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"Minding the Gap"
Category: Blu-ray movies Blu-ray movies
Raw and Riveting Documentary About a Lot More than Skateboards
The Criterion Collection 1061
Format: BD
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While best known for their restorations of classic films, once in a while The Criterion Collection deems something recent worthy of its attentions—such as Minding the Gap (2018), the first feature-length film to be directed by Chinese-American cameraman Bing Liu. It's less "a skateboarding movie" than a riveting documentary on the lasting effects of domestic abuse.
"Moonstruck"
The Moon, Magic, and Perfection in the Air
Canadian Norman Jewison made some fine films in his 41-year career as a director, including The Cincinnati Kid (1965), In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), A Soldier's Story (1984), and Agnes of God (1985). But Moonstruck (1987) stands out as a masterpiece of romantic comedy, a film so perfect I find no fault in it.
"The Hit"
A Slow-Burn, Murderous Road Trip Through Spain
The Criterion Collection 469
Stephen Frears directed The Hit in 1984, shortly before making what many consider his best-known film, My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). In The Hit, Willie Parker (Terence Stamp), a London gangster, turns court evidence on his four co-conspirators. Flash forward ten years -- Willie, living the life of Riley in Spain, has a hacienda with a spectacular view, a fabulous book collection, and goes on bicycle rides accompanied by an inept bodyguard.
"Brute Force"
Prison-Reform Agitprop ca. 1947
In these weeks and months following the death of George Floyd, we've heard a lot about prison reform and police brutality. The issue has been around a while -- witness this 1947 film from director Jules Dassin and producer Mark Hellinger. But there's a huge difference between the prison-reform controversy of the 1940s and today's: Few Black faces are seen among the prisoners in Brute Force, who are mostly white. The themes, on the other hand, are all too familiar.
"The Comfort of Strangers"
Terror Lurks in the Shadows of Venice
In The Comfort of Strangers (1990), Colin (Rupert Everett) and Mary (Natasha Richardson) are on holiday in Venice, trying to define their relationship. Mary wants a firmer commitment; Colin is happy with the loose arrangement they've had so far. In early scenes, they frankly address their differences -- or rather, Mary addresses, Colin deflects. Seemingly by accident, they run into a married couple, Robert (Christopher Walken) and Caroline (Helen Mirren), who live in a luxurious, Byzantine-style apartment. Robert tells them much of his history and acts as a tour guide; Caroline's part in this story grows more gradually.
"The War of the Worlds"
A Sci-Fi Classic Reborn on Criterion BD
H.G. Wells's science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds was first serialized in Pearson's Magazine in 1897, and published in hardcover by William Heinemann the following year. In the 122 years since it has appeared in numerous versions, including several films. But the 1953 version directed by Byron Haskin and produced by George Pal, though freely adapted from Wells's story, has proven the most iconic and durable. Nearly 70 years after its release, The Criterion Collection's bang-up edition informs us that it's a classic that will remain in the repertory.
"An Unmarried Woman"
Jill Clayburgh's Radiance and Depth
After establishing shots of New York City set to composer Bill Conti's jaunty main theme, we discover a jogging couple: Erica (Jill Clayburgh) and Martin (Michael Murphy). She's happy and carefree; he's quarrelsome, nervous, withdrawn. When he steps in some dog poop and begins having a conniption, she placates him, and they then run home to make love. There we're introduced to their 15-year-old daughter, Patti (Lisa Lucas), and this well-to-do family's domestic life. It all looks perfect. Later, as Erica and Martin are taking a walk, he trembles as he tells her, "I'm in love with another woman."
"Matewan"
John Sayles's Vision of 1920s West Virginia Rings True
Independent filmmaker and screenwriter (and novelist) John Sayles has been interested in depicting social injustice in most of his films, and in none so prominently as Matewan (1987), based on a massacre that took place on May 19, 1920, in Matewan, West Virginia. On that date, coal miners organized by the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) confronted 12 agents from the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, who were working for the mine owners. The mayor, two citizens, and seven agency men were killed, and others were wounded.
"Torso"
Classic Italian Thriller Gets the Ultimate BD Treatment
Arrow Video AV171
Films in the Italian genre called giallo, or yellow -- we call them horror thrillers -- were prominent in Italy in the early-to-mid 1970s, and predated and inspired such American slasher films as Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980). The word giallo originally referred to popular Italian mystery novels that were published in cheap paperback editions with yellow covers. A genuine giallo film is a murder mystery containing gratuitous nudity, sex, violence, and lots of graphic gore. Although giallo and slasher movies have much in common, the latter are more about "howdunnit, who's next"; the giallo, despite its lurid trappings, is more a whodunnit steeped in mystery.
"So Dark the Night"
A Minor Gem Worth Your Time
Arrow Academy AA040-TM
COVID-19 has turned just about every man, woman, and child into a movie buff. By now, many have been through the classics and are surfing frantically for movies they pick by title or star. Such a search can be an adventure, but you'd best be prepared that streaming Netflix or Amazon can uncover some real clunkers. Last night I watched After Darkness -- a waste of my time and Kyra Sedgwick's talent. But turning to a stack of unwatched B movies on disc, I uncovered So Dark the Night (1946), a nifty noir whodunit based on a story by Aubrey Wisberg and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. This succinct (70 minutes) detective procedural set in France has a very twisty ending.
"The Fugitive Kind"
"Fail-Safe"
"Now, Voyager"
"The Daytrippers"
"Cluny Brown"
"Fists in the Pocket"
"Magnificent Obsession" (1954)
"Klute"
"War and Peace" (1966-67)
"The Heiress"
"To Sleep with Anger"
"The Magnificent Ambersons"
"Horror Express"
"Forty Guns"
"Lost Horizon"
"Dragon Inn"
"My Man Godfrey"
"Heaven Can Wait" (1943)
"A Matter of Life and Death"
"The Addiction"
"Moonrise"
"Killer Klowns from Outer Space"
"King of Jazz"
"Tom Jones"
"Pulp"
"Barry Lyndon"
"The Big Knife"
"The Breaking Point"
"Lost in America"
"Spotlight on a Murderer"
"Rumble Fish"
"Blow-Up"
"The Lair of the White Worm"
"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
"The Asphalt Jungle"
"McCabe & Mrs. Miller"
"Night Train to Munich"
"Chimes at Midnight"
"Carnival of Souls"
"Here Comes Mr. Jordan"
"In a Lonely Place"
"Only Angels Have Wings"
"Bicycle Thieves"
"My Own Private Idaho"
"Gilda"
"The American Friend"
"In Cold Blood"
"Kwaidan"
"The Honeymoon Killers"
"Day for Night"
"Night and the City"
"The Killers"
"Ride the Pink Horse"
"Odd Man Out'
"Sullivan's Travels"
"The Soft Skin"
"Mark of the Devil"
"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (75th Anniversary Edition)
"The Sword of Doom"
"The Palm Beach Story"
"It Happened One Night"
"Safe" (1995)
"Time Bandits"
"The Shooting / Ride in the Whirlwind"
"F for Fake"
"My Darling Clementine"
"The Vanishing" (1988)
"Dracula" (1979)
"The Innocents"
"Macbeth" (1971)
"All That Jazz"
"Vengeance Is Mine"
"Insomnia" (1997)
"Judex"
"Red River"
"Touch of Evil"
"Ace in the Hole"
"Double Indemnity: 70th Anniversary Limited Edition"
"Riot in Cell Block 11"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"The Hidden Fortress"
"Tess"
"Foreign Correspondent"
"Rififi"
"Throne of Blood"
"The Uninvited" (1944)
"Eyes Without a Face"
"The Devil's Backbone"
"Seconds"
"Babette's Feast"
"Things to Come"
"Richard III"
"Jack Reacher"
"The Blob"
"Badlands"
"Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown"
"On the Waterfront"
"The Awakening"
"The Tin Drum"
"Purple Noon"
"Manufactured Landscapes"
"Rashomon"
"Rosemary's Baby"
"Moonrise Kingdom"
"Les visiteurs du soir"
"Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures"
"Titanic"
The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition (The Rescuers / The Rescuers Down Under)
"The Hunger Games"
"Dr. Seuss' The Lorax"
"High Fidelity"
"Down by Law"
"Yellow Submarine"
"Barbarella"
"Shallow Grave"
"Accident"
"The Secret World of Arrietty"
"Buck Privates"
"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol"
"War Horse"
"A Night to Remember"
"To Catch a Thief"
"Dangerous Liaisons"
"Lady and the Tramp: Diamond Edition"
"Real Steel"
"Godzilla"
"Design for Living"
"Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy"
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
"The Lady Vanishes" (1938)
"The Debt"
"Super 8"
"Beginners"
"Island of Lost Souls"
"The Four Feathers" (1939)
"The Tree of Life"
"Captain America: The First Avenger"
"The Lion King: Diamond Edition"
"Dumbo: 70th Anniversary Edition"
"Hanna"
"Cul-de-sac"
"Jane Eyre"
"Source Code"
"Insidious"
"Beauty and the Beast" (1946)
"Kiss Me Deadly"
"Solaris"
"American Graffiti"
"Papillon"
"Smiles of a Summer Night"
"Blow Out"
"Kes"
"The Incredibles"
"Tron: Legacy / Tron: The Original Classic"
"The Ten Commandments"
"Topsy-Turvy"
"Sweet Smell of Success"
"Fish Tank"
"Bambi"
"Waiting for Superman"
"Let Me In"
"Alice in Wonderland: 60th Anniversary Edition"
"Once Upon a Time in America"
"The American"
"Backdraft: Anniversary Edition"
"The Disappearance of Alice Creed"
"Cronos"
"Fantasia / Fantasia 2000"
"America Lost and Found: The BBS Story"
"Disney's A Christmas Carol"
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Level Up! Collector's Edition"
"Toy Story 3"
"I Am Love"
"Psycho -- 50th Anniversary Edition"
"The Magician"
"Beauty and the Beast: Three-Disc Diamond Edition"
"Babies"
"Breathless"
"Eyeborgs"
"Black Orpheus"
"Kalifornia"
"Black Narcissus"
"Brooklyn's Finest"
"The Leopard"
"Green Zone"
"Flash Gordon"
"The Wolfman: Two-Disc Unrated Director's Cut"
"The Road"
"Tombstone"
"Saving Private Ryan: Sapphire Series"
"M"
"Avatar"
"Ride with the Devil"
"Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -- New Orleans"
"Sherlock Holmes"
"Broken Embraces"
"Toy Story: Special Edition"


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Lil Bits - Can I Be Frank?
Here are some "Lil' Bits" that are great little additions to my "Can I Be Frank?" Fat Quarter Bundle kit. Yup, just some lil' somethin's to add that lil' extra to your pages!
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In Sansour's take on the relation between food, politics and cultural identity, a group of Palestinians are gathered around a painterly selection of regional delicacies.
Around the table, a lively debate covers topics ranging from the best season for lamb's meat to the multiple Catch 22's of occupation by a power routinely classifying the Palestinians simply as the 'Inhabitants of the Territories' – granting them a more anonymous and legally obscure status than 'citizens' or 'subjects'.
Filmed using three cameras on location in the West Bank over the course of an entire evening, Feast of the Inhabitants also raises questions about the nature of documentary. Hours of footage is seamlessly edited into what easily passes for an uninterrupted conversation.
The film depicts an ordinary Palestinian family, Sansour's own, around a dinner table on a rooftop overlooking the West Bank city of Bethlehem. What starts as a culinary discussion about the national dish 'Mloukhieh' soon evolves into a personal and engaging conversation about politics - thereby emphasising the symbiosis of food and politics so indicative of the Palestinian experience.


Greg Schneider has over 25 years of photo expertise from newspapers to magazines. He's traveled to over 60 countries, both Communist and Free; wealthy and third world parts of the world. He's been twice named California Press Photographer of the year. He is the winner of World Press Association first prize and many Evangelical Press Association first prizes. He's been a staff photographer for Worldwide Challenge magazine for the last 12 years.


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Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Global Market Report 2022: Growth in Demand for Functional and Fortified Food Boosts Sector
Research and Markets
Global Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market
Dublin, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market by Type (Vitamins, Minerals, Vitamin & Mineral Combinations), Application (Food & Beverages, Feed, Healthcare, and Cosmetics & Personal Care), Form (Dry and Liquid), Functionality and Region - Global Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
According to the publisher, the global vitamin and mineral premixes market is estimated to be valued at USD 7.2 billion in 2022. It is projected to reach USD 9.8 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 6.4%, in terms of value, between 2022 and 2027. The market is gaining momentum as fishmeal & fish oil continue to find increased applications across food and beverages, healthcare, feed, cosmetics and personal care applications.
The demand for vitamins and minerals premixes is gaining significant traction in the industry, especially due to the growth in demand for functional and fortified foods combined with the need for food enrichment due to high processing levels of food products. Additionally, the increase in compound feed consumption for the growth and development of farm animals has also enabled the growth of feed premixes.
By type, the vitamin segment is expected to retain its position as the dominant segment over the forecast period.
Based on type, the vitamin segment is likely to account for the dominant segment over the forecast period. Food products, such as dairy-based beverages, bakery products, and flours, are increasingly fortified with different types of B vitamins to enhance their nutritive values. The wide availability of vitamins and the awareness among consumers regarding their benefits are expected to provide significant business opportunities to the vitamin and mineral premixes market over the forecasted period.
By form, the dry segment occupies the largest market share during the forecast period.
Based on form, the dry segment accounted for the largest market share among all other segments. Pharmaceutical and personal care companies widely use premixes in dry form for manufacturing many products, such as tablets, capsules, toothpaste, and others. The wide usage and the convenient packaging in the dry form will continue to present significant growth opportunities over the forecast period.
By application, the feed segment is forecasted to account for the dominant segment during the forecast period
Based on application, the feed segment is likely to dominate over the forecast period owing to the significant growth of consumer awareness regarding pet nutrition, which has led to the demand for specialty nutrition and condition-specific pet health formulas as vitamins and minerals premixes for feed applications. These premixes are useful in regulating the biological process of growth and reproduction in the animal body and help in bodybuilding. All of this contributes to the growth of the feed segment.
North America accounts for the dominant market share of the vitamin and mineral premixes market during the forecast period
North America is expected to retain its position as the dominant region for the vitamin and mineral premixes market during the forecast period. The region's large market share is attributed to a variety of reasons, such as the prominent meat and poultry industry and rising levels of awareness for healthy foods and functional foods and beverages. The region's growth has also been bolstered due to the rise in incidences of obesity, heart diseases, and other health issues.
Leading players profiled in this report include,
DSM (Netherlands)
Corbion (Netherlands)
Glanbia Plc (Ireland)
Vitablend Nederland BV (Netherlands)
Sternvitamin Gmbh & Co. KG (Germany)
BASF SE (Germany)
ADM (US)
Wright Enrichment Inc (US)
Zagro (Singapore)
Nutreco /(Netherlands)
Growth in Demand for Functional and Fortified Food
Rising Need for Food Enrichment
Increase in Compound Feed Consumption
Growing Demand for Customized Premixes
Rising Need for Ease of Blending Nutrients
High Costs Involved in R&D Activities
Customer Unwillingness to Buy Expensive Fortified Food Products
Stringent Policies Regarding Feed Fortification
Growing Consumer Inclination Toward Healthy Food
Emergence of Emerging Economies as Major Consumers of Feed
Inaccurate Labeling of Food Products
Lack of Awareness Regarding Benefits of Premixes
2 Research Methodology
4 Premium Insights
6 Industry Trends
7 Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market, by Application
8 Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market, by Form
9 Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market, by Functionality
10 Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market, by Type
11 Vitamin & Mineral Premixes Market, by Region
12 Competitive Landscape
14 Adjacent and Related Markets
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/6tedqj-and?w=12
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Bookmaker 888 tumbles as CEO quits, Middle East VIP service suspended
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Global Heat Pumps Market to Reach $81 Billion by 2030
The global economy is at a critical crossroads with a number of interlocking challenges and crises running in parallel. The uncertainty around how Russia`s war on Ukraine will play out this year and the war`s role in creating global instability means that the trouble on the inflation front is not over yet.New York, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Heat Pumps Industry" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05956925/?utm_source=GNW Food and f
$51.9 Billion Worldwide Residential Washing Machine Industry to 2027 - Key Players Include Electrolux, Godrej Consumer Products, Haier Group and Hitachi
Global Residential Washing Machine Market Global Residential Washing Machine Market Dublin, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Residential Washing Machine Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The global residential washing machine market reached a value of US$ 39.38 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach a value of US$ 51.91 Billion by 2027, exhi
Opportunity Analysis of EV Digital Products and Services
The electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly and impacting the energy market and associated services. As OEMs integrate more software-defined solutions into EVs, a potential market for digital products and services (P&S) exists.New York, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Opportunity Analysis of EV Digital Products and Services" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06414114/?utm_source=GNW The electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly
I'd aim to build a FTSE 250 portfolio starting with these 5 stocks
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Europe Military Aviation Market - SIZE, SHARE, COVID-19 IMPACT & FORECASTS UP TO 2028
The Europe Military Aviation Market is projected to register a CAGR of 10.22%. Key Highlights. Largest Market by Sub-Aircraft Type - Fixed-Wing Aircraft : The countries' aim to meet the NATO standards in defense spending is driving the fixed-wing aircraft market growth in the region.New York, Jan. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Europe Military Aviation Market - SIZE, SHARE, COVID-19 IMPACT & FORECASTS UP TO 2028" - https://www.reportlinker.com/
The Darktrace share price dives another 16%. What's up?
The Darktrace share price has lost another 16% today, leaving it almost 80% below its peak. With the shares below their IPO price, what's going wrong? The post The Darktrace share price dives another 16%. What's up? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.
£500 to invest? I'd buy these dividend shares for solid returns!
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Hope everyone that doesn't have to go into work tomorrow has an excellent Labor Day Sunday. Let's get it kicked off right with this intriguing video from BUHU. This is my favorite mud people video of all time. I think it's the only mud people video I've ever seen, but that's irrelevant. I don't entirely know what to make of the symbolism. But we clearly see a graceful woman in a white dress, unsullied, juxtaposed with a man, with animalistic and jerky movements covered in mud. When they finally meet, she cleans him off, while getting her white dress and skin dirty. Then they wash off in the river and seem to be living happily ever after. Again, it could stand in for a lot of things. But I think we've all had the feeling of someone coming into our life at the right time, and helping us clean up some broken part. That doesn't mean we should be dependent on people for an ideal relationship, but part of a relationship is being there for one another and making each other better. It's a difficult balance to strike. Sometimes your dirt just gets on them. But when it does work correctly, it's a beautiful thing. According to the artist, there is also an element on this song dealing with keeping secrets in a relationship, and being forgiven. That makes the symbolism in this song that much stronger in my opinion.
Bio: "La Truth" is a retrospective of Jeremy's guilt in being dishonest with his wife and the strains that keeping secrets can cause on a loving relationship. Originally released as a demo in May 2017, "La Truth" was the initial spark that inspired the opus which would become BUHU's debut studio album, Tenets. BUHU hits a galloping pace with "La Truth," settling into a confident stride similar to some of the strongest synthgaze moments from Washed Out's catalog. Here more than ever, Rogers leans unabashedly into the Melodyne bends of his vocal processing, laying plain his emotions without denying the synthetic tools of his trade.
Looking for more? We've added this song and more to our September TOTD Playlist.


This peanut butter and chocolate protein smoothie with strawberry layers will have you feeling like you just indulged in the most decadent of desserts. This recipe uses only real ingredients, no BS allowed.
Add all ingredients to a high speed blender until you have a thick creamy consistency. Pour into a glass with alternate layers of smoothie and strawberries. I typically eat a thick and decadent smoothie like this with a spoon. Optionally, if you're feeling extra indulgent, you can add some melted dark chocolate drizzle, extra strawberries, chopped peanuts, and chopped dark chocolate.
Adeline Waugh is the creator of Vibrant&Pure Wellness, a website and Instagram account which strives to exemplify the notion that healthy food never has to be boring. She is currently studying to become a certified holistic nutrition practitioner and loving the wealth of knowledge she gets to learn every day. Vibrant&Pure's motto is, 'Vibrantly beautiful meals with ingredients nothing less than pure'. Her goal is to show people that cutting out things that seem impossible to live without (i.e. wheat, dairy, and refined sugar) doesn't have to mean deprivation. Connect with her on Vibrant&Pure, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.


Cognito Forms now connects to 1,000 other web tools thanks to our Zapier integration. With workflow automation tool Zapier, you can set up your own codeless integrations called "Zaps". Zaps will automatically send information from one tool to another, so you'll spend less time manually transferring data between your business tools and can dedicate more focus to creative, big picture tasks.
No matter what other apps you use, chances are Cognito Forms integrates with them via Zapier. Here are some of the most popular integrations that Cognito Forms users already use to be more productive.
The New Year is the perfect time to evaluate your processes and find ways to boost productivity. Try out some of the Zaps above or view more ways to integrate Cognito Forms!


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Ewan McGregor Wants to Do a Star Wars Spin-Off Film as Obi-Wan
With all the new "Star Wars" films popping up, its not surprising that some of the old stars are starting to express their desire to return to the franchise. I mean it is a pretty great franchise. Ewan McGregor recently revealed he was willing to return to the universe as his character Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Considering his character in the second trilogy is dead, this would have to mean that Obi comes back in one of the spin off films or even Anthology series, perhaps even have him return in a film set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.
McGregor was quoted saying,
"I'd be happy to do the story from episodes three where I finish up and Alec Guinness starts."
Personally, any film with McGregor in it would be awesome. He was easily one of the best things in those later films. There is also potential for a lot of cool story considering the events between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope for Obi are pretty unknown.
The first anthology film, titled Rogue One, is set for a 2016 release, between the releases of episodes VII and VII. It does take place between the events of Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, but it focuses on the Rebels stealing the plans to the Death Star.
In this article:Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars


Learning a foreign language can seem tedious, and learning Russian is no exception: the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet, vocabulary, grammar, all of those words in textbooks or on computer screens that you have to learn by heart.
This can make it difficult to stay motivated when trying to learn Russian.
Fortunately, there are ways to make language learning fun. There are a number of Russian language games out there to help you learn Russian vocabulary and other aspects of Russian language and culture.
Want to improve your fluency without going to a language school or having to memorize a phrasebook – online games to learn Russian are like free lessons, but with the added element of fun!
Some language-learning apps and websites have exercises that use audio and visual prompts to make learning easier. However, these often require payment.
Yet some websites offer free games for practising Russian grammar, either thematically or according to the grammatical divisions familiar from Russian courses.
Digital dialects offer a series of language games on subjects as simple as the alphabet, Russian numbers, types of fruit, food, the days of the week and other common words and expressions of the Russian language.
Russian for Everyone has four different types of games for various themes of Russian words – both for spelling using the Russian alphabet (hangman), combination visual/audio games and combination visual/word games – and grammar games focusing on nouns (mostly in the nominative case), adjectives and verb conjugation.
Influent is more like a video game: you explore a world and collect Russian verbs, nouns and adjectives – practising Russian pronunciation and spelling all the while – that you can string together to form phrases and sort into your own custom vocabulary lists.
And of course, sites and apps such as Duolingo and Babbel have various exercises as part of their Russian language lessons.
The Hello World website has a number of Russian-language games to play. Screenshot.
There are games online specifically tailored to children, but if you are trying to learn to speak Russian as an adult, you might find them just as useful.
HelloWorld offers hundreds of games for Russian language course ranging from simple dictionaries, worksheets and flashcards to Russian letters to the cardinal numbers to basic Russian concepts to pronouns such as personal pronouns and possessive pronouns. You can practise conversations such as greetings or sing children's songs to help you memorize vocabulary. Games such as Bingo or Tic-Tac-Toe help you learn to speak Russian in a familiar setting. There is even a section of patronymics to help you familiarize yourself with Russian culture.
DinoLingo has online lessons in Russian designed specifically for kids. It has a traditional online course such as grammar rules and language study, illustrated by animated videos and fun quizzes. They also have various resources for practising Russian online – children's books for studying Cyrillic, simple animated stories, children's songs and audiobooks for pronunciation, sentence structure and spoken conversation, as well as games to practise various language skills such as vocabulary and basic Russian grammar. Unfortunately, DinoLingo is not free, offering 6-month, 1-year and 2-year plans, BUT they offer one free Russian lesson so you can try it out and see if it's for you or your child.
While online games and quizzes are fun, it's sometimes nice to take a break from a computer screen.
Or maybe you're looking for something you can play with several other beginner Russian students in order to study together and break the monotony of memorizing common verbs and genitive declension. Learning a language is often easier if you are doing it in a group!
This is where Russian language instruction can take the form of a board game. And why not? Board games are convivial and fun, and with the right ones, you can revise verb conjugation, demonstrative pronouns and ordinal numbers without it feeling like work.
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Some companies offer board games specially designed to help people learn to speak a second language.
Two games with flashcards, one for letters and one for numbers, coupled with games where the flashcards come into play in various different ways.
Luna Quest, a traditional board game with a path to follow to learn colours and shapes.
This website offers a number of educational games in Russian to allow beginners to learn Russian words and phrases in various contexts: numbers, nature and weather, and various forms of bingo. You can also get Russian-language board games and practice your Russian that way.
You can also use established games to help improve your proficiency of Russian phrases and words.
Board games such as Scrabble are wonderful for reviewing the Russian alphabet and learning new words.
You can also try some version of Charades, Pictionary or Taboo if you have enough people – one team gives the other a word or phrase, while half of the other team has to act it out, draw it or explain it (without using certain keywords) so that the rest of the team can guess it.
Intermediate or advanced learners might also enjoy something like Trivial Pursuit in Russian!
Or Rory's Story Cubes – they're dice with pictures on them. You roll them and have to tell a story based on the pictures. Guess Who? forces you to practise physical descriptions of people and Russian verb conjugation.
Sentence Salad. Pick a sentence appropriate to the level of your language classes – it can be a simple practice sentence or one photocopied from a book. Copy it as many times as you have players. Cut up each sentence and put them into separate boxes or bags. On the count of three, the players have to put their sentences in the correct order. The first one to finish (with the right grammatical word order!) wins. A good way to learn Russian sentence structure.
Find the Treasure. An object is chosen as the "treasure" and one player chosen as Treasure Hunter. The Treasure Hunter is sent out of the room and the object is hidden within the room and various obstacles placed randomly throughout the room. The Treasure Hunter comes in and stands by the door. The other players direct him to the object – but they CANNOT simply say "it's behind the cushions of the sofa". Instead, they have to tell him each step of the way: "two steps to the blue chair. Now turn left for one step. Left again. Now three steps to the TV. Those were big steps – one step back." And so on. Wonderful for practising giving and understanding directions.
What's My Problem? One student has a problem but is not told what it is. All the other students know it and have to give the student advice on how to solve it. The first student must then guess what the problem is based on the advice they receive. This is a good way to practise all sorts of vocabulary lessons – the "problem" can be anything from being sick to needing to find the cinema to meet someone there at 10:00.
Another way, of course, is to simply play your favourite video games in Russian! Simply change the language settings on Steam and download anything from cute point-and-click adventures and role-playing games (the best for learning vocabulary) to racing games and 1st-person shooters (not quite as educational since they don't have as much dialogue, but if you choose those with good-length cutscenes you'll still be getting an earful of Russian without the boredom of language classes or tutoring!).


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Cloud Foundry 2018 North America Summit Adds Keynotes, Diversity Event and User Panel
by: Caitlyn O'Connell March 8, 2018
April event in Boston adds speakers from Google Cloud, SUSE, T-Mobile and core Cloud Foundry projects, along with end user panel discussion moderated by TechCrunch and documentary on women in tech
SAN FRANCISCO — March 8, 2018 — Cloud Foundry Foundation, home of the most widely-adopted open source cloud technologies in the world, today announced additional keynote speakers, a diversity documentary and an end user panel discussion, for the North American Cloud Foundry Summit, April 18-20, 2018 at the Boston Convention Center. The Summit is supported by Platinum sponsors Dynatrace, IBM, VMware and VMware.
Newly announced keynotes include:
Molly Crowther, Vulnerability Management Lead, Cloud Foundry Project
Chen Goldberg, Engineering Director, Google Cloud
Chuck Knostman, VP, Digital Technology & Strategy, T-Mobile
Demo with Stephen Levine, Project Lead for Buildpacks & CF Local, Cloud Foundry
Demo with Zach Robinson, CAPI Project Lead, Cloud Foundry
Demo with Troy Topnik, Product Manager, Cloud Application Platform, SUSE
The Foundation has also released details of a Cloud Foundry end user panel discussion with Andrea Hirzle-Yager from Allianz, Enes Yildirim from Boeing and Mike Crisafulli from Comcast, moderated by TechCrunch's Ron Miller.
Cloud Foundry Foundation has hosted a diversity event at every Summit and 2018 will be no exception. Sponsored by Google, the Diversity Luncheon will focus on the gender pay gap with a screening of Eighty Twenty: The Gender Pay Gap Exposed, the first episode of docuseries The Chasing Grace Project, written and directed by Jennifer Cloer, co-founder of Wicked Flicks Productions. Following the episode will be a Q+A with Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Abby Kearns and Jennifer Cloer.
"These latest additions will be must-see talks on the program," said Abby Kearns, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation. "I'm thrilled to have such a knowledgeable and passionate selection of end users, developers and managers on stage to discuss Cloud Foundry at our first East Coast summit."
In addition to day-long themes, Cloud Foundry Summit offers topic-based tracks, including a full-day track on government use cases of Cloud Foundry as well as a brand new track on Containers and Serverless, which includes sessions on Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, Serverless frameworks, Function-as-a-Service and more. A full list of tracks is as follows:
Cloud Native Java (sponsored by IBM)
Cloud Native.NET (sponsored by VMware)
Containers & Serverless (sponsored by VMware)
Cloud Foundry in the Enterprise
Core Projects Updates
Experiments & Extensions
Operating Cloud Foundry
Other highlights include:
A panel on ecosystem, moderated by TechCrunch's Frederic Lardinois.
User Day, a full-day Unconference exclusively for Cloud Foundry users to talk shop and trade best practices.
A free Hackathon for developers. Prizes awarded to top three teams and first place winners announced on stage during Friday morning keynotes.
Hands-on training workshops for all levels (add-on during registration).
Cloud Foundry Foundation's Kearns and CTO Chip Childers will host discussions that map to the day-long themes "Ecosystem" and "Interoperability." The interactive discussion-based style stimulates critical thinking, draws out innovative ideas, focuses more on technical specifics and highlights user stories.
The 2018 Summit comes on the heels of the record-setting 2017 Silicon Valley Summit and capacity crowd at the European Summit in Basel. With support from Platinum sponsors Google, IBM, VMware and SAP, the 2017 Summit in North America set new attendance records. Cloud Foundry has seen vast growth worldwide with 3,000+ contributors since inception; more than 61,000 commits in the last 12 months alone; 69,500 people participating in global community events; and 65 total Foundation members. As stated in market research from Gartner, Cloud Foundry's total market value is approximately $3.1 billion, rising to $5.25 billion in a few years.
Find the full schedule here: https://cloudfoundry.org/event_subpages/na2018-schedule/ and register online: https://www.regonline.com/registration/checkin.aspx?EventId=2090045&MethodId=0&EventSessionId=&startnewreg=1.
Cloud Foundry is an open source technology backed by the largest technology companies in the world, including Dell EMC, Google, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM, Microsoft, VMware, SAP and SUSE, and is being used by leaders in manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. Only Cloud Foundry delivers the velocity needed to continuously deliver apps at the speed of business. Cloud Foundry's container-based architecture runs apps in any language on your choice of cloud — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, VMware vSphere, and more. With a robust services ecosystem and simple integration with existing technologies, Cloud Foundry is the modern standard for mission critical apps for global organizations.
About Cloud Foundry Foundation
The Cloud Foundry Foundation is an independent non-profit open source organization formed to sustain the development, promotion and adoption of Cloud Foundry as the industry standard for delivering the best developer experiences to companies of all sizes. The Foundation projects include Cloud Foundry Application Runtime, Cloud Foundry Container Runtime, BOSH, Open Service Broker API, Abacus, CF-Local, CredHub, ServiceFabrik, Stratos and more. Cloud Foundry makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale applications, and is used by more than half the Fortune 500, representing nearly $15 trillion in combined revenue. Cloud Foundry is hosted by The Linux Foundation and is an Apache 2.0 licensed project available on Github: https://github.com/cloudfoundry. To learn more, visit: http://www.cloudfoundry.org.
Lonn Johnston
For Cloud Foundry Foundation
PR@cloudfoundry.org
Caitlyn O'Connell, AUTHOR
As Senior Marketing Manager of Cloud Foundry Foundation, Caitlyn runs content and manages diversity programming.
Cloud Foundry 2018 North American Summit Begins in Boston, Announces New Certified Platforms, Global Adoption
by Caitlyn O'Connell April 18, 2018
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Song Hye-kyo, 5th most beautiful face in the world
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Actress Song Hye-kyo entered the top five 'most beautiful faces in the world'.
Top American Entertainment News site TC Candler has published its '100 Most Beautiful Faces' list and Song Hye-kyo was ranked #5 on the list.
The site also noted, "Song Hye-kyo is one of the legendary beauties of the world... look for her in the upcoming 2012 film, "The Grandmasters" with Zhang Ziyi".
Below Song Hye-kyo was Go Ara at #12 and Girls' Generation member Jessica at #45.
The top spot was given to the "Harry Potter" series star Emma Watson.
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Sons of Apollo - Prog Rock Supergroup Debuts With Psychotic Symphony!
Sons of Apollo is a new supergroup combining the talents of drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob), vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (Journey, Yngwie Malmsteen Band), keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Guns N Roses), and bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, David Lee Roth Band). Psychotic Symphony ...
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Two Gods, One Stage: John Zito & Richie Kotzen at Vamp'd!
Every now and then you just need a night of guitar heroes. Not the video game, but real life, in the flesh, masters of their instruments. On April 28th, those of us that headed to Count's Vamp'd were treated to two of the best. The night started off with the ...
Madame Mayhem Bursts Onto the Scene With Now You Know!
Now You Know is an album release from up-and-coming artist Madame Mayhem, and the release brings together an all-star lineup of musicians, including Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Ray Luzier, Billy Sheehan, and Russ "Satchel" Parrish. Prior to getting this album, I had no idea who Madame Mayhem was, but there has ...
Winery Dogs - Hot Streak is the Supergroup's Second Studio Album!
Uniting three of the top names in the world of hard rock and metal, the Winery Dogs were seen with great anticipation upon the release of their debut in 2013. With the combined talents of Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison), Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big) and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, ...
Winery Dogs - "Oblivion" Marks First Song Released from Forthcoming New Album!
In 2013 the Winery Dogs released their first album. It was an immediate smash success with fans all around the world, uniting vocalist/guitarist Richie Kotzen (Poison, Mr. Big), bassist Billy Sheehan (Talas, Mr. Big), and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Adrenaline Mob). Of course, those very same fans ...
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Okay as promised here is the last of my Artisan Award entries for 2012. I had a blast creating them and I am now so ready to start sharing a whole bunch of new projects starting tomorrow! I'll warn you this is going to be a long post-feel free just to look at the pretty pictures,lol!
For those of you that may not be to familar with MDS as of right now there is no easy way to "colour in" a line image so I painstakingly coloured in the bottle of "awesome sauce" using various punches. Tendious yes, but so worth it. The good news is that on August 1st Stampin' Up! will be releasing the new MDS2! There will be an upgrade available for those that already have MDS and with it comes 75 new features-I can't wait!
Here's a close up of the medallion that I made and attached to the frame.
Next is another one of the cards I created. Rainbows are so popular right now in paper crafting and I tought it would be fun to create a water coloured one that also uses the emboss resist technique.
I stamped the sentiment on Water Colour Paper using VersaMark Ink then heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder. I then took an Aqua Painter and sveral different ink colour to wash the colours across the paper. The embossed words then resisted the ink.
What is hard to tell from the photo is that the rainbow piece was also light sprayed with shimmer mist so it had a fine sparkle to it. The "here's to you" was stamped on Shimmery White Card stock then embossed with Black Embossing powder and sponged over top with Bashful Blue Ink.
And last but not least is another card. I really love water colouring so that is what I focused on with this one. Plus I just love how well one of the Four Frames stamps matches perfectly with the Elements of Style stamp set.
Now I know there are alot of people out there that are not lovers of the colour Bravo Burgundy but it looks stunning with Pink Pirouette. For the colour combo on this card I used it with Pink Pirouette, Always Artichoke and More Mustard. This was actually the first card I made for the contest.
Here you can see a close up of the pleated DSP, double Seam Binding bow and the Antique Brad with a pearl added to the center.
* To create the Real Red piece on top of the medallion I used the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch. Once the shape was punched out I reinserted the scallops one at a time to notch out the scallop and create a more masculine shape.
* Background paper is from Downtown Grunge (lightened the opacity) and was overlaid with Hip and Handsome Overlay #9. The "Awesome Sauce" jar was filled using Square, Oval and Rounded Corner Punches filled in with Cherry Cobbler for the "sauce" and Whisper White for the label. Additional jars were stacked with opacity at 20%. Drop shadows were added to several of the images.
I will admit I have been sitting at home having a small pity party these last few days due to the fact that for the first time in 4 years I am not at Stampin' Up!'s annual Convention:( However my amazing friend Connie has been texting, emailing and even phoning me to make sure I do not miss out on any of the action. I think she has sent me over a 100 pictures in the last 2 days:) I have tons to share from Convention including pictures of the amazing sample boards in the next few days, but I thought I should finish sharing the projects I had entered into this years Artisan Award.
This is the 3rd scrapbook page I created and is an 8 1/2 x 11 Hybrid page. Again for whatever reason I could not get a good picture of my scrapbook pages.
I created a 8x8 page in My Digital Studio, printed out and then created the title by die cutting some DSP and attaching it to the page.
I then created some tags to added them to the layout.
This card for whatever reason was one of my favourites. I just love the these flowers cut from DSP, the spritzing and colour combo.
Again if you have any questions about any of the projects I post just let me know. I have 2 cards and my last 3D entry still to share and may just lump into one post:) I am sooo ready to show you some new projects using new product!
Sorry it has been so quiet around here, I was away since last Wednesday with very little acess to the internet-but for good reason as I got to see my "little" (I say that loosely as he is 6' 3"!) brother marry the love of his life:) Oh and all 3 of my kids were in the wedding party, that means lots of cute pictures to come!
So tonight I thought I would share with you another one of my Artisan Award entries. Unfortunately I will not be attending Stampin' Up!'s annual Convention this year but you can bet I will be stalking the internet to see all of amazing displays! And I am so excited to finally see the Artisan Finalists fabulous enteries.
Unfortunately I did not get a really great picture of the page before I sent it off:( I used the products from the Summer Smooches Suite and created a page with a lot of white space so the pictures could really stand out. One of my favourite parts of this page is the White Waffle Paper that was ruffled across the bottom of the page. It added some more dimension and texture to the the layout which was important because of all the white space.
I also added a die cut Doily behind the largest photo to balance the over all look of the page.
I am usually one to shy away from masculine cards but I just love the way this one turned out! I really wanted to create a wood like feel to the base of the card so I started with Soft Suede card stock then took the matching Classic Ink Pad and dragged it acroos the paper several times. Next I used my Whisper White Craft Ink Pad and also dragged it across to create a streaky white washed effect.
For the panel of DSP I punched out several different pieces and patterns from the Well Worn Designer Series Paper with the Petite Pennant Punch and carefully glued them together on a scrap of paper then matted it onto some Cajun Craze Card stock. The main image is from The Open Sea stamp set.
I really wish I had taken a picture of the inside as I carried the theme into there as well and also stamped the words "You Mean the World to Me " from the Word Play set.
Have a great day and I may even be back later with a NEW card!
Okay, so you are probably wondering what the heck is going on with the title of my bog post?! Yes I do know it is Summer, although with all the rain we have had here lately the weather has definately been more Spring like:) This wreath is one of the 3D items that I had created for Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Award Contest this year. I will be the first to admit that I am no 3 dimensional project super star but I think it turn out pretty cute.
I started with a small grapevine wreath and spray painted it white. I then took a stripe of Twitterpated Designer Fabric and created a bow that I attached to the wreath with my hot glue gun.
To create the banner I attached another pattern from the same fabric onto card stock with Sizzix Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets then cut it into 3 banner/flags. Next using Jet Black Stazon I stamped the word "hello" from Pennant Parade on the fabric. The fags were decorated using the little flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and the Dotted Ribbon Scallop Border Punch.
For the flowers I used the Fun Flowers Die and cut out several different colours and shapes then sprayed then with water to crumple them up a bit and shape them. The word "Srping" was created in My Digital Studio then cut into a flag and attached to a tooth pick.
... begin with you! I just love those two matching sentiments from Petite Pairs stamp set. Today I do have a reason to smile and that is because of all you that visit my blog to see what I have made and also for the many of you that have emailed me lately or left such sweet comments, I truly do appreciate it:) I am starting to feel a little better,and I will be having several follow up and specialist appointments over the next few weeks. Gasp-I even stamped a little, although I am not going to share what I made today just quite yet but I do have another Artisan Entry to share.
This was the last card that I had made out of the required 5 cards and it is very much on the CAS side but there is still lots of little details. I really love this colour combo of Whisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. I just find it so fresh and fun!
In this picture you can really see the frame that I created using the Labels Collections Framelits. I also placed a banner strip of Whisteria Wonder through the frame then place the layered butterfly on top of it. There was a lot of dimesionals used on this card,lol!
And this is what the inside looked like. I kept with the same colour scheme and stamped the matching inside sentiment on a scrap of paper then punched it out and popped it up.
But I do have a project to share with you today that I created a few months ago for the Stampin' Up! Artisan Award. They had made an announcement back at the end of March that the contest was changing and that the previous year's winners were now able to enter this year. That really did not give me much time to create some projects but this past year has been such an unbelievable blessing that I figured why not? Unfortunately I did not get choosen again this year as a finalist but I had a wonderful time making the projects I did submit and I am so excited for the 20 finalists that were chosen! Some of my really wonderful and dear friends are on that list so I wish them the very best in making it to the top ten design team!
Here is the My Digital Studio page that I printed out as an 8x8 I then matted it on some Perfect Plum card stock then attached that to some First Edition Specialty DSP and then onto Crumb Cake card stock.
This chipboard butterfly was covered in both Vanilla and Blushing Bride Smooch Spritz and then I added some Rhinestone Jewels. The Paper Daisy was stamped with the En Francais Background stamp. I then added some Perfect Plum Taffeta Ribbon to a Hat Pin and placed it behind the flower.
This was one of my favourite details on the page. I stamped a butterfly from Kindness Matters on Vellum Card stock then fussy cut it out-including the antennas and using a Blender Pen and some Pefect Plum Ink I also coloured a little of the wings on the backside of the Vellum. I attached it with a Mini Glue Dot then created a little flight trail using the teeny tiny pink rhinestones from the Blossom Builders Designer Printed Kit.
Lastly I added some journaling that I had printed out on Vellum Card stock and also added a fussy cut butterfly and some stamping to it.
As I feel up to it I hope to be posting the rest of my enteries, thanks so much for stopping by!


Nedbank Corporate Property Finance has funded the construction of the first and second phases of the Lynnwood Bridge multi-use development in Lynnwood, Pretoria.
The R1.1 billion loan by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance was used to fund the construction of 40,936m² of A-Grade Office space (Phase 1) and 13,743m² of retail space (Phase 2), forming part of the Lynnwood Bridge Office Park development.
The third and final phase will comprise 15,000m² of A-Grade Office space and construction will commence this year.
Phase 1 is currently tenanted by Adams and Adams Attorneys, Atterbury Property Holdings, Aurecon and the City Lodge Hotel. The second phase of the development includes Woolworths, Planet Fitness gym, Atterbury Theatre, The Pro Shop and a number of exciting restaurants and other speciality line shops for the benefit of the newly created office population and hotel guests, as well as the general public.
The Lynnwood Bridge development is a new landmark in Pretoria, with its highly visible location on the newly upgraded Lynnwood off-ramp from the N1 highway. It offers contemporary architecture which is changing the Lynnwood landscape, a secure upmarket environment to work in, an upmarket relaxing atmosphere for shopping and a state-of-the-art theatre for an evening of good entertainment.
The development is situated in the upmarket Pretoria suburb of Lynnwood and is bounded by Lynnwood Road to the south, Meiring Naude Road to the west, Lynburn Road to the north and Daventry Road to the east. The development has excellent access from the N1 with new on- and offramps that have just been completed.
The Glenfair Shopping Centre is adjacent to the Lynnwood Bridge Office Park development and offers 16,780m² of retail and office space. The Glenfair Shopping Centre was acquired by Atterbury Investment Holdings Ltd in 2008 and has subsequently been renovated by the Atterbury Group. The centre is anchored by Spar and Checkers and sports a completely new look. New tenants include, Solomon's and Capitec Bank.
Lynnwood Bridge Office Park and Glenfair Shopping Centre will shortly be linked by a pedestrian bridge crossing Daventry Road, which will allow the two developments to be integrated and further benefit will be created to its clients with regards to the complimentary tenant mix of the two centres.
Ken Reynolds regional executive of Nedbank Corporate Property Finance's Gauteng division says, "We are proud to be associated with this development; our involvement began with the funding of the site four years ago and has grown to the funding of this mixed use development, which is truly unique in the Pretoria market. We look forward to doing more business with this dynamic property company".
The Lynnwood Bridge Office Park development is 100% owned by Atterbury Investment Holdings Ltd (AIH). AIH has recently acquired Nedbank Property Partners' 15% shareholding in this development. AIH is the investment holding company of the Atterbury Group, which holds investments in properties mainly in the commercial and retail sectors as well as offshore investments with a total current gross value in the region of R7 billion.
Atterbury Property Developments (Pty) Ltd, which is the development leg of the Atterbury Group, was responsible for this prime development and the asset management of the development will be handled by Atterbury Asset Managers (Pty) Ltd.


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2019: Drama At Ovia's Book Launch As Ambode Rushes To Take Photo With Tinubu
Agency Reporter September 18, 2018 News No Comments
There was mild drama during the launch of 'Africa Rise and Shine', a book by Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank, as Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode rushed to take photograph with his estranged godfather, Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The event was held at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Lagos, on Monday.
Aside Tinubu and Ambode, dignitaries that gathered on the podium for a group photo included Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa; Governor of Borno, Kashim Shettima; Dr Christopher Kolade, among others.
Initially, Ambode stood in between Messrs Ovia and Kolade.
But as photo journalists started taking shots, the Lagos governor jogged past Ovia, Osinbajo to squeeze himself in between Tinubu and a woman on his estranged godfather's left side.
The scene elicited cheers, laughter and applause from those on the podium and many other guests.
Earlier, Ambode acknowledged the dignitaries in attendance and stated that he was not prepared to give a speech.
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"Actually, I didn't prepare to come and say anything here. And who am I to speak after the Jagaban has spoken?" he asked.
"But obviously, the truth is, there is no person that has actually gone through the profession of accountancy that would not have had anything to do with Uncle Jim, and that is the truth."
Ambode and Tinubu have reportedly fallen apart, with the APC leader reportedly working against the re-election of the governor.
Tinubu has allegedly endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has formally announced his intention to battle Ambode, his principal, for the APC Lagos governorship ticket.
The aspirant is the Managing Director of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation, LSDPC, a parastatal under Lagos State Government.
Sanwo-Olu is also believed to have the backing of Mandate Movement, a group loyal to Tinubu.
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MATT RATTNER
Mr. Rattner is a co-founder and has served as an executive of Karl Strauss Brewing Company (KSBC) since its inception in 1988. KSBC opened in 1989 as the first new brewery in the city of San Diego since prohibition. Today, KSBC is recognized as a leading regional brewery in the state of California and as the grandfather of the vibrant San Diego Craft been scene. Mr. Rattner has served on the Communications Committee of the National Brewer's Association, the Board of Directors for the San Diego Brewer's Guild, and has been an advocate for craft beer in San Diego for over 25 years. Matt is also co-founder and Chairman on the board for Endeavor Bank. (Stock Symbol "EDVR") – the first new bank in San Diego County in almost a decade. He has also been involved in a variety of tech start-ups and was listed as one of the 90 San Diegan's to watch in 1990 by San Diego Magazine. He has also been listed as one of the 500 most influential business leaders in San Diego by the San Diego Business Journal in both 2018 & 2019.
Mr. Rattner is a graduate of Stanford University, where he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with Distinction and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering (1985). He also hold an MBA from Stanfor Graduate School of Business (1987), where he first helped develop the craft brew concept for what would become Karl Strauss Brewing Company.


Some things have no substitute.
I love sunflower seeds! Jumbo sunflower seeds! David Jumbo Sunflower Seeds to be exact. They're salty, crunchy, salty, have a great flavor and are salty.
One day I ran out of these little morsels of saltiness so I stopped by a grocery store I rarely go to, simply because it was on my way home. I searched the snack aisle since that's where I am used to finding them…between the Ruffles and the Doritos. Nada. So I hunted down one of the employees and asked "Where can I find the sunflower seeds?" To which she replied "OH! They're in the produce section.(which should have been my first clue) Here, I'll show you." So…we moseyed over to where they were…a brand I hadn't heard of. I asked, "Hmmm…you don't have David's?" She said "No. But these are much better! You'll love them. As a matter of fact, they're so good, you'll be back to get more!" Well…I was under a time constraint and since not having sunflower seeds was not an option for me…I bought 2 bags. Later in the day, the need for that salty goodness was more than I could bear so I broke open a bag. They were small (bad), soft…which as any sunflower seed connoisseur will tell you, is not a good thing when it comes to cracking them open…and they were not salty (worse), which defeats the purpose. IOW…they were no substitute for David Jumbo Sunflower Seeds.
We see substitutes, in general, throughout life…one teacher will substitute when another is sick. Athletes substitute for an injured teammate. And so on. These are substitutions we understand, comprehend and are acceptable. Due to certain conditions, we become accustomed to substitutions.
However, there are some things in life that have no substitute. Christ's substituionary atonement has no rival.
Romans 5:6(AMP) While we were yet in weakness [powerless to help ourselves], at the fitting time Christ died for (in behalf of) the ungodly.
John 15:14(AMP) You are My friends if you keep on doing the things which I command you to do.
Luke 11:28(AMP) But He said, Blessed (happy and to be envied) rather are those who hear the Word of God and obey and practice it!
2 Timothy 2:15(AMP) Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.
Luke 18:1(MSG) Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit.
Jeremiah 33:2-3(MSG) "This is God's Message, the God who made earth, made it livable and lasting, known everywhere as God: 'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.
As Believers, the enemy of our faith uses everything he can muster up as a substitution for what is Holy and Righteous. Worry, abilities, work, service, relationships…any and every distraction. We need to guard of our hearts and be diligent to not allow the enemy to insert substitutions into our lives. He is relentless in this endeavor.
May God grant us the wisdom to confidently stand on His absolutes and courageously alter our opinions/convictions to match up to His word.


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Blutsabbath est le deuxième album studio du groupe de black metal autrichien Belphegor. L'album est sorti en octobre 1997 sous le label Last Episode Records.

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The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June through August months, marks the second warmest summer on record according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. The persistent heat, combined with below-average precipitation across the southern U.S. during August and the three summer months, continued a record-breaking drought across the region.
The average U.S. temperature in August was 75.7 degrees F, which is 3.0 degrees above the long-term (1901-2000) average, while the summertime temperature was 74.5 degrees F, which is 2.4 degrees above average. The warmest August on record for the contiguous United States was 75.8 degrees F in 1983, while its warmest summer on record at 74.6 degrees F occurred in 1936. Precipitation across the nation during August averaged 2.31 inches, 0.29 inches below the long-term average. The nationwide summer precipitation was 1.0 inch below average.
This monthly analysis, based on records dating back to 1895, is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides.
Excessive heat in six states – Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana – resulted in their warmest August on record. This year ranked in the top ten warmest August for five other states: Florida (3rd), Georgia (4th), Utah (5th), Wyoming (8th), and South Carolina (9th).The Southwest and South also had their warmest August on record.
Only nine of the lower 48 states experienced August temperatures near average, and no state had August average temperatures below average.
Wetter-than-normal conditions were widespread across the Northeastern United States, which had its second wettest August, as well as parts of the Northern Plains and California. Drier-than-normal conditions reigned across the interior West, the Midwest, and the South.
Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, N.C. as a Category 1 storm on August 27, marking the first hurricane landfall in the U.S. since Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Irene made a second landfall in New Jersey as a hurricane on August 28, marking only the second recorded hurricane landfall in that state.
Irene contributed to New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire having their wettest August on record. Meanwhile, Massachusetts (2nd), Connecticut (2nd), Delaware (3rd), Maine (3rd), Maryland (5th), Pennsylvania (5th), and Rhode Island (9th) had a top 10 wet August.
Several major U.S. cities broke all-time monthly rainfall amounts during August. New York City (Central Park) measured 18.95 inches of rain, exceeding the previous record of 16.85 inches in 1882. In Philadelphia, 19.31 inches of rain was observed, besting the previous monthly record of 13.07 inches in September 1999.
Louisiana (3rd), Tennessee (4th), Texas (5th), Mississippi (6th), Georgia, (6th), Illinois (8th), Washington (9th), and Alabama (9th) had precipitation totals among their top ten driest on record.
Despite record rainfall in parts of the country, drought covered about one-third of the contiguous United States, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The Palmer Hydrologic Drought Index indicated that parts of Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas are experiencing drought of greater intensity, but not yet duration, than those of the 1930s and 1950s. Drought intensity refers to the rate at which surface and ground water is lost, due to a combination of several factors, including evaporation and lack of precipitation.
An analysis of Texas statewide tree-ring records dating back to 1550 indicates that the summer 2011 drought in Texas is matched by only one summer (1789), indicating that the summer 2011 drought appears to be unusual even in the context of the multi-century tree-ring record.
Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Louisiana had their warmest (June-August) summers on record. Average summer temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma, at 86.8 degrees F and 86.5 degrees F, respectively, exceeded the previous seasonal statewide average temperature record for any state during any season. The previous warmest summer statewide average temperature was in Oklahoma, during 1934 at 85.2 degrees F.
Fifteen states had a summer average temperature ranking among their top ten warmest. West of the Rockies, a persistent trough brought below-average temperatures to the Pacific Northwest, where Washington and Oregon were the only states across the lower 48 to have below-average summer temperatures.
Texas had its driest summer on record, with a statewide average of 2.44 inches of rain. This is 5.29 inches below the long-term average, and 1.04 inches less than the previous driest summer in 1956. New Mexico had its second driest summer and Oklahoma its third driest summer. New Jersey and California had their wettest summers on record with 22.50 inches and 1.93 inches, respectively.
The U.S. Climate Extremes Index, a measure of the percent area of the country experiencing extreme climate conditions, was nearly four times the average value was during summer 2011. This is the third largest summer value of the record, which dates to 1910. The major drivers were extremes in warm minimum and maximum temperatures and in the wet and dry tails of the Palmer Drought Severity Index.
Based on NOAA's Residential Energy Demand Temperature Index, the contiguous U.S. temperature-related energy demand was 22.3 percent above average during summer. This is the largest such value during the index's period of record, which dates to 1895.
During the six-month period (March-August), much-above-average temperatures dominated the southern and eastern United States. New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida, all experienced their warmest March-August on record. Cooler-than-average temperatures dominated the West and Northwest.
For the year-to-date period, the average statewide temperature for Texas was 69.9 degrees F, the warmest such period on record for the state. This bests the previous record for the year-to-date period of 69.8 degrees F in 2000.
For precipitation year-to-date, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana have all had their driest January-August periods on record, while Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut were record wet during the same period.


The ambition of our work is to control spin-orbit coupling in an emerging class of spintronics materials, such as topological insulators and their parent compounds, deposited on thin films ferroelectric (FE) substrate (Figs. 1, 2 and 3). One of the most interesting and useful features of FE materials is the strong coupling of the polarization with elastic strain that can be switched by an external electric field. The remnant polarization in a FE should provide a robust and reproducible control of the Rashba-type electron band spin splitting in a 2D system and therefore potentially of spin transport properties.
Experimental and theoretical studies within the project will be closely matched to obtain valuable information on spin polarisation and contribute to providing a framework for new type of applications in spintronics.
Figure 1: a) Interaction of the electric dipole moment and surface electric field Es, and resulting alignment of the orbital angular momentum (OAM).
b) Resulting spin angular momentum (SAM) and OAM textures as well as the Dirac band dispersion.
Figure 2: Scheme of a back-gated/top-gated device. The top and bottom TI surface states are indicated by red lines.
Figure 3: Schematic variation of the band structure along the vertical direction, showing the bulk conduction (purple) and valence (green) bands bending. The TI states bands (light blue) can be shifted by application of a gate voltage.
Topological insulators (TI) are new states of quantum matter in which surface states residing in the bulk insulating gap of such systems are protected by time-reversal symmetry ([HAS10], [Qi11]). The electronic band structure of these materials includes characteristic conical features at high-symmetry points within the Brillouin zone. Electrons in the vicinity of a cone exhibit linear dispersion and are expected to behave like massless Dirac fermions confined within a two-dimensional plane (Fig. 4).
The transport properties of a topological insulator are closely related to the two-dimensional (2D) integer quantum Hall effect, which also has unique edge states. These electronic states are insensitive to disorder because there are no states available for backscattering. They were originally predicted to exist in graphene [Kan05, Ber06]. Graphene is made out of carbon, which is a light element with a weak spin-orbit interaction. Clearly, a better place to look for this physics would be in materials with strong spin-orbit interactions, made from heavy elements near the bottom of the Periodic Table.
Figure 4: Spin-momentum locked helical surface Dirac fermions are hallmark signatures of topological insulators. a) ARPES data for Bi2Se3 reveal surface electronic states with a single spin-polarized Dirac cone. b) The surface Fermi surface exhibits a chiral left-handed spin texture. c) Surface electronic structure of Bi2Se3 computed in the local-density approximation. The shaded regions describe bulk states, and the lines are surface states. d) Schematic of the spin-polarized surface-state dispersion in Bi2X3 (1;000) topological insulators.
Whereas the surfaces of bulk topological insulators provide a promising basis for spintronics application, thin films are more relevant for actual device architecture. Effort has been made to reduce the thickness of known bulk topological insulators. The choice of available materials is thus substantially broadened. However, the usable film thickness has a natural lower limit, below which the two film boundaries may be coupled by quantum tunnelling, so that a small, thickness-dependent gap opens up at the Dirac point, cutting off the spin conduction.
The requirement of fine-tuning the thickness makes the experimental fabrication of 2D topological insulators rather difficult. Therefore, it is desirable to search for new materials or new schemes to obtain a 2D topological insulator. The Bi(111) film on a suitable substrate actually represents a special interesting class of films having an intermediate inter-bilayer (BL) coupling strength that may have a significant influence on the topological property [Liu11]. It should be noted that the substrate may have additional effects on the electronic structure and hence the topological properties of Bi films, which are of central interest for these studies.
Figure 5: ARPES spectra of: a) (111) face of a Bi monocrystal (12 ML) prepared on a InAs(111)-A face; b) (111) face of a Sb monocrystal prepared on a Bi(111) buffer layer shown in a).
We have extensive experience with thin layer growth. Bi growth is epitaxial and a Bi monocrystal of very high quality is obtained after depositing several monolayers (Fig. 5a). The band dispersion fits well with literature data on Bi single crystals [Hof06, Hir06]. On top of Bi(111) we were able to prepare high quality Sb(111) monocrystals (Fig. 5b). The Sb(111) and the Bi(111) surfaces have a hexagonal structure; their lattice constants are 4.30 and 4.54 Å, respectively; so the lattice mismatch is ~5% for Sb grown on a Bi buffer layer.
This part of the work will be done in close collaboration with our colleagues from Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany. The interpretation of the spin dependent band structure, as observed in ARPES, will be supported by ab-initio Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) electronic structure calculations which account for all aspects of the investigated TIs: spin-orbit coupling without approximations by a fully relativistic approach, interdiffusion and disorder by means of the coherent potential approximation (CPA) and correlations by the dynamical mean field theory (DMFT). For this the layer dependent spin texture, as well as the spin and orbital resolved Bloch-spectral function will be determined. The measured ARPES spectra will be complemented by calculations on the basis of the one-step model of photoemission that accounts for all relevant aspects like matrix elements and final state effects, in a state-of-the art way. [Min11b, Min11, Min13].


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Core Laboratories N.V. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 19, 2021 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders were requested: (1) To elect one new Class III Supervisory Director and to re-elect one current Class III Supervisory Director ; (2) To appoint KPMG, including its U.S. and Dutch affiliates, (collectively, "KPMG") as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2021 (3) To confirm and adopt our Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts in the English language for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, following a discussion of our Dutch Report of the Management Board for that same period; (4) To approve and resolve the cancellation of our repurchased shares held at 12:01 a.m. CEST on May 19, 2021; (5) To approve and resolve the extension of the existing authority to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital from time to time for an 18-month period, until November 19, 2022, and such repurchased shares may be used for any legal purpose; (6) To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to issue shares and/or to grant rights (including options to purchase) with respect to our common and preference shares up to a maximum of 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 19, 2022; (7) To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of the holders of our common shares and/or preference shares up to a maximum of 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 19, 2022; To: (8a) approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") section of the proxy statement filed by the Company on March 19, 2021; (8b) cast a favorable advisory vote on the remuneration report referred to in Section 2:135b of the Dutch Civil Code for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Given that more than 50% of the issued share capital was present and represented at the meeting, item numbers 1 through 8(b) could be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of votes cast. All items were approved and the certified results of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Class III Directors: The election of each Class III supervisory director was approved as follows:
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Proposal No. 2 - Appointment of KPMG as Independent Registered Public Accountant: The appointment of KPMG as the independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 3 - Confirm and Adopt the Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts: The confirmation and adoption of the Company's Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts in the English language for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 4 - Approve and Resolve the Cancellation of Repurchased Shares: The approval of the cancellation of the Company's repurchased shares held by the Company in its name at 12:01 a.m. CEST on May 19, 2021 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 5 - Approve Extension - Repurchase up to 10% of Issued Share Capital: The approval of the extension of the existing authority to repurchase up to 10% of the Company's issued share capital from until November 19, 2022 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 6 - Approve Extension to Issue Shares and/or Grant Rights: The approval of the extension of the authority to issue shares and/or to grant rights (including options to purchase) with respect to the Company's common and preference shares up to a maximum of 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 19, 2022 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 7 - Approve Extension to Limit or Exclude Preemptive Rights: The approval of the extension of the authority to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of the holders of the Company's common shares and/or preference shares up to a maximum of 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 19, 2022 was approved as follows:
Proposal No. 8a - Approve the Compensation of the Company's Executive Officers: The compensation program regarding the Company's named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:
Proposal No. 8b – Cast a favorable advisory vote on the Remuneration Report referred to in Section 2:135b of the Dutch Civil Code for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020: The remuneration report was approved, on an advisory basis, as follows:
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When it comes to the European barge cruising experience, it's all about "taking the path less traveled," said European Waterways' director John Wood-Dow. The company offers the largest fleet of luxury hotel barges in Europe, with 17 vessels cruising the canals and inland waterways of the rural countryside far from the bustle of major cities.
Wood-Dow was recently in North America meeting with travel professionals, journalists and consumers as part of the company's expanded campaign to educate the travel world about the unique joys of this niche market. Hotel barge cruising, he noted, was all about experiential excursions, gourmet dining, fine wine, visits to castles and royal residences – and sharing it all with a small group of like-minded fellow travelers.
European Waterways has seen an increase in bookings of more than 30% over the past three years, which Wood-Dow attributes to the growing popularity of experiential travel.
The convivial nature of the small barges makes them ideal for solo travelers, who are increasingly discovering this unique form of cruising. It has led European Waterways to waive the single supplement fees on more than 40 departures throughout Europe during the 2019 season.
In 1982, Wood-Dow joined his close friend Derek Banks, who is now the company's managing director, to buy their first barge, Anjodi. They subsequently spent almost two years transforming the former Dutch Luxe motor into one of the first luxury hotel barges on the Canal du Midi. Since then, he has been a passionate advocate of hotel barging, with the evolving nature of experiential travel giving European Waterways a huge boost in name recognition.
Who are European Waterways' customers? Wood-Dow noted that they are often sophisticated, seasoned travelers, 50-plus, who enjoy intimate, exclusive experiences and V.I.P. treatment.
He added: "European Waterways' guests have a distinct sense of adventure and exploration, plus a taste for luxury.
European Waterways operates in regions that include France, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Holland, and the U.K.


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My current unit in the pre-k PE class is individual skill development. To introduce simple rubrics to the students, I had them work on a variety of skills (kicking, throwing, bouncing, and catching) and come together to do a group assessment. I used images on the rubric as many of the kids can still not read(please see slide show below). I found this very useful and by the end of the class, they seemed to slightly grasp the rubric idea. I have shared the rubric with their classroom teachers as well. I will continue to do rubrics in this fashion with them over the next couple of months. At that point I will have them work on individual rubrics. We'll see if it works!!
My experience was, blind wars.
The game I liked the most was capture the gold.
I hope we will play capture the gold again.
Have you done some pre-assessment for cooperative games to Pre-Kindergarten students? Thank you for your help.


The monsoon trough is a portion of de Intertropicaw Convergence Zone in de Western Pacific, as depicted by a wine on a weader map showing de wocations of minimum sea wevew pressure, and as such, is a convergence zone between de wind patterns of de soudern and nordern hemispheres.
Westerwy monsoon winds wie in its eqwatorward portion whiwe easterwy trade winds exist poweward of de trough. Right awong its axis, heavy rains can be found which usher in de peak of a wocation's respective rainy season. As it passes poweward of a wocation, hot and dry conditions devewop. The monsoon trough pways a rowe in creating many of de worwd's rainforests.
The term "monsoon trough" is most commonwy used in monsoonaw regions of de Western Pacific such as Asia and Austrawia. The migration of de ITCZ/monsoon trough into a wandmass herawds de beginning of de annuaw rainy season during summer monds. Depressions and tropicaw cycwones often form in de vicinity of de monsoon trough, wif each capabwe of producing a year's worf of rainfaww in a matter of days.
Monsoon troughing in de western Pacific reaches its zenif in watitude during de wate summer when de wintertime surface ridge in de opposite hemisphere is de strongest. It can reach as far as de 40f parawwew in East Asia during August and de 20f parawwew in Austrawia during February. Its poweward progression is accewerated by de onset of de summer monsoon which is characterized by de devewopment of wower air pressure over de warmest part of de various continents. In de Soudern Hemisphere, de monsoon trough associated wif de Austrawian monsoon reaches its most souderwy watitude in February, oriented awong a west-nordwest/east-soudeast axis.
Increases in de rewative vorticity, or spin, wif de monsoon trough are normawwy a product of increased wind convergence widin de convergence zone of de monsoon trough. Wind surges can wead to dis increase in convergence. A strengdening or eqwatorward movement in de subtropicaw ridge can cause a strengdening of a monsoon trough as a wind surge moves towards de wocation of de monsoon trough. As fronts move drough de subtropics and tropics of one hemisphere during deir winter, normawwy as shear wines when deir temperature gradient becomes minimaw, wind surges can cross de eqwator in oceanic regions and enhance a monsoon trough in de oder hemisphere's summer. A key way of detecting wheder a wind surge has reached a monsoon trough is de formation of a burst of dunderstorms widin de monsoon trough.
If a circuwation forms widin de monsoon trough, it is abwe to compete wif de neighboring dermaw wow over de continent, and a wind surge wiww occur at its periphery. Such a circuwation which is broad in nature widin a monsoon trough is known as a monsoon depression, uh-hah-hah-hah. In de Nordern Hemisphere, monsoon depressions are generawwy asymmetric, and tend to have deir strongest winds on deir eastern periphery. Light and variabwe winds cover a warge area near deir center, whiwe bands of showers and dunderstorms devewop widin deir area of circuwation, uh-hah-hah-hah.
The presence of an upper wevew jet stream poweward and west of de system can enhance its devewopment by weading to increased diverging air awoft over de monsoon depression, which weads to a corresponding drop in surface pressure. Even dough dese systems can devewop over wand, de outer portions of monsoon depressions are simiwar to tropicaw cycwones. In India, for exampwe, 6 to 7 monsoon depressions move across de country yearwy, and deir numbers widin de Bay of Bengaw increase during Juwy and August of Ew Niño events. Monsoon depressions are efficient rainfaww producers, and can generate a year's worf of rainfaww when dey move drough drier areas, such as de outback of Austrawia.
View of centraw Kowkata after a monsoon rain, uh-hah-hah-hah.
Since de monsoon trough is an area of convergence in de wind pattern, and an ewongated area of wow pressure at de surface, de trough focuses wow wevew moisture and is defined by one or more ewongated bands of dunderstorms when viewing satewwite imagery. Its abrupt movement to de norf between May and June is coincident wif de beginning of de monsoon regime and rainy seasons across Souf and East Asia. This convergence zone has been winked to prowonged heavy rain events in de Yangtze river as weww as nordern China. Its presence has awso been winked to de peak of de rainy season in wocations widin Austrawia. As it progresses poweward of a particuwar wocation, cwear, hot, and dry conditions devewop as winds become westerwy. Many of de worwd's rainforests are associated wif dese cwimatowogicaw wow-pressure systems.
A monsoon trough is a significant genesis region for tropicaw cycwones. Vorticity-rich wow wevew environments, wif significant wow wevew spin, wead to a better dan average chance of tropicaw cycwone formation due to deir inherent rotation, uh-hah-hah-hah. This is because a pre-existing near-surface disturbance wif sufficient spin and convergence is one of de six reqwirements for tropicaw cycwogenesis. There appears to be a 15- to 25-day cycwe in dunderstorm activity associated wif de monsoon trough, which is roughwy hawf de wavewengf of de Madden–Juwian osciwwation, or MJO. This mirrors tropicaw cycwone genesis near dese features, as genesis cwusters in 2–3 weeks of activity fowwowed by 2–3 weeks of inactivity. Tropicaw cycwones can form in outbreaks around dese features under speciaw circumstances, tending to fowwow de next cycwone to its poweward and west.
Whenever de monsoon trough on de eastern side of de summertime Asian monsoon is in its normaw orientation (oriented east-soudeast to west-nordwest), tropicaw cycwones awong its periphery wiww move wif a westward motion, uh-hah-hah-hah. If it reverses its orientation, orienting soudwest to nordeast, tropicaw cycwones wiww move more poweward. Tropicaw cycwone tracks wif S-shapes tend to be associated wif reverse-oriented monsoon troughs. The Souf Pacific convergence zone and Souf American convergence zones are generawwy reverse oriented. The faiwure of de monsoon trough, or de ITCZ, to move souf of de eqwator in de eastern Pacific Ocean and Atwantic Ocean during de soudern hemisphere summer, is considered one of de factors causing tropicaw cycwones to not normawwy form in dose regions. It has awso been noted dat when de monsoon trough wies near 20 degrees norf watitude in de Pacific, de freqwency of tropicaw cycwones is 2 to 3 times greater dan when it wies cwoser to 10 degrees norf.
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