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Trade Letter to the President on Modernizing and Strengthening the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Tom Linebarger
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cummins Inc.
Chair, International Engagement Committee, Business Roundtable
On behalf of Business Roundtable, I am writing to express our support for your Administration's efforts to modernize and strengthen the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as well as to share our priorities for the negotiations. We understand the importance of updating this two-decade-old trade agreement to further benefit the U.S. economy and American businesses, workers and consumers. We are prepared to work with you, your Administration and Congress to achieve a successful negotiation.
Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies that employ nearly 15 million people, produce more than $6 trillion in annual revenues and generate more than $400 billion in sales for small and medium-sized businesses annually. We believe that U.S. economic growth and jobs depend on domestic policy initiatives as well as expanded trade opportunities with other countries. High-standard and modern trade agreements are critical tools to help American companies and workers access international markets for their U.S.-produced goods and services. At the same time, the United States should pursue strong and effective enforcement of U.S. trade and investment agreements and U.S. trade laws, consistent with U.S. statutory requirements and international trade obligations.
In updating NAFTA, we think it is critical to recognize and expand the many benefits it has helped create for the United States. For example:
More than 12 million American jobs were supported by U.S. trade – both exports and imports of goods and services – with Canada and Mexico in 2014.
U.S. goods exports to Canada and Mexico increased by $375 billion between 1993 and 2015 – more than the next 11 largest U.S. export markets combined.
U.S. services exports to these two countries more than tripled to $88 billion between 1993 and 2015.
U.S. companies and farmers use two-thirds of U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico to make products that are more competitive in the United States and foreign markets.
Canadian- and Mexican-owned companies employed about 700,000 workers in the United States in 2014, of which 296,000 (42 percent) were in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
As your Administration prepares for the upcoming NAFTA modernization negotiations, we want to share Business Roundtable priorities to inform your efforts. We believe that these negotiations should modernize and strengthen NAFTA by including provisions that:
Incorporate trade, investment and related regulatory reforms adopted in Canada and Mexico since NAFTA was negotiated.
Eliminate remaining barriers to trade in goods and services and investment and build on NAFTA rules and commitments to ensure coverage of new types of services.
Promote e-commerce and digital trade in goods and services, including the elimination of foreign barriers, for all sectors, to the free flow of data and requirements to store data locally.
Eliminate foreign localization policies and domestic content requirements for goods and services.
Strengthen intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Ensure fair competition with foreign state-owned and controlled enterprises.
Enhance regulatory cooperation and coherence, transparency, due process and non-discrimination.
Update rules to address technical barriers to trade and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
Encourage modern and streamlined customs rules and processes to facilitate trade, such as electronic forms, signatures and authentication; secure online payments; and an increase in the de minimis levels in Canada and Mexico.
Allow for the use of duty drawback and other duty deferral programs.
Facilitate the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to access the Canadian and Mexican markets.
Promote cooperation on projects to upgrade and expand land and rail crossings, ports and other trade-related North American infrastructure.
Incorporate stronger labor and environmental protections into the agreement itself.
Equally important, Business Roundtable believes that the planned negotiations should not weaken or undermine NAFTA given its many benefits for the United States. We think it is very important to preserve the agreement's trilateral structure and not disrupt supply chains that have been built up and greatly benefited U.S. businesses, workers and consumers over the last two decades. Given the importance of expanding U.S. trade opportunities, we also oppose any efforts that would increase barriers to trade in goods and services or barriers to investment, modify rules of origin in a manner that impacts supply chains, weaken investor protections, including Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions, or eliminate reciprocal market access commitments in government procurement.
We look forward to working with you, your Administration and Congress to ensure the success of your initiative to modernize and strengthen NAFTA.
Chair, International Engagement Committee
Business Roundtable
Secretary Rex W. Tillerson, U.S. Department of State
Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ambassador Robert E. Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative
Gary Cohn, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National
Economic Council, Executive Office of the President
Dr. Peter Navarro, PhD, Deputy Assistant to the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Executive Office of the President


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Top 5 Unmissable Historical Sites in Rome
Chris Howse
Writer and World Explorer
Rome is such a city that can really be described as an open-air museum. Every corner of the city is brimming with both history and culture. Some sites are ancient, some from more recent history and of course there are modern places exemplifying the modern culture of Rome. Here, we will describe some of the main historical sites you won't want to miss on your visit.
Beginning with the monument that defined Roman life in the Ancient past, it is still today a symbol of the city of Rome. The Colosseum is a circular arena that is large enough to fit up to 50,000 people, with a huge central stage. Here was the platform for gladiator fights, epic battle reenactments and combat with wild animals. It is one of the best preserved historical sights, therefore allowing you to be a spectator yourself into a window of the past. The nearest metro stop is Colosseo, with a grand view of the building itself as you exit. The sight from the exterior is magnificent, but from within is where things truly come to life. There are a great variety of tour options and tickets available, ensuring you won't be disappointed.
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The interior of this great stadium is as dazzling as it has always been to the thousands of spectators over time.
Just off to the west of the Colosseum is the Foro Romano: a collection of scattered ruins that are still well intact, despite their long history. In the ancient times, this was the central area of the city for citizens to meet and discuss important social and political issues of the day. With so much to see here, it is important to have enough time so as not to miss any of it. There are some tips worth noting before visiting. Firstly, it is an open place without much shade. Therefore, bringing a hat and suntan lotion in the heat of summer is a good idea. Secondly, not all of the remains are readily identifiable. A good tour with a guide (either audio or in real life) will significantly enhance your experience. Tickets that you purchase for the Colosseum will also include visiting the Forum.
With a keen eye you can see the daily life of the city centre at the Forum of Ancient Rome
This site adjacent to the previously mentioned is a location packed with history, mythology and prestige. Being the namesake for the English word 'palace', Palatine Hill has been home to Roman emperors such as Augustus and Tiberius. Many aristocrats and officials also took up residence here. It is also rumoured to be the place the legendary Romulus and Remus were raised by the mother wolf. Highlights of the hill (aside from the great views of both the Circus Maximus and Piazza Venezia) include the House of Augustus, House of Livia, Stadium of Domitian and the Flavian Palace.
Tickets for the Colosseum and Forum also include the Palatine Hill. Your biggest constraint will be time, so it is recommended to allocate many hours for visiting these sites. One of the timeless attractions of the hill is its cooler and cleaner air in summer, so you could go there in the warmer part of the day.
Palatine Hill was once the home of ancient nobles and aristocrats.
One of the only surviving Roman temples that is fully intact, the Pantheon is awe-inspiring. Coming from Greek, meaning 'of all the gods', it was dedicated to the Roman gods of the time. Built by Emperor Hadrian, words cannot properly describe the marvellous interior. It is a must see highlight of all of Rome. The dome is larger than that in St Peter's Basilica and it is proportionally wide, as it is high. Located to the west, not far from the river tiber, there isn't a metro station on site. As such, you will need to walk or take a bus here. Nonetheless, being in the vicinity of many other major sights, it is definitely worth a walk. Entrance is free but guided tour tickets are available for purchase.
The beautiful temple to the suite of Roman Gods remains intact.
Here sits the historical site of an ancient chariot racing course. This was a sport that highly entertained the civility, nobles, and emperors alike. The exterior still has remnants of its ancient walls, especially on the side of the Palatine Hill. Unfortunately, the majority of the Circus Maximus has weathered a lot over the years, and is now more like a grassy park. It is highly recommended, therefore, to bring your imagination along with you. Picture the days that thousands of Romans whooped and cheered at their favourite chariot racers, with the noise and mess of taverns and betting shops nearby. As it now stands like a national park, the entrance is free and readily accessible.
The Circus Maximus is now an open-air park for visitors to appreciate this historic racing track.
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Trutas e Quebradas é o álbum de estreia do grupo de rap e ragga brasileiro U-Time. Foi lançado em 2007, com participações especiais de Mr. Catra, Negra Li, Ice Blue, Edi Rock, Helião, DJ Néu e Carlos Dread, e produção de DJ Cia, Mano Brown e Dom Pixote, este útlimo integrante do grupo.

O álbum foi gravado em parceria com Cosa Nostra, gravadora de renome fundada pelo grupo Racionais MC's. Contém 16 faixas, descritas mais abaixo:

Faixas
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 Oitenta e Dois
 Chega Com Us Irmão
 Inimigo É De Graça
 Interludio
 The Flash
 Tudo De Bom
 Você Vai Ver
 Time Gangsta
 Interludio
 Isso É Favela
 A Idéia
 Tudo Por Nóis
 Interludio
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Main position/role: Scientific Advisor, Department of Infectious Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital I.R.C.C.S., Negrar di Valpolicella, Verona, Italy
Maria R. Capobianchi, past director of the Laboratory of Virology at the National Institute for Infectious Disease, Rome, is presently member of the Italian Health Council, and scientific advisor of Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital I.R.C.C.S., Verona. With more than four decade-long expertise in basic and diagnostic virology, she is particularly skilled on emerging viral infections, and has served as an expert to public health organizations including ECDC, Italian Ministry of Health, National Transplant Center and National Blood Center. Research activity: viral pathogenesis, naturally/acquired antiviral immunity, molecular epidemiology of viruses, emerging/re-emerging viruses, design/validation of innovative diagnostic methods.


I love the fork easel! It's very creative. Love the business card too. Very classy.
Hey! Love your blog and your work!
Are you going to be at the Atropy show on the 24th?
I want to go where we found those fossils and things again.
I miss you Jenny. Hugs and kisses.
I like your business card too.
No I won't be able to do that show I have a wedding in Chicago! Hope it goes well.
I love you too Elliot! We'll go fossil hunting again soon. I'm thinking of printing some dino cards. Which dinos should I use?
These are so lovely! Your blog is beautiful!
Perfect business card. just perfect.


The LCD image is dark or nothing appears on the LCD screen.
The camera may have shut off automatically. Press the shutter button halfway down or turn the camera Off and then back On to View or Play mode. Make sure the lens cover is removed. Check your batteries and make sure they are installed correctly. Recharge or replace the batteries if necessary. Make sure the dial is set to LCD mode.
No image is captured by the screen itself (LCD screen works but completely dark).
Did you try pressing the display button several times? in both viewing mode and record mode? Cycle through all display modes, s you get used to the button, so it does not trow you off when it happens again.
Lens screen stuck open and no image on LCD view screen.
It is jamming, the only really fix is to have it repaired, that costs a lot and it is sometimes better to just replace the camera.
The laptop video circuits are good and the fault lies with the display or the power feeding the display.
Go for the display since they do go bad.
Check the power connector for the LED back light, re-seat the connector.
The image is blurry (ghosting) and dark.
the tab bonds on the lcd panel where they attach to the Drive circuits above the TCON samsung is famous for bad flex tab bonds. Does the screen appear llike its in slow motion and double immages in that half of the screen as well as appear to have dark bands aross the screen? If so its probably the flex tab bonds.
Looks like a CCD image sensor failure a common fault in digicams these days. Point the camera somewhere and blindly take a shot. Open the image on your computer and see if it appears all dark. If it does then its an image sensor failure. On the contrary if the image appears properly then your LCD screen is the culprit.
You could have a defective screen - a defective inverter or a CCFL lamp.
To determine if you have a LCD screen or video card problem, read this and follow the instructions.
Picture flickering with dim display or appear black.
The same thing happened on my HP. I ended up buying a LCD screen off ebay. That corrected the problem. New screens cost $150+. You can get one off ebay for half the price.


With each of my Throwback Thursday books so far there have been fairly special memories attached to them and this one is no different. My dad would umpire football on weekends and would bring us a lolly or treat home to share, sometimes he would buy me books and this was one of them. I was seven, I went to dance classes (I was a chubby, clunky dancer and certainly not ballerina material) and then I got this book. It inspired me, I used to practice the moves in the book and pretend I was a beautiful, delicate ballerina. I remember reading this book for many years, at least until I was about twelve still practicing the moves.
These two pages in the book are by far my favourite and I would look at them in detail, particularly the 5 positions. I didn't even take ballet classes but I still wanted to be like Debbie, I was a Jazz and Tap girl so knowing and being able to kind of do the 5 positions made me feel pretty cool.
I love how the author acknowledges the help they got from Ballet professionals which when you are 7 years old makes the book seem quite important.
I remember loving these two pages because Debbie was now old enough to wear pointe shoes. If I knew how much they hurt ballerinas feet I may not have been so excited, but all the same I was excited. I always thought Debbie looked so graceful doing arabesques. I remember spending more time looking at pictures than reading the words.
The very last pages of the book both confused and intrigued me. I couldn't comprehend that the little girl dancing on the stage was Debbie, but all the same I was mesmerised by Debbie's dream of dancing on the stage to the music of Cinderella. The lights beaming on the stage in the pictures and the look of joy on Debbie's face made the ending beautiful, dreamy even, everything a little girl wants when they think of being a ballerina.
Thanks Daddy for helping instill the love of reading into my life.
How wonderful to hear of someone else that had it. Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Enjoy your evening.


The Tian Di Bamboo massage is a new and unique style of bodywork that incorporates many aspects of traditional Chinese medicine. This lavish full body treatment incorporates healing techniques of the Pacific Rim and Tibet and is performed entirely with heated bamboo.Tian Di means "Heaven" and "Earth" in Chinese, words which so perfectly evoke the alluring significance and effects of this ancient therapy. Already the treatment has been unanimously acclaimed by MSC guests in the season just launched in South America aboard MSC Orchestra, MSC Opera, MSC Lirica, MSC Armonia and MSC Musica. It will be available in all MSC Aurea Spa wellness centers aboard ships sailing in the Mediterranean next summer."As we work," explains the MSC Orchestra SPA Manager Dania Brito Cruz "we apply pressure to the body with various warm bamboo sticks and the resulting "earthy" friction simply melts away the tension of the client while creating a deeply relaxing, soothing and utterly "heavenly" experience."For centuries bamboo has been a vital part of everyday life throughout South East Asia. Different bamboo "tools" – known as Cho sticks - are specially designed to work on particular parts of the body and the effect is maximized by using sliding, kneading, rolling, pivoting, tapping and friction techniques. Because the tools cover such a broad area at one time they afford some of the most effective and enjoyable work imaginable especially on typically troublesome areas like the neck, shoulders, back and legs.
• No allergic reaction: Many people are allergic to natural fibers, such as wool. Bamboo has had the smallest number of allergic reactions with people.
• Anti-bacterial: Bamboo is aggressively anti-bacterial. It has a natural property called bamboo kun that kills up to 70% of any bacteria attempting to incubate on the bamboo.
• Circulation: Enhanced circulation will remove stagnant toxins and move blood throughout the body, improving internal respiration. Oxygenated blood will return nutrition and assist in the healing cells and tissues in the affected areas. The Tian Di Bamboo massage lasts 45 minutes.


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Fujifilm's new "instax SHARE" app features a new user interface and functions for better usability. Available free on the App Store or Google play.
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I'm a busy Mom with a business to run, I try as much as I can to cook meals for my family. It's one of my greatest parenting hopes that one day, when Marlowe is off on her own in the world that she thinks fondly back to the days when I would cook for her – and craves some of her childhood dishes! I decided a while ago that I wanted to start compiling a cookbook for her of some of her favorite "Home Cooked Meals" throughout the years. It seemed like such a cute idea but I felt overwhelmed by the idea of its execution. I imagined a complicated undertaking, and just haven't felt up to it on top of everything else that I have going on!


Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be able to start the Red Hat OPEN sales training courses.
In this course, you will hear about Red Hat and how Red Hat established a successful business supporting enterprise customers based on open source standards.
Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be accredited as Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist — Platform.
Learn about Red Hat Enterprise Linux, value propositions, overcoming common objections, and hear how Red Hat Enterprise Linux is being utlized by customers.
In this introductory video, learners will hear about the journey to Red Hat Satellite 6.3 and what customers can expect with this release.
Understand and demonstrate how to deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize a secure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 environment over a network complete with storage, virtual machines, and network services.
Learn about system management solutions used to configure new systems, subscribe to updates, and maintain installations in distributed environments. Gain an overview of Red Hat Satellite, satellite architecture, and the transition from Red Hat Satellite 5 to Red Hat Satellite 6.
Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be accredited as Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist — Platform Migration.
Learn how some customers have addressed common I.T. challenges by migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, value propositions for a migration, and overcoming common migration objections.
Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be accredited as Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist — Red Hat Ceph Storage.
Learn how to sell Red Hat's own object and cloud software-defined storage system, Red Hat Ceph Storage. Enterprises are struggling to manage significant data growth, which is overwhelming traditional storage options and IT budgets. Storage, which used to be an IT afterthought, is now front and center as most enterprises are unprepared to manage the influx of big data. Customers need a storage solution for their petabytes of data and growing presence in the cloud. Designed for web-scale object storage and cloud infrastructures, Red Hat Ceph Storage lowers the cost of storing enterprise data and increases your clients' ability to handle growth. After completion of this course, you will have the information you need to launch a discussion about their storage initiatives to see if Red Hat Ceph Storage is right for their organization.
This course will teach students to understand Ceph Storage, the product architecture, and use cases. The course describes what Ceph is, its components, and Red Hat's contribution to the Ceph community, as well as information that is valuable during the sales process. The labs will walk students through the process of performing a successful demo of Red Hat Ceph Storage.
Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be accredited as Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist — Red Hat Gluster Storage.
This course is designed to teach students how to sell Red Hat Gluster Storage, Red Hat's software-defined scale-out storage platform. Organizations need a way to cost effectively bring their information together and allow different systems to communicate. Red Hat Gluster Storage helps eliminate storage silos and unifies data, whether it is on premise, virtualized, or in a public cloud infrastructure. After completion of this course you will have the skills necessary to sell Red Hat Gluster Storage, including: background information on the solution, historical insights and industry trends, how to identify and convince a prospective customer, competitive information, objection handling, how-to-price, and information on other supporting Red Hat products and solutions.
Learn about the architecture of Red Hat Gluster Storage, shared storage volume types and uses, and mounting volumes on client systems using mulitple storage protocols simultaneously. After completion of this course students will know how to use and demo trusted storage pools in a cluster of Red Hat Gluster Storage servers.
Once all of the below course work has been completed and the assessments passed, you will be accredited as Red Hat Sales Engineer Specialist — Virtualization.
Learn how to sell Red Hat Virtualization, which offers complete enterprise virtualization management for servers and desktops. This course includes background information on the solution, historical insights and industry trends, how to identify and convince a prospective customer, objection handling, how to price, information on other supporting Red Hat products and solutions, and reference links to supporting material.
The course prepares students to demonstrate Red Hat Virtualization 4.0 using a pre-provisioned set of virtual machines from Red Hat Product Demo System. It also prepares them to conduct an introductory technical discussion with a customer.


Bandai Namco Games has announced that Broly and Bardock will be joining the roster for Dragon Ball FighterZ on March 28.
The duo come as part of the frantic fighter's Season Pass, which features a total of eight new characters. Broly and Bardock come packing their own unique fighting style, and it's also possible to unlock the dramatic scenes feature when playing as them providing certain requirements are met.
In addition to the above characters, Dragon Ball FighterZ owners will also be able to snap up the Commentators Voice Pack on the same day, which sees Chichi, Videl, and Android 18 lending their voices to the ongoing fisticuffs.
Last but not least, Bandai Namco Games confirmed it will be rolling out a free update for the punchy title this Spring. This will allow gamers to compete between different Z-Unions, although it's worth remembering right now you can still support your favourite character to earn rewards.
Dragon Ball FighterZ is out now for PS4, PC, and Xbox One. Alice gave Goku and chums' latest brawler for a spin at launch and came away slightly bruised and buttered, but no less impressed.


That question does not mention Tealium by name. Can you confirm, specifically through other customers, that Tealium can be installed in JiveX?
Tealium is Shaw's choice for a tag management solution and has already been rolled out to all public facing Shaw properties already.
Does Tealium require the JS to be in the <head>? If yes, then the normal 3rd party Analytics box might not work as those scripts are inserted into the <body> (or at least they are for us). We had to modify our theme to force some JS into the head but we hosted not JiveX.
Yeah, I'm not sure about Tealium specifically either, but so long as it is a discrete chunk of JS code that you need placed at the bottom of every page, this should be possible via the third-party analytics box.
Just found this post and while it's a year old, thought I'd reach out to you.
Did you ever get Tealium working with Jive?
We've requested their support several weeks ago, but Jive has been pretty unresponsive on the issue.
Does the js work in the footer? If not, were you forced to abandon your project or did you find a workaround?
This is a very timely response as I have a meeting about our Tealium deployment in about 15 minutes. We used a custom Theme to ensure placement of the utag in the head but are finding some JS & JQuery conflicts. I don't know if this is on our end, Jive's or another department of T-Mobile as we have a multi-site Tealium deployment. I never tried the 3rd party analytics option mentioned above.
I think Tealium would be the ones to tell you if placing the utag in the <body> would cause any undesirable effects. The only thing I can think of is the browser might not load the scripts in the right order.


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Scotland Generated Renewable Energy Enough To Meet 90% Of Electricity Demand
By admin2 on December 21, 2020 • ( 0 )
Latest figures show that last year, enough electricity from renewable sources was generated in Scotland which was enough to meet about 90.1 per cent of the total energy consumption.
There was an increase of 13.4 per cent in electricity generated from renewable sources in 2019 compared to 2018 – which was equivalent to 30.5 TWh of electricity, showed data from the Scottish government.
That power is enough to charge almost 6.7bn mobile phones for a year, or boil about 700bn kettles.
The country has set a target of achieving 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewables by the end of 2020. And considering that the country only generated 27.2 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources in 2009, it can be said that the country has made good progress in this regards.
The amount of energy produced in Scotland from renewable resources increased between 2017 and 2018 to 21.1 per cent even though electricity accounts for only a part of the mix of the energy Scotland needs.
The Scottish government will need to further enhance renewable electricity supplies in order to meet its targets of decarbonizing energy-intensive industries reducing carbon emissions from heating buildings and transport.
The government has set a target of achieving 50 per cent of the country's energy needs, across electricity, heat and transport, from renewable sources by 2030.
Reduction in burning fossil fuels has been focus of Scotland to achieve the target. The country saw the closing down of its last coal-fired power station in Longannet in 2016. And the lone gas-fired power station in the country is at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.
Scotland's main sources of renewable power is onshore wind, which generates about 70 per cent of the total renewable energy generation – followed by hydro and offshore wind power.
The Beatrice offshore wind farm is Scotland's largest single source of renewable energy. Its 84 turbines – each with three 75m (246ft) blades – went into operation last year. The wind farm is capable of generating enough power for 450,000 homes.
There has been a temporary drop in carbon emission because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But in order to achieve zero net emissions of carbon, there is need to bring in fundamental changes in the way we live our lives.
Net zero means any emissions will be balanced out by schemes to offset an equivalent amount of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere – such as planting trees, or using technology to capture carbon and store it.
A legally-binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045 has been set for itself by the Scottish government.
Its targets are "the toughest anywhere in the world", the Scottish government says. They are certainly among the most ambitious.
Legislations with the same goal have been passed by other countries – such as Sweden.
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LEAD Brevard celebrates 2017 graduates
Caroline Glenn
LEAD Brevard graduated its 2017 class of community leaders Thursday night.
The 56 graduates will join more than 1,000 LEAD Brevard graduates that have come through the organization since the organization formed in 1986.
From organizations including Harris Corp., NASA, Health First, Eastern Florida State College, Florida Institute of Technology, Brevard Public Schools, Keep Brevard Beautiful and many more, LEAD Brevard members spend eight months together, networking, learning from each other and coming up with solutions to problems in the community.
"It takes concerned individuals like all of you to grow and strengthen our community," said Chairman of the Board Josh Field. "You guys have restored my faith in the people of Brevard County."
At a reception at the Eau Gallie Yacht Club in Indian Harbour Beach Thursday night, Field reminded graduates of the goals they set at the beginning of their journey in September: to educate themselves about their community, build relationships and bond as a class, and connect with others.
He encouraged them to continue honoring those goals in working to solve ongoing issues in the county, including the state of the Indian River Lagoon, health care, workforce readiness and millennial retainment.
"Just imagine what we could achieve if we all stay connected," he said.
For Ashlee Thomas, a 2017 graduate and senior manager of internal communications at Harris Corp., joining LEAD Brevard helped her quickly acclimate to a new area. She moved to Brevard just two years ago.
"Being so new to the area, I feel like I know if I need to make a call, it's a really good network to have," she said.
And those connections do last, said Gary Neal, community adviser for 321 Millennials. Plus, you learn details about the Brevard community "that you wouldn't' usually know about," he added.
The night also celebrated the recipient of the 2017 Leadership Brevard Distinguished Alumni Award, Gina Kaiser.
Working as the director of client strategy for FLORIDA TODAY, Kaiser serves as the gatekeeper for developing partnerships and initiatives between the newspaper and local organizations. She's worked on efforts such as Keep Brevard Beautiful, LEAD's 4 under 40 Awards and Stakeholder Summit, as well as countless others.
"It creates the kind of partnerships in the community that bring people together," Kaiser said after accepting the award - along with a framed photo of Peyton Manning, her favorite celebrity-athlete.
Kaiser's supervisors and colleagues described her as "one of those quiet and roll up your sleeves and get it done kind of people" who "doesn't ask for anything in return."
The award is given to an alum who has "emerged as a community leader, demonstrated leadership excellence in his or her industry and has made a positive impact on our community," explained Kristin Bakke, president and CEO of LEAD Brevard.
"I could not think of anyone who is more deserving of this award than you," said Field.
Desmond Blackburn, superintendent of Brevard Public Schools, implored the graduates to, in addition to their leadership roles, remember their power as people who serve.
He gives the same advice to incoming principals, he said.
"We talked about what you know and what you can do," but more importantly, "who you are and who you can help," he explained. The latter, he said, is what will set you apart as a quality leader.
Caroline Glenn is the Education Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact her at caglenn@floridatoday.com or 321-576-5933, and follow her on Twitter @bycarolineglenn and like "Education at Florida Today" on Facebook.
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Still Enrolling For This Year! Desert Sky Montessori's individualized curriculum allows children to strive for their personal best. Our public charter school includes children from Kindergarten through 4th grade this year, with an additional grade being added each year. Our program will continue to expand to provide a public Montessori education for grades K-8. Call today to get more information or for enrollment information visit our enrollment page to find out more details about available openings.
Montessori education is built upon the belief that all learners are individuals in style, pace, interests and that all children can learn. Montessori classrooms span three years at the elementary level and two in the middle school program. These mixed-age settings provide several benefits to the student. They more closely model real-life situations where people of varying ages and experience work and live together. Children in this setting also benefit from peer tutoring opportunities that naturally occur. Older students mentor and motivate the younger students. The younger students aspire to what the older students can do. Skills are thus reinforced for not only the younger students but also the older students. The benefits of collaborative learning arrangements extend beyond academic achievement. Montessori environments are designed to enable instruction to progress from the concrete, hands-on exploration to concept development to abstract understanding.
At Desert Sky Montessori our lower elementary classes have 6-9-year-old children mixed together. Maria Montessori explained this developmental level as: "The elementary child has reached a new level of development. Before he was interested in things: working with his hands, learning their names. Now he is interested mainly in the how and why..the problem of cause and effect" In the lower elementary class the teacher helps the children seek out information and provides materials to help them study the universe.
The Upper Elementary class at Desert Sky Montessori will have a mix of 9-12-year-old children. In the 2018 – 19 school year we will have our 9 year olds. We will then grow every year with these children until we have a complete Upper Elementary age range. During this plane of development, the children not only focus on the acquisition of knowledge but are inspired to think and question. There is an emphasis on research and in-depth study. The Montessori trained adult helps integrate the teaching of subjects. 'Going Outs' are very important at this age as they make use of community resources and create learning experiences beyond the classroom.


Just in time for the 4th of July Holiday. I had 2 recipes to submit for the last week and didn't get one of them in. Sigh. But that shouldn't stop you from checking out the Great Recipes at the Carnival. Thanks to Kris at Anywhere But Here.


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Cambridge United progress to second round of Carabao Cup with penalty shootout victory over Swindon Town
Dimi Mitov saved two penalties as United won 3-1 on spotkicks after a 0-0 draw
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Cambridge United in action against Swindon Town. Photo: Keith Jones (Image: Cambridge News)
Dimi Mitov saved two penalties as Cambridge United progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 shootout victory against Swindon Town.
Following a low-key 0-0 draw after 90 minutes, the stopper saved spotkicks from Jack Payne and Harry McKirdy to put the U's in command in the shootout.
Joe Ironside, Sam Smith and George Williams all netted their penalties, and after Louis Reed had netted for the visitors, Rob Hunt fired over to send the U's through.
The result sees United progress to the second round of the competition for the third season running.
Mark Bonner shuffled the pack from Saturday's draw against Oxford United, making seven changes.
Jubril Okedina and Jensen Weir made their first starts since joining the club in the summer, with Dimi Mitov, George Williams, Jack Iredale and Lloyd Jones the only players keeping their places from the weekend.
Both teams struggled to create meaningful opportunities in the first half, with neither side able to test the opposing keeper.
Ipswich Town loanee Tyreece Simpson had the first chance of note for the away side, but his header was wide, although the goal wouldn't have counted with the whistle having already been blown.
Action from United's penalty shootout win against Swindon Town. Photo: Keith Jones (Image: Cambridge News)
The U's had two efforts in quick succession, but Sam Smith miscued his shot wide, whilst stand-in skipper Harrison Dunk had an effort from range blocked.
Simpson continued to have the best chances for the away side, and had the chance of the half in the 26th minute.
The forward was picked out by a cross from the left-hand side, but the 19-year-old could only turn the ball over the bar from inside the box.
Harry Parsons was next to have an effort for the away side when played in by Jack Payne, but the attacking midfielder couldn't trouble Dimi Mitov.
Both sides had spells of possession in the first half, but the first half lacked quality in the final third.
Swindon were forced into an early change shortly before the break, with Mathieu Baudry unable to continue, and being replaced by Rob Hunt.
Action from the penalty shootout win. Photo: Keith Jones (Image: Cambridge News)
Simpson had the final chance of the half as the striker was found on the edge of the box, but the forward didn't pull the trigger when well placed, and the sides went in level.
Harry McKirdy fashioned an excellent opportunity shortly after the restart following a misplaced pass by Adam May, but Mitov saved from the winger's left-footed effort from close range.
United had a concerning moment ten minutes after the restart as Okedina had to be substituted after appearing to pick up an injury from a tackle.
The game became rather stop-start, with Akin Odimayo next to be substituted with injury.
The U's progressed 3-1 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Photo: Keith Jones (Image: Cambridge News)
Soon after, United created their best opportunity of the match when George Williams picked out Harvey Knibbs, but the striker planted his header wide of the target from inside the box.
The U's had the better of the closing stages but were unable to force a winner.
At the other end, Payne had a couple of late efforts blocked, as the contest went to penalties.
The U's converted all of their penalties, and Swindon missed three of theirs, as United progressed to the next round.
U's: Mitov, Williams, Iredale, Jones (Digby 72), Smith, Dunk (C), Okedina (Taylor 59), Weir, May, Knibbs (Ironside 72), Worman. Unused subs: Brophy, O'Neil, Mannion, Bennett.
Swindon: Ward, Odimayo (Grant 63), Iandolo, Crichlow, Baudry (Hunt 40), Simpson (Aguiar 69), Payne (C), McKirdy, Reed, East, Parsons. Unused subs: Wollacott, Hunt, Dabre, Cowmeadow.
Council pays man £100 after email about dog eating rat poison went to junk mail
Cambridge City CouncilLocal Government and Social Care Ombudsman Service said delays investigating the complaint caused 'delay, time and trouble' to the dog owner.


Reports out of Washington indicate Pres. Bush's plans to expand HSAs by increasing the amount individuals can set aside tax-free are not gaining much traction on Capitol Hill. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R Nebraska) and other Republicans are not in favor of the move.
This is not Bush's only problem related to health care. Some 60 House Republicans have refused to back the Bush Medicare budget cuts, breaking wiith the President despite calls for fiscal prudence. One wonders if election year politics has anything to do with this. Actually, there's no wondering.
Republicans, faced with a President with historically low approval ratings (well, pretty close to historical lows) look to be scrambling for cover – and with seniors particularly upset with the GOP over the Part D mess, a cut to Medicare would increase their problems.
The situation on the Hill makes CMS Director McClellan's recent pronouncements about adding HSAs to Medicare (Part G?!) somewhat…puzzling? Faced with concerns about both HSAs and Medicare among their own party leaders, why is McClellan floating this trial balloon? One can only imagine the reaction among seniors who have been tearing their hair out over Part D. If we thought Part D was complicated and hard to explain, I can't wait to see our nation's political leaders on a bus traveling around talking to seniors about HSAs.
What are these people thinking? Or rather, are these people thinking?
Politics in an election year can be good and bad – killing the ill-conceived HSA expansion while not addressing some of the real concerns with Medicare are two great examples.


JESC is the European hub for a network of Jesuit organisations involved in promoting care for the environment, known as the ecology Global Ignatian Advocacy Network (GIAN). JESC's main contribution is through its involvement in the publication of GIAN ecology's online journal Ecojesuit.
For more information, please contact Henry Longbottom.


Developed for zoom cameras and for freezing action shots, Kodak's Advantix 200 film features T-Grain Emulsion technology that produces finely grained color images in low-light situations or where extended flash range is necessary. Kodak Advantix 200 is scratch resistant and features drop-in loading and an automatic reject device that prevents inserting exposed or processed film, reducing the risk of double exposures.
Get great pictures in sunlight or low light, action or still, with this versatile 200-speed film. Kodak Advantix film features T-Grain Emulsion technology for excellent performance in low-light situations, or where extended flash range is necessary. It's perfect for capturing fast action and is great for zoom cameras. Negatives are returned inside the film cassette for easy storage, and index prints make it easier to reorder. An electronic charge stabilization agent provides better raw stock keeping, reducing the risk of color shifts as the unexposed film ages and minimizing the effects of high temperature and humidity on the performance of the films. APS Films have been discontinued and are becoming quite rare. Film may have experienced color shifts but seems to be shooting fine, is outdated, but has been professionally cold stored. A roll provides 25 exposures.


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A Bit Of Squid: September 23, 2010
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No Canucks hockey until Saturday, when they face the Ducks. Several members of the organization are playing golf for the Jake Milford Charity Tournament...in the rain I'm sure.
I don't get it. I don't get why the Canadiens are putting all their chips in on Carey Price this year now that Jaroslav Halak signed in St. Louis. I think it took about 1.5 minutes into the game against the Bruins last night for the boo's to start. The Habs players were none too impressed. Check out this TSN video for the Habs-Bruins highlights plus the players' reaction afterwards. Have fun Price.
How did Simon Gagne's debut with the Lightning go against the Blackhawks last night in Winnipeg? Well, pretty damned good.
The League is not impressed with the actions of new Blackhawk Nick Boynton, who got his ass handed to him in a fight with Tampa's Blair Jones. As Boynton skated to the p-box he issued a throat-cutting gesture to Jones. Boo f***ing hoo. Who cares?
Oh noes...The Flames have lost Matt Stajan for an indefinite amount of time after he separated his shoulder against the Canucks. That is a big loss for Calgary. Shut up, Chuckles.
Old news, but why is Mikhail Grabovski punching out a couple in Vancouver during the Olympics humorous? Because the guy was wearing a Habs jersey. Aside from that, not funny. Hitting women...not funny. No charges will be laid.
Johan Franzen, who took a knee on knee hit from Penguins' Brooks Orpik last night, feels OK and will only miss 3 preseason games. Damn. The Mule had missed 55 games last season with a knee injury.
Video: The Penguins' new arena, the Console Energy Arena
Minnesota Wild's sellout streak has ended at 409 games. That's a bit surprising because I think they are going to whoop ass this year.
Who's got Preseason stats? NHL.com does.


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What They Are Saying About Senator Mike Lee's USA Freedom Act
"We give well-earned congratulations to Utah's junior senator, Mike Lee, with the passage of the USA Freedom Act, which the Utah Republican has shepherded through the U.S. Senate. Earlier this week, the Freedom Act passed the Senate by a vote of 67-32."
-Standard Examiner Editorial Board, Our View: Senator Lee's Freedom to Lead, 6/3/2015
"We enjoy our privacy rights, we even treasure them. And gradually, the stance that it's not the government's business whom we call, and when, and for how long has taken hold. We want to catch terrorism suspects, but not outside the boundaries of the Constitution...Senator Lee is in tune with that sentiment. He helped craft a law that retains the Patriot Act's effectiveness while respecting rights. He showed the freedom to lead in a bipartisan manner. We need more of that."
"The USA Freedom Act, which Congress passed and the president signed into law, represents a significant step forward in protecting national security while, at the same time, respecting civil liberties. Necessary surveillance operations may continue, but important safeguards are now in place that prevent the kind of overreach that made the Patriot Act so problematic."
-Deseret News Editorial Board, In Our Opinion: USA Freedom Act offers more civil liberty protections than Patriot Act ever did, 6/5/2015
"Indeed, one of the things that has been so remarkable about the USA Freedom Act is that its champions have been able to find a great deal of common ground, even though they disagree on just about every other major political issue. Utah Sen. Mike Lee is to be particularly lauded for his work with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy to get this bill passed. Lee and Leahy are fierce ideological opponents on nearly all issues. It's a credit to both men that they were able to set aside those differences to shepherd this bill toward final passage."
"These two senators appear to have forged a working relationship that will endure beyond this legislative debate. Already, they are co-sponsoring efforts to revise a law that currently allows the government to read private emails that are more than six months old. The ultimate outcome of this unlikely partnership remains to be seen, but it is always heartening to see people willing to put their country before their political party. We commend Lee for doing so in this case."
"…Utah's Sen. Mike Lee was not the instigator of a shutdown but the author of a reasonable compromise. A compromise that the Obama administration supported but that Lee's Senate colleagues couldn't get their heads around until it was too late."
-Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board, Editorial: This time Lee is the voice of reason, 6/1/2015
"Lee's USA Freedom Act is now in line to be approved in the next day or two. And it should be, without further amendments. It's a step in the right direction."
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"""Example of using a custom ModelV2 Keras-style model."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

import argparse

import ray
from ray import tune
from ray.rllib.models import ModelCatalog
from ray.rllib.models.tf.misc import normc_initializer
from ray.rllib.models.tf.tf_modelv2 import TFModelV2
from ray.rllib.agents.dqn.distributional_q_model import DistributionalQModel
from ray.rllib.utils import try_import_tf

tf = try_import_tf()

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--run", type=str, default="DQN")  # Try PG, PPO, DQN
parser.add_argument("--stop", type=int, default=200)

class MyKerasModel(TFModelV2):
    """Custom model for policy gradient algorithms."""

    def __init__(self, obs_space, action_space, num_outputs, model_config,
                 name):
        super(MyKerasModel, self).__init__(obs_space, action_space,
                                           num_outputs, model_config, name)
        self.inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(
            shape=obs_space.shape, name="observations")
        layer_1 = tf.keras.layers.Dense(
            128,
            name="my_layer1",
            activation=tf.nn.relu,
            kernel_initializer=normc_initializer(1.0))(self.inputs)
        layer_out = tf.keras.layers.Dense(
            num_outputs,
            name="my_out",
            activation=None,
            kernel_initializer=normc_initializer(0.01))(layer_1)
        value_out = tf.keras.layers.Dense(
            1,
            name="value_out",
            activation=None,
            kernel_initializer=normc_initializer(0.01))(layer_1)
        self.base_model = tf.keras.Model(self.inputs, [layer_out, value_out])
        self.register_variables(self.base_model.variables)

    def forward(self, input_dict, state, seq_lens):
        model_out, self._value_out = self.base_model(input_dict["obs"])
        return model_out, state

    def value_function(self):
        return tf.reshape(self._value_out, [-1])

class MyKerasQModel(DistributionalQModel):
    """Custom model for DQN."""

    def __init__(self, obs_space, action_space, num_outputs, model_config,
                 name, **kw):
        super(MyKerasQModel, self).__init__(
            obs_space, action_space, num_outputs, model_config, name, **kw)

        # Define the core model layers which will be used by the other
        # output heads of DistributionalQModel
        self.inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(
            shape=obs_space.shape, name="observations")
        layer_1 = tf.keras.layers.Dense(
            128,
            name="my_layer1",
            activation=tf.nn.relu,
            kernel_initializer=normc_initializer(1.0))(self.inputs)
        layer_out = tf.keras.layers.Dense(
            num_outputs,
            name="my_out",
            activation=tf.nn.relu,
            kernel_initializer=normc_initializer(1.0))(layer_1)
        self.base_model = tf.keras.Model(self.inputs, layer_out)
        self.register_variables(self.base_model.variables)

    # Implement the core forward method
    def forward(self, input_dict, state, seq_lens):
        model_out = self.base_model(input_dict["obs"])
        return model_out, state

if __name__ == "__main__":
    ray.init()
    args = parser.parse_args()
    ModelCatalog.register_custom_model("keras_model", MyKerasModel)
    ModelCatalog.register_custom_model("keras_q_model", MyKerasQModel)
    tune.run(
        args.run,
        stop={"episode_reward_mean": args.stop},
        config={
            "env": "CartPole-v0",
            "num_gpus": 0,
            "model": {
                "custom_model": "keras_q_model"
                if args.run == "DQN" else "keras_model"
            },
        })

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Mean Streets, Dammit!
We've been waiting for this moment for some time: The release of the Martin Scorsese boxed set, containing New York classics Goodfellas, After Hours, and Who's That Knocking At My Door as well as Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. But nothing is more highly anticipated at Cinema Gotham headquarters than the special edition of Mean Streets, the little indie where Scorsese first showed the world what he's truly capable of. Mean Streets is integral to Scorsese's development as a filmmaker as well as to the education of a generation of movie makers and watchers. Oh yeah, and it also introduced the world to a couple of actors named Robert De Niro an Harvey Keitel. Read Cinema Gotham's review here.
Read the Mean Streets review
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Cop Land and other recent DVDs
We've reviewed a few notable Gotham DVDs lately. First off, James Mangold's Cop Land finally gets a director's cut release, reversing the compromised theatrical version and giving audiences a new chance to appreciate the work of one of film history's strongest ensemble casts. Plus, the inexpensive disc has one of the best commentary tracks around. Next, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet is a wonderfully rewarding indie classic that melds a culture clash storyline with queer cinema to create something subtle and emotionally complex. It's funny, touching and utterly real all at the same time. And finally, the art-scene oddity Downtown 81 was made over two decades ago but was only completed in the last few. This excellent film features a charming performance from the late artist Jean Michel Basquiat as well as tons of other downtown luminaries. (The DVD has actually been out for a while but, fittingly, we only got ahold of it recently.)
Read the Cop Land review
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"A bit of a gambler"
April 21, 2004 | Jim Sheridan has only directed five feature films since 1989, but each one is a fully realized story brimming with energy, rage and honesty. Whether it's the gripping drama of My Left Foot and The Field or the intense character studies in In The Name of The Father and The Boxer, Sheridan's films have a richness and texture that really set them apart. His approach is to make each story as personal as possible, to make his characters, with all their faults and contradictions, totally real.
His latest film, In America is by far his most personal yet. In America tells the story of a young Irish couple (played by the terrific Paddy Considine and Samantha Morton, who was nominated for an Oscar) who, along with their daughters (played by amazing real-life sisters Sarah and Emma Bolger), move to New York City with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. This tender film is unusual today for its level of sincerity and open emotion, assets that seems lacking from a lot of recent cinema.
A good deal of the film's central emotional pull comes from a character only glimpsed through the viewfinder of the older daughter's ever-present camcorder: A young son whose death inspired the journey. While the film's main scenario is taken directly from Sheridan's life (he and his family moved to the city in the early 80's), the death of the son is actually a reference to Sheridan's brother, who died as a child when the director was 17 years old. A profound sense of longing and pain runs through the film and makes the family's struggle with their new home all the more urgent.
As personal as the material is, Sheridan's approach matched it. He asked his daughters Naomi and Kirsten to write their own scripts on the family's time in New York and then combined them with his own ideas to create a shooting script with a lot of different perspectives.
By mixing these autobiographical elements, Sheridan paints a picture of his family's life that is as impressionistic as it is straight-forward. From the kaleidoscopic opening that finds the Sullivans driving through Times Square like it's a neon asteroid field, to the moonlit E.T.-referencing ending, In America is the rare film that finds a balance between fantasy and reality that completely works.
Cinema Gotham recently had the chance to ask Sheridan a few questions about the film and his experiences making it.
Cinema Gotham: I thought it was wonderful how when the film and the characters first enter New York they go through this colorful, musical transition. How did you come to that experience for them?
Jim Sheridan: Well, I think everybody who went to New York is overwhelmed a little bit by the city. Times Square was the only place lit enough that I could go do, you know what I mean, without spending 10 million dollars. I knew it was a bit like "Oh, everybody's seen Times Square," but I knew I had two special kids so I just used them. We filmed Times Square and projected it in the studio. And then we shot the kids and I could control all the laughter and reactions and whatever. Then we did some exterior shots. I think we got a magical little scene, you know?
Emma Bolger and Sheridan
CG: It really works beautifully. And the Bolger sisters seem totally fearless in their performances.
JS: Oh, they were amazing.
CG: On the DVD you mention that you let them call "action" and "cut" on the set. It sounds like you had a pretty unique partnership with them.
JS: We had a great time [working] together. And that was a good thing to do. They were fantastic. Their performances are breathtaking. Samantha's eyes are amazing. She's a great actress and Djimon has a huge soul. You just feed all that. And Paddy's like an everyman figure, so all the cast really worked out well.
CG: You've mentioned that you don't micromanage your actors' performances. That you trust them to interpret your writing in their own ways. Casting must be a big part of finding the right people for that.
JS: Yeah, absolutely. Casting is 90% of filmmaking.
Considine, Morton and the Bolgers
CG: And also, something I thought was really interesting was that the New York of the film is sort of timeless. I mean, it has different elements from recent eras mixed together. But certain details definitely come from the early 80's New York you experienced.
JS: Well, New York has become a lot more yuppie since then, hasn't it? Much more clean and so on. But I couldn't afford to do a period movie. I just couldn't have all the cars changed... I didn't have that kind of money or control, you know, so I deliberately blurred the time period by [using] the video camera. I used the video to kind of make it modern and I left some of the 80's issues.
CG: The drug elements...
JS: And AIDS, especially. And E.T. I was lucky enough they re-released it.
CG: You shot in New York pretty soon after 9/11. What kind of effect did that have on the production?
JS: The weird thing was that 9/11 happened while we were shooting the last week in Dublin. We found it very difficult because we were supposed to go to New York and we had to delay a little bit. But we were the first film in there after 9/11 so everybody was really warm to us. But it was actually very hard not to [think about] 9/11 because the film is about grief and I knew it would have that kind of impact being in the city. But everyone was really good to us and treated us great. It was a warm feeling.
CG: Another recent film, Gangs of New York, told the story of earlier waves of Irish immigrants. How do you think that experience has changed over time?
JS: One of the confusions the English had about my film was they were wondering why the main characters didn't go to their relations, you know? The people they knew. And the truth about Irish immigration, also Italians and to an extent Jewish, was that the early immigrants were all peasants from the land. And they were running off the land, whether they were blacks going to Chicago and Irish and Italians going to the east coast. They didn't want to be indentured slaves on the land anymore. And the Irish were escaping the famine so they were coming from a desperate situation. Then there was a break in immigration after the 50's in Ireland when America wasn't allowing so many in. Therefore, in the 80's illegal immigration started for the Irish. And that was city people, like me. I come from Dublin and Dubliners had no relations in America. So it's a different experience, a different type of people who are used to cities whereas the first immigrants weren't used to cities at all. It was like complete chaos to them.
CG: Your film is autobiographical, but it seems like it takes two distinct times from your life and combines them. That's pretty unusual.
JS: That is kind of odd. It does. It takes two periods and squashes them together. And [the film] takes me and my father and puts them in one character. So, it was a unique kind of way to do it. In a funny way I realize that dramatic characters are built of many people and that's what gives them their interest, their edge. We tend to think cohesively of one person as a character. I think dramatic characters are often composites of seven, eight, nine people and that gives them edge and life and contradiction whereas most people in reality tend to get a bit boring because they're the same all the time. We get stuck on paths that we think we can't get off. So when I made myself a bit like my father that gave me a huge ability to see the character from two or three perspectives whereas up to that point he tended to be one dimensional.
CG: That character is a bit of a gambler. I mean, he does gamble in a way in the film, but it's also very risky moving his family to this unknown place and also his wanting to be an actor is a big gamble.
JS: The funny thing is I'm a bit of a gambler myself but my dad was really a gambler and the attitude of the little girl in the film to the tension is what I used to feel when I was a kid when my dad gambled, so it's kind of a composite. I suppose you can say my wife is more of a gambler. [Laughs] She's here looking at me, giving me the evil eye.
The Writing Sheridans: Kirsten, Jim and Naomi
at the Golden Globes
CG: What does she think of you making a film that lays your life together out so openly?
JS: Well, I think she likes it. She says her character got nominated and mine didn't. She said that was just because she was more interesting! [Laughs]
CG: And you wrote the script with your daughters. How did that work?
JS: Oh, they loved it. It was a good experience. We all got to know new things about each other and it was a pleasant experience. There weren't too many fights. A few disagreements. We all came out without too many bruises. And they were delighted to go to the Oscars.
CG: You've written some fine scripts before on your own. What perspective did they add to the process for you?
JS: They gave me the children's point of view a lot. Kirsten wrote hers as a six year old and Naomi wrote hers as a ten year old. And the six year old was the hero in Kirsten's and the ten year old was the hero in Naomi's. I learned a lot so when I came to the film I was able to get the kids' perspective just by having their scripts in my head as well.
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CG: You mention on the DVD that home video is the new memory. How do you feel technology is affecting people's traditions?
JS: It's just making them very much more visual, you know? It's a new world. Everybody can be an actor, everybody can be a star in their own film. It's quite mad. Quite insane, actually.
CG: What about trends in technology like DVDs that bring so much of the filmmaker's process into the open? Some people don't like that so much.
JS: Some people don't?
CG: Well, Woody Allen refuses to do commentaries for his movies.
JS: [Laughs] Well, he might just be trying to avoid two hours of nonstop talking.
In America is now available for pre-order. It features an excellent director's commentary, so you can hear Sheridan talk nonstop for two hours for yourself.
Also, read Keith Uhlich's essay about In America in Cinema Gotham. and Gil Jawetz's DVD review of In America
Cinema Gotham Top 10 DVDs of 2003 (12/29/03)
Another year goes by, another chance to look back. This year instead of the usual general top 10 we decided to do a Cinema Gotham top 10, which turned out to be tougher than we thought (We tried to find a local connection in The Two Towers but just couldn't do it.) Limiting the list to films that were covered here or that were about New York stories caused some tossing and turning and hemming and hawing. But ultimately you could do worse than the ten discs we came up with. From shorts to documentaries, classics and recent releases (plus Spike Lee's second number one finish in three years) it's been a wildly diverse year.
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Five players to watch: Columbus Crew vs Nashville SC
Nashville SC travel to conference-leading Columbus Crew tomorrow. After a breakout attacking performance against Atlanta last time out, here are the five players I'll be keeping an eye on.
McCarty has had as good a season as anyone in gold, but his goal and three assists against Atlanta constituted maybe the best individual performance this season.
"The fact that I was involved in four goals tonight is something that I do not believe is sustainable," he joked after the match. And while he probably won't have that kind of attacking output again, his passing has been key to Nashville's chance creation all season. If Nashville are to take points from Columbus, McCarty will have a hand in it.
The Costa Rican DP missed last week's match through injury. After scoring his first goal just two matches before, he had been steadily improving before Nashville's big attacking breakout. Were Nashville better because of his absence, or was it just a coincidence?
I think it was the latter, but Leal will be eager to get back and get involved against the best team in the conference. Against a defense that's on track to be one of the best in MLS history, though, Leal will need to be more efficient than he's been so far in the final third.
Walker Zimmerman & Dave Romney
Cheating here and listing two players. Sue me. Nashville's center-back pairing will have their hands full against Gyasi Zardes and co. Columbus have the best attack in the East, with their 21 goals scored only behind LAFC for the best in MLS. They've scored at will this season, with Zardes's runs pulling defenders out of position and getting to the ball first.
"I think one of Gyasi's strengths is the runs he makes," said Dave Romney, who played with Zardes for three years with the LA Galaxy. "He times his runs extremely well, he knows exactly where to go when the ball is wide for service… But he's also a good finisher. He's going to get two or three chances a game, and you know he's going to put at least one or two of those away. He's got eight goals this year already, he's got confidence now, and he's going to be a tough test. But I think me and Walker are definitely ready to play against him this weekend."
Dom Badji
Center forward has been talked about ad nauseam this season, with Nashville's inability to score a real issue. Before the Atlanta match, they had scored just five goals in nine matches. Sure, they scored four against Atlanta, but is that repeatable?
Nashville just announced DP Jhonder Cádiz before the Atlanta match, and Badji certainly responded to the pressure.
"Competition is always a key factor in the way players play," said head coach Gary Smith. "Those guys know that there's someone coming in. They're certainly looking over their shoulder, and maybe feeling they need a little bit more out of themselves. Whatever it takes, I'll accept."
The way Nashville play will require Badji to be productive. Even if he doesn't get the goals himself, he has a big role in the build up play, stretching the field or holding up the ball to allow others to get forward. His form over the next few matches will have a big impact on Nashville's final position.
Nashville's first DP looks like he's coming into form over the last couple weeks, with his performances steadily improving since the restart.
"He looks to me like he's getting back to his old self," said Smith after the 0-0 draw with Miami. "He looked brighter, he looked like he was a catalyst for a lot of the work we had in possession. Just as importantly, he found himself in some good shooting and creative positions, and that's exactly what we need out of him."
Mukhtar built on that performance against Atlanta, scoring his first goal in gold and assisting another. He's a central part of Nashville's front line, and it's really a case of "as Mukhtar goes, so goes the attack." His form against Columbus (and for the rest of the season) is a crucial part of the puzzle for Nashville.
Who will you be watching? Let me know on Twitter or in the comments.
Author: Ben Wrightis the Director of Soccer Content and a Senior MLS Contributor for Broadway Sports covering Nashville SC and the US National Team. Previously Ben was the editor and a founder of Speedway Soccer, where he has covered Nashville SC and their time in USL before journeying to Major League Soccer since 2018. Raised in Louisville, KY Ben grew up playing before a knee injury ended his competitive career. When he is not talking soccer he is probably producing music, drinking coffee or hanging out with his wife and kids. Mastodon
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Shovik Banik says:
Hey Ben! Thanks for all that you do. Do you have any idea when Jhonder will be joining the team for training? Do you think he has at least begun his quarantine after the global travel?
Ben Wright says:
Hey Shovik, unfortunately he hasn't even traveled to the US yet. Once he does, he'll have to quarantine for at least 10 days, and then he'll have to get back to match fitness after not playing since March.
As much as Nashville need him, I doubt he plays for another month, assuming he gets into the country quickly.
Thanks for the reply Ben! Any reason why it is taking so long considering Higuain has already arrived and training with Miami?


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Sudan's prime minister resigns calling for fresh talks with military
Two months after he was reappointed as prime minister of Sudan, Abdalla Hamdok resigned in a televised speech on Sunday, saying a new round of talks was needed with the military over a stalemate over democracy.
"I have decided to return the responsibility and announce my resignation as Prime Minister, and give a chance to another man or woman of this noble country," he said.
The resignation of the prime minister, a technocrat and former UN banker, comes after mass street protests against a military coup last October and a deteriorating economy. Security forces violently dispersed crowds and demanded that military rule be ended, killing at least two, according to a group of doctors. At least 56 people have been killed since the coup in October and several hundred since waves of protests erupted in late 2018.
In 2019, months of street demonstrations, initially led by women and professionals, prompted the military to oust longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir, who has been in power for 30 years. A new set of military leaders led by Abdel Fattah Burhan, who is now de facto head of state, has put together a hybrid military-civilian council tasked with moving the country to democracy.
Sudan's economy has since plunged into an economic crisis, exacerbated by Covid and the need for profound structural reforms after decades of mismanagement and rampant spending on the military.
As the Transitional Council became popular, the generals moved in against Hamdok last October and placed him under house arrest. They reappointed him in November after international pressure, especially from the US, which linked aid and debt forgiveness with progress towards democracy.
The military says they are committed to holding democratic elections in 2023, but progress towards that goal has been slow and Hamdok's position in government has become increasingly untenable.
Once a hero of street protesters who saw him as a civilian control over military power, Hamdok's popularity declined amid signs that he had little real authority. Those measures he succeeded in implementing, including the removal of an expensive fuel subsidy, were unpopular because of their impact on the poor.
Two days ago, Cameron Hudson, a Sudanese expert at the Atlantic Council in Washington, argued on Twitter that Hamdok "could not continue to serve as prime minister and legitimize a military government that kills and terrorizes innocent civilians." There is no option left as resignation, "he wrote.
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A great surprise, very large 11cm x 11cm early made pocket patch.
It is felt on felt applique with open loose weave backing.
Canadian Parachute Corps is silk embroidered.
I will never acquire a WWII 1st Canadian Parachute Bn($$$) and or an authentic Canadian WWII para wing(too many Post WWII), however this will represent Canadian Airborne of WWII in my Combined Allied Ops display in my collection.
No opinion mate but your large badge looks exactly like the one pictured in Ken Joyce's 'Into the Maelstrom' book described as a 'large sweater badge' in the jewelry, trinkets and souvenirs section. I thnk it's a cracking piece mate and would highlight any WW2 Canadian Airborne collection.
A very nice example Phil, well done!
Thanks for the sentiments guys.
Would love to see an image in use, I do like the early era "emblems" so to speak.


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BALA CYNWYD, January 5, 2018 /Access Wire/ – On behalf of the Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC, notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who purchased or otherwise acquired Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. ("Acorda") (Nasdaq: ACOR) securities between April 18, 2016 and November 14, 2017, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). The class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of federal securities laws.
According to the lawsuit, on November 15, 2017, Acorda disclosed the deaths of several patients in the company's final-stage studies of tozadenant. Acorda advised investors that it had paused new enrollment in the drug's long-term safety studies, pending further discussion with the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
On this news, Acorda's share price fell $11.20, or 39.72%, to close at $17.00 on November 15, 2017.
The lawsuit alleges that, throughout the Class Period, the defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) tozadenant entailed significant undisclosed safety risks; (ii) accordingly, the company had overstated tozadenant's approval prospects and commercial viability; (iii) for the foregoing reasons, the company had likewise overstated the benefits of the Biotie Acquisition; and (iv) as a result of the foregoing, Acorda's shares traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period, and class members suffered significant losses and damages.
If you are a member of the class described above, and suffered a financial loss during the class period, by no later than January 18, you may seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class. Your ability to share in any recovery does not require that you serve as lead plaintiff.
If you wish to discuss the legal ramifications of the action, or have any questions, you may call the law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions. You may contact Jason L. Brodsky, Esquire or Evan J. Smith, Esquire at Brodsky & Smith, LLC, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 510, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, by calling toll free 877-LEGAL-90.


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Sr. Jocelyn Edathil SIC was born and raised in Philadelphia and reared in the Eastern Catholic tradition, namely the Syro Malankara Catholic Church. She went to Villanova University where she graduated with degree in Chemistry. She then went on to complete the MD/PhD dual degree program at Penn State, subsequently attending Temple University for Internal Medicine residency. Afterward she began formation with the Sisters of the Imitation of Christ (also known as the Bethany Sisters in India) and made her first profession of vows in August 6, 2016 in Elmont, New York. Currently she works at Temple University Hospital as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine where she teaches medical students and residents. She is heavily involved in Ethics, Diversity, and Humanism in Medicine. She speaks on a variety of topics including vocational discernment and intercultural communication as well as current trends in social media.
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After the a joint force of US, French and UK fighter jets and ship launched an attack which as Mattis said, "used a little over double the number of weapons this year than we used last year", and amid unconfirmed reports that the Syrian air force managed to shoot down one or more Tomahawk missiles, the question everyone was asking is whether Russia has responded, and if so, how.
Despite repeated warnings from Russia, President Trump ordered American forces, along with their British and French allies, to strike military targets in Syria on Friday night; as noted previously, during a press conference late on Friday, General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Russian military operating in Syria was not notified about the American targets in advance told reporters following the attacks.
While Trump said that the purpose of the US actions is to "establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons," Antonov reminded that "the US – the possessor of the biggest arsenal of chemical weapons – has no moral right to blame other countries."
The combined decision by the US and its allies to strike Syria comes after Russian Defence Ministry spokesperson Major-General Igor Konashenkov presented evidence claiming that last Saturday's alleged chemical attack in Douma was orchestrated.
The attack also comes just hours before experts from the UN Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) were scheduled to visit Douma on Saturday to determine whether chemical weapons had indeed been used there. That particular trip is now moot.


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On an intuitive level, we all understand the basic principles of training. These principles include specificity, individuality, and overload, among others. Most basic of all the principles is the idea of adaptation; we adapt to the demands placed upon us. Sports science has logically followed the lead of Hans Selye, who put forth the theory of a General Adaptation Syndrome in 1936. The theory states that any external stressor causes us to go through responses (short term) and eventually adaptations if the stress is repeated long enough.
Shock/Alarm. This is the acute response to stress. In an exercise context, this is the tiredness and soreness you feel after a training session. The response can be mild (a feeling that you just worked out), or severe (very sore muscles, nausea, joint pain). During this phase, which usually lasts less than 48 hours, performance declines. The more advanced the athlete, the shorter this phase tends to be in relation to any given load.
Seyle proposed that this stage was completed in about 48 hours post-stressor. Depending on the training load and the athlete's experience, adapting to an acute stress can vary from as short as about 12 hours to 3 days. More profound stresses, such as learning to do pull-ups, can take multiple months (several GAS cycles between stage 1 and 2) to effectively adapt to. More advanced athletes take much longer to adapt as their abilities develop. In many cases, the second stage of adaptation can take weeks or months.
In exercise context, you can look at any given training stimulus as either being too little stress, appropriate stress, or too much stress. Progression occurs when we apply an appropriate stress, recover, and then apply a stress of slightly greater magnitude. This is the essence of all training.
Consider this analogy from Mark Rippetoe, which really hammers the point home. Spring rolls around, and you go outside for 15 minutes and sit in your lawn chair to get some "sun on the guns." That afternoon, you're a little brown. You do the same the next day, and get a little more tan. After three or four days, though, your tan doesn't get any deeper…why? Because your body has made the necessary adaptations to being exposed to the sun for 15 minutes at a time. In order to get more bronze, you have got to spend more time outside.
Increasing the minutes each day you spend in the sun will lead you toward your goal, but unless you increase the "stress" you won't make any more adaptations. We all know what happens if we increase the stress (sun exposure) too rapidly – "exhaustion" in the form of sunburn. There is no way to get over it except to stay out of the sun, let the body recover, and then start over again once homeostasis has been reestablished.
One of the mistakes climbers make which lands them on a plateau is to stop overloading the system. They build up the ability to endure a typical day at the crag which might include two or three warm-ups and a few pitches at a comfortable level. They don't push the grades, or the volume (total pitches), or the number of days they climb in a week. It should be of absolutely no surprise that this climber fails to advance.
In order to advance, some of us start projecting. We (somewhat) erroneously think that since elite climbers have projects that the projects are why they have become elite. But high levels of performance are developed on multiple levels, not just by working on limit-level routes. Stress can be added in several ways (more climbing, different rock types or angles, smaller holds, etc.) and should be. In fact, successful overload has to happen on several levels if it is to continue.
Going back to the training principles, we recognize this cycle as overload and accommodation. By carefully increasing load, we get stronger/faster/more flexible. When we adapt to the level of stress, we are experiencing accommodation, and when we take a long break from training or climbing, we experience reversibility. Reversibility is nothing more than the idea of use it or lose it; athletic adaptations are "expensive" for your body to keep up, and as soon as it seems like there is no longer a need, the body reverts back to a more comfortable and sustainable state.
Reversibility leads us to the idea of adaptation persistence, which is simply how long a given facet of training takes to build and how long it takes to go away. Certain qualities develop fairly quickly, such as cardiovascular endurance. Others, such as muscular hypertrophy or strength take a long time to develop. This is true on the downhill end, too. Each of the primary fitness qualities detrains similarly to how long it takes to train. Hypertrophy, once gained, sticks around a long time. Cardiovascular endurance, as endurance athletes know, begins detraining in as little as 48 hours…thus the need to run or ride or ski almost daily to maintain fitness.
Adaptation to any stimulus, be it learning a language, riding a bike, or crimping, requires many cycles of the GAS. If you place these cycles too close together (i.e. bouldering sessions 4 x per day, every day) you end up fast-forwarding to the exhaustion phase. On the other hand, if your cycles are too long (i.e. bouldering once every three weeks) you end up getting only the shock/alarm phase, with no adaptation.
We have a limited adaptive capacity. Trying to adapt to too many stimuli will land you in much the same place…too much volume and you get exhaustion, too much variety, and all you've got is shock. A somewhat simplistic, yet wholly valid way of looking at adaptation is to picture a full glass. With every overload, you take a little out of the glass. Every workout, every missed hour of sleep, every stressful phone call – every stress – takes a little out of your glass. When you empty the glass, guess what? No more adaptation.
You refill the glass with nutrition, sleep, and rest. It's easy to let stress outpace recovery, though, and the result is an inhibited adaptation potential. Even without any change to the program, adaptation can halt because of diminished recovery. This is worth keeping in mind if you are following a set training program from a book or from a friend. In general, the less your lifestyle matches that of the author of the program, the less it will work for you.
To successfully train for a given facet of your fitness, you need to offer a regular, appropriate overload that tells your body what needs to happen. Because climbing is a sport that requires managing many facets at once, you have a lot to maintain. When it feels like you're stuck, pick one thing to focus on and train it exclusively for a month or 6 weeks,while keeping all of your other abilities "on the back burner". Once a noticeable gain has been made, switch to the next needed adaptation. I know this sound simplistic, but it's really the whole ball game.