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Sure, it's December and this is my first interview of the year. Your point?
I'm returning in very high style with international flavor. I am very pleased to welcome writer Peter Millet. He's from NEW ZEALAND. He writes fun books. Read on.
What led you to write about Johnny Danger?
My wife is a sixth-grade teacher and she asked me to write another middle-grade comedy series to read to her kids. We both share a similar sense of humor and she appreciates the jokes I hide away in my stories just for her. Anyone who is a fan of The Office or The Simpsons will be able to spot what game I'm playing behind the scenes. I am an eternal prankster and I love surprising people with the unexpected.
I also love sending up institutions that have become overly serious. We don't need another brooding, sophisticated, muscular teen spy – we need a spy with bad breath, BO issues, wearing his dad's old prom suit, and being genuinely confused about saving the world or finishing off an intense session of Minecraft.
Do you think living in New Zealand informs your writing and/or illustration? If so, how?
I'll answer this question in a slightly different manner. After the Great Recession of 2009-11, New Zealand's book scene was reduced to one specialist children's publisher, one specialist children's editor and no literary agents. (For the entire country!) Sadly many authors were forced to give up their writing dreams and do something else. A very unfortunate situation indeed. Prior to the recession my writing was influenced by our remoteness, wildness and uninhibited Kiwi attitudes. However, after the recession, everything has changed. Now it's about overcoming staggering odds to continue the dream of writing children's books.
If you could collaborate with any living children's author or illustrator, whom would you choose and why?
Easy answer – an English children's writer called Andy Stanton. He is the king of UK comedy with his outrageous midlde-grade series called Mr Gum. Working with Andy would be like goofing off on a SNL set or hanging around with younger, less portly member of Monty Python. I asked him about collaborating on a book one day and he flat out said no.
If a children's book character, past or present, could move next door to younger you, which one would want it to be?
It's a toss up between Peter Pan and Charlie Bucket (from the chocolate factory).
Firstly, Peter is my namesake. So that's the logic behind that decision. I think flying would be seriously cool fun. Or maybe it wouldn't. Just how does one take a lavatory break at 2,000 feet wearing tights? I'm honestly not sure.
Secondly, I spent many years of my life searching for a golden ticket amongst sticky chocolate bar wrappers. Potentially this accelerated the over pimple-ization of my face. Befriending Charlie would have avoided that unpleasant scenario. In turn, it also would have led to me meeting my writing hero Roald Dahl.
I'm also working on a rhyming picture book and a possible dramatic middle grade story featuring an abandoned elephant.
I've published around 30 books over 16 years and it still feels like day one of my career. Hopefully I'll feel this energized 16 years from now!
For those readers who can't wait that long, I have three free copies of my earlier superhero comedy series 'Boy Zero' available on a first in – first served basis. All I need is an email address and confirmation you have access to Kindle software.


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The Earth has lost about 50 per cent of its ecosystem, more than what the biosphere can bear, says a new study. According to the study, 66 per cent or two-thirds of land-based ecosystems must be protected to sustain the planet's biosphere. The study, titled "Terrestrial ecosystem loss and biosphere collapse", was conducted by Glen Barry, an internationally acclaimed ecologist and scientist, and was published in the journal Management of Environmental Quality.
The paper seeks to answer to what extent of landscapes, bioregions and continents must remain intact as ecological areas and agro-ecological buffers to sustain local and regional ecosystem services, reports Emerald Insight, an international publisher. The study proposes strict protection for 44 per cent of global land, 22 per cent as agro-ecological buffers and 33 per cent as zones of sustainable human use. This would require ending industrial primary forest logging and restoring old-growth forests to reconnect fragmented landscapes and bioregions, says a report of Earth Blog.
Barry links the Ebola epidemic, California drought and the civil strife in West Asia to the loss of ecosystems. "It is my hope this paper illustrates the absolute necessity of protecting and restoring large, connected old-growth forests and other natural ecosystems to ensure the Earth remains habitable. For the future of the human family and all life, all necessary actions must be taken to protect natural ecosystems to avert biosphere collapse and achieve global ecological sustainability," he writes in his paper. He suggests a revolutionary global carbon tax to achieve this.
Another international study published in the journal Nature Climate Change says that damage from wind, bark beetles and forest fires has increased drastically in Europe in recent years and is altering the natural dynamics of forest ecosystems.
The authors of the study point out that forest disturbance in Europe in the last 40 years has cost 56 million cubic metres of timber per year between 2002 and 2010, according to a report of the European Forest Institute. They have identified climate change as the main cause. Damage from forest fires was particularly estimated to increase on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe, while bark beetle damage increased most strongly in the Alps.
According to the report, Europe's forests are mitigating climate change by taking up large quantities of carbon dioxide. The carbon loss from increasing tree mortality and disturbance could, however, reduce this uptake. The study concludes that Europe's forest management will need to adapt to these changing disturbances in order to keep sustaining the diverse set of ecosystem services provided to society.


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I'm spending this day trying to create an "universal" administration dashboard with which I'll finally be happy with. I'm using Dojo to spice up the UI, because I think it's awesome and it has a lot of stuff in it and plays well with Zend Framework. This post is dedicated to the future stupid me.
Anyway, when using dojox.data.HtmlStore as a store for a dojox.data.DataGrid (or any other grid, really), pay attention to the definition of the columns structure which is passed to the grid. I was doing a really stupid thing which cost me a bunch of hours until I finally figured out what was going on.
Use what's in the TH tags for the field properties! I was trying to be clever and use the name of the fields in the database. The worst part is that there will be no errors, the grid will render correctly the header row and a correct number of rows for the data, but! it will show "…" in each column, instead of the actual data.
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The success of a therapy using adult stem cells to treat multiple sclerosis at Hadassah is encouraging news for those who suffer from MS and other neurological disorders.
In 2007, Canadian golf pro Louise Zylstra was given the grim diagnosis that she had multiple sclerosis. By early 2008, she was not only unable to play 18 holes, she could scarcely walk 50 yards. Her doctor in Ottawa told her she would likely be in a wheelchair within two years.
The results of this transplant are so exciting that representatives of major medical centers from Europe and North America are meeting in London in the next few months to discuss the Hadassah protocol directly with Dr. Karussis and his collaborators—Hadassah neurology head Dr. Tamir Ben-Hur, former Hadassah bone marrow transplantation head Dr. Shimon Slavin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem biophysicist Dr. Adi Vaknin and Dr. Celementine Karageorgiou, an associate at the Neurological Center of the G. Gennimatas General Hospital in Athens.
"We're planning to set up an international multicenter Phase 2 trial of this treatment with adult stem cells, to examine it further, improve it and hopefully make it more effective," says Dr. Karussis.
This is encouraging news not only for the tens of thousands worldwide struggling daily with MS but also, potentially, for the many more afflicted with other devastating neurological disorders—among them amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease), Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke and spine injuries.
Multiple sclerosis was, however, the first focus for Dr. Karussis. Born in Salonika, Greece, he has lived in Israel since 1988, researched bone marrow stem cells since 1990 and now heads Hadassah's Multiple Sclerosis Center.
The Hadassah center treats about a third of the thousands of Israelis battling the autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. Most were diagnosed before age 40.
In MS, the patient's immune system goes rogue and attacks the fatty white myelin sheath that insulates the neurons or nerve cells. The result is functional deficiencies in vision as well as in the sensory, motor, balance and sphincteral areas.
While doctors know a great deal about the mechanisms of the disease process, its cause or causes have yet to be found. Medications that ease symptoms, return function and prevent new attacks help some patients, but in others are ineffective or produce adverse effects. Until, perhaps, now.
It was only recently that researchers at Hadassah and major medical centers in the United States and Europe discovered that each of us carries small reserves of a different type of stem cell, one known as mesenchymal. These are flexible young cells, as yet uncommitted to turning into the many different types of human tissue—but, importantly, with the potential to do so.
Until this discovery, the only adult stem cells to be therapeutically exploited were blood-forming or hematopoietic stem cells. Generally provided by matched donors, they have been used in bone marrow transplantation for over 30 years to repopulate blood. Other than this, however, cell therapy research has focused on the ethical minefield of stem cells from embryos.
The adult mesenchymal cells, however, have several important advantages over the embryonic kind, as the Hadassah team learned. First, because they are harvested from the patient, there are neither ethical issues to limit their use nor rejection problems, making treatment safer. Second, there is little danger of this type of cell turning malignant after transplantation. And third, they can be cultured and expanded easily: within two months, a purified population of up to 100 million adult stem cells can be produced from a single patient.
A further plus is that these reserves of adult stem cells have turned out to be more plentiful than once thought. Scientists have found small quantities of them (roughly one stem cell per million cells of tissue) in brain, bone marrow, peripheral blood, blood vessels, skeletal muscle, skin and liver. Their probable function: repair of damaged tissue.
Whatever the reason, Hadassah physicians decided to give nature a hand and move these healing cells to where they were needed. In mid-2006, Drs. Karussis and Slavin launched the world's first clinical trial with adult mesenchymal stem cells.
In this Phase 1 study, 35 were dosed with their own stem cells. Some 25 million cells were administered to each intravenously and another 60 million by lumbar puncture, directly into the spinal fluid.
Although evaluating efficacy was not a study aim, the investigators naturally made preliminary clinical observations. And it's these, combined with the protocol's feasibility and safety,that have excited the medical world.
In practical terms, the stem cells stabilized the neurological condition of the ALS patients. Among the MS patients, some, like Zylstra, showed an impressive response, recording an improvement of about one degree in their functional score. Among the very severe and chronic MS patients, however, there was no such response—perhaps because years of degeneration have created damage beyond repair.
The Hadassah researchers have planned two further clinical trials. One is the extensive multicenter Phase 2 trial to be set up at the London meeting. "One modification we'll suggest is multiple injections of stem cells, as there were indications that efficacy decreased over time," says Dr. Karussis.
Another is testing other types of stem cells. "Experience gained in this first clinical trial with adult mesenchymal stem cells is providing a critically needed platform to advance our work with different types of stem cells currently in the development pipeline," adds Dr. Ben-Hur. For the past eight years, Dr. Ben-Hur has been working with Dr. Benjamin Reubinoff, director of Hadassah's Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Research Center, to develop the use of neuronal precursor cells (infant nerve cells) derived from human embryonic stem cells. They are planning a clinical trial, substituting these neuronal cells for the mesenchymal cells used in Dr. Karussis's trial.


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In this poignant and hilarious novel, Rachael Allen brilliantly explores the nuances of high school hierarchies, the traumas sustained on the path to finding true love, and the joy of discovering a friend where you least expect. Don't get mad, get even!
This story had me from the very first chapter. It sucked me in right away and I just sat back and enjoyed every fun, funny, and playful word of it. This was a cute book, yes, but it had depth, it had romance, it had bond building and friendship testing, and all sorts of good things that combined to just make a really great read.
The story is told from alternating points of view with each of the four girls... and there were present day parts and past day parts to it. You would think it would be a confusing thing to read with so many points of view, and with the reader having to flash back and then forward throughout the story. Not so! This author did a fabulous job keeping everything straight. It wasn't confusing in the slightest.
While there was romance in this story... just enough to keep me very satisfied, my favorite part of the book was the relationship building between the four main female characters. They were each so different, but they came together so well to complete this little revenge plot. I loved watching their interactions, their funny dialogue, and their actions as they worked through their revenge. I wish I could say more about the revenge plot, but I really don't want to ruin it for anyone. It's meant to be read on its own and for you to discover it for yourself.
The writing was wonderful, fast-paced, the dialogue snapping and sparkling between these characters, because they were each so well crafted. You get to the end and discover there are some really great themes in here. I loved this book. A perfect summer read, but just a great read altogether.


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Elizabeth Iola Robinette Howard
Elizabeth Iola Robinette Howard, age 88, of Denver NC, passed away January 22, 2022, at home after a long journey to peace. Iola, daughter of Albert and Agnes Hager Robinette was born March 13, 1933 in Denver. She retired from Duke Energy in 1988 after a career as a Computer Supervisor.
Iola loved her husband, her children, and her granddaughter unconditionally and loved them to the very end. As the saying goes, she was the glue that held things together. The oldest of five siblings, she enjoyed spending time with her brothers and sisters and their families. Although Iola lived on the lake, her love of the beach was well known, spending much of her retirement years at their home in Morehead City, NC. She enjoyed fishing and playing on the beach with her granddaughter. Iola probably loved the beach so much because that is where she could get the freshest seafood, which was her favorite meal. She loved to shop and would often leave home to browse stores for gifts she could buy for her family, especially her granddaughter. Iola loved flowers, and Gerald would pick from his own garden for her on a regular basis.
Iola is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Gerald Howard. She is survived by their three children: son Greg Howard, daughters Jan Phillips and husband Andy, Amy Buss and husband Rick, and their cherished granddaughter, Casey Dacus. Iola leaves behind her beloved siblings who nicknamed her "Polly" from their childhood; Jane Harris (husband Gene); Sarah Ballard (husband Roger, deceased); Jim Robinette (wife Miriam); Bud Robinette (deceased); and Rene Duckworth (husband Whitey); her nieces, nephews and their children who were all very special to Iola. So special in fact, she was voted "best dessert buyer" every Friday when they would meet for lunch.
We wish to express our love and gratitude to Iola's extended family; the Phillips, Starken, Dacus, Cloninger and Abernethy families.
The family was blessed to have loving caregivers for Iola and would like to especially thank Treena Crumbley and the staff of Stress Free Home Care. We also express our appreciation to Beth Robinson and Waynette Bauknight.
Iola's family and friends will always remember her lovely smile and beautiful blue eyes.
A service to celebrate Iola's life will be private. Memorials may be sent to the Hospice organization which assisted with her care at Carolina Caring, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton NC, 28658.
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Ginny Starken February 3, 2022 at 4:34 pm #
I got the pleasure to know Iola and Gerald Howard when Rick, my son, married into this wonderful family. Our sympathy and prayers are with you all as she will be truly missed. You can all know in your hearts that both your parents had the best care possible in their final days here on earth. They will be celebrating their anniversary together again, but up in heaven this year. Love, Ginny and Tom


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As the Exchange of Everything continues to accelerate, it's time for real-time communications leaders to look way beyond their traditional networks and network services to recognize the massive opportunities opening up, given the Digitization of Everything.
Digital disruption is changing how we live our lives and has completely turned nearly ever traditional business model upside down, creating new companies who rise to billion-dollar valuations and market capitalizations, while crushing longstanding incumbents.
Until Communications Service Providers fully understand and engage how dramatic their own enterprise customers are being impacted by digital disruption, they cannot reinvent themselves to serve and attract the challengers and grow, instead of retreating, shrinking and being unable to create the scale necessary to remain relevant in our brave new world.
CSPs are being pushed beyond belief by challengers in their own world, who do understand the new dynamics and economics that rose up out of what I see as a digital meteor striking planet earth, causing massive changes in the environment, tsunami waves of innovation, a new equilibrium across the developed and developing world, a disequilibrium caused by political dysfunction, and the inevitable changing of the old guard to a new generation of digital citizens born with silver smartphones in their hands.
When I addressed the global gathering of over six hundred GENBAND customers, partners, journalists and industry analysts last month in Los Angeles, I did not hold back on describing this digital meteor that began to split our world into winners and losers. The dinosaurs are dying, but the agile companies are surviving and prospering.
Large, unwieldly, over-leveraged and slow to innovate enterprises – gone.
Who are the new species?
Think of them as birds – small, smart, agile and light – rising and moving into formation, thriving in healthier technology and business ecosystems.
After this digital meteor, there were earthquakes all over. When massive crevices opened up, most stood safely on one side while a few took a leap.
Most stared at their industry's chasm, wondering when it was going to close – even as the gap continued to expand.
For those who didn't make the leap, they ended up in the digital graveyard. For example, look what the smartphone has done to digital cameras, mp3 players, navigation systems and camcorders. How many more industries will the smartphone decimate?
So now let's look at a few industries you might be aware of which have completely been turned upside down by digital disruption.
Amazon decimated the retail market, and reinvented the cloud computing market. It's not that they didn't make a lot of mistakes. They tried to compete with Shopify and e-commerce platforms, with hotel booking sites, with payments sites, with auction services and smartphone providers. And they failed at all, but failed fast and then got a few things right, and in the post-meteor world, that's all that mattered.
Today, Amazon has a larger market share than its top three competitors combined.
In the hospitality world, Airbnb's pre-IPO valuation is now higher than Hilton, InterContinental Hotels Group and Hyatt's market cap, and at times is as big or bigger than Marriott's.
And Airbnb owns no hotels.
Spotify has turned the music industry upside down, and is larger than all major labels combined. Why? They provide a better, more convenient, more intelligent, useful an enjoyable experience to consumers and a new means of generating revenue to artists and producers. After a $50B slide over the last fifteen years, Spotify's innovators saw that with 6 billion smartphones, if 1 out of 6 subscribers use Spotify you have a $120B business.
Today streaming is 70 percent of the traffic on the Internet, traffic CSPs have to support with multi-billion dollar investments in next-generation 5G/LTE networks.
In 2000, Netflix was offered to Blockbuster for $50 million. The now practically dead video rental company declined the offer. Netflix is currently worth $70 billion and is very much alive, larger than all traditional content delivery companies (including iconic "television broadcasting companies" like CBS).
Elon Musk was not the founder of Tesla, despite urban legend. But Elon Musk quickly and very successfully reinvented Tesla.
The company's 2008 launch of the Roadster was a disaster. But today, Tesla's value is as big as General Motors, a company established in 1908.
And that, of course, brings us to UBER.
UBER's pre-IPO valuation is nearly $70B, more than all the large rental car companies combined.
Once again, UBER is a digital company, a digital disrupter. They own no cars.
Owning the assets isn't where the value is, today. Rather, value is created by filling those assets, by creating services people want using those assets.
The price of a single NYC taxi medallion went from $1.3M in 2013 to $241K today – yet another data point illustrating how digital DNA-based businesses are destroying incumbents, including the "black car" industry, in a matter of months, not years or decades.
We've been witnessing this death and destruction for years in the "telecom" industry but at the same time, smart service providers are responding and seeing these shake-ups as huge opportunities.
Service providers have subscribers – and can keep and serve them – without handing them over to challengers like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Skype, Facetime, Snapchat, and hundreds more who are building massive businesses on the backs of the networks the service providers have capitalized.
Four years ago, the team at GENBAND saw all this coming, and we built Kandy, our imagination and empowerment platform.
Five9: One of our most exciting new customers is this company which is disrupting contact centers faster than salesforce disrupted CRM. Taking on incumbents like Avaya and Genesys, Five9 has adopted the Kandy platform to bring customers, a disrupter in the content and entertainment world, intuitive, friendly support.
Fabl: This new company helps brands sell products and services by using immersive story telling – when consumers are drawn in, they are given the option to ask questions, that can be answered by a bot or escalated to a live human expert. Early ROIs are more than double campaigns that don't include a live response. This solution, built on Kandy, is in the process of being deployed by a tier one service provider in the United States.
Braidio: This cloud-based learning and talent development platform has integrated real-time communications capabilities powered Kandy and are disruptively competitive. Instead of boring and ineffective training programs, Braidio brings training into the workflow, for agile collaborative learning in enterprises. They are leveraging Kandy's rich messaging, group messaging, voice and video chat.
IPC: Thousands of banks and other financial institutions use IPC's trading platform, and Kandy is helping IPC move to the cloud, connecting their users with a social network, and embedding their trader voice capabilities tightly with applications. Traders now have a completely mobile trading capability with built in disaster recovery.
Los Angeles Public Library: Los Angeles Public Library has enhanced its communications and collaboration capabilities for its Central Library location and across 72 branches using Kandy's Smart Office Unified Communications technology, giving employees the ability to communicate in real-time via voice, video conference, text or web conference on any smart device on any operating system (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, etc.).
immmr: This awesome start-up inside Deutsche Telekom is using Kandy to deliver advanced OTT services to their subscribers, and we heard from their CEO, Judit Andrási, about her own innovation inside Deutsche Telekom, disrupting the industry instead of being disrupted.
How we communicate is being at least as disrupted as everything else we do – because how we communicate is embedded into everything we do. The winners have figured this out and they are moving into those opportunities, leaping across – not standing at the edge of the crevice, hoping it will close back up. There is no turning back, there is only looking forward – and it has been and will continue to be a great joy ride working with many of the world's largest tech companies, service providers and enterprises to support their innovation, driving the disruption rather than being obliterated by the digital revolution that will continue through our lifetimes.


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Russian artist Marina Stupnikova opens first exhibition in Egypt
Reham El-Adawi, Saturday 20 Apr 2019
In her first exhibition in Egypt, Russian artist Marina Stupnikova confirmed her happiness at visiting Egypt for the first time and to hold a visual art exhibition at the Russian Cultural Centre.
Entitled "World Perception", the exhibition was opened this week by Hamdy Abul-Maati, the president of the Plastic Artists Syndicate, the director of the Russian Cultural Centre in Cairo Aleksey Tevanyan, the director of the Cultural Programme at the Russian Centre in Cairo Sherif Gad, and visual artist Ibrahim Ghazala.
"I am happy to say that my upcoming exhibition will be on the historical cities in Egypt, especially that I will visit Cairo and Alexandria, which are ancient and historical cities that include many cultures and civilisations whether Pharaonic, Coptic or Islamic. It is a great opportunity for any foreign artist to visit Egypt," she said.
She also said that she has in mind another theme for a new exhibition in the near future in which the hero will be the Egyptian man with all his culture, simplicity, good spirit, warm feelings and hospitality.
"And now I enjoy touring archaeological and historical areas in Cairo and will move to Alexandria in the coming days," she added.
Tevanyan said that the organisation of an exhibition of Russian plastic art comes within the framework of the keenness to develop comprehensive relations between Egypt and Russia in all fields preparing to celebrate 2020 the Egypt-Russia cultural year based on the decisions of presidents Vladimir Putin and Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, as they decided that 2020 is the year of Egyptian and Russian culture.
Artist Ibrahim Ghazala, commissaire of the Luxor International Painting Symposium, stressed the importance of the role played by the Russian Cultural Centre in introducing Russian artists and their creations to the Egyptian artistic scene, and also working on the participation of Egyptian visual artists in international artistic shows in Russia, to introduce Egyptian art to art lovers in Russia.
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Industry Award for Best Infographic at Raw Science Film Festival 2019
Published on: 07-Feb-2019
The short movie "Digital Medicine, Arts, and STEAM: BEFORE US LIES EterNERDy" won the "Industry Award for Best Infographic". The project was realized in a sciart collaboration between Fraunhofer MEVIS' scicom team Bianka Hofmann, Alexander Köhn, and Mathias Neugebauer and artists Ina Conradi, Assoc. Prof at the School of Art, Design and Media and Mark Chavez from Media Art Nexus at Nanyang Technological University Singapore. The sound design was produced by MEVIS colleague David Black in cooperation with singer Dagmar Weiß.
The short films screened during the day in the Ace Theater on South Broadway, Los Angeles. Bianka Hofmann and cooperating artist Mark Chavez attended the prestigious red carpet awards ceremony for Fraunhofer MEVIS.
The awarded movie "Digital Medicine, Arts, and STEAM: BEFORE US LIES EterNERDy" shows different scales of the human body, from digitized microscopic lymphoma tissue examined with the molecular cytogenetic technique Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) to detect abnormal changes in DNA, to 3-D reconstructions of a liver as well as a whole-body MRI. It was produced in 2D for the 15:2 meter video wall Media Art Nexus NTU and simultaneously in stereoscopic 3D for the Deep Space 8k at Ars Electronica Center.
The annual Raw Science Film Festival honors science-based media from around the world. The mission of the Festival is to ensure fact-based scientific experts stay at the forefront of popular culture.
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Bianka Hofmann and collaborating artist Mark Chavez (right) receiving the Industry Award for Best Infographic on behalf of the team at the Ace Theater in LA; Jim Gimzewski from UCLA is with them on behalf of awarded Best Mixed Reality Media art project "Noise Aquarium".
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https://www.mevis.fraunhofer.de/en/press-and-scicom/institute-news/2019/industry-award-for-best-infographic-at-raw-science-film-festival-2019.html
https://www.rawsciencefilmfestival.tv/winners-finalists


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News: EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy says Tigray is facing a serious humanitarian crisis, urges swift actions
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell. Photo: EU
By Addis Standard Staff
Addis Abeba, July 13/2021 – Joseph Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on Monday that despite the announcement of a ceasefire by the government of Ethiopia, Tigray is still facing a serious humanitarian crisis.
In his addres he said, "We are afraid that Tigray is going to be faced with a serious humanitarian crisis with almost one million eight hundred and fifty thousands at risk of famine and ongoing use of violence against civilians and rape as a weapon of war."
He called on EU member states for solidarity in providing donations to support the population in Tigray. He expressed that the ceasefire was a positive step but highlighted that the region had been cut off from the rest of the world following the destruction of critical infrastructure of transportation which could bring the region to a risk of mass famine.
"The EU commission will organize an air bridge to try to bring support to the region. But you can imagine we cannot solve a problem of famine affecting 1.85 million people alone. It is something that is out of our capacity. It will require a mobilization of the United Nations agencies to ensure humanitarian access," the high representative said.
Adding, "To consolidate the ceasefire, to withdraw all foreign forces from Ethiopian territory, to stop human rights violations, to launch a reconciliation and national dialogue are essential in order to preserve the integrity and political unity of Ethiopia which remains a clear strategic objective for the EU."The high representative concluded by emphasizing the importance of restrictive measures when justified and necessary in advancing goals. He said, "I believe the situation in Ethiopia would certainly require that we consider the use of all options at our disposal and the option of restrictive measures to my understanding must be on the table."AS
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Halloween "2" Coming in 2020
Published by FrightFind On June 21, 2019 1 Response
Halloween 2 is Happening
Forty years passed between John Carpenter's 1978 all-time horror classic Halloween. Then the aptly named rebooted sequel of the same name was delivered in 2018. A certified smash hit with critics and fans, the sequel scored $255 million at the box office against a $13 million dollar budget. Think the film studios are going to wait another forty years for a sequel? Not only is Halloween's sequel happening, but it already has a filming date. What will the sequel Halloween be titled? Halloween 2? Isn't this technically Halloween 3? Don't get us started there, just be excited that "The Shape" is back and so is…
Halloween 2020 Release Date
Blumhouse indicated a theatrical release being October 16, 2020. Just a little over a year away, the hard release date by the studio confirms their confidence in the film's production timeline. This gives all the Michael Myers fans something to mark on their horror season calendars.
Will Jamie Lee Curtis return for Halloween 2 in 2020?
All those rumored reports of everyone's favorite scream queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, meeting with production companies concerning a sequel to Halloween are true. Blumhouse confirms Jamie Lee Curtis is back to battle Michael Myers in her role of Laurie Strode. 2018's Halloween supporting cast featured another female power duo in Judy Greer and Andi Matichak respectively as Laurie's adult daughter and teenage granddaughter. Deals for them to reprise their roles in the sequel are all but officially as of yet.
Director David Gordon Green of the 2018 sequel is also set to return to the horror directing chair once more on the franchise. It is unclear if Halloween's 2018 writer, Danny McBride, would be back. However, reports are that the film studio has reached out to screenwriter Scott Teems and they have liked his drafts of the sequel so far. Teems has served as writer and producer on the Netflix smash hit series, Narcos. And if the violence on Narcos tells us anything, it's that this Halloween sequel is sure to have an incredibly high body count. Additionally, the original 1978 Halloween mastermind John Carpenter was approached and asked if he can be counted on to score the film's sequel. "We've all talked about it," Carpenter said at a Hollywood function. "We will be ready!"
We will be ready!
-John Carpenter
With a release date confirmed for the sequel, when does shooting begin? Right now, the timeline for filming on this sure to be horror hit begins early this Fall.
Michael Myers will return to hack and slash his way through Haddonfield October 16, 2020!
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American BioCarbon Receives $44 Million in Louisiana Private Activity Bond Allocation
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The Earth to Energy project will use tax-exempt bonds as part of the financing package for its commercial facility.
White Castle, LA (March 2, 2021) – American BioCarbon, an innovative manufacturer of renewable products made from sugarcane bagasse, has been awarded $44 million in Louisiana carryforward private activity bond allocation. in carry-forward allocation and was one of only five applicants to receive an award.
The project previously received $60 million in allocation, bringing its total to $104 million. American BioCarbon has engaged Jeffries, LLC, a global leader in investment banking, as its placement agent for the tax-exempt bond issuance.
The company currently operates a demonstration plant which is co-located with the Cora Texas Sugar Mill and will build and operate a new commercial-scale facility at the White Castle site to produce 100,000 tons per year of pellets by 2022. This facility will produce $32m in annual sales generating an EBITDA of $17m.
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Yesterday I installed OpenCPN and downloaded Noaa Charts, everything works great so far, but I have one problem. The charts are not showing coastal depths, (the blue area). The white area shows just fine, what do I need to do?
Use different charts. You didn't specify which charts you were looking at but generally NOAA charts don't show coastal depths on offshore charts because there is a coastal chart of the same area available. For example, if you look at 11400 (Tampa Bay to Cape San Bla) you won't see any soundings in Tampa Bay. Switch to 11412 (Tampa Bay and St. Joseph Sound) and you'll see soundings in Tampa Bay but not in the ICW or the northern part of Old Tampa Bay. 11415 (Tampa Bay Entrance) and 11416 (Tampa Bay Northern Section)will show soundings in the near-shore waters in the areas they cover. Finally, 11411 (Tampa Bay - Port Richey Tampa Bay - Clearwater Hbr) shows detailed soundings in the ICW.
I'm trying to start up with OpenCPN. I've used several charting programs over the years but it seems OpenCPN has a lot of flexibility and addons that can contribute.
I am running version 3.2.0 (downloaded yesterday) I was able to connect my Garmin GPS and find it so that's good. But my problem has to do with the NOAA charts. I'm in Puerto Rico so I downloaded the Coast Guard region 7 charts. That's all the way from South Carolina down to the USVI. I would like to stay with the vector ENC charts if possible. So that's what I downloaded. Unfortunately, I'm having the same problem as the OP. I don't get any inshore details. I've done a bunch of searching around and can't figure out if the ENC charts don't have inshore details and I'm going to have to download the rasters or not. Can anyone tell me?
Also, when you download a whole region, they unzip into a boatload of subdirectories. Do you have to put them all into a single subdirectory or will OpenCPN search down through the directory tree?
Is that enough with details for you?
It's all explained in the manual that comes with your installation or in the wiki over at opencpn.org.
OpenCPN searches down through the directory tree. Just use the top directory.
I can see Cagney is using CM93 Carts. I have CM93 and NOAA charts loaded on my OpenCPN. I have them all in seperate directories as Cagney said, and I use the "wrench" and just add the directories one by one.
The thing I dont understand, is that in the CM93 charts, there are two numbers represented, sorta side by side, with one a little higher than the other. At first I thought it was high and low depths, but some are like 12/1 or 0/8 ofc without the slash mark.
If ya look at Cagney's attached 2nd photo, and look center at Cayo Largo, you will see the numbers 14/6 and just to the right 16/4 .... I say high and low tides, but some places are like 0/15, so which is it....??
My chart pictures are from NOAAs vector charts (USPR56M.000 and USPR55M.00), and the numbers printed are standard NOAA depth figures. OpenCPN is using the same presentation library for all vector charts. Yes I have CM93 loaded, but look at the chart bar on the screendump. CM93 is disabled!
Please study NOAAs ChartNo1 in depth (!), before even using a chart again. 14 subscript 6 means a depth of 14.6 meters below the datum of soundings, in this case Mean Lower Low Water.
I did read the pdf, so does it mean I can use a charts again?
This is my NOAA chart on left and my CM93 on right at same location.
What you are seeing is feet and inches on the charts displayed. You'll note that the CM93 display greater precision while the numbers are rounded on the NOAA charts. (so 7 sub 8 off your port bow on the CM93 becomes 8 on the NOAA version) On a metric chart it would be decimals that are represented by the subscript number.


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for now that's all the plans this is gonna be so awesome!!!!
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Very clean!! Nice plans as well can't wait to see her in the end!
She looks good. I like the plans. And yes, they make all amber 90-91 bumper lights. Why dont you go all clear though so it matches your taillights?
solid base to make project man, nice looking and look absolutly clean. good luck in your fu tur mods.
need a little help, can't decide if i want to keep the oem spoiler or if i want to 86 it and go with a flushy... its a tough decision i like them both but idk which one would look better with a rear windshield visor?
I need to find me another clean cb someday.
F22A4 let the mods begin!!!!
Damm bro car looks clean.Nice plans man.
Guess Who Just Got Back From The Jy!!!!
picked up a complete OEM Wagon Trunk Organizer!!!!
edit: oh yea and a BA4 steering wheel and clock spring!!!
guess who installed what today?
on a side note... i saw these plugs in the trunk and I'm assuming they are to the OEM power Antenna? Just wanted to make sure first tho... lol anyone know?
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the install of the day kids!!
Very nice. This looks exactly like a friend of mine car. I'm not sure if she still has it. Keep it looking good.


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Eurojury Semi Final 1 qualifiers announced
This morning the first semi final of Eurojury 2020 was held with 10 qualifiers announced.
The qualifiers in no particular order were:
Eurojury is an annual competition that combines a jury score from musicians of each Eurovision nation with a public vote to come up with an overall winner.
There are 180 artists in the juries include Conchita, Dami Im and Emmelie de Forest and it's a contest that Aussievision is officially supporting in 2020.
You can still vote for your favourite songs to make up the public vote here: https://www.eurojury.eurovoix.com/
With the Grand Final will be on Saturday 2 May via https://www.showcase.eurovoix.com/


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"Selected out of Existence": a follow up
By Dave Andrusko
Yesterday I wrote about two dazzlingly insightful analyses of a new book that documented the immense (and horrific) impact of sex-selective abortion which have caused the deaths of an estimated 163 million unborn females.
Both Ross Douthat and Jonathan Last understood the limitations of journalist Mara Hvistendahl's book "Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men" (she is pro-abortion and worried about "endangering" the right to abortion). But there is so much in the book that on the whole "Unnatural Selection" is must reading.
No sooner—literally—than I finished writing the post than an individual wrote to National Right to Life asking that we pay attention to pieces like…. Last's! Evidently although raised in a household and a part of the country not known for its pro-life sentiments, our correspondent "became more and more anti abortion as the years passed." His point was we need to publicize our cause more with articles like Last's ("The War against Girls") than with "gore."
Two quick points. First, since its beginnings in the late 1960s's National Right to Life has always appealed to both the head and the heart. As it happens, the closest thing to "gore" that National Right to Life News has produced in the 30 years I've been editor was a photo from a grand jury report that culminated in abortionist Kermit Gosnell being charged with eight counts of murder. But visually uncompromising photos do have a time and a place (there was no blood or mangled body parts in the photo of the baby that was reportedly born alive and then killed when allegedly Gosnell slit his neck with surgical scissors); but it does require discretion and an acute sensitivity to your audience.
Second, our correspondent's larger point, I think, was that no matter where you are in general on abortion, executing hundreds of millions of unborn children simply because they are female goes beyond the pale for almost anyone but the most ideologically-driven pro-abortionist. And once people are revolted by that, it can begin the process that leads to the question, "If I am against this, what other kinds of abortions in what other circumstances am I also against?"
Your feedback is vital. Please send your comments to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha
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Belgium NewsDesk November 5, 2018 23:20
1. European stock markets are developing close
in the market environment, he is still worried about the tightening
monetary policy in the United States and a trade dispute between Washington and Beijing.
2. on Tuesday, the economy, continues to promote prudence in the elections in the EU
in the United States in the medium term, which decided on their rates on Thursday at the federal federal government meeting.
Amsterdam sells 0.04%, Paris 0.07%, Frankfurt 0.13% and Brussels 0.17%.
The pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 index is stable and the DJ Stoxx 600 index
cast 0.16%.
4. Among the highest increases in Stoxx 600, Ingenico climb
4.27% after the announcement of the departure of his CEO Philippe Lazare v
a framework for the development of its management, which results in a
separation of the functions of the President and the Director General.
5. Managing Stoxx 600, Finnish Elisa climb
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6. banking sector very little reacts to the results of stress tests in European Union institutions that have not booked any unpleasant surprises. The Stoxx bank index is stable.
7. Chinese stock marketss
also sharply closed. Composite index in Shanghai has resigned
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8. futures futures contracts in New York show that the opening is slightly down after the fall, which was already observed Friday.
The profitability of 10-year US government bonds fell
the threshold of 3.20% on Monday after the rise to 3.244% on Friday
publication of employment and earnings data in the United States.
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Paul Pogba is the model professional, says Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Daily Mirror | Updated: Jul 25, 2019, 08:28 IST
Despite interest from Real Madrid, Man Utd seem confident of holding onto Paul Pogba this season
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Paul Pogba to beat the Old Trafford boo-boys.
United's £89million record signing put himself on a collision course with the club and their supporters when he admitted earlier this summer that he wanted to leave.
Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is desperate to take his fellow Frenchman to the Bernabau – and the Spanish giants are expected to test United's resolve with a bid if they can find a buyer for Gareth Bale.
United fans have reacted badly in the past when players have failed to commit themselves fully to the club.
And club skipper Ashley Young was inexplicably jeered when United beat Inter Milan in Singapore in the third game of their pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East on Saturday.
Loud fans
But Solskjaer said: "I think our fans know what Paul has given the club and what he can give us.
"Of course, there are some loud fans – but it is a small minority. "And Paul has been an absolutely top individual – and me and the players would testify to that.
"He has never been a problem for even a second here and we're just grateful he performs as well as he does." Rio Ferdinand had to call the police to move fans who paid a visit to his home in 2005 when contract talks became deadlocked.
And five years later, threats were made to Wayne Rooney when it seemed he would quit the club to join rivals Manchester City .
Romelu Lukaku is another bigmoney name who wants to leave Manchester. The Belgian is a target for Inter, but the Italians have so far failed to match United's £75million asking price and time is running out for a deal to be done.
Lukaku has not played a minute on United's tour after suffering an ankle knock in training. He was sprinting as Solskjaer put his men through their paces ahead of the final game against Tottenham on Thursday, but is not deemed fit enough to play any part.
Ole asks for patience
Solskjaer has also urged United's fans to be patient during the club's bid to bring in more signings before the transfer deadline.
Supporters were banking on a summer of huge investment after the Norwegian admitted his squad needed a complete rebuild when they finished sixth last season.
But United's only signings so far have been £50million Aaron Wan Bissaka and £15million Daniel James.
Solskjaer wants to add Harry Maguire to his squad – but United have not been able to strike a deal with Leicester for the £90million-rated defender.
Solskjaer said: "I'm very happy with the two players we've brought in, but now we've got to be patient.
"This is a long haul and it is very important we get the right ones in. We can't just jump onto a different path if we hit a hurdle. My feelings are that I am not frustrated at all. I believe in these players. I'm sure we could do well but it's both short-term and longterm.
We're working on something we've identified that cold improve us, but we've played well, performed well, had some good results so far.
But it's not about winning games in pre-season. It's about finding a way we want to play to get to the starting line and the team to gel."
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For us baseball fans, the season can either be too long or too short, depending on the quality of our favorite team's play. For Joel Hammond, Assistant Director of Communications and Head of Social Media for the Cleveland Indians, 162 games (plus Spring Training and Postseason matchups) is a rewarding but exhausting grind.
In this episode of Convince & Convert's flagship podcast, hosts Jay Baer and Adam Brown (Executive Strategist, Salesforce Marketing Cloud) talk with Joel about how the recent success of the Cleveland franchise has lead to championship-level social media execution and engagement.
Takeaway: While the baseball team might have a 25-man roster, Joel is a one-man band with a platoon of interns. Together, the Indians have shown us all that social success doesn't mean you need massive teams and gigantic budgets, though they can't hurt.
Joel talks further about UGC, organic social, and creating original content across platforms. It's a master class in Getting Stuff Done and maximizing the resources at your disposal.
Host and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman brings us the stories of entrepreneurs finding opportunities to showcase their abilities and how they kept moving forward with their ideas, dreams, and visions.
Tristan, like the others in this excellent episode, was told "no" over and over again. Hearing "no" is never fun, but instead of letting it defeat and define them, these entrepreneurs readjusted and reconfigured their approach until they got the answers they were seeking—be it from someone else or themselves.
In this episode of the consistently actionable Social Media Marketing Podcast, host Michael Stelzner invites The Ad Strategist herself, Amanda Bond, to walk us through the best ways to leverage owned data.
Takeaways: The ability to segment on Facebook is nearly endless. You can slice and dice your audience by who interacts with a certain post, which actions they take, and even how long they engage. As we do with email funnels, marketers can use any of Facebook's tools to create their own version of Facebook Funnels directly within the platform.
One cool thing Amanda shares is her approach to increasing page engagement—something she calls "engagement looping." Whenever a user shares your content organically, head over to their profile (or business page) and say thanks! After thanking them, Amanda recommends leaving a fun string of emojis, if and when appropriate. Finally, ask a question that will sway them to come back and engage some more with you. Done right, it's more than enough to show them you appreciate your audience.


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Ubisoft pulled the veil on the new Splinter Cell game, subtitled Blacklist. Still starring series hero Sam Fisher, now in charge of Fourth Echelon, the game looks amazing.
They have taken some serious turns since the last installment of the series. Lots of daytime stealth mechanics, shootouts, gear, and amazing take downs.
This is the first game developed by Ubisoft Toronto, and features Sam taking on a group of terrorists targeting the United States. Sam is given a Presidential Mandate to take down the bad guys using whatever means necessary. He is in the best shape of his life and the new fluid combat mode looks fantastic.


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To find out if someone is married without paying a private investigator you need to become a human lie detector. You can do this by spending some time with the person and asking them some questions about themselves. If someone is married and they don't want you to know, you can ask them certain questions that they will have to lie to you about to keep the secret. It's a matter of detecting the lies that you're being told and if you do it the right way then it's not difficult to do. I'm going to tell you exactly how you can do this and show you how you can confirm any suspicions that you might have about the person.
Prepare a list of questions to have ready to ask your date whenever you see them, speak on the phone or on Internet chat etc. Don't try to ask them all at once though or he or she might catch on to what you're doing. If that happens they could back off or become extra cautious in what they tell you. Keep the conversations cool and natural and this method can work like a charm.
Think of 10 - 15 questions to ask your date and write them down. Each time you talk to your friend memorize one of the questions and make sure to leave the list at home when you're together. Wait for a good moment then Work your question into the conversation.
Is he married? That's right come right out with it because it's a reasonable question.
The list above is just to give you some ideas for questions. You can of course ask whatever you like. The more questions you ask the easier it will be for you to detect any lies you might be told and you can have fun asking them. The trick is to listen and remember the answers that you're given. Write down the answers the first chance that you get so that you can look back at them later.
Sooner or later your date will slip up and contradict what they have previously told you. The more questions that you ask and the more time that goes by, the more likely it is that you will catch the liar out. You have to be very good to tell convincing lies and keep them going over a long period of time. I can't remember what I said yesterday so remembering a lie that I might have told a week ago would be very hard to do. Only the most accomplished liars and confidence tricksters can do this convincingly.
By writing down the answers that you get it will soon become very obvious to you when you've been lied to because something won't quite add up. "You told me you did this last week but now you tell me you did that" - It doesn't matter what the lie was about because If he or she can lie to you about this then they might have lied to you about not being married too.
If you suspect that something is wrong then you should find out for certain if they are married. You can do this by doing a background check on them and looking up their marriage records. You can also find out if they have a criminal record or arrest warrants and a whole load of other interesting and useful information about them. You can do this online in less than 10 minutes. If you think that you're being lied to or you don't want to waste time with questions and answers then an online background check is the way to go. You would be well advised to do a background check on anyone you meet before you decide to get serious with them whether they are lying to you or not. Online background checks are confidential so do it now.
Before you go online to check out your date please remember that public records can never be 100% accurate and should be used only as a guide. Just because you don't find a marriage record doens't mean that he is definitely not married. Also, if you do find a record it may not be correct or it may be out of date and he is long divorced. So if public records indicates that he may be married then challenge him on it and seek other evidence. If you don't find public records of his marriage and he continues to act suspiciously then dig deeper until you find out exactly why he is lying to you.
Remember - if you are not completely comfortable with your date or lover then walk away. Isn't it better to be safe than sorry?


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"ADJUSTING OUR FOOTPRINT": RBC to consolidate branches on New Providence and Eleuthera
BusinessApril 8, 2021April 8, 2021 at 3:44 am Natario McKenzie
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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Royal Bank of Canada has announced it is adjusting its business footprint to ensure it remains profitable and sustainable, as it moves to consolidate two branches within the next two months.
LaSonya Missick, RBC managing director and head of personal banking, told Eyewitness News that the bank has decided to consolidate its Mackey Street branch with its Palmdale branch, and its Governor's Harbour branch with its Harbour Island branch, in the coming months.
"We have decided to consolidate our Mackey Street branch with our Palmdale branch, effective June 28, 2021. The Mackey Street branch was one of the temporarily closed locations since last year March, due to the pandemic," said Knowles in response to Eyewitness News inquiries.
"We will also be consolidating our Governor's Harbour branch with our Harbour Island branch, effective May 28, 2021.
"Additionally, through a unique banking partnership, we seek to provide our clients within the Governor's Harbour community with solutions to conduct their banking activities."
She added: "We decided to consolidate these branches following an evaluation of the changing needs and behavior of our clients in the communities they serve.
LaSonya Missick.
"RBC is adjusting its bank footprint today to ensure our business remains competitive, profitable and sustainable now and in the future. As always, we will work with each employee to help determine what the best path forward might be while recognizing that this type of change can be difficult."
Missick noted that despite the consolidation of these two branches, RBC remains "fully committed to our islands".
"We recently opened our fully renovated Freeport branch and will open our state-of-the-art location in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, in just a few weeks," she said.
"Both branches received extensive damage during the passage of Hurricane Dorian."
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HARRIS ACADEMY SOUTH NORWOOD
Point 7: £22,995 FTE (£19,245.05 Actual Salary)
HASN-004410
Schools, Secondary teaching, Teaching assistant
Experienced (non manager)
Harris Academy South Norwood is currently looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join its team.
We are currently looking to appoint a resourceful Cover Supervisor to work within the agreed parameters of classroom cover in absence of teachers. This role will likely suit someone with previous experience in a similar role, providing cover within an educational establishment or a school.
Due to reorganisation with the Academy into two distinct sites with their own character and identity, applicants will work at one of the two sites with minimal to no travel between them.
We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of transforming education in London and helping create exceptional places of learning. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
Qualifications to A-Level standard or equivalent
Knowledge of strategies to recognize and reward efforts and achievements towards self-reliance that are appropriate to the age and development stage of the students
The ability to provide classroom cover - within agreed parameters - in the absence of the class teacher
Please download the job pack for a full job description and person specification.
Why work at Harris Academy South Norwood?
A dynamic curriculum, delivered through an ethos of business and enterprise and the very best in technology and resources across our two sites
A warm, ambitious family of staff and governors with a passion for learning
Excellent personal and professional development opportunities through the Harris Federation network
About Harris Academy South Norwood
Located five minutes from Norwood Junction train station, a transport hub ten minutes' train journey from London Bridge, Harris Academy South Norwood has belonging and personal growth as our touchstones.
Harris Academy South Norwood is an 11-18 Academy for 1,100 students that opened in September 2007. The Academy is located in a purpose built, state-of-the-art new building. Harris Academy South Norwood is judged by Ofsted inspectors to be an Outstanding School with pupil progress in the top 1% nationally. The Academy offers a broad and balanced curriculum with a specialism in Enterprise.
We believe that teaching students powerful knowledge and developing their understanding of the world will help them become the best version of themselves: to help them to turn mirrors into windows. The vision for every teacher, every student and every leader is to be outstanding – the expectation is clear, we foster a culture of academic excellence, ambition and aspiration to maintain this. All students, in particular our most vulnerable, are nurtured and cared for in a holistic way. Being a Business and Enterprise Academy brings unique opportunities for the Academy to develop a culture and learning ethos that will bring innovation in teaching and learning to the heart of its philosophy. We want our students to be "business like" and enterprising in their approach to work and how they deal with each other, teachers and visitors to the Academy.
Our teaching approach:
We emphasise the difference between performance and learning, focusing attention on the storing of facilitating knowledge and vocabulary into Long-Term Memory, and the use of this knowledge to develop conceptual understanding. This helps ensure we rapidly close gaps between the disadvantaged and advantaged, whilst enabling all students to flourish. Our curriculum extends beyond the classroom to help our students become disciplined and resilient scholars, and active, kind and grateful citizens, who are proud to serve the communities they belong to.
Please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. You will need this when completing your online application.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact us via e-mail, or call to arrange a conversation.
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and this job may be withdrawn without notice. Applications will only be considered if submitted online and before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Our Benefits Package
In addition to the opportunities for career progression, training and development, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package.
Find out more about Our Benefits
Being a part of the Harris Federation
We are recognised as the top performing large multi-academy trust in England for primary and secondary education. Closing the gap between young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and their peers has always been a core mission of Harris. Holding a reputation for bringing transformative approaches to education, we hold a unrivalled track record in achieving success through rapid school improvement.
Our people are at the heart of this success. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of training programmes available at every stage of your career.
We look for talented individuals who share our vision for creating exceptional places of learning, and are committed to ensuring that every child in London has access to the best possible education.
Learn more About Harris and our Vision and Values
The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
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We are committed to equality and to valuing diversity as an employer and a provider of education.
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£75 - £90 per day + Dependent on experience
Waltham Forest, London (Greater)
Actual £21,984 - £22,957 p.a. (Pro Rata of fte of £25,137- £26,250 p.a.)
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One man is dead after a head-on collision Monday morning on Ind. 37 in Fishers, according to a release from the Fishers Police Department.
Police responded around 3:30 a.m. to a crash on the northbound lanes of Ind. 37 just north of 135th Street.
According to an initial investigation, the driver of a Toyota Scion was driving south in the northbound lanes when he collided head-on with a Dodge Charger.
The Scion driver, a 29-year-old Indianapolis man whose name has not been released, was trapped in his car with critical injuries, police said. He was later pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.
Police said the Charger driver's injuries were not life-threatening.
Northbound SR Ind. 37 was closed for four hours following the crash, police said. The incident remains under investigation.
Contact Pulliam Fellow Lydia Gerike at lgerike@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter at @LydiaGerike.


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JENNIFER LOPEZ: Different Baseball Pitch
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Jennifer Lopez sweetened her pitch to purchase the New York Mets baseball team.
She abandoned that dream when Steve Cohen outbid her and fiancé Alex Rodriguez. However, one week later, the deal has not been sealed. J-Lo and her group of investors, , who bid about $2.3 billion for the Mets, revisited the offer with bigger promises. She said (quote) "We feel we have the best bid for the sport, the team and the city."
J-Lo would control the team. Player payroll would increase to $225. She guarantees a World Series championship this decade. If they fail, they will donate $100 million to New York charities.
It's a longshot and can only happen if Steve Cohen does not gain approval from the other Major League owners. They may find Cohen's legal issues troubling. He's been sued for sexual discrimination and fined nearly $2 billion for insider trading.
J-Lo's baggage is her fiancé. Alex Rodriguez abused performance enhancing drugs and was suspended from the New York Yankees. (New York
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Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks 6:30 - TNT Heat one victory away from a berth in the Eastern Conference Finals !


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Felix Michael Rogers – General, United States Air Force
Courtesy of the United States Air Force
GENERAL F. MICHAEL ROGERS
Retired January 31, 1978
General Felix Michael Rogers was commander of the Air Force Logistics Command, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command mission is to provide worldwide technical logistics support to all Air Force active and Reserve force activities, Military Assistance Program countries, and designated U.S. Government agencies.
General Rogers was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in 1921. He graduated from Newton High School, Newtonville, Massachusetts, in 1939; attended the University of Virginia from July 1947 to August 1949; and received a bachelor of science degree in military science from the University of Maryland in 1952. He is a graduate of the National War College.
He enlisted as a private in April 1942, became an aviation cadet in August 1942, and completed pilot training and received a commission as a second lieutenant at Yuma, Arizona, in 1943. During World War II, General Rogers served as a P-39 pilot with the 353d Fighter Squadron at Hamilton Field, California. He moved with the squadron to the European Theater of Operations, flew P-51 aircraft and became squadron commander. He is a fighter ace, credited with 12 enemy aircraft while flying from bases in England, Italy and France.
He returned to the United States in January 1945 and was assigned to flying duties in fighter aircraft until November 1945 when he became commandant of troops at Hunter Field, Ga. Between September 1946 and June 1947, he served as flight commander, operations officer, and commander of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. He next was a student at the University of Virginia under the
Air Force Institute of Technology program.
In August 1949 General Rogers was transferred to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as an intelligence staff officer in the Directorate of Intelligence. He attended the language course at Lacaze Academy in Washington, D.C., from October 1952 to June 1953, in preparation for attaché duties.
General Rogers served as assistant air attaché in Madrid, Spain, from June 1953 to February 1957. He then returned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force as chief of the Current Intelligence Branch in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations. In 1958 he was transferred to the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as director of current intelligence, J-2, and in August 1960 entered the National War College. In July 1961 he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense with duty station at the State Department.
General Rogers served as secretary of the Air Force Council in the Office of the Vice Chief of Staff from May 1962 until February 1963, and then as director of the Secretariat, Air Force Council Designated Systems Management Group, Air Staff Board.
He was assigned to Air Force Systems Command as assistant deputy chief of staff, development plans in September 1966, and became deputy chief of staff, development plans in August 1968.
General Rogers served as senior member, United Nations Command, Military Armistice Commission, Korea, from July 1970 to August 1971. He assumed the position of deputy chief of staff for technical training at Air Training Command Headquarters in August 1971. He became vice commander of Air Training Command in November 1972.
In November 1973, General Rogers was appointed commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In this position, he directed the professional military education programs for both officers and noncommissioned officers to meet the requirements of the Air Force. He became commander of AFLC in August 1975.
His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Silver Star, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal with 20 oak leaf clusters. His foreign decorations include the Order of Aeronautical Merit (Spain), and the order of National Security Merit (Republic of Korea).
His hometown is Newton, Massachusetts.
General Rogers was promoted to the grade of general effective September 1, 1975.
The General's wife is buried in Section 30, Grave 668, Arlington National Cemetery. The General survives her.
F. Michael Rogers, a retired Air Force general, says he thinks he knows what well-heeled civilians want when it comes to air travel. He is putting his idea to the test today when MGM Grand Air, a luxury airline with a glitzy name, begins transcontinental service from Los Angeles. Each of the airline's three Boeing 727s has just 33 overstuffed seats, their remodeled cabins resemble cocktail lounges and, according to Rogers, the airline's chief executive, "We offer a service you can't get anywhere else."
MGM Grand Air is owned by Kirk Kerkorian, the reclusive financier who once controlled Western Airlines and the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, since renamed Bally's after its sale to Bally Manufacturing last year. Kerkorian has committed $20 million in start-up funds for the airline, which so far is the only business operated by his new company, MGM Grand Inc. Kerkorian plans to sell shares in the company this fall.
Since MGM Grand Air was proposed last December, it has faced a number of obstacles. For one thing, the city of El Segundo has filed court papers trying to halt its flights from Los Angeles International Airport's Imperial terminal because of aircraft noise. On another front, federal regulators told MGM Grand Air to scale down its plans because it lacked financing for a proposed flight to London. But US airline industry experts say MGM Grand Air's biggest challenge will be simply to keep flying. Since the industry was deregulated in 1978, every luxury airline started has failed.
The most notable failure was Regent Air, which treated passengers to gourmet meals on fine china for $1,620 one-way between Los Angeles and Newark, New Jersey. That Los Angeles airline suspended service last spring after five years of losses. Rogers, president of Regent between 1982 and 1984, said MGM Grand Air is different. The new airline is working closely with travel agents and is charging competitive fares, about $800 one-way between Los Angeles International and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Besides, Rogers said, Regent was hampered by serious regulatory problems and a severe lack of cash. Federal regulators delayed licensing Regent for two years because its owners, casino operators Stuart and Clifford Perlman, had been linked to alleged organized crime figures by gaming regulators in New Jersey. While Regent awaited its operating certificate, the luxury airline paid millions for a contractor to operate its flights. "Regent was doomed from the start," Rogers said.
Terry Christensen, an MGM Grand Air director and head of Kerkorian's private investment company, Tracinda Corp., said the small luxury airline may eventually be used to link MGM Grand Inc. hotels and casinos with major airports. According to a preliminary prospectus filed by MGM Grand Inc., stock will be offered to the former shareholders of the company that owned the hotel in Las Vegas. Proceeds would be used to acquire and develop casinos and hotels and to fund the airline. It would also be used to repay Kerkorian for his investment in MGM Grand Air. Christensen said Kerkorian has not yet picked any locations for the new hotels or casinos. "We're looking at locations in the United States and in Europe," he said. For now, MGM Grand Air is targeting the transcontinental business traveler.
Rogers said he believes that the airline can attract travelers from overseas who fly into New York or Los Angeles on a foreign carrier, then switch to a domestic carrier to reach their final destination. But some industry analysts question MGM Grand Air's strategy. For one thing, the airline will have a limited flight schedule, with just two departures from Los Angeles daily. "I doubt many people will adjust their schedules to fly on MGM Grand Air," Morten Beyer, president of the Avmark airline consulting firm in Arlington, said. MGM Grand Air does not expect to make money anytime soon. According to a filing with the Transportation Department, the airline expects to lose $3.9 million during its first 21 months of operation. It needs to sell 27 of its 33 seats on every flight to break even, Rogers said.
Probably the biggest thing the airline has going for it is Kerkorian, an experienced airline executive and financier with a talent for making money. "I would think that if anyone can pull it off, Kerkorian can," consultant Beyer said.
Arlington may deny Australia crash memorial
Dennis J. Hoffman – EN2, United States Navy


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Talented Wisconsin Rapids wrestling team off to hot start
The Red Raiders are the second-ranked team in the state at Division 1
By Ben Helwig
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) - The rich tradition of Wisconsin Rapids wrestling is one of the most prestigious in the state. The Red Raiders' 21 team state titles are the most by any school in Wisconsin wrestling history. Now, the start of the season echoes some of the sentiments from years past.
Wisconsin Rapids is currently the number two ranked team in the state in Division 1. Their season started with a gritty dual win over Wisconsin Valley Conference foe, Marshfield.
"I felt like we just come out the gates strong in that dual against Marshfield," said head coach Scott Benitz. "We've just gotten progressively better."
Entering this season, there was a renewed buzz around the program after last year felt nothing close to a traditional wrestling season.
"Last year it felt like we wrestled middle school for a whole year," said Benitz. It was pretty hard to convince young guys coming up that it's any different and high school wrestling should be, for most kids, the pinnacle of their athletic career, and it wasn't last year."
This year has already felt like a fresh start.
"One of the things was getting back to normal," said Benetiz. "We could actually have normal practices and we could have normal dual meets with fans, have a line-up, have music, have a real event."
The energy has been apparent as the team has eight wrestlers ranked in the top ten in the state at their respective weight class. One of those ranked wrestlers is three-time state qualifier and senior Preston Spray. He says this year feels more special than any he's had.
"This year feels so much different than it has in my other three years," said Spray. "This team, there's something about us, we feed off each other's adrenaline and we wrestle for each other in every single match that we're in."
The Red Raiders are coming off a strong showing in the Northern Exposure Tournament last weekend where they faced off with teams from Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota.
"We got a lot of work to do," said Benitz. "We're not where we need to be, but we're on the right track."
The team has a mix of veteran talent and young potential, something Spray is excited for the program to build on.
"Anytime I'm with someone, if they're my age or they're young, I'm trying to teach them everything I know so that they can perfect some of the things I know so hopefully that can help us at the end of the year," said Spray.
Coach Benitz said the first two team goals are to win the conference and then win regionals. Spray echoed that sentiment but also knows the team has real potential.
"We think we're a really good team this year. We feel like we could be 22-time state champs," said Spray. "I enjoy being just a guy on the team, helping out anybody I can. It's a lot of fun. We work hard together and we're going to succeed."
Wisconsin Rapids next takes to the mat Thursday in a dual against Merrill before the Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna.