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It almost seems as if in the wake of 9/11 and the creation of the Homeland Security Administration, the fear of dam sabotage has been an excuse for not doing maintenance and repair of dams and the complete failure to plan for the effects of global warming on the Sierra Nevada snowpack. And it seems that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which commissions the hydro-electric plants on the Sierra-river dams, in the midst of its exquisitely complex scientific and bureaucratic study schedule and meetings, all directed by impeccably value-free facilitators, the sort of catastrophe that happened at Oroville and threatens worse, was not contemplated, at least sufficiently. -- blj
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The Latest: Senator vexed by bad communication at dam crisis
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the crisis at Oroville Dam (all times local):
6:20 p.m.
A California state senator is troubled that residents below a damaged California dam knew little about potential risk until ordered to evacuate when a spillway began breaking up.
Republican Sen. Jim Nielsen says communication from state managers during the February crisis at Oroville Dam was confusing to the public.
On Feb. 7, a massive crack opened in the main spillway at the dam. For days, managers assured the public there was no imminent danger as they slowed releases of water to assess the damage.
Then, a backup spillway started falling apart, triggering the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people.
An Associated Press review found officials made a series of questionable decisions and missteps before and during the crisis.
Nielsen represents thousands of residents who were evacuated and says the confusing communication in the days leading to the evacuation will be one issue discussed during a Senate hearing on the crisis this month.
He says "there must be some accountability."
4:45 p.m.
Conservation groups are urging extensive and swift repairs at the nation's tallest dam, where an eroding spillway triggered an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in February.
The groups warn in a filing Wednesday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that state should construct a concrete backup spillway to protect downstream communities below Northern California's Oroville Dam.
They also want more communication and transparency from the government on the work.
On Feb. 7, a massive crack opened in the main spillway at the dam. For days, managers assured the public there was no imminent danger as they slowed releases of water to assess the damage.
Then, a backup spillway started falling apart, triggering the evacuation.
The groups include the Friends of the River and Sierra Club California.
An Associated Press review found officials made a series of questionable decisions and missteps before and during the crisis.
3 p.m.
Managers at the nation's tallest dam made a critical mistake by allowing the lake behind it reach its highest level ever.
That's according to Bill Connolly, a Butte County supervisor in California whose district includes Oroville Dam.
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that dam managers obtained an uncommon exemption from the Army Corps of Engineers to bypass a rule that would have required them to release huge amounts of water from the rapidly filling dam.
The rising water in early February eventually topped a never-before-used spillway, which started breaking apart.
That triggered an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people.
Connolly says that backup spillway was never intended to be used for flood control so "they never should have let the lake overflow."
He calls the dam poorly run.
12:55 p.m.
Democrats in the U.S. House want the auditing arm of Congress to review dam safety standards following a crisis at the nation's tallest dam.
The group that includes six House members from California tells the Government Accountability Office that a changing climate raises risks for aging dams around the U.S.
The say there is a "real crisis for dam safety."
In February, a massive crack opened in the main spillway at the Oroville Dam in Northern California. For days, managers assured the public there was no imminent danger as they slowed releases of water to assess the damage.
Then, a backup spillway started falling apart, triggering an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people.
An Associated Press review has uncovered a series of questionable decisions and missteps before and during the crisis.
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An Associated Press review has uncovered a series of questionable decisions and missteps before and during a crisis at America's tallest dam.
In February, a massive crack opened in the main spillway at the Oroville Dam in Northern California.
For days, managers assured the public there was no imminent danger as they slowed releases of water to assess the damage.
Then, a backup spillway started falling apart, triggering an evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people.
The AP has found the dam received an uncommon exemption from federal rules requiring it to release huge amounts of water.
And government overseers overestimated the durability of the two spillways.
State water officials say the crisis was managed as effectively as possible.
Associated Press
AP Exclusive: Management made errors in handling dam crisis
Ellen Knickmeyer and Michael R. Blood
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations center for the tallest dam in America when he overheard someone say something that stopped him in his tracks:
"This is not good."
Over six straight days, the operators of the Oroville Dam had said there was no immediate danger after water surging down the main spillway gouged a hole the size of a football field in the concrete chute. But now suddenly they realized that the dam's emergency backup spillway — essentially an unpaved hillside — was falling apart, too, and could unleash a deadly torrent of water.
Honea reacted by ordering the immediate evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream.
In the end, after frantic action by the dam's keepers, catastrophe was averted. But an Associated Press examination of state and federal documents, emails obtained under public records requests and numerous interviews reveal a sequence of questionable decisions and missteps, some of them made years ago, some of them in the middle of the crisis.
Among other things, the dam's federal and state overseers overestimated the durability of the two spillways. And in public statements during the emergency, they failed to acknowledge — or perhaps recognize — that while they were busy dealing with one crisis, they were creating a possible new one.
During the darkest hours of the emergency, the fear was that if the hillside collapsed, "it was not whether people would die, but how many would die," Honea recalled.
State water officials have defended their handling of the crisis at the 770-foot-high (235-meter) dam in the Sierra Nevada foothills 150 miles (241 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, saying it was managed as effectively as possible under extraordinary circumstances, including one of the wettest winters on record.
William Croyle, acting head of the California Department of Water Resources, likened the spillway failures to a car getting a flat tire or running out of oil. "This happened. Stuff happens," he said last month.
The crisis began Feb. 7 with the rupture in the main spillway. Dam managers responded by obtaining an uncommon exemption from the Army Corps of Engineers to bypass a rule that would have required them to release huge amounts of water from the rapidly filling dam. Water releases down the main spillway were scaled back drastically, sometimes to zero.
Engineers did this because they wanted to inspect the hole, study how much bigger it might get and think of a way to keep the spillway from crumbling further, state officials said.
All the while, the reservoir behind the dam kept rising, reaching the highest level in the structure's history, because of one of the biggest storms in two decades.
Dam managers repeatedly assured the public there was "no imminent threat." Just 12 hours before water began running down the hillside on Feb. 11, they told Honea in an email that the water releases, though reduced, "will still keep the lake from spilling over the emergency ... spillway."
Not long after the water started going down that spillway, it began ripping away the hillside. That triggered the sheriff's evacuation order, which was quickly endorsed by the dam's managers, who said the emergency spillway could fail within an hour.
"They were futzing around with the main service spillway that had broken. They turned off the flow and were inspecting it and testing it," said Ron Stork, senior policy adviser with Friends of the River, an environmental group. "And all of the time the reservoir was filling."
"And then it failed," Stork said of the emergency spillway. "And you know, they almost lost control."
It was the first time in the history of the 50-year-old dam that the emergency spillway was used, but not the first hint it might be inadequate.
"There's always been an understanding that, man, you don't want to use that emergency spillway, because when you do, it's going to be a mess," said Jerry Antonetti, a retired engineer who was a construction inspector for one of the dam's power plants when the dam was built in the 1960s.
Friends of the River and other environmental groups had argued as far back as 2005 that the earthen spillway needed to be reinforced with concrete. The Department of Water Resources and local water agencies said that was unnecessary.
In 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission not only affirmed the safety of both spillways but also said there was no point in studying or discussing the possibility that either could fail, state water officials told the AP.
Ultimately, the spillways broke apart while handling just a fraction of the water they were designed to carry.
As families from the Gold Rush-era towns below the dam fled their homes, Oroville Dam's managers finally ramped up water releases down the damaged main spillway, bringing the reservoir back down to safer levels. The main spillway kept eroding but handled the flow.
Local officials downstream said the dam's operators failed to keep them fully informed as the emergency unfolded.
On Feb. 7, when word started spreading that a big hole had opened in the main spillway, Honea's dispatchers called state water officials to inquire, and were told that the state was doing only "routine maintenance inspections," according to the sheriff.
In an email a day before the evacuation, Mark Sorensen, the city administrator of the small town of Biggs, about 25 miles from the dam, told the state agency that the state "earned a grade of F on its ability to timely and completely communicate during this incident." State officials are expanding efforts to inform the public, but say there have been dozens of news briefings, updates and advisories.
Department of Water Resources officials said during the crisis that they were primarily worried that the hole in the main spillway would grow larger and take out power-line towers at the dam's hydroelectric plant.
After the evacuation, however, agency spokesman Ed Wilson said the main concern was that the hole could take out the release gates, too. That could lead to devastating flooding downstream.
In this Feb. 13, 2017, file photo, a helicopter takes off with a bag filled with rock to be dropped in a hole on the lip of the dam's emergency spillway. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
A federally ordered investigation is underway. In the meantime, the spillways will need hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs before the fall rainy season.
Rick Poeppelman, chief of the Army Corps' engineering division for the region, said his agency and the state water managers made the best decisions they could.
"It's kind of the hindsight thing," he said. "The expectation was that the emergency spillway was going to be able to pass."
On Wednesday, a group of U.S. House Democrats called on the auditing arm of Congress to review dam safety standards.
"The Oroville Dam failure did not come without warning," they said in a letter to the Government Accountability Office. The group that includes six House members from California said a changing climate raises risks for aging dams around the U.S.
Meanwhile, the environmental groups Wednesday renewed their request with federal regulators that the earthen, backup spillway be armored with concrete. They also urged more transparency and communication from the government.
Sacramento Bee
Oroville Dam's flood-control manual hasn't been updated for half a century
By Ryan Sabalow And Andy Furillo
The critical document that determines how much space should be left in Lake Oroville for flood control during the rainy season hasn't been updated since 1970, and it uses climatological data and runoff projections so old they don't account for two of the biggest floods ever to strike the region.
Independent experts familiar with the flood-control manual at Oroville Dam said Wednesday there's no indication the 47-year-old document contributed to the ongoing crisis involving the dam's ailing spillways. The current troubles stem from structural failures, not how the lake's flood-storage space was being managed.
But the experts say Oroville's manual does point to larger operational issues that affect most of California's primary flood-control dams. Like the dams, most of the manuals were designed decades ago by engineers using slide rules instead of computers. Many of the documents and licenses that govern dam operations don't account for advances in hydrology, meteorology and engineering, or for a changing climate.
"California's flood infrastructure is based on the hydrology of the past," said Jeffrey Mount, a senior fellow at the Water Policy Center at the Public Policy Institute of California. "They use the hydrology of the past to design the infrastructure of the future.
"I don't know a scientist anymore who thinks the future is going to look anything like the past."
The flood-control manuals are created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. California has more than 1,500 dams, 54 of which are considered primary flood-control structures. The owners of those 54 dams – they include the federal government, the state and in some cases local water districts – must abide by the modeling outlined in the manuals during the rainy season. The modeling is designed to ensure there's ample space in the reservoirs to capture heavy river flows and mountain runoff, and to prevent catastrophic flooding downstream.
The majority of the manuals haven't been updated since at least the 1980s. Some are so old, their pages include charts drawn by hand in pen.
The California Department of Water Resources, which operates Oroville Dam, is required to make releases according to charts outlined in the dam's manual. It's dated August 1970, two years after the dam's construction was completed.
Ann Willis, a researcher at the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, is among the critics who say the the manuals are too rigidly tied to outdated weather models. At Oroville, the manual cites weather patterns prior to the 1950s, and data doesn't account for the catastrophic floods of 1986 and 1997. Plus, the manuals are designed around weather patterns that include capturing water from spring snowmelt, an annual occurrence expected to shift, in both timing and amount, with continued climate change.
Army Corps officials say the manuals have done their jobs, despite their age.
"Just because a water-control manual is old doesn't mean it's obsolete," said Joe Forbis, chief of water management at the Corps' Sacramento office. "It still allows the reservoir to be operated appropriately."
He acknowledged his agency would prefer to have updated manuals. But, he said, it's difficult because the updates require complex engineering and environmental studies. Funding would have to be approved by Congress.
Most recently, the issue of outdated dam manuals came up in the context of California's five-year drought. At Folsom Dam near Sacramento, local water agencies complained that federal dam operators were releasing too much water from the reservoir during a lengthy dry spell when no major storms were forecast and the state was trying to conserve water. Federal operators said they had no choice, because Folsom's manual dictated that it create flood-control space based on the time of year.
Unlike many dams, Folsom will get an update to its manual as part of a $900 million installation of a new auxiliary spillway scheduled to be completed later this year.
Mount, of the Public Policy Institute, said dam operations are generally guided by rigid sets of rules that don't allow for necessary operational flexibility.
"Adjusting course on dams – whether by changing the infrastructure or the way they are operated – is difficult," Mount wrote in a post on the PPIC's website Wednesday. "Licenses for non-federal dams like Oroville – administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission – last for 30-50 years. These lock in place all aspects of dam operation for several generations and require herculean efforts to overcome."
Butte and Plumas counties raise similar concerns as part of a lawsuit pending in California's 3rd District Court of Appeal. The suit, filed in 2008, argues that another document critical to operations at Oroville Dam fails to reflect modern climate science.
In 2008, the Department of Water Resources conducted an environmental review of dam operations as part of the structure's 50-year relicensing process. Plumas and Butte counties – whose communities sit in the Feather River watershed above and below the dam – sued, alleging the analysis was inadequate because it did not properly account for climate change.
"They called it 'speculation,' " Butte County Counsel Bruce Alpert said Wednesday.
The case eventually was moved to Yolo Superior Court, and in 2012 Judge Daniel P. Maguire ruled in favor of the state. He echoed arguments made by Department of Water Resources lawyers when he wrote in his statement of decision that an environmental review "need not (and should not) speculate about the future."
"It is a long step from the relatively generalized climate change data in the record to the project-specific forecasting demanded here," the judge wrote, "and Petitioners have not carried their burden of showing that DWR could have taken this step."
The counties appealed, saying the review relied on outdated forecasting models that "fail to protect the public against the hazards of more severe flood events or water supply shortages under climate change." They are asking the higher court to direct the Yolo judge to set aside DWR's certification of the environmental review.
DWR lawyers countered in their opposition papers that the environmental report "adequately considers climate change ... based on the limited information available at the time the EIR was certified in 2008."
"We absolutely account for climate change in all of our planning processes, and the impacts of climate change are integral to the California Water Action Plan," department spokesman Doug Carlson said in an email.
Jay Lund, director of the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC Davis, said he expects the malfunctions now crippling Oroville Dam will prompt a review of operations and likely an update of its operating manual as part of any retrofit. It also may focus attention on other aging flood infrastructure in the state.
"One thing you learn from civil engineering is you have to have failures in order to make progress," Lund said.
Sacramento Bee
Oroville Dam earthquake investigation may be needed
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A recent federal inspection has concluded that Oroville Dam, the tallest dam in the nation, needs a comprehensive earthquake safety assessment.
The dam on the Feather River is the primary storage facility for the State Water Project, the state-owned plumbing system that provides drinking water to more than 23million people across California. Failure of the dam could inundate not only the city of Oroville but numerous other communities downstream, including Yuba City, Marysville and even West Sacramento.
The inspection was conducted in 2010 by consultants working for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees hydroelectric dams in the United States. It is the most recent inspection of its kind, which are conducted every five years.
No significant flaws were found in the dam itself. Inspectors recommended the earthquake safety assessment based on newer information about earthquake hazards in the vicinity of the dam. A copy of the inspection was reviewed by The Bee following a Public Records Act request.
Officials at the California Department of Water Resources, which manages the dam, say they don't plan to conduct the recommended review because they don't think the expense is justified. But they may be compelled to do it by state or federal regulators who are still considering the recommendation.
Oroville Dam, at 742feet high, was completed in 1968 and is the tallest dam in the United States. It stores 3.5million acre-feet of water, or enough to serve 7 million average households for a year. In California, only Shasta Dam on the Sacramento River stores more water.
State water officials say the dam is sufficiently strong. "Even with today's understanding of seismicity and ground motions, Oroville still would meet the criteria that would be set today," said David Panec, chief of dam safety at the DWR's operations and maintenance division. "The dam is essentially overbuilt."
Independent experts concur. Like Panec, they point to a 5.7-magnitude quake that occurred near the dam in 1975 that caused no damage to the structure. Subsequent investigations showed that the dam performed well and was not weakened by the quake.
"We've seen these types of dams perform very well in earthquakes under very strong shaking," said Ross Boulanger, a civil engineering professor at UC Davis and an expert on earthquake risk involving earthen and rockfill dams, like Oroville. Boulanger said he has done consulting work for the DWR, but not involving Oroville Dam. "And we know their behavior can be relatively insensitive to modest changes in the seismic hazard."
Not everyone is confident. Ronald Stork, a senior policy advocate at Friends of the River, said the call for further study of Oroville Dam should not be taken lightly. In recent years, after modern studies, numerous other earthen dams in California have been shown to be vulnerable to earthquakes. For instance, Folsom Dam upstream of Sacramento is now undergoing millions of dollars in upgrades to withstand earthquakes. Similar work is planned at Lake Perris in Riverside County and San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, both also part of the State Water Project.
Stork noted Oroville is also considered a "classic case" for something known as reservoir-induced seismicity. In this phenomenon, the reservoir itself can cause earthquakes, because the enormous weight of water stored behind the dam is enough to shift the Earth's crust. Studies have documented the phenomenon at Oroville.
"A dam with a whole lot of shaking going on … does seem to be something you need to be really careful about," said Stork, who monitors dam regulation across the state. "You lose a 3.5million acre-foot reservoir – the tallest in the United States – and that could cause a whole mess of downstream trouble."
As one piece of the State Water Project, Oroville Dam is part of a complex bureaucratic and political system. Water management at Oroville affects habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water rates for millions of Californians who depend on that water, from Napa to San Diego.
Any repairs or problems at Oroville Dam are paid for by the 29 urban and agricultural water contractors that buy water from the State Water Project, which include the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Kern County Water Agency, Santa Clara Valley Water District and others. These contractors, in turn, pass along their costs to ratepayers, including homeowners, business owners or farmers.
Those costs have been mounting at Oroville Dam after two expensive and high-profile accidents.
In 2009, five workers were injured when a steel bulkhead inside the dam blew out when two large river outlet valves were opened during a test. The valves have been inoperable ever since, and millions of dollars in repair costs are still looming. A subsequent investigation found that poor safety practices at the DWR contributed to the accident.
In 2012, a major fire occurred at the Thermalito Pumping-Generating Station, which is part of the hydroelectric system at the dam. The fire significantly reduced electric generating capacity at the dam and complete repair costs are still unknown. The DWR recently opened bids for a major cleanup project, the lowest of which was $11.9million. Additional work is needed to get the station operating again.
Negotiations are underway now between the DWR and its contractors to draft new terms for long-term water supply contracts. Among the key disagreements is how much the contractors will pay into a contingency fund so the department can respond more rapidly to emergencies.
The parties also are wrangling over other contract terms to finance two massive water diversion tunnels in the Delta. The $25billion project, supported by Gov. Jerry Brown, will be the most expensive water project ever undertaken in the state.
Leah Wills, a water consultant to Plumas County involved in the negotiations, said the contractors are reluctant to take on more expenses. Plumas County is a state water contractor, though often a contrarian in such negotiations because it is the only state contractor north of the Delta.
"There is no doubt in my mind this is all a big dance over how these new costs are going to be apportioned," Wills said. "The contractors are kind of legitimately panicked. Somewhere there's going to be this huge blank check that lands in their laps."
The 1975 earthquake at Oroville revealed for the first time an active fault directly south of Lake Oroville. Known as the Cleveland Hills Fault, it was traced at the time to within just 1.4miles of Bidwell Canyon Saddle Dam, an earthen dyke that encloses part of the reservoir. Studies after the 1975 quake found no significant damage to the saddle dam or the main dam.
Federal inspectors in 2010 recommended a new seismic evaluation to consider the potential of two other earthquake sources in the vicinity: the Foothill Fault System and the Prairie Creek Fault. They recommended a "finite element analysis," which involves extensive computer modeling to determine how the dam will perform in earthquake scenarios.
"That would not be uncommon for the consultant to recommend a very cautious and conservative approach," said Boulanger, of UC Davis. Such studies can take months and cost several hundred thousand dollars, he said.
The DWR could be required to conduct the study, either by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or by California's Division of Safety of Dams, a separate regulatory unit within the DWR.
Dave Gutierrez, chief of the state's dam safety division, said he expects his agency will decide in Januarywhether to order further earthquake studies. Asked generally about the dam, he said, "Oroville is not one that keeps me up at night from a seismic stability standpoint."


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Insurance companies frustrate people over their property damage from a motor vehicle collision. Clients we see are infuriated by the way the at fault driver's insurance company has treated them on the evaluation and reimbursement of their property damage. As a victim of unsafe conduct or an unscrupulous insurance companies, you have options! Stop believing everything the insurance adjuster tells you to be the gospel truth. Start using the vast information at your finger tips to motivate the insurance companies to treat you fairly.
South Carolina Property Damage Arbitration: Your Weapon Against Insurance Adjusters
Healthcare Reform is Working !
Interesting article found on www.kaiserhealthnews.org. This website has helpful information regarding the Affordable Care Act and the health industry in general.
HHS Releases New Details About 2014 Marketplace Premiums, Subsidies
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Setting the Record Straight on Social Security Benefits
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Americans deserve to know the truth about accountability for injuries
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The analysis and rational, computer-aided development of small molecule modulators to target genetic and infection diseases in a controlled manner. A particular focus lies here on the design, establishment of synthetic routes and mechanistic investigation of small molecule inhibitors of apicomplexan parasites, including the infection with the malaria parasite.
Deciphering molecular mechanisms and allosteric coupling in molecular motors. Mechanical work and directed movement is crucial for various biological processes. In the cell, directed motion is mostly conducted by molecular motor proteins. However, our knowledge about the molecular events of chemomechanical coupling and transduction remains incomplete. We aim to shed light on allosteric communication pathways within the motor proteins and the mechanisms underlying force production and movement.
Understanding disease development triggered by mutations at the atomic level. The consequences of such disease-related mutations can be diverse, however, many of them affect the structure and conformational dynamics, and thereby the function of the proteins. We are combining computational simulations and biophysical methods to unravel the effects of the mutations on the protein function, structure, and dynamics.


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Earlier in the year I shared some of my experiences with bushfires. As with many other parts of the country, Tasmania had a challenging summer with widespread fire activity. Clean up and rebuilding continues in many parts of the state, most notably in the small rural hamlet of Dunalley where many homes where lost. This little fishing village is just 20 minutes down the road from where I live and it's a constant reminder of the threat of fire and how lucky the community was to come through the fire with no loss of human life.
The Guardian newspaper in the UK has just released an amazing multimedia presentation of the Tasmanian fires, particularly focused on the story of the Holmes family. Many of you will recognize the image of the grandmother huddled under the jetty in the water clinging to her 5 grandchildren. That one photo became the image of the Tasmanian fires.
Watch 'Firestorm' when you have a spare half an hour. It's compelling viewing and really brings the event to life. You'll have goose bumps on the back of your neck and it's hard to watch parts of it if you're a parent, but the courage and positive attitude of the family involved is truly inspiring.
Firestorm also raises some hard truths about fire management for the future, particularly in and around Hobart. I am looking forward to your reactions and the discussions this could open.
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The keyword I choose to analyze is the word tomboy. The keywords essay by Michelle Ann Abate gives multiple interpretations of what the definition of tomboy is. The first definition Abate gives is that a tomboy is a "bold and immodest woman" or "a girl who behaves like a spirited or boisterous boy; a wild romping girl." She then goes onto apply this definition in a way that fits in today's society, saying that a tomboy is a girl that participates in boyish activities. It is believed that only through these typical "boyish behavior," girls learn to develop characteristics such as strength, independence, competence, bravery and self-confidence. This interpretation of the phrase tomboy is found in one of the course readings, "A Girl Named Jack" by Jacqueline Woodson. This story is filled with gender stereotypes such as the pink blanket for a baby girl and the mother not wanting to give her daughter a "boy's name." However, the one that relates to the term tomboy comes from the father. The father wants to name his daughter Jack, a common boys name. He wants to do this because he thinks it will allow to grows up strong, fearless, and independent, all attributes he believes are associated only with males. This short story relates to the term tomboy because all of the positive, strong characteristics the father wants his daughter to have are only believed to be obtained by influence of a male name.
Personally, I do not necessarily agree with classifying a woman as a tomboys because it is essentially attributing all of their power and independence to the the male sex when, in reality, woman can possess those qualities too. However, there are many strong willed woman and girls in our readings and in popular culture today that could be classified as a tomboy because of their courage and strength. One example in today's popular culture is the Marvel superhero franchise. The Marvel franchise has been trying to adapt to today's culture and started incorporating more female superheroes. It started with Black Widow, a woman that played more of a supporting role in her first appearance, with no actual superpowers. Since then, the studio has evolved and now has even recently debuted the first woman lead superhero movie, Captain Marvel. In the most recent installment of the Avengers movie franchise, "Avengers Endgame", there is one specific seen in the final battle that relates to this common ideas associated with being a tomboy. In the midst of the battle, we find all of the woman involved in the marvel universe, now totaling about to 10 woman, grouped together, running into battle with no fear. These women would be considered tomboys in the sense of Abete's definition due to their bravery, strength, and confidence. Their actions, behaviors and abilities were once seen as unattainable for woman. However, in today's evolving society, these "boyish" actions are seen as empowering and inspiring to woman all over the world!


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There are two things to know about Assassin's Creed Odyssey: one, it's great. More on that in the coming days. Two: it's long. Our reviewer took about 55 hours to barrel through the main story, which is massive for a AAA game. That's not the worst thing in the world: more game is more game, which is what we're here for, after all. It's still a lot, however, and daunting to those with limited time. And it would be just another feature of this game if it weren't for one little thing that calls its whole structure into question. As is not uncommon these days, we're talking about microtransactions.
The thing is, it doesn't take 50-60 hours to finish the main quest simply because that's about how long it takes to finish every story mission. It takes that long because this is an RPG with a full-blown RPG levelling mechanic, and that means you need to be at or above a certain level in order to be able to reasonably complete the story missions. And so you go off and adventure in sidequests and other open world activities. They're well made and fun! And necessary. We can see this happening in so many other games it barely bears mentioning, but grinds of all kinds take on a different character in the modern era because of microtransactions, and that's what we've got going on in here in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
So let's say that you don't want to spend that long grinding your way up to the required level to finish the story. Let's say you'd prefer to move a little more quickly, and who could blame you? You're busy. Yep, there's a purchase for you. You can permanently boost the amount of money and experience you earn with a handy item in the game's premium shop. Cosmetic it is not:
On its surface, it doesn't actually pose a massive problem: you pay for time and convenience, an argument that other developers have used in the past. Beneath that, however, the trust that a player has in a game and its developers begins to unravel. Is this game long, you wonder, because it's supposed to be? Is this the length that the developers want me to spend with the game? Or is it long not in spite of the fact that its annoying but because of it? Are these levelling gates ways to encourage me to explore the world, or to explore the shop? I'm not sure of the answers to any of these questions, mind you, but the thing is: I'm asking them. And I wouldn't be asking them if it wasn't because of microtransactions.
A player needs to trust a developer on a very basic level in order to play a game. The game tells you that you need to assassinate this character, and you do because you trust that there is more content beyond that mission and the game will continue to progress in an enjoyable manner. You trust that the game will not end after five hours for no real reason. You trust that when the little white bar above the enemy's head goes down, he will die and you will both stop fighting him and earn some sort of reward. That's the basic relationship going on here: reasonable expectations fulfilled.
Microtransactions of this kind erode that trust. There's an enemy that's putting up a hell of a fight: should I spend hours and hours learning the ins and outs of this encounter until I can finally master and overcome it? If I trust the developer, I'll do that. But if there are microtransactions in this game, I can't be assured that I'm actually supposed to be able to beat this enemy, or even that it's reasonably possible. The trust is gone and all of a sudden it's not even fun to master the fight, knowing it may have just been there to push me to a store.
And that's the case with the microtransactions in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It's an excellent game, and there's something nice about the way levelling gates force me to slow down and explore the world. Or at least there would be if I knew that's why they were there.
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5 Connectivity Developments That Will Shape The Future Of The Automotive Business
It is rather common for autos to get their common repairs. Dr. P. Namperumalsamy, Chairman, Aravind Eye Care System has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by All India Ophthalmological Society. Qualcomm Technologies' automotive solutions help improve power efficiency within the integrated ECU, which aids in enhancing the automobile general performance, battery life and driving range.
The power for car dealerships to comply with up on clients is essential to their general buyer satisfaction. In addition, by pricing the make ready and gross sales supply services into one price, you understand precisely what funding you'll have in a car.
The ABC strut contains a spring and a shock absorber, simply as normal struts do. As in typical struts, the spring does the work of supporting the automobile's weight and absorbing impacts from bumps in the road, and the shock absorber keeps the spring from oscillating or "bouncing".
My plan is simply have it towed to a repair store (the shop has serviced this automotive from the earlier owner for a few years) with my observations, and from what I can deduce, it is likely a blown accumulator? Nevertheless, the automotive passenger car industry is now beginning to observe the …


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NYRIW Preview: Storefront CEO On How To Use Pop-Ups To Test New Markets & Geographies
Ahead of a panel on Rethinking Retail Real Estate, the retail startup's CEO, Mohamed Haouache, lends his insights on enabling short-term retail for brands like Hermes, Google, L'Oreal and more, as well as on China's fast-growing place in the future of retail (physical and otherwise)
Online shopping has become more and more popular, and is set to continue its meteoric sales boom; however, consumers are still eager to experience a brand and product in a tactile way. Even in China, where ecommerce giants like Alibaba dominate, physical retail has still proven desirable amongst consumers.
Storefront, the world's largest open share marketplace, acts as the intersection of retail, real estate and consumer needs, making it easy for retailers to create pop-up stores where the primary goal is not simply to sell a brand and its products, but invite consumers to experience the brand, selling consumers on a brand instead.
Ahead of speaking on the Rethinking Retail Real Estate Panel, part of New York Innovation Week, Storefront CEO and co-founder Mohamed Haouache spoke to PSFK about how pop-ups can engage customers of the future and allow retailers to penetrate new markets, particularly those found in Asia.
PSFK: To start us off it would be great to hear about Storefront as a company and what kind of new things it's doing.
Mohamed Haouache: Our business model is a sharing economy marketplace in the mission of monetizing empty vacant space through technology. We work on one side of the marketplace with a lot of prominent registered brokerage firms and shopping mall owners, and on the other side, we've been able to fulfill the needs of fashion brands, ecommerce players, and entrepreneurs who want to head up physical spaces.
You mentioned you are the intermediary between the real estate, the brands and entrepreneurs. How much of a focus do you put on the consumer versus the client's needs?
We understand more or less where the clients of our retailers want to be, and it's driving our strategy. You can find all the top retail spaces in Le Marais in Paris or in Soho in New York, and in all the tier one retails streets in Hong Kong, Amsterdam, London, and so on. Clearly, the way we look at our client or users is through the focus of what the customers, or the client of our clients, is in need of.
We have also been developing a very strong footprint when it comes to [special events]. We are active during the Miami or Hong Kong Art Basel. We are very visible during Paris, New York, or Milan Fashion Week.
Storefront is expanding into places like Hong Kong. PSFK has been doing a lot of research in China and Asia retail. Those marketplaces must be really interesting, especially just because of their gargantuan online retail consumption. Do you think that those pop‑up stores are still absolutely necessary, then?
That's a very good question. I actually spent a lot of time in Asia this summer, in Shanghai, just to educate myself on exactly how the retail market is structured. We have a team, and we are accessible today in Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau. We have two listings in Shanghai.
What's happening in China is quite interesting. They are moving into a cash‑free economy, which allows all the retailers and ecommerce players to have a unique set of data.
What I've also seen is that there is a boom when it comes to physical retail. Some e‑commerce players, the Alibabas, the Tencents, are getting more and more powerful, but they are not forgetting that physical retail is very important. You have very dynamic retail activity in Shanghai and you have a lot of pop‑up shops being set up by these online players. Alibaba is opening a lot of pop‑up stores in Asia, a lot of pop‑up stores in China. For them, it's a way to create online visibility and a strong market share.
The Chinese market is extremely competitive, and Chinese customers tend to get extremely bored very quickly. You can be an overnight success and be folded six months later. There is always this need to be unique. We have seen some kind of out‑of‑the‑box projects.
Recently, everybody has been talking Amazon automating retail spaces. In China, it's already the case. You see more and more physical retail spaces activated without any employees. This is something that is quite unique, and quite shocking to me. When you look at the way retail activity is set up, the Chinese markets are today dominated by Alipay or WeChat.
Everything is taking place through these two players, who are trying to dominate both online and offline markets. During my time there, I was learning every day. Everybody should be looking at China.
There were some places in China where I could not even pay with cash. That's kind of scary. They own a lot of data, and Chinese customers tend to be very open‑minded when it comes to privacy. They are not concerned about sharing a lot of data. They only want to pay through their smart phone.
Would you say that this is the future of retail, what is happening in China? Do you see other marketplaces following suit? I don't mean to shoe‑horn you into that answer, but what do you think the future of retail is?
The future of retail is going to be about data. In order to have that, you need to be able to creatively integrate retail space.
Today, from my point of view, I have the luxury of traveling the world, the only market where I've seen a vibrant retail scene, some creativity, and also a good economy was Asia. The retail activity and the shopping malls are still full. There is a drive, hunt and appetite for new concepts and new retail brands, which have not been in the US or in Europe.
To me, a lot of the future, when it comes to either ecommerce or physical retail, will come from Asia. I have absolutely no doubts about that. The problem when you are a French or US brand is to crack the system and find ways to enter the Chinese market or the Asian market. It's truly completely different.
The cycle of being fashionable and out‑of‑fashion is so short that the window of opportunity is quite limited, so investing heavily can be extremely risky. What we've seen, given our global footprint, is that a lot of brands want to set themselves up in Asia through pop‑up shops.
You have a lot of middlemen in Asia, just to set up in China. There's a high likelihood that your e‑commerce portal will take place through WeChat. You have a lot of middlemen for shipping your goods, selling or reselling, and this creates a lot of bottlenecks and headaches, unfortunately.
Storefront helps alleviate a lot of those difficulties I can imagine.
Storefront doesn't solve every problem [laughs]…but Storefront allows all the brands to at least have some stability. Being a success story in New York or Paris doesn't mean that you will be a success story in China.
In order to be adopted by Chinese customers, you need to leverage social media. You need to leverage some influencers who are very active on WeChat.
Paying for online advertising or even Facebook or Instagram doesn't work in China. You need to be able to source the topmost relevant influencers for your particular brand. You need for them to work with you and you need somehow to basically allow for these influencers to project your brand into the spotlight. It's not easy. I've seen a lot of brands try the Chinese market and fail.
How would you say that Storefront helps create an enticing customer experience in a temporary space? What kind of things do consumers want in these pop‑up spaces?
The truth is that pop‑up shops or short‑term retail is being used more and more as a media or marketing campaign. The biggest return on investment today is what we call our internal leader, return on communication. How much buzz, how much traffic do you generate out of your pop‑up shop? We've seen a high correlation historically between a brand setting up a pop‑up shop and its social media activity. That's something that is hard to quantify, but that has been extremely helpful for our clients.
Where we market ourselves today is that we make the booking of a retail space as easy as the booking of a hotel room. When a brand uses a traditional broker or is looking for a long‑term lease, it takes them the equivalent of 60 days to set up a retail space. With Storefront, brands can have their very own retail space set up in anywhere from one to 12 days.
It gives them the tools to be available in multiple neighborhoods in New York on a week by week basis to test new geographies. They can track their customers through some social media activity, and tell them that they are today in SoHo, and by tomorrow they will be in Harlem.
See part two of this interview here, and for more from Mohamed, come see him speak at the Rethinking Retail Real Estate Panel, part of New York Innovation Week, where leading real estate and development minds will discuss the value proposition of bricks and mortar retail and how the way we think about stores is changing. tickets available here!


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Stacie has always been surrounded by animals. She grew up on a farm, learning about animal behavior in the course of caring for the stock.
Her first dog was Brodie, a miniature long-haired dachshund, who was joined by Stella, a Border Collie, and Myrtle, a mixed breed. It was the addition of Myrtle that pushed Stacie into the world of dog training and behavior. Myrtle was found as an adolescent puppy in a dumpster in West Virginia. She is a smart, athletic girl, with big emotions and strong opinions.
Stacie began with an online training certification course, which opened the door to many other training opportunities. She then went on to travel to Utah to train under Heather Beck, to Florida to learn from Caesar Milan, Martin Deeley, Pat Trichter, Jeff Gellman and Sean O'Shea, to New York to work with Tyler Muto and Blake Rodriquez. She continues to study, learn and improve her craft, always striving to be able to offer the best training services possible to her clients.
Teaching owners about their dog's behavior and body language through the use of carefully managed and orchestrated socialization experiences is her passion.
Allison began training dogs in the 70's when she took the family pet to a manners class. When she became the proud owner of her very first dog at the age of 10, a Shetland Sheepdog named Bonny, she began training for and competing in obedience trials. She went on to add another Shetland Sheepdog and two border collies to her pack, doing varying degrees of obedience training with them through college and early adulthood. While raising four wonderful sons, her active family had the privilege of owning several dogs who were simply great family pets.
Currently, with all of her children grown, Allison has rekindled her love of training. She dabbles in canine fitness, agility and trick training with Emma, a mixed breed, Vera, a Border Collie/Collie cross, and Myra, a miniature Australian Shepherd. She enjoys taking classes on line, participating in group classes, traveling to seminars to work with different instructors and competing in local agility trials. Dog training is definitely her passion!


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Supports Intel® 6th /7th Generation Core™ Processor
Based on socket LGA 1151, the all-new shuttle DH270 supports both Intel® 6th/ 7th Generation (Skylake/Kaby Lake) Core™ i3/i5/i7, Pentium®, and Celeron® 65W processors. The built-in DirectX 12 compatibility with Intel® HD Graphics significantly increases CPU and GPU performance. If you need windows 7 we can provide this with a 6th generation processor, please ask for details.
Intel® Optane™ Technology
With a 7th Gen Intel® Core™ processor, the DH270 supports the latest Intel® Optane™ technology which makes your overall system performance up to 28% faster.
Triple Display Support
Spread your content across three screens via HDMI outputs. You can smoothly convey dynamic high-resolution information and target promotions at your audience.
High-speed data transmission interface
The shuttle DH270 features native SATA 6Gbps, two USB 3.0 and one USB 3.0 Type-C interface. No more figuring out the right way of plugging in a USB device, USB 3.0 Type-C could be easier to use and is able to increase data transfer speed too.
Heat-pipe cooling technology
The shuttle DH270 features Shuttle's exclusive heat-pipe cooling module with smart fan design. The clever ventilation design allows for constant air circulation between the inside and outside of the machine resulting in high stability and low noise for long-term operation.
Supports Intel® Dual Gigabit LAN
The shuttle DH270 has built-in Intel® Dual Gigabit LAN, supports Wake on LAN and Teaming Mode function to provide high-speed data transfer capability and thus a better business networking integration.
24/7 Nonstop Operation
The DH270 is officially approved for 24/7 permanent operation while maintaining. Shuttle's low-power consumption design. Highly reliable and long-term operation is essential for digital signage and other vertical applications.
Operating System support
-Windows 10 64bit
-Windows 7 32/64bit (Skylake only)
Intel®H200 Series Chipset
With the integrated Intel® H270 chipset, the DH270 supports dual channel DDR4 2400 SO-DIMM memory up to 32GB (2x16GB). It also comes with Intel® Gigabit LAN, SATA 6Gbps and USB3.0 interfaces for superb data transfer speed.
Supports 4K Ultra HD
The DH270 supports playback of 4K high resolution (3840×2160) content via HDMI 2.0. At four times higher resolution as the Full HD standard, viewers will enjoy detail-rich and crystal clear images.
Supports two M.2 expansion slots
The DH270 has one built-in M.2 2280/2260/2242 Type M and one M.2 2230 Type A/E slot for an M.2 SSD and a WiFi card or other compatible devices.
Slim Design and Easy Assembly
The DH270 has significantly less cables and no daughter board. This makes for easy assembly as well as enhance thermal efficiency and system stability due to increased airflow.
Operable in 0-50⁰C environments
The DH270 uses industrial capacitors in order to meet the environmental operation demands of commercial applications.
VESA Mount-Ready
The DH270 is VESA mount compliant and allows for versatile integration into hardware systems. This space-saving capability makes it well-suited for digital signage applications where mounting space is a crucial factor.
Supports Power on by RTC
Power on by RTC can be enabled in the BIOS and allows DH270 users to set a time to boot up the system. This can also be turned on and off in the Windows task scheduler. RTC can help make for savings on the electricity bill and also help reduce maintenance costs.


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The wet carpet! Leonardo DiCaprio is among the host of stars left drenched as the Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony is hit by rain
It's hailed as one of the most glamorous events in the showbiz calendar, but even the French Riviera can't escape the unseasonably dreary spring weather.
The Hollywood elite were left with damp gowns after the Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony was showered by rain and hit by windy weather ruining their well-planned red carpet looks.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Nicole Kidman were among the A List stars who were left drenched and clutching onto umbrellas for dear life on Wednesday night as they made their way across the sodden red carpet.
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Little bit wet then! Leonardo DiCaprio managed to still have a smile on his face as he addressed the crowds in the pouring weather
Raincheck: The cast of The Great Gatsby huddled up as the heavens opened on Wednesday
He appeared in good spirits as he greeted the crowds, some of whom had surprisingly camped out since Sunday to grab a glimpse of their favourite stars.
But as the event continued, so did the outpouring of rain, with stars including Carey Mulligan, Freida Pinto, Nicole Kidman and Georgia May Jagger all needing helpers to hold umbrellas over them.
And Leonardo's Great Gatsby co-star Carey Mulligan experienced the difficulty of trying to remain glamorous in torrential rain.
Pouring down: Nicole had earlier told the Daily Mail she didn't mind the weather, and even laughed as she looked up at the sky with an umbrella over her head during the red carpet arrivals
The actress was hit on the head by an umbrella as she prepared to walk the red carpet.
Several men with umbrellas crowded around her limo to keep her dry as she walked the few steps from the vehicle to the sodden red carpet.
On the dry section of carpet Carey posed with her leading men Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire.
Keeping dry: Despite the downpour, Leonardo didn't seem to mind the lashings of rain as he turned up to see his movie The Great Gatsby open the 2013 festival
No sunshine today: Carey Mulligan, who stars alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in The Great Gatsby, looked up to the sky as she tried to shield herself from the rain under her large umbrella
'There were so many people around me as I got out of the car that I couldn't move and I got hit on the head by an umbrella.
'I suddenly went 'What the xxxx' and I didn't realise there was a TV camera in my face recording everything' she chuckled as she told the Mail.
Even so, she still looked very pretty in a pink couture Dior gown.
Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman said the storms that soaked the Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet didn't bother her.
'It's only rain. It's pouring out there but I love the rain. I love it,' she told the Mail.
Rain, rain, go away: DiCaprio received huge applause when he arrived at Wednesday night's Opening Ceremony dressed in his suit as the rain poured down more and more
No umbrella holder: The actor was happy to protect himself from the wet weather as he made his way past other stars posing for pictures during proceedings
Gentleman: Leonardo passed his umbrella to Elizabeth Debicki happy to stand in the rain as he protected her designer gown
Watch the dress! Carey Mulligan clutched on to her umbrella as she tried to shield her couture Dior frock from any stray rain drizzles
Photo opp: Leonardo was the man of the night as The Great Gatsby took over Cannes for the evening
Don't fret, Carey: Mulligan looked concerned about the weather as she desperately tried to protect her designer frock and perfectly applied make-up
'We complain when we don't get any. I can handle a rain shower', the actress said as she ascended the red carpet looking simply stunning in a gown created for her by Dior .
She matched her dress with pink patent shoes. Julianne Moore, also in Dior, braved the downpour.
As stars arrived at the foot of the red carpet they were greeted by brigades of ushers holding black golf umbrellas.
Ignoring it: Most of the stars didn't seem to mind the downpour and still ensured they greeted fans and posed for the all important pictures
Protected: Joel Edgerton and Baz Luhrmann also attended the Opening Ceremony and The Great Gatsby Premiere during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Theatre Lumiere
Where's the sun? Model Cindy Crawford looked immaculate in her dress but was forced to carry the train so it didn't drag along the wet floor as she walked past lavish yachts
Still pouting: Georgia May Jagger didn't let the rain stop her from looking immaculate as several men helped her avoid a wardrobe malfunction in the rain
They were escorted to a covered area of the carpet to pose for photographers but they had to sashay up the steps with nothing overhead to protect them.
And Frieda Pinto also tried to ignore the rain as she stunned with her entrance.
The 28-year old actress had to dive under an umbrella to protect her Gucci coral silk chiffon halterneck gown on the soaking wet red carpet on Wednesday.
The umbrella brigade: The stars tried to keep up their smiles as they posed for group shots and ignored the downpour on the French Riviera
You still look good, Leo: DiCaprio patted his wet hair down as they hurried across the red carpet hoping to get some dry time during the screening
Making her entrance: Nicole Kidman looked gorgeous and in high spirits as she walked along while being protected from the rain under an umbrella from a helper
Rainy days: A steward keeps Frieda protected as she heads towards the screening
Wearing embellished shoes that peeped out from beneath her voluminous skirt, Frieda wasn't the only star suffering under the rain clouds.
The cast of The Great Gatsby huddled together as the heavens opened on the star-studded gathering.
Luckily for Freida, her dark brown locks were threaded into plaits and pulled away and up of her face that would hopefully stand against the wet weather.
The hairdo also allowed her Chopard earrings to dangle in full glory from her ears.
Mimicking the opulence of that detailed in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novella, Frieda had certainly picked the right occasion for this outfit.
Billowing: Frieda sashayed down the red carpet at the Theatre Lumiere on Wednesday
Bold: Frieda Pinto wore a vibrant pink gown to the Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony and screening of The Great Gatsby
As one of L'Oreal's brand ambassadors it's no wonder Frieda opted for such an intricate updo and glowing make-up look.
But she's also flying the flag for another important issue, that of female education in developing countries.
The actress is one of several narrators in the new documentary Girl Rising, and credits another woman for doing their bit for the women of the third world: 'I think Hillary Clinton has been such a powerful force for this movement.
Lady of the night: Carey Mulligan stunned in her blush pink couture Dior gown with red lips and sleek platinum blonde hair as she awaited the screening of her film, The Great Gatsby
Flashing the flesh: Carey gave a hint of side boob as she joined her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, who received a large applause from the waiting crowds
Glamorous: Frieda's show-stopping outfit certainly fitted The Great Gatsby occasion
'At this year's Women in the World Summit, she said women's rights are still human rights, and we must seize this moment for change. But we all know that change can only happen if we move into action.
'With an inspirational leader like Clinton giving this cause her full support, we need to feel responsible enough to make the most of it,' she said at the Washington screening of the documentary.
The Cannes Film Festival got off to a blockbuster, if stormy start, as Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby opened on a soggy French Riviera.
Model entrances: Catwalk stars Cara Delevingne and Georgia May Jagger lead the glamour as they arrive on the red carpet for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival Opening Ceremony on Wednesday night
Causing a stir: Cara Delevingne, 20, had all eyes on her as she made her way along the red carpet as if it were her catwalk on Wednesday evening at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Theatre Lumiere
Looking windswept! Cara looks like she may be feeling the cold as in her lace gown - the red carpet was sodden by the end of the star studded parade
A model entrance: Cara stole the show in her Burberry gown - capturing the attention of the crowd
Decadent: Despite the rain Cara managed to pull off a slick, posed look
Amid heavy rain, dancing flappers flocked down the Cannes red carpet Wednesday night, bringing a touch of the Jazz Age to the Croisette. Gatsby stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire helped give the festival's opening day a strong dose of star power.
At the opening ceremony, DiCaprio, joined by his Gatsby co-star, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, declared the 66th Cannes officially begun.
Over the next 12 days, dozens of the world's most artistically ambitious films will premiere on Cannes' global stage. But Wednesday was a day for blockbusters - both the big-budget Gatsby and Hollywood's most accomplished director of spectacle: Steven Spielberg.
Blending in: Georgia May, meanwhile, opted for scarlet red as she smouldered for the cameras in matching rouge lipstick
Stealing the show: Georgia cuddled up to Cindy Crawford and Eva Cavalli as they showed off their glamorous styles ready for the big film screening to kick off proceedings for the festival
Spielberg is serving as jury president at this year's Cannes. His presence here is a rarity (he's had films at Cannes before, including E.T. and Sugarland Express, but never had a movie in competition), and he was received like a visiting head of state, a king of cinema.
The Lincoln director received a standing ovation at the opening ceremony and was serenaded with a performance of Miss Celie's Blues from his 1985 film, The Color Purple.
He heads the jury that will decide the prestigious Palme d'Or, given to one of the 20 competing films, with entries ranging from the Coen brothers (Llewyn Davis), Alexander Payne (Nebraska) and Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra).
In the purple: Julianne Moore opted for a larger gown in a lilac coloured satin, while she wore silver strappy heels and her hair worn down and sleek
Stunners: Naomie Harris glittered in her gown, while Isla Fisher opted for daring red and Freida Pinto looked ravishing in her hot pink halterneck frock as they all rubbed shoulders
This year's jury is an intimidating, starry bunch, including Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz.
'Everyone sits in judgment of us, Spielberg said. So it's our turn.'
Luhrmann's 3D adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is this year's festival opener, a choice that surprised many since the film opened last week in North America. Cannes typically takes precedence over release schedules, but Gatsby sails to the Croisette after a robust weekend haul of $51.1million.
After Luhrmann noted in a news conference that the film had pushed Fitzgerald's novel to the top of the bestseller list (selling more copies in a week than in the author's lifetime), DiCaprio added with a grin: 'And a little film adaptation is doing quite well at the box office.'
Standing out: Solange Knowles made her mark in a flowing beige see-through gown as the cameras flashed in full force
But while Gatsby is getting a victory lap on the Cannes' red carpet, it comes to the festival with the sting of mixed reviews. Many film critics have taken issue with the movie's stylistic flourishes.
'I knew that would come,' said Luhrmann, noting Fitzgerald's 1925 novel was also initially received poorly. 'I just care that people are going out and seeing it. I really am so moved by that.'
Gatsby plays out of competition at the festival, but Spielberg should have his hands full with a slate lacking any obvious favourite. Internationally-respected filmmakers such as Roman Polanski (Venus in Fur), Asghar Farhadi (The Past) and Jim Jarmusch (Only Lovers Left Alive) are to premiere their films in competition.
The world's eyes were on Cannes on Wednesday evening
Gatsby would be proud! The cast of the eagerly anticipated film smoulder on the red carpet
Smouldering: Frieda Pinto looks gorgeous, even in this black and white photograph
Surrounded: The stars are pictured by hundreds of photographers
Every year, the Cannes jury president is psychoanalyzed to help predict the Palme d'Or winner. This year is no different, with onlookers guessing that Spielberg will either gravitate toward the kind of warm-hearted films he's best known for, or seek to deliberately contradict that assumption with a more audacious choice.
The international jury also includes Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay, Japanese director Naomi Kawase, French actor Daniel Auteuil and Bollywood star Vidya Balan.
'I'm going to have to look at the Sidney Lumet film 12 Angry Men, again as a tutorial to prepare myself for the final day of deliberation,' Spielberg said with a smile.
Keeping the evening going: Tobey and wife Jennifer Meyer later attended an after-party for the movie
Monochrome chic: Rooney Mara cut an unusual appearance in a black and white jumpsuit for the party
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Henrietta — Doris Davidson Williams 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, in Henrietta, Texas.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, August 24, 2017 in the Bluegrove Cemetery Pavillion with John Gandy officiating. Burial will be in the Bluegrove Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
Doris was born on April 15, 1932 in Mt. Vernon, Texas to Johnnie and Becky (Campbell) Gandy. She and Deland D. Davidson were married on May 29, 1965 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. After the death of her first husband, she and R.L. "Pete" Williams were married on June 21, 2003 in Henrietta, Texas. She moved to Henrietta in 1986 from Fort Worth where she was self-employed as a Corporate Labor Advisor, and also owned an Office Administration-Secretarial Service for 25 years in Fort Worth and the North Texas area. She served as Executive Secretary to the The Thirteenth District Dental Society from 1991 to June 2007, Executive Secretary to the Rotary Club of Southwest Wichita Falls for four years, and was awarded the International Paul Harris Award in 2004. Doris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Henrietta where she served on the Administrative Council for many years. She was active in local community and civic organizations, was a former Board member of the Henrietta Growth Corporation. Doris served ten years as Alderwoman to the City of Henrietta and held life membership in the Clay County Historical Society.
Doris is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Deland D. Davidson in 2001, and her late husband, R.L. "Pete" Williams in 2008; brother, John Gandy II; niece, Genia Rena Wall.
Survivors include her two step-sons, Douglas Barry Davidson of Henrietta, and Bob K. Davidson and wife Judy of Henrietta; grandchildren, Bryan Davidson and wife Cat, and K.J. Harvick and husband Brian; great-grandchildren, Connor Ulbig, Kylie Davidson, Alexis Jones, Rebecca Jones, Brayden Jones, Cooper Davidson; sister-in-law Brenda Gandy of Leesburg, Texas; sister, Dovie Wall and husband Curtis of Weaver, Texas; four nieces and nephews. Doris was "Momma Doris" to her dear friends, Gayle Houchins and members of her family.
For anyone so desiring, memorials may be made to; First United Methodist Church in Henrietta at PO Box 63, Henrietta, Texas 76365, the Clay County Historical Society at 116 N. Graham St. Henrietta, Texas 76365, any of the Clay County Volunteer Fire Departments, or the charity of your choice.
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Alrighty, Passengers is planning on being one of the biggest movies of the Christmas period. And it stands a good chance thanks to little competition from other romantic titles and the sheer star wattage of the leading cast in Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt.
This latest trailer bigs up the adventuresome part of the romance. And it's looking pretty pleasant.
It's nice to know that the entire film isn't about being doomed, with some time spent getting to know these characters and, more importantly, letting them get to know eachother. There's no doubt these are two extremely charming performers, and it's going to be fun to watch them interact.
It's also a kind of weird trailer, using some obvious moments of terrifying peril in the latter half but pairing it with a pop song to make it seem like everyone's having an action packed jolly-time. Still, it might end up being a better indication of what the film will actually present.
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The American Diabetes Association and its journal Diabetes, has published "Altered Function of Antigen-Presenting Cells in Type 1 Diabetes: A Challenge for Antigen-Specific Immunotherapy?" by CCTI Principal Investigator, Dr. Remi Creusot and his lab researchers, Nato Teteloshvili and Jorge Postigo-Fernandez.
In this comprehensive review, Dr Creusot's lab examines different aspects of anitgen-presenting cells (APCs) function that are pertinent to tolerance induction and summarize how they are altered in the context of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). They attempt to reconcile 25 years of studies on why T1D arises from a failure to maintain tolerance to specific β-cell antigens, highlighting genetic, phenotypic, and functional features that are common or distinct between humans and animal models. Finally, they discuss the implications of these defects and the challenges they might pose for the use of antigen-specific immunotherapy to treat T1D. For the online version of the review in the August, 2018 issue of Diabetes, please click here.


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Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch. But protection comes at a price. Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protegee. Upon release, JR must help secure Lynch's freedom, staging a daring prison break. As a reward, he's invited to join the crew as they plan a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. JR finds himself unsure of whom he can trust and on a collision course with his former mentor.
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Release date: 16 October 2014 (Australia)
Cast: Brenton Thwaites, Brendan Kerkvliet, Matt Flannagan, Geoff Kelso, Peter Neaves, Ewan McGregor, Matt Nable, Eddie Baroo, Kazimir Sas, Sam Hutchin, Craig Sparrowhawk, Jared De' Har, Karl Knight, Jacek Koman
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Major research interest is the study of New Zealand English (NZE). Including:
- Historical analysis within the Origins of New Zealand English Project (ONZE) with colleagues in the Department of Linguistics
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- The relationship between English and Maori in the pronunciation of Maori speakers
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- Davis BH. and Maclagan MA. (2020) UH as a pragmatic marker in dementia discourse. Journal of Pragmatics 156: 83-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2018.12.005.
- Maclagan M. and Buckley A. (2019) Talking Baby. University of Canterbury Press.
- Maclagan M. and Davis B. (2019) Mode Shifts in Conversations with People with Dementia can Cause Confusion. Gerontology & Geriatrics studies 4(5) GGS.000600.2019: 471-472. http://dx.doi.org/10.31031/GGS.2019.04.000600.
- Davis B. and Maclagan M. (2018) Represented Speech in Dementia Discourse. Journal of Pragmatics 130: 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2018.03.023.
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By J. S. Gero
Synthetic Intelligence in layout ninety one is a set of forty seven papers from the 1st overseas convention on synthetic Intelligence in layout held at Edinburgh in June 1991.
The papers during this e-book are grouped into thirteen headings, beginning with a history of AI layout structures and to which volume AI that effects from getting used as making plans instrument be utilized to quality-oriented layout tactics in structure. A constraint-driven method of object-oriented layout is usually proven on real-world items. using CADSYN within the structural layout of structures is tested, in addition to design-dependent wisdom and design-independent wisdom. Discussions on empowering designers with built-in layout environments are given wherein layout gadgets might be retrieved from catalogues with out requiring clients to shape queries. point out is given to automatic adjustment of parameter values usually utilized in desktop regimen functions.
The booklet additionally introduces the pc Aided layout (CAD) as utilized to structure. layout illustration utilizing facts versions, non-monotonic reasoning in layout, and the cognitive facets of layout utilizing empirical stories are mentioned. subject matters of the economic purposes of AI in layout, resembling the wanted steps to increase a winning AI-based instrument, and a overview of the Castlemain venture and telecommunication distribution networks persist with.
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1. Operators. Operators define partial plans; they are the basic tool for processing goals. e. e. the constraints on the domain state which must be satisfied in order to let the operator be applied. An example is given by the following instance of operator, which is meant to position an atrium room into a layout. OPERATOR: ARGUMENTS: PURPOSE: PRECONDITIONS: PLOT: GOAL: PROCESS: ACTION: ARGUMENTS: EFFECTS: END PLOT: END OPERATOR: ATRIUM_INSERTION outdoor, indoor, atrium INSERTED(atrium, outdoor, indoor) DAY_CONNECTED(indoor, outdoor) COMMUNICATION(indoor, outdoor) ALBA_PUT indoor, outdoor, atrium INSERTED(indoor, outdoor, atrium) Where the fields have the following meaning: - PRECONDffiONS: the precondition for the insertion of an atrium is the existence of a path from outdoors to indoors across the day area.
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5 D DO D D DD D Fig. 6 Basic reshaping ca n be made b y simple graphical editing actions. Four examples o f this arc shown. Fig. 6 A dictionary for the description of given relations between objects can be defined. DE module can manage it through the manipulation of wire-frame descriptions. 32 4. causal rules for the analysis of side effects resulting from the application of operators; 5. elementary actions incorporating available procedural knowledge. These make up action sequences which, in turn, make up plans.


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OFFICIALS from the Queensland Nurses Union say they won't allow the State Government to distract them from their fight against the privatisation of the Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
The union has accused Queensland Health director-general, Tony O'Connell, of using bullying tactics when he wrote to them threatening court action over what he claimed was the unlawful use of a photo in anti-privatisation pamphlets.
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg denied his department was trying to intimidate the union, claiming it was merely reminding officials they did not have permission to use the photo.
The union has been told to remove the image - an artist's impression of SCUH - and apologise for breaching copyright laws.
QNU secretary Beth Mohle said the union's lawyers were preparing a response to the letter, which ironically landed on her desk an hour before she joined a health estimates protest last Wednesday.
"They are certainly trying to shut down debate as best they can," she said. "We should not be focused on a debate over the copyright of an image when the main issue is they are privatising our public health system."
Ms Mohle said the move was "emblematic of other bullying and intimidation going on across Queensland Health".
"It's part of an overall plan to silence the opposition of people questioning.
"Bundaberg and the payroll inquiry both happened because there wasn't an open culture of questioning and debate. This is really bad for a healthy culture."
The union has printed a new series of information pamphlets for distribution, minus the image in question.
Ms Mohle said they would continue to provide a platform for the voices that needed to be heard against the privatisation of the hospital.
"This is a serious issue for the community that wasn't telegraphed before the state election," she said. "The Sunshine Coast deserves a full tertiary facility and we are concerned (privatisation) will compromise it."
She said a former LNP government's attempt to privatise the Robina hospital had resulted in its return to public hands in a matter of years.