation leads to a developmental decrease in GABAergic synapses, increased local network synchronization, and long-term improvement in the functional connectivity of contralateral – but not ipsilateral – pyramidal neuron subtypes.
In addition, Gabrb3 deletion leads to an increased cortical response to tactile stimulation in neonatal stages.
Using human transcriptomics and neuroimaging datasets of ASD subjects, we show that the spatial distribution of GABRB3 expression correlates with atypical connectivity in these subjects.
Our research shows that there is a need for Gabrb3 during the emergence of interhemispheric circuits for sensory processing.
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eSports and Ghosts: How Infinity Ward is supporting competitive Call of Duty for 2014
Treyarch pushed the boundaries on how a Call of Duty game should support and be part of eSports with Black Ops 2. Competitive Call of Duty went from a subtle notice with MW3, to be one of the biggest games in competitive scene with Black Ops 2. But how will Infinity Ward continue this success?
With Call of Duty: Ghosts, Infinity Ward and Activision have already committed to bringing the Call of Duty: Championship back in 2014. The Call of Duty: Championship 2013 was a huge success; it had the biggest viewership out of any competitive Call of Duty scene ever. They've also confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be the exclusive FPS for all MLG Pro Circuit events throughout 2014, starting with MLG Columbus in Nov 2013.
The support with events is confirmed, but what about the features in-game? In Black Ops 2, Treyarch added new features including in-game live streaming, CODCasting mode for casters, full support of LAN lobbies, and more.
Infinity Ward's MW3 didn't have any support for eSports. It took them over 5 months to add the basic feature of competitive LAN settings. By that time, MLG didn't bother to add MW3 to the competitive scene.
For Ghosts, Infinity Ward appears to be on the right track. They've added a new 'spectator mode' (it's different from CODCasting as CODCasting won't return), which allows casters to see the game, change player views, see scoreboards, and more. Infinity Ward has removed the live streaming feature, but as the competitive scene will be played on Xbox One, that won't be a big problem.
Infinity Ward has added a new playlist – which will replace League Play – called 'Clan vs. Clan' playlist. This playlist will allow you to play with other members of your clan against other clans. Mark Rubin said that they plan to use the leader boards of the Clan vs. Clan playlist to determine some, not all, of the qualifiers for the 2014 Championship.
Infinity Ward has also added new game modes, including Search & Rescue and Blitz, which should help increase viewership of the competitive Call of Duty scene by adding new gameplay and tactics from pro players.
It looks like Infinity Ward has chosen the right path with how to approach the eSports scene of Call of Duty. They've kept the features that are a must – competitive LAN, spectator mode – and added new modes to help diversify the competitive scene.
What do you think about Infinity Ward's approach to Call of Duty eSports? Let us know in the comments below!
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Near the coast at the far western side of Ghana, near the border with Cote d'Ivoire, is a village that is unique in all of Ghana. Spectacular scenery of the 400-year old stilt propped water settlement of Nzulezu, is a unique village built on stilts in Lake Tadane, which is home to hundreds of people in the Western Region.
Nzulezu is an Nzema word meaning 'surface of water'. The inhabitants of the village are said to have migrated from Walata, a city in the ancient Ghana Empire, the earliest of the Western Sudanese States. According to tradition, ancestors of the village were brought to their present place by a snail.
The serene ambiance of the surrounding landscape, coupled with the general activities of life on stilts points to a dynamic relationship between man and nature. It is essentially one long pier, called Main Street by the locals, with buildings constructed on both sides. One side of the 'street' are living quarters while the other side of the street has businesess, the school, a community center and other commercial ventures.
village life is adapted to the unique environmental conditions, and all activities such as the pounding of fufu (a traditional meal), schooling, worship, baptisms and burials are carried out on the lake. It is said that the lake averts possible disasters such as fire outbreaks.
The people of Nzulezu still adhere to traditional norms and taboos. For instance, Thursday is a sacred day on the lake, and on this day, the villagers do not engage in any strenuous activity.
Today the village subsists on fishing, farming on nearby land, and tourism. There is also guesthouse at the village, but do not expect modern standards.
The Nzulezu stilt village is not connected to electricity, but there are a significant number of television poles attached to almost every home in the village. These are powered by car batteries. For source of light in the night villages use lantern, flash light or rechargeable lamps to move about. To the amazement of visitors, villagers carry on daily life as if they don't live on stilts.
The one-hour dugout canoe trip from the Beyin visitor centre to Nzulezu passes through a pristine series of marshes, swamp forest (the largest stand left in Ghana) and open pools rich with wildlife, including crocodiles, egret, heron and kingfishers. This natural area has been designated as an Important Bird Area based on criteria from Birdlife International.
In addition, the beach adjacent to the visitor centre is the site of a sea turtle conservation project in cooperation with the Ghana Wildlife Society. The project seeks to protect three endangered turtle species that nest on the beach. Evening tours are offered to see the massive turtles laying eggs and their tiny hatchlings making their way to the sea.
One of the highlights of a visit to Nzulezu is certainly the journey to get there. Nzulezu is one part of the Amasuri Wetland, a ramsar site and the largest inland swamp forest in Ghana. After driving as far as the unpaved road will allow for the current conditions, there will be a short walk to get to your canoe. A canoe ride of 45 minutes to an hour passes narrow, lush channels, open plains, and finally the wide expanse of Amansuri Lake. The ride is safe and lifejackets are available.
More birds and monkeys are seen on the canoe trip to Nzulezu during the rainy season (May 15 through August) and you can canoe the entire way, versus walking the first 1 km during the dry season. Guided sea turtle walks are offered October through August.
Nzulezu has a guesthouse called the Homestay Bar and Rest house that is part of the stilt village. The small window in each of the rooms looks out onto the lake and each has two single beds (sheet and flush toilet, but no mosquito net or towel). Meals and liquid refreshments are available. Camping is also available at the visitor centre in Beyin.
8 am to 4 pm daily.
From Takoradi, travel 90 km west to the visitor centre in Beyin. Nzulezu is 5 km north of Beyin by canoe.
The village of Nzulezu is about a 7 hour drive west of Accra.
Childhood home of Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of an independent Ghana.
Help to protect the endangered sea turtles, their eggs and hatchlings from predation by animals and villagers by participating in evening beach tours and conservation efforts at the visitor centre in Beyin.


If you've been following along, then you know I'm in the process of designing my kitchen makeover. So as promised I'm sharing my design board with you this week!
There are some items that I've already made a decision on, but others that I'm still trying to figure out. This design board is more of a wish list, because of some of the restrictions I will have with our current layout.
The main reason I want to change the granite is so I can replace my sink! I would love to replace the double basin with a single and deeper bowl.
I reached out Blanco because I love their modern take on this traditional farmhouse sink. Isn't it gorgeous?!
They just released this SILGRANIT sink in a new color: Concrete Gray. It's a great color that complements a wide range of countertops for a little more of modern design.
The best part about this SILGRANIT line is that it is a composite material made of up to 80% natural granite, which is scratch resistant and easy to clean. In more relevant terms, it's repellent nonporous surface does not require the use of any harsh chemicals…you know I love natural cleaners!
It also includes Hygienic+Plus surface protection and is heat resistant up to 536°F. Honestly, there's so much to love about this sink.
Now I just have to cross my fingers and hope that my countertops can be replaced!
I have started on some of the kitchen demolition and will share the progress with you next week, so be sure to check back.
Also, please let me know in the comments if you would like all the nitty-gritty details. I'd love to give you step-by-step updates of this entire process, but don't want to overshare. Let me know your thoughts!


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It is going to be an epic weekend! The hills are covered in real snow that feel from the sky, you and your buds plan to hit the slopes hard. And after that long day bombing down the hill it hits you, time to get some grub. But, after not winning big on the penny slots last night, paying for transportation and lift tickets, this meals gotta be on a budget. Scope out our favorite places in South Lake to dine on a dime!
Tahoe Brewery – This is not to be confused with Stateline brewery! Tahoe Brewery has a traditional menu with OK prices, but it's the pizza to go here for. Some of the best pizza in town and a large pie is enough to feed all your friends. Be sure to grab one of their in house brews while you're there.
Riva Grill – Another spot you wouldnt traditionally go for a deal of a meal, however if you pop in to happy hour in the bar from 4:00-6:30 PM appetizers are half off. Generous portions and plenty to choose from, three people can get in and out without breaking the bank.
Margarita's Mexican Cafe – While South Lake Tahoe isn't necessarily know for the Mexican fare, this place is one of the best in town.
Fasta Pasta – Authentic Italian and hearty portions – Fasta Pasta is the perfect place for a hot plate that will inevitably leave you with left overs for your next meal.


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Location: 50 Elderslie Street, Winton, QLD
About Waltzing Matilda Centre
If there is one song that lives in the heart of all Australians, it is "Waltzing Matilda"…
Welcome to the Waltzing Matilda Centre!
Winton's Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton, Outback Queensland tells the story of Waltzing Matilda, a song that lives in the hearts of all Australians as our unofficial anthem and the first museum in the world dedicated to a song.
The original centre, history and artefacts were destroyed by a fire in 2015. From the ashes on the 20 April, 2018 the Waltzing Matilda Centre was reborn.
The Waltzing Matilda Centre is a museum so steeped in Australiana that the architecture itself references the landscape and history of the local region. The building incorporates the Waltzing Matilda legend, the Qantas origins, Aboriginal cultural history, the opal mining, events such as the Shearers' Strike and the dinosaur trail.
The museum tells the story of Waltzing Matilda, the Exhibition space tells the story of WW1, the Art Gallery displays travelling exhibitions, the Qantilda Museum tells the story and history of the Winton Shire and the birth of Qantas and the Tuckerbox Café provides the finest coffee in town.
Tour groups and schools are catered for with packages.


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2023 "We Believe in Growing" Scholarship Application Available
Tulare, CA – Applications are now available for the 16th annual "We Believe in Growing" scholarship, presented by E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo®. The scholarship was created to support agriculture education and encourage students from the Central Valley to pursue a career in agriculture.
High school seniors from Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern counties are eligible for the scholarship. To apply, students must plan to attend a four-year college or university with a focus on pursuing an agricultural career. Two students will be awarded a $10,000 scholarship and the funds will be disbursed over four years at $2,500 per year. The deadline to apply is January 13, 2023.
"E.M. Tharp takes great pride in sponsoring the "We Believe in Growing" Scholarship", said Casey Tharp, Vice President/General Manager of E.M. Tharp, INC. "As we enter our 16th year in sponsoring the scholarship with World Ag Expo we recognize the importance of supporting our youth and we know they are our future in agriculture. During these economical times we feel it is more important than ever to continue supporting our students in agriculture.
To be considered for the scholarship, students must complete the application, submit two letters of recommendation; one copy of their high school transcripts; and be graduating from high school during the 2022-2023 school year.
"Ag education is our core mission," said Jerry Sinift, CEO, International Agri-Center®. "We want to thank E.M. Tharp for continuing to host the scholarships each year and we're proud to work with them again in 2023."
Download the application online at https://bit.ly/WAEScholarshipApp. Send completed applications to: E.M. Tharp, Inc., "We Believe in Growing" Scholarship, 15243 Road 192, Porterville, CA 93257, Attn: Kerissa Chapman.
Scholarship winners will be announced in early February and recognized during World Ag Expo®.
The International Agri-Center® is host to World Ag Expo®, February 14-16, 2023. An estimated average of 100,000 individuals from 70 countries attend World Ag Expo® each year. The largest annual agricultural show of its kind, World Ag Expo® hosts more than 1,200 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. Learn more at www.worldagexpo.org.
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When you think of partying in Downtown Madison, you think of State Street. This is where all the UW students party and where a good amount of bars are clustered. It is a pedestrian mall, so regular traffic is not allowed down it. I guess that's definitely a good thing considering after a Badger win, it is packed with people walking everywhere.
Victoria and I decided to take a walk up State Street during the middle of the day when it wasn't so packed. After making it to the end of State Street, we walked up to Lake Mendota and then came back towards the capitol building. The following are the pictures from our walk.


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ESPN Anchor Bob Ley to Retire After 40 Years
Legendary sports journalist will hang it up at the end of June
Tony Maglio | June 26, 2019 @ 6:39 AM	Last Updated: June 26, 2019 @ 8:00 AM
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Bob Ley is retiring from ESPN at the end of June, he said on Wednesday, following a remarkable 40-year run there.
The sports journalism legend joined what became the "Worldwide Leader in Sports" on its very first weekend in 1979. It was not a "leader" in anything at the time. He signed off from his last show in September.
Ley has done everything imaginable at ESPN, but in recent years focused on being the face of investigative reporting series "Outside the Lines," and covering international soccer. Reach more about his terrific career and numerous accomplishments here.
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Below is Ley's full statement, in which he says the call to hang it up was "entirely my decision."
Across 40 years I have enjoyed a professional journey unimaginable when I joined ESPN on its first weekend of existence in 1979. Each day since has been a unique adventure, one I embraced for the challenge and unequaled fun of a job like no other.
Now, it is time for change.
I will be retiring from ESPN, as of the end of the month.
To be clear, this is entirely my decision. I enjoy the best of health, and the many blessings of friends and family, and it is in that context that I'm making this change.
To Jimmy Pitaro and his senior leadership team, my sincere personal thanks for their understanding and patience over the past months.
Through the decades, and my innumerable experiences at ESPN, I have built many deep and fulfilling friendships. You know who you are. I hope you also know how much you mean to me. We have shared an American story unlike any other. And we will continue to do so in the years ahead.
I have been gifted by our viewers and consumers with a precious commodity – your trust. To be invited into your homes was a privilege I never took for granted, one I worked each day to uphold. Thank you for that.
In September, I signed off my last show saying, "I'll catch you on the flip side." Now it's time to take that vinyl off the turntable (ask your folks), flip it over, and drop the needle on the B-side. There are always great cuts, and hidden gems on the B-side.
Thank you for a great run.
And in Twitter form:
Too many folks to thank individually, right now, but know that I have you all in my mind and my heart. Some news to share: pic.twitter.com/Qydhpcy4MV
— Bob Ley (@BobLeyESPN) June 26, 2019
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"The standard of excellence that has become a hallmark of ESPN began in the early days when we were a start-up with a bold vision," company president Jimmy Pitaro said on Wednesday. "Bob was there for all of it and, over the years, his unwavering commitment and unparalleled work ethic drove our journalistic ambitions. The best way we can thank Bob for what he's meant to ESPN and to sports fans is to continue to uphold the journalistic integrity and principles he's instilled in ESPN for nearly 40 years."
Below is Bob saying goodbye back in the fall.
I'll catch you on the flip side. pic.twitter.com/q0HNBn5rmu
— Bob Ley (@BobLeyESPN) September 28, 2018
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A sheep dog whistle is held against the tongue in the mouth. The sound is produced by air flowing through the top and bottom holes and then out from the 'sound chamber' which is the slit between the two flat sides of the whistle. Use the whistle tone you want the dog to associate with a specific command and then immediately use the voice command it is already familiar with. After a while you will be able to just use the whistle tone alone allowing you to communicate with the dog at greater distances. Although this type of herding dog whistle has traditionally been used for Border Collie training, Logan whistles are ideal for any dog breed and for puppy training.
Begin by selecting tones for and then teaching your dog important first commands - such as a whistle tone which you want the dog to associate with Stop, or with coming back to you.
To view our range of Logan Sheepdog Whistles and our full guide to creating a set of whistle commands for your own use please CLICK HERE.
1. Hold the whistle by its tab.
2. Place the whistle in the mouth so that the tab/open slot is to the front and the closed end is against NOT ON the tongue. Do not block either of the top or bottom holes. It is the air going through the hole on top and bottom of the whistle and out the slot at the front that creates the noise.
3. Seal the edges of the whistle gently with your lips (but do not block the slot) so the air can only pass through the whistle and out the slot. Your tongue is active in pushing the whistle to the right position so your lips just fall around the edge. The whistle does not sit flat on the tongue (that would block the bottom hole). Your tongue falls down below the whistle so the air can circulate.
4. Now breathe from your chest through the whistle. If you're sure the whistle is positioned correctly air can flow through it and out the slot at the front just relax and breathe.
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Soft dulcet tones are all you need for close work. Keep commands as soft as possible and reserve sharp tones and volume for distance and for emphasis.
Below are some dog training whistle commands and the associated whistle sounds as used by Allistair Lyttle.
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Action: Stand and walk straight towards livestock. If you want the dog to move faster repeat the whistles faster and louder.
Action: Go Clockwise – i.e. arc around the LEFT side of the sheep – a full long flank is the movement of the dog round the sheep – almost the whole left side of the sheep. If you want to completely circle the sheep repeat the full-long flank command until the dog comes right round. Using the first 'chirp' note of the command, 'Chew' is a 'half-flank' which tells the dog to move just a short distance around the left side of the sheep.
Action: Go anti-clockwise – i.e. arc around the RIGHT side of the sheep.
Action: Slows dog to a steady pace.
Action: Turns dog around to go gather more livestock.
Action: Orders dog to stop working and return to handler.
As all are capable of high performance - soft deep tones to sharp, high pitched, tones - you can use just one design, basing your decision on the material, weight and overall design that you prefer.
When should I introduce a dog to whistle commands? Initially and while the dog is working close to you, voice commands can be used very effectively. As the dog begins to work further it is best to switch to whistle commands. Dogs recognise whistle commands quickly – your voice is one type of sound signal, a whistle is another more reassuring one. With practice, whistle commands are more likely to be consistent, the same cue for a specific action and so a real advantage when training dogs. A good whistle also allows for expression and added meaning to your commands to quickly convey how you expect the dog to react.
Which whistle? If you've tried to use a sheepdog whistle before and failed - try again with a Logan Whistle. Any of our whistles is suitable for a beginner or a very experienced user. Some, such as the solid brass and stainless steel whistles, are capable of higher performance (greater range of tones and volume) where multiple commands are needed and where you will be working at extreme distances. Brass is capable of mellow as well as very sharp tones. Sound from our stainless steel whistles carries over flat windswept ground particularly well. Delta takes the precision of a metal whistle into a non-metallic material making these perfect in very hot or cold climates. Our two hole Turbo design changes the timbre of the tone in brass, stainless steel and Delrin which is effective when there is competing noise and seems more effective in generating a correct response from less responsive dogs, even at distance. Think about the material you might prefer, the weight of whistle, and the range of commands you're going to need.
Do different dog breeds need a specific frequency of whistle? Frequency is technically the number of sound vibrations per second – a high frequency creates a high pitch or tone. A Logan Whistle can create a range of frequencies and so a range of tones or pitch patterns allowing for multiple, easy to distinguish commands all of which can be repeated, elongated or used softly or loudly to add emphasis and so meaning. If you can hear the whistle then you know what you are trying to communicate to the dog. Commands from Logan Whistles are not distorted as other whistles can be by heat/cold, wind or other atmospheric interference. With more consistent commands, even over extreme distance, your dog will be able to hear you more easily and so be more likely to remain calm, less confused, distracted or alarmed. That's the basic principle of Logan Whistle commands developed for working sheepdogs - often three or more dogs working on different commands at distances of up to two miles - all from the same whistle. There is no reason why it should not apply to other breeds of dog.
On your Logan Turbo, What difference does having two holes make to the sound? Our two hole design changes the timbre of the command tones (timbre being the quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other even when they are singing or playing the same note/pitch at the same volume). Dogs can continue to react correctly to the commands from the two-hole design when there is a lot of background noise or in very foggy or windy weather, perhaps wind off the sea or on the hills.
Can Logan Whistles be used for training working gundogs for field trials and normal field work - spaniels, labs? Yes, any of our whistles can be used with any breed of dog and can produce a range of clear commands creating a 'language' for any activity. They were developed for field work with border collies or other herding dogs, working in all sorts of conditions and for close and distance work (low soft and sharp loud tones) - but the sound quality needed for this type of work makes them equally powerful for other dog training and work - including gundogs and for competition.
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Ethnographical Work as a Reciprocal Activity
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Museum Worlds: Advances in Research Volume 7 (2019) is an open issue, covering a rich variety of topics reflecting the range and diversity of today's museums around the globe. This year's volume has seven research articles, four of them dealing with very different but equally fascinating issues: contested African objects in UK museums, industrial heritage in Finland, manuscript collecting in Britain and North America, and Asian art exhibitions in New Zealand. But this issue also has a special section devoted to Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, which contains three articles and an interview.
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Decolonization and Restitution: Moving Towards a More Holistic and Relational Approach
Report on the Panel on Ethnographic Museums and Indigenous People, ICOM Kyoto, September 2019
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after Namibia gained independence, with the return of a sacred stone from Finland and human remains from Germany. These sporadic returns, as one panelist described it, "are very significant as they involved sacred and sensitive material and Human Remains
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The Rise and Fall of Farming in Varanger
Marianne Elisabeth Lien
Varanger peninsula, as seen through relics of the past in the present. Varanger is the most eastern part of Finnmark county, bordering Finland to the south, Russia to the east, and the Barents Sea to the north. Seventy-one degrees north, 30 degrees east, is
Welfare Frontiers? Resource Practices in the Nordic Arctic Anthropocene
Frida Hastrup and Marianne Elisabeth Lien
possible (F. Hastrup, this volume). Additionally, the Norwegian nation state's sparsely populated regions bordering Russia and Finland have invariably been seen as a risk to territorial sovereignty (Lien, this volume). From the perspective of the twentieth
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regained its independence in 1991, most of these urban underground shelters have been abandoned and actually stand in a state of disrepair. For the Estonian government, warfare has changed since then. However, Finland is still preserving existing bomb
Fashioning Masculinities through Migration
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Alexandra Urdea
among Romanian migrants in London is an appreciation of the flexibility of the labor market as an opportunity for demonstrating one's self-worth. Marius was a 36-year-old who worked in Spain, Norway, Finland, France, Switzerland, Germany, Poland
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evident throughout the European Union, as is the embrace of xenophobia and nationalism in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The anthropology of post-socialism 4 can be one of the


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My favorite thing about elopements is the freedom to roam and find places that inspire. Without the pressure of guests and timelines, the afternoon opens up to just being about the couple and what they love. There is truly nothing else like it. Jake and Kayla are outdoor lovers from Colorado, and had no hesitation climbing the hillside and squishing through the mud in their wedding attire. It was a magical day.


I am trying to get everything reconciled nicely for the end of year accounts. I made an error on my last VAT return and overpaid by €4 euro.
As the auto adjust can't cover that, is there a manual journal entry that I can create to correct this? The invoices are correct, its on the bank account end that the error is on.
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If you've underpaid your VAT you'll need to resubmit an amended VAT return, we don't have a workflow for that.
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Okanagan College Adding Child Care Centre to Penticton Campus
Aug 1, 2017 | Thompson Okanagan
– Brandy Maslowski is the Executive Director at the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce. She can be reached at 778.476.3111 or director@penticton.org.
PENTICTON – In response to the need for children and families in the South Okanagan region to have greater access to high quality child care, Okanagan College is building a child care centre at the Penticton campus, which is scheduled to open in September 2017.
Okanagan College has partnered with the Penticton and District Community Resources Society (PDCRS), who will be operating the facility. The Centre will provide 64 spaces for infants and toddlers, ages 3-5 daycare, preschool programs and after school care. The Centre will allow the College to better support its students, employees and the local community in addressing their child care needs.
It features a unique extended hours operating model ensuring that students and College employees in daytime and nighttime classes will have access to licensed child care. It will also support families in the community who work extended hours or shift work.
Building on the College's standards of environmental excellence achieved in the Jim Pattinson Centre for Excellence, the centre is already piquing interest for its innovation in sustainable construction. Penticton builder Ritchie Custom Homes is constructing the new 4,000 square foot facility which will be the first certified Passive House child care centre in Canada using 80-90 per cent less energy than a standard child care facility, decreasing annual operating costs.
The building is designed to LEED Platinum standards and has the goal of meeting net zero energy by including solar technology and monitoring systems. The Centre also includes a 4,000 square foot outdoor play space to encourage children to explore the outdoors in a learning environment constructed of natural materials.
The project provides opportunities for college students to be involved in the design and construction of the facility and will serve as a practicum site for students in the Early Childhood Education program at the College.
The construction cost of the facility is $1.2 million. As announced in the fall of 2016, the Ministry of Children and Family Development has provided $500,000 through its Child Care Major Capital Funding program towards the building.
The saying "It takes a village to raise a child" has never been more true in the South Okanagan for the College's Bright from the Start: Building for the Future campaign seeks support from individuals and organizations in the community to reach the fundraising goal of $700,000.
The campaign has inspired brother-and-sister Quentin and Allison Markin to issue a unique donation-matching challenge to alumni of Okanagan College and Okanagan University College.
The Markin twins attended the College for the first year of their post-secondary education and are prepared to match alumni donations to the child care centre campaign, up to a collective total of $10,000, to help raise $20,000 toward the campaign goal. Alummi have until the centre opens this fall to have their donation matched and can make a contribution at www.okanagan.bc.ca/alumni.
Donate today or learn more about the centre at www.okanagan.bc.ca/give.
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Ten (more) best podcasts
July 9, 2019 March 20, 2020 | Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Last year I recommended ten podcasts I love. This year I'm still spending a ludicrous amount of time lying down, which means I'm still listening to a lot of podcasts. Chronic fatigue has basically turned me into a podcast curation service.
Here's ten more I'm sure you'll enjoy.
The Shrink Next Door
This six-episode series tells the bizarre true story of a psychiatrist who came to control every aspect of one of his patient's lives, including moving his family into the patient's house and making himself president of the patient's company. It sounds implausible, but the evidence exists to prove every step of the manipulation, as this series shows.
Reply All is a podcast about the internet. This description made me initially sceptical about it, but Reply All isn't techie or niche. It explores the human experience of using the internet from all kinds of angles. Like in episode 130, when the hosts try to help a listener whose Snapchat account has been hacked, and end up stumbling onto a ring of cybercriminals in Europe.
Told over eleven well scripted episodes featuring a variety of interviews, The Dream explores multi-level marketing, why so many people get involved with it, and how it's nothing more than legalised pyramid scheming. At the start of season one, the host signs up to a multi-level marketing company, and everything unravels for her as she tries to make back the money she spent.
Missing Richard Simmons
This six-part series from Dan Taberski explores the abrupt and mysterious withdrawal of Richard Simmons from public – and seemingly private – life. I didn't know or care much about Simmons before listening to the podcast, but Taberski is an excellent storyteller, and has a good sense of humour as well. He draws listeners through the series by creating mystery and empathy around Simmons.
Taberski followed up this series with two more: Surviving Y2K, which weaves together various stories that centred on New Year's Eve 1999, and Running from Cops, which examines the cultural impacts of the reality series Cops. All three series are absorbing and distinct.
Mobituaries
A comedian named Mo Rocca is obsessed with obituaries. This doesn't sound like a compelling concept, but Mo excels at weaving history and facts into fascinating stories. Plus, his obits are inventive. In one episode he tells the story of a JFK impersonator whose career ended with the real president's assassination. Another looks at the demise of the Neanderthals (and the surprising fact that many people today have some Neanderthal DNA). My favourite is the story of a pair of conjoined twins from Thailand, the original "Siamese" twins, their brush with the American dream, and how they negotiated daily life between the two women they married.
Root of Evil
I listen and read to a lot of crime stories, and this was the most fascinating true crime case I've ever encountered, anywhere. The podcast weaves together two interconnected narratives: a cold case investigation into the Black Dahlia murder, which took place in Los Angeles, 1947; and the story of the intergenerational trauma experienced by the Hodel family. The murder storyline and its investigation are more interesting, although the family storyline adds depth to the series. The Black Dahlia murder is bizarre, but the theory of the crime put forward here was one of the most startling, insane things I've ever heard.
Bear Brook
A short but impressively told documentary crime series that begins in the New Hampshire woods, in 1985, with the discovery of two barrels containing four bodies. Investigations are still revealing new information about this case 34 years later. I especially love true crime podcasts, and Bear Brook is the most impressive of all the ones I've listened to, both because of the fascinating way the investigation unfolds, and the superior storytelling skills of its host, Jason Moon.
Direct Appeal
Like Serial, Direct Appeal explores a single murder trial to consider the possibility of a wrongful conviction. "For the last 13 years, Melanie McGuire has been serving a life sentence for the murder and dismemberment of her husband, whose body was found in three suitcases in the Chesapeake Bay." Criminologists Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg examine the evidence, including their own interviews with Melanie. It took me a bit to get used to the rapid-fire way the hosts talk, but I've come to love the show as much for their charismatic interaction as for the gritty, baffling details of the case.
Crime Junkie
Every week, Crime Junkee summarises a major crime story, including cold cases, serial killers, murders and missing persons. The host delivers the story in a chatty style, while her (largely superfluous) producer provides personal reactions. They often cover less infamous cases, like American serial killer Herb Baumeister, who kept a bunch of mannequins posed around his indoor pool so he could pretend he was having pool parties, and also killed as many as 21 men.
This podcast uses documentary-style interviews and storytelling to examine the unseen forces that shape ideas, beliefs and assumptions. Season 4 featured a two-part series on how the human brain processes emotions that was especially interesting.
Bonus: My favourite podcast is still Everything is Alive. Each episode features a scripted interview with an inanimate object, as well as a phone call to an actual person or organisation that is always peculiar and fascinating. All the episodes are enjoyable (and one features Sydney comedian Jennifer Wong playing a copy of The Canberra Times from 24 October 1988). But my absolute favourite episode is Connor, a portrait of US President William Taft. It's both humorous and incisive, and it features the best monologue on bread you will ever hear.
PS. I'm speaking about my own crime book, My Name Is Revenge, in Brisbane on Wednesday 24 July. If you're in the area, join us!
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Q: Robocopy copying unchanged files to other server I have a problem with a robocopy script that is supposed to mirror a directory including the NTFS ACL from one server to another server.
It seems that even though no files have changed, the complete content is copied every time.
This is the command I am using

robocopy \\abc.com\original \\otherserver\mirrordir /XD _MirrorLogs /MIR /COPY:DATS /R:2 /W:2 /LOG+:\abc.com\logfile.LOG /TEE

This is the result (extracts) I am getting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Started : Wed Jun 12 23:00:19 2013

Source : \\abc.com\original\
Dest : \\otherserver\mirrordir\

Files : *.*

Exc Dirs : _MirrorLogs

Options : *.* /TEE /S /E /DCOPY:DA /COPY:DATS /PURGE /MIR /R:2 /W:2

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

...

                   2    \\abc.com\original\Best_Practices\
            7223    file1.html
          194048    file2.doc
                   3    \\abc.com\original\_history\
          155194    file3.xlsm
    New File              159091    file4.xlsm
  0%
 20%
 41%
 61%
 82%
100%
    New File          155222    file5.xlsm
  0%
 21%
 42%
 63%
 84%
100%

...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

           Total    Copied   Skipped  Mismatch    FAILED    Extras
 Dirs :       422         0       422         0         0         0
Files :      3123      3123         0         0         0         0
Bytes :  649.27 m  649.27 m         0         0         0         0
Times :   0:56:17   0:52:18                       0:00:00   0:03:58

Speed :              216918 Bytes/sec.
Speed :              12.412 MegaBytes/min.

Ended : Wed Jun 12 23:56:38 2013

I can understand that when there is the tag "New File" that this needs to be copied. Okay.
What I also understand is that no Dirs are copied according to the summary. This is what I expected.
What I don't understand is that it seems that all files were copied again, even though there were no changes. Most of the files look like file1.html, file2.doc and file3.xlsm, i.e. there is no information why the file is copied (like New File or Newer).
I checked with Beyond Compare if the files are identical, and from the content point of view they are. I thought about different access rights, but then why does the problem not occur in case of the directories (where the access rights were also copied).
Does anyone have a hint for me?
Thanks in advance!

A: The short answer is that when robocopy is copying these folders from one server to another, I suspect that it is seeing the timestamps differently than you expect, so it is deciding that the existing files on the destination are older than the same files on the source. This could be due to differences in the time/timezone/DST settings on the two machines.
When robocopy analyzes the files before copying, it classifies each file into one of these classes:
Lonely files:  exist on source but not destination.
Newer files:   have Newer timestamp on source, (size and attributes: N/A).
Older files:   have Older timestamp on source, (size and attributes: N/A).
Changed files: have same timestamp, but different size (attributes: N/A).
Same files:    have same timestamp, size, and attributes.
Tweaked files: have same timestamp and size, but different attributes.
Extra files:   exist on destination but not source.
Mismatched:    is a file on one, and a directory on the other, in source
               and destination.

By default (and with the command line options you have given), robocopy will copy Lonely, Newer, and Changed files. Files in the other classes will not be copied, and will either be simply reported in the output and/or log, or completly ignored.
If robocopy is copying a file and overwriting an existing file on the destination, then robocopy thinks that either the timestamo of the source file is before (Newer) the timestamp of the  destination file, or the file sizes are different (Changed).
In order to tell exactly what's happening to each file, you could run robocopy with the "/L" and "/V" command line options. Using the "/L" options tells robocopy to not do any actual copying, and only list what would otherwise be copied. Using the "/V" options tells robocopy to to provide Verbose details.
This will show why robocopy has decided to copy (and skip) each file. So, for example using robocopy to copy an example fileset.
Here is a listing of the files:
 Directory of C:\folder1

02/28/2014  12:48 PM               327 File1.txt
02/28/2014  02:03 PM               333 File2.txt
               2 File(s)            660 bytes

 Directory of C:\folder2

02/28/2014  12:43 PM               327 File1.txt
02/28/2014  02:03 PM               327 File2.txt
               2 File(s)            654 bytes

In this example, the files named File1.txt, are the same size in the source and destination folders, but has a Newer timestamp in Folder1. And, the files named File2.txt, have the same timestamp in the source and destination folders, but have different (Changed) file sizes.
Running robocopy to copy Folder1 to Folder2, with the "/L" and "/V" command line options looks like this.
C:\>robocopy "C:folder1" "c:folder2" /E /L /V

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   ROBOCOPY     ::     Robust File Copy for Windows
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Started : Fri Feb 28 21:07:29 2014

   Source : C:\folder1\
     Dest : C:\folder2\

    Files : *.*

  Options : *.* /V /L /S /E /COPY:DAT /R:1000000 /W:30

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                           2    C:\folder1\
            Newer                    327        File1.txt
            Changed                  333        File2.txt

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               Total    Copied   Skipped  Mismatch    FAILED    Extras
    Dirs :         1         0         1         0         0         0
   Files :         2         2         0         0         0         0
   Bytes :       660       660         0         0         0         0
   Times :   0:00:00   0:00:00                       0:00:00   0:00:00

   Ended : Fri Feb 28 21:07:29 2014

If you run robocopy with the "/L" and "/V" command line options on your set of files, it should give you the information of why robocopy is unexpectedly copying these files.
I suspect that robocopy is seeing the timestamps differently than you expect, and is deciding that the files on the source are Newer than the same existing files on the destination. This could be due to differences in the time/timezone/DST settings on the two machines.

A: tl;dr Try the /FFT switch to handle small timestamp differences.

I was having the same issue as you: files were being copied by robocopy even though they were unchanged between the source and destination.
The other posted answer is helpful, but even running robocopy with /L and /v just kind of tells you what you already know (that robocopy thinks the source file is different than the destination).
Robocopy uses timestamp attributes and file size to determine whether a file should be copied or not. In my case the file sizes were the same, but the timestamps were differing by 1 second. Apparently this is not uncommon when copying to remote file systems, especially when they're not NTFS.
It turns out that robocopy has a switch to handle the problem: /FFT

/FFT uses fat file timing instead of NTFS. This means the granularity is a bit less precise. For across-network share operations this seems to be much more reliable - just don't rely on the file timings to be completely precise to the second. -- Robocopy and a Few Examples

A: Nothing found on Google with regards to tweaking the Robocopy parameters worked for my Robocopy job repeating the copy of files from an NTFS network mapped drive (SharePoint folder) to a USB drive.
Neither did reformatting the USB to NTFS. What did ultimately do it was downloading the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit from Microsoft and then extracting the robocopy.exe from that (by opening the rktools.exe in a zip program) and rewriting just the two lines that do the robocopy job from the network drives with this older version.
The parameters needed to be tweaked a little as some did not function in the older version. It looks to me like the new Robocopy in Windows 10 has a bug.
Did not work:
Robocopy.exe I: D:\Network_Backups\ /MIR /TEE /FFT /DST /TIMFIX /W:5 /R:5 /NP / LOG+:D:\Robocopy\LOG.txt
Worked:
D:\Robocopy\Robocopy2003.exe I: D:\Network_Backups\ /MIR /XO /TEE /FFT /W:1 /R:2 /NP /LOG+:D:\Robocopy\LOG.txt


The Google algorithm is all about humanizing the web. Machines cannot replicate the human mind but over time as more data is collected and its synthesis gets closer to actual human thoughts, it'll make more sense.
As we've seen a de-emphasizing on the mechanical aspects of SEO (e.g. keyword density, in-bound link volume, etc.) factors that are more qualitative overtake the quantitative measures. By this we mean it's better to have more truly engaged online relationships than a high quantity of relationships.
1. Who is visiting the site?
Google will now penalize websites for driving lots of traffic to their site just through keywords deemed irrelevant to the majority of the site's content. There is greater emphasis on quality of visitor rather than quantity of visits.
2. How long are these visitors staying on the site?
Google is examining the amount of time visitors are spending on websites to determine whether or not the website content is actually helpful and/or interesting to those visiting.
3. Who stays on the site, who immediately leaves?
About 75% of Google users do not click past the first page of search results. Meaning users expect to find the information they're looking for near the top of Google's results.
Known as the "bounce rate," tracking who immediately leaves a site after clicking on it helps Google figure out whether or not a site is something visitors are looking for (websites with higher bounce rates will start to drop in rank in Google's search results).
4. Is the visitor sharing this content (is this content worth sharing)?
The emergence of social activities is going to be interesting. To date it's been mostly quantitative and Google is as guilty as anyone with the way Google Plus is encouraged to be used. In time this will change. It's the same with every new marketing channel.
For now Google is only looking at quantity of social media shares, but we will see how they measure the value of social media sharing in the future.
Now I pass it on to you, What will you be doing to engage your visitors better?