The Sands at Nomad has led the way on all things green and environmentally conscious on Kenya's south coast since 2005.
With a strong environmental ethos, whereby all decisions across the hotel take into consideration the local and natural environment, The Sands is Diani's most environmentally conscious hotel. Our pioneering efforts have been recognised with the Gold Travelife Sustainability in Tourism Award. This is a fantastic achievement and we hope it will serve as an inspiration to others within the tourist industry as they now start or continue their sustainability journey!
We're thrilled to have made the Trip Advisor 'Hall of Fame' as a recipient of the 2019 Travellers' Choice Award!
Thank you to all our wonderful guests!
The Sands strives to make a positive difference to both our immediate and wider environments.
It was with this aim in mind that Nomad invited a representative from the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and Aids (KELIN), Esther Nelima, to give a series of special sensitisation training workshops to support and empower our staff.
HIV prevalence in Kwale County stands at 3.8% as per the 2018 HIV Estimate report, released in December 2018 by the National Aids Control Council (NACC), while stigma and discrimination against people living with and affected by HIV and Aids remains high, at 48% according to the national HIV and Aids summary report from the NACC.
The training took place over several days to allow all staff the opportunity to attend. It covered awareness on sexual health, STIs and HIV/Aids; signs, symptoms and methods of prevention; the importance of testing, early diagnoses and treatment as well as adherence and disclosure; and legal protection for people living with HIV and Aids through the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act (HAPCA).
Ms. Nelima reported afterwards that it was clear few people were aware of the realities of HIV transmission, prevention and treatment and that, handled correctly, diagnoses does not have to be devastating or life-limiting. It is hoped that this initial intervention – the first of its kind in Diani – will help KELIN to reach more people within the tourism industry, to ensure those who do not know their HIV status are tested and linked to care and support and to prevent further deaths from HIV related illnesses in the tourism industry.
Individual counseling sessions to encourage more people to talk openly and freely regarding issues related to HIV and Aids followed the training sessions, with further training planned for 2019.
If a boat made entirely from recycled plastic and flip flops washed up and found on Kenya's beautiful beaches sounds like child's play, take a look at the incredible, pioneering Flipflopi. As the boat with a global conservation message returns from its historic maiden voyage along the coast to Zanzibar, we take a look back at the day the vessel was first unveiled in Diani, on 30 January 2019. Nomad hosted Flipflopi's short stopover on its way to Tanzania from its island home of Lamu.
One of many highlights was a visit from young representatives of 7 schools in Diani and Kwale. The Marine Education Center at The Sands arranged for a total of 109 students and 16 teachers to celebrate the arrival of Flipflopi with several different activities, including visiting and boarding the Dhow, workshops with REEFolution, a tour of the center and some plastic bottle art. The founders of Flipflopi aim to inspire the next generation to take up the mantel of conserving our oceans and building a sustainable future.
A fantastic well done to the team at Flipflopi and local partner Kwale Plastics Plus for the launch of Flipflopi!
Scuba diving is the perfect way to explore the incredible beauty of Kenya's Indian Ocean.
If you've never tried diving before and are curious to start, the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience is the course for you. This course will teach you the basics of diving in the safety of the pool or shallow water near the beach under the watchful eye of a professional instructor from Diving the Crab, based at Nomad. Diving the Crab is Kenya's leading diving center with over 30 years of unparalleled experience and expertise.
Whether it's an enjoyable, once-off experience or the first step in becoming a fully qualified diver, learn to scuba dive this holiday.
As the festive season gets underway we'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!
If you're thinking of activities for the kids to do this Christmas, we've got just the ticket.
Send them off to the pool under the trained eye of a professional diving instructor to learn about the wonderful world of scuba diving. The fun Bubblemaker course from Diving the Crab, Kenya's premier diving center, based at The Sands at Nomad, gives children aged 8 and above the chance to learn the basics of scuba diving and find out what it's like to breathe underwater.
Whether they catch the diving bug or just give you a chance to put your feet up with a cocktail in your hand, the Bubblemaker course provides children with an enjoyable and memorable introduction to scuba diving.
Contact diving@divingthecrab.com to find out more.
Christmas is coming and we've got a fantastic selection of events and activities for families to enjoy this holiday season.
Grab your bucket and spade for a fun-filled family day on the beach. Show off your sand sculpting skills and set your sights on some fabulous prizes.
Before he heads back to the North Pole, Father Christmas will be dropping into Nomad to spread some extra festive cheer. If you'd like your little one to receive a gift from Father Christmas, please hand in a wrapped present, clearly marked with your child's name on it, to the reception staff at the Nomad Beach Bar and Restaurant.
Sit back, relax and tap your feet to the soulful sounds of jazz from the superb Iris Duo. Enjoy a spot of lunch on the stylish outdoor terrace at our restaurant while children play on powdery white sands and enjoy camel rides and ice-cream.
Children aged 8 and over can learn the basics of scuba diving and how to breathe underwater on the PADI Bubblemaker course, under the watchful eye of a professional dive master from Diving the Crab, Kenya's premier diving center based at Nomad. The Bubblemaker experience is a fun, safe and unforgettable experience for children.
Enjoy a range of waters-based activities at our fully equipped watersports center. Kayak or take a Stand-Up Paddleboard out to a beautiful sand island. You can even hire snorkel masks and flippers for a spot of snorkeling in Diani's crystal clear waters. Windsurfing, surfing, skim boarding and boogie boarding options are also available.
If you'd rather stay behind and send the kids out with our expert instructors, we can help you relax in style at the Nomad Beach Bar and Restaurant.
Searching for sun, sea, sand and adventure? With pristine white sands, simmering aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean and balmy tropical temperatures, Diani Beach has once again been named as one of the best beaches in the world, in the New York Post.
Whether you're looking for a long weekend away, relaxing beach escapes, a world-class diving experience on Kenya's unspoilt reefs or a perfect end to an awe-inspiring safari, we've got you covered. The Sands' enviable location on Diani Beach really is something to write home about.
Congratulations to Diani Beach which picked up the winner's crown to be named Africa's Leading Beach Destination Winner at the World Travel Awards 2018. It marks the fifth year in a row that our sublime Diani Beach has won this prestigious award.
If you've visited Diani before, you'll know its secret delights and why this glorious stretch of Kenya's beautiful coastline is such a deserved winner. If it's still on your list of places to visit, wait no more!


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Gibbons breaks ground for STEAM Center
State-of-the-art science and arts building will be named for largest donor, Smith Family
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Turning shovels at the groundbreaking for Cardinal Gibbons High School's new STEAM Center, from left: Paul Ott, 1966 graduate and outgoing principal; Tom Mahon, new president; benefactors Susan Smith and Sharon Smith; Jack Seiler, 1981 graduate and former Fort Lauderdale mayor; Oscar Cedeno, incoming principal; and Bishop Enrique Delgado.
FORT LAUDERDALE | Cardinal Gibbons High School took another step toward the future with the groundbreaking for a new state-of-art STEAM building.
STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Bishop Enrique Delgado says a blessing at the groundbreaking ceremony for Cardinal Gibbons High School's new STEAM center.
"This ceremony marks a significant re-investment in the future of this school," said Charlie Myers, who addressed those at the groundbreaking ceremony June 4. Myers is the son-in-law of Phil Smith, whose family donated $750,000 toward the construction of the new Smith Family STEAM Center at the school.
Smith, the family patriarch, died in 2016. He ran the Phil Smith Management Company which included several automobile dealerships. The family has donated money to Holy Cross Hospital and Florida Atlantic University, Smith's alma mater, among many others.
"Cardinal Gibbons has given my family so much, it only made sense to give back and help future students," said Myers.
Thomas Mahon, left, incoming president at Cardinal Gibbons High, and Paul Ott, a 1966 graduate and outgoing principal, shake hands at the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the school's new STEAM center.
Smith's daughter, Shawn, and two of Smith's grandchildren, are Cardinal Gibbons alumni. The youngest grandchild will attend the school there in the future, said Susan Smith, Phil's widow.
"My husband would have been on board with this," said Smith. "He was very interested in education. Cardinal Gibbons High School is a down-to-earth school. I can't say enough good things about the sigh SHichool."
Thomas Mahon, newly appointed school president, thanked the Smith family for their leadership role in funding the project. Their donation is the largest single gift ever received by Gibbons, and will help the archdiocesan school reach its goal of raising $4.3 million for its Our Faith - Our Family - Our Future Capital Campaign. The school has raised over $3 million so far from over 60 donors.
He also thanked the campaign's Steering Committee "for their dedicated commitment to advance the school's educational mission" by supporting the capital campaign. "I know I speak for the entire Cardinal Gibbons High School faculty when I say how thrilled we are to be a part of this," Mahon said.
Cheerleader Rebecca Pryor, a junior, performs as band members play Cardinal Gibbons High School's fight song at the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the school's new STEAM center.
The Phil Smith Center on the 18-acre school campus will feature a "makerspace," choral room and secondary practice space, band studio, digital music lab, Genius room and television editing and production studios as well as STEAM classrooms and labs. The courses offered will provide students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience before pursuing their chose field in college.
Cardinal Gibbons was established in 1961 in the Coral Ridge section of Fort Lauderdale. It now has 1,200 students, a 1,337-seat gymnasium, 10 academic buildings and a 300-seat chapel.
"The new 20,000 square foot STEAM center will feature improved opportunities for our faculty and department heads to advance interdisciplinary learning opportunities," said Mahon. "The center will better prepare our students for their post-secondary education journey, and provide the added resources to meet a constantly growing and changing social and corporate landscape."
Gibbons principal Paul Ott, a class of 1966 alumnus, said he was honored to join the celebration that will launch the initial phase of the $4.3 million STEAM building construction. Ott, who is retiring at the end of this month, was an English teacher before becoming principal in 2003 and has served the school for 48 years.
"I know that the entire Gibbons community, from alumni, current students and families, to future generations of the proud Chief nation, shares in the excitement of these transformative campus improvements," he said.
Miami Auxiliary Bishop Enrique Delgado blessed the ground where the new building will rise, then posed for a ceremonial shovel-turning along with Ott, Mahon, Susan Smith, Shawn Smith, former Fort Lauderdale mayor Jack Seiler, a 1981 Gibbons graduate, and Oscar Cedeño, the school's new principal.
Promotional poster for Cardinal Gibbons High School's $ 4.3 million capital campaign, Our Faith-Our Family-Our Future, of which the new STEAM building is the first phase.
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Eduard 'Edu' Albácar Gallego (born 16 November 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career
Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Albácar only played for Segunda División B and Tercera División teams until well into his 20s. In July 2006 he signed with Hércules CF in the Segunda División, and appeared in his first game as a professional on 27 August when he started in a 0–1 home loss against Málaga CF.

In June 2008, Albácar moved to Deportivo Alavés also in the second division. One year later, he signed with fellow second-tier club Rayo Vallecano.

On 22 July 2010, Albácar joined Elche CF. In his third year, he scored a career-best eight goals – mainly through free kicks and penalties– and also helped the Valencian side to return to La Liga after 24 years of absence.

On 24 August 2013, aged almost 34, Albácar made his debut in the top flight, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad. He scored his first goal in the competition six days later, in a 2–2 draw at UD Almería.

Albácar announced his retirement on 13 August 2015, being immediately included in Rubén Baraja's staff. Roughly a year later, he stepped down from retirement, returning to his last club Elche at the age of 36.

On 2 May 2018, Albácar announced that he would retire at the end of the season, which ended in promotion to the second division.

Honours
Elche
Segunda División: 2012–13

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Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona
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Grumpy Cat could get her own movie
By Peter Hockaday on May 30, 2013 at 7:15 PM
The cats have taken over your computers, and soon they'll take over Hollywood.
Grumpy Cat, the perma-frowning star of many Internet memes, could now star in her own movie. The Wall Street Journal reported talent manager Ben Lashes helped Grumpy Cat's owners negotiate a film option with Broken Road Productions this week. According to Deadline, the pitch was for a "a Garfield-like feature film" and Grumpy Cat "will be given the power of speech."
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Internet sensation Grumpy Cat appears on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on March 22, 2013.
Grumpy Cat appears on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on March 22, 2013.
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A Grumpy Cat meme.
Grumpy Cat appears with Rachel Smith and Paula Faris on ABC's 'Good Morning America' on March 22, 2013.
Grumpy Cat puts in an appearance of sorts at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 13, 2013 in Indio, California.
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Maybe the craziest part of the story is that Lashes is building a career out of managing famous Internet cats. He has helped Keyboard Cat's owner make about $300,000 and recently helped sue Warner Bros. over their use of Keyboard Cat in a video game. Christopher Torres, who owns the rights to Nyan Cat, told the Wall Street Journal: "when it comes to cats, Ben knows who is going to be big." Hint for Lashes: Check out Hamilton the Hipster Cat.
So now Lashes is banking on Grumpy Cat, real name Tardar Sauce, who lives in Arizona. Grumpy Cat was a hit at this year's SXSW festival, has a forthcoming book and a clothing line at Hot Topic.
But not everybody is convinced Grumpy means gold. Broken Road has produced mega-flops like Adam Sandler's "Jack and Jill," and CNET's Amanda Kooser writes: "I can see this squeezing every last drop of fame out of what was once a thoroughly enjoyable online phenomenon."
Whatever happens, you know Grumpy Cat won't like it.


NEW YORK — Performance artist David Garibaldi, who accomplished his goal of raising $1 million for charity by age 30, wowed a Christian audience Tuesday when he brought to life in a matter of minutes a stunning image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns.
Garibaldi, who describes himself as "a performance painter on the go with a few things to say," definitely gave his onlookers something to talk about when he created two works of art from scratch before thousands of Christians gathered at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last night.
The Sacramento, California, artist first painted a radiant image of a man carrying a child, with the child's head resting on the man's shoulder. That image, like the stunning painting of Christ, unfolded in a matter of minutes as audience members "oohed" and "aahed" at Garibaldi's unfolding work.
What brought on the "hallelujahs," however, was when Garibaldi picked up his brush and a new set of paints and got to work on his second image.
At first, it wasn't quite clear what would emerge from Garibaldi's playful dance, quick strokes and colorful hues.
But then, minutes later, he turned the painting upside down ... or right-side up. It was clear what — or who, Garibaldi was painting.
The thousands of Christians from the New York Tri-State area that were gathered in the concert hall went wild, erupting in applause and some of them yelling, "Hallelujah!"
Garibaldi, who has performed at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, at Bill Hybel's Global Leadership Summit and for audiences around the world, has described his work as a "gift" that he likes to use to inspire people.
It was just a few years ago that the artist accomplished his goal of raising $1 million for various charities by the age of 30.
Garibaldi, who actually raised the vast sum through various show engagements a year early, explained of his venture: "It was more than just doing good. It was about using my gift to create a platform to benefit and inspire people."
His performance Tuesday night at Radio City Music Hall was a part of the NYCityFest campaign organized by local Christian leaders and the Oregon-based Luis Palau Association.


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Neuroscientist: Neuroscience "Is a Failure"
Despite cries of "Follow the science!" and "Listen to the science!" it's healthy to be reminded of the limits to what science can tell us. Often, those limits come into play in their starkest form when the focus is on the issues that matter to us most. The topics in science that are best understood tend to be of more modest significance for our lives.
As an example, public health science has flailed in its response to the coronavirus, the subject on everyone's mind at the moment. Evolutionary science flails (even as it denies doing so) in answering the ultimate question anyone can ask: How did we, as complex biological beings, come to be here?
The Mandate of Naturalism
The pattern holds when it comes to another profound concern: What lies on the other side of dying? Neuroscience has sought to beat back the reality of reports pointing to an existence beyond death. Near death experiences (NDE) violate the mandate of naturalism: everything must be explained in material terms, which is impossible to do if an immaterial soul can separate from the body.
At Mind Matters, however, neurosurgeon and neuroscientist Michael Egnor explains that accounts of NDEs can't be explained in any strict materialist fashion. Individuals in NDEs may return with perceptions of what was going on around them when they were "dead" or near-dead that their own physical senses could not have captured. Nor are the experiences like states of intoxication, where weird things are also reported. With NDEs, memory is enhanced not blunted.
There are other reasons for thinking that these experiences involve a genuine out-of-body journey. As Dr. Egnor notes, NDEs have been reported across cultures and down through history, and are not more common among people whose faith tradition prompts them to expect a life after death. So this can't be mere confirmation bias.
"Digging in the Wrong Spot"
Egnor notes the remarkable failure of neuroscience to explain not just NDEs but the entire relationship between the brain and mind:
It is as if cosmology had failed to tell us anything meaningful about the universe; or medical science failed to tell us anything about health and disease; or geology failed to tell us anything about rocks. Neuroscience has told us nothing — nothing — about how the brain gives rise to the mind. The Hard Problem, after two centuries of neuroscience and a vast trove of data, remains utterly unsolved.
Philosopher Roger Scruton (1944–2020) famously described neuroscience as "a vast collection of answers with no memory of the questions." It seems reasonable to attribute this abject failure of neuroscience — and neuroscience is a failure (how many other scientific disciplines have utterly failed to explain the salient phenomenon of the system they study?) — to the rigid materialist bias of its practitioners. If you've been digging in the same spot for centuries and haven't found the treasure, maybe you've been digging in the wrong spot.
The scientific challenge is to explain NDE's, not to explain them away.
Read the rest of Mind Matters.
Materialism has the same problem with other profound questions we wonder about. Egnor asks, "How many other scientific disciplines have utterly failed to explain the salient phenomenon of the system they study?" I can think of one. In the context of evolution, you could reformulate his final sentence this way: "The scientific challenge is to explain the infusions of information in life's history, the marvelous jumps and discontinues in the fossil record, the ultimate biological discontinues in the origin of life and in the origin of our species, not to explain these things away." Evolutionary science, like neuroscience, will take a great step forward when everyone can agree that its mission is to explain, not explain away.
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David Klinghoffer is a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and the editor of Evolution News & Science Today, the daily voice of Discovery Institute's Center for Science & Culture, reporting on intelligent design, evolution, and the intersection of science and culture. Klinghoffer is also the author of six books, a former senior editor and literary editor at National Review magazine, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Commentary, and other publications. Born in Santa Monica, California, he graduated from Brown University in 1987 with an A.B. magna cum laude in comparative literature and religious studies. David lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife and children.
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Do you remember Edgar C. Whisenant? That's OK. Like countless others, he had his 15 minutes of fame.
Edgar C. Whisenant, was a former NASA engineer and Bible student who predicted the Rapture would occur in 1988, sometime between Sept. 11 and Sept. 13. He published two books about this, 88 Reasons Why the Rapture Will Be in 1988 and On Borrowed Time.
Eventually, 300,000 copies of 88 Reasons were mailed free of charge to ministers across America, and 4.5 million copies were sold in bookstores and elsewhere. One was delivered to the St. Paul's parsonage that year also.
Whisenant was quoted as saying "Only if the Bible is in error am I wrong; and I say that to every preacher in town and if there were a king in this country and I could gamble with my life, I would stake my life on Rosh Hashana '88."
Whisenant died on May 16, 2001. To state the obvious, he was wrong.
There are issues worth addressing. There is the so-called "rapture." The "rapture" is an unscriptural notion that before Judgment Day, there will be a preliminary sort of judgment in which the believers will be "raptured" or "snatched up" to heaven while chaos and tribulation run rampant over the earth. (The Left Behind series of books, quite popular a few years back, was based on the "rapture.")
After this period (generally, they say 7 years) a thousand year reign of Christ on earth will begin (the "millennium"). During the millennium the ungodly will be suppressed and the righteous will hold sway. After that, the final judgment will come.
There are numerous variations of the "rapture" and "millennium." There are pre-millennialists and post-millennialists. But none of these notions have Biblical support. They direct people's hearts to an earthly, fleshly kingdom. The Bible teaches that there will be only one judgment day, not two or three.
That is why our own Augsburg Confession rightly refers to these ideas as "certain Jewish opinions." Jesus had to deal with these Jewish opinions during His earthly ministry. Folks wanted to know "when the kingdom of God would appear." After the feeding of the 5,000, the crowds wanted to crown Jesus as their earthly king. To governor Pilate Jesus had to explain: "My kingdom is not of this world." And before the risen Savior ascended, His own disciples wanted to know: "Are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" Jesus replied: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority."
We know that Edgar C. Whisenant was a false prophet because he contradicted Jesus who said: "Of that day and hour knoweth no man." We know Whisenant was lying when he said Christ would return to rapture people in 1988 because it is now 2016. He was a deceiver because the Bible says: "The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night." A thief does not phone ahead to make an appointment.
Clearly, Judgment Day is closer today than it was yesterday. Clearly the signs of which Christ spoke are intensifying as this world edges toward the inevitable rendezvous with its Maker. But those who watch the signs in order to set a date are watching the wrong thing. Jesus tells us to watch ourselves so that we are always ready by faith to meet Him. So, as the writer to the Hebrews says: "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus!"
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Civilian airport evacuated after live missile found just sitting inside shipping container
Now that's what you'd call a... MIS-guided missile.
By James Clark | Published Aug 17, 2020 6:50 PM
When a contractor opened a container at Lakeland Linder International Airport in Florida on Friday, he probably wasn't expecting to find a massive guided missile just sitting there with that "I could blow this whole place up if I wanted to" expression on its stupid metal face.
Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened:
It's unclear how exactly this missile got there. According to local news reports the container originally arrived at the airport with pieces of an aircraft inside and belonged to a company called Draken International,
After the discovery, the civilian airport was evacuated and Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians from nearby MacDill Air Force Base were called in to remove the warhead, which was found to be live but not armed.
Draken International provided a statement to WTSP, a local news station, on the explosive discovery:
"Draken International, in the process of evaluating arriving shipments discovered something questionable and potentially explosive. Adhering to the explosive safety rule of exposing the minimum amount of people for the minimum amount of time to a potential explosive hazard the decision was made to evacuate the facility and its surrounding neighbors and contact the appropriate authorities. Draken takes its roll in the community seriously and always wants to ensure it performs safe and reliable operations."
Fortunately, personnel with the Lakeland Fire Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the EOD team from MacDill safely removed the ordnance. But talk about a MIS-guided missile, amirite?
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Dean E. Reynosa has been practicing law in Central Pennsylvania since 2000 after having completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Richard J. Walsh in Franklin and Fulton Counties. Dean received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and he received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1997. Dean began his legal career working in both the York and Cumberland County criminal justice systems. During that time, Dean represented clients on a daily basis and he obtained many successful verdicts from both judges and juries. During his time in private practice, Dean's cases have taken him to most state and federal courts in Central Pennsylvania. He primarily focuses on cases in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and York Counties. He has been selected to serve as a Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Dean's criminal defense experience ranges from those charged with bad checks to individuals charged with murder. He regularly defends clients charged with offenses including, but not limited to, robbery, burglary, drug offenses, driving under the influence (DUI), as well as traffic offenses. Dean also represents individuals facing driver license suspensions and those wishing to clear their record through an expungement or pardon. In addition to his criminal defense practice, Dean devotes his time to civil litigation including contract and property disputes as well as personal injury claims including wrongful death claims. He has represented homeowners associations, small businesses and employers in a variety of contract and employment disputes. Dean has extensive experience in appellate advocacy having represented clients before the Pennsylvania Superior Court, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Dean is admitted to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.


This is why I stalk the Fate/Stay Night wallpapers!
Excellent job, I love what you did with the original scan. Colors, shadows, everything was very well crafted.
The only thing I can nitpick is the text. I think it's a bit too hard to see. I might of changed the color or put it in a different place, but as it stands, it's difficult for me to read it as it blends into the background a little too well.
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Air France CEO resigns after employees reject pay deal
By Philip Andrew Churm •et; last updated: 04/05/2018
The chief executive of Air France-KLM, Jean-Marc Janaillac, has resigned after staff at the airline rejected the latest pay deal.
In a ballot of employees, 55 percent of the workers voted to turn down the deal on offer.
A series of strikes over the past few weeks has cost Air France-KLM millions of euros.
The Franco-Dutch company is one the biggest airlines in Europe but has now downgraded its profit and growth expectations for 2018 as a result of the industrial action.
Planned changes to French labour laws by President Emmanuel Macron have also prompted workers on the state-owned SNCF rail company to take strike action over a period of several weeks.
Air France and KLM merged 14 years ago and serve millions of passengers ever year.
French accusations of corporate raiding as Netherlands increases its stake in Air France-KLM
Notre Dame fire investigation: Prosecutors investigate possibility of power fault or cigarette
'Parasite' directed by Bong Joon-ho wins prestigious Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival


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'Earth Grab - Geopiracy, the New Biomassters and Capturing Climate Genes' - essential, cutting-edge climate science in everyday language - published this week (27 October 2011). The authors reveal information that the large corporations who profit from climate change do not want the public to know.
'Earth Grab' analyses how Northern governments and corporations are cynically using concerns about the ecological and climate crisis to propose geoengineering 'quick fixes'. These threaten to wreak havoc on ecosystems, with disastrous impacts on the people of the global South. As calls for a 'greener' economy mount and oil prices escalate, corporations are seeking to switch from oil-based to plant-based energy.
The authors expose some truths behind the exploitation of biomass, which is far from the solution to environmental problems that many have claimed it to be. A biomass economy based on using gene technologies to reprogramme living organisms to behave as microbial factories will facilitate the liquidation of ecosystems. This constitutes a devastating assault of the peoples and cultures of the South, accelerating the wave of land grabs that are becoming common in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The book shows how the worlds largest agribusiness companies are pouring billions of dollars into, and claiming patents on, what are claimed to be 'climate-ready crops'. Far from helping farmers adjust to a warming world – something peasant farmers already know how to manage – these crops will allow industrial agriculture to expand plantation monocultures into lands currently cultivated by poor peasant farmers. They are not a solution to growing hunger, they will feed only the corporate shareholders' profits.
Eminent environmentalist Vandana Shiva, founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, writes in her foreword that this research 'pulls back the curtain on disturbing technological and corporate trends that are already reshaping our world and that will become crucial battlegrounds for civil society in the years ahead'.
The book has already captured the attention of writer Naomi Klein, who writes that this 'crucial book reveals ... Indispensable research for those with their eyes wide open'. Campaigner George Monbiot adds that its exploration of 'three crucial issues which will come to dominate environmental and human rights debates in the coming years make it an essential resource for anyone trying to keep up with the times'.


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Pittsburgh Artist Vanessa German Wins $200,000 Don Tyson Prize
THE CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM of American Art announced the 2018 Don Tyson Prize has been awarded to visual and performance artist Vanessa L. German. The $200,000 biannual prize recognizes an individual artist or organization for exceptional achievement in American art. German was selected for "pushing boundaries and taking risks in the field of American art, as well as positively impacting her community through art experiences."
Yesterday, officials presented the award in person, visiting German in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, where she lives, works, and established the Art House, a grassroots community art center.
A painter, sculptor, spoken-word poet and activist, German's practice is community driven. She is recognized for her mixed-media "power figures." Composed of vintage and found objects, the elaborate and imaginative sculptures are centered around black memorabilia-style doll figures. She makes life-sized versions and smaller- scale works suitable for display on a pedestal or table.
The works probe issues of violence and racism and are animated with clever and idiosyncratic titles such as "Reality Check: To Call the Police Use this Phone," which includes a spiral cord and receiver from a 20th century dial phone, and "Souvenir of Our Trip," which features a slave ship balanced on the head of the figure.
Vanessa German is recognized for her mixed-media "power figures." Composed of vintage and found objects, the elaborate and imaginative sculptures probe issues of violence and racism and are animated with clever titles...
German, 42, often created her sculptures on her porch, where neighborhood children began to observe what she was doing and became curious about her work and all of the tools and materials spread around her work space. Engaging with them led to her establishing the Art House, designed as a safe space for art making. A bright blue house embellished with mosaic tiles, the Art House is a work of art with a magical presence in a historically black neighborhood that has experienced generational challenges with poverty and gun violence. German hosts local children, women and families to explore the creative and healing possibilities of art making.
"The Don Tyson Prize recognizes Vanessa for changing the way we experience art and exploring transformation through art and advocacy," John Tyson, chairman of Tysons Foods, said in the announcement. "The impact she's had and the work she'll continue to do honors the memory of my father Don, for whom the prize is named. Like
Vanessa, he believed in the power of art and in the American spirit."
"The Don Tyson Prize recognizes Vanessa for changing the way we experience art and exploring transformation through art and advocacy." — John Tyson
GERMAN'S PRACTICE has been recognized widely and her work is represented in many collections. Recent solo exhibitions were presented at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, N.Y.; Pavel Zoubok Gallery in New York City; and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Conn., where she was in residence in summer 2016.
Sculptures by German were featured in the group exhibition "State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now" (2014) at Crystal Bridges. Three of her works are in the museum's collection. The trio is currently on view in the museum's 1940s to Now gallery. Another sculpture, "Reality Check: To Call the Police Use this Phone," was acquired from the artist by Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947-2018), whose collection was recently donated to the Studio Museum in Harlem.
In 2017, German received the Jacob Lawrence Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and she is a 2018 United States Artists Fellow. When the executive director of the Crystal Bridges called to inform her she had won the Tyson Prize, she said it was an honor. "Wow that's amazing. That's really humbling," German said, recalling her reaction toWESA, the local NPR affiliate. She added: "And then he said it comes with a monetary prize. ...And then when he told me the amount that it was, I cried."
The artist has already determined that she will use some of the prize money to support her "Museum of Resilience," a project embedded within the Art House. German envisions the museum as "a public place that draws on the concept of the Art House to celebrate the transformative power of creativity in the lives of black women, trans women, single mothers, and their children, while simultaneously resisting the violence of gentrification."
The Tyson Prize is endowed by the Tyson family and Tyson Foods, Inc., through the Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville, Ark. German was selected through a nomination process. A jury of museum peers and art historians reviewed 85 candidates and chose German.
The inaugural prize was awarded in 2016 to the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art in Washington D.C. German is the second recipient. Next year, she is participating in the Distinguished Speakers Series at Crystal Bridges, where she is giving a talk on April 24, 2019. In the meantime, she said she is grateful for the unexpected support.
"Art has been transformational in my life, particularly in confronting and contending with the dimensional violence of racism," German said.
"I create art works, experiences and spaces of social healing, connection, and expression This award not only allows me to deepen my studio practice and anchor the Art House, but it also provides an opportunity to pay it forward and continue the work of my mother, Sandra German, who affirmed the lives, activism and creative power of those around her." CT
WATCH VIDEO of Vanessa L. German working with students to create poems and power figures during her summer 2016 residency at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art produced an illustrated brochure to accompany "Vanessa German / MATRIX 174: i come to do a violence to the lie" (June 9–Sept. 4, 2016), the artist's solo exhibition at the Hartford, Conn., institution.


A software application designed to tackle the 'red tape' is making life on the farm flow easier.
Donegal brothers, Jason and Gareth Devenney, created Farmflo back in 2011 as the quantity of paperwork due to EU regulations soared.
The pair said they were spending hours at night keeping records up to date for fear of doing something wrong and not being compliant.
In a bid to keep 'T's were crossed and the 'I's were dotted Jason, a software developer, and Jason, a farmer, created an application which became Farmflo.
It helps farmers record what they're doing as they're doing it, with all the data up to date ready for inspectors.
At first it was only used on the family farm, but farming friends later asked if they could also use it.
By the middle of 2013, 200 farmers had signed up for a trial, with 500 farmers now using the application across Ireland and the UK.


Boehm's Church, founded in 1740, was originally a Dutch Reformed congregation and later came under the German Reformed Synod of Philadelphia.
In 1740, the church's founder, the Reverend John Philip Boehm, lived on his 200 acre farm in Whitpain Township, between what is now Cathcart Road and School House Lane, just northeast of Skippack Pike. One of his sons farmed this land while his father rode circuit and attended to the affairs of various churches which he had founded. As he approached the age of 60, the hardships of long rides on horeseback in all kinds of weather began to catch up with him, and he was forced to spend more time closer to home. His neighbors asked him to hold services for them whenever he was at home on Sunday, and he complied, beginning in 1740.
Eventually, this little congregation grew to the point that a building was necessary. Where Blue Bell Pike meets Plymouth Road, a one acre plot was purchased from John Lewis. The deed, still in the possession of Boehm's Church is dated February 8, 1747. A small stone church building was erected by the congregation.
The original church building is described as follows: "The building was one story high, built of stone and mud for mortar, with remarkably heavy walls and a very long, steep roof. The church stood with gable-end facing southwest. There as a large double door, opening with a very heavy handle and thumb latch. "
During the battle of Germantown, Boehm's Reformed Church was used as a hospital for Revolutionary War soldiers. The soldiers who died were buried in the graveyard next to the church. The Daughters of the American Revolution, Valley Forge Chapter, erected a commemorative marker on the front of the church to honor the fallen soldiers.
From it's humble beginnings, the Boehm's Reformed Church continued to grow. The original church building was refurbished inside to repair the damage done by soldiers of the Revolutionary War when they used it as a hospital. In 1818, it was decided that a larger building was necessary to accommodate the growing congregation. A new building was erected, in part, on the foundations of the old. In 1834, nine additional acres were added to the original one-acre site, In 1870, extensive renovations wer made, including the addition of an eighty-foot high spire with bell (the present church bell).
Over the years, modifications and additions have been made including central steam heat in 1891 and electricity in 1913. The sexton's house was converted into a Parish House in 1963 with a Fellowship Hall added in 1971.
Click the title page below to read Dr. Hinke's biography of Rev. Boehm.


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A Video Editor's Guide to J Cuts and L Cuts
Jourdan Aldredge
When starting out in film and video editing, it can be kind of hard to unlatch your brain from the idea that the only way to cut between two shots is a standard cut.
However, once you learn enough to know that shots can be cut, transitioned, and edited to blend together in a variety of ways with different video editing techniques, your true editing journey can actually begin.
One of those helpful concepts early on is the idea of "J cuts" and "L cuts" as a way to talk about editing both video and audio together— (and in many instances, counter each other. But what are these crazy lettered video cut types? And, of course, how do you actually use them?
To truly unleash your non-linear editing brain, let's take some time to explore what J and L cuts are, how they work, and ultimately how you can harness their overlapping audio and video powers for your own film edits and video projects.
What are J and L Cuts?
Before we dive in too deep, let's go over some basic definitions first. J and L cuts are what professional video editors sometimes call "split edits," and are used as a way to cut between two video clips where the video and audio transition at different times.
These video cuts are usually done as a way to further immerse a viewer into a scene, or as a way to simply make the transition easier to expect or follow. You see this technique quite frequently in film and television, especially in scenes with lots of dialogue.
The name J cuts and L cuts come from how these types of edits look when using a standard NLE (non-linear editing) software. You can also remember the names by thinking about the shape the connected video and audio files make on a timeline. Let's look at specific examples for each below.
J Cut defined
Let's start with a J cut first. From a basic definition standpoint, a J cut is a type of split edit where the audio from the second scene overlaps the video of the first scene. From a viewer's perspective, you would begin to hear the audio of the next scene before the video actually cuts to it.
The overall effect of a J cut is one where the audience begins to consciously or subconsciously anticipate what is about to happen in the next shot. A J cut is also sometimes referred to as an "audio advance," an "audio under," or an "audio lead."
L Cut defined
Moving on to an L cut next: From a basic definition standpoint, an L cut is a type of split edit where the audio from the first scene continues underneath the video of the second scene. From a viewer's perspective, you would still be hearing audio from the preceding scene while watching video that has already cut to something else.
The overall effect of an L cut is one where the audience (consciously or subconsciously) still lingers with the last scene while still focusing on what is happening in the new shot.
The names for both the J cut and the L cut come from how they appear when using an NLE software's timeline where the audio clip either protrudes to the left (for a J) or the right (for an L) from underneath the video clip.
Examples of J and L Cuts in film
Alright, so now that we've covered the basic definitions and concepts of J cuts and L cuts we can move on to the fun stuff: Editing in action. It's kind of hard to express the overall effect of these types of split edits without seeing the results on the screen in the same scene.
And by looking at some of the examples in the video above, you can see just how powerful these transitions can be. I like the two selections used in this video essay because they highlight the specific difference between J cuts and L cuts.
For J cuts, we see a clip from The Wolf of Wall Street where we hear the audio of Matthew McConaughey's iconic chest thumping song before we even see it. This is a J cut because the audio comes in before the image.
The overall effect is one of awkwardness and perhaps unease, which we share with our protagonist whose face we see in the first shot.
For the L cuts, we get a clip from The Tree of Life where we hear the audio from the scene of the boy counting that continues over to the next scene. This is an L cut as the audio is placed under the video of the next clip.
The overall effect is one where we feel like we're still connected to the last scene as it lingers in our mind, just as the boy must still be subconsciously thinking about the punishment even as he's consciously moved onto the next interaction with his father.
Those are just a few examples though. Once you understand what J and L cuts are and how they work, chances are if you watch any film or TV (or content online for that matter), you're more than likely to see plenty of examples of both.
And once you recognize them, the trick becomes how to use them in your own projects.
Tips for using J and L Cuts
When looking at actually working with J and L cuts, there are a few things which you should keep in mind. Here are some basic tips for editing with J cuts and L cuts.
Split edits should be short: Unless you're trying to make some grand artistic statement, J and L cuts work best when they are usually only a few seconds or a few frames.
Try to remove unnecessary beats: J and L cuts can be very helpful for cleaning up messy dialogue scenes by removing awkward or unnecessary moments or beats.
It's OK to bend space and time: J and L cuts are already breaking some of the rules of continuity. That means you can also use them in ways you wouldn't normally because the audience is already suspending some disbelief — but don't get too carried away.
However, the rules of editing still apply: Try to follow most of your editing rules and guidelines like cutting on action, match cutting, and other techniques that make for seamless edits to avoid awkward transitions.
Choose the right clips: By far the most important tip to keep in mind is to simply pick the right clips for your J and L cuts. This will help you use these cuts to make your thematic connections and tell your story at the same time.
Now let's look at some specific tutorials. These will help you learn how to actually edit J and L cuts in different video editing software options.
Working with J and L Cuts in Premiere Pro
As you can see in the tutorial above, working with J and L cuts in Adobe Premiere Pro really isn't too hard to figure out.
However, for those used to just dragging and dropping their clips onto a timeline and quickly cutting things together, you do need to know a few additional tricks to unlock connected clips and really start experimenting with split editing.
Working with J and L Cuts in Final Cut Pro
By the same token, working with J and L cuts in Apple's Final Cut Pro is another similar process, but it's also unique for this NLE's workflow. In many instances, it can be annoying to edit video and audio separately, which is why you need to follow a few steps to disconnect these two elements from some of your standard clips.
However, once you really move into higher levels of video production, you'll get comfortable with audio and video that operate separately (and at times quite independently) of each other. And the same is eventually true in the editing process because your choices of when and where to cut audio will not always be the same as your video edits.
Hopefully these definitions, explanations and examples of J and L cuts have helped unlock your mind from any previously conceived notions about how video and audio should (or shouldn't) be connected in your edits.
If you'd like to check out some more editing and post-production resources, check out these additional articles on the Soundstripe blog:
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Obton to invest €300m in the Irish solar energy sector
Obton has today announced details of its €300m investment in the Irish solar energy sector. Obton, a Danish solar photovoltaic (PV) business, and its Irish partner Shannon Energy, will develop up to 500 MW of solar PV projects in Ireland over the next five years.
This represents an investment in the Irish economy of over €300m at today's energy prices and will create over 1,000 jobs particularly during its construction phase. This investment will see around 2,000 acres of farmland converted to the production of renewable energy, helping to deliver the Government's strategic goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Obton's significant investment in the Irish solar energy sector was launched today by Anders Marcus, Obton CEO, Mark Foley, Eirgrid CEO, and H.E. Uffe Balslev, Ambassador of Denmark, at an event in University College Dublin.
In conjunction with the investment announcement, Obton and Shannon Energy have also announced details of their first three strategic project acquisitions:
The Grian portfolio of solar projects in Westmeath, Longford and Tipperary
The IGP portfolio of projects in Tipperary and Cork
Wind Energy Direct solar project in Galway
These three projects will deliver approximately 150 MW of solar power, which would be enough energy to cover the yearly energy consumption of 25,000 homes.
Speaking at the launch event, Obton CEO, Anders Marcus said, "Obton's vision to create a sustainable future for the coming generations is of highest priority. Through Shannon Energy and our business partners, we are in a great position to do just that in Ireland."
Ambassador of Denmark, H.E. Uffe Balslev added, "Obton is an ambitious Danish company with long experience within solar power investment in many countries. I am proud to support their entry into the Irish market and excited about their expected substantial contribution to making Ireland meet the 2030 renewable energy targets of the Government's Climate Action Plan."


12th Century England. Two men vie for the throne: King Stephen the usurper, and young Duke Henry the rightful heir. Amid civil and private wars, alliances are forged, loyalties are betrayed, families are divided, and marriages are made.
For four years, Lady Annyn Bretanne has trained at arms with one end in mindto avenge her brothers murder as God has not deemed it worthy to do. Disguised as a squire, she sets off to exact revenge on a man known only by his surname, Wulfrith. But when she holds his fate in her hands, her will wavers and her heart whispers that her enemy may not be an enemy after all.
Baron Wulfrith, renowned trainer of knights, allows no women within his walls for the distraction they breed. What he never expects is that the impetuous young man sent to train under him is a woman who seeks his deathnor that her unveiling will test his faith and distract the warrior from his purpose.


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Fed Unveils Settlement Service, FedNow, Following Libra Criticism
by rahul n | Aug 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) has announced the upcoming launch of its new settlement service dubbed FedNow.
One of the biggest challenges facing consumers within the financial world is payment settlements. This has been a major driver behind the emergence of crypto and protocols such as Ripple. Now, it seems, the government doesn't want to be left behind.
Federal Reserve Launches Settlement Service
On August 6, the Fed announced details of its new 24x7x365 interbank settlement service. FedNow will support instant payments in the United States.
According to the official statement, the service will be implemented by the Fed in phases. In the first phase, the Fed will announce clearing and settlement features. This will support market needs and also help banks transition to the new service.
Additional features will be released onto the market over time. This will be done according to the responses of the first set of features. While some details are available, the service itself will not go live anytime soon.
As per the statement, the targeted release will take place between 2023 and 2024. As work on the project is completed, additional dates will be announced. The project has reportedly been in development for some time.
Back in May 2020, the FedNow Community group invited participants to a public call. According to the announcement, the Fed requested the participation of organizations that would become key constituents of the FedNow ecosystem.
Applications were open online and required both details of expertise and the organization's role in faster payments facilitation.
The Federal Reserve and Facebook
Per the official announcement, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard explained,
We are committed to building an instant payment system that delivers the payment speed that users want without bypassing the legal and regulatory protections they have come to expect from banking relationships.
While the governor has high praise for the Fed's upcoming service, his remarks could arguably be seen as a pot shot directed at Facebook.
The social media giant unveiled plans in 2019 to launch its own cross-border settlement token, Libra, as well as an official Calibra wallet. Following the announcement, Libra received a barrage of criticism.
Regulators felt that it threatened the economic sovereignty of nations and was a risk due to its possible use for criminal activities.
In an October 2019 speech, Brainard said that,
Not only is it not clear whether comparable protections will be in place with Libra, or what recourse consumers will have, but it is not even clear how much price risk consumers will face since they do not appear to have rights to the stablecoin's underlying assets.
She then went on to highlight that she wasn't surprised that the project was attracting such scrutiny from regulators and authorities.
Government vs Big Business
It appears that the Fed is rolling out a direct competitor to Facebook. As noted in Brainard's speech, settlements must ensure compliance with the laws of the countries in which the transactions will occur.
There are clearly some concerns around Libra's encroachment on national sovereignty. Some feel that the creation of currency should rest solely in the hands of governments, not private organizations. Nevertheless, Facebook continues to push Libra, but now it has another competitor, one that isn't willing to back down.
The post Fed Unveils Settlement Service, FedNow, Following Libra Criticism appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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Blackwater Valley U3A has a general meeting on the third Thursday of each month. See the Speakers page for a list of these meetings showing speakers etc. Meetings are held in the Hawley Memorial Hall in Hawley Lane, Blackwater and start promptly at 2.00 pm. After the meetings which usually last about 1½ hours, there will be an opportunity to talk to Officers, Co-ordinators and other members. There is a small charge of £1. to cover tea and refreshments.
If you decide to join the fee is £12.00 for the year and you are then eligible to enroll in the study/activity groups. A few groups make a small additional charge to cover particular expenses such as speakers or materials.
Membership Forms are available by contacting the Membership Secretary at the phone number shown on the Contacts page.
Please make your cheques payable to 'Blackwater Valley U3A' for all payments, whether they be subscriptions, holiday deposits, or indeed payment for anything else.


Though the season wrapped up for Cal State Fullerton men's soccer, the 2017 Big West Champions didn't let that stop them from seeking serious competition.
CSUF pumped up its level of play for its chosen opponent when it faced professional soccer club Toronto FC on Monday Jan. 29.
After a three month hiatus from the pitch following the end of their season in November, the Titans had only trained for five days prior to the game.
CSUF took a rough 7-1 loss in the friendly match. However, Head Coach George Kuntz said the loss served as a rather rude awakening to bring the men back to Earth after taking the Big West title.
"It was ugly, but it was fantastic. Our guys looked at it like the World Cup, and their guys looked at it like a scrimmage," Kuntz said.
Although the match wasn't the first time Fullerton and Toronto met on the same field, the rare opportunity to face the MLS champions gave the Titans a chance to blur the line of their college team status.
For Cal State Fullerton defender Irving Arvizu, the game meant much more than getting an opportunity to face national stars.
Professional stars like Michael Bradley, Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore may have had the Titans a bit starstruck, but CSUF midfielder Christian Pinzon said their rank as professionals was void because they were all there for the same thing.
"It was kind of intimidating, but at the end of the day, they're soccer players and we're soccer players," Pinzon said.
The Titans also tested out new bonds as they rotated three different starting lines in periods of 45, 25 and 25 minutes to ensure no member of the CSUF roster could miss class, otherwise they would face suspension.
These rotations served as a new challenge, especially for Titans goalie and 2017 Big West Tournament MVP Paul-Andre Guerin, who had to adjust to new faces early.
"I think that we need to know each other. It's good to practice with each other, but the reality is in the games," Guerin said.
Despite the changes, CSUF made the best of each of its players individual skills.
Although it was a tough loss, Kuntz didn't let the Titans dwell on their defeat.
The Titans have started working on missed points they had against Toronto in hopes that they will have a better outcome when they face more professional teams this spring, an opportunity Kuntz said is going to get the Titans in good shape going into the new season.
"They have at least five national team players, and our guys are playing against them. If you can beat, or play or compete against those guys, you can compete against anybody and that's the message I want to send," Kuntz said.
Now that the Titans have taken a good look at a potential career in professional soccer, Kuntz said the defeat also served as a reflection for how much room the players have to grow.


IP Man 3 comes highly anticipated following on from the Cult 1st film and fun sequel, can the third installment reach the levels of its predecessors, or will it be time to say no more man?
Its 1959 and Ip Man (Donnie Yen) is introduced via Bruce Lee (Danny Chan) who wishes to learn Wing Chun from Ip Man, after a brief encounter and kicking butts (the cigarette kind) its a case of be Water my friend and things move onto Ip Man and his family.
Ip Man gets involved in protecting the local primary school that his son Ip Ching attends, after the local thug Frankie Mike Tyson looks to take over the school by fair means or foul so he can take the land its stands on. With the help of his students and the Cheung (Zhang Jin) Ip Man saves the school and makes an enemy of Frankie and his thugs.
Ip Man not only has to save his son and the school from Frankie's thugs but also his wife Wing-Sing (Lynn Xiong) is ill and he must juggle not only the care for his wife but the ever increasing violence against the school.
Meanwhile Cheung who is a Wing Chun practitioner wants to challenge Ip Man so he can prove his Wing Chun is the most effective and makes plans to force Ip Man into a fight to see who will be the Master of Wing Chun.
As with the previous installments there's plenty of fights, highlights being Ip Man's fight with a Thai fighter in a lift and his one on one with Mike Tyson which matches Mikes powerful boxing style against Ip Mans Wing Chun which is a real pleasure to watch. The film is peppered with other fights and the final fight between Ip Man and Cheung is worth the wait. Zhang Jin really does prove a worthy opponent and almost steals the film from right under Donnie Yen.
What does make this a Donnie film is the fact that without having to over stretch and just be the righteous Ip Man he deals with what could have been over melodramatic, Donnie reigns it in and gives a fine measured performance.
Ip Man 3 tops the sequel (Ip Man 2 review here) but just doesn't quite hit the heights of the first one, Forget the historical inaccuracies, the Ip Man or Bruce lee dancing moments 😉 and sit back and enjoy the Martials Arts of Wing Chun as its beauty and motion combines with power and technique to One Inch punch you in the entertainment factor.


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Q: Use of implicit in method definition Taking a look at some sample code in the Play framework for Scala:
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What is the job of implicit request in this particular use case? Can the method be written without it and if request is defined outside of the scope of this method (Which I believe it is anyway), can it not be referenced here? Not understanding what exactly it is doing here, so any insight would be great.

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Ask for details about your company's disability policy, because there are many types. The most common are short-term and long-term disability. Both are helpful. Short-term disability covers you if you're sick or injured, unable to work in the short term, often up to six months. You'll get some or all of your salary as a benefit during that time period, though there may be an "elimination" period, otherwise known as a waiting period.
Long-term disability starts when the short-term policy ends, offering a portion of your salary. It may have a maximum benefit amount. With both policies, you might have to be employed for a certain amount of time for the policy to take effect. You'll want to find out what types of sicknesses and injuries are covered under a disability policy, to see if it has to be work-related.
Group plan prices are less expensive than buying disability insurance on your own. That said, if the group plan doesn't meet your needs or it's not offered, consider purchasing it elsewhere so you're protected.
One of the most confusing forms you'll have to fill out is the W-4, the government form asking what the company should withhold for tax purposes. "Everybody looks forward to that tax refund in the spring," said Martin. "But it represents an interest-free loan for the government." Most people tend to over-withhold, while ideally you should reach tax season having paid just the right amount. Instead of following the instructions on the W-4 form, Martin advises you to use the irs.gov withholding calculator, which will help you predict your taxes based on your pay stubs. An accountant or financial planner who does tax work might also be helpful in advising you on withholding.
Flexible spending accounts are a great way to save on taxes. If you have a child under 13, figure out your childcare costs, so you can pay them with pretax money. You can do the same with out-of-pocket healthcare costs. You can only enroll in flexible spending when you start a new job, during open enrollment or if you have a qualifying life event like getting married or having a baby.


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Movies starring Dominic West
Whatever else 300 may be, it is destined to become beloved for a group of devotees. The size of that group will determine whether it achieves mainstream acceptance or attains cult status. Distilled to its essence, this is a graphic novel come to li...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, ...
There's a mild Conan the Barbarian flavor to Centurion - not necessarily in the way the plot moves, but in the general sense of grittiness as the heroes journey before a series of majestic backdrops while being pursued by an unstoppable evil. The ...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Liam Cunningham, ...
Colette, a U.S./U.K. collaborative bio-pic from director Wash Westmoreland (The Fluffer), presents a chronology of the celebrated French author during her Belle Epoque formative years. Transpiring across a span of nearly 20 years, the movie fa...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity)
Director: Wash Westmoreland
Cast: Kiera Knightley, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, ...
Thirteen years after Pixar sent a Dory on a hunt for Nemo, now it's time for a little role-reversal. Finding Dory brings back many of the favorites from the 2003 animated hit, Finding Nemo, for another go-around. And, since it has been a long t...
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Director: Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane
Cast: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O'Neill, ...
Hannibal Rising
Hannibal Rising is the funniest movie of the year - a true laugh riot. Viewers will be holding their sides to contain the laughter. Forget Borat - if you're looking for something hilarious, this is the movie to see. What's that? It's not suppos...
Director: Peter Webber
Cast: Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, ...
With its derivative story elements, epic scope, and straightforward action orientation, John Carter is a throwback to a simpler time when it was enough to have a heroic protagonist face off against all manner of monsters and bad guys. The special e...
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: FANTASY/ACTION
Director: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, ...
Money Monster wants to be more than just another mindless thriller. By building its foundation on a message about the dangers of playing the stock market roulette wheel, it seeks to inject substance into a genre overrun by action-driven popcorn films...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Jodie Foster
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, ...
Brassed Off. Billy Elliot. The Full Monty. When it comes to feel-good movies with a social conscience, no one does it better than the U.K. With Pride, they've done it again. Specifically, second-time director Matthew Warchus and first-time screenwr...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Director: Matthew Warchus
Cast: Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine, ...
Punisher: War Zone
Marvel Comics must really like The Punisher. This is their third attempt to bring him to the big screen. There's a saying that "the third time's a charm," but it doesn't apply here. More appropriate is this baseball-related statement: "Three str...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Drugs)
Director: Lexi Alexander
Cast: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Doug Hutchison, ...
Square, The
The Square is an indicator that not only Hollywood blockbusters can be afflicted with bloat. At nearly 2 1/2 hours in length, this production takes what could have been a lean, incisive satire of art, commerce, and altruism and turns it into a...
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Ruben Ostlund
Cast: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, ...


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We Are the Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer
By Rebecca Foster on October 10, 2019 | 4 Comments
I've read all of Jonathan Safran Foer's major releases, from Everything Is Illuminated onwards, and his 2009 work Eating Animals had a major impact on me. (I included it on a 2017 list of "Books that (Should Have) Literally Changed My Life.") It's an exposé of factory farming that concludes meat-eating is unconscionable, and while I haven't gone all the way back to vegetarianism in the years since I read it, I eat meat extremely rarely, usually only when a guest at others' houses, and my husband and I often eat vegan meals at home.
When I heard that Foer's new book, We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, would revisit the ethics of eating meat, I worried it might feel redundant, but still wanted to give it a try. Here he examines the issue through the lens of climate change, arguing that slashing meat consumption by two-thirds or more (by eating vegan until dinner, i.e., for two meals a day) is the easiest way for individuals to decrease their carbon footprint. I don't disagree with this proposal. It would be churlish to fault a reasonable suggestion that gives ordinary folk something concrete to do while waiting (in vain?) for governments to act.
My issues, then, are not with the book's message but with its methods and structure. Initially, Foer successfully makes use of historical parallels like World War II and the civil rights movement. He rightly observes that we are at a crucial turning point and it will take self-denial and joining in with a radical social movement to protect a whole way of life. Don't think of living a greener lifestyle as a sacrifice or a superhuman feat, Foer advises; think of it as an opportunity for bravery and for living out the convictions you confess to hold.
As the book goes on, however, the same reference points come up again and again. It's an attempt to build on what's already been discussed, but just ends up sounding repetitive. Meanwhile, the central topic is brought in as a Trojan horse: not until page 64 (of 224 in the main text) does Foer lay his cards on the table and admit "This is a book about the impacts of animal agriculture on the environment." Why be so coy when the book has been marketed as being about food choices? The subtitle and blurb make the topic clear. "Our planet is a farm," Foer declares, with animal agriculture the top source of deforestation and methane emissions.
Fair enough, but as I heard a UK climate expert explain the other week at a local green fair, you can't boil down our response to the climate crisis to ONE strategy. Every adjustment has to work in tandem. So while Foer has chosen meat-eating as the most practical thing to change right now, the other main sources of emissions barely get a mention. He admits that car use, number of children, and flights are additional areas where personal choices make a difference, but makes no attempt to influence attitudes in these areas. So diet is up for discussion, but not family planning, commuting or vacations? This struck me as a lack of imagination, or of courage. Separating Americans from their vehicles may be even tougher than getting them to put down the burgers. But that doesn't mean it's not worth trying.
Part II is a bullet-pointed set of facts and statistics reminiscent of the "Tell the Truth" section in the Extinction Rebellion handbook. It's an effective strategy for setting things out briefly, yet sits oddly between narrative sections of analogies and anecdotes. My favorite bits of the book were about visits to his dying grandmother back at the family home in Washington, D.C. It took him many years to realize that his grandfather, who lost everything in Poland and began again with a new wife in America, committed suicide. This family history,* nestled within the canon of Jewish stories like Noah's Ark, Masada and the Holocaust, dramatizes the conflict between resistance and self-destruction – the very battle we face now.
Part IV, Foer's "Dispute with the Soul," is a philosophical dialogue in the tradition of Talmudic study, while the book closes with a letter to his sons. Individually, many of these segments are powerful in the way they confront hypocrisy and hopelessness with honesty. But together in the same book they feel like a jumble. Although it was noble of Foer to tackle the subject of climate change, I'm not convinced he was the right person to write this book, especially when we've already had recent works like The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells. Arriving at a rating has been very difficult for me because I support the book's aims but often found it a frustrating reading experience. Still, if it wakes up even a handful of readers to the emergency we face, it will have been worthwhile.
A favorite passage: "Climate change is not a jigsaw puzzle on the coffee table, which can be returned to when the schedule allows and the feeling inspires. It is a house on fire."
*I'm looking forward to his mother Esther Safran Foer's family memoir, I Want You to Know We're Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir, which is coming out from Tim Duggan Books on March 31, 2020.
We Are the Weather is published today, 10th October, in the UK by Hamish Hamilton (my thanks for the proof copy for review). It came out in the States from Farrar, Straus and Giroux last month.
Posted in: Nonfiction Reviews	| Tagged: animal agriculture, carbon footprint, climate change, David Wallace-Wells, environmentalism, Esther Safran Foer, family memoirs, Holocaust, Jewish, Jonathan Safran Foer, meat, Poland, veganism, World War II


The Lion King is undeniably one of the most popular—and successful—shows on Broadway. So successful that producers estimate that it has attracted more than 15 million audience members in 70 cities since 2002.
But as of yesterday, the Broadway breakout has reached a new milestone: $1 billion in sales at the box office.
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