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"North Carolina basically showed us that this could be done," said Andrew Kemp, a sea level scientist at Tuft's University. He was a co-author of both Monday's paper and the paper published in 2011.
Monday's paper combined the data from North Carolina with similar analyses from 23 other locations around the world plus data from tide gauges.
The analysis goes further than explaining historical sea level rise. It includes worrying projections for the future.
By extending their findings to future scenarios, the scientists showed that the amount of land that could be inundated in the coming years will depend heavily on whether humanity succeeds in slashing pollution from fuel burning, deforestation and farming.
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Even If humans quickly stop polluting the atmosphere, potentially keeping a global temperature rise to well below 2°C (3.8°F) compared with preindustrial times — a major goal of the Paris climate agreement — seas may still rise by an additional 9 inches to 2 feet this century, the study concluded. That would trigger serious flooding in some areas, and worsen it in others.
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The problem would be made far worse if the Antarctic or Greenland ice sheets collapse — something that's difficult to forecast.
Their projections for future sea level rise were similar to those published in 2013 by scientists convened by the United Nations, following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent assessment of climate science.
They also closely matched projections that were coincidentally published in a separate paper in the same journal on Monday.
The similarity of the other papers' projections "strengthens the confidence" in the findings, said Robert Kopp, a Rutgers University climate scientist who led the analysis.
The convergence of the findings in Monday's papers was a "nice result," said Matthias Mengel, a researcher at at Potsdam University who coauthored the other sea level rise study released Monday. He led a team of sea level scientists who took a different approach than Kopp's team to projecting future sea levels.
Mengel's team projected future sea levels by combining the results of models that anticipate changes to icebergs, ice sheets and ocean expansion in the years ahead, and used those findings to predict sea levels.
For years, different approaches to projecting future sea level rise have arrived at different results, but the gap has recently been closing, which Mengel described as "a really good sign for sea level science" — even if it's ominous news for humanity.


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AB-2681 Public education: California College Promise Grant Program.(2015-2016)
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Holden)
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Olsen)
An act to add and repeal Section 76004.5 of the Education Code, relating to public education, and making an appropriation therefor. education.
AB 2681, as amended, O'Donnell. Public education: California College Promise Grant Program.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership with the governing board of a school district with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or preparation for transfer, improving high school graduation rates, or helping high school pupils achieve college and career readiness. Existing law requires the partnership agreement to outline the terms of the partnership, as specified, and to establish protocols for information sharing, joint facilities use, and parental consent for high school pupils to enroll in community college courses. These provisions are repealed on January 1, 2022.
This bill would establish the California College Promise Grant Program, until January 1, 2022, to be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, to provide planning grants to eligible school districts and community college districts to establish CCAP partnerships. The bill would authorize the Superintendent and the chancellor to establish the grant application process and the criteria for determining the amount of each grant. The bill would set the maximum grant amount under this program at $25,000.
The bill would appropriate $1,000,000 from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation, without regard to fiscal years, for purposes of this program. Funds appropriated by this bill would be applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, as specified.
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: YESNO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Section 76004.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
(a) The California College Promise Grant Program is hereby established to provide planning grants to school districts and community college districts to establish a College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) partnership pursuant to Section 76004. A Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, a grant may be awarded under this section to a school district or community college district that has met the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 76004 and that has certified its intention to establish a CCAP partnership no later than the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the grant is received. A grant awarded under this section may be used to cover costs incurred pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 76004 and to inform parents and students about opportunities that are available through the CCAP partnership.
(b) The grant program established by this section shall be administered by the Superintendent and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. The Superintendent and the chancellor shall establish the grant application process and the criteria for determining the amount of each grant. The maximum amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per CCAP partnership.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
(a)The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for allocation, without regard to fiscal years, for purposes of Section 76004.5 of the Education Code.
(b)For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be "General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts and community college districts, respectively," as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the fiscal year in which they are expended, and included within the "[t]otal allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B," as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202 of the Education Code, for the fiscal year in which they are expended.

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#Rewind and #Recap - Korean Music Industry in 2020
2020 has been a tough yet a year of great change for the music industry. As the end of 2020 is around the corner, lets recap on some incidents that happened in the KPOP industry this year, including news on military enlistment, come back, marriages, break up and others.
Love story and breakup
Kang Daniel and TWICE's Jihyo relationship came in an end in November 2020 after dating for more than 1 year. The reason for their break up was because they were unable to meet up often due to their hectic schedules. The couple revealed their relationship to the public in September 2019. The couple had received a lot of attention from the global fans but unfortunately, they were also attacked by some malicious comments.
Rapper Swings belatedly admitted about his breakup with actress Im Bora. The couple has been dating since 2017 but breakup rumours about them arose when they were found deleting all photos taken together on social media. Swings admitted to the breakup in October while Im Bora decided to remain silent.
TVXQ Changmin's marriage - Eli and Ji Yeon Su's divorce
In 2020, some artists also shared their happiness and surprised us with the news of their marriage.
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One of them is the member of the legendary group, TVXQ's Chang Min who announced his marriage with his non-celebrity girlfriend. He carefully delivered the happy news through a handwritten letter in June. The couple started dating back in December 2019. The wedding ceremony that was supposed to be held in September was postponed slightly later to October.
Unfortunately, there was also news about divorced. Former U-KISS member Eli conveyed the sad news through his Instagram. He shared that he had been staying separately from his family and pray for his son and wife (Ji Yeon Su)'s happiness. In December 2015, Eli revealed that he had been married with racing model, Ji Yeon Soo for over a year since June 2014.
CLICK B's member, Kim Sang Hyuk also announced divorce after a year of marriage with online shopping mall CEO, Song Da Ye as they could not overcome their differences. Veteran singer Lee Sun Hee had also ended her 14 years marriage with her husband in May.
Stars who returned to us after a temporary goodbye
2020 has also seen several stars who left us for a while for military enlistment to fulfil their duty. From Winner's Kim Jin Woo and Lee SeungHoon to EXO's Suho, to Zico, and more had enlisted this year.
However, artists such as CNBLUE's Kang Min Hyuk, HIGHLIGHT's Yoon Doo Jun, BTOB's Seo Eun Kwang, MinHyuk and Lee Chang Sub, SHINee's Onew and Key, Exo's Xiumin, Yoon Ji Sung and more had been discharged from the military as well!
With that, CNBLUE had reorganized the band into a 3 members band and made a successful comeback. BTOB had also formed a unit Btob 4U consisting of Eun Kwang, Chang Sub, MinHyuk and Peniel. SHINee's Key had also made his return to tvN's Amazing Saturday alongside Han Hae after discharging from the military service.
Singer Gummy - Bada became mum
Gummy and Jo Jung Suk welcomed their first daughter back in August. A month after giving birth, Gummy resumed her activities by participating in the drama "Do You Like Brahms" OST. She also made a guest appearance on KBS 2TV Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook and had captivated the viewers with her unchanged singing ability and stage manner.
Singer Bada had also become a mum after giving birth to her daughter in September. In November, she appeared in MBC's entertainment program "Radio Star" and confessed that she had trouble breathing due to bleeding during childbirth.
Original article: Starnews
There are quite a number of unfortunate incidents as well but let's hope that 2021 will be a better year for all! Take care and stay safe!
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'Do Different': A new book looks at 'different Dhonis from different approaches'
Joy Bhattacharjya and Amit Sinha, co-authors of 'Do Different: The Untold Dhoni', on the life, career and aura of Captain Cool
Priyam Marik | Published 20.08.22, 01:03 PM
'Do Different: The Untold Dhoni' aims to uncover the story behind M.S. Dhoni's achievements and aura
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As one of contemporary India's most iconic personalities, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has spent over two decades under intense scrutiny. And yet, through a combination of choice, chance and character, he has somehow managed to remain inscrutable. Besides being India's most successful limited-overs captain in men's international cricket and the personification of calmness on the field, not much is known about Dhoni the person or how and why he became the phenomenon he was. A new book aspires to fill that gap.
Just like the cricketing techniques of its protagonist, Do Different: The Untold Dhoni (published by Penguin Random House), by Joy Bhattacharjya and Amit Sinha, is anything but conventional. The aim of the book is not to celebrate or critique Dhoni. Nor is it to assess Dhoni's relative greatness among the pantheon of Indian cricketing legends. Instead, the book wishes to do something far harder. It tries to understand Dhoni and everything he entails.
My Kolkata caught up with Joy and Amit to dive into the book, reminisce about golden Dhoni moments, assess his captaincy and more. Edited excerpts from the conversation follow.
Since there are so many different Dhonis, there had to be different approaches
Joy Bhattacharjya (left) and Amit Sinha managed to incorporate multiple perspectives in their book to analyse what made Dhoni what he is
Joy Bhattacharjya; Amit Sinha
My Kolkata: Instead of opting for an in-depth biography, which has already been attempted numerous times on Dhoni, you chose to focus on Dhoni's journey and legend through a variety of perspectives, themes and storytellers. What made you settle on this approach?
Joy Bhattacharjya (JB): Since there are so many different Dhonis, there had to be different approaches. For instance, if you're trying to understand Dhoni the brand, then you've to take a different approach. Obviously, those working with Dhoni right now won't talk, but Jeet Banerjee, who has seen Dhoni's brand journey from the beginning, was the perfect choice. Then we were looking at players and wondering who's played with Dhoni, under Dhoni and also worked with him as part of the management. That's where Laxmipathy Balaji came in. From the journalistic perspective, we chose Sharda Ugra, because she had a different perspective on Dhoni and it's not all positive, either. Deep Dasgupta features because he's practically bookmarked Dhoni's career from his days of competing with Dhoni for the wicketkeeper slot to commentating while Dhoni was still playing.
Amit Sinha (AS): Our approach was also decided on the basis of whatever literature existed previously. There's already a biography of Dhoni by Bharat Sundaresan, so obviously we didn't want to do another biography. We also wanted the book to have two distinct parts. One which looks at his cricket, not just in terms of picking his most memorable knocks, but contextualising them and underlining their importance for him and the team. And the other part, which was designed to look at Dhoni off the pitch and explain the phenomenon he became. With greats like Dhoni, we always tend to become myopic and just look at him as the captain who won us two World Cups and the Champions Trophy. But there's a lot more to his story in terms of the often overlooked moments that eventually shaped who he became. That's the story we wanted to tell.
The way Dhoni put Ranchi on the map, nobody else could replicate it with their own city
Dhoni's remarkable ascent from the cricketing backwaters of Ranchi was unexpected, if not unprecedented
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How did Dhoni's rise from Ranchi change the geography of Indian cricket? Was his the journey that proved that cricket had well and truly been democratised in India?
AS: There were people before Dhoni who came from small towns and played for India. Kapil Dev (from Chandigarh) would be the most prominent example. During the early 2000s, under Sourav's captaincy, India saw an influx of players from all parts of India — Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Parthiv Patel, Zaheer Khan, just to name a few. So, the decentralisation of Indian cricket had already begun. However, nobody took over Indian cricket quite like Dhoni. The way he put Ranchi on the map, nobody else could replicate it with their own city.
JB: I'd just like to add that when Dhoni became captain, he already had so many senior players in the dressing room that he realised he can't follow the conventional model of team meetings. I mean, how do you even talk when you've got the likes of Sourav, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar sitting in front of you? Dhoni, quite smartly, moved a lot of the cricket talk into his own room, which practically became an open house for anyone and everyone to come in and talk strategy, relax or have some tea. That helped a lot of the younger players in the squad to feel at ease. So, Dhoni didn't just democratise Indian cricket in terms of geography, he also democratised it in terms of power and access within the Indian team.
I don't think Test cricket came naturally to Dhoni
As Test captain, Dhoni struggled to match his success in limited-overs cricket, especially in overseas conditions
During Dhoni's captaincy, we often saw very different versions of leadership in white-ball and red-ball cricket. In limited overs, Dhoni, the captain, was bold, intuitive and a calculated risk-taker. But in Tests, he would frequently become too defensive, predictable, even unimaginative. How do you explain this contrast?
JB: For me, Dhoni's never been a great Test captain. I don't think Test cricket came naturally to him. He's a fantastic leader of men who understood the limited-overs game really well. In Tests, Dhoni's early years as captain also saw a mass exodus of greats, which obviously made the team vulnerable. Dhoni was India's best T20 captain and one of India's greatest ODI captains, but he wouldn't rank among India's greatest Test captains for sure.
AS: Before 2011, Dhoni's record as a Test captain was phenomenal, too. And as poorly as India played in England (where they lost the Test series 4-0 in 2011), they kept losing players to injuries as well. For him, it would've been very difficult to stick to a game plan as captain. The scrutiny on his Test captaincy also became greater because he had been elevated to a different status in the sport after the World Cup triumph at home in 2011.
Dhoni is one of the finest game readers India has ever had
Dhoni has both played under and captained Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli
Between them, Sourav Ganguly, Dhoni and Virat Kohli have led India in more than 70 per cent of international matches this century. How would you assess their defining legacies as leaders in Indian cricket?
AS: Sourav helped pioneer a generation of tearaway fast bowlers, some brilliant young fielders and many genuine match winners. He also took the pressure off senior players like Tendulkar and Dravid, allowing them to play more of their natural game. Several of the talents nurtured by Sourav reached their peak under Dhoni, who took the team to the next level. Dhoni knew how to get the best out of the young players, especially under pressure in knockout games. Kohli's legacy, on the other hand, will mainly be in the red-ball format — developing India's pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah and reinvigorating the self-belief required to consistently win on foreign soil.
JB: If you apply the trimurti analogy to these captains in Tests, then Sourav would be the Brahma who discovered talents and effectively created match winners out of them. Dhoni would be the preserver who optimised these talents. And Kohli would be the one who brought that extra aggression, especially, as Amit mentioned, in the pace attack. In ODIs, we wouldn't finish matches or tournaments as well under Sourav as we began to do under Dhoni. That's because Dhoni is one of the finest game readers India has ever had. Even under Kohli, we did quite well in international tournaments but were knocked out in crunch games, which Dhoni had always found a way to win.
CSK are very much comfortable being called Team Dhoni
At 234 games, Dhoni has played more IPL matches than anyone else
How much of the IPL's success can be attributed to Dhoni and what he has achieved with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)? Would it be accurate to call him the IPL's most influential cricketer?
AS: I'd definitely call him the most influential cricketer in IPL history. There's no bigger brand within the IPL than Dhoni. He happened to be at the right place at the right time in terms of the IPL starting just after he led India to the T20 World Cup win and the tournament's formative years coinciding with his peak. Most of the other icons at other franchises were fading stars, but Dhoni was performing as keeper, batter and captain. The way Dhoni built the team at CSK made him and his brand synonymous with the franchise. Over the years of the IPL, teams have inevitably moved away from revolving around one player. All teams except CSK, who are very much comfortable being called Team Dhoni. Even at 41, he's still getting it done at CSK.
JB: Chris Gayle may be the Bradman of T20 cricket, but how many IPLs has he won? Zero. So, no doubt for me either about Dhoni being the most influential IPL cricketer. And it's not just about what he did on the field. It was the fear that teams felt going up against Dhoni's CSK, even before the match began, which spoke volumes about his impact. No team can play well or win consistently, but under Dhoni the number of ugly wins that CSK have eked out isn't funny. In a close contest, Dhoni was able to get CSK over the line more often than not. To know how much Dhoni means to CSK, you just have to hear how they talk about him. They say that if he wants to play for CSK till he's 55, he'll play for CSK till he's 55. If Dhoni asks them to jump, everyone at CSK asks: "How high?"
Dhoni was actually quite open to the media early on in his career
As captain, Dhoni kept the media at arm's length from the team
As two people who have been in the media industry in several capacities for so long, can you help us understand how Dhoni transformed the relationship between Indian cricket and the Indian media? Would it be fair to say that his general scepticism towards the media created a wall between Indian cricketers and journalists?
JB: Dhoni was quite pragmatic about what he did. If journalists asked him about his life story, his approach was: "If I tell you my life story, what am I going to write about in my autobiography?!" As the media started becoming more intrusive, Dhoni realised that a lot of the younger players won't have the wherewithal to manage what they said and how they said it. So Dhoni let them follow his lead, wherein he spoke of very little beyond what happened in the match. If you go back to old-school journalists like Sharda, she'll tell you that you need access to cricketers. But Dhoni wasn't there to serve the sport of cricket by providing that access. He wanted to do what he could to win games and he never compromised on that approach, be it in dealing with the media or anything else.
AS: Dhoni was actually quite open to the media early on in his career. Between 2005 and 2007, he was giving interviews left, right and centre. But the aftermath of India's early exit at the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies was a turning point. The way the media reacted in general to the Indian team and particularly to Dhoni made him re-evaluate his relationship with the media. When he became captain, he understood that a lot of the media exposure affects the team in a negative way, so he did what he had to. But he was never at war with the media. People in the media still have the highest regard for Dhoni and how he treats everyone. It's just that he stopped all leaks, stories and information beyond the match facts from percolating to the media.
Dhoni always keeps you guessing, keeps you on your toes
Dhoni's brand value has gone up since his international retirement, with Mahi currently endorsing 35 separate brands
Dhoni was not the first Indian cricketer to be a brand icon. That was already achieved by Sachin Tendulkar. But how did Dhoni's personality change the endorsement industry? What did he bring to the commercial table that was different?
JB: Dhoni is a winner and that's something that never goes away. He's unapologetically Indian, unapologetically patriotic, has a great sense of humour and his sense of messaging is extremely strong. There's also this enigma around him that you know everything about him, and yet, you know nothing about him. He always keeps you guessing, keeps you on your toes. Even the CSK team, with whom he was training ahead of IPL 2020, found out about his retirement from international cricket (on August 15, 2020) from social media. That kind of enigma always sells. For somebody who's not trained, he's also a surprisingly good actor and a natural in front of the camera, unlike, say, Gautam Gambhir, who used to suffer his way through his shoots with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
Whether as BCCI president or CSK supremo, Srinivasan has always had a lot of faith in Dhoni
The relationship between Dhoni and N. Srinivasan defined Indian cricket for the best part of the 2010s
Dhoni and N. Srinivasan (former BCCI President and ICC Chairman) had a compelling and controversial relationship with respect to the Indian team as well as CSK. Would you say that this relationship tainted Dhoni's image somewhat, especially in light of the betting scandal where Srinivasan's son-in-law, Gurunath Meiyappan, was involved?
JB: For all the things that are said and speculated, I've never seen N. Srinivasan anywhere close to a CSK team meeting. In fact, you'd hardly ever see Srinivasan and Dhoni in the same space. There's a lot of trust from Srinivasan towards Dhoni, which is why CSK is run the way Dhoni sees fit. Srinivasan has been smart enough to let Dhoni be. People keep talking about a nexus (between Dhoni and Srinivasan), but from what I know, there's been no hushed phone calls, no interference and no power struggle between those two.
AS: Even after CSK had a disastrous IPL in 2020 (where they finished second from bottom, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time), Dhoni still continued as captain. Why? Because that's the amount of faith Srinivasan has in Dhoni. Whether as BCCI president or CSK supremo, Srinivasan has always had a lot of faith in Dhoni. That faith can be interpreted in many ways and you can always ask whether it's done more harm than good to Indian cricket, but you can't doubt that it's faith that has defined the relationship between Srinivasan and Dhoni.
What are each of your favourite Dhoni innings that may or may not feature in the book?
JB: My Favourite innings would be his 148 against Pakistan in Vizag in 2005, because of how he destroyed the Pakistan attack and also because there was a lot on the line for him personally. I also want to mention the innings for CSK against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Dharamshala in 2010, where he tore into Irfan Pathan. We were watching the match and were hopeful that KKR would go through (to the playoffs) once CSK had fallen short. But then someone in the KKR camp said, "Dhoni's there" and we were all consigned to our fate.
AS: Mine has to be Dhoni's 91 not out in the 2011 World Cup final on the biggest day for Indian cricket since the 1983 World Cup final. I was 18 back then, and it was the happiest day of my life till that point. There's also another knock that I'd like to mention, one that goes under the radar. It's his 45 against South Africa in very bouncy conditions in the 2007 World T20 at Durban, a match India had to win to stay alive in the competition.
Dhoni is far better being a mentor for young cricketers instead of being the coach of the Indian team
Dhoni offering advice to youngsters after an IPL match between CSK and the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Dhoni has made it a habit of surprising India time and again. So, we will not ask you to predict what he will actually do once he is done playing cricket. Rather, we want to know what you would like him to do post-cricket.
AS: He's a great person for young cricketers to learn from, so I'd like to see him be the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), where he can groom and nurture young talent.
JB: I agree. The way I see it, Dhoni is far better being a mentor for young cricketers instead of being the coach of the Indian team. Because in the dressing room, there can only be one boss. And as coach, Dhoni would always be that boss and that could create friction if there happens to be a captain with a strong personality, as we saw in the case of Kohli and Kumble.
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Student writers and faculty from Sacred Heart Greenwich, Greenwich Academy, and the Brunswick School gathered at the tenth annual Greenwich Writers Festival, March 30, to collaborate and engage with accomplished writers. To prepare for this event, students and faculty from all participating schools invited peers from their community to come together to learn from experienced guest writers.
Dr. Cristina Baptista, Upper School English Teacher, and Dr. William Mottolese, Upper School English Teacher and Chair of the English Department, worked to promote the festival within the Sacred Heart community. Sacred Heart student organizers, senior Laura Ferrucci and juniors Malika Amoruso and Eliza Stanley, encouraged their classmates to attend and participate in the festival.
In 2008, Mr. Jeff Schwartz, Greenwich Academy Upper School English Teacher, started the Writers Festival in hopes of encouraging students to create pieces of writing from different genres, according to greenwichacademy.org. This year, Ms. Heather Klemann, Director of Expository Writing at Yale University, Ms. Sylvia Khoury '08, Sacred Heart alumna and playwriter of Selling Kabul, Power Strip, and The Place Women Go, and Mr. Jack Powers, the author of the poetry book Everybody's Vaguely Familiar, held workshops based on the genre of writing in which they specialize.
Ms. Khoury, who first attended the festival as a Sacred Heart student, led a workshop panel about playwriting. She highlighted her workshop's overall focus and expressed what she hoped students would gain from the experience.
Malika benefitted from Ms. Khoury's workshop and the variety of writing exercises available to the students.
Dr. Mottolese emphasized the experience enriched that student as writers by connecting with local writers and working collaboratively with them during the workshops.


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7 things expats in Switzerland need to know about in October 2022
From new payment slips to energy-saving measures and the threat of strikes, there are loads of important things happening in Switzerland in October 2022. To help keep you in the loop, here are seven things expats need to know about:
1. Swiss government threaten to implement energy-saving measures
The energy-saving saga continues: the past few months have been awash with stories of Swiss cities planning energy-saving measures, shops getting rid of Christmas lights, and, weirdly, the Energy Minister suggesting people shower together to save power.
With the Swiss government's energy-saving plan already announced, people in Switzerland are expected to follow the voluntary measures designed to save energy and help avoid blackouts this winter. However, if energy consumption is not reduced - which will be hard to determine because the government is currently unable to say how much power people are saving - the Federal Council has warned that stricter measures could be on the horizon in the coming weeks and months.
2. QR-code bills to become standard in Switzerland
From October 1, Switzerland will say goodbye to the red and orange payment slips that are used to pay for bills like those given by health insurance and internet providers. Now, after an agreement was made between Swiss banks, companies and the government, all bills in Switzerland will be replaced by so-called "QR-code bills."
In theory, the new type of payment slip will make paying bills faster and easier, as customers are able to scan bills to automatically fill out invoices. There is also good news for the 15 percent of Swiss residents who still pay their bills at the post office, as QR bills do not have to be paid online.
For more information, check out our guide to QR-code bills in Switzerland.
3. Second COVID booster campaign to start on October 10
According to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), the second COVID booster campaign will begin on October 10. From that date, people over the age of 65 and those with low levels of immunity will be able to receive a second COVID booster jab, bookable through cantonal vaccination websites.
The announcement follows confirmation from Swissmedic back in August that a new Moderna vaccine will be used in the vaccination drive. The new version is said to be better at targeting the sub-variants of Omicron which are most common in Switzerland.
4. Strikes threatened at SWISS and TPG in Geneva
Across October, it is also expected that many private sector unions will announce strike action if demands for higher salaries are not met. So far, the pilots' union for flag carrier airline SWISS, Aeropers, has announced that it will begin balloting its members for a strike on October 17, after the international company rejected its demands for a salary increase.
In Geneva, members of the Transport Staff Union (SEV) and Transfair have said that a strike at Transports publics genevois (TPG) will go ahead on October 12, bringing mass disruption to local public transport. They are expected to be joined by Geneva's cantonal civil servants, who have voted to strike on the same day.
5. Swiss basic health insurance rates to be confirmed by providers
After the government announced that insurance costs will rise by an average of 6,6 percent next year, providers have until October 31 to tell their customers what their premiums for basic health insurance will be in 2023. Those looking to change their health insurance for next year have until November 30 to make the switch.
6. End of daylight saving time in Switzerland
Despite attempts to scrap the system, on October 30, clocks in Switzerland will be turned back one hour, marking the end of Daylight Saving Time. The sunrise and sunset will be around an hour earlier after the change. While this will mean an extra hour in bed, residents will soon see darker nights roll as the country approaches midwinter.
7. Beginning of autumn and the Swiss school holidays
Finally, the autumn school holidays at Swiss and international schools will begin at some point during October. Many families will take the opportunity to fly abroad, so be sure to expect queues at Swiss airports and especially long queues at airports across Europe like Schiphol.
If you aren't planning to go away this autumn holiday, why not check out our guides to the best Swiss mountain railways, museums and historical sites? Whatever you plan to do this October, we hope you have fun!
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Lessons From a Small Community, The Year was 1942
By Lori Himes
Turn on the television, pick up a newspaper or magazine, log into a social media site and the prevailing sentiment of the masses is glaringly evident.
There is a pervasive anger that is almost palpable. And then we hear the elementary children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance over the loud speaker every morning, with pure exuberance that only youth possess, and hearts swell with the pride that is our country. This is how it should be.
As we watch the heroic men and women that bravely and selflessly served our country during the World War II era, age, and pass from this life, it becomes apparent that as a society, we are losing a valuable resource. A vital educational opportunity that cannot be reproduced and the loss will be repeated as those that have served in other conflicts age and take their insight and lessons with them to the grave.
The United States did not officially enter the War until December 1941. The general attitude of American citizens was against entering the War. President Roosevelt at one point told the American people that we, as a country, would not become involved.
World War II is generally considered to have lasted from 1939 to 1945; it was the most widespread war in history with more than 100 million people from more than 30 different countries serving in military units. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources.
It is estimated that 50-85 million fatalities occurred which made it the most deadly conflict in human history.
With this in mind, I selected a random year from the Lusk Herald archives to perhaps gain an understanding of the attitudes and responses of members of Lusk and Niobrara County during that time. The year was 1942.
The beginning of 1942 began with the call to service of men 28 years of age and over for preinduction physicals. By the end of the year, boys 18-19 years old were being called.
Committees were being called for tire, gas, and sugar rationing. As the year progressed, coffee silk and nylon hose were added to the list.
Patriotic Essay Contest s were being held for the children. People were being asked to clean out their storage rooms and attics to assist National Defense and farmers and ranchers were asked to donate their scrap.
Everyone was asked to purchase U.S. Defense Bonds. For the most part people went about their daily lives. People married, had babies, and participated in school and community activities. By the end of January, Red Cross Fund donations were being published. People gave what they had, maybe a dollar or two, sometimes more.
Advertisements were generally of a patriotic theme. There were instructional articles on how to salute and care for the flag. There was a pride than can almost be felt.
People gave what they had for the effort with no complaint. Mothers and Fathers gave up their children to the cause with pride and honor in their hearts.
It was not just the men who volunteered. Jantine Kaan answered the call and is believed to be the first woman from Niobrara County to enlist as an army nurse. Wives left behind went to work in factories or depots to do their part. There was not one Letter to the Editor complaining that they were asked to give too much or that it wasn't their responsibility. They gave because they felt that it was their responsibility, sometimes giving the ultimate sacrifice.
In the June 11 issue, the first Niobrara War fatality was reported. Frank Dupes, a Marine from Keeline, was only 22 years old. He was killed in action at Midway Island. He was one of 18 boys from Keeline already in the service. When his mother received the telegram reporting his death, it was reported that his "Mother has taken the word bravely and with pride and expressed the hope that her son's sacrifice would help end the war soon".
In an article titled "Etched in Stone" by Margaret Matray from the Star-Tribune, a rose-colored stone set in cement with a flag sentry stands as a memorial to the six men that did not return to their small town of Keeline. No one seems to know the history of the stone or how it came to be there. Just the names of the young men that died protecting our freedoms.
By June the community was increasing their salvage drive by having a Niobrara Salvage Festival. Manville community won the float contest with plaster cast of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito sticking out from the sides of the scrap iron. And there were over 50 miniature floats entered by children.
The 1700-pound bell from the old Jireh College was donated by the remaining trustees to the Red Cross as scrap and it was mounted on a model T truck and the bell tolled the entire parade route. The sound was reported to be "beautiful and penetrating" and made people wonder if it shouldn't be retained. Further research proved that a compromise was reached when it was reported in the August 13 issue, "The bell was purchased by St. James Church in Holland, Minn. for $200, and the proceeds were promptly donated to the Red Cross.
There are so many stories, some have already been lost. There were two large "Memory Boards" that at one time were displayed in town. Some say they had been stored at the elevator. But no one seems to know where they went.
Taking the time to learn of our history and to teach our youth the importance of our freedoms is vital. The quiet dignity that was possessed by this community during this difficult and trying time stands as testament to our future generations.
Obituary Dupes, Frank (11/30/-0001 - 06/11/1942) View Record
Obituary Warnock, Jantine (09/25/1920 - 03/25/2004) View Record


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Chidambaram Pillai College of Women, Trichy
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E.M.G. Yadava Women's College, Madurai
Fatima College (Autonomous), Madurai
G.T.N. Arts College, Dindigul
G.V.N. College, Tuticorin
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Gobi Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Erode
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Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), Theni
Kamaraj College, Tuticorintu, Tuticorin
Khadir Mohideen College, Thanjavur
Kovai Kalaimagal College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore
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very well put. the only thing it does not mention is how this is caused by a democracy being infected with colluding peer networks, keeping people with fantasy and creation out of the job they deserve in order to make money and favourite friends. There are no rules => communities are free to build ugly and cheap => local government and peer networks can use the rest of the money to pay their maserati, mortgage, alimoney.


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Erin and Eoghan this is very touching and moving and I send you my warmest wishes for a lifetime of love, joy and adventure.
You look beautiful and I agree when you say "why wouldn't any girl marry Eoghan" and I would also like to add "why wouldn't any man marry Erin" ?
Looks like you had an AMAZING day. You look so gorgeous and happy. Congrats, girl!
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Amidst increasing ISIS activity on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, Israeli soldiers stationed there reported that over the weekend a literal pillar of cloud descended on the border.
The bizarre storm completely engulfed the Syrian side of the border, but stopped just at the boundary and did not enter Israel.
A number of soldiers are seen in the following video capturing the phenomenon on their cellphones.
"The Creator of the world is protecting us," proclaimed Nissim Nahoum.


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Terrängen runt Āyenehvand är varierad. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km söder om Āyenehvand. Runt Āyenehvand är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Sharak-e Tamarkhān,  km norr om Āyenehvand. Trakten runt Āyenehvand består i huvudsak av gräsmarker.

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Documentary – The Guv'nor
Steve Taylor-Bryant delves into the life of Lenny McLean as seen through the eyes of his son, Jamie, in the new documentary from Paul Van Carter and the producers of Gascoigne…
When you grow up in the era I did and have London blood in your veins from extended family it is impossible to not know the name Lenny McLean. When the opportunity to review The Guv'nor came I up I jumped at the chance for two reasons. The first was I had really enjoyed 'Gascoigne' and this was the same producers, and the second being that I love to hear Lenny's voice, but I wasn't going to learn anything new was I? Wrong!
The documentary is made by Jamie McLean, Lenny's son, and offers a fascinating insight in to what Lenny was like behind the legend, what growing up as Lenny's son was like, and has some extraordinary footage of some events in Lenny's life that really need to be watched. Considering it is a family member making the film they have not shied away from the obvious faults Lenny had in life, the controversies and, of course, the violence that surrounded him. Yes Lenny McLean was a hard man, possibly the hardest we have ever known. A man that had an inner strength to back up his incredible punching power and an ability to take a beating like no one before him. The Jimmy Briggs fight outside a pub, which was one of Lenny's most notorious moments, gets a mention and the fact he tried to bite out the man's throat and spat up human flesh is neither glorified nor retreated from. The abuse that Lenny received at the hands of his stepfather as a child is discussed in depth and painful to sit through but never once used as an excuse. In fact the sections of the documentary that are outside of the boxing or media work aren't glorified in anyway at all and that is refreshing for me as a viewer. This isn't a son showing off that his dad is harder than your dad, this is a son with obvious love for his father that is trying to see if there is a reason behind the violence, a son not afraid to tackle his famous fathers OCD and mental health issues, as well as discussing his own demons and if I could say one thing to Jamie McLean it would be – Bravo sir! Very brave of you and a fascinating look at the life of both your father and you as his child.
The section on the documentary about the famous unlicensed fights with Roy Shaw was brilliant. Roy Shaw, for those who don't know, was an ex-professional boxer who had been certified insane and spent time in Broadmoor where he tried to escape his cell using only his head. That reputation and his natural fighting abilities had led him to be the king of London's unlicensed boxing scene on his release. He used the title 'The Guv'nor' which Lenny McLean's stepfather had used and was like a red rag to a bull to Lenny who immediately set after him and a fight was arranged. Lenny was a hard man but had no actual fighting skills and lost the first fight. Determined to not allow that to happen again Lenny set up a makeshift gym in a scrapyard and trained pretty well going on to knock Roy Shaw through the ropes in the second bout. Shaw used an excuse about herbal tea sedating him and a third match, the decider was set up. Lenny trained like a professional boxer. Got fit, learnt proper fighting skills, listened to those who wanted to help him and destroyed Shaw in the fight. This section was a proper Rocky rags to riches story and both interesting and a complement to more brutal stories contained in the film.
Working the doors of West End clubs allowed Lenny a decent income and his name spread fear amongst the 'jack the lads' that would try and stir trouble in places but one fateful night at The Hippodrome saw Lenny charged with murder. A mental patient from Manchester had escaped and found his way to London and inside Lenny's club where he stood naked and urinated on the crowd. Lenny being the bouncer he was gave the guy a swift back hander, breaking his jaw in the process, dressed him and sent him on his way. Lenny was arrested a few days later for murder. When the trial hit the Old Bailey a forensic pathologist stated that the broken jaw was not the cause of death but instead brutality on behalf of the police, seconded by a nurse who had witnessed the police dealing with the man. Lenny escaped the police witch-hunt, got off the murder charge but still served time in Wandsworth for GBH. After his release Lenny became a minor celebrity. His book was eventually picked up by a publisher and sold over 3 million copies, he had small parts in television shows, did the chat show circuit, and eventually found fame in Guy Ritchie's gangster film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Lenny unfortunately died soon after from brain cancer.
The insight that Jamie gives, alongside fight footage, family pictures and video film, and television archive material, paints a very different picture to one you may have about Lenny McLean. Yes he was incredibly violent when he had to be, but this was also a man who tried to fix his own faults and look after his own.
The Guv'nor: The Incredible True Story of Lenny McLean separates the myth from the legend and doesn't hide the brutal. It also celebrates the good and is a wonderful watch and great look at a man who went from nothing to everything.
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Carson Time Capsule... Friday, September 11th.
We find the Rubik's Cube making its international debut at The British Toy and Hobby Fair. To date, over 350 million cubes have been sold, making it the world's top-selling puzzle game.
We find "Private Benjamin" in theaters. Goldie Hawn plays a wealthy sheltered woman who joins the military after a recruiter compares army service to a glamorous vacation. The film also spawned a short-lived television series.
And we find a song on the radio by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Tom didn't care for the song, and almost gave it to The J. Geils Band, who he was touring with. However, producer Jimmy Iovine persuaded Tom to record it, and the song became the group's first Top 10 hit.


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Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future With Conductor Gregory Wolynec and the Gateway Chamber Orchestra Through Wine and Music
News Desk September 7, 2017 News 583 Views
Gateway Chamber Orchestra, founded in Clarksville in 2008 has been featured on a GRAMMY Award-winning recording, expanded their performance season to serve multiple communities throughout Tennessee, and been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts for audience engagement with their critically acclaimed Family Concert Series.
Conductor Gregory Wolynec is a wine connoisseur and has provided his thoughts on food and wine that would pair well with the musical stylings of the 2017-18 Season: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future.
"I lived in Europe as I was finishing my graduate conducting studies and had the chance to live in Prague and study at the Conservatory there as a Fulbright recipient. The "Fulbrighters" were a pretty close group that did a lot of traveling, concert and opera-going and dining (both out and cooking for each other). A group of us have travelled to a number of wine regions on vacation together since. Some bottles that I still have (and keep waiting for just the right occasion to open).
Gregory wanted to pair the music from this season with a wine that would fit the mood of the performances. For example, here he explains about a highly sought after wine that would pair well with any of the performances for the 2017-18 season: 1997 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva by Frescobaldi – "This bottle had been highly praised in a prominent magazine but I had had the 1995 a year earlier and I knew it would be great. I can still remember finally finding this bottle in a small store in the wine mecca of Montalcino after enquiring at numerous stores (and being chastised for owners for only wanting that bottle). As a student I could only afford the one bottle, but when do you open the only one you have?!"
2000 Tommaso Bussola Amarone TB – After having visited many of the famous wine regions (Tuscany, Burgundy, Piedmont) our group ventured off the regular map to the Veneto in the hills outside of Verona. While every town was marked "City of Wine" almost none of the infrastructure that wine tourism needs could be found. At a spectacular lunch, our waiter brought us a bottle of Bussola Valpolicella TB from this producer that we had never encountered. It was unbelievable, much better than any valpolicella any of us had ever had. We had to convince the family to let us come for a tasting at their still being constructed new winery outside of the town of Negrar. After the tasting, Tommaso loaded our purchases on a palette that a crane hoisted what seemed like hundreds of feet in the air before swinging over to, and dropping them down by, our cars. Tommaso proudly bellowed "vino volante" (flying wine) while his wife nervously watched and kept uttering that we already bought it, we now owned it. Bottles like these can only be found at auction today, though both producers are widely available in the US. Both the entry level chianti from Frescobaldi and valpolicella from Bussola are great pairings with Pizza Margherita!"
You can find more information about the Gateway Chamber Orchestra here, and about Gregory Wolynec here.
The series presented at the historic Franklin Theatre:
Classically Modern Presented by the Williamson Herald Monday, September 18 – 7:30 p.m.
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 95 in C-minor
Timo Andres – Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella with Diana McVey, Wesley Morgan and Jeffrey Williams
The new season launches with the familiar voice of a Haydn symphony written for his time in London. Young American composer Timo Andres provides a soothing glimpse at an eclectic artist. A trio of talented and emerging singers joins the orchestra for Stravinsky's neoclassical masterpiece.
Brilliant Colors Monday, November 13 – 7:30 p.m.
Franz Schreker – Chamber Symphony
Ottorino Respighi – Trittico Botticelliano
Aaron Copland – Three Latin American Sketches
The GCO is delighted to revisit Schreker's mesmerizing masterpiece for small orchestra, which they recorded on a Chamber Symphonies disc and was released on Summit Records. Respighi's colorful language paints a new take on Boticelli masterpieces. Copland's raucous but rarely heard sketches will have everyone dancing on the way to the door.
Historic Pairing Monday, January 22 – 7:30 p.m.
Clint Needham – Urban Sprawl
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Serenade for Winds in C-minor
Richard Strauss – Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Clint Needham's high energy Urban Sprawl sets the stage for a memorable anniversary. The GCO tackles Strauss' daunting score nine years to the week since we first paired Mozart and Strauss in our inaugural installment of wind serenades.
Landmark Celebration Monday, April 30 – 7:30 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn – Overture to Paulus
Aaron Jay Kernis – Musica Celestis
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 3 in C
Mendelssohn's noble overture to Paulus sets the stage for an evening of uplifting music. Kernis' spacious and enchanting celestial music soothes the soul. The triumphant third symphony of Sibelius brings an adventurous season to a close.
FRANKLIN SUBSCRIPTION PRICING Masterworks Concert Series (Four concerts)
Adults: $80 | $100 | $130
Students/Military: $50 | $65 | $100
Ticketing handled by the Franklin Theatre
Address: 419 Main St, Franklin, TN
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"I hereby apologize for not having posted anything since June." Happy now?
People have been studying animals for a long time, trying to find examples of how new species can arise from existing species, and even attempting to make new species through selective breeding. For example, there has been a program going on in Russia for decades trying to breed silver foxes that exhibit the same friendliness toward humans as do dogs and maybe other species such as Komodo dragons, and hippopotamuses.
Here's an unretouched photo of a genetically-engineered friendly silver fox. We can tell it's friendly because of the drooping ears, curly tail, and unusual coloration. Also because the man is not holding his nose. (Wild foxes have a "musky" smell.) But mostly we know this one is friendly because it's not trying to snack on the man.
In years gone by there have been other examples of this sort of change in animal behaviour, with cows starting to exhibit a love of water, polar bears starting to hunt Beluga Whale calves, and Grizzlies thinking seriously about mating with Polar Bears.
We're also familiar with the concept of teenagers potentially mutating into creatures with huge eyes, long fingers and no mouth, due to texting 23 hours per day instead of interacting like normal human beings. (My wife, for one, is convinced this is already happening.) And don't forget good old Secretariat The Horse, who won the Triple Crown back in 1970. Secretariat ate the breakfast, lunch and dinner of all the other horses in the Belmont Stakes, when he won by a freakish 25 lengths.
So clearly, animals aren't standing still. They're probably busy watching all the Mission Impossible movies (starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt) and they're learning mad skills. Even the humble raccoon (Procyon lotor) is in on the game.
Just look at this photo, would you? See that tiny black blob? THAT IS A RACCOON. SCALING A FEATURELESS BLANK WALL. WITH NO ROPE. OR SCOTCH TAPE®. BEING CHEERED ON BY EVERYONE IN MINNESOTA AND MANY OTHER PARTS OF SWEDEN.
It took "Ethan" two days to finish the climb which included an overnight bivouac on a window ledge somewhere along the way. In case you've never tried it, it's no picnic bivouacking on a one-foot-wide ledge with no supper and no sleeping bag. Mind you, clinging to the side of a building for hours on end using only your finger- and toenails is no picnic either.
And since you asked, rock climbs are graded via a complicated decimal system. This climb was graded 5.15r and is off the top of the chart below for difficulty. It's off the bottom actually, but the climbs get harder as you go down the chart. The "r" in 5.15r stands for raccoon, by the way.
This next photo shows Ethan crushing the overhanging crux (hardest) move of the climb. Not bad for a novice.
Needless to say, there are mountains(!) of images and tweets out there, posted by office workers on every floor of the UBS building, which document every inch of the journey. Everyone was crossing their fingers, holding their breath and generally rooting for this animal, including wildlife photographer and lawyer, Paige Donnelly.
Below, Ethan was caught on camera performing a stretching routine before continuing the upward voyage, and was also thanking his lucky stars that he never got a mani-pedi before he went foraging for pigeon eggs.
It all ended well though. Ethan eventually made it to the top, was captured by the Wildlife Management Service folk, ate some soft cat food and was eventually released back into the suburbs somewhere southwest of the Twin Cities, and commenced climbing a 300-foot cell tower.
People went back to work; the Dow rebounded significantly. Life went back to normal.
Scientists are busily hypothesizing what led the vertically-inclined animal to undertake its hazardous journey. The leading theory is that it was bitten by a radioactive spider. Or maybe a radioactive tick. Maybe it was the effect of exposure to environmental toxins or climate change. Only time will tell. I'm just saying we could be in for some tough times. And some pretty tough raccoons.
If you think I'm over-reacting, check out this disturbing link pertaining to attacks perpetrated by a roving gang of raccoons in Abbottsford, B.C. in July 2018.
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I'm Trent Polack (@mittense on twitter). As you may have noticed above, I am also the Founder and CEO of Joy Machine, where we're working on the third-person co-op action/shooter (with procedurally generated loot and enormous enemy behemoths): Steel Hunters. We maintain an active Development Log about the game, the development of the game, game design theory and practice, graphics programming, engine development, and more!
In the past, I've helped to save the world as a Lead Experience Developer at planet3 from East Lansing, MI (and Washington, DC, and Austin, TX). Before that, I was as a Senior VFX Artist and Technical Artist working on Crowfall.
And even before that, I was Creative Director and Executive Producer at Team Chaos, working on games like SUPERCHROMA, Rooster Teeth vs. Zombiens, Loot Raiders, SPACE COLORS, Dragon Raiders, Cat vs. Aliens, Dragon Academy, and Elements: Broken Lands.
And even before that, I worked as a Senior Designer on various projects at LightBox Interactive as well as spending years on Starhawk and the initial design/development of Plundernauts.
In the past, I was a game developer at Stardock Entertainment where I worked on Galactic Civilizations 2: Twilight of the Arnor, Sins of a Solar Empire, The Political Machine 2008, and Demigod. I've also worked as a programmer working on satellite monitoring programs, a game journalist, an author, a door-to-door salesman, a PR dude, and a grocery bag boy. That last one is really the highlight of my career, I think.
I have a degree in English (with a focus on Creative Writing, Computer Science, and Secondary Education) from the University of Michigan.
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UK Pension Gap widens
By: Abbi Rouse
The "confidence crisis" surrounding the British pensions sector is deepening, it has emerged.
According to Alliance Trust's annual retirement confidence index (RCI), the gap in those failing to put money away for later life is rising as some 26 per cent of consumers are currently without any form of pension - up from 20 per cent noted last year. However, with evermore Britons set to face financial difficulties later in life, it appears that women could be in line for the greatest strife. Just under a third (31 per cent) of females are currently not making any contributions towards a savings fund, an increase from the 23 per cent recorded during last year's RCI. Meanwhile, 22 per cent of men are without retirement provisions, up from the 17 per cent noted last year. Also the proportion of people that believe they will receive a state pension has dropped form 40 per cent last year to 35 per cent.
It was also revealed by the study that just over half (55 per cent) of Britons aged between 19 and 29 have not made any savings for later life. However, with this in mind, only six per cent of consumers in the age bracket feel "totally unconfident" that they will not be able to put enough money away to fund a "comfortable retirement". Yet it was consumers in the "prime of their working lives" who could be set for the most retirement trauma as one in ten people aged between 30 and 49 are "totally unconfident" that they will be financially comfortable in later life. Meanwhile, only one per cent of Britons within this age group are "totally confident" about their future.
Hyman Wolanski, head of pensions at Alliance Trust, said: "It is worrying to see that many in the prime of their working lives are most uncomfortable about their retirement prospects. It has been made clear that action needs to be taken to overcome this problem, and to break the trend. Our research shows it is now more important than ever for people to ensure they have a proper pension plan tailored to suit their individual circumstances. For example, locking regular sums into a pension might often be put off in favour of more immediate financial demands but with the range of saving products available today, there is now much more flexibility than ever in how people can save for their future."
He claimed that a pension is not the only method by which consumers can prepare for their financial future, indicating products such as individual savings accounts as possible options. Mr Wolanski stated "no matter what means are used, it is of the utmost importance that action is taken, and future provisions are made".
And with millions of consumers struggling to save into pensions, problems managing their money may extend into other areas of their finances such as developing difficulties in paying back loans and credit cards. Consequently opting for a bad credit loan could well be an advisable option for reorganising your monetary situation and getting back on your feet. Earlier this year, James Cotton, mortgage specialist for London & Country, suggested that those who have taken out a bad credit loan may still be able to access mortgages with competitive rates of interest.
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Hatched in Antarctica, now a reality in malaysia
It's been a long journey but BorderPass, the brainchild of Faisal Ariff, aimed at easing immigration at airports with the use of technology has passed the final acceptance test with the Malaysian Immigration Department and on September 1, the first auto-gate will commence operations.
Here's the story of how BorderPass got started – and it begins in a land of snow and ice.
Faisal Ariff: "We just want to make immigration at airports seamless and secure." (Image credit: BorderPass)
It was early 2014, Faisal Ariff was on an International Youth Expedition to the Antarctica led by Sir Robert Swan, the renowned polar explorer and the first person to walk to the North and South Poles.
While there, he received news that he was one of five finalists of the first ever Singularity University Global Impact Competition in Malaysia. The competition was held simultaneously in 15 other countries to search for an idea that would impact one million people in the next five years.
Faisal had come up with the idea of a digital immigration form to ease the hassle of queuing up at immigration at airports, and making the process seamless and secure through Passport 2.0 (later renamed BorderPass).
He wanted to return to Malaysia to make his presentation, as required by the competition, but instead Swan persuaded him to make a video in Antarctica and present his idea against the backdrop of snow and penguins. (The video at the end of this article explains the concept of BorderPass).
Back in Malaysia, Faisal's brother was at hand to answer queries from the judges. His idea emerged the winner, and with it came a sponsorship to Singularity University in Silicon Valley for its Graduate Studies Programme in June of the same year.
Faisal's winning idea is an opt-in service that expedites Asean nationals through Asean airports.
"We do this by replacing paper immigration forms with online profiles, which are sent to the destination country as soon as you book your flight. The immigration authorities will review your profile in advance. All you have to do on arrival is to swipe your biometric passport, scan your fingerprint at a BorderPass automated gate, which incorporates the latest in biometric verification technology, and off you go, skipping the hassle of a lengthy immigration," he explains.
A singular mission to solve immigration problems for travellers
Faisal started working on the prototype during his few months' tenure in Singularity University. One of the objectives of the university is to solve the problems of the world such as water supply, housing and security issues.
This is what travellers using BorderPass can avoid at immigration (Image credit: JustinRayboun/iStock)
"We split into teams and apply our solutions to these problems. With my team we started to build the prototype of the automated gate with the housing made of wood with needed materials sourced from companies in Silicon Valley."
On completion of his term at Singularity University he tried to convince his team members (a Brazilian and two Americans) to come to Malaysia to make Passport 2.0 a reality, but they did not want to relocate.
Returning home, Faisal found his team comprising four members (incuding him), and started to build the product. The name was changed to BorderPass, as Microsoft owns 'passport.com'.
In August 2014 borderpass.com was 'born'.
The challenge of getting buy-in from four parties
One obvious concern, says Faisal, is privacy over personal data being disclosed. But as he argues: "The information being disclosed isn't sensitive. Furthermore it will be disclosed at destination governments at some point anyway."
He didn't realise it at the time but he faced a big challenge – to convince four parties – passenger, airline, airport and government – to adopt the system. But he was convinced it could work, as the system is similar to credit cards.
"For credit cards to work they require four parties – customer, customer bank, merchant, merchant bank – to use the system. So it's not impossible to achieve as everyone involved has similar incentive for BorderPass to work.
"Many people we spoke to love the idea. It strikes a chord with frustrated, tired travellers all over the world."
With that conviction, he started to knock on doors. "I didn't know anyone in Malaysia, so we were literally pitching to junior officers, then the management, immigration departments, ministries of home affairs and tourism, and finally we got the chance to present the idea to the Economic Council headed by the Malaysian prime minister."
At the regional level, he marketed his idea to the Asean Secretariat and attended regional meetings like the 2015 Meeting of the Asean Directors-General of Immigration Department and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Breakthrough as first autogate gets the green light to start
Faisal's hard work paid off and he received approval to start a pilot programme at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the budget terminal klia2 in Sepang. It took his team a year to build the solution.
All smiles as it's system go for BorderPass autogate at klia2. L-R: Yong Khye Yee (gate design), Nik Emir Rizan Sulaiman (system development), Kam Yi Sheng (hardware integration), Simran Palia (web development), Faisal Ariff (project management)
In November 2016, the first BorderPass autogate was set up at klia2. It recently passed the final acceptance test with the Malaysian Immigration Department, and the gate will start operations on September 1 with the Asean Business Programme and for arrivals only. Companies approved by immigration to join the programme will be well-known multi-national companies.
The approved company's staff can register online for the programme at the BorderPass website. First-time users of the autogate just need to go through a one-time verification process with the immigration officer. The gate then enrols their passports and biometrics to enjoy speedy immigration after.
Funding for BorderPass has been from Malaysian companies including Cradle Fund, Teraju under its Superb Programme, PlaTCOM Ventures and the Malaysia Technology Development Corporation (MTDC). Revenues come from fees from companies registered with BorderPass.
Conquering airports, one autogate at a time
"We'll add autogates one by one. The autogate at klia2 is like a calling card for us, as we are testing with real passengers. We want to make sure the design is right and it works as it should, and get feedback to improve on future autogates."
KLIA will have a BorderPass autogate by the first half of 2018 (Image credit: uskarp/iStock)
Faisal says the BorderPass autogate for KLIA will be set up by the first half of 2018. "We want to cover all major Asean airports over the next five years."
A "big thing" for BorderPass next year is to automate the gate for frequent fliers, with referral from airlines on their frequent fliers and build a scheme around that.
He also wants to expand the programme to families. "Family members are usually separated when they go through immigration as the automated gates are only for individuals. I want to set up a system that makes it possible for entire families to clear immigration at the same time."
Another project he is keen on is a BorderPass autogate for the Malaysia-Singapore Causeway. "I used to travel on coach when I was working in Singapore and it took some time to clear the large number of people at the Johor Bahru-Singapore immigration. The autogate will allow more people to clear in a short time."
2018 will also see the pre-registered traveller use the autogate for departures, as currently it is only for arrivals.
On whether development of intelligent airports using technology to provide hassle free travel, like the soon-to-open Singapore's Changi 4, would make autogates like BorderPass redundant, Faisal replies: "Possible."
He, however, points out that six out of 16 airports in Asean are suffering from passenger overload. "By 2034 about seven billion travellers globally will be passing through airports in a year. We'll have the opportunity to get into some of the crowded airports and fix the problem."
"If you say you are going to do something — do it"
On how he feels about his achievement, and that all the knocking on doors has paid off, Faisal says, "Tired, nervous, stressed", and "a sense of relief that we have done something out of what we set up three years ago. You can call it 'delayed gratification'."
He says he was inspired by Robert Swan who told him: "If you say you are going to do something — do it."
Having done it, he's now inspired to tell young people that they can build up something from nothing. "I can take a moral stand to say that we set up BorderPass through hard work, our own ability and talent and not through connections.
"We did not start the company with big plans, make big dollars, to be a unicorn and retire at 40. We just want to make immigration at airports seamless and secure."
Note: BorderPass has gained international recognition. In 2016 it won two awards – voted 'Startup Of the Year 'by Amadeus IT Group's customers in Bali (it is now part of Amadeus' startup community, Amadeus Next) and won first prize at the Asian Entrepreneur Award in Tokyo that comes with two years of free office space at 31Ventures by Mitsui Fudosan. It is also listed as one of the top 500 startups worldwide to present at 'Hello Tomorrow' October event in Paris.
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FlyFoe Announces Three New Locations in Alabama and Missouri
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FlyFoe, the smarter solution for mosquito and tick control, is pleased to announce three new locations, giving the brand a new presence in the South and the Midwest.
BOSTON (PRWEB) March 26, 2019 - FlyFoe, the smarter solution for mosquito and tick control, is pleased to announce three new locations, giving the brand a new presence in the South and the Midwest.
Two of the new locations are in Missouri, in Columbia and in Springfield. And the third new location is in Birmingham, Alabama. FlyFoe now has a total of seven locations in five states, as it previously had locations in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
The new Alabama location serves Birmingham, Alabaster, Chelsea, Helena and Pelham. The Columbia location handles central Missouri and the Springfield location provides services in an around that city in the southwest part of the state.
FlyFoe is the only mosquito and tick control service to offer easy, online booking and payment. The brand also stands out from competitors in other key areas as well. For instance, FlyFoe leverages a team of researchers to tailor its pest treatments to specific regions. Unlike other companies that only target adult mosquitoes, FlyFoe combats mosquitoes at the egg, larval, pupal and adult stages; it also offers customers multiple products including organic options and is bee-friendly.
"We're excited about expanding our territory with our new locations in the South and Midwest," FlyFoe CEO Mark Kushinsky said. "This allows us to help more homeowners than ever to protect their turf from the nuisance and dangers of pests like ticks and mosquitoes."
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Nick Fitzgerald (Inactive Player)
Attacking Midfielder, Newcastle Jets
Nick Fitzgerald, born February 13, 1992, is a 28-year old football player from Australia whose most recent A-League club was Newcastle Jets. Fitzgerald is 175 cm tall and plays as an Attacking Midfielder. More Information at Wikipedia »
Club History:
(2011-12 until 2012-13 Rnd 17)
(2012-13 from Rnd 18 until 2015-16 Rnd 15)
(2015-16 from Rnd 16 until 2017-18)
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Season-by-Season Statistics:
Goals (Finals)
2009-10 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011-12 12 7 660 1 0 1 2 0 2
2013-14 23 21 1,765 3 0 3 6 0 6
Total: 189 117 11,055 17 2 19 17 1 18
2009-10 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Goal/Card/App
Wednesday August 16, 2017 PS Central Coast Mariners (H) 53' »
Friday October 6, 2017 1 Brisbane Roar (H) W 2 - 0 82 mins »
Saturday October 14, 2017 2 Melbourne Victory (A) W 2 - 1 90 mins »
Saturday October 14, 2017 2 Melbourne Victory (A) 47' »
Saturday October 21, 2017 3 Wellington Phoenix (H) W 1 - 0 90 mins »
Saturday October 28, 2017 4 Adelaide United (A) W 2 - 0 90 mins »
Friday November 3, 2017 5 Sydney FC (H) L 0 - 1 90 mins »
Friday November 3, 2017 5 Sydney FC (H) 40' »
Sunday November 12, 2017 6 Western Sydney Wanderers (H) D 1 - 1 90 mins »
Friday November 17, 2017 7 Brisbane Roar (A) L 1 - 3 90 mins »
Friday November 24, 2017 8 Perth Glory (H) L 1 - 3 90 mins »
Saturday December 2, 2017 9 Newcastle Jets (A) W 2 - 1 90 mins »
Sunday December 10, 2017 10 Central Coast Mariners (H) W 1 - 0 90 mins »
Friday December 15, 2017 11 Sydney FC (A) L 1 - 3 85 mins »
Saturday December 23, 2017 12 Melbourne Victory (H) L 0 - 1 90 mins »
Monday January 1, 2018 13 Western Sydney Wanderers (A) L 1 - 2 90 mins »
Saturday January 6, 2018 14 Wellington Phoenix (H) W 2 - 1 65 mins »
Tuesday January 9, 2018 15 Perth Glory (A) W 2 - 0 31 mins »
Sunday January 14, 2018 16 Central Coast Mariners (A) D 2 - 2 40 mins »
Sunday January 21, 2018 17 Adelaide United (H) W 5 - 0 90 mins »
Thursday January 25, 2018 18 Newcastle Jets (H) D 2 - 2 16 mins »
Sunday February 4, 2018 19 Brisbane Roar (A) W 2 - 1 23 mins »
Saturday February 24, 2018 21 Perth Glory (A) L 1 - 2 90 mins »
Friday March 16, 2018 23 Adelaide United (A) D 1 - 1 12 mins »
Saturday March 24, 2018 24 Western Sydney Wanderers (H) W 3 - 0 16 mins »
Sunday April 1, 2018 25 Newcastle Jets (A) W 3 - 0 17 mins »
Saturday April 7, 2018 26 Central Coast Mariners (H) W 1 - 0 36 mins »
Saturday April 14, 2018 27 Wellington Phoenix (A) L 1 - 2 18 mins »
Friday April 20, 2018 F1 Brisbane Roar (H) W 2 - 0 14 mins »
Friday April 20, 2018 F1 Brisbane Roar (H) 90' »
Friday April 27, 2018 F2 Newcastle Jets (A) L 1 - 2 10 mins »
Club Statistics:
Adelaide United 24 12 3 9 4 1 0 1
Brisbane Roar 19 6 5 8 3 3 0 3
Central Coast Mariners 13 8 4 1 0 0 0 0
Gold Coast United 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melbourne City 18 5 4 9 2 2 0 2
Melbourne Victory 16 5 1 10 1 2 0 2
New Zealand Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Newcastle Jets 17 7 5 5 1 1 0 1
North Queensland Fury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perth Glory 23 5 3 15 2 1 0 1
Sydney FC 17 5 0 12 2 2 1 3
Wellington Phoenix 21 12 2 7 3 1 0 1
Western United 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Western Sydney Wanderers 17 6 5 6 0 2 0 2
Total: 189 74 33 82 19 17 1 18
* These statistics exclude Pre-season results
Stadium Statistics:
Goals per game
AAMI Park 49 6 0.122
Central Coast Stadium 43 3 0.07
Coopers Stadium 11 2 0.182
HBF Park 12 2 0.167
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium 2 2 1
CBus Super Stadium 2 1 0.5
McDonald Jones Stadium 21 1 0.048
Sky Stadium 9 1 0.111
Suncorp Stadium 19 1 0.053
Goal (Time Scored) Statistics:
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(26.32%)